Library Holds Training Class in Hempstead County
The Hempstead County Library held a training session at city hall led by county librarian Miss Sisie Weisenberger. Clerks reviewed catalog card arrangement, conducted a card lab, and heard year by year achievements from librarians. Reregistration for borrowers begins March 1 as the "Book for Victory" campaign and armed forces book drive are discussed.
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Hempstead
Sisie Weisenberger
Johnnie McCabe
Weisenberger
Library marks second anniversary and book club review
On February 23 under Miss Weisenberger and Mrs Joe Jackson a Victory Book campaign class reviewed All that Glitters by Frances P Keyes. Eight members enjoyed cake after the session. Hempstead County Library celebrated its second anniversary February 15 1942 with a note of upcoming class on March 17 at city hall to discuss recent books of Asia.
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Weisenberger
Joe Jackson
Frances P. Keyes
Hempstead
Germans Lose Their Hyphens in Milwaukee
Milwaukee's German community shifted stance after Pearl Harbor as pre-Nazi citizens faced surveillance and many rallied to American support. Despite opposition to intervention, most Germans condemned Hitler and Britain blamed for Germany's woes while opposing the Nazis' actions.
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Don Brannon
Milwaukee
Sam
Feart Harbor
Poland
Great Britain
Hitler
England
Germany
Pearl Har
Germans Immigrate as Americans in Wartime California
In Los Angeles, German American groups unite into Wisconsin Federation of German American Societies and pledge loyalty to the United States after Germany declares war. The piece notes shifts in German American identity, local gatherings at Central Hall and Schwaben Hof, and mentions Nisei resilience and Japanese American internment context, highlighting families in Little Tokyo like the Sumidas and their stance on aiding the war effort.
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Milwaukee
Germany
Bernhard Hofmann
Wisconsin Federation of German-American Societies
America
United States
Hofmann
Europe
Hiller
Schwaben-Hof
Teutons
Central Hall
Curt Poruth
FBI
Treasury Department
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Chi
Chimeatu
Tokyo
Japan
Sumida
Orient
Grace
Marshall
Theodore
du Dust Dist
Our Daily Bread and Survival Amid Private Affairs
The excerpt urges self reliance and action over words, invoking forefathers and revolution to endure a looming menace. It frames private affairs as crucial until danger is removed and calls for decisive, concrete measures to ensure survival.
Detailed oil and gas deeds and leases in 1942 records
A long list of mineral deeds royalty deeds and oil and gas leases dated February 1942. Entries show R S Randolph and wife and others transferring interests in sections 1 10 18 and 24 across townships 15 S range 24 West and adjacent tracts. Several transfers involve Jane Loucks J Dunn J Hedley and Frank Billingslea with 1 16 1 384 and 1 192 intents. Multiple filings reference Royalty Deeds and Leases through February 17 1942 with entities including Federal Land Bank of St Louis Marine G Company The Gerhig Co and Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.
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Randolph
Snow
Nwi
West
R. S. Randolph
Jane M. Loucks
BR. S. Randolph
Joh H, Mack
Rye
Jane Dunn
See
R. O. Snow
S. Rees
S. Hive
A. E. Jordin
J. D. Hedley
A. S. Randolph
A. E. Jordan
Mes
Ida Burns
Corda Burns Burrus
Joe Burrus
Frank Billingslea
Federal Land Bank of St. Louis
Marine Gi Company Si
New
Dale
J. B. Powell
J.C. Hawkins
Sey
Nem
al Ja
E. P. Wingfield
Gerhig Co
Ark
H. C. Skidmore
County 4-H Leaders Hold War Aims Training Meet
County 4 H Clubs met at the Experiment Station Recreational Center for a leadership training session to boost 4 H programs in the county. County officials Jernigan Adams and others led discussions on wartime goals, scrap drives, and neighborhood club organization with a noon meal of farm foods and notes on future Rally Day plans.
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Experiment Station
Thomas the Walker
Columbus County Council
W. J. Dernigan
Strate
Victory
Schol
Shower Springs
Near Futue
Wempsteid County
Mary Claude Fletcher
Phoebe T. Harvis
Boston
Barney W. Chambers
David Edwards
Harald Willard
Blevins
Parrot Our Patron: Polly Prefers Aspirin Theory
Baltimore dispatch notes Craige Roseler feeds a whiskey nightcap to a parrot named Ragamuffin amid cold winds. The birds take their aspirin with water, while owners recount chatter, fights, and naps after lively evenings.
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Baltimore
Craige Roseler
Ragamuffin
Wate
Blackout Ball Confuses Soldiers at Camp Pendleton Dance
In Virginia at Camp Pendleton a unique blackout ball unfolded as soldiers in uniform attempted a reverse blind date. The living room style event had escorts finding partners in darkness, with couples pairing and detaching as the lights flickered. No complaints were reported as the unusual dance proceeded.
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Camp Pendleton
Tamborn Volcano Eruption Shreds Coastal Sclfer Material
An 1815 Tamborn eruption ejected vast sclfer material across the sea, reshaping coastlines. The Netherlands Fast Indigh note records a sizable output, while Borneo’s coastline is described as extending from San Francisco to New York in distance.
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Tamborn
Netherlands
Borneo
San Fransiseo
New York
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