New Donations Enrich Hempstead County Library Collections
The Hempstead County Library receives several new books donated by W. O. Washburn of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. Titles include The Curtain Rises by Quentin Reynolds D Day by John Gunter IS S R by Walter Duanty and The Music Lovers Handbook plus Charles Lamb His Friends. Washburn previously contributed National Geographic subscriptions and other volumes.
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Hempstead County Library
Quentin Reynolds
Rope
Afriea
Russia
North Africa
Sicily
John Gunter
Walter Duanty
Steymeister
Charles Lamb
Howe
W. O. Washburn
Wilkes Barre
Pennsylvania
National Geographic Magazine
Woman Pays Taxes With Nickels in Large Aluminum Cage
A woman explained that a “kind evidence” allowed her to pay taxes and laid three $20 bills along with 2,800 nickels on county treasurer M. T. Linnane’s desk. The nickels weighed about 35 pounds and two deputies spent hours counting them.
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Great Falls
Mom
M. T. Linnane
In Japan Azeraski Courtright Plot Hinted Amid Scenic Drive
Captain Azaraski and Courtright with Lieut Link Belt 264 Norma Greer tour a native inn in Japan. The trio discuss potential coup plans while Norma and Link share a flirtatious moment amid fall scenery and chrysanthemums.
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Avaraski
Silt
Yokohama
Camp Marto Field of Death an Italian farm under siege
Substituting for Hal Boyle Anzio May 3 Campo Marty field near the front is a ruined monastery sheltering about a dozen adults and eight Bambinos. Residents cling to routine as shells fall, tending cows and laundering uniforms while awaiting a return to normal life. The settlement’s star is Roma Teresa, once a budding concert singer.
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Hal Boyle
Anzio
Campo Marty
Field of Death
No Man’s Land
Ariven
Benessimo
Benessemo
Luigi
Aprillis
Roma Teresa
Cambre Morto
Britain Sends Almost as Much to US as US Gives It
A report notes that in the realm of national incomes Britain provides nearly equal value to the United States as the United States supplies to Britain, reflecting close economic ties between the two nations.
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Britain
United States
U.S
Rain in Oklahoma Brings No Major Flood Threat
The Weather Bureau said rainfall in the Oklahoma watershed would not cause a general rise in flood levels unless heavy rains occur. Fort Smith and Van Buren remain above flood stage while Ozark may see a small rise in a few days. White River, Ouachita, and Black rivers show varied trends with scattered showers reported in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
May Y
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Ozark
Fort Smith
van Buren
White River
Poplar Bluff
Ouachita
Arkansas
Hollywood Spins War Scene From Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
The piece recounts a film re-enactment of Doolittle's Tokyo raid using B 25s on a Hornet deck set on a sound stage. Dramatic wind, spray, and careful camera tricks simulate a carrier takeoff though the bomber fails twice before a final successful launch.
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Hollywood
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Toyko
Ted Lawson
Spencer Tracy
Mervyn LeRoy
Don Curtis
Curtis
Army pilot training boom under Gen Hap Arnold begins with eight civilian schools
In 1939 Gen. Hap Arnold asked eight civilian aviation schools to train 40 pilots each for the Army Air Forces. Facing no funds or authorization, they raised between 200 000 and 500 000 dollars apiece and opened within six weeks. Now 63 civilian schools churn out pilots and personnel grow from 21 559 to about 2 500 000, driven by Arnold and the eight pioneers who believed in the program.
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Washington
Europe
U.S. Army Air Forces
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
H.H. “Jap” Arnold
Congress
Army Air Forces
Hap’. Arnold
Mitchell
Simpen
Flashes of Life and Local Oddities Across Town
A busy Sunday note covers a Centenary church fund gift of 1600 dollars with mystery donor. Hudson river anglers describe a five pound lake trout traded for restaurant directions. Denver attorney calls a foreclosure pleading a labyrinth of opaque phrases. Social snippets include Mrs. Van Hamilton visiting Springdale and families from Hope and Eldorado gathered with relatives.
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Troy
N.Y
Hudson River
Pop
State Street
Expensive Sight Seeing Over Phoenix Costs Kennedy Dear
Second Lieutenant John B Kennedy of Luke Field Arizona was found guilty by general court martial of low flying and ordered to forfeit $100 of pay each month for a year. The case cites an aerial view of Phoenix as the offense and records the monetary punishment.
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Luke Field
Ariz
John B. Kennedy
Phoenix
British Seamen Primed for Invasion
London reports that Britain's merchant navy will supply the invasion across the channel. Seamen were asked to volunteer for the western invasion and replies to the National Union of Seamen were strongly affirmative with only medically unfit men excluded.
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London
Britain
National
Union of
Arnold spearheads military flight training program
In the era of strict neutrality Congress approved funding by a slim two vote margin for training contracts. World War I pilots like Moseley Long Carr Balfour Parks Ryan and civilians Hancock and Sias were invited to the first conference. Skeptics feared barnstormers could not train pilots, yet the record shows 43758 hours with no fatality and 395000 hours at one school without a death. The Army is now canceling some training contracts as the emergency passes and Arnold’s effort is recognized.
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Congress
Arnold
C. C. Moseley
William F. Long
H. S. Carr
Max Balfour
Oliver L. Parks
Claude Ryan
Alan Hancock
E. S. Sias
Army
Weekend Visits Crop Up Across Families and Colleges
Miss Evelyn Rhodes and Pfc. Hugh Rhodes spent the weekend with family in Memphis and Aberdeen. Various relatives, including Mr. and Mrs. Wortham in Waldo and Mr. and Mrs. Harper in Houston, hosted visits. Hendrix College student Janelle McCaskill arrived for a weekend with Conway parents. Notes on higher education show graduate school enrollments in the South down 40 percent since 1940-41 due to the war. The origin of the word zero is traced to a Sanskrit term meaning void.
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Evelyn Rhodes
Memphis
J. O. Harris
Kenneth
James Lewis
James Randall
Nashville
South
Mexsana Medicated Powder Promoted For Rashes
An advertisement touts Mexsana medicated powder for itching minor skin rashes diaper rash and chafing. It claims ingredients recommended by many specialists and notes the product soothes and protects tender skin at low cost. Always demand Mexsana.
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Ethan
America
Coast Guard
Kenneth Riley
Parsons
Kan
South Pacific
Azarashi
Link
Japan
Courtright
Norma Greer
Norma
Lespedera
Ourtright
Azaraski
Amsterdam
China
By Sid Feder
Giovani
Edna Stewart
Blue Bird Beauty Shop
Mary
Mary’s Beauty Shop
S. Elm St
By Robbin Coons
Jack Stinnett
Dgalloons
LST
Navy
NEA
Green Islands
Bougainville
By Hershberger
A Service, Inc
McCaskill
St. Louis
Centenary Methodist Church
Denver
Colo
Harry S
van Hamilton
Springdale
C. A. Hamilton
Hope
Leta Rhodes
Eldorado
Camp Ellis
Walter Gruber
Gruber
Anna Guerra
Chicago
St. Paul, Minn
C.H. Gessner
Hansen
Ria
He: Vadisi As
Taht
WAR Bonds
Carter
Talbot
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