Army Signal Corps radio telephoto prints Africa action fast
The Army Signal Corps launched a radio telephoto link from North Africa allowing battlefront news pictures to be printed in U S newspapers within hours. Acme Newspictures and civilian engineer L A Thompson adapted equipment, with testing across the Atlantic over 100 times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Signal Corps
U. S
NEA
Washington
North Africa
Africa
Atlantic
Signal Corps
L. A. Thom
Acme Newspictures, Inc
Cleveland
Thompson
Acme
Newsphoto Agnecy
Paul Snyder
Jinx Falkenburg
Frank E. Stoner
T Third Army
San Anenio
Texas
Stoner
Carl H. Hatch
Dawson Olmstead
Lawrence D. Prehn
Army Pictorial Service
Galso
War Time Eye Safety Measures For Workers
Readers are advised to protect eyes from dust and chemical hazards in wartime workplaces. Practical steps include partially closing eyes in dusty environments, wearing goggles in shops with steel particles, and using careful removal methods for specks. If embedded, keep the eye closed and seek a doctor promptly. Boric acid wash can be used for cleaning, but avoid rubbing or risky tools. The article warns against unsafe objects and emphasizes proper lighting for inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Three Hour Good Friday Service at St Marys Episcopal
Local churches plan a three hour Good Friday service from 12 noon to 3 pm at St Marys Episcopal Church with speakers on The Seven Words From the Cross including Rev H Norwood Bowne and Dr Joseph Peel. Paul W Casey will address the Retail Dealers Association of Florida in Jacksonville next Wednesday and Thursday. Parker Waynick and Claude Reitzel Jr. returned from Raleigh after presenting before the State Supreme Court. Miss Josie Wood recovers after surgery at Duke Hospital. Miss Mildred Stewart visits from Randolph Macon College. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt injured when horse slips in Potomac Park. Administration plans to refinance home mortgages. Geologist John P Buwalda warns of a potential California earthquake in the future.
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High Point
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
H. Norwood Bowne
A. B. Conrad
W. R. Shaffer
R. Farmer
Joseph Peele
Joseph Peel
Joseph Rennie
G. Ray
Parker Waynick
Claude Reitzel, Jr
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Josie Wood
Duke Hospital
Mildred Stewart
Randolph-Macon College
Lynchburg
L. R. Stewart
Roosevelt
Potomac Park
Washington
John P. Buwalda
California
Scholarship Medal Offered For Bay Street School Top Student
Local resident R. L. White has offered a scholarship medal to the Bay Street School pupil with the highest average and perfect attendance through the term. Winston-Salem highs defeated High Point highs 15 to 1 in Twintown yesterday. Miss May Berry Clark of Sheffield is the guest of Mrs. A E Tate. Mr. and Mrs. R A Loflin departed for Pinehurst and Wrightsville Beach for an extended trip. Mr. and Mrs. C M Waynick also left for Pinehurst through Sunday night.
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R. L. White
South Carolina
Bay Street
Winston-Salem
Twintown
May Berry Clark
Sheffield
Ala
A. E. Tate
R. A. Loflin
Pinehurst
Wrightsville Beach
C. M. Waynick
Brooks Reitzel
UNC Honor Roll Highlights Brooks in Junior Class
The document notes Brooks as a Junior Class member on the University of North Carolina honor roll, praised for fine work across chosen courses. Weather in New Orleans was gloomy, a Confederate veterans parade proceeded as usual amid a feature story on North Carolina highways and a baseball season opener in Chicago.
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Cliff Thompson
Marquette University School of Law
Delta Theta Phi, Legal Fraternity
Milwaukee
University of North Carolina
Brooks
New Orleans
Uniteds
North Carolina
Renyn
Chicago
Norfolk Tars Lose Soufas To Army Friday
Norfolk manager Shaky Kain announced infielder Chick Soufas will be inducted into the Army Friday. A Wilson, North Carolina native, Soufas played first base for the Tars and led the Bi-State League with 29 home runs last season with Rocky Mount.
