WAAC Enlistments lag as absorption nears
Washington July 28. Enlistments in the WAAC are less than half of official hopes, with many to withdraw before September 1 when WAAC becomes part of the U S Army. Col Oveta Culp Hobby had said 150,000 would serve by June 30, but July 5 reports show about 65,000, 85,000 under target.
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Washington
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
D. C
War Department
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAC
Army of the United States
Washington Profiles Debate WAAC Morals Controversy 1943
A speaker debunked charges of lax morals in the WAACs noting 65 000 members with few disciplinary discharges. He argued moral delinquencies were negligible and that army officials would not release precise figures. He cited social barriers as a reason some women resist enlistment and dating restrictions between ranks.
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Speaker
WOGS Women teachers unite to aid wartime schooling
Kalamazoo reports on the WOGS group We Old Gals Survive formed by former women teachers. They study summer refresher courses at Western Michigan College and intend to return to teaching next fall, with Mrs. Russell Hilbert as unit president planning to charter others.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
WOGS
Western Michigan College
Russell Hilbert
Unit
Roosevelt Wartime Routine Starts Late in Office
President Roosevelt begins work around 10 30 a m after rising at 8 30 a m. He reviews dailies, meets three secretaries, and receives Byrnes or Leahy. Afternoons focus on reports and mail, with Tuesday press conferences and Friday cabinet meetings. He eschews air conditioning, relaxes at the pool, and often brings work home. Diana Hopkins and the White House dogs receive attention as schedule allows. The fore noon calendar may include visiting Senators, the Pacific War Council, and Secretary Hull.
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Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
William D. Leahy
Oval Office
Grace Tully
Harry Hopkins
Fala
Pacific War Council
Biddle
Hull
Commons Feud Ends In Fight Of Members
London reports a heated feud between Capt Alec Cunningham-Reid and Oliver Locker-Lampson culminating in a corridor brawl near the Lords entrance after exchanges in the commons. The dispute involved remarks about Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and prior war era accusations, with cross accusations and sharp taunts between the two MPs.
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London
Commons
Alec Cunningham-Reid
Oliver Locker- Lampson
House of Lords
Locker- Lampson
Cunningham-Reid
Doris Duke Cromwell
Anthony Eden
Prince Paul
Yugoslavia
Kenya
South Africa
Eden
Locker-Lampson
Captain Cunninghes-Reid
England
Locker-Lompson
Brendan Bracken
Honolulu
Britain
U S Army Opens Training Centers in China Hills
Thousands of Chinese officers and enlisted men will be educated in American infantry and artillery methods at two new Army centers in the Himalayan foothills near Hollywoodlike settings. The program aims to modernize Chinese forces as U S personnel supervise.
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Lery
U. S . Stillery
China
United States Army
Himalayan
Rebound Dunkirk Man Hurts Hitting Porch Plank
Herbert F. Christy was hospitalized after a 12 foot fall while painting a porch in Dunkirk New York. He landed on his feet and suffered only a jar until a falling plank struck his head and knocked him unconscious. The text notes a reference to the North Pole tracing a circle in the sky.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Herbert F. Christy
Meat and gasoline shortages plague war effort in Washington
A study into food and fuel mismanagement is underway as Congress presses the White House for solutions. Baruch and Hancock will probe gasoline stocks and supply chains while Ickes attacks GOP critics, amid reports of disrupted imports and wartime rationing affecting troops and civilians.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Meat Administration
Congress
White House
U. S
Casablanca
Algiers
London
James F. Byrnes
Bernard M. Baruch
Torpedoed Collapse and Saling Into the Balkans
The column speculates that Mussolini's downfall could hasten Italian resistance collapse and allow Allied forces to strike the Balkans via Salonika ahead of schedule. Eisenhower has received Axis deployment details. A New York Greek underground network reports ongoing cross border activity between Egypt and Greece.
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Mussolini
Schedue
Bakans
Salonika
Crete
Dodecanese
Lemnos
Eisenhower
New York
Egypt
Army Plane Crashes Near Fayetteville
An army transport plane crashed in the woods six miles south of Fayetteville during heavy rain last night. Three bodies were recovered today, with county officers reporting the find. Fort Bragg officials were investigating the incident and the base location had not been determined.
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Fayetteville
Here
Fort Bragg
Executrix Seeks Claims Against Lamar McCallum Estate
Lois Fambrough McCallum announces her appointment as executrix and invites all creditors to present claims by July 2, 1944. She also requests all debts to be paid promptly. The notice dated June 29, 1943, lists her High Point North Carolina address.
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Lamar McCallum
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Lois Fambrough McCallum
Parkway
N. C
Radio Program Schedule With War Time Adjustments
Radio lineup lists program times and titles across networks, noting time shifts for Eastern War Time and Central War Time. Highlights include The Jack Armstrong Serial, Your War Job Interviews, I Love a Mystery, Dancing Music Orchestra, and News with Quincy Howe, Louden, and Dorsey.
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Plain Bill
Jack Armstrong
Chicago
Cbs
Chick Carter
Farrell
Archie Andrews
Nbe
Dack Armstrong
Jeri Sullavan
Cbs War Overseas
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
Blu
Basic World
Cba
Jay Henle
Fulton Wit
Harry James
Johnson Family
cbe-Dizie
Mrs. North
Sammy Kaye
Cal Tinney
Biu
Leo Cherne
Tommy Dorsey
Manhattan
Jim Ameche
Jean Hersholt
Christian—cbe
Cha
Judy
John Freedom
Lionel Barrymore
Gabriel Heatter
Mbe
Dancing Music Orchestra
Mbs
Jack Carson
Harry Wiemer
Kay Kyser
Raymond Gram
John RB. Hughes
Blu Dance Orchestra
Morton Gould
Carnival
Alec Templeton
Radio Forum
Paul Schuberge
Inbe
U S Stake In Italy Put At 150 Million
Washington reports America’s financial stake in war weary Italy at about 150 million dollars, half in industrial properties. Italian holdings in the United States total around 35 million, with assets registered following Mussolini’s 1941 order. The piece notes likely need for congressional action on frozen alien assets and cites sector-by-sector breakdowns from 1940 and 1941 figures.
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Washington
America
Italy
United States
Congress
Commerce Department
Treasury
Radio Schedule Fragment Reflects Day’s Eccentric Lineup
A scanned archive of a radio program grid shows a wide mix of shows and music slots including Luncheon dances, drama serials, orchestras, talk segments, and news briefs. The list features titles like The Guiding Light, Ma Perkins, Kay Kyser’s Orchestra, Portia Faces Life, and Mr. District Attorney with varied times and ad hoc notes.
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Heverly Mehr
Gongs
Carey Longmire
the Guiding Light
Lonely Women
Watts Panay Money
Ma Perkins
Art Diteon's Gang
W. W. Crapiie
Motel Statler Orchence
Cornell
Portia
Beem
Victory
Muate
Bred Warnes Orthemes
News of the World
Leta
Kay Kyser
Esso
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