Japanese hold three Aleutian islands and nearby waters
American officials estimate about 5,000 Japanese troops on Attu Kiska and Adak in the western Aleutians with additional forces in surrounding waters. Pribilof Islands show no confirmed landings though inquiries continue. Bombing targets Japanese installations as U S forces press air and naval attacks.
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Aleutians
Associated Press
Washington
Pribilof Islands
Attu
Kiska
Gattu
Aleutian
North Pacific
Alaska
Navy
Dutch Harbor
Anthony Dimond
Jaska
Kisko
Keutian
Weather forecast and temperature readings across cities
North and South Carolina remain warm with scattered thundershowers in mountains and northwest regions. Official weather bureau records show 24 hour temperatures across major cotton areas, including Asheville 83/65, Charlotte 96/71, Atlanta 92/68, Birmingham 94/68 and New York 76/70, with rainfall values listed for each station. Population density noted as 44.2 persons per square mile nationwide per the Census Bureau.
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North
Carolina
South Carolina
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Max
Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chicago
Columbia
Fort Worth
Jacksonville O
Little Rock
Lewisville
Memphis
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Richmond
Savannah
Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
Smart Morning Frock Pattern 4142 for diverse sizes
Anne Adams Pattern 4142 offers a simple bias inset design with surplice bodice for easy fitting and smart appeal. Available in women sizes from 14 to 40, fabric needs for size 16 listed as 344 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send sixteen cents for pattern and ten cents for Summer Pattern Book to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department in New York.
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Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 11Th Street
New York
N. Y
Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart in NER Service
A beauty economy piece advising thrift in cosmetics inspired by Lucille Ball. Use only needed amounts, transfer to small containers, save jars for refills, and avoid overpacking routines. Emphasizes massage over cream quantity, repairing nail polish, thinning thickened polish, tight caps, and proper brush care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hartner
Holly Wood
Uncle Sam
Lucille Ball
Lucille
Galmor
Look and Learn by A. C. Gordon
Answers cover generation length thirty three years popular soup vegetable soup thermometer height five feet first municipal airport Tucson Ariz established November 20 1919 and rice production Louisiana.
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U. S
United States
Tucson
Ariz
Mier
Louisiana
Pontiac Plant Reopens War Order Operations After Picket Standstill
The Pontiac motor division of General Motors and the Baldwin Rubber Company resumed work on war orders as AFL CIO disputes over grocery clerks ended. Government mediation led to arbitration, lifting pickets and allowing stores to reopen. GM President Wilson called the episode a national disgrace as unions agreed to cease picketing and resume deliveries.
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Pontiac
Mich
Afl-Cio
Pontiac Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
Baldwin Rubber Company
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Murray D. van Waggoner
Retail Clerks Union
AFL
United Wholesale, Retail, and Department Store
CIO
United Auto Workers
Wilson
Navy
Knox
War Production Board
War Labor Board
Primaries In 17 States Begin Aug Balloting
On Aug 1 Washington reports the start of a busy primary month in 17 states for 12 Senate and 164 House seats plus several governorships. Key races include Kentucky Senator Hap Chandler’s renomination and New York governorship contests while Kansas, Virginia, and other states watch labor issue implications.
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Charold Oliver Washington
Senate
House
A. B
Happy
Chandler
Barkley
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Congress
John Robson
Eugene E. Siler
Siler
Robison
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Idaho
Ohio
Wyoming
California
Mississippi
South Carolina
Cuban Youth Register for Compulsory Military Service
About 400000 Cubans aged 18 to 25 began registering in Havana for compulsory military service. Registration runs through August. Draftees will undergo four months of training and then return to civilian status as army reserves, with the system likely to start in October.
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Havana
Cuba
City Employes to gain 30 dollars monthly in 42 43 year
Wilmington officials report city employees will see about a $30 monthly salary increase for the 1942 43 fiscal year. The council announced the measure as part of the budget plan, affecting numerous departments and personnel.
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Wilmington
American missing Alexandria airman in western desert
Pilot Officer Thomas Walker Prentice age 25 from Ponca City Oklahoma reported missing in the western desert after departing on a flight over enemy lines during a World War II mission.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Thomas Walker Prentice
Ponca City
Akla
Western Desert
Musician Union Chief Refuses To Lift Recording Ban
James Caesar Petrillo, head of the AFL American Federation of Musicians, enforces a ban on making musical recordings and transcriptions for public use. He rejects pleas from Elmer Davis and top officials including Attorney General Biddle and FCC Chair Fly to lift the order, citing idle union musicians and jukebox and radio use. An injunction suit was anticipated in Chicago as authorities consider action.
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New York
James Caesar Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Elmer Davis
Davis
Petrillo
Biddle
James L. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
New York Times
Chicago
United States
Canada
Modern Etiquette Q and A on engagements and cards
Roberta Lee answers readers on engagement announcements candle use at table and business card prefixes. Engagement news often travels by word of mouth. Candles on dinner tables are correct even if not lit. Business cards should omit Mr and use titles only like Dr or Rev.
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Arthur L. Harris
Lessons In English By W. L. Gordon
A compact word study column highlighting usage errors mispronunciations and misspellings. It promotes vocabulary growth with a daily word indomitable and notes about religious organization changes in Japan under a new law.
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W. L. Gordon
Japan
New Japan Christian Association
Bolivia taxi strike prompts rate hike approval
When fuel prices rose in Bolivia, taxi drivers organized a strike seeking higher fares and the government quickly granted their request, allowing rate increases to take effect.
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Bolivia
Chicago Produce and Trade Notes Big Butter and Egg Totals
Butter receipts reach 1,032,024 pounds and eggs 9,779 cases as Chicago trading reports roll in. Brazil prospectors clash with upper Gurupt river merchants over alleged cheats but are subdued by police. John Magill fined five shillings and costs in Newtonhamilton Erie for selling excess flour to William Martin. Martin pays double. A 185 mile government railway to link Punta Genasco and Santa Ana, Mexico will ease U S crop shipments.
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Chicago
Gurupt
Brazil
William Martin
John Magill
Newtonhamilton
Erie
Martin
LeBaron Returns From Blue Ridge Social Work Meet
Olin W. LeBaron executive secretary of the High Point Community Chest returned today from the Blue Ridge Conference of Southern Social Work Executives. The meeting opened last Monday and ran five days. LeBaron presented High Point social service break-down survey one of seven discussed at the conference.
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Olin W. LeBaron
High Point Community Chest
Blue Ridge
Southern Social Work
LeBaron
High Point Social Service
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Cubans Register
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NEA Service
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Supreme Court
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Firestone Phillips Pet
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Rad & Sts
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