Japs Greatest Fear Is Fire in Air Raids
SIEGFRIED F. LINDSTROM argues Japan fears fire from air raids as wooden and paper towns burn easily. He warns earthquakes, crowded Kobe ports, water reserves, and nearby reservoirs magnify fire risk, with shelters and drills inadequate in modern aerial warfare.
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Siegfried F
Lindstorm
NEA
Japan
Nielles
Nippon
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagoya
Osaka
Imperial Hotel
Chungking
Maizuru
Otaru
Imberia
Nagasaki
Rev James W Middleton to Conduct Baptist Revival
Rev James W Middleton comes to lead a city wide Go to Church Campaign revival at First Baptist. The revival aims to enlist unchurched residents and boost attendance with sermons titled Lost and Saved. Services begin Sunday at 10 50 a m and 8 p m with daily meetings at 10 am and 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Middleton
First Baptist Church
W. R. Hamton
Middleton
Mississippi College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
Mississippi
Texas
Registration of Women Halts in War Effort Change
President Roosevelt announced that voluntary registration of women for war activities has been dropped after consultations with Paul V. McNutt and officials. He noted about 1.5 million women are registered with local employment services, and emphasized not all seek war jobs while some states may need stronger working condition laws.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Social Security Board
Federal Advisory Council
Army Engineers Build Island At Niagara Falls
U S Army engineers and Canada’s Ontario hydro-electric commission plan a joint project on the Niagara River above Horseshoe Falls. A submerged dam will raise water levels and create a new island 400 by 100 feet, with a rock-filled causeway and cable tram. Upon completion, the island becomes permanent and water flow will be reassessed.
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Niagara Talls
United States
Canada
Niagara River
Horseshoe Falls
U. S. Army
Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission
Goat Island
Social calendar highlights church groups and society events
Friday May events include prayer groups at First Baptist and First Christian Pines ride for Servier class, plus choir practice at First Methodist. Saturday hosts Rose Garden Club, Contract club tea, and multiple WSC S circles at First Methodist. Monday features Women’s Auxiliary executive board and Circle activities. notable social wedding season preview with Miss Sara Holland and Lieutenant Ambrose engagement.
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Women's Auxiliary of
The
First Presbyterian Church
the Church
Personal notices of travels and early war project moves
Mrs T S McDavitt visited in Little Rock while Mr and Mrs Cecil Wyatt and Miss Jane Waddle went to Omaha Nel where Mrs Wyatt and Miss Waddle will work for the district War project office Wyatts husband to remain until entering U S Service Reverend and Mrs J B Wa MUL and guest Mrs J Q Gregory and Guy E Bosye spent Thursday in Little Rock Dr and Mrs Dwight Andres of College Station Texas visit C Andres windowless plant air craft firm showcases a high capacity air system pumping 1 400 000 cubic feet per minute
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T. S. McDavitt
Little Rock
Cecil Wyatt
Jane Waddle
Omaha
Nel
Wyatt
Miss Waddle
Mr. Wyatt
United States Service
J. BE. Wa-Mul
J. Q. Gregory
Guy EE. Bosye
Dwight Andres
College Station
Texas
C. Andres
Hollywood Boundaries and a City of Islands in Nollywood Tale
Hollywood now has defined geographic boundaries though its film industry remains tied to Los Angeles. The piece notes urban sprawl creating isolated wards, likening Tokyo’s 1923 disaster to potential fires, and recalls how studios use distant areas like Sherwood Forest for shoots. It mentions Robert Taylor and actors’ letters routing through studios, while noting Classic Hollywood districts and notable figures like Tom Mix.
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Hollywood
Los Angeles
Kobe-Osaka
Hondo
Tokyo
Sumida
Robert Taylor
Calif
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Culver City
Tonette Davis
Warney Brothers
Burbank
20Th Century- Fox
Westwend Village
Republic
North Hollywood
Universal
Universal City
Sherwood
Warner
Errol Flynn
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
Fyn
Black Forest
Germany
Hallywood
Mixville
Tom Mix
Rotary Luncheon Honors veterans and selectees
Six of 30 invited selectees attended the Rotary club luncheon at First Christian church as guests, in a tribute to men leaving for service this spring. Cc C Spragins and Terrell Cornelius spoke on citizenship and Army life. program arranged by Lyman Armstrong. Clyde Ellis also attended as a guest and senate candidate.
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Harry Claude Whitworth
Claudia
Jack Sherrit Ambrose
United States All Corps
Kenneth E. Ambrose
Ada
Oklahoma
First Christian Church
Hope
Henderson State Teachers’ College
Arkadelphia
Rotary Club
Cc. C. Spragins
Terrell Cornelius
Spragins
Mr. Cornelius
Lyman Armstrong
Clyde Ellis
Senate
Clyde Ellis Visits Hope During Campaign Swing
Congressman Clyde Ellis of Arkansas third district spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon in First Christian church in Hope, praising wartime aircraft and bank production for the American forces. Figures were withheld on request. Ellis left Hope in the afternoon for the Arkansas Bar association convention in Hot Springs.
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Clyde Ellis
Arkansas
United States Senate
Hope
Rotary Club
First Christian Church
Ellis Leff Hope
Arkansas Bar Association
Hot Springs
Railroads May Haul Cuban Sweetening But War Board Says No
Our Daily Bread notes continued shortages during the war despite possible shipments from Florida. The War Production Board declares the shortages will last for the duration of the conflict and suggests increasing effort to shorten the war. The piece adds a note about Europe’s tallest dam in Switzerland at 471 feet, built for hydroelectric power.
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Florida
War Production Board
Europe
Switzerland
Western hills legacy in Hollywood landmarks and faux boulder prank
The piece recounts Moreno Highlands and streets named after Antonio Moreno and Sam DeMille, plus Goldwyn Avenue honors Sam Goldyn and other studio figures. It notes Prisvilla Lane in San Fernando Valley and Warner Mountain after a prewar Warner Bros studio rise, ending with a tongue in cheek tale of a champagne rock and a botched ceremonial bust.
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Gant
Antonio Moreno
Moreno Highlands
Sam
DeMille
Goldwyn
Culver City
Sam Goldyn
Studio
Metra
Mayer
Pickford Way
Fairbanks
Real Champagne
Erosion Enemy of Farmlands
Wide World Features reports soil erosion as a major threat to thousands of acres across the United States. Experts cite improper tillage, lack of trees or grasses, and water runoff as causes, rendering hundreds of acres infertile. Authorities urge farmers to adopt reduced tillage, terrace hillside planting, and tree and grass planting to curb erosion.
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United States
Fur bearing animals branded in private parks and farms
Fur bearing animals may be branded when kept in private parks or fur farms. The rule clarifies permissible branding practices outside public spaces and highlights regulatory allowances for fur production operations.
Measles Sermon Goes On From Home in Citrus Heights
In Citrus Heights the Rev Gene Coffin preached to his congregation from a makeshift pulpit at home after a measles scare disrupted services. Unable to reach the pulpit, he addressed the Sunday crowd via loudspeaker, delivering a message to parishioners gathered nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citrus Heights
Gatla Nl
Gene Coffin
Seismic Research Notes on Spiders and Freight Speeds
A fragment notes how spiders invade seismology instruments and record quakes as a nuisance. It also mentions that since 1920 the average speed of freight trains has increased by a notable percent.
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Syd McMath
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J. Ro Billingsley
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