Nurses Recall Terror Aboard Maasdam Sinking
American Red Cross nurses endured a torpedo strike on the Maasdam in the Atlantic last month. Lifeboats capsized in rough seas as depth charges thundered around a German sub. Nine of 17 nurses survived to England with two others missing presumed safe on another ship.
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London
Red Cross
Netherlands
Atlantic
England
John Gordon
Shirley Ralph
Jamacia
N. Y
Wea
Lilian Evans
Cambridge
Mags
Maasdam
Miss Evans
Diamond Jim Brady Sufferers Urged to Try Udga Tablets
The passage questions Diamond Jim Brady’s stomach or ulcer pains and promotes Udga Tablets as a remedy. It claims the pills help indigestion gas heartburn and related discomfort and offers a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents at drug stores nationwide.
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Diamond Jim Brady
Photograph row sparks over bulldog in staff shot
A group posing for a staff photo clashed when Beau the bulldog, owned by Miss Ruth Bowne, wore a sailor cap to symbolize the Barkers for Britain medal and stood center. Tinker Helen Lyon Jack Holbrook Mary Burton and others with Trixie and pets Mike Bing Whiskers resisted the arrangement.
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Tinker
Helen Lyon
Jack Holbrook
Mary Burton
Men Furnished For New Ships By Maritime Commission Plan
The Maritime Commission begins replacing Coast Guard crew on seized axis ships with its own staff. Captain Granville Conway says two men assigned to four Italian vessels and other ships in Boston, Philadelphia, and Chester, with Morgan Line officers prioritized. If volunteers decline, other men will be sourced. The report also includes survivor recollections from a torpedo attack.
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New York
Maritime Commmmission
Coast Guard
Granville.Conway
North Atlantic
Commission
Boston
Philadelphia
Chester
Conway
Morgan Line
Barkers for Britain enrolls 93 dogs in High Point drive
High Point launches Barkers for Britain fundraising with 93 dogs enrolled and medals sold for 50 cents. The effort, linked to President Roosevelt's dog Falla, lists dozens of dog and owner pairs including Ruth Bowne, Dr. MacLane, Joanne Sechrest, Miss Langley, and Peter Armstrong, among many others.
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High Point
Organization of
Barkers For
Britain
National Organization of Barkers For
Roosevelt
Falla
Friazi Raymond
Nancy Sechrest
Shirley Redding
Zana Glover
Jo-anne Sechrest
Ann Gamble
Nell Sheloff
Carrie Lee Ehlers
Becky Wail
Farish Sizemore
Margaret Bourn
Janet Langley
Ann Langley
Charles Long Casey
Peter Armstrong
Benlam
Tol‘lows
Beau
French Bull
Ruth Bowne
Buddy
Helen Casey
Fritzi Raymond
Tiny
Jimmy
Millicent Marsh
Butch
Jim Grooms
Wandell
Sealyham
Virginia Perry
High von Point
Boxer
Earl Phillips
Georges Levy
Gussie
Scotty
Billy Cooper
Janet
Tommy
Fritz
George Robb
Nellie Beall
Cocker
Stanley Davis
Patsy. Cocker
Valette Harris
Monk
Chow
Hillsee Ayers
Weed
Jack Holbrook, Jr
Pitt Bull
Archie Meatt, Jr
Jeff
Matry
Bruno
Anne
Janey Kearns
C. T. Ingram
Sid Mackey
Rodney Snow
Bobby Lindsay
Mike
Airdale
Pat Groome
Brown
Pointer
WG. Ragsdale, Jr
Molly
Www
G. Ragsdale, Jr
Duke
Colie
Helen Lyon
Laska
Irby Ritter
Gypsy Queen
Johnny
Carolyn Foy
Pat
Wag
Daniel Franklin Carter
Blackie
John Schuerman
Tot von Geddesburg
John W. Lindsay
Shep
Stan Saunders
Zip
E. E. Sensenback
Dusty
Jim Millis
Herschela
G. W. Mitchell
Boston Bull
H. M. Ridge, Jr
Firpo
A. C. McDonald
Bing
Spitz
Clarence Ilderton
Spot
John Thomas
Snook
Carson Burns
Peppy
Randall Terry
Edgar Johnson
George Denny
Jiggs
Bull
Kathleen Tate
Maclaw
Black Chow
W. J. Pappas
Mimi
T. W. Sprinkle
Inky
Cliff Lehman
Mack
Av. N. Harney
Joy
Mary Alice Sheloff
Peto
Tommy Long
Tinker
Betsy
Spanky
Boston Terrier
Mrs. Eisenman
Fred Ridge
Trees and humans compare surgery and healing lessons
A tree column editor, recently recovered from an appendectomy, compares human surgical methods to tree care. He notes sterilization, drainage, and healing callus in both, warns against casual repairs, and comments on fertilization for new growth. The piece closes with Census figures on cigarette manufacture and food store sales in 1939.
Barkers Club Announces Medal Offer For Canine Show
The note lists dogs and handlers including Cutie, Miss Georgie Ridge, Pooh, Shirley Redding, Jerry, Sam Dutton, Rack, Mar garet and Haywood Washburn, Trixie, Mrs J Pickett, Fido, Sam Vail. Medals may be obtained by calling Miss Esther Minard, chairman, at phone 3110.
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Cutie
Georgie Ridge
Pooh
Shirley Redding
Jerry
Collie
Sam Dutton
Rack
Margaret
Haywood Washburn
Trixie
Pickett
Fido
Boston Bull
Sam Vail
Esther Minard
Barkers
Sun Spots Disrupt Transatlantic Radio Delays Ease
Sun spots disrupted Europe to United States communications and short-wave transmissions in the morning. News wires report NBC and CBS improving later in the day with contact to London Rome and Moscow partially restored. Berlin remained largely blocked and officials expect normal service only tomorrow. Robert R Coles Hayden Planetarium noted the unusual timing of the solar activity and its effect on Earth's magnetic field.
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New York
Europe
America
United States
London
Berlin
Rome
Moscow
NBC
Vi‘chy
Russia
CBS
Robert R. Coles
Hayden Planetarium
Jearth
Rainy relief cited as boost to U S power in south
TVA officials said recent rains were worth about 15 million kilowatt hours of electrical energy and urged continued public cooperation in power conservation. General manager Gordon R. Clapp noted rainfall offered relief and defense production would not be interrupted, though final river flow impacts would take days to peak.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gordon R. Clapp
Clapp
Clinch
Tennessee
Hamilton Clan Holds Annual Reunion Near Troy
The Hamilton Clan gathered at Love Joy Methodist Church near Troy for its annual reunion. The Hamilton Trio from Troy and Melody Quartet from Asheboro provided music. Rev. C. K. Gentry of High Point led the morning service. Officers were elected for the coming year as plans set for the next reunion on the fifth Sunday in August 1942 following a dinner on the ground. Reverend Cole Reynolds of Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Church spoke to close the day on reunions.
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Hamilton Clan
Love Joy Methodist Church
Troy
Hamilton Trio
Melody Quartet
Asheboro
C. K. Gentry
Wesleyan Methodist Church
High Point
Cole Reynolds
Neighbors Grove Wesleyan Church
Census figures show garter and suspender production shifts
Relatives from Virginia, West Virginia, and Florida attended as Census figures note 18 million pairs of men's and boys garters and American factories produce 25 million pairs of suspenders annually.
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State
Virginia
West Virginia
Florida
Personal finance firm reports April loan balances
The Departmental Commerce shows consumer loan balances at the end of April totaling 14 million dollars. The figure reflects the sector's exposure across multiple lenders and indicates sustained borrowing levels despite market fluctuations.
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