Wartime dresses emerge from scraps at New York salvage fair
At a National Salvage Fair sponsored by Bundles for America, 300 outfits were sent from across the country showing wartime ingenuity. Women remade clothes from odd scraps including shower curtains and upholstery to aid 5,000,000 migrant and dislocated workers and families. Bundles for America president predicts 20,000 volunteers will help remake clothing as the program expands. One woman even made a boy’s suit from two sugar sacks at a cost of 12 1-2 cents.
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Uncle Sam
New York
Bundies For
America
War Production Board
Wales Latham
Bundles For America
Local Knitters Rally for War Effort and Society Notes
Thursday gathering at Mrs. W. G. AL Gilson's home mobilizes Red Cross helmet and sweater knitting with 4:30 start. List of volunteers includes Bernard O'Dwyer and many others. Tuesday Contract bridge club reports high scorers and social events at the Hamilton House luncheon and al fresco party details.
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W. G. AL Gilson
R. L. Brouch
Mes
Raymond Jones
Kelley Bryant
O. C. Sutton
Hamilton Mouse
C. S. Burignall
Charles Klapner
William Blelden
Charles C. Gibson
F. McPaddin
Millie McCammon
FL Worth
Mary Ross
Maraarel Sue McFaddin
Greens Ring With Frankfurters and Potatoes Recipe
Leftover greens and vegetable scraps are championed for frugal meals. A greens ring with creamed frankfurters and potatoes serves 4 to 6, using mixed greens, frankfurters, potatoes, and a white sauce, with a tomorrow's menu menu plan and a note on U S petroleum use in 1940.
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Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Coming and Going in Texarkana to Ft Smith and Little Rock
Miss Marjory Dildy visits Miss Betty Hendrixson in Texarkana with Hendrixson having hosted Dildy the prior week. Mrs George Brandon spends the week with Ma Brandon in Ft Smith. George Stroud and children Martha and George Richard visit Gill sburg Illinois with Mrs Dorsey McRae Jr. and Mack guests of relatives in Little Rock this week. Mrs Dorsey McRae Sr. and daughter Mrs Bill Glover and Ben return from a motor trip to Waco visiting Bruce Melnes and Billy Duckett.
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Aoe
Marjory
Dildy
Betty Hendrixson
Texarkana
Miss Hendrixson
George Stroud
Martha and
George Richard
Gillsburg, Il
Dorsey McRae, Jr
Gon
Mack
Little Rock
Dorsey McRnae, Sr
Bill Glover
Ben
Waco
Bruce Melnes
Billy Ducketts
Quite an Increase in US Chickens Hatched in 1941
The United States saw a rise of 125 million more chickens hatched in the first five months of 1941 compared with the same period in 1940. This surge reflects broader agricultural upticks and growing poultry production during wartime mobilization.
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United States
Odds and Ends for War Styles
War era style notes describe reuse of household items. Old shower en trainees, window drapes, hats, por ters, and furniture slip covers are repurposed rather than discarded, reflecting economic thrift and conservation. The column highlights practical ways households adapt to shortages.
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NEA
Special Investigator Judith Kingsly Accepts a California Mission
Special investigator Judith Kingsly, pressed for time, is summoned by Mr. Watson of Watson Airplane Corp to go to San Diego on a covert check of the factory. The mission centers on guarding bomber plans as Tom Burke, a mysterious consulting engineer, is present on the West Coast. Judith boards a liner, eyes fixed on Burke, while others seem to surveil him. The adventure begins.
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Udith
Watson
Miss Kingsly
California
Judith
San Diego
West Coast
Tom Burke
Burke
Tom
Belated Victory Mentioned in Odd War Tale
The text claims the sole genuine US victory in a fictional War of 3812 was the Battle of New Orleans, noted as fought after the war ended and with lunar certainty referenced. It also references an abrasive rolted stone identified as Pennsylvania as a side note.
