Gertrude Atherton Still Active Despite Retirement Talk
San Francisco writer Gertrude Atherton, honored by the Library of Congress, shows no plan to retire. She styled a long, prolific career writing about adventures and society, works in progress, and ongoing support of naval volunteers, while living with her daughter amid wartime housing strains and knee trouble.
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Katherine Pinkham
San Francisco
Gertrude Atherton
Library of Congress
Sha Ie
New Harbor
U. S
Mary Coglan
Joseph Auslander
Auslander
Randolphs of
Redwoods
George Russell Atherton
Fenon
Gertrude Horn
Atherton Russell
Mrs Atherton Talks Of Liberty Wealth And Politics In Interview
A portrait memoir reveals Mrs Atherton insisting on independence and pragmatism. She recalls personal losses including her husband’s death at sea and her son’s diphtheria, questions Roosevelt and Willkie, backs Fulton Lewis Jr., and quips about democracy socialism and communism. Champagne is praised as a venerable wine. Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota drew 3744 visitors in 1940.
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Little George
New York
Willkie
Roosevelt
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Stalin
Fox
Churchull
War Captives Believe U S Ruined By Axis Raids
Allied dispatches describe Axis prisoners arriving in the United States from Africa doubting the U S would survive Axis onslaughts. They believed New York and eastern cities had fallen, and that Japan had breached the Pacific coast. Many Germans remained confident, Italians sang in relief, and most prisoners faced future farm work under the Geneva conventions.
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U. S
New York
Africa
Pacific Coast
Whan Avenue
Tunisia
United States
Atlantic
Naples
America
Tripoli
Cape Bon
Mussolini
Italy
Fascism
Umberto
Galeazzo Ciano
France
Germany
Cab Calloway Reinvents Jive Patter For Public Eye
New York July 5. Cab Calloway’s glossary of jive talk has grown from a 12 page 1939 dictionary to a living slang evolving with pop culture. Calloway notes Harlem roots and radio exposure from Bob Hope and Jack Benny as catalysts, while praising the vernacular as a lively, healthy boast of modern speech.
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Jean Meegan
New York
Wall Street
Baseball
Army
New York Public Library
Cab Calloway
Hopster
Calloway
Harlem
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Jackson
Airforce Technicians Build Airports At Camouflage Camp Bizerte
Air force technicians at CAMP BIZERTE near Denver train under harsh conditions to place improvised airfields in operation quickly. The camp uses wrecked aircraft, camouflage, and improvised kitchens to simulate combat, with emphasis on resourcefulness and field engineering. Veterans from Lowry Field and the Aleutians share experiences as photography and maintenance crews train alongside other technical units.
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Bizerte
Colo
Army
Air Force
Denver
Tunisia
Air Forces Technical Training Command
Lowry Field
Vernon P. Doughty
Newport News
Matthew A. Landry
Port Arthur
Tex
Rice Institute
Landry
Aleutians
R. L. Redniss
Stamford
Conn
Major League Leaders Across Leagues Streaming Stats
National League top batters include Dahlgren and McCormick with 332 and 329 average. Vaughan and Galan lead runs and hits. Herman and Musial post notable doubles and triples. Ott and Litwhiler feature power, while Sewell and Krist pace pitching. American League leaders include Cortright and Wakefield with batting averages and hits. Keller and Candini headline home runs and pitching wins.
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Dahlgren
Philadelphia
McCormick
Cincinnati
Vaughan
Brooklyn
Galan
Herman Brooklyn
DiMaggio
Pittsburgh
Herman
Cortright Chicago
Stephens St. Louis
Vernon
Washington
Etten
New York
Stephens
St. Louis
Wakefield
Detroit
Hoochett
Cleveland
Keltner
Siebert
Appling
Chicago
Paying Father Time Ten Years Ago July Fourth Note
A July 5 1933 item recalls local events with Attorney Carter Dalton presiding at a lunch and post office dedication, church gatherings at Archdale, a union service, and travel notes. Other notices include relatives departing for Asheville, New York, and Boston and local social visits.
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Carter Dalton
Central Friends Church and Bible School
Archdale
Roy I. Farmer
Paratroopers and Hawaiian Soldiers Clash in Charlotte
In downtown Charlotte last night a melee involving paratroopers and Hawaiian soldiers left four paratroopers wounded in the leg and several soldiers bruised. Two military policemen were beaten as the brawl began in a cafe and spread over two blocks. Police reported 25 to 30 actively fighting with hundreds milling about. no arrests were made and the disturbance lasted about an hour.
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Charlotte
French peasants ate cats until recent times
In China locals reportedly pickle whole cat and dog carcasses for consumption. A separate custom described polite pretense that a person’s stated age is younger than their true age.
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China
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