We Have Our Jobs Lets Do Them War Directive Card
A wartime appeal urges every American to perform home front duties with utmost dedication. It stresses personal contribution beyond service members, calls for buying defense bonds or stamps weekly, and supporting the Red Cross as it launches a 50 million dollar relief fund. The message underscores that victory rests on relentless home-front effort.
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Far
Pacific
Britain
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Hawaii
Philippines
Manhattan Showbiz Sparks