Global tensions and U S policy shifts in wartime
The column analyzes potential Japanese aggression threats to the Far East, U S diplomacy under Hull amid appeasement rumors, and the State Department’s stance on extraterritorial rights. It notes anti trust policing on military materials, inflation gaps, and industry investigations while predicting a renewed German strike in Europe and Allied production trends. It also covers selective service boards and draft deferment appeals amid factory and farming needs.
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Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Britain
Hull
Berlin
Moscow
Rome
China
Oriental Service
State Department
Japan
Far East
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Selective Service
Roosevelt
Coach Enlists Chicago Navy Reserve Corps
June 4. Stanley Kloces a 24 year old Northwestern University baseball coach has enlisted in the U S naval reserve corps. He was sworn in yesterday and joins the reserve force in Chicago.
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Chicago
Stanley Kloces
North Western University
U. S. Naval Reserve Corps
Jores
Burlington Fire Chief Responds With Broom and Water
June 4 Burlington reports Fire Chief Will S. Long of Graham rushed to an awning blaze at Dr. G W Lawson’s office. He used a broom and a jar of water to fight the fire, preventing further damage before a fire truck arrived. Nearby notes add cigarette industry and immigration statistics.
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Burlington
Will S. Long
Graham
G. W. Lawson
Net Clinic Opens in Clinton South Carolina
NET CLINIC OPENS CLINTON, S. C., June 4. Professional and amateur tennis players from eight southern states competed and registered for events at the newly opened clinic.
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Clinton, S. C
Gasless Sundays Proposed to Cut Gasoline Use
Washington June 4 An advance notice urges gasless Sundays and lower oil heated home temperatures by five degrees this winter to curb fuel shortages that may worsen through autumn and next year. A Petroleum industry committee reported to Defense Petroleum Coordinator Ickes, pledging support to reduce fuel use amid possible cuts in production.
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Wasthington
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Netherlands
June Brings Proms and Ponderings on a Calendar Month
A playful old column asks readers to solve June themed curiosities. It tests which weekday June 1 falls on if Sunday, identifies the June 14 holiday observed in some states, and asks who’s celebrated Memorial Day in parts of the South along with its June date. It also notes Father’s Day Sunday timing and asks who wrote What is So rare as a day in June. Answers appear on Want Ad Page.
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