Victory Gardens Thrive in Hawaii War Effort
Hawaii citizens rapidly repurposed small plots and school gardens into a broad Victory Garden drive. Community groups from American Legion to Junior Chamber of Commerce organized plots, irrigation, and classes under Dr. F. E. Armstrong, boosting crops like corn beans and lettuce while facing seed shortages and high demand.
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Robert C. Miller
United Press
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Kanio- Jani
F. E. Armstrong
Honolulu Victory Gardens
City Park Board
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Armstrong
University of Hawaii
Lend-Lease Unit Plans Portable Rigs for China
Sam J. Rhoades of China Defenses Supplies announces plans to ship portable drilling rigs and dismantled refineries to China for oil production within 30 days. He cites need for planes and transportation, and says negotiations include a Tulsa firm and Moscow loan talks as crews prepare to move equipment across the Pacific.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
China
Sam J. Rhoades
Oil and Gas Development Division
China Defenses Supplies, Inc
Tulsa Oil
Washington
Rhoades
Hassie L. Hunt
Dallas
Pacific
Tassie
Moscow
Roosevelt Hosts World War II Heroes On White House Visit
President Roosevelt met 14 British and American World War II heroes at the White House executive office, chatting individually and then informally with the group. Brig. Gen. Alvert Cox presented American members and British Air Commodore H. N. Thornton presented the British members.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
White House
Lord Halifax
Alvert Cox
H. N. Thornton
Croatian Tamburitza Ensemble Performs Thursday on TT Lawn
The Croatian Tamburitza Ensemble will appear as the second artist on Texas Tech’s summer recreation program, Thursday at 8:30 on the administration lawn. The article traces tamburitza origins from Carpathian shepherds and notes its evolution into eight related instruments. Charles Elias Jr directs. Martha and Anne Elias are among the members. admission is by summer recreation ticket or 50 cent single ticket.
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Orient
Persia
Arabia
Egypt
Charles Elias, Jr
Martha
Anne Elias
Why Wife Wanted To Get Annulment
In San Francisco on June 13 AP report explains Mrs Claire Curtin sought an annulment from John T Curtin. She said they met in Vancouver in 1939 when he paused a poker game to wed then returned to the cards and she never saw him again. The petition was granted.
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San Francisco
Claire Curtin
John T. Curtin
Vancouver
Law And Order Meeting At First Baptist Church
A layman’s law and order committee and city ministers plan a Sunday discussion at First Baptist Church on public morals and enforcement. They will hear diverse views on issues from sidewalk spitting bans to restricting soldiers from downtown housing, with invited public attendance.
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First Baptist Church
Congress
Vice
Java Ape Man Remains Dated to 500000 Years Ago
Archaeologists classify the remains nicknamed the Java ape man as about five hundred thousand years old based on fossil evidence and dating methods. The finding broadens understanding of early human evolution and dispersal in Southeast Asia.
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Java
Presidential Greeting and Salute Captured in Moment
A brief scene shows a president seated as a aide snaps to attention, salutes, the president accepts a handshake, then salutes again before the aide withdraws. The sequence highlights formal protocol moments in the proceedings.
Pint-Sized Irish Dock Worker Gapes At Texan on Ship
In a Northern Irish port in June 75 a pint sized Irish dock worker eyes a sun tan Texan in cowboy boots stepping ashore from an American expeditionary force. The Texan laughs as they shake hands, sparking a friendly cross Atlantic moment. The town, nicknamed Little America, fills with Yanks and hints of American culture. A rodeo tale circulates of a former performer making bulls behave, a humorous note on how Irish bulls prefer to lie down.
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Tom Mix
Ulster
America
Mitchell Funeral To Be Held Today In Private Service
Private funeral services are set for 9 30 a m today at the Bryan McDonald and Senaior funeral home for Mrs Charlotte Mitchell who died Friday at her daughter's home Mrs Chas A Burns 310 Twenty First street Rev Carl C Durbin Cumberland Presbyterian church will officiate After the service the body will be taken to Amarillo for placement in a receiving vault Burial will follow later in Topeka Kansas a former home of Mrs Mitchell Survivors include her daughter and two grandsons.
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Bryan McDonald
Senaior
Charlotte Mitchell
Chas. A. Burns
Twenty-First Street
Carl C. Durbin
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Amarilla
Topeka
Kansas
Mitchell
Twee Erandsons
Civilian Casualties Reported After May Air Raids
London report states 399 civilians died and 425 were hospitalized with wounds from seven air raids on the United Kingdom during May as announced by the Ministry of Home Security.
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London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Home Security
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