Strengthen Home Front, Warns FBI Chief
J Edgar Hoover says postwar crime trends hinge on protecting the home front. He cites the home, school, church and social services as key to social order and urges jobs and fair living standards to curb crime. Lewis E Lawes notes fear of a GI driven wave is unfounded.
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Jane Fads
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Prison
New York Times
Uncle Sam
Sion
Lawes
Delinquency Fears Rise as War Duties Alter Youth
FBI Chief Hoover warns liberty requires discipline as crime rises in wartime. Officials note more youths arrested, a trend in female numbers, and signs of gang activity. A Senate subcommittee urges a federal delinquency commission to coordinate housing education health and social services for children.
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Pearl Harbor
FBI
Hoover
Children’s Bureau
Alice Nutt
Federal
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Office of War Mobilization
S Sgt Taylor Wins Awards In Europe
S Sgt William F E Taylor Jr of High Point North Carolina, waist gunner on B 17 Flying Fortress Loosey Lou at an eighth Air Force station in England, received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters after 48 bombing missions over Europe and Germany. His brother Col Darrel C Taylor is also serving in the European theater.
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England
France
Low Countries
William FE. Taylor, Jr
High Point
N. C
Loosey Lou
Viii Air Force
Taylor
Europe
Germany
Army
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Miss
Las Vegas
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William F. Taylor
Park Street
High Point High School
Col
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The
Air Corps
Lemon Juice Remedy Claims Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
An advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound with lemon juice as a home remedy for rheumatic pain. It claims quick relief within 48 hours, a two week supply, money back guarantee, and mentions dismissal of pain if not improved. The pitch targets buyers through drugstores and Mann’s.
Casual Comment By W. A. BIVINS
A lighthearted column features a bill collector joke about Jim DeLay paying by February 1 after a tough call. It also includes a Finnegan joke where St Peter explains counting a million years as a minute and a million dollars as a cent, with Finnegan asking for a cent.
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Jim DeLay
Jim
Burro Brings Laughs in a Freight Waybill Oddity
An eastern visitor buys a small burro while touring the West. The shipper labels it 1 Burro crazed, and a freight clerk notes on the way bill balance that Short I Bureau Over 1 Jackass. The colorful misreadings amuse, reflecting a mix up of language and transportation terms.
Sabbath Observance and the Call for Restful Duty
An editorial urged balanced Sabbath living, arguing that doing good and rest, not mere prohibition, define the day. It contrasts war‑plant duties and leisure with the need for meditation, worship, and self‑improvement to foster peaceful, purposeful lives.
Dispenser of Ruin and the Quest for Lasting Peace
A Rotary Magazine essay warns the robot bomb as an ultimate reason to strive for durable peace. It paints the weapon as indiscriminate ruin that could cast humanity underground among troglodytes, urging smarter action to avoid such a fate.
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Dead Sea
Rotary Magazine
DRB Employees Set High War Bond Goal in Sixth Drive
George W. Jones of the Demobilized Personnel Records Branch announces a $40,000 goal for the Sixth War Loan drive. So far $12,008.75 raised in cash sales plus $5,633.75 from payroll savings, with 11 percent of payroll pledged monthly. The office notes steady payroll savings and active solicitations by west-branch personnel amid war effort. The Navy Army and Marine Corps support ships and plants produce about 3,000 tons of tin cans monthly.
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George W. Jones
War Department
Jones
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Radio Schedule Highlights Public Service and Entertainment
A dense listing of November 26 Eastern War Time programming shows hourly segments across news, music, drama, and features. Notable items include The Matinee Theater, World Parade, NBC Symphony, and The Shadow mystery drama, with commentary by Murrow and Shirer. The schedule blends religious services, variety shows, operatic performances, and audience participation segments across multiple networks.
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de Andritini
Continentaries
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Lutheran
Josephine Houston
Sopland
Church of the Air
John B. Kennedy
Stanley Lison
George Hicks
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T. of Chicago
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Chaplain Jim
U.S.A
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Servcemen
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Thomas & Song
Nbe News of World
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National
Upton Close
N. ¥. Philharmonic Symphony
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Iwu Ruosty
A.A.F
Army
Barrymore
Mies Hattie
Nick Carter
America
Music America
Aintree
NBC Symphony
Toscatini
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Music Revue
Shirer
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Harriet Cos Halis
Pagal Whiteman
biGuick
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Greenfield Chapel
Alexander & Mediation Boards
Dorothy Thompson
Pia
Joe E Brown
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Conrad Nagel
Winchell Broadcasting
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Ilshowcals
James Melton
Ace Temeleton
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Jimmie Fidler
Jerry Cooper
Psi Sphainy & Girl Orck
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Radio Halil of Fame
Drew Pearson
Walker Winchell
Hollywood Mystery
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Elizabeth Bergner
Carrolls
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Philco
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Kol-Gas
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Cut Rate Furniture Co
East Green St
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