Share-Your-Car Plan Urges National Effort In Wartime
President Roosevelt and the U S Conference of Mayors push a nationwide “share your car” drive to conserve gasoline and materials. Public officials urge car owners to coordinate trips, form neighbor pools, and reduce solo driving for war economy needs. Households, sales routes, and school trips could all join in to ease shortages.
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Kinngton
Merican Municipal’ Association
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California Sets 1941 Highs in Cement and Quicksilver
Record production in San Francisco and California, driven by wartime needs, shows cement for construction and quicksilver for bomb detonators hitting new highs in 1941. The per capita telephone density in San Francisco leads the U.S. at 44.58 telephones per 100 people.
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San Francisco
California
U. 5S
United States
Proposed constitutional amendment on county hospital tax in Arkansas
A 1942 Arkansas constitutional amendment proposal requires counties with public hospitals to allow a one mill tax on real and personal property if petitioned by 100 electors. It details submission, approval thresholds, tax allocation to hospitals, and self executing status upon majority voter approval at the next general election. It includes Sections on tax maintenance, election certification, and potential tax adjustments with enforcement deadlines and publication.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
House OF Representatives
Senate
State OF Arkansas
State OF
Arkansas
Couny
County Board of Election Commissioners
County, Board of Election Commissioners
C. G. Hall
Harrison in Hollywood
Ilka Chase writes Past Imperfect about Hollywood life and the film business. studios may bid for the book as material for a movie while Chase stars in Now Voyager as a major role and comments on the industry’s flaws and intrigues.
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Ilka Chase
Hollywood
Bette Davis
Miss Chase
Miss Chase J
Colony
We the Women Revolution Is Here Glamor Shift
A historical column notes a feminine revolt as women push pants over dresses and short hair, embracing uniforms and practical footwear. It suggests shifts in fashion tied to wartime duties and broader roles, predicting evolving standards as women assume more responsibility and less concern for male approval.
Broadway Star Mother of 15 Brothers in Life With Father
Dorothy Stickney, Broadway actress and wife of Boward Lindsay, has appeared with up to 16 different boys in Clarence Day's Life With Father since its November 1938 opening. Her seven year old son Gen Cooper once ad libbed to cover a prop crisis, showing the family’s stage resilience as the show nears its 1000th performance.
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New York
Dorothy Stickney
Clarence ‘Day
Dorothy
Mack
Going Stron
Boward Lindsay
aFther
Ben
Gen Cooper
Father
Lindsay
Guiliver
Guilliver
Gulliver
Woman Welder Sparks Uproar Over Ike Imitation Facsimile
A controversial remark linking a female welder to a supposed imitation of Hedy Lamarr ignites debate about sex appeal and gender roles in industrial workplaces. Officials caution against stereotyping while workers defend creative expression amid tensions.
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Ike
Hedy Lamnurr
Forget Tires Start Walking
Ray Peacock offers practical walking guidance amid wartime rationing and crowded streetcars. The piece encourages steady posture, toned stomach muscles, comfortable shoes, and simple, light clothing while promoting walking as exercise, hobby discovery, and city exploration. It notes walkers can stay fit, learn local sights, and even outpace the so-called heel and toe crowd.
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Ray Peacock
Agaln
Duce
U S Building Many Ships By JOHN GROVER
U S shipbuilders pursue a vast merchant fleet to offset wartime shortages. Cargo space grows with 2,300 ships planned by 1942, despite longer routes to Europe and the Pacific. A top logistics expert notes 14 tons of initial equipment per infantryman abroad and rising tonnage needs.
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U.S
John Grover
Russia
Pacific
Europe
Dorothy’s Stage Woes and a Dollar a Night Heist
Dorothy performs nightly as a vaudeville act, collecting $1.60 from Father and returning $1.50 to her husband offstage. She has worn out five costume outfits and has one regret about lost money, imagining her father reacting with a sigh at the thought of $1,500.
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Howard Lingsay
Father
Senior Play to Be Staged Friday at Timber High
Prescott News reports senior play to be presented Friday night May 5 at Timber High. Daisy Nell Dickinson stars as Janice Burbank with Hazel Torna Murray as Lisbeth Smart and Maxine Seals as Miss Pleasant Tuckey. Cast includes Dorothy White, Shelley Smart, BU Thornton, Brant Robison, Gloria Roscoe, Irene Chamblee, Mary Elizabeth Westerly, and Con rad Marvis. Proceeds will fund a memorial for the blue selivel. Coach Leroy Littlefield is sponsor.
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Hazel Torna Murry
Lisbeth Smart
Maxine Seals
Miss Pleasant Tuckey
Dodie Balmer
Dorothy White
Gately Daniels
Ty Shelley Smart
Brant Robison
BU Thornton
Monroe Irfith
Bared
Prof
Kerfield
Conch Littlefields
Marten Gordon
Gloria Roscoe
Virginia Stearns
Irene Chamblee
Helen Westfield
Iten
Mary Elizabeth Westerly
Swifty Trent
Conrad Marvis
Blue Selivel
Leroy Littlefield
Eclass
Westerly
Texarkana Guests Share Weekend With Bemis Family
Society item notes Mrs. D. K. Bemis and Mr. Bemis hosting their Sunday guests Mrs. Pape Briley and Mrs. D. K. Bemis. Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Trudson were weekend visitors staying with the Bemises.
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Pape Briley
Texarkana
D. K K. Bemis
Mr. Bemis
A. W. Trudson
Shipbuilding Push Through the War Years
The program aims for 1942 first quarter totals with new yards joining later and existing yards reaching peak by summer. Steel shortages, engine bottlenecks, and a shift to cylinder engines affect plans as 7,200 ton Liberty ships target 10 to 11 knots. Total ships built or building reach 1,517 Liberty ships and 264 tankers, part of the largest merchant fleet in history. Losses to U boats total 120,000 tons a month off the American coast, with broader waters around 190,000 tons monthly. production rates lag earlier three month averages but are expected to rise.
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Ihree
Norwegias
Marely
Calendar notices for Wesleyan Guild meetings
The Wesleyan Guild meets at the home of Mrs. John Eagle with Mrs. Frances Garrett as co hostess at 7 30 p m on Tuesday May 5. On Thursday May 7 the WCEU meets at the home of Mrs. Sid Crawfurd at 2 30 p m.
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John Eagle
Frances Garrett
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Sid Crawfurd
Pacific Naval Operations Radio Triangulation Reaches Hidden Actions
In the Pacific, American naval forces may land or raid Japanese targets while carrier bombers strike. Radio triangulation lets HQ locate ships from enemy reports, revealing positions as signals cross the minefield. Mines or subs could then shadow or intercept before reaching friendly waters.
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Pacific
Mud Hampers Nazi Attacks
Berlin reports claim German high command says focal attacks on the central front before Moscow were successful and Russian forces were beaten back in Lapland and on the Murmansk front. A military spokesman said fighting in the swampy terrain hindered operations and described troops as often stuck up to their shoulders in mud.
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Momlay
Moscow
Lapland
Murmansk
Free Book On Colon Troubles From McCleary Clinic
Free 122 page book offered by McCleary Clinic details colon and related digestive troubles. Mail today for the free booklet addressed to Elms Blvd Excelsior Springs Ma in care of the clinic.
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McCleary Clinic
He3iis Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
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