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New Orleans
Davis Needs More Authority Davis Wants Wartime Publicity Power
Central Press columnist Charles P Stewart argues Ellmer Davis may be a strong WW II publicity chief if granted authority. He cites Creel as boss in 1917 18 and questions Davis control over Office of Government Reports Facts and Figures and Foreign Information Service. He notes concerns about Latin American reach and notes Donovan as independent in army navy publicity.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Ellmer Davis
Uncle Sam
Herr Hiller
Elmer
Axis
George Creel
George
Lewis Mellett
Office of Government Reports
Archibald MacLeish
Office of Facts and Figures
Robert E. Sherwood
Foreign Information Service
Robert W. Horton
Office of Emergency Management
Emer
Latin America
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wild Bill
Donovan
Bill
Army
Navy
Debar
War Bonds Support Cavalry Horses For U S Army
Hitler finds his mechanized force slowed by Russian winter yet cavalry remains essential for field operations. The army breeds remounts at farms with horses costing 100 to 165 dollars. Buying War Savings Bonds and Stamps funds these mounts as citizens invest at least 10 percent of income.
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Hitler
U. S. Cavalry
Treasury Department
War Hard on Little Italy in New York Area
New York June 24 Italian American communities around Mulberry Street show wartime shift as many declare loyalty to the United States. Few Italian aliens interned after Pearl Harbor compared with Germans and mass evacuations are not planned. Cultural attaches left and propaganda venues closed, clubs display members serving in the U S forces. Italian language press and radio adapt rapidly.
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Tom Wolf
NEA Service
New York
Little
Italy
Rome
America
Musso Uni
Benito
Adalf
United States
Pearl Harbor
Mulberry Street
Corso Umberto
MacArthur
Mussolini
Little Healy
Columbus Exchange
Uncle Sam
The Censor Debate Between Elmer and Byron Price
The speaker contrasts Elmer's news dissemination with Byron Price's censorship role. They foresee a collision between Elmer and Price as rival press figures. The discussion cites George Creel as a precedent and hints at differing political sympathies between Elmer and Lowell Mellette.
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Elmer
Byron Price
Byron
George Creel
Ehner
Lowell Mellett
New Deal
Lowell
Italians in New York Face War Strain and Loyalty Tests
In Mulberry Street, Italian Americans adapt to wartime pressures as fascist praise fades and loyalty strengthens. Despite discrimination after Pearl Harbor, many remain American, with defense work and rationing affecting daily life. Teens highlight local pride and shared sacrifice amid vigilance by security groups.
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Generoso Pope
Pearl Harbor
Mulberry Street
New York
Italy
Mussolini
Duce
America
Rite- Service
Ges
Taly
Ickes to Rule on State Fields in Arkansas
El Dorado June 24 AP The fate of proposed dual completions in the Dorcheat and Macedon fields of Columbia county will be decided by the Office of Policy and Coordination with earthier hearings. Four major operators were summoned to submit evidence on the plan as D E Buchanan OPC chief attends along with others. Tests were not attempted when questions arose as to efficacy. Operators contend completions would be economical and increase sweet gas for a central Arkansas plant needing 50 million cubic feet daily. Sweet gas comes from shallow Cotton Valley and Macedonia sands, with deeper Cotton Valley producing sour gas. most current production is from the Cotton Valley sand.
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el Dorado
Dorcheat
Macedon
Columbia County
Ickes
Priday
Arkansas Oil and Gas .Com
Magnolias
D. E. Buchanan
OPC
OFC
Alymit
Arkansas
Cotton Valley
Sandatcheat
Macedonia
Cotton
Ca! Valley
Highest dwelling at 16000 feet in Tibet cloisters
The highest altitude at which humans reside is said to be the Buddhist cloister of Hanie in Tibet where priests live about 16 000 feet above sea level.
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Pla
Hanie
Tibet
Chandler founded as territorial town in 1910
Dr. A. J. Chandler, first territorial veterinarian, founded Chandler, Arizona, which was established as a town in 1910. Department store sales have increased 24 percent since 1938.
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A. J.chandler
Chandler, Ariz
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