UK Leaders See Three Year War Production Plan
The British government believes a three year cycle will build a modern war production system. They view 1940-41 as the bottleneck year and expect a real surplus in 1942-43. They will aid Russia without risking the defense of the British Isles or Egypt.
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Moscow
London
America
Lord Beaverbrook
Russia
Wavell
Caucasus
British Isles
Hitler
England
Channel
Luftwaffe
Belgium
France
Crete
British Islands
Egypt
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Army of
Scots Guard
Army of the Nile
Greece
Churchill
Stalin
Archiangel
India
Iran
British
Europe
Wheeler
Lindbergh
Oies
Turkey
Official Civilian Defense Uniforms Are Sold To Trained Women
Uniforms certified by Uncle Sam for air raid wardens ambulance drivers and other defense workers cost under 10 dollars, with one parade version around 15 dollars. Mayor La Guardia endorsed pleats and practical designs, buyers must enroll in a local defense program and pass a training course to receive a certificate and purchase the uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Young
NEA
New York
Uncle Sam
Fiorello
Defense Council
Women in State Jobs Spark Reform Efforts in Raleigh
The Raleigh segment notes reappointments and promotions affecting women in North Carolina state posts. Governor Broughton and Ward overlook Fay Ingram for the automobile division, appoint Laurie McEachern instead, and elevate Esteele Tillett to the first female automatic drivers' license examiner role. It highlights pay gaps for female state workers, praises Major A L Fletcher for challenging low wages, and mentions liquor board hearings and park service funding concerns in the region.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Broughton
W. T. Best
Dick McLaughlin
Automobile Registration Division
Fay Ingram
McLaughlin
North Carolina
Bodie Ward
Miss Ingram
Ward
Laurie McEachern
Lee Gravely
Esteele Tillett
Manteo
Raleigh
A. L. Fletcher
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Fletcher
Movie listings for Clock Center and Broadhurst venues
Local program notes show Clock Center screening Youll Never Get Rich at 1 05 2 13 7 29 9 37 and Broadhurst presenting Down Mexico Way at 1 95 7 30 9 30 plus Paramount showing Ride Kelly Ride with showings 1 09 2 30 3 51 5 12 6 33 7 54 9 52.
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Broadhurst
Mexico
Paramount
Kelly
Oak View 4-H Club hears food talk by agent
Oak View 4-H Club met Friday at the school for a demonstration on Daily Food Essentials for Growth and Health by Nell Kennett of Greensboro Guilford County demonstration agent. Children received charts on essential foods and assignments for the next meeting. Mary Mack presided and plans for December 6 Achievement Day at Guilford High School were laid with projects assigned and 4-H pins and certificates to be awarded.
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Oak View
Nell Kennett
Greensboro
Guilford County
Mary Mack
Guilford High School
Middle names for famous figures in a playful puzzle
A reader requests using middle names for well known figures. Examples include Generals William Sherman and Ulysses Grant, Grace Coolidge and Mary Lincoln, authors Edgar Poe and James Cooper, composers Johann Bach and Wolfgang Mozart, and politicians John Adams. The piece ends with a note about Want Ad Page Tennessee bias.
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Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
Duke of Windsor
David
William Sherman
Grant
Robert Lee
Grace Cool
Mee
Mary Lincoln
Eleanor Rooseverty
Edgar Poe
James Cooper
A. J. Cronin
Johann Bach
Wolfgang Mozart
Peter Tschaikowsky
John L. Sullivan
John L. Lewis
John Q. Adams
Knowing When Not To Bed Slam Also Vital In Bridge
McKenney on Bridge explains a Four Aces control method for slam bidding. South opens a slam try after North jumps to three spades, North shows heart control with four hearts, and South retreats to simple game to avoid two lost diamonds. North reads diamond weakness and responds four spades, yielding an overtrick. If North held the diamond ace or king he might go past four spades to fill South's hole.
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South
North
Peacock Bible Class to Meet at Regular Place
The Peacock Memorial Bible Class of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church will meet in the regular classroom on Sunday morning. The group had met in the Broadhurst Theatre auditorium for several weekends to free the classroom for soldiers hosted by the city. Roscoe Adams, president, urged maximum attendance as the group resumes church meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Broadhurst Theatre
Roscoe Adams
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Dave
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Tme
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Newton B. Drury
National Parks
Charles Ray
Waynesville
Park Service
Tennessee
Great, Smoky Mountains National Park
Ray
McKenney
Peacock Bible
BY Tom Horner
Tep Andrews
Washington
Ted
FBI
Kay
Mary Marshall
Hans Stadt
Joe Benton
Mary
Germany
Hans
Benton
Joe
Sam
Jor
NEA Service, Inc
U. S. Army
Eee Flynn
Mike
Katie
Flynn
Miss Kay
Taylor
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