Average Trainee Weekend in Washington From the Capital
Washington Daybook surveys visiting draftees on weekend leave to gauge spending, entertainment, and behavior. Trainees show frugal budgets around five dollars, visit monuments and museums, meet locals, and largely avoid trouble. Some have dates and nightlife plans while many miss political events like Congress on weekends.
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Captiol Briefs Highlight Payroll Transparency and Loss Leaders Ban
Missouri House actions include a public payroll Blue Book requirement for all state departments and a ban on advertising or selling merchandise below cost with a minimum six percent profit over wholesale. The chamber also paid tribute to retiring U S Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and adjourned for the day.
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Forrest C. Donnell
Jeader
Roy Hamlin
Marion County
Missouri House of Representatives
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
The Nation's Needs First Guiding Principle
A wartime moral appeal urging loyalty and collective duty. It argues economic sacrifice and shared responsibility, warning that personal gain must yield to national needs. It reflects on past decades of struggle and the approach of global conflict, urging citizens to judge actions by the standard The Nation's Needs First.
British assume break with France looming over world war
London reports that British officials believe the United States has issued a last warning to the French government over cooperation with Germany and foresee a possible diplomatic break with Vichy. Debate centers on American actions toward French ships in Atlantic trade and protective moves for French colonies, with Winant denying any plan to urge Roosevelt to break with France. Syrian situation again occupies attention as Crete’s fall sidelines invasion talk.
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United States
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Italy
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Great Britain
Britain
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Charles de Gaulle
Department
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Syria
East Indies Oil Stand to Shape World War II Conflict
A long standoff between the Dutch and Japan over East Indies oil, rubber, tin, and copra may influence the broader war. Dutch minister Van Mook hints Japan will receive only amounts equal to Britain and the United States needs, excluding Germany. Negotiations with Ichizo Kobayashi and later Yoshizawa reveal thrusts toward a first mortgage on East Indies resources, with severe stakes for London and Washington.
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Fred Vanderschmidt
East Indies
H. J. van Mook
Wilhelmina
Batavia
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Japan
United ‘States
Germany
Yoshizawa
Near East
United States
Indies
Hiller
Melmut
Ichizo Kobayashi
Tokyo
van Mook
Kobayashi
London
Eeles N. van Kleffens
Washington
Manila
British Malaya
Australia
Taxes to Pay for Arms Urged by Farm Groups
Chicago June 6 AP Officers of three farm organizations speaking for about 3 000 000 farmers in 48 states urged that unwarranted profits of industry labor and agriculture be recaptured by taxation to help pay the defense program The policy statement was drafted by delegates of the American Farm Bureau Federation the National Grange and the National Council of Farmers Cooperatives after a two day meeting They said current income should bear the cost to prevent inflation and debt accumulation Patriotism demands all Braves contribute to national defense with speed and efficiency They warned against production stoppages and urged immediate action to provide means for continuing operations during disputes The emergency requires subordinating self interest to the common good to maintain a fair economic balance between farm prices industrial prices and wages for maximum production and consumption of goods and services
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National Council of Farmers Cooperatives
End-of-session budget clash in Missouri Legislature
The Missouri legislature nears final phase of budget talks with optimistic revenue estimates of 94 million for the biennium, while the House plans over 100 million in appropriations. The piece urges curbing expenses, warns of national tax burdens, and contrasts road-building funds with prudent state spending amid wartime fears.
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Missottti
Man About Manhattan in French Voice Seizes New York Scene
18 year old Elsa Harris of Birmingham, known as Yvette, captivates New York with a soft French accent and a petite voice. Her fame grew from radio, recordings, and top clubs including the Copacabana and Waldorf Astoria. She resides at Ten East Sixtieth Street Plaza 8-1080.
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Seine
Yvette
Elsa Harris
Birmingham
New Orleans
Monty Proser
Xyvette
Evangeline
la Martinique
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Unknown quote on uncertainty and opportunity
William H. Howard of New York's R H Macy and Co warns against defeatism, arguing that fear undermines the nation’s greatest potential for industrial opportunity. The remark emphasizes a call to optimism in economic growth.
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William H. Howard
New York
R. H. Macy & Co
Northwestern coed proposes modernizing hotel laundry lists
A Northwestern University coed proposes a plan to modernize hotel laundry lists. She argues current items like bloomers drawers and corset covers are antiquated and suggests updating terminology to reflect modern garments such as briefs and janties and replacing old categories with newer terms.
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Northwestern University
American Institute of Laundering
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Chicago
Yesteryear
Gambling raid uncovers rat shell game at Missouri carnival
In Pairmont Missouri deputies seized five vats and gambling paraphernalia at a carnival near town. Sheriff J A Purdome said players used a rat under coconut shells in a scam dating to the turn of the century. Six people, including two dancers, fled as officers closed the raid.
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J. A. Purdome
Jackson County
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Purdome
Barbara Bennett to wed Cowboy Jack in Mexico soon
Hollywood June 6 AP Barbara Bennett en route to Mexico to marry Addi son Jack Randall Western film star just freed from Morton Downey after divorcing Downey in Connecticut. Downey custody of five children. Barbara’s second marriage, sister Constance and sister Joan each multiple marriages. Randall formerly married Louise Stanley of Springfield Indiana.
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Barbara Bennett
Richard Bennett
Mexico
Addi
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Morton Downey
Miss Bennett
Cowboy Jack
Downey
Barbara
Connecticut
Randall
Constance
Joan
Richard
Louise Stanley
Springfield
Deaths and notices from around the world
Reports list Raffaelo Soria 74 head of Rome bank and Pietro Mascagni patron. Charles R Apted 67 Harvard guardian. Dr William Muir Auid 57 clergyman and author. J George Crownhart 43 Wisconsin Medical Society secretary. plus Australia child bonus plan after July 1 offering five shillings weekly per child under 16.
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Italy
Pietro Mascagni
William Muir Avid Elyria
William Muir Auid
J. George Crownhart Cleveland
J. George, Crownhart
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Wisconsin State Medical Society
Canberra
Australia
Chrysler Produces 260 Army Vehicles Daily in 1942
A Detroit report notes Chrysler has delivered over 40,000 of a 63,800-vehicle army order and is producing a wide range of military equipment. The tour includes tank and gun parts, bomb components, field kitchens, and 40 mm anti aircraft guns.
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Chrysler Corporation
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Allison
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Allison Motors
Willkie to address Chicago unity day gathering
Wendell L. Willkie, 1949 Republican presidential candidate, arrives to address a unity day meeting at the Chicago stadium. Officials of the All Chicago Citizens committee on America expect more than 15,000 attendees. Willkie's talk will be broadcast by all three networks at 9 a.m. CST. Chicago introduced the first automobile taxicab in 1915.
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All Chicago Citizens Committee On America's
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