Civilian Defense Debate Reverberates From D C to Podunk
Stinnett Falrington argues civilian defense program under La Guardia should be fully organized and active nationwide. He suggests checking hometown papers like Podunk’s Clarion to gauge true local effort and impact amid Washington political theatrics and whispered feuds.
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Jack Stinnett Falrington
LaGuardia
Washington
Owever
Erica
Podunk
Unk Clarion
Civilian defense programs face regional gaps in support
A survey of American newspapers shows strong defense zeal on the Pacific Coast and in Galveston while cities like Baltimore lag, with siren tests failing and recruitment weak. Midwest papers fret over costs and taxes, whereas Alaska and remote areas show serious public interest. The Red Cross drives coverage where defense is scarce, revealing proximity to bombing as a key motivator.
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America
Pacific
U. S
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Baltimore
Midwest
Minnesota
Indiana
Pearl Harbor
Michigan
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Alaska
OCD
Hann’t
Red Cross
Movie Aid Drive to Nab Pickpockets
Mexico City readers glimpse weekly photos of the citys worst pickpockets in lobby displays as authorities warn to beware. The notice, posted under the pictures, cautions that possibly the criminal is beside you now and urges vigilance amid fogs lingering on the Aleutian Islands.
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Mexico City
Mexican Banker Claim Links Pocket Subs to His Plan
Mexican banker Gonzalo Sanano Anita of the Agricultural Credit Bank says the pocket submarines used by Japan in Pearl Harbor resemble a machine he invented and handed to the foreign ministry in 1935. He asserts published descriptions and pictures likely copy his design and that he never discussed it with any foreign government.
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Mexico City
Pearl Harbor
Foreign Ministry
Gonzalo Sanano Anita
Agricultural Credit Bank
Pay phone missing at Camp Davis recreation hall
Camp Davis North Carolina posts a notice asking the person or persons who took a pay telephone from the recreation hall to return it. The coin box may be kept as a memento, and the service is urgently needed for a number of customers. The notice ends with an odd line about a bamboo tree growing sixty inches a day.
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Camp Davis
N. C
Wall of Recreation Hall
Nevada county tire quotas for February set
Prescott News reports February tire allocations for Nevada county: eight tires and seven tubes for passenger cars motorcycles and light trucks. eighteen tires and 33 tubes for trucks and buses. State rationing administrator Robert P. Hall announced the quota on Tuesday. Welfare Board member Harold C. Parker was named to the State Welfare Board’s county seat at its monthly meeting. Rotary Club members draw numbers to fund defense bonds at meetings held Tuesdays. Sam Logan spoke on wartime conditions and prices. Subscribe to the Hope Star for daily home delivery via Mack Greyson, 307.
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Nevada
Nevada County
Robert P. Hall
Welfare Boards
Harold C. Parker
County Welfare Board
State Welfare Board
State Public Welfare Department
Rotary Club
Broadway Hotel
Sam Logan
Society Notes From Little Rock and Hope Visits
Mrs finin Gee is visiting Little Rock as guest of her daughter. Mrs Wells Hatwhy and Mrs J B Hesterly are in Hope for the day. Mrs Sam Vick Scott, long based in Seward Alaska, has returned home to stay for the duration.
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Mrs. Finin Gee
Little Rock
Mrs. Wells Hatwhy
J. B. Hesterly
Sam Vick Scott
Seward
Alaska
Library Flower Garners Attention at Hope Hempstead Library
A bronze Galax plant, gifted by Mrs. S. G. Norton from North Carolina, attracts more attention than any library decoration. The Galax, a perennial from Virginia to Georgia, features bronze autumn leaves and slender flowering stems. General George C. Marshall is identified as not a West Pointer and is noted as a Virginia Military Institute graduate.
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Hope-Hempstead County
S.G. Norton
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Virginia Military Institute
FASTEETH Keeps False Teeth Steady and Fresh
FASTEETH is an alkaline powder sprinkled on dentures to hold teeth firmly in place without sliding or slipping. It resists gummy tastes, souring, and denture breath, offering a non-acid solution. Available at any drug store for improved denture stability.
Hoyts Compound Relieves Stomach Disorder Claim
Mr W Taylor of 805 South Market Shawnee Oklahoma reports long standing indigestion gas and bloating. Since using Hoyts Compound he says gas and bloating are gone sleeps less disturbed back and limb pains relieved bowels regular and overall wellness improved. Adv promotes John Gibson Drug Store and general druggists.
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W. ©. Taylor
South Markett
Shawnee, Oklo
Shawnee
Hoyt
Hoyt’s
John
Gibson Drug Store
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Dean
Mae Sutentlly
Ralanaie
Roy Anderson Insurance
Aleutian Islands
Thousadile
Joe
Hope
Cox and Gibson Drug
Dickie
McDowell
E. Ord
Navy
NEA
Talephoto
John Benton Bulkely
Motor Torpedo Boat Division 15
Subic Bay
Philippine
Luzon
Arkansas
Bill Dickey
Little Rocks Travelers
Tris Speaker
Bert Nash
United States Wings
American Legion Auriliagy
Husshan
H@s
E-F.hussman
Prescott News
Tan
Hope Star
Prescott
Mack Greyson
Telehone
Hempstead
C. C. Bowman
Accountants - Auditors
Cement Association We Trust Bldg
St- Louis
Howt
Mr. Taylor
and City Bakery
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