National Whirligig News Behind the News
Army morale and civilian support for wartime training programs are mixed as Congress prolongs the draft and soldiers write home. An Office of Production Management observer notes British morale and American expectations, while Brazil arms moves shift to direct arms sales and lease plans. Congressmen travel home, seeking responses on war measures and public sentiment.
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House of Representates
la Guadia
McNutt
Army
ERAQR
Aieraft
Office of Production Management
England
United States
Qvith
Washington
Atlantic
Flo
New York City
London
Churchill
Roosevelt
U. S
Brazil
Hitler
Cape Verde Islands
Portus Gal
Panama Canal
Natal
President War
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pan-American Airways
U.S
South America
Pressure on Ottawa gas ban echoes into New York
A New York executive, after two months in Canada, reports strong backstage pressure to close gas stations from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Canada pushes the decree ahead of U.S. rules, with Ottawa assured the eastern U.S. will adopt identical limits. Officials fear implications for the public and economy as the United States signals alignment.
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New York
Richard Waldo
Utive
Canada
Otawa
United States
Ottawa
Postwar recovery costs and US steel capacity estimates
The piece reviews reconstruction damages in Europe, noting Warsaw’s bill near half a billion and global needs likely exceeding private funding. It cites Stephen de Ropp on wartime destruction and argues capital profit limits for rebuilding, with US steel capacity expansion plans to meet 1941- era military demand and potential shifts if wartime needs rise.
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Great Britain
Europe
Stephen de Ropp
Warsaw
de Ropp
Britain
China
Russia
Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee
A vintage etiquette column presents Q and A on saving borrowed books from damage with a bookmark, whether to leave a wrap on hotel chair, and how to eat soft boiled eggs.
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Roberta Lee
Lessons in English Words to Use and Misuse
A compact note on common English errors and vocabulary growth. It explains proper usage for plan vs propose and mispronunciations, highlights spelling pitfalls like beggar vs beggar, and defines scintillate as to sparkle or twinkle with an example about stars on a clear evening.
Guilford County Realty Transfers Across Townships
Guilford County real estate transfers listed across multiple townships include transfers in High Point, Jamestown, Morehead, Gilmer, Friendship, and Greene townships. Notable lines include Bird to Andrews, McCrary executrix to Kathryn Walker White, and various property adjacencies and street references. A separate note from Denver, Colorado, reports the Colorado fish and game commission’s golden pheasant breeding venture with Rosie's name changing to William after eye loss in a recent development.
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High Foint
Joseph E. Bird
BF. Andrews
C. T. Barker
Charles L. Anions
Ruby ¥. Bartlety
West Hradley Street
Ida J. McCrary
Kathryn Walker White
East Bay Street
K. E. Surratt
Bloomfield S. Peele
Hawthorne Street
Jamestown
R.D. Penny
PLC
Spencer
Lake Triangle Park
Moreheald
Pla
Carr
William D. Peeney
Hal
J. W. Stlenback
South Elm Street
Friendship Township
W. A. Cable
G. ©. Cummings
Cable
Ethel Nelson Cummings
W. P. Davis
Cummings
Corrie S. Tucker
Henry F. Tucker
Dick and Hiatt
Greene Township
Arminta Coble
W. E. Coltrane
B. Farmer
Deep River
John L. Gilmer
OL Atkina
Wilton
Potts
Denver
Colo
Colorado Fish and Game Commission
Charles
Rosie
William
Four Drown When Car Misses Ferry in Tennessee River
In Knoxville on August 21, a car carrying six plunged into the Tennessee River after missing a small ferry. Two men and two women died, Shirley Clevenger 19 and Dowling Davis 20 of Sweetwater, and Lucy Lowe 16 and Robbie Harbin 17 of Martel. Pauline Messer and Kenneth Mashburn escaped. Ferry operator Allen Hayes said the auto rolled down a steep hill toward the water.
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Knoxville
Lenn
Tennesse River
Shirley Clevenger
Dowling Davis
Sweetwater
Tenn
Lucy Lowe
Robbie Harbin
Maretel
Pauline Messer
Martel
Kenneth Mashburn
London
Allen Hayes
Corry Landing Crash Traps Two Women, Rescue Efforts Fail
An automobile's guard chain was breached at the Corry landing six miles south of here as Mashburn freed from the wreck and pulled Miss Messer and Miss Harbin from the car. The Harbinger sank in darkness despite rescue attempts.
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Corry
Here
Miss Messer
Miss Harbin
Clyde L. Stancill Takes Over Junior Order Post
Clyde L. Stancill of Raleigh and Smithfield was installed as councilor of the State Council of the Junior Order. Roanoke Island was selected for the 1942 meeting. Other officers inducted included M. G. Flanigan, J. B. Bobbitt, W. H. Adams, J. B. Bell, and Tyree Jones, with postings from Graham, Tar Heel, Harmony, Goldsboro, and Durham.
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Lexington
Clyde L. Stancil
Raleigh
Smithfield
Roanoke Island
M. G. Flanigan
Graham
J. BD. Bobbitt
Tarheel
W. H. Adams
Harmony
J. B. Bell
Goldsboro
Tyree Jones
Durham
London trims trade pact with Japan in official budget
Aug 21 London reports Britain and Japan pared barter machinery in official quarters to a few thousand pounds for diplomat and consular expenses. The plan would use a clearing account to finance export licenses to Japan, with officials denying it is large scale.
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London
Japan
Distant Osage Orange Tree Regarded as American Relic
An excerpt notes the Osage orange tree as distinctly American with distribution centered near the Ozark Mountains. Its closest relative is the southern bread rust tree, highlighting its unique Botanic lineage and regional ties to the Southeast.
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Ozark Mountains
South
Seas
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W. T. Hurst
Pittsboro
N. Sankey Gaither
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