Rural Electrification Co ops clash with Army over war power shifts
A Wisconsin Dairyland Power Cooperative delegation accuses federal agencies of discrimination against public power during wartime. Navy requisitioned two generators for Puerto Rico, while two other turbine orders await WAVA review. Rankin demands action, and several officers were removed after White House briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Tucker
Army, Navy and War Production Board
Pearl Harbor
Dairyland Power Cooperative of
Wisconsin
Frank Knox
Hitler
WPA
Donald Nelson
Yugoslav Guerrillas Target German War Effort in Balkans
Reports from the Balkans say Yugoslav guerrillas chant not one grain of wheat for the Germans and sabotage harvests and communications in Serbia Montenegro and parts of Bosnia and Albania. Germans plan a 100000 strong Croat army for Dalmatia while Duce Italy wanes and sabotage grows. Fires in wheat fields and rail clashes mark the campaign.
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Istanbul
Guerrilas
Serbia
Montenegro
Bosnia
Albania
Balkans
Draja Mihailovic
Yugoslavia
Dalmatian
Dalmatia
Japs Lose Over 1400 Planes in China Since July 7 1937
Chungking August 14 A Chinese air force spokesman said Japanese air losses total more than 1400 since the Sino Japanese hostilities began on July 7 1937. He reported 501 shot down by Chinese aircraft 361 destroyed on the ground 193 by Chinese land forces 195 by anti aircraft fire and 222 made forced landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Ickes Studies Reduced Gasoline Rations
Gasoline ration coupon values were cut to three gallons in the Midwest and Southwest and a study by Interior Secretary Ickes on expanding reductions nationwide was noted by Chester Bowles. Bowles said West Coast and Rocky Mountain stocks should cover current demand and anticipated a possible slight increase for eastern motorists in September. The OPA announced reissued restyled B and C books to curb counterfeiting and invalid coupons.
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Washington
Middlewest
East
West Coast
Rocky Mountain
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ickes
Bowles
Rockies
Midwest
Southwest
Manville’s Seventh Marriage Delayed Indefinitely
New York August 16 Tommy Manville announced his planned seventh marriage to Sunny Ainsworth 19 was postponed at least for now. The showgirl said she had not known him long enough to marry and noted she has been married twice before while Manville has been married six times.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Manville
Sunny Ainsworth
Texas
Miss Ainsworth
Tommy
U S Bombers Attack Japs In Andamans
U S bombers of the tenth air force struck Japanese installations on Chatham Island in the Andaman group in the Bay of Bengal about 250 miles off the Burmese coast. They reported direct hits on warehouses and buildings, large fires, smoke visible 50 miles away, and all planes returning safely.
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New Delhi
U. S
Tenth Air Force
Chatham Island
Andaman
Bay of Bengal
United States
Loose Shoe Stamps Limited to Mail Order Purchases
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration clarifies that loose shoe stamps detached from ration books may be used only for bona fide mail order purchases. The amended rule bans selecting shoes in a store and mailing the stamp for delivery. If a stamp is accidentally detached, a special stamp can be issued by certifying the facts to the local ration board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Teague Seeks Legal Name Change to Michael Teague
Seattle resident SEATTLE.N. B. Teague, who often went by Mike, requested a legal name change to Michael Teague. The filing notes his preferred name and identity, reflecting a formal change from his given name Napoleon Bonaparte Teague to Michael Teague per his wishes.
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Seattle
N. B. Teague
Napoleon Bonaparte Teague
Mike
Michael Teague
Infantile paralysis in summer seen with fear and care
Health guidance explains how most infections are mild and nonparalytic, while a minority cause paralysis. It outlines virus entry via food and water, early fever, cold-like symptoms, and the two-phase illness with late onset paralysis. Treatment contrasts conventional rest and splints with Sister Kenny’s hot pack therapy and active, nonrestrictive movement in a flat bed.
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Sister Kenny
Kenny
Ten Years Ago Dated Notices and Local News
Local chief Eli K Ingram received a gold badge from the fire department for leadership. NRA code coverage now totals 431 concerns. A Blair's Dairy Farm civic meeting featured a watermelon feast. A New Deal Shuffle dance was planned by Pentagon and Bucaneer clubs in Greensboro and area. Personal notes list several visitors and visitors around 1933. General mentions include Rev J W Bryant riding a mule, and a cotton plowing remark by Frank H Jeter. News notes also cover Lexington Dispatch sale and naval arms treaty outlook.
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Eli K. Ingram
Fire Department
Tom Buie
NRA
Blair
New Deal
Pentagon
Bucaneer
Greensboro
J. W. Bryant
Elkin
Frank H. Jeter
Raleigh
Filling station permit sought at Broad and Markley
Local news notes that O. G. Allen applied for a permit to build a filling station on the corner of Broad and Markley streets. Mrs. John A. Lindsay hosted a reception for Mrs. Andrew Lindsay. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold its state convention at Guilford College on August 17. W. Simmons has returned from Wrightsville Beach after attending a North Carolina Realtors meeting. Dr. O. B. Bonner attended the National Theatre Greensboro performance of Robin Hood.
