Courageous Hope Amid War News From Mrs. Farmer
Mrs. Agatha A. Farmer of 319 Ath Wrenn Street expresses steadfast belief her son Dixie Brantley Farmer is alive after being reported missing in action following the Bataan battle. Dixie, a March 1941 U.S. Army chem warfare division enlistee, last reported news from home before Christmas, with a second son in Navy near convoy duty.
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Agatha A. Farmer
Wrenn Street
Dixie Brantley Farmer
Bataan
Farmer
America
High Point
United States Fass
Chemical Warfare
Pearl Harbor
Fuel Oil Rationing Push Warns Tanks Be Topped
Washington officials urge eastern and midwestern households to fill oil tanks by October 1 as the government moves toward fuel oil rationing. Deputy price administrator M O Leary says fuel stored in tanks adds dealer capacity and any fuel placed in tanks on October 1 or purchased afterward will affect rationing determinations under the OPA plan.
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Washington
al M. O'Leary
Gen Stilwell native of Florida and Britannica firehose
Gen Joseph W Stilwell chief staff under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is listed as a Florida native There are about 35 000 000 reads in the Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Joseph W. Stilwell
Chig Kai-shek
Flora
Meatless menus emphasize milk and grains for protein
Modern Menus advises meatless days using milk products, whole grain cereals, and nuts for protein. Two day plan from USDA Bureau of Home Economics shows breakfast, luncheon, and dinner options with soy or lima beans, navy beans, cheese, and fruit. Tomorrow offers further meals.
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Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Subtle Sachets Return for Fragrant Fashion
Glorifying yourself with sachets gains favor as a smart practical adornment. Alicia Hart notes powder sachets from major cosmetic houses and DIY kits let you scent clothes subtly, using fragrant powders in fabric bags or tucked into pockets for lasting fragrance.
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Alicia Hartner
Sachets
Grandma
Alicia Hart
Anne Adams Patterns Promote Schoolgirl Wardrobe
A vintage advertisement by C Anne Adams promotes pattern 41228 and 4228 for teen girls in sizes 10 to 18. It highlights a versatile jumper and a V neck blouse that can double as a jacket, with yardage details and a 16 cent price. The notice invites readers to send name address and style number to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department in New York for a Fall and Winter pattern book and salvage specials.
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Adams
Anne Young
Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Pilot dies to save life of his observer
London report says Beaufighter pilot Lofty saved his observer by flying the crippled plane to land, enabling the observer to bail out. Lofty, badly hurt, crashed and died after 27 minutes over sea. The duo had just downed a German Heinkel before the emergency.
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London
Lofty
Warplanes changing way of air fights report
Washington dispatch notes a British writer's forecast that American four engine bombers in European daylight raids could shift air warfare concepts. Colin Bednall, London Daily Mail, said Flying Fortresses outrange Luftwaffe fighters, with heavy armament enabling high altitude bombing. The War Department released excerpts from his Sept. 1 article, citing 100 daylight offensive sorties without loss and destroying at least 11 Focke-Wulf 190s. It also mentions Ambassador Steinhardt leaving Ankara for talks in Washington. The Atlantic depth record is 30,246 feet north of Puerto Rico. Mexico City notes a population of 1,600,000. Bombay mills run overtime.
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Washington
War Department
Colin Bednall
London Daily Mail
Jamestown PTA discusses amendment act and lists officers
Jamestown Oklahoma Jamestown Sept 26 Special to The Enterprise EF D Idol Jamestown School principal spoke on the proposed school amendment act at the Jamestown PTA initial meeting with C M McKinney presiding. Attendance honored Aliss Freeland fourth grade. Numerous committees named and many residents noted in wrap of evening events.
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Jamestown
EF. D. Idol
C. M. McKinney
Aliss Freeland
H. D. Helsaheck
HH. H. White
Dave Wright
Alton White
R. V. Johnson
Macy Borum
C. C. Willard
E. B. Wiike
Gene Hendrix
Walter Welborne
L. G. Ward
Frances Jam
B. L. Richardson
P. C. Futrelle
Franklin Briggs
Elizabeth Hanner
R. H. Hayworth
R. E. Hassell
Chester Hayworth
Annette Smith
J. &. Brown
Ralph Thornton
Cc. E. Frazier
Dan Smith
J. R. Armstrong
Lucy Webster
Lucy
R. E. Russell
D. Idol
al. N. Williard
Fiatronik cC
C. Willard
O. M. Bundy
Wayne Williard
C. E. Armfield
Bessie Mae McFadden
Melen Bostick
Lucille Bumgarner
W. D. Helsabeck
Mesdames
W. C. Johnson
Ernest Crouch
Ora Sublette
Mary Blackburn
E. 8. Wiike
E. D. Idol
Harry Bundy
W. G. Ragsdale
Mesd
O. W. Thrift
Mr. Idol
H. T. Wilson
C. E. Frazier
Daisy Osborne
Gertrude Moore
Ethel Campbell
Eric Mitchell
C. E. Armfield, Jr
Grounds
Macy Botum
Jack Armstrong
W. G. Rags
Dunked Bobby Not a Commando in Guildford Borough Swim
In Guildford England a local bobby faced a tough time at the borough's annual police swimming meet amid playful banter and competitive nerves.
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Guildford
England
Bobby
Native Refuses To Inform Japs And Tortured
A retired sergeant major of the British native police in the Solomons endured bayonet torture by Japanese when asked to reveal U S Marines in concealment. He refused, was wounded, crawled to Marine lines, and reported to his officer before surviving. The mission says he now risks life on other duties. Latin American countries are using about as much rubber as Brazil can export.
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Washington
Solomons
United States
British Joint Staff
Gudaland Island
Brazil
Hungary Eyes Cotton Imports via Siberia Route
Hungary seeks to source American cotton through a Siberian corridor, aiming to bypass traditional routes. The plan involves leveraging rail links and logistics to move cotton fiber from the United States to Central Europe, reflecting postwar trade shifts and regional supply concerns.
Women Duration Widows Should Form Local Clubs
Ruth Millett urges creation of Duration Widows clubs in towns to support wives of service members. These clubs would offer companionship and practical sharing such as cohabiting, shared living costs, and cooperative child care arrangements to ease temporary widowhood during wartime.
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Widows' Club
Roth Millet Service
Duration Widows Offer Community Support for Spouses
The article urges Duration Widows to band together to ease isolation and share solutions for individual problems. It suggests cooperation may help wives cope with husbands away serving, including arranging care for children and finding moments for personal time. It emphasizes hometown solidarity among march partners and service members' spouses.
Look and Learn By A GORDON
Eskimos are the thinnestly scattered race. Roman numerals write 69 as LXIX. Water rolls off a duck due to oily feathers. The great trio of American debaters were Daniel Webster Henry Clay and John Calhoun. The oldest U S Navy ship is the Constitution.
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U.S. Navy
Eskimos
Y. Lenix
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
John Calhoun
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