Sister Susie Sews for Soldiers in USO Centers
NEA Service report on Sister Susie the sewing volunteer nickname adopted at 14 USO centers in New Jersey and across 43 states. Mrs. Maurice T. Moore notes the widespread sign and thimble work aiding soldiers with chevrons socks and mending, plus weddings and other odd jobs organized for servicemen at camps and bases.
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USO
Hemisphere
New Jersey
Sister Susie
Maurice T. Moore
National Women's Committee
Long Branch
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Chicago
SSO
Fort Dix
County Visitor Center Opens With Quarters Index
The county welcomes a visitor with an index of quarters available. The display enumerates lodging and related amenities, guiding guests through local options and nearby facilities.
How Can I temper knife blades and care for waxed floors
A reader asks how to temper knife blades and remove dirt from waxed floors. Answers advise even heating, plunging into linseed oil, and drawing temper on hot iron, plus heating between iron pieces. For floors, use turpentine to lift wax and then wash and repolish. Recoloring a fiber rug can be done with cotton dye dissolved in boiling water and applied with a brush.
Hollywood Victory Tour Draws 90 Celebrities for Army Relief
Hollywood News by PAUL HARRISON reports the Victory Committee invited 10 to headline a cross country tour to raise funds for Army and Navy relief. The launched caravan in Washington featured 21 stars plus 8 leading ingenues, totaling 90 people. Officials say the turnout boosts visibility of the relief effort even if revenue remains near plan estimates. The event includes sketches and songs in a 2 hour 40 minute program with ad lib talents like Bob Hope Groucho Marx Rise Stevens Frances Langford and others.
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Hollywood
Army
Navy
Holywood Victory Committee
East
Washington
Bob Hope
Groucho Marx
Rise Stevens
Fraces Langford
Mexican Masquerade Ends In Diplomatic Exit
Allan Steele exposes a Mexican double game and frees Asia as Colonel Escobar helps reveal a wider web of Nazi and Japanese agents. Kay Sargent returns, Asia heads for the border, and Steele plans future confrontations with Sagova and a German ally.
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Kay Sargent
Allan
Mr. Steele
Colonel Escobar
Kay
Escobar
Steele
Terete
California
San Francisco
Golden Horn Review
Allan Steele
Nove
Secret Service
Asiz
Mexicali
Calexico
States
Baron Kaemari Sagova
Sagoya
Pacific
Domber
Watanabe
Captain Steele
Asia
Mexico City
Senora Steele
Peninsula
Dignity Derailed as Stars Train for Hollywood Tour
Ray Middleton and Desi Arnaz lead a star studded program with Cary Grant Spencer Tracy Charles Boyer Jimmy Cagney Joan Bennett Claudette Colbert Olivia de Havilland Merle Oberon. Eleanor Powell and Joan Blandell perform dance and tease while backstage antics reveal the energy and humor of a rehearsed tour.
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Ray Middleton
Desi Arnaz
Cary Grant
Spencer Tracy
Charles Boyer
Jimmy Cagey
Joan Benett
Claudette Colbert
Olivia de Havilland
Merle Oberon
Eleanor Powell
Joan Blandell
Hollywood
Frank McHugh
Starlais
Disney's Dune ho opens with Timothy Mouse star turn
Timothy Mouse features prominently in Walt Disney's new feature Dune ho at Center Theatre. The tale follows a baby elephant horse amid giant cats with unusual adventures as Tumbe becomes a famed flyer.
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Timothy Mouse
Walt Disney
The
Center Theatre
Oil output soars from 1911 to 1940 years apart
US crude oil production jumped from 335 million barrels in 1911 to 1.35 billion barrels in 1940, marking a dramatic rise in output over the period. The gains reflect expansion in extraction, refining capacity, and industrial demand across the era.
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United States
Spark plug cleaning improves car performance
Having the spark plugs cleaned and the gaps reset to the prescribed thousandth of an inch will make a noticeable difference in the performance of an automobile.
Mock Double Wedding Staged In Thomasville
A double Len Thumb Wedding at Colonial Drive School in Thomasville last night united Jim Marr with Elizabeth Walker and Jimmy Owens with Ruth Gray. Ministers Charles Smith and Donald Shoemaker led the ceremony as the sixth grade chorus provided music. The event drew a capacity audience and featured over 25 other youths as bridal party members in tuxedos and formal attire.
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the Enterprise
Thomasville
Mayit
Len Thumb
Colonial Drive
Jim Marr
Elizabeth Walker
Jimmy Owens
Ruth Gray
Charles Smith
Donald Shoemaker
David Long, Jr
Josie Grimes
Billy Lord
Jim Hix
Nancy Crawford
Sara Jane Black
Betty AleSwain
Government Business Meeting Attended by Marine Corps Leaders
President Warren G. Harding convened a first of its kind government business meeting with several high ranking Marine Corps officers in attendance. The gathering underscored civilian-military coordination during the Harding administration.
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Warren G. Harding
Marine Corps
Thomasville Retailers Plan Tuesday Afternoon Closing
Special to The Enterprise reports Thomasville stores will close on Tuesday afternoons during May through August. Merchants say the half holiday each week aids workers amid warm months and building reopenings, reinforcing a long standing seasonal practice in the town.
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Thomasville
Prac Geally
Wil
Merchants Association
Thomasville Jaycees plan city golf tournament
The Thomasville Junior Chamber of Commerce announced a citywide golf tournament to be held within days with defense stamps and bonds as prizes. Play will use the total links east of town on Lexington highway. The miniature golf course on Randolph Street opens tomorrow for public use to support civic projects.
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Thomasville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Thomasvile
Lexington Highway
Randolph Street
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Hoys
Anne Ashley
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Shad
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East Commerce
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Tate
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Reddy
Kilowatt
Duke Power CO
Cecil Carnes
Derie
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INE
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Poona
San Diego
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Alan
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