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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1943

Page

4

Woman becomes secretary amid perilous train sabotage chase

Jean Marsden, lately a top fashion model, quits to aid Steve Landis at a Mexican rubber plant. After saboteurs derail a train headquartering a rescue, Jean helps treat injuries, coordinates police, and proves her nerve in an emergency, while Landis praises her leadership.

Melvin Marsden Jean Marsden Wag Steve Landis Mexico Jean Honomer Curley Steve

Stars and People Reflect on Life and War’s Toll

A reflective musing on humanity’s place in the universe, noting Earth hosts about 2 billion people and critiquing widespread war. It laments the value placed on life as civilization endures amid ongoing killing, urging deep questions about civilization’s requirements and losses over time.

Tennyson

Sudetenland’s loyalty ebbs as war toll grows

A Swiss visitor notes Sudetenland’s 1938 Nazi majority has dwindled to about 15 percent by early 1942. Casualty lists show 162000 Sudeten officers and men killed out of 3 million, reflecting heavy Nazi losses and waning enthusiasm for Hitler’s regime.

Germany Sudetenland Austria Stalingrad Caucasus Sudeten Hitler

Byrnes Speech Praised For Informing Public On War Effort

The Baltimore Sun hails James F Byrnes first wartime address as Director of War Mobilization for its clear factual updates. It notes production of planes and ships, critiques that agencies often withhold the full picture, and argues Congress also operates in a fog of uncertainty.

Baltimore Sun James F. Byrnes Navy Army Office of War Information Cngress Mr. Byrnes

Life Out There a Story of Faith and Courage

The review highlights Sergeant Johnny Bartek and his book Life Out There detailing his Pacific voyage with Eddie Rickenbacker. It notes Johnny’s continued faith, the role of prayer, and his close ties to Captain Cherry, plus Bartek’s portrayal of the author’s belief after wartime survival and a raft ordeal.

DeAngelis Johnny Rickenbacker Jin Lin Captain Cherry Austin Johnny Bartek Scribners Johnny Good Bartek Pacific Eddie Rickenbacker Pearl Harbor Hawaii Barteks Jersey Eve

TENSION HIGH Contined from page with De Gaulle cordons

A tense scene in Algiers has troops guarding key sites under Vice Admiral Emile Muselier in Giraud’s administration. De Gaulle allies and rival factions shift as soldiers guard the hotel and radio station while some units move toward Gen. Jacques Le Clerc’s command. The United States Navy League, founded in 1903, is noted for public naval readiness advocacy.

Page Oue de Gaulle Emile Muselier Giraud United States Navy League Naval

Bush Lima Beans Must Be Well Fed in Victory Garden

Bush lima beans require richer soil than bush snap beans and benefit from broadcasting commercial fertilizer between rows as they bloom. Soak seeds overnight, plant eye down, and space four inches apart to grow quickly. Germination in 7 to 10 days, maturity in about two months, with two plantings advised. One pound of seed covers about 100 feet of row. Do not jerk pods. pick carefully to avoid disturbing roots.

Roosevelt Congress Mr. Roosevelt Ar. Archist Victory Garden Dean Hallidas Central Press Association

Hoover to Discuss Food Topics Over CBS Broadcast

New York June 3 The former President Herbert Hoover a food administrator in World War I will discuss the food situation on a CBS radio special His half hour talk is set for 9 30 next Tuesday night from New York during a dinner of the American Farm Bureau Federation Also Eleanor Roosevelt speaks on CBS at 2 30 p m Saturday to American youth and there are various NBC and BLU and MBS programs listed for the night The Midway battle and Aleutian campaign are summarized with American gains and Japanese losses noted continuing from page one

New York Herbert Hoover CBS Duffy Noah Webster Haven MacQuarrie NBC Frank Morgan Fanny Brice Aldrich Family Roy Rogers Bing Crosby Rudy Vallee Joan Davis Garry Moore Jimmy Durante Harry James Band G Premiere Mary Astor Chis Ruggles Mischa’ Auer Mr. Bingle Alfredo Antonini

Chinese radio broadcast on war operations cited by London press

A Tokyo radio broadcast quoted by the London press claimed that Chinese operations had been successfully carried out today. The exact statements were unclear due to fragmentary OCR, but the report suggests further wartime developments and official commentary on Chinese actions.

Tokyo London

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