Hitch-Hike The Alcan Highway Iness Hits Heavily At Army In Yukon
Edmonton report describes Yukon’s Alcan highway life during wartime. Soldiers, drivers, and civilians endure extreme cold, mosquitoes, and rough logistics as regiments labor to build and maintain the road. Notes furlough limits, health issues, and the push to finish the project under military direction.
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Iness
Army
Yukon
Edmonton
Alberta
Alean Highway
Reveille
Louisiana
Wartime In Washington Pulse of postwar aviation and defense notes
Postwar aviation pace could rival wartime with 200 transatlantic flights daily. Defense focus shifts to poison gas readiness unseen since Pearl Harbor. Budget debates favor economy a mere two percent saving. Latin America sees first overnight air link Los Angeles to Mexico City. Roosevelt medal eyed for aviation leadership. Dummy anti aircraft weapons nicknamed Quakers used in Africa. An Army general jests on ammunition use in training. Victory Garden tops reading lists with 2,000,000 copies printed. WAACs draft issue ends with them choosing civilian life. Air Warning Service returns to civilian control.
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Washington
National Aeronautic Association
Latin America
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Barkley
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Africa
Churchill Downs
Department of Agriculture
Air Warning Service
Waacs
Remember This First During This Sweeping Wave of Colds
A vintage advertisement urges readers to rely on St Joseph aspirin as the fastest most dependable remedy for colds and aches. It touts St Joseph as the world's largest selling aspirin at ten cents and advises demanding the genuine product.
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St. Joseph
Navy Recruiter to Visit High Point March 15 16 17
Navy recruiting official C L Rhinehart will visit the High Point Post Office Building on March 15 16 and 17 to interview and offer Navy enlistment applications. WAVES and SPARS eligibility extends to women. ages for enlisted 20 to 35, officers 20 to 50. Navy also accepts 17 year olds in senior year for Naval Air Corps enlistment.
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Greensboro
L. Rhinehart
U.S. Navy
High Point
Rhinehart
Navy Waves
Coast Guard Spars
Navy
Naval Air Corps
Soaring Offer Prompts Pat Friday Job Interview Twist
Pat Friday seeks a patriotic aviation job and wins a chance to soar with a six young women program. She bluffs into a secretary role, meets James Carr who admires her spirit, and wins hire with plans to travel to El mira New York. A rival Miss Stuart arrives and sparks stake in their future.
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Pat Friday
Pat
James Carr
Stuart
Jimmie Carr
Jimmy Carr
Jim-mee
Jim Carr
Loraine
Miss Stuart
Ham origin and notable baseball no hit no run game
The answer explains ham comes from the thigh while bacon is from the sides and back. It notes Bob Feller pitched a no hit no run game for the Indians against the White Sox at Comiskey Park on opening day April 16 1940, with a 1-0 score. It also mentions a minor can be a War Bond beneficiary if earning funds.
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Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Speed Limits and Traffic Accidents
The article notes that while high speed causes many crashes, most occur at speeds below 35 miles per hour. It emphasizes that speed remains a key factor in traffic safety and suggests careful driving within urban limits.
Local Notes and Busy Week Ahead in March
Ten years ago Tyson T. Ferree earned North Carolina architectural licensure. Preschool clinics begin this week. YWCA head Mrs. Harrie R. Chamberlain visits. Emma Mildred Warren marries Emmett Jackson Edwards in Burlington. Various personals list travels and arrivals. Quakes rattle California. US bank polls unfold. King Tut treasure valued at 15 million.
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Tyson T. Ferree
State Board of Architects
North Carolina
Harrie R. Chamberlain
Young Women's Christian Association
Mae West
Paramount
Raleigh
Emma Mildred Warren
Burlington
Emmett Jackson Edwards
A. W. Warren
Income Tax Instruction No. 52 on Delinquent Payers
The Bureau of Internal Revenue explains information at source reporting under the 1942 code. Payers must file Form 1099 for fixed or determinable income of $500 or more to any recipient, with stricter rules for married US citizens. A separate return is required for each employee and applies beyond periodic payments.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Code
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
United States
Blood Plasma Saves Soldiers on Front Lines
War stories highlight Red Cross plasma as vital to saving lives from North Africa to the Pacific. Lt. Landis Morris of Olar recounts his wound and a doctor’s plasma transfusion helping him recover at Walter Reed. High officials credit plasma with preventing deaths and stress the 1943 War Fund to support this lifesaving program.
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Washington, D. C
Safi
Landis D. Morris
Olar
South Carolina
North Africa
Walter Reed Hospital
Morris
Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
James C. Magee
Army
Alaska
Milo Fritz Hilged
New Guinea
America
Simon Warmenhoven
St. Mary's Hospital
Grand Rapids
United States
Nav
Kenassiton
D.C
Quartet Sings Tonight at People's Tabernacle
The Victory Male Quartet performs tonight under Rev. Melvin Howard with Rev. J. W. Grace leading a revival series that closes Saturday night. Navy submarines could travel from New York to Yokohama and back without stopping.
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Victory
The
People's Tabernacle
Melvin Howard
J. W. Grace
Navy
New York
Yokohama
Twenty Years Ago March 12 1923 Local News Teviv at Springfield Friends Church
Rev. Lewis McFarland conducts a Teviv at Springfield Friends Church. A resale of the Carolina and Yadkin Railroad has been ordered by Judge Stack. Weaver M. Marr reports.
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Lewis McFarland
Springfield Friends Church
Carolina and Yadkin
iJudge Stack
Weaver M. Marr
Prince Chichibu under house arrest in Japan
The Daily Express reports Prince Chichibu brother of Emperor Hirohito has been under house arrest in Japan for 15 months on charges of sympathy with enemy powers. The disclosure came via an unidentified source who reached Istanbul from Tokyo. Also notes army project tires stand 93 feet high and weigh about 3500 pounds without tubes.
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Jap Noble
London
Chichibu
Hirohito
Japan
The
Daily Express
Istanbul
Express
Tokyo
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