Preacher Neal Fights For His Loudspeaker Dream
Jacksonville preacher C F Neal who is 86 says he is happiest when fighting for a cause and would go to jail rather than stop his loudspeaker. He built a church himself, recalls boxing in youth, and plans a petition to Mayor Haydon Burns to use the device twice weekly to reach about 2,000 people.
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Fla
C. F. Neal
Neal
Atlantic Seaboard
Neals
Haydon Burns
Burns
Jeep order sets record for Willys in wartime Toledo
AP reports the largest jeep order for Army Ordnance since October 1944, announced by Willys-Overland Motors top executive Ward M. Canady who refused to disclose dollar value for security reasons. The Herald had earlier detailed gowns worn by women at social events in New York.
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Ward M. Canady
the Herald
New York
Old Pool Hall Giving Way To Billiard Room
Chicago AP reports the traditional pool hall is declining as a social hangout. The piece traces the rise, decline, and postwar revival of billiards, noting modernization, better facilities, and the Billiard Congress of America shaping the sport. It ends with a historical note about a patriot editor who once published notices gratis.
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Billiard Congress of America
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Eiunior
Frisco War's Stepping Of Spot Again
NEA reports San Francisco mobilizes for wartime influx of service members families. Hotels reserve up to 50 000 rooms a month as rent boards vow against gouging. NRA cancels September convention. city rebuilds housing with Lake Merced projects for 29 000 families. Cabs and long distance calls rise as wartime demand compounds costs.
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Lake Merced
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