Sociologists Study Zoot Suit Movement In Detroit
Detroit researchers form a 20 member subcommittee to examine the zoot suit craze linked to jitterbug culture. They seek insights into youth movements and group dynamics while noting wartime clothing bans and warnings about potential gang behavior.
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Frank Carey
Detroit
Detroit Association For the Study of
War Production Board
Council On Intercultural Relatons of
New York
Fritz Redl
School of Public Affairs and Social Work
Wayne University
Hollywood
Washington, D. C
Red
Redl
Hepcats
Hitch Hike On The Alcan Highway Through War North
Sam Jackson recalls life along the Alcan road during wartime Alaska supply routes. A mixed vivid portrait covers barracks at Muskwa River, pin up girls on the road, camp life, and the harsh Arctic work rhythm from dusk till brief daylight. The piece blends humor with hardship as officers manage transport and morale in harsh conditions.
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Alcan
USO
Wilds
Muskwa River
Gardner Family Figures In North Carolina Public School Bulletin
The North Carolina Public School Bulletin highlights the 1942 43 twelfth grade rollout and notes public education moves. It recalls local politics from Ralph Gardner and Odus Muir, comments on campaign strategies, and mentions campus ambitions and a lighter victory lesson. It also covers traffic light retrofits in Raleigh and Durham, a southeastern probation institute proposal, Mrs. Samples Victory Garden, and Max Gardner Jr being elected State College student body president with signals of a Senate bid.
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North Carolina Public School Bulletin
State Department of Education
Mull
House of Representatives
Ralph
UDC
Odus Muir
Senate of the United States
Harry Sample
Istate
Southeastern Institute of Probation
North Carolina
National Congress of Correction
Asheville
Southeastern
Winnah
Max Gardner, Jr
State College
Shelby
Washington
Gardner
United States Senate
Max
Thomasville seeks air raid wardens in wartime drive
In Thomasville on March 16 authorities issued a call for volunteers to serve as air raid wardens and assist Civilian Defense. Interested residents should contact committee members for instructions as the city boosts wartime readiness amid heavy war production.
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T'Ville
Thomasville
Mar
Capitol Shows Surprise At Views of Gov
Raleigh March 16 readers note Governor Broughton praised a 20 million dollar reserve fund and cited nine months school law state board of education unified boards for hospitals and institutions a training school for Negro girls a mines bureau and an amendment adding three commissioners to the council of state. He defended a 122 million dollar appropriation and touched lightly on war powers a trend toward centralization of state government in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Capitol Square
Broughton
Board of Education
Bureau of Mines
Commissioners of Agriculture, Insurance
Council of State
Trade Tongue Twister Stumps Army Gun Crew
In Harlingen Texas instructors at the Army Gunnery School struggle to pronounce Pvt Stephen Chwastyk of Sioux Falls SD and his listed civilian occupation spec trophotometrical laboratorian.
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Harlingen
Texas
Harlingen Army Gunnery School
Stephen Chwastyk
Sioux Falls Field
South Dakota
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Ralph Gardner
Young Democrats
Durham
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New Zealand
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China
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Russia
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Middle East
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