Youngest U S Army General Seen As Regular Fellow
Brig. Gen. William E. Hall deputy chief of staff of the Army Air Forces, 35, from McAlester Oklahoma. A standout West Point graduate, former football center and track star, Hall is praised as an excellent pilot and tactician with horse sense. He balances duty with family life, having two young sons while carrying the burdens of high command.
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Alexander R. George
Washington
William E. Hall
Army Air Forces
McAlester
Okla
Bill Hall
West Point
Army
Red Eagle
General Hall
Air Headquarters
Air Forces High Command
Halli
Stimson
Marshall
Academy
Bill
Hall
Second War Loan Drive Near Goal in Complete United States
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Second War Loan campaign was within a billion dollars of its 13 billion goal. Through April 1 to last night sales reached 12.014 billion with 9.276 billion from non banking sources and 2.738 billion from banks. He plans bond selling rallies in Cedar Rapids and a nationwide radio program with stops in Portland Seattle and San Francisco before April 30 closing.
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Cedar Rapids
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Calif
Washington
Fuel Oil Coupons Authorized For Summer Relief
The state OPA office said fuel oil users may obtain enough oil to prevent tanks from floating this summer. Local rationing boards can issue coupons to consumers in need, with coupon value deducted from next heating season's ration.
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Fuel Oil
Raleigh
OPA
Easter Egg Hunt at Mars Hill Church
Community children are invited to an Easter egg hunt Monday at 11 am meeting at Mars Hill Holiness Church. The hunt takes place in Vail Woods and kicks off the holiday events for local families.
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Mars Hill
W. T. Williams
Greensboro
Illinois Houseboat Mother Reaches War Job For Two Sons
East Alton residents recall Mrs. Dctany Spears who rows 12 feet across the Illinois River and travels 51 miles round trip to work at Western Cartridge Company. With eight of ten children at home, she stays on a houseboat as sons Oliver and Joseph serve in the Army. She plans to resume her shift for ammunition production to help fight the Japs.
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Illinois
Alton
Dctany Spears
Sam
Spears
Big East Alton
Western Cartridge Company
Kampsville
Oliver
Joseph
Detany Spears
Furlough Visit By Pvt George Alexander
Pvt George Alexander on a 10 day furlough from Camp Vandam Mississippi visits sister Miss Mary Alexander at 1513 E Lee Street. Expressions of gratitude note thanks for flowers during illness and death of husband and father and for kindness shown by friends to Mrs Gooden and family, Mrs Alice Eccles, and Miss Mary Nicely.
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First Baptist Church
Wava Robinson
Nona Dockery
Augusta Perry
Camp Friend
Harriss
George Alexander
Mary Alexander
E. Lee Street
Alexander
Camp Vandan
Mississippi
Alice Eccles
Archie Nicely
Miss Mary Nicely
Firemen Rescuing Kitten on Four-Story School Roof
Oklahoma City firefighters climbed a tall ladder to rescue a yowling kitten perched on a four story school building. The frightened cat leaped into space, landed unharmed on the ground, and scampered away as onlookers watched.
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Oklahoma City
Two Japanese Admirals Die in Midway Battle Last June
Two Japanese admirals died aboard a flame engulfed carrier during the Midway clash. Vice Admiral Yamaguchi commanded the carrier group and Rear Admiral Karai led the flagship. both remained on deck as the ship burned and sank after a fierce battle with the American fleet.
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Midway
Associated Press
Battle of Midway
Berlin
Tokyo
Yamaguchi
Karai
Hideo Hiraide
Navy
Mystery Boxes Stun Child Near Beehives
Four year old Vincent Williams, son of Mr and Mrs Carroll Williams, was found by his father with odd white boxes around him near the family beehives. Bees swarmed his head and crawled from his collar but only a few stings were reported. The incident occurred several weeks ago.
Naval Academy midshipmen surge to 3118 enrollment
A report notes the Naval Academy now has 3118 midshipmen, rising from 1704 in 1934, while a marine and bluejacket guard the tomb of John Paul Jones. Elsewhere Portugal agrees to lend wheat and corn to Spain until the harvest.
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Bluejacket
John Paul Jones
Naval Academy
Portugal
Spain
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