Interesting Folks in Fleet APer Finds in Guam
Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Guam features a slice of life aboard naval ships. The vice president’s nephew is seen in dungarees on a battleship while Lt Rival Hawkins of Pasadena interviews sailors about life insurance policies. Navy actor Henry Fonda relaxes ashore and Cmdr James Crowley oversees Pacific Navy sport programs with humor and praise from colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Joe Hawkins
Pasadena
Calif
Ventura Christian Church
Henry Fonda
Pacific
Hank
Hollywood
Fonda
Political Gifts in 1944 Largest Ever
The Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee reports 1944 political contributions total at least 25,298,384 with at least 23,921,878 spent. Local groups likely added millions not in reports. Republicans show receipts of 2,999,999 and expenditures 2,828,651. Democrats receipts 2,562,784 expenditures not shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene Monberg
Washington
UPI
Senate Campagin Expenditures Committee
Film company crew visits Pacific islands amid wartime toil
20th Century Fox personnel, Morgan and Photographer's Mate 3-C Charles Davis of Cincinnati, traveled the South Seas aboard an 1380-foot fuoy ten der crossing the equator 49 times in 16 months. They recall shirring Joe Blow style stories about lonely islands and brutal duty, noting one LST ashore at Iwo Jima was unhit while others faced danger. Morgan visited Baker Gardner Canton ATAFU Tutuila but found no tropical scenes matching those publicized for the movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th Century-Fox
Iwo Jima
Morgan
Charles Davis
Cincinnati
South Seas
Joe Blow
Don
Baker, Gardner
Canton
Atafu
Tutuila
Prominent Families Donate to Party Committees
A detailed report lists total contributions of 2,056,121 with the Du Pont family giving 109,832 from 31 members to Republican committees. Joseph Pew's family in Pennsylvania gave 96,995, while Rockefellers Mellons Guggenheims and Vanderbilts also supported Republicans. Marshall Field and wife gave 22,000 to Democrats and independents, and Andrew Higgins' family from New Orleans contributed 20,680 to Democratic and independent causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
Joseph Pew
Pennsylvania
Rockefellers
Mellons
Guggenheims
Vanderbilts
Marshall Field
Chicago
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Historic quotes attributed to Deuteronomy and Archimedes
A pair of famous sayings appear: a biblical verse promising blessings and leadership, and Archimedes claiming a lever and prop can move the world. The text juxtaposes scripture with a classical science maxim.
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Archimedes
Cacao Reaches Peak Trade on West African Coast
The cacao commodity attains its greatest commercial stature along the west coast of Africa, signaling a peak in trade activity and regional influence for profitable cacao production and export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Bus Stolen From Depot at Harrison
Police search Ozark mountains for a 25 passenger bus stolen from Union Bus Station in Harrison. The Sunnyland stages bus from Springfield Missouri arrived at midnight and was parked for departure. An officer saw it driving south on highway 65 and another driver saw the blue and white bus near Berryville Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Ozark Mountain
Union
Sunnyland Stages
Springfield
Highway 65
Berryville
Ark
Public Hearing On DeGray Reservoir Desirability
A U S engineers office announced a public hearing in Arkadelphia tomorrow on the desirability of constructing the DeGray reservoir in the Caddo river to control floods on the Ouachita river. The session will be held at the Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
DeGray
Caddo River
Ouachita River
Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Engineers Office
Report of Nazi Peace Offer Denied
Stockholm Dagbladet published an unconfirmed claim that Hitler offered peace to the United States and Britain earlier in March and was rejected. British sources said they had no information, while some war correspondents warned of optimism and a potential six week window for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Adolf Hitler
America
Britain
Foreign Office
Dagbladet
Arvid Fredborg
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
United Press
21St Army Group
Richard D. McMillan
Second Army
The
Rhine
Typhoid Clinic and Health Events Schedule
The County Health Unit announces a typhoid clinic at Rosenwald school starting March 13 with weekly sessions. Upcoming activities include Well Child Conference and Maternity Clinic at Rising Star church March 20 and Iron Springs School March 27, plus school inspections at Mt Mariah March 21 and 23. An X ray clinic for tuberculosis will run March 15 and 16 with eligibility rules for contacts and young children.
