Lauters Writes Morale Is Good In Wartime Letter
Bob Lauters, at Vega Aircraft Corporation in Los Angeles, notes high excitement and good morale among Huron residents. He describes nightly blackouts as practice and compares city life to playing a game of hide and seek as sirens interrupt, leaving the city briefly in darkness.
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Lauters
Huron Boy
Coast Aircraft Factory
Bob Lauters
Vega Aircraft Corporation
Los Angeles
Huron
San Francisco
Mom
Minute Man Civil Defense Prepares Springfield for Air Attacks
Springfield Mass builds a city wide civilian defense network. The Minute Men and Minute Women train volunteers citywide to guard against air raids floods and fires. Mayor Roger L Putnam leads with a businesslike, proactive stance. The program borrows British materials and runs continuously with volunteer instructors and dedicated residents.
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Jack Pevlinner
Sieff
Springfield
Mass
Atlantic
Pacific
City Emergency Committee
Lexington and
Concord
England
Connecticut
Roger Lowel Putnam
British Information Bureau
New York
St. Lawrence River
U. S. Arsenal
Uncle Sam
Garang
Putnam
New Air Force Chief in Hawaii
An upbeat letter from Bob describes a blackout drill at a Hawaii air force plant. He reports calm morale, prepared security measures, and a resolve to defend Uncle Sam as windows are blacked out and lights remain only inside. The tone emphasizes safety and resilience amid wartime duties.
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Uncle Sam
Rural Subway Traps Dog Five Days, Rescued
In Clarksburg West Virginia five days after a Walker fox hound named Drive disappeared hunters found the dog trapped in a drainage sewer. The animal was freed after rescuers removed about forty five feet of sewer pipe. Dog owner Corey Poling a former president of the Herrison County Fox Hunters Association led the search.
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Clarksburg
Patroman
Corey Poling
Poling
Herrison County
Fox Hunters, Association
John Layton
Near
Walt Sur
Christmas Vacation Plans Mention School Pupil Gift
A two week Christmas break is noted with teachers heading home. A grade level presents a Christmagram gift to a school pupil as a small holiday gesture.
Food Traditions of the Yule Season Across Europe
The article surveys Christmas dishes with royal and ancient roots. It notes the boar s head popularized by Henry VIII and linked to Freya rites, the peacock’s kingly status in medieval cuisine, and the progression to modern simpler fare.
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Europe
Henry VIII
England
Freya
Feasts and Festive Customs Across Europe and America
The text traces medieval vows of knights with the Peacock vow, notes goose as a Christmas dish across Europe, and explains the introduction of the European turkey from Mexico. It mentions regional patterns from Scandinavia to the Allegheny Mountains and reflects on Christmas as universal in spirit and goodwill.
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Europe
Scandinavia
United States
Mexico
New England
Allegheny Mountains
Lead Woman Killed as Car Overturns Near Castle Rock
Myrtle Jefferson a 51 year old from Lead South Dakota died when the car driven by Thomas E Jefferson 55 overturned near Castle Rock Utah An injured daughter Bernice 22 was treated for minor injuries at Evanston Wyoming The report notes a survey on state flowers and state birds chosen by school children.
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Castle Rock
Utah
Pear
Myrtle Jeferson
Lead
S. D
Thomas E. Jefferson
Here
Jefferson
Bernice
Evanston
Wyo
Four Marine brothers serve near each other in West Virginia
Williamson West Virginia Mr and Mrs James F Maynard have four sons in the United States Marine Corps all four are stationed within a few miles of each other near Williamson with Marines serving at many points around the globe.
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Williamson
W. Va
James F. Maynard
United States Marine Corps
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John Maras
Carroll Fullerton
Cy Emmelius
Tommy Weston, Jr
Arlaween Gardner John Armstrong
Wm. Fullerton
Walter Edwards
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Anzac Hunts
Ig Ona
George Washington
Defense Committee
Ai Yision
The
Red Cross
Gordon Bennett
Malaya
Far East
Hans
Hawaii
Bob
C. L. Tinker
U. S. Air Forces
Greb
Raymond J. Greb
Union
Greenings
Jarold
Grestings
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Fairmont Creamery CO
Second Street
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