Women war shoppers split two worlds in wartime tone
A wartime column contrasts two types of women in domestic duties. One group plans meals, shops early, saves time and fuel to aid war effort, while a lazier faction sleeps late, shops afternoon, and nags markets. The piece rails at slothful attitudes amid fuel and paper shortages. It also notes growing private plane interest and previews Allied advances in Normandy with strategic notes on German resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angi
Central Valley land limit hearings clash over farm size
California Senator Sheridan Downey led opposition to the 160 acre cap for Central Valley Project lands arguing it would wreck farming efficiency. Bureau of Reclamation and witnesses testifying in Sacramento stressed CVP remains a federal project and state takeover is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Senate
California
Sheridan Downey
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
CVP
Washington
Downey
Ell
Carl Hatch
Ariz
Central Valley
Sen
Haleh
Integral Aepartment
Reclamation
Harry Bashers
Hateh
Edwendyatt
Wever Project Authority
Hyatt
Guy Gordon
B. Ore
Bayer
George HH. Selkemeyer
Westel
Bashore
Dhiv
Cabier
California Fire Prevention Appeal by UC President Sproul
Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul, UC president, urged statewide cooperation to prevent forest and range fires. He noted many new residents and workers are unaware of fire dangers during the dry season and warned that timber cutting in the redwood and pine regions increases fire risk due to exposed fuel on the ground.
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Sacramento
U P
Rober Gordon Sproul
University of California
California
Sprowl
Natural Resources Committee
State Chamber of Commerce
Ping
Redwood
A Year With Angelica Near Christmas Promises and Secrets
Mary Lou faces a tangle of loyalties and love as she delays return to New York to care for her ailing father and support Dennis Mulhern, a poet in progress. A Christmas telegraph test strains friendships with Margaret and Angelica while Mary Lou weighs returning or staying to help Dennis finish his work.
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Mary Lou
Dennis
New York
Mary
Margaret
May Louw
Christiaan
Muuch
Sam Parison
Dennis Mulhern
Mary Low
Mac
Ton
Your Birthday Today on a Turbulent Year
Your birthday profile describes a strong emotional nature and originality. It warns of impulsive decisions, urges careful judgment, and notes courage though risk of overreaching. It highlights diplomacy in women and a tendency to drag others into trouble, with cautions about balance and tact.
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Gui
Fay
Agaiin
Tnick
Gala
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Brittany
Paris
Tefea
Gorrell
Haly
Paul Berdanier
Central Valley Committee
By Jack Loughner
United Press
Bill de
Towney
Dow
Bureau
Florence McGehee
Florence McGehee Mance
Mama
Tovial
Robert Burns
Rip van Winkle
Enoch Arden
Russ
Angelica
Adelaide Humphries
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Mary Lou Fendon
Denis
Miles Hava
Margarete
Tie
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Christiaasid
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Stella
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