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O. G. Allen
Broad and
Markley Streets
John A. Lindsay
Andrew Lindsay
State Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Guilford College
W. Dpd
Farmer Floyd Jones sow yields 58 pigs in four litters
Wentworth, Missouri reports a patriotic effort as Mrs. Low presents 21 pigs to bolster meat supply amid shortages. Farmer Floyd Jones already has 58 pigs across four litters reflecting national spirit during rationing.
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Wentworth
America
Floyd Jones
Veteran Whitton the Oldest Soldier Returns to Duty
Corporal John L. Whitton of Columbus Georgia, serving in his fifth war at Fort Benning, says he is the oldest man in the service from a combat point. His wife works as a parachute repairwoman at Lawson Field. Whitton has toured many posts since 1898 and hopes to go overseas again.
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Fort Benning, Ga
INS
John L. Whitton
Columbus, Ga
Corp. Whitton
Fort Benning
Lawson Field
Whitton
Geogia
Sam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tank Corps
Mediterranean
Army
Army Nurse Corps
Ordnance
Marine Planes Crash at Raleigh Airport Injure Four
Four Marines were injured when two planes failed to lift off and crashed at Raleigh airport during a routine flight from Atlantic, North Carolina. Officials at Cherry Point Marine Base withheld names pending next of kin notification.
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Raleigh
Cherry Point Marine Base
Atlantic
N. C
War Manpower plan outlines occupational deferments
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission issued a Q and A on its plan to use manpower for war production. It details four main steps including a critical occupations list, deferment standards, transfer rules, and expanding nondeferrable categories to ensure essential work and military needs are met.
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Washington
WMC
War Manpower Commission
Army
Navy
Selective Service Boards
Selective Service
United States Employment Service
Radio Program Schedule with War Time Adjustments
Radio schedule for Monday August 16 ET lists multiple programs across networks, including music, drama, news, and war commentary. Notable items include Front Page Farrell series, Archie Andrews Kiddies, Captain Healy, War News, Fred Waring’s Time, The Coast Guard Dance Band, Jack Armstrong, Blondie Dagwood, and Adventures of Nero Wolf with varied hosts and guest musicians.
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Farrell
Nhe
Archie Andrews
Cis
Shrednik
Nbe
Quincy Howe
Cbe
Tjeld
Cbs
Captain Healy
Biu
Mbe
Jack Armstrong
Biu-West
Jeri Sullavan
Bill Stern
Sportac
Lowell Thomason
Basic World
Dhs
Fred Waring
Nbo
Basic
Coast Guard
de Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Dbs
Johnson Family
Din
Blu le Cherne
Alfred Wallenstein
Nero Wolf
Cbs Basie
Mbde
Cbde
Voorhees
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs
Gueat
Frank Sinatra
Nick Carter
Raymond Gram Swing
Blu
Screen Guild Players
Raymond Clapper
Lulu
Johnny
Blu Dancing Music Orchestra
Alec Templeton
Morgan
Guy Lombardo
Cba-East
Blondie Dagwood
Cbe-West
Paul Schubert
Dancing Music Orchestra
Orchestra
Nbe-East
Fred Arene
Nbe-West
London
Radio Schedule Highlights Luncheon Dance and Afternoon Programs
WSJS broadcasts a full day of daytime programs including Luncheon Dance, The Reso Reporter, News Carey Longmire, The Guiding Light, Lone ly Women, Monae of Romance, Portia Faces Life and Sundown Varieties. Music by Watts and The Esso Reporter follows. Tomorrow features The Eye Opener and Road of Life among others.
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Reso Reporter
Carey Longmire
the Guiding Light
Ma Perkins
Art Disson
Gang
Portia
Carolina Kerelle
Robert
Jean Jo
Hetty Brows
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Bangrecskos
Camp Gruber
Oklahoma
Federal Works Administration
Pensacola Dam
PWA
Stimsonians
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Corpo
John F. Rankin
Mississippi
Capitol Hill
George W. Norris
White House
Army Center
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Pew
Sun Oil
Wendell Willkie
New York State Finance Committee
J. J. Diggs
National
Frank Walker
North Africa
Sicily
Mussolini
Duce
United Nations
Badoglio
Albert Leman
Cool Theatres
Mickey Rooney
Frank Morgan
Fay Bainter
Lulubelle
Scotty
Vera Wagle
Tennessee Ramblers
Friend Flicka
Ropdy McDowell
Preston Foster
Alan Ladd
Salem Street
DIXIE
Thomasville
Bing Crosby
Dorothy Lamour
Marjorif Reynolds
Lynn Overman
Fddif Foy, JR
By Jimmy Hairo
J. Fred Staver
Portlanda
Ore
Uncle Louie
U.S
Andamans
Thomas D. Masters'ilil
Alice Snow Barbee
Bertha Snow Barbee
East Green
Sara Wagger
Grace Hicks
Spencer
Pauline Hicks
West Russell
Caleb Honeycutt
Albemarle
Bernice Mabry
West Broad
Elesie Smith
Durham
Lois Smith
Lexington Dispatch
Lexington
Henry B. Warner
J. F. Grewe
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus
BY William Ferguson
NEA Service, Inc
Science Newsletter
Denton Stilwell
Coor Werstown
WSJS
Esso
Shrednics
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