Delicacies In The Senate's Restaurant Delicacies In The Senate's Restaurant
Washington diary notes reopen of the United States senate restaurant after recess. Head waiter Paul C. Johnson recalls favorites of senators from Reynolds to Mead and Caraway, with beans, soups, steaks, pies and cheese, all within the rationing system. The famed dessert is apple pie a la mode. A dime remains the traditional tip.
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Washington
Reynolds
United States Senate
Idaho
New England
Northwest
Senate
Capitol
Paul C. Johnson
Senator Reynolds
Caraway
Arkansas
Senator Mead
New York
Mead
Barkley
Ken
White
Bark
Senator Shipstead
R-Minn
Wiley
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Far-From-Home Blood Donor Walks Seven Miles In Rain
Flora Wellman braved heavy rain and thick mud to reach the Red Cross blood bank at Kirksville seven miles from Stahl Missouri. She walked the distance barefoot after taking off her shoes to donate blood in a commendable display of resolve.
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Stahl
Flora Wellman
Red Cross Bank
Kirksville
Badger Among 18 Lost On Admiral's Plane
Navy announces 18 missing after aircraft crash that killed Rear Admiral Charles P. Cecil at an unnamed Pacific base. Among the missing is Leland L. Newcombe of Water Town Wisconsin, whose wife Pearl resides there.
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Badger
Washington
Leland L. Newcombe
Joe
Pearl
Watertown
Wis
Charles P. Cecil
Pacific
Navy
USC Camp Shows reach vast audiences during wartime
The USC Camp Shows toured with 61,000 performances reaching an estimated 50 million attendees through June 1944. The circuit employed 1,246 people, including 429 overseas.
Fish Population Up as Creel Limit Raised to Twenty
Lake Isabel in Pueblo, Colorado, now allows anglers to keep 20 fish per day regardless of size. State game and fish officials say overabundant fish due to limited food and gasoline rationing prompted the change to attract more fishermen.
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Pueblo
Colo
Lake Isabel
State Game and Fish Department
Air Ace McGuire Tops Pacific War Flyers With 21st Kill
General headquarters reports Major Thomas B. McGuire of Ridgewood New Jersey has claimed a 21st Japanese plane in a heavy Halmahera raid, becoming the leading American ace active in the southwest Pacific. Major Richard Bong of Poplar Wisconsin holds 27 kills in the United States. McGuire’s mission was among the longest for P 38s. Halmahera lies about 400 miles from Noemfoor Island in New Guinea’s Geelvink Bay.
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Hdqtrs
Southwest Pacific
Thomas B. McGuire
Ridgewood
N. J
Halmahera
Richard Bong
Poplar
Wis
United States
McGuire
Noemfoor Island
New Guinea
Cigarette shake up planned in Mexico City
President Manuel Avila Camacho declares the Mexican cigarette industry saturated and outlines measures to distribute manufacturing more evenly between large and small companies.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Watchful Waiting Attitude Toward Turkey by Nazis
A German foreign office spokesman said Germany was adopting a watchful waiting attitude toward Turkey after Turkey severed diplomatic and economic relations. The spokesman called the act a flagrant violation of the Turkish German friendship and non aggression pact and noted concerns over Turkish alignment as Berlin watched developments. Turkish ambassador Ali Muzaffer Genker planned to leave for Japan, signaling strained ties with Japan expected from Ankara’s move.
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Associated Press
Germany
Turkey
The
Reich
Berlin
Ali Muzaffer Genker
Tokyo
Japan
Ankara
Discarded Shoe Is Nazis Report 7300 Now A Bird House
In a wartime London dispatch the German command claims 7300 French underground fighters slain and 4700 captured since D-Day. The item notes additional wartime details such as use of cotton in self sealing airplane tanks and other loose facts from the front.
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Ribune
London
Both Sides Fix Conditions For Reconciliation
Chicago reports Daniel Doyle 31 and Mildred Doyle 28 seek reconciliation after issuing lists of conditions. Judge Sabath extends Mrs Doyle's temporary alimony hearing to Sept 7 to review the new terms. Mrs Doyle demands cover home management weekly outings affection allowance nonabusive conduct lawn care. Doyle's terms require her to count 50 before acting and to avoid criticizing neighbors, plus property respect and orderly table setting.
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Chicago
Daniel Doyle
Mildred
Joseph Sabath
Mrs.yle
Doyle
Navy food use in 1942 shows large meat egg and sugar totals
During 1942 the navy consumed 159,600,000 pounds of fresh meat 19,700,000 dozen eggs 62,700,000 pounds of sugar and 23,900,000 pounds of cereals reflecting heavy logistical needs.
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Banham
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New Air Ace
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Fifth Avenue South
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