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To Marry or Not to Marry Study on 1940 census findings
Statisticians report marriage rates differ by occupation. Farmers and proprietors lead, professionals delay marriage until later careers, and skilled workers show high rates while farm laborers and servants are least likely to wed. Among women the pattern mirrors men but with lower overall proportions. They note postwar shifts may raise married proportions beyond 1940 levels.
Limit of Darkness reviewed by Howard Hunt
The Literary Guidepost praises the work by Howard Hunt, praising its authentic Navy aviator background and precise physical setting while noting weak character development and an overextended promotion. Cerf and colleagues push the book as a war novel, though the reviewer finds it a well crafted aviator narrative with limited character focus.
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Howard Hunt
Bennett Cerf
Guadalcanal
Mr. Hunt
Babe
Mr. Cerf
Hunt
Hemingway
Beautifully Slighted Yet Felt Throughout A Subtle Observation
A concise appraisal notes a restrained yet deeply observed quality in the subject. The language conveys understated perception and a calm, precise gaze that avoids dramatic affectation while highlighting nuanced craft. The piece ends with a quiet acknowledgment of the work's sincerity.
America's Town Meeting To Have Studio Sponsor Next Fall
BLU network's Town Meeting will begin its tenth season with Reader's Digest as sponsor for a nine month, 39 broadcast contract starting September 7. The program remains a sustainer feature. Frank Sinatra, recovering from a throat infection, is set to resume tonight from Hollywood after two missed programs.
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C. E. Butterfield
New York
BLU Network
Board of Trustees of
Town Hall Inc
Reader's ‘Digest
Frank Sinatra
Hollywood
Bob Burns
Sinatra
Democrats Nomination Talk Shapes Delegates and Dewey Hope
The state convention chose nine delegates with reports that several would back Governor Dewey. Dewey’s pledged delegates total 31 after Montana Republicans urged him to accept a nomination he says he’s not seeking. California and New Jersey split for Warren and Dewey, while California’s 52, New Jersey’s 34, Delaware’s 8, and Montana’s 10 Democratic votes went to the president.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Montana
New Jersey
California
Earl Warren
Delaware
Idleness in War Plants Spurs Government Action
The Packard Motor Car Co plant remains closed as the War Labor Board summons President Keys and the foremen's union board to Washington to explain why sanctions under the War Labor disputes act should not be invoked. Civil action awaits if plants stay private. seizure could bring criminal charges for strike encouragement. Only 3.7 percent of World War II wounded troops have died, compared with 6.1 percent in World War I.
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Packard Motor Car Co
Packard
Robert H. Keys
Foremen's Union
WLB
Washington
Prisoners at Fort Pickett Show Workroom Inside Chapel
A field visit with Maj. William T. Gleason to Fort Pickett’s German war prisoners camp reveals prisoners at work in a tool house and a chapel, with the major praising discipline and order while Swiss inspectors observe. The piece contrasts camp life with U. S. standards and notes Geneva rules governing prisoner labor and treatment.
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Burma Road Link Aims For Monsoon Window In Burma
Allied forces from bases in northern India push an offensive to join the severed Burma road with the Ledo road. The Salween drive seeks to reach Myitkyina and force a Japanese withdrawal before the monsoon floods. General Stilwell leads American and Chinese units toward the Mandalay railhead base.
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Burma
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United Nations
Japan
Salween
Tibet
Myitkyina
Ayer
Joseph Stilwell
Mandalay
Ifrom
Congress eyes war outlays and postwar tax impact
Congress considers unbudgeted lend lease and war outlays totaling about 3.5 billion dollars with an extra 10 million for other war activities, predicting a net saving of around 4.8 billion. Senator McCarran signals gradual curtailment of war expenditures with no tax cut foreseen, noting lower postwar spending. The U S overseas troop death rate now stands at one in 2000 versus 15.6 per 1000 in World War I.
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Shipping Administration
Senator McCarran
D.-Nev
Appropriations Committee
McCarran
U. S
Secret attic room revealed in wartime mystery
Colin and Blair explore an attic hidden behind wallboard finding a concealed chamber filled with maps, a crate of sealed packages, a short wave radio, and a stash tied to Dr Benedict. Dove and Benedict confront danger as Blair is endangered and Colin races to intervene.
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Aeredin
Serate
Themen
Bénedict
Firther
Tom Ail
Chinese forces push west in Burma corridor, Stilwell linked effort
A military briefing notes a westward Chinese advance potentially joining Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell’s forces in north Burma. Officials say reopening the Burma road could relieve China’s economic strain as American fighter-bombers pound Japanese positions along the Chinese offensive route.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
Chines
Burma
China
14Th Air Force
Controlling Codling Moth in Victory Garden
Dean Halliday explains codling moths may be plentiful in apple trees including Victory gardens. Proper pest control relies on timely sprays with reduced strength after July 1. Four spray intervals are outlined: about three weeks after bloom, ten weeks, and 15 to 17 weeks after bloom, then a final lighter spray.
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Victory Garden
Dean Halliday
Central Press Association
Victory Gardens
Mina
Pigeons Serve the Army Then Live Eight to Nine Years
Army uses homing pigeons with an expected lifespan of eight to nine years. South America covers about 14 percent of the globe’s surface, illustrating vast areas in which birds once operated.
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U. S. Army
South America
War Bonds help farmers fund future needs in wartime
Farmers urged to buy War Bonds to conserve savings for depreciation, insurance against risks, and expected outlays. The plan supports maintaining farm buildings and machinery, while directing scarce resources to food, fiber, ships, and airplanes. Savings may also replace household equipment and install services. War Bonds provide a reserve for emergencies and future civilian needs after the war.
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