Mail Orders Answering the Mail Orders 5
Washington readers share experiences on hospital costs for childbirth in the capital hospital rates compared with New York. A note on enlistment standards highlights mobile optical units and free spectacles for soldiers. FBI reports show youth crime rising as a major police issue in 1941 with records on robbery auto theft and murder by under-21 offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
W. Ih. K
Butle
Mom
My. K
New York City
F. A
Jacksonville
Fla
Army
Navy
Prv
B. L
Hamilton
Ohio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
India’s political fault lines keep India in flux
The piece traces Gandhi’s shifts on independence and minority rights, Nehru and Congress demands, and the caste tensions fueling Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and other groups. It notes the Muslim League push for independence from Britain and the social rifts underscoring untouchables, Parsis, and industrial elites amid a volatile path to self rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
Hiil
Gandhi
Hugh O'Neil
India
Commons
Britain
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Indra
Nehru
Congress
Social Calendar Busy Weekends Highlight Community Events
Social calendar lists events and gatherings from March including Mr. and Mrs. J C Broyles at home honoring Joel C Broyles of New York City. Meetings of Women's Missionary Union, Hope Business and Professional Women's Club, Wendman Circle drill team, and AML officers. Friday Contract bridge club hosts and Victory parties for Junior-Senior PTA with guests and prizes described. Spring decorations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Broyles
Joel C. Broyles
Fir
New York City
Tursday
Hope Business and Professional Women's Chub
Ray Stephenson
Floyce Taylor
Wendman Circle
Woodman Hall
AML
Tressie Goldsticker
Misa Estelle Waterson
el Dorado
M. M. McCloughan
R. D. Franklin
W. Q. Warren
J. W. Patterson
Bernard O'Dwyer
Patterson
South Here Vey Street
Tripell
R. D. Haynes
Thelma Moore
Florence Hicks
Aline Johnson
W. H. Bourne
A. EB. Morsani
Jack Portey
Ruby McKee
McKee
Moore
Duke McCorkle and Duke announce marriage in Hope
Announcement in Hope notes the marriage of Miss Mildred McCorkle and 4. D. Duke on Friday night March 20 at 6 45 at Elder Luther Valentine’s home. Both residents of Hope, the couple will reside in Hope where Mr. Duke works for Broner Ivory Handle Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke-McCorkle
Mildred McCorkle
D. Duke
Hope
Luther Valentine
Duke
Broner-Ivory Handle Co
Local Figures Attend Oaklawn Races in Hot Springs
Personal mentions note Mr and Mrs Dursey McRae and others traveling to Hot Springs to attend Oaklawn Jockey Club races. Mrs M McCloughan and Merrill visit Mrs McCloughan's mother in Texarkana while Mr and Mrs Albert Graves join Hope residents for the trip. Mrs John Shiver left for relatives in Springdale and FL Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Whitehurst
Joe Broyles, Jr
Hot Springs
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Mrs
Albert Graves
John Shiver
FL Smith and
Springdale
Diplomatic tastes shape embassy menus in Washington
A Polish Embassy chef orders 16 chicken breasts from 1-pound birds and learns two come from 3.5-pound fowl, triggering replacements. Diplomats vary by nation with Polish preference for filet style meat while Finns want boned poultry and Luxembourgers favor veal. Markets note demand for top quality produce despite war, from veal and beef to half dozen turkeys and spinach leaves. Local grocers report diplomats’ American tastes include peanut butter and baked beans despite disdain for calling a hot dog by its humble name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucrece Hudgins
Washington
Legation
Luxembourg
Sea
Hollywood Rumor Mills Grind On in Wartime
Hollywood remains a fertile ground for rumors as stories spread quickly from set injuries to divorces. The Yearling rumors spark studio buzz about Communist themes while a Snooping era yarn prompts false publicity. Trade press and publicists amplify false reports before studios deny them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Washington
Culver City
Burbank
Etty
Internal Revenue
Red Report
Metro
Communist Party
Soviet Union
The
Matro
Walt Dishey
Charlie Chaplin
Soviet Russia
