Nisei Troops Remember Pearl Harbor And Prepare Revenge
Camp Shelby report from S Burton Heath describes 400 Japanese American soldiers in khaki performing songs and skits including Remember Pearl Harbor while others reflect on personal losses from the December 7, 1941 attack. A Caucasian major praises their combat readiness and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Burton Heath
NER
Camp Shelby
Miss
Lusky
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Japan
WSJS Radio Schedule Highlights Morning Programs
Radio guide lists today's WSJS lineup with news at 2:00 and 9:00, church service at 11:00, orchestras at noon and 3:00, variety shows including The Gospel Harmonizers and The Catholic Hour, plus entertainers Paul Whiteman, Dinah Shore, and Bob Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fiteh
Paul Whiteman
Dinah Shore
One Man's Family
Haunt ed British houses and stalled Swiss embroidery
More than 150 houses in Great Britain are reputed to be haunted. War conditions have stilled two thirds of Switzerland's embroidery machines. Fifty seven per cent of automobiles sold in Australia last year were American. Albany was made the capital of New York State in 1797.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Switzerland
Australia
Albany
New York State
Radio Schedule Update for Sunday August 15 Evening
Page lists a dense schedule of radio programs across networks with time slots from 12:30 p.m. to 3 hours past 10 p.m. It includes dramas, music, news, commentaries, church services, and variety shows featuring Arthur Gaeth, Ed Murrow, Martin Agronsky, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Bob Crosby, and others. The list notes corrections by networks and various program blocks such as The Lutheran Half Hour, The Voice of the Dairy Farmer, Wake of War commentary, and NBC Symphony Orchestra. It also mentions schedules subject to change with several station IDs and program names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Nbe Stars
Dbs
Arthur Gaeth
Son
Rupert Hughes
Church of the All Sermons
Dhs
Stanley Dixon
Nbe
Norton
Mba
Dinning Sisters
Ed Murrow
Cbe the Nidoodiers
Biu
Cos
Dairy Farmer
Ovbe Martin Agronsky
Blu-East
Blu- Wes 340
Chicago
Nbec
Jim
Biu Ceiling Unlimited
Ebs Pilgrim
John Chas
Sammy Kaye
Cbs
Washington
Fort Dix
Mbs
Lpton
Coast Guard Orches
East
Lands of the Free
Chautauqua Symphony Orches
Andre Kostelanets
Irene Hich
Cbs 6
Catholic
Blu
Gene Autry
Upton Close
Dancing Music Orchestra
Jeven Pearson
Jerry Lester
Cbs Seventh Day Adventist
Tbs
Edward Tomlinson
The
Quis Kids
Joe Kelly
We the People
Base
Britain
P Whiteman
Dinah Shore
Nhe Newa
America
Bob Trout
Alexander and Mediation Board
Cbs S
Gabriel Heatter
Via
Conrad Nagel
Cbs Ola
Basin Street
James Melton
Joan Roberts
Jimmy Fidler
Hollywood
Phil Spitain
Girl Orch
Phil Baker
John B. Hughes
Bob Crosby
Draft Looms For Pre Pearl Harbor Dads
Sidney Hillman heads the CIO political action drive to mobilize labor for FDR's 1944 postwar plan. He targets the five largest unions in New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio Michigan and California to pressure delegates and secure a Roosevelt second term. He seeks a party line with a labor friendly running mate and possible postwar influence while warning against a third party threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tucker Chance
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
C.I.0
Hopkins-Niles Clique
New York
Philip Murray
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Michigan
California
Solid South
Roosevelt
F.D.R
Hillman
Messrs
Hopkins
Niles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sidney
Henry Wallace
John L. Lewis
Frank Walker
ACW
Labor
Ban Against Induction To Be Removed October 1
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission foresees Pearl Harbor fathers being drafted as quotas require, with McNutt and Appley outlining that fatherhood does not excuse service. Officials say inductions could begin October 1 to meet army and navy needs, even as an evenings-up system aims to balance nondeferred workers and prevent early father drafts.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Paul V. MclNutt
War Manpower
WMC
McNutt
Wheeler
de¢ Mont
Selective Service
Lawrence Appley
Anl Congress
Appley
Army
Navy
Ailey
Questi
War Dispatches Written In Chamber Of Horrors
Don Whitehead reports from Sicily that most front line American war dispatches are composed in a Sicilian chamber of horrors. The piece notes motorists in the Midwest facing gasoline rationing with mixed feelings as coupons drop from four to three gallons at 12 01 a m Monday.
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Chamber of Horrors
Chicago
B. H. Provis
Gasoline Retailers’ Association
OPA
Raymond S. McKeough
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
McKeough
Washington
Aiken
R-Vi
New England
Don Whitehead
AEF
Sicily
America
Muddled Warroom Murals Stand Behind Deserted Palace
War news and nature fragments mix as Irving Smith films a frontline Battle of Tronia scene while soldiers handle mules under fire. A Tennessee tactic wins praise, and a mailed birthday letter uplifts Pvt. Robert Martin amid dive-bombing and snipers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Robert Martin
Detroit
Tronia
Hull Seeks to Oust Welles Amid Foreign Policy Tensions
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports from Washington that Secretary Hull has asked President Roosevelt to remove Undersecretary Sumner Welles. The article notes a high probability Welles will resign, amid Hull's concerns over foreign policy prerogatives, and mentions Norman Armour as a potential Welles successor.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington
Marquis W. Childs
Childs
Hull
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Welles
Norman Armour
Argentina
Welles x
U S Students End Course At University Of Mexico
U S students finish the National University of Mexico summer school program in Mexico City. About 1000 Americans wrap up exams as they depart, reflecting on experiences and the hope of returning. The piece includes reflections on the Good Neighbor Policy and Hollywood portrayals, plus notes on Latin American relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
National University of Mexico Summer School
Mexico
Mickey Rooney
Hollywood
United States
Latin America
WPB Urges Saving Smelly Kitchen Fats for War Production
In Washington Aug 14 the War Production Board urged housewives not to discard waste fats as they rancidify. The fats still hold most of the glycerine needed for war production and should be saved rather than wasted.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Women Trap Cougar With A Fishing Net
In Reedport Oregon two women Mrs Paul Bernhardt Reesport and Mrs Charles Henderson trapped a young American panther with a fishing net on a trail. They tossed the net over the animal and it tangled itself. A farmer carried the alive cougar to their camp.
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Reedsport
Ore
Paul Bernhardt Reesport
Charles H Derson
Kalamath Falls
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Admiral Tojo
WSJS
Alfred Wallenstein
Esso
Richard Maxwell
the Dinning Sisters
University of Chicago
John Charles Thomas
the Gospel Harmonizers
NBC Symphony
Carolina Chate
Carl Goeerch
Hour of Charm
Bob Crosby and Company
Esse
Congress
Middle West
Canada
White House
State Department
Senate
Herbert Lehman
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
O.K
Albert Leman
Hlis
Midwest
Jonathan Carnes
Salem
Mass
Sumatra
Boulder Dam
Cleveland Is
Moses Cleveland
the City
Palermo
Irving Smith
Universal Newsreel
Melvin Groves
Lawrence, Kas
Chan
Joseph Mole
Jamestown
N. Y
Mole
Josephine
Mary Annabelle Greer
Fulton County
Atlanta
Georgia
Miss Greer
United States Army
U.S
University of Mexico
Fred Flagler, JR
Dutch East Indies
Salem East Indies
Newfoundland
Taurus
BY William Ferguson
Iraq
Milwaukee
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