National Lottery Opens Defense Program Spotlight
National draft lottery is underway as Henry L. Stimpson selects the first number with Roosevelt yielding the honor. The defense drive shifts to procurement and mass production, with Knudsen warning tool makers are sold out and U.S. industry gearing to equip a 1.6 million strong army and two-ocean navy.
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Henry L. Stimson
Roosevelt
Stimson
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
National Defense
Defense Commission
William S. Knudsen
Commission
United States
Wall Street
Mooney Daughter Engaged After England Ambulance Run
Martha Janet Mooney, 24, daughter of a General Motors vice president, went to England last spring to drive an ambulance amid parental protests. She is now engaged to Lieut. John K. McGlynn, hospitalized after shooting down 22 Nazi bombers.
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Martha Janet Mooney
General Motors Corporation
England
James V. Mooney
John K. McGlynn
Roosevelt
Walker
White House
National Parka
Viettora
Joys of Childhood New Toys Reflect Defense Preparations
Nick Tassalo, 6, views a New York toy display preview where U S army guns tanks and toy soldiers in miniature illustrate the season’s favorites. A large share of upcoming toys mirror national defense program preparations for Christmas.
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U. S
Nick Tassalo
Nick
New York
Power on the St Lawrence and Great Lakes waterway plan
The piece outlines a joint US Canada push for hydroelectric development along the St Lawrence with water diversions to sustain Great Lakes levels. It notes 32 foot drafts, potential ocean liner docking, and Western wheat shipping gains, while opponents cite Gulf ports and transshippers. Roosevelt funds a survey. defense, espionage, and wartime security themes appear with several named figures. The report closes with park attendance data and a Vietto river statistic.
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Laval
Adolf Hitler
London
R.A.F
Burma
United States
Canada
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Niagara River
Great Lakes
Albany River
Hudson Bay
Montreal
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Household News Fleewer Lga WOWE
Reminiscence on church suppers and tested recipes from a town memory. The piece outlines menus and recipes for hot water cheese pastry tuna cracker pie chocolate fudge cake macaroni and cheese clam chowder and more, with quantities for large gatherings and a note about a Household Hints book by Eleanor Howe urging readers to request a copy by mail.
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Tuna Cracker PLC
Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Incs
Dorothy Lamour Hair Franchise Sparks Ownership Debate
The question of who owns Dorothy Lamour's hair arises after her famous bobbed look for Paramount's Moon Over Burma. The hair reportedly remained with Mrs. O. L. Castleberry, Lamour's mother, who opposed the shearing, prompting a public dispute over rightful ownership.
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Dorothy
Paramount
Burma
O. L. Castleberry
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