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Norfolk
Shaky Kain
Norfolk Tars
Chick Soufas
Kain
Soufas
Army
Wilson
N. C
Rocky Mount
Sky Train Rescue Daring Run Through Storm
Captain Carr and Loraine battle a violent storm as Jimmy pilots a towing sky train to safety. Pat Friday is missing after a dramatic dive into the storm above Superstition Mountain, with a tense search unfolding and hope fading.
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Carr
Pat
Loraine
Jimmy
Superstition Mountain
Sky Harbor
Jumping into danger Jimmy Carr saves Pat on mountain flight
Jimmy Carr circles Superstition Mountain fleeing a storm and locates Pat Friday on a slope. Facing a perilous landing he orders Lorain Stuart to take the controls as he straps on a parachute, preparing for a potential crash while promising Pat’s safety.
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Sky Harbor
Number Nine
Jimmy
Lorain
Superstition Mountain
Pat Friday
Pat
Loraine Stuart
Jim Carr
Loraine
Timmy
Jimmy Carr
Inflation Fighting Decree and War Economy Notes
President Roosevelt issued a price and wage freeze as economic experts warned of mounting inflation. The piece cites rising earnings, 1942 stabilization measures, labor rules, and the tax gap, while also contrasting British wartime production and postwar prospects. It includes a Latin American aid note and a Norwegain wartime anecdote.
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Roosevelt
United States
Labor Department
Frances Perkins
James F. Byrnes
Paul V. McNutt
Congress
F.D.R
Pennsylvania Avenue
Government Printing Office errata and La Guardia civics jab
The Government Printing Office earns praise for reliability but slips in a slip stating officers of the Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard may act as notaries until six months after the war. Senator Walsh flags the line and Senator Danaher calls for careful proofing. Fiorello La Guardia is mocked for civic ignorance as a future Army candidate may attend Charlottesville military governors school.
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Washington
David Ignatius Walsh
Massachusetts
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Uncle Sam
Victory Garden
Florello
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Military Governors’ School
Charlottesville
Radio Program Schedule and Serial Listings
Radio schedule lists multiple networks and programs from 6:00 to 11:00 PM including Captain Midnight series, News Spots, Burns and Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, and The Battle of Sexes. Features music by Harry James, Fred Waring, and Raymond G. Swing with commentaries by Kaltenborn and Heatter, plus dramas and serials such as This is Our Enemy and The Johnson Family.
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Farrell
Cbs
Shrednik
Symphonets
Harry Wismer
Rines Orch
Edwin CC
Charlotte Diebel
Three Suns
Dancerio
Jack Armstrong
Dblu-west
BO Kennedy
Tverseas
Mbs
Bill Stern
Nbe
Lowell Thomason
West Weerk
Cba
Fred Waring
Nbc
Victor Borge
Four Keys
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Men and Machines and
Victory
Blu
Harry James & His Orchestra
Johnson Family
Joe Rines
Dbs
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Ginny Simma
Hollywood
Earl Goodwin
Dbe
Sam
Biu Dance Music Orchestra
Horace Heidt
Abe Fd Gardner
Duffy’s Place
al Jolson
Monty Woolley
Bill Burns
Allen
Gabriel Heatter
Leo Cherne
Molly
Dale Carnegie
People
Bop Hope
Whbe
Raymond G
Biu & Cha
Obe
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Geo
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TVSD
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Rialto
Old
Joan Wayne and
Binnie Barnes
Beeson
State Theatre
Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney
Ann Rutherford
Lewis Stone
Aers Ferazee
Paige Ye Clyde
Ast
Three Stooges
Wen
Thomas D. Masters
Mrs. Franklin D
Argentina
By Oren Arnold
Captain Carr
Fellows
Globe
By Ray Tucker
Albert Leman
Great Britain
Axis
John Bull
United Kingdom
Britain
New York
Hitler
Nor+ Way
Little Kingdom
Germany
Quisling Party
Valparaiso
Chile
Redwine Hdw. CO
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