Correspondent Details Hazards Of Hunting The News In Jungle War
Chicago dispatch recounts AP war correspondent Marlin Spencer describing the dangers and rigor of reporting from the Southwest Pacific jungle. He recalls front-line trips, encounters with Zero attacks, bomber raids on Buna, and the brutal realities of war while praising General MacArthur and the resolve to defeat Japan.
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Southwest Pacific
Chicago
Associated Press
Spencer
Hanford MacNider
Tox
Buna
MacNider
Douglas MacArthur
Jap Superiority Taught With Guns And Beatings
Wenzell Brown recounts life under Japanese rule in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong. He describes brutal slappings to enforce Nipponese supremacy, price gouging by a warder, and a harsh regime that keeps 2700 internees in fear and misery. He urges America to remember and report the plight to spur resistance.
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Wenzell Brown
Stanley
Hong Kong
Smith and Durrell
NEA
Soner
Stanley Prison
Cheng
Niponese
Japan
America
Migrating Warble Birds Cross 600 Miles Over Gulf
During a remarkable nocturnal journey, warble birds traverse roughly 600 miles of open water across the Gulf of Mexico in a single night, displaying extraordinary stamina and navigational prowess. The feat highlights avian endurance and migratory patterns observed by researchers.
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Gulf of Mexico
Naval Insignia Puzzle and Word List From Babylonian Clue Set
A mixed U S Navy insignia puzzle with clues covering nouns verbs and adjectives including items for Scouting Squadron insignia deity city virtue and various cross referenced terms. The vertical and horizontal lists resemble a crossword style diagram with numerous terse entries and abbreviations.
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Scouting Squadron
U. S. Naval
Hoover 69 and still seen as possible standard bearer
The piece argues former President Hoover at 69 remains a practical voice on world peace and a stabilizing figure for Republicans. It notes his 1929- era leadership during the Depression, his perceived wisdom, and how age shadows his political prospects alongside Churchill.
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Hoover
Palo Alto
Minneapolis
Mr. Hoover
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Landon
Willkie
Winston Churchill
Nazi Battleships Riding Anchors
STOCKHOLM reports put German battleships Tirpitz and Scharnhorst at anchor well above the Arctic Circle in the fortified Altfjord near Hammerfest Norway. They have stayed near the northern coast for six months with a brief Bjornveya excursion and were not believed to join the Spitzbergen raid. Three German cruisers Prinz Eugen Admiral Scheer and Koeln were said to be in the Baltic.
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Tirpitz
Scharnhorst
Arctic Circle
Altfjord
Hammerfest
Bjornveya
Norwegian Sea
Trondheim Fjord
Spitzbergen
Prinz Eugen
WFA Imposes Limits On Beer Making With Food Additives
Smokeless powder synthetic rubber milk mixes bakery products and confections cited by the Wisconsin Food Authority as factors prompting new restrictions on beer production.
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WFA
Try This Safe Driving Tip About Insect Spatter
A quirky weathered advisory urges drivers to limit speed to under 30 mph to prevent insect splatter on windshields and save on fuel oil and tires, framing it as a practical driving tip.
WEA Sees No Hope In Beer Shortage
Washington report on a War Food Administration briefing after a conference with a brewing industry advisory committee. The WFA warned that government limits on production and transport would not allow fulfilling higher consumer demand. Brewers were moving away from distant markets to save transport costs. Malt production in recent months exceeded early estimates due to wartime food needs.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Brewing Industry Advisory
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