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Rosenwald Negro School
Rising Star Church
Iron Springs School
Mt.Mariah
Local Home Demonstration Clubs Hold February Meetings
Hinton and Happy Home Demonstration clubs met with members and a visitor. New officers elected for the Happy Home group included landscapes and poultry leads. Plans were made to work on a community Service Boys Quilt and year books were distributed with dues.
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Hinton
Berlin Jones
Walter Ratcliff
Service Boys
Henry Black
Hagler
Doyle Mayton
Edith Rider
Happy Home
Wiley Dillard
Wiley Clark
Johnny Get Your Gun
Canning
Tom Gathright
Nash Stanton
M. H. Peebles
Chapultepec Castle Conference Near Mexico City
Questions and Answers cover Grasshopper Hill in Mexico City, the German city Dresden as the "German Florence," RAF aircraft losses totaling 17 380 by Dec 31 1944, butter and coffee prices in Berlin, and tactical bomb targets in Chemnitz including locomotive works and factories.
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Mexico City
Chapultepec
Chapultec
Florence
Dresden
RAF
Berlin
Chemnitz
Germany
Home Demonstration Club Meetings Report
Various club notes from Baker Doyle and Fulton 4-H groups detail meetings held February and March 1945. Demonstrations covered sewing machine care pressure gauge testing biscuit mix and crafting hats belts and ornaments. Vaccination practice for cattle and reports of new club reporters are included.
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Baker the
Baker Home Demonstration Club
Lilla Brosius
O. F. Loyd
Ella Posey
District Home
Blevins High School
Cora Lee Westbrook
Oliver L. Adams
Miss Westbrook
Fulton
Fulton 4-H
Catherine Cox
Mary Lou Ebling
Mastiff Description Highlights Power and Size
The mastiff is described as a powerfully built smooth coated watchdog with a large head and wrinkled skin, weighing about 170 pounds.
Florida to Fight WLB State Action
Florida Attorney General J. Tom Watson announced plans to appeal a regional WLB decision that reversed the state's closed shop ban. The panel upheld a labor union contract with WFTL despite changed ownership, sparking dissent and further legal actions across Miami Jacksonville Tampa Pensacola and Panama City.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
J. Tom Watson
WLB
Watson
Atlanta
Miami
WFTL
Tampa
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Panama City
Lend-Lease Limited to War Ambitions in Senate
The Senate backed a one year extension of Lend-Lease with a House amendment restricting use to wartime only. It bans postwar relief or rehabilitation uses and extends contracts through June 30, 1949, preserving existing agreements for the 1945 to 1949 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Europe
Pro Motion Uses Cornflakes to Simulate Snow
In a film production a creative technique uses cornflakes to depict falling snow, showcasing practical effects to achieve a wintry scene. The improvised approach demonstrates resourcefulness in visual storytelling and set design.
Battle experience report cites new medical ratio in field units
Maj General Hawley notes a problem with blood transfusion strategy as the rule of one transfusion per five wounded shifts to one per two wounded. Lt Col Mark Plaisted reports in Lovenich near Cologne that German Volkssturm units were mobilized, with only three of them appearing.
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Paul R. Hawley
Lovenich
Cologne
Volksstrurm
Mark Plaisted
Springfield, Il
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Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
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Bob Benchley
Hollywood Studio
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Don Morgan
Los Angeles
Betty Grable
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J. P. Cox Drug Store
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Jungle Monkey
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Jackson County
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Ward & Son
Frederick Broecks
Grace
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George Boozers
Doyle Club
Joseph Wood Krutch
Columbia U. Literature
COX Drug Store
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China
Hope City Hall
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Band Mothers Fund
Rotary Institute OF International Understanding
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Hope, Arkansas
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