Two Way Musical Gain by Laval on Pop Classical Mix
New York writer John Selby profiles Paul Laval who argues popularizing classical melodies helps both sides. He notes Freddy Martin’s Tchaikovsky hit and other crossovers showing jazz and swing artists borrowing from grand works, transforming tastes while preserving core tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Selby
Wide World Arts
New York
Tin Pan Alley
Paul Laval
Laval
Dinah Shore
Chamber Music Society of
Lower Basin Street
Broadway
Metropolitan
Sith Street
Martin
Freddy Martin
America
Tchaikovsky
Fand
Himsif
Band
Carnegie Hall
Benny Goodsman
Layal
NEC Symphony
Artie Shaw
Andrew Kostalanetz
Isle of May
Tehaikowsky
Our Love
Larry Clinton
Pete
Tommy Dorsey
Goodman
Paganini
Claude Kornhill
Chapin
Duke Ellington
Clementine
Mendelssohn
Ponchielli
Harry James
Andrews Sister
Let the Youngsters Have a Good Time
In Los Angeles the Borrowed Time Club, aimed at social activity for those over 70, draws younger members from ages 50 and 60. The club’s youngest member is 44 year old Mrs. Chattie M. Griffith and the oldest is 81 year old Mrs. Lucy Wylie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Chattie M. Griffith
Lucy Wylie
Barbs on Work Ethics and Submarine Funding
A dated opinion piece jokes about youth behavior and labor, critiques the phrase sweat equals work, and quips that hens lack knowledge of brick laying profits. It then advocates a large appropriation to combat German submarines, proposing a sinking fund. The passage ends urging doubling effort with two hands and fists.
Farm workers crisis eyed as war demand grows
State farmers face a shrinking labor pool with rising shortages for 1942 harvests. Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma supply most workers, while replacements from 20 states fall to 71 percent in Arkansas. Agencies pledge total cooperation to meet wartime needs and push for a 100 percent effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Farm Security Administration
Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
Work Projects Administration
But He Doesn’t Have to Bury His Hide
Fort Davis Texas rancher Richard K Merrill speaks of his tiny bulldog Pat who dislikes skunks yet rushes to defend his owner's property. Merrill notes Pat’s peculiar habit after encounters, including quick washing at a watering trough. The article also mentions Vitus Bering as the first white commander to visit Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Texas
Richard K. Merrill
Pat
Merrill
Alaska
Vitus Bering
Russia
Table Tennis Champ Gets Trial With Cards
St Louis Cardinals kick off spring training in St Petersburg with Buddy Blattner, 21, an ex international table tennis champion. Blattner, 16 when he won the Frague crown, later starred for Pepper Martin in Sacramento, stealing 25 bases, batting .245 with 85 RBIs and 17 homers last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Petersburg
Fla
Buddy Blattner
Pepper Martin
Sacramento
Olive Branch Signaled Truce From Ancient Tribes
Early barbarians valued olive oil highly and sent an olive tree to rivals to signal a truce. In later periods the olive branch became the symbolic gesture.
Recruits for Morale Highlight Women War Efforts
Adelaide Kerr profiles women supporting Allied war work across nations. Stage Door Canteen in New York opens for servicemen. Jane Cowl and Selena Boyle chair the event. Home defense recipes aid families. thousands of women in Nazi-occupied lands aid relief, salvage, Red Cross drives, and civilian relief. UK and Norwegian women join medical and railway support, with pay parity and expanding roles in air and hospital services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Kerr
Wide World
United Nation
de Bi
Red Cross
New York
En’s
House of Doten
American Airlines Aggents
Royal Army Me
Mai
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church
FP. L. Prilgttt
A. J. Neighbors
Wirren
Martin Pont
Dewey Bush
Saenger
Duanes
Death Valley
Rialto
Orie Reed
Carter Johnson
Little Reel
Harrison
Paul Harrison
NEA
Mr. Laval
Basin Street
United Nations
United States
Great
Germany
Japan
Italy
Tre Theaters Saenger
Duane
Rialto Matinee Daily
Mexico Way
Melody Lane
Aloma
South Seas
New Saenger
Alexander Korda
Cero Lombard Ck Benny
Ged Lubitsch
United Artists
Connie Caddy
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