Army Considers Early Induction Fitness Testing
Washington June 27 AP reports the army weighing a drastic change in selective service induction. A Pennsylvania experiment tests final medical and dental screening before camp, reducing embarrassment for draftees. Remedial nutrition programs in Durham seek voluntary rehab to boost fitness for defense jobs or Army exams.
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Washington
Army
Pennsylvania
Selective Service
Durham
WN. C
Far Behind on Ammunition and Russia Lease-Lend
The report notes the nation lagged in ammunition production due to plant delays and contemplates a possible 55 billion base-load appropriation by Congress. The President questions whether material aid to Russia would be on lease-lend terms. The piece then shifts to a note on the ancient cultivation of wheat dating to the Stone Age.
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Congress
Russia
Nazis Drive Deeper Into Russia As RAF Hits French Coast
Wartime dispatches describe Nazi forces pushing into Russia while Allied air raids strike the French coast. Spain, Italy, and others pledge support, with Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and occupied France forming volunteer units. A Turkish transit deal for Vichy civilians hints at shifting regional loyalties amid the German front.
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Russia
French
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Italy
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
France
Croatia
Slovakia
Us.s.r
Netherlands
Belgium
Portugal
Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Asj
Levant
Porky’s Leaner Hog Strategy Gains Steam at Fair
Des Moines dispatch notes porkers inch toward leaner weights despite price supports. Government plans to keep hogs above nine dollars a hundred have spurred heavier feeding, while earlier guidance urged lighter hogs for more meat and less lard.
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Des Moines
Parker
Gotham Cop To Handle Subway Strike Threat
New York officials prepare to deploy 19,000 police on emergency basis as CIO subway workers threaten a citywide strike next Tuesday. TWU votes to strike over closed shop demands and wage increases for 32,000 transit workers, with leadership seeking a favorable agreement by Monday night.
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New York
CIO Subway
Transport Workers Union
Michael Quill
TWU
Philip Murray
CIO
Allan
Hayweed
Allies push near Damascus as fronts shift
Cairo communique notes increased penetration near Damascus while center of Allied front shows local activity. Vichy hints at abandoning Syria Lebanon without major battle as Germany reports sinking 18,000 tons British shipping and bombing southern England. Pravda lauds British air offensive and claims German losses exceed two thousand planes.
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Cairo
Mandate
Syria
Lebanon
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England
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Africa
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Finland
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Turku
Pravda
Moscow
Communist Party
America
Flashes of Life and Oddities From Various Towns
In Bluffton Dr. W G Ireland escapes harm when a fishing line strikes a high tension wire and electricity arcs into Kunker Lake. In Pittsburgh California Bill Starr trains for a fire eating act but ends with first degree burns on his face and throat. In Claremore Oklahoma a car owner offers 25000 reward for his lost vehicle prompting questions about valuables inside. In Shenandoah Iowa the Hoover and Roosevelt families note their tenth child Glenn Dale Rogers, a baby brother with unusual names.
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Ind
W. G. Ireland
Kunker Lake
Ireland
Pittsburgh
Calif
Bill Starr
Bill
Tulsa
Okla
Shenandoah
Rogers
Franklin Roosevelt
J. P. Rogers
Glenn Dale
June income tax collections set record high
Washington AP reports June income and excess profits tax receipts surpassed 3.9 billion dollars, the largest June total on record. The Treasury noted the fiscal year total for all taxes remains strong, reflecting steady revenue gains.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Federal revenue types break peace time records in June
Federal revenue categories surpassed peace time norms as the budget lag narrowed. By June 1 the estimate stood at 13,303,370,970 while the budget lagged by several days. by June 25 expenditures reached 12,467,491,715 and revenues grew to 7,528,713,439, signaling a rapid spending and revenue cycle.
Staff Sergeant Reeder Accepted to Officers' Candidate School
Reuben A. Reeder, staff sergeant of the Quartermaster's Corps Missouri State Detachment, was notified his application to attend the Officer's Candidate School in Philadelphia has been accepted. He will leave Jefferson City July 2 for three months of training and, upon graduation, be commissioned a second lieutenant. Six applicants were selected from the Quartermaster corps. Reeder previously worked for the Unemployment Compensation Commission and lives in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
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Reuben A. Reeder
Quartermaster's Corps
Missouri
Selective Service
Philadelphia
Reeder
Jefferson City
Quartercoaster
Unemploymnt Compensation Commission
Poplar Bluff, Mo
NYA Hosts Open Houses for Sixth Birthday Nationwide
Jefferson City marked the National Youth Administration sixth birthday with open houses at the machine shop on Highway 50 west and at the photography and radio projects in the NYA building on East Capital Avenue. An open house was also held at the new residence project at Futton where 200 youths from across the state will be housed to study agriculture and machinery.
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Jefferson City
National Youth Administration
Highway 50 West
NYA
East Capital Avenue
Futton
Ozark Folk Object To Shepherd of the Hills Premiere
Branson residents and Pearl Spurlock critique the film version of Harold Bell Wrights Shepherd of the Hills. They denounce Hollywood rewrites and changes to characters and place names citing Aunt Mollie and Mutton Holloway as misrepresented. The article also notes the chirgolo sparrow with 22 subspecies.
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Branson
Harold Bell Wrights
Ozark Mountain
Hollywood
Pearl Spurlock
Aunt Mollie
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