Island City Visitors At Stevens Home
Visitors in the home of M and Mrs Jesse Stevens included Mr and Mrs Robert Goodman and son Kenneth from East Chicota Mrs Henry Goodman of Bick Mr and Mrs Lem Godden of SintenaR Uncle Joe Goodman of Linton Horace Carireo of Detroit Mrs McKendree Wilson and daughter Fernand son ial on Pet Usr ey of here Don Foster visited the Wilson family Tuesday Mrs McKendree Wilson works at Craie Mr and Mrs Ras Fredrick and grandson Lavere Montgomery visited Wednesday evening Haden Stevens and granddaughters Erian and Norma Alkire shopped in Lyons Tuesday Mrs Henry Goodman of Bicknell returned home Tuesday after visiting Stevens.
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Jesse Stevens
Robert Goodman
Kenneth
East Chic
Henry Goodman
Bick
Lem Godden
Sintenar
Joe Goodman
Linton
Horace Carireo
Detroit
McKendree Wilson
Fernard Son
Ial
Here
Don Foster
Craie
Ras Fredrick
Laveré Montgomery
Haden Stevens
Erian
Norma Alkire
Lyons
Bicknell
Mrs Bessie Skemp Visits With Neal Weaver in Polis
Mrs. Bessie Skemp of Indiana polis visited here with her father Neal Weaver recently. Mrs. Jesse Stevens has been on the sick list this week.
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Bessie Skemp
Indianapolis
Neal Weaver
Jesse Stevens
Boston merchant honored by Churchill private secretary
Sidney L. Kaye, a Boston merchant, received a letter from Winston Churchill's private secretary thanking him for a gift of coffee concentrate, with the British censor's blue pencil noted on mail from 10 Downing Street.
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Boston
10 Downing Street
Sidney L. Kaye
Winston Churchill
Air Corps Enlisted Reserve Opens Flight Crew Paths
A World War II era notice explains that 17 year olds may apply to the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve at the AAF Examining Board in Indianapolis for mental and physical tests. Qualified members may train as gunners bombardiers navigators or pilots and wear ACER wings. A six week gunnery course prepares them to operate weapons in air combat crews.
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Air Corps
ACER
AAF
Indianapolis
Widow of Soldier Challenges Order in Court
In Los Angeles Maj Gen Charles Bonesteel was ordered to show cause why loyal Japanese Americans should not be allowed to return to the Pacific coast. The challengers include Sasaru Baba Shizuko Shiramizu and Dr George Ochikubo backed by the ACLU, arguing no military necessity and lack of authority to enforce the 1942 order without court approval. The show cause order was signed by Federal Judge J F T O Connor.
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Los Angeles
Charles Bonesteel
Western Defense Command
Pacific Coast
Sasaru Baba
Reno
Nev
Shizuko Shiramizu
Poston
Ariz
Italy
George Ochikubo
Topaz
Utah
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J. F. T. O'Connor
Piergoi
M. Hail
Guide book now available to veterans
The Office of War Information released a guide titled Your Rights and Your Benefits a handy guide for veterans of the armed forces and their dependents. More than 2,000,000 copies were printed for distribution to servicemen. Discharged veterans can obtain copies from draft boards Veterans Administration offices U S Employment Service local veterans information centers.
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Washington
U.P
Office of War Information
The
Veterans Administration
U. S. Employment Service
Bangor woman makes millionth Red Cross dressing
Miss Carrie Hutchins, 83, of Bangor claims a record in sewing surgical dressings for the Red Cross. She started in the first World War and has completed her 1,000,000th dressing for use in the present war.
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Bangor
U.P
Carrie Hutchins
Red Cross
Soldier Tex Langford balances blades and watches on Aleutian base
Soldiers and civilians on the Aleutian island base recognize Homer B. Tex Langford of Carthage Texas as a man of contrasts. A bulldozer operator by day he is kept busy at night repairing watches.
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Aleutian Island
U.P
Homer B
Tex
Langford
Carthage
Nameless Statue Stirs Curiosity at New Bedford Court
For years a marble statue sits above the judge’s bench in the New Bedford Superior Court. The statue’s identity remains unknown, with guesses ranging from Daniel Webster to Plato.
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New Bedford
Mass
U.P
Daniel Webster
Plato
Seven Calves Born to Roseau Cow in 2.5 Years
Mrs. Elsie Foley reports her cow in Roseau Minnesota has produced seven calves over two and a half years. The latest offspring are triplets and all seven calves remain alive and normal in size.
Indiana state parks expect half a million visitors this year
Indiana state parks anticipate about 500000 visitors by season end, recovering from last year’s slump and mirroring prewar trends. Director Charles A. DeTurk notes hotels are booked with Labor Day reservations opening later. Outdoor activities and group camps are surging, while park capacity limits temper growth after the war.
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Charles A. DeTurk
Division of State Parks
Indiana State Parks Park
Ates
DeTurk
Enraged patron shoots Indian in Los Angeles restaurant
Police report Ray Davis shot Bob Sahagin a Sioux Indian in the back after he refused to pass a napkin at a Los Angeles restaurant. Davis was beaten by other patrons and Sahagin, though blinded, will recover.
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Los Angeles
Aug
U.P
Ray Davis
Bob Sahaigin
Davis
Sahaigin
Sahagin
Doris Neith Displays Keep Your Mitts and Mutts Sign
Chicago brief notes Miss Doris Neith puts up a sign beside her home declaring Keep your mitts and mutts off to deter marauding humans and dogs that trespass on her victory garden along the public sidewalk.
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Chicago
W.P
Doris Neith
Lewiston man’s pig rides bike and swims with boys
Lewiston resident Dick Jacobson owns a lithe pig that rides in a bicycle carrier, accompanies him on lake trips, and tags along like a dog. The piece also notes that daily coal mine output equals energy from 300 million gallons of fuel oil.
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Lewiston, Me
U.P
Dick Jacobson
Lewiston
Parker
Lake Pennesseewassee
Reasons for Leaving School For War Time And Beyond
Persuasive wartime guidance urges youth under eighteen to stay in school and pursue education to prepare for postwar duties. It argues training equips citizens, workers, and service members, and warns against leaving school for short term pay or idle time.
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War Manpower Commission
Sam
Ring Lost to Weed Toss in Toledo Armed Holdup
Carl M. Johnson of Walbridge Ohio, fleeing armed holdup, discarded a $180 ring into the outside weeds as the bandits fled with an empty wallet and his parked auto. The ring could not be recovered.
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Toledo
Tornado Sparks Honey Heist in Greeley Streets
Storm winds hit Greeley Colorado wrecking two trees one with a beehive. children rush to the honey outpouring, gathering the sweet bounty as relief from the storm.
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Greeley
Colo
U.P
Kids Run Ice Cream Plant For A Day At Safe T Cone
A group of children aged 7 to 15 will operate the Safe T Cone Company plant for a day. They will be given ample ice cream to fill hundreds of cones.
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Chicago
Safe~ T Cone Company
Newberry Residents Share Weekend Visits and Gatherings
Bloomfield and Indianapolis residents visited local families including the Clarks Skemp Keller McNabb and Dant households. Camp meeting attendees from Holliness in Orwell. multiple trips to Terre Haute Bloomfield Spencer Worthington Lyons Bluffton and Dallas scattered in weekend visits.
Lyons social notices span town visits and family connections
Lyons items list neighbors and relatives visiting one another across Worthington Bloomfield Dallas Sandborn Burns City St. Petersburg Fla Terre Haute and Clay City with trips to Texas and France noted for M Sgt Hugh Williams.
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Wendell Wilson
Worthington
Floyd Kendall
Betty Wendall
Howard Little
Bloomfield
Cora Roach
Indianapolis
Amanda Mitterspaugh
Wm. Moore
Switz City
Helen Shanks
Sandborn
Lee Richardson
Beulah Wade
Burns City
Wm. Hardesty
Otis Bartley
Merlin Grounds
Bob
Bill Aydelotte
Lee Grounds
Near
Clay City
George Kinehem
St. Petersburg
Fla
Chas. Kohlman
Terre Haute
Ford Tidd
Local Social Notes Include Family Visits and Travel
Mrs Roscoe Bowman and son Billy and daughter Nona left Monday for Dayton. O Gerald Lee Reed spent Friday with Junior Pruett. Mr and Mrs Robert Beasley visited Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Morton Swango. Miss Ruby Beasley of Worthington spent last weekend with her mother Mrs Robert Beasley. The Maritime Commission has constructed 4441 cargo vessels and 35694153 dead weight tons from Aug 1 1937 to Jun 1 1944.
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Roscoe Bowman
Billy
Nona
Dayton
O. Gerald Lee Reed
Junior Pruett
Robert Beasley
Morton Swango
Ruby Beasley
Worthington
Maritime Commission
No Extra Sugar Policy From Indiana Caning Office
The Indiana District Office of Price Administration announced that additional home canning sugar beyond 25 pounds per person requires business scale canning or resale activity. Local boards report a flood of misinterpretations while Moore notes sugar is not a preservative and waste is unnecessary. Eligible individuals must register, surrender points after disposing of canned goods, with up to 50 quarts distributable without points.
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Indiana
Moore
Chicago Lab Explodes While Bunson Mixes Vitamin Tablets
W W Bunson's lab explodes during mixing of concentrates for pep providing vitamin tablets. Ingredients explode, smashing equipment and windows and causing 750 dollars in damage. Bunson unharmed.
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Chicago
W. W. Bunson
Bunson
Appointment of Executrix for Greene County Estate
Notice announces Francia Fieldstate of Greene County Indiana has appointed Clara Field as executrix of the estate. The estate is set to settle in August 1944. Wallingford Kedwin W. Lone appears as attorney for the executor.
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Greene County
Indiana
Wallingford
Kedwin WB Lone
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