Washington News Briefs on Defense, Policy and Yachts
Washington sees a flood of new federal workers as defense expands while owners rent rooms for income. The Navy leased the Sea Cloud, once a Baltic clipper, for coastal training and the Nenemoosha yacht is to become a training ship. Treasury chief Morgenthau teases Dumbo jokes after Disney meeting as Hollywood buzz swirls about propaganda films. Prime Minister appears in the mix as the capital bobs with war talk.
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Jack Stinnett Ashington
Washington
U. S
Nenemoosha
Jessie Ball DuPont
Maritime Commission
Clippers
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Sea Cloud
Navy
Seven Seas
Kiel Gar
Germany
Treasury
Morgenthau
Mr. Morgenthau
Morithau
Walt Disney
Hollywood
Disney
Security Tightens Around White House and Capitol
Churchill visit triggers unprecedented guarding around the White House as air raid preparations proliferate in the Senate office building. Museums guard treasures fiercely with unknown specifics while prominent locals, Mr. and Mrs. Stephens and Mr. Higgins with granddaughter Peggy Orr, visit relatives in Washington.
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Churchill
White House
Senate
National Gallery
Mellon Museum) of Art
Corcoran Gallery
Library of Congress
Smithsonian
Community Notices and Local Movements in Prescott Area
Bruce Chapel reports the Kassingers have moved to Smackover Arkansas. The Food for Victory drive is active. Mrs. Tomlin and Mrs. Shell Tomlin shopped in Prescott. Mrs. A. E. Foster visited Miss Ruby Leslie in Belton. Welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeLacertre from Shreveport. Illness of Mrs. John Harper. Tilman Calhoun and family visited Prescott. Fred Cullins and J. A. Cullins at Belton on business. Eunice Stephens of Tuscan, Arizona has returned home. Grady Jester of Gordon spent time with his parents.
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W. J. Kassinger
Smackover
Ark
R. L. Tomlin
Shell Tomlin
Prescott
A. E. Foster
Ruby Leslie
Belton
Paul DeLacertre
Shreveport
John Harper
Tilman Calhoun
Fred Cullins
J. A. Cullins
Eunice Stephens
Tuscan
Arizona
Neve
Sunday School Group to Meet Wednesday Session at Church
Sunday School workers in the Presbyterian group will gather Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the Church Educational building for an inspirational and business session. Attendance is urged by church leaders. News notes hint at fears of tropical diseases in the Pacific war with sleeping sickness highlighted as the worst concern.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
Posible
Everything's Free at Hobo Paradise in Edwardsville WI
A public food center opens in Edwardsville offering free coffee and meals for hoboes. The police station provides beds for overnight guests, with city officials, the community fund, and fire and police departments backing the project. The quirky story notes a shift in nickels and a joke about college students seeking aviator helmets.
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Edwardsville
Tambay Gold Dives Into a Desert of Debt and Romance
In Tambay Gold, Maurie and Juddy clash as Doc faces a seven hundred dollar debt to cover Juddy’s bet. Mom negotiates with Doc, Loren Oliver, and Angel over money, loyalty, and a budding romance with Lolita Marquesas, while a planned dinner for the visiting star adds to the tension.
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Jeoor
Maurie
Bixie Groff
Doc
Juddy
Dog
Dolf
Dee
Sears
Angel
Salvation Army
Big Boy
Loren Oliver
Old Swoby
Marn
Dec
Jand
Todd
Welliver
Lolita Marquesas
Cherrington
Angel Todd
Welliver Universit
Lolita
Chi Rho Gamma
Mother
Rogues Hall
Marquesas
Proxy Gilchrist
God Save the King
Tambay
Feederia
Mom
Rags Owen
van Clark
Lolitg
Oliver
Old Gray Mare Returns to Favor in Omaha Horse Market
In South Omaha, demand for horses and mules surged as buyers from New England flocked to auctions. A recent single-day sale moved 500 animals, with buyers testing horses on trials before bidding. Dealers describe conditions and blemishes, while experts note trucks and tires have reduced city demand for workhorses.
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Omaha
South Omaha
New England
Ehip
David Harums
C.K
Red Man Goes Modern Fort Lewis Soldiers Buy Washing Machine
Sioux Indian soldiers of Company B 63rd infantry at Fort Lewis Washington buy a washing machine with savings from canteen rebates to replace back breaking washday work. Most synthetic rubber materials will come from the petroleum industry. The Scottish Sheriff Court in the local jurisdiction names the Sheriff Substitute as judge.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
63Rd Infantry
Dist
Sheriff Court
Maybe He Labors in the Mint
HARGERSTOWN Ma a plant official confronted a laborer during a defense stamp drive but the worker refused requests to buy a stamp. The laborer asked what denomination and replied, A 35,000 bond will be about right. He get i
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Hargerstown
Barbs About Aid and Peace in South Africa
A garbled report hints at criticism of aid and peace efforts in South Africa. The text references asbestos issues and alleged plans tied to parity. Read as a fragmented item reflecting unsettled commentary on social tensions and public health concerns.
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Amuke
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