National Swim for Health Week Opens Across Pools
The tenth annual Swim for Health Week launches with hundreds of communities promoting Learn to Swim campaigns in municipal and commercial pools. Led by recreation directors and local Red Cross, YMCA, YWCA, and Boys Club representatives, the effort aims to boost participation, support physical fitness goals for workers, and teach draft-age youths swimming before service.
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the Anne Red Cross
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Boys’ Club
Armed Services
Gene Tunney
USNR
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Pacific
Swim For Health Association
Review of Dorothy Roberts novel The Fire and its heroine
The Literary Guidepost praises QURABLE FIRE by Dorothy James Roberts, noting its focus on Glen Vanny and her troubled first love in Malice Landing. The piece highlights moving scenes of love and rejection, the author’s sincere tone, and the book’s strong opening chapters while praising the volume of 14 stories and Fletcher Martin illustrations.
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Miss Roberts
Glen Vanny
Gloria
Glee
Fletcher Martin
Lewis
Allies Strike Across Pacific In Major Medal Raid
In sweeping operations the American carrier and naval forces destroyed ships and aircraft, with Nimitz reporting 122645 tons sunk and 128800 tons damaged since operations began. Additional raids wrecked freighters and vessels near Hongkong and Balikpapan while targeting oil storage at Nanking and facilities in For mos a.
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Akashi
Kawasaki Aircraft Plant
Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Fleet Air Wing
Manila
Southwest Pacific
Est Indies
Hongkong
Nanking
Formosa
Balikpapan
Borneo
Fou
Malang
Java
Oranges Join Long List of Hard to Get
Fragmented and satirical clippings note widespread shortages and odd items. Mentions Zadok D. Kopf, Harry Bridges Sage, New York cops exposing fake perfume, a Florida angler with a 200-pound swordfish tale, and a quip about Goering’s diamonds and a marshal’s baton.
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Zadok Dumkopf
New York
Replacing Shades with Ollcloth Shades in Old Kitchens
The note suggests using worn-out kitchen shades as patterns for new ollcloth shades with slats and rollers from the old shades. Ollcloth shades are washable and long-wearing. It also mentions Miami, Frs., as an 1896 Indian trading post with two dwellings a storehouse and a small fort. The biggest rise in food prices since 1939 affected apples potatoes prunes and lard.
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Miami, Frs
President Truman Viewed As Plain Citizen In Summer Outfit
Washington column notes Truman appears as a plain everyday citizen, praising his clear thinking and direct approach. It mentions Edward McKim leaving his post, a playful jab at deep freeze drib tocracy, and remarks on beauty and public perception of political figures.
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Helen Essary
Central Press
Washington
Mr. Truman
Herbert Agar
Potomac
Presi
Edward McKim
McKim
Trishman
Ofalla
Town
Way of Legion
Omaha
Joan iv
Radio Tonight Opens With President Speech Time Uncertain
Tonight's radio schedule features several speakers with exact times depending on earlier talks. Highlights include MBS at 9 30 with Welles and Sen Robertson on Congressional Convicts, plus Fisher on Fair Employment Practices.
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Welles
CBS
Sen
E. V. Robertson
ABC
Rep
C. C. Fisher
Texas
Fair Employment Practices Commission
NBC
Mystery Theater
Theater of Romance
Informer
Robert Young
Alan Young
Guy Lombardo
Josef Stupak
Dave Elman
Igor Gorin
West Virginia Warns on War Loan Quotas Shortfall
Charleston June 26 The state chairman A C Spurr warned West Virginia could miss two quotas in the war loan drive for the first time since 1943. Seventh campaign totals show 21.5 million dollars in bond sales 63 percent of the 34 million target and 44.34 million dollars in all securities to individuals 69 percent of the 64 million quota. West Virginia previously fell short of the 781 in the Third War Loan two years ago.
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Charleston
West Virginia
A. C. Spurr
Quickie Quiz for Sports Fans trivia fragment
The text presents a garbled historical style quiz item from a 15th century inspired prompt. It references Da Vinci and a riddle about a man with a tent roof of certain breadth and ways to avoid exposure, but the content is incomplete and unreadable in parts.
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da Vinci
Wrates
Belgut
Pope Coer Mbs
Saliguitt
Siena Cca
One for the Book The Favorite War Story
MBS Foreign Staff recounts a battered circus tale from Hong Kong to Chungking during war. Smuggling elephants and zebras through enemy lines, the troupe faced starvation eating animals. By Chungking the show endures, two pigs and a thin horse remaining as crowds endure war poverty.
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Hungking
Bhanghal
Oeas
Chungking
Shanghai
Anse
Aftermath at Thayer plant hospital scene unfolds
In the chaos after the blast, Gail Benton and Lucienne rush through the crowd to the right wing as a wall teeters. Doctor McCormick saves a patient, then offers Gail a residency, hinting at a future together amid the hospital crisis and war's end.
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Gail
Loveienne
Ralph
Gailan
Nota
Apa
Relph
Saat
Lucienne
Thayer Hospital
Howard’ Thayer
Agnes
Cassius McCormick
Ralph Rath
Gail Benton
Doctor McCormick
Steve McCormick
Politicians rally as Europe eyes Belgium return and Syria Lebanon issue unfolds
From Brussels to Austria leaders seek opposition intel on Belgium return while Britain’s prime minister campaigns for the Conservative party. Churchill amplifies U S praise and hardlines against Russia as France weighs Syria Lebanon dispute with London and the United Nations. Flames devour Shrine Temple.
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Brussels
Austria
Bel~gium
Britain
Kurenill
Churchill
United States
Russia
Don
Washington
United Nations Conference
San Francisco
France
Syria
Lebanon
Tin Soldier Pride Amid War Effort Signals Supply Drive
Fragmented wartime note emphasizes tin's role in protective containers and transport. Mentions blood plasma preservation, shells, and a 90 percent American tin supply tied to anti-Japanese trade. Conveys push to bolster tin as critical war material with patriotic tone.
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