Clapper Hails Churchill Courage as Britain Defies Odds
Raymond Clapper reports from London that Winston Churchill’s leadership, from Dunkirk to recent Washington talks, has sustained Britain and steered Allied efforts. The piece notes Churchill’s resilience, strategic nerve, and role in rallying a nation toward victory as the war advances.
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Raymond Clapper
London
Winston Churchill
Dunkirk
Churchill
America
Malaya
Singapore
Tobruk
Suez
Japan
Washington
Africa
Italy
Germany
Stalin
Roosevelt
Russia
Entangled Eyewitnesses and Star Moves In War Era Buzz
A flurry of celebrity chatter spans Betty Grable planning London trip to see Harry James and medical consultations, David Mdivani to be released by the Army, George Brent linked with Ilona Massey, and This Is the Army slated for London. Olney jailed briefly over autographs, risque book sales alarm authorities, and Madeleine Carroll war work travel looms.
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Betty Grable
Harry James
David Mdvani
Prince
George Brent
Ilona Massey
London
Julian Olney
Sigmund Romberg
Columbia
D. C
Olney
Romberg
Alexander Woodcott
Madeleine Carroll
Shirley Temple
Lynt
Bari
Mexico
California
Walter Kane
Sid Luft
Nancy Kelly
Shirley Eder
Hollywood
Postwar Civic Planning Surges Across U S Cities
A survey by the International City Managers Association finds postwar planning gaining momentum in 92 cities. Most municipalities are setting up planning agencies or advisory groups and financing postwar recovery through reserve funds. Larger cities drive the effort with engineers and city managers directing studies on housing, utilities, airports, and public works.
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Huron
Chamber of Commerce
International City Managers’ Association
Association
Cincinnati
Plan Commission
Dallas
Public Works ‘Department
Flint
Mich
Kansas City
Roanoke
Price control zeal and citizen pledge drive in New Orleans
Block Price Control New Orleans pilots civilian defense pledges urging households to follow rationing and price rules and report violations. Skeptical public resists snooping but advocates believe broad cooperation could sustain the system and support victory gardens.
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New Orleans
We the Women Lonely Service Wives Learn To Live
Ruth Millett describes how wives of servicemen vow to alter life at home. The piece portrays wives planning meals earlier, vetoing social invitations, and choosing to revisit household roles after husbands return from service. It emphasizes female insight and anticipated changes in domestic dynamics.
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Ruth Millett
George
Joneses
Why America Keeps Few Planes in Active Combat
An analysis explains that attrition rules limit the share of U S aircraft in action. Even with 200000 planes annually, only about 375 bombers could be in combat on any front at once, with up to 1000‑plane raids possible, while losses and wear reduce ready planes over time.
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Churchill
Germany
Dunkirk
Britain
Middle East
Hitler
London
Africa
War Cabinet
Downing St
Winston Churchill
England
Denmark
Minneapolis
Annie
Jus Jaya
Navy
Cologne
Avery
Indiana
Panama
Ireland
Albuquerque
Aerial Times Square of World Camp in Africa
Ernie Pyle describes a vast American airfield in tropical Cen strak Africa, called a bustling base with shops, warehouses, and housing. The camp hosts thousands of troops and visiting dignitaries, offers beaches, movies, and stage shows, and features prefabricated barracks, mosquito nets, and constant running lights to prevent mold.
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Ernie Pyle
Aerial Times Square
World
Africa
Censtrak
United States
Times Square
England
America
India
Miami
Tropics
Post Exchange
Martha Raye
Martha
H. V. Kaltenborn
Quentin Reynolds
War Air Power and Fuel Needs Highlighted in Film
The piece notes military aviation faces heavy losses and short carrier life for crews. It claims the U S air force may require 18,500,000 gallons of gasoline for one hour of flight at peak strength. The article praises a film offering a related answer to the wartime challenge.
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United States
Mystery of the Luftwaffe and the law of averages
The passage questions what has happened to the Luftwaffe as it must contend with the same law of averages that affects all fighters. It suggests a shift in fortune or odds over time.
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Luftwaffe
Highmore Masons Visit Harrold Lodge
Highmore Masons led by district deputy grand master Fred Winans and fellow officers visited Harrold lodge on Tuesday evening. They assisted with the Master Mason’s degree as four candidates were conferred.
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Highmore
Fred Winans
W. P. Slocum
Alonzo Hurd
Arthur Taye
H. C. Goeken
War Calendar details ration book deadlines and stamps
The notice lists deadlines for mailing War Ration Book No 3 applications to the Office of Price Administration and dates when stamps in books become valid. It notes Stamp 17 for shoes expires at midnight and Stamp 18 from Book 1 becomes valid for one pair of shoes. It also mentions upcoming fuel oil and gasoline ration events and a location for the ration office in the Odd Fellows Building.
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Office of Price Administration
Devils Island Prison Colony Nearing End on South American Coast
Cayenne French Guiana reports that the Devil's Island prison, famed as a dry guillotine, is being dismantled with fewer than 120 inmates remaining across the three Salvation Islands. Visitors describe adobe huts, barred cells, and a gradually emptying complex as officials foresee the end of France's colonial penal system.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Associated Press
Devil's Island
Jy Joseph E. Dynan
Cayenne
French Guiana
France
South America
Castaway
Salvation Islands
Dreyfus
la Bagne du Diable
Georges Martineau
Cavell
Edith Cavell
Eugene Jasienski
Diablo
Jasienski
Ils Royale
Te. Royale
St. Joseph
Batiments
Jonah
St Joseph
Diable
Ne Rousse
Pengl
Guiana
Magnesium from asbestos promises vast Canadian supply
The Ottawa Journal reports Canada could produce magnesium in virtually unlimited quantities using the Wildman process. Officials estimate 3,000 tons daily from 25,000 tons of mill tailings dumped from Thetford asbestos mills. It also notes an estimated $20,000,000,000 value in a 200,000,000 ton tailings stockpile built up over 60 years.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Journal
Canada
Thetford, Que
Journel
Summer School Attendees From Ryde and Nearby Areas
Mrs Woods and Mrs Vandhe Bloomenrader of Ryde left Sunday for the Spearfish Normal summer session. Pekerek and Delma Koch from Shir Kathryn Rent Peng, graduates, will attend teacher examinations in July under the county superintendent.
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Highmore
Woods
Vandhe Bloomenrader
Ryde
Spearfish
Normal
Pekerek
Delma Koch
Shir
Kathryn Rent Peng
Benet Natee
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WEA SeRvice
Aia
Dorothy, Kiegallen
the Voice of Broadway
Tallulah Bankhead
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam
Benny Baker
Mary Pickford
Father Flanagan
Jane Froman
Bing Crosby
Belmont
Jinx Falkenberg
Eddie Grainger
Signal Corps
Jinx
Tex McGreary
Timmy Durante
Garry Moore
Duke Ellington
Bob Russell
OPA
Victory Gardens
Nat. Uyard
Sissies Saix Sineas
Highmore Masons
Harrold Lodge
Ration Books
Odd Fellows Building
Devil’s Island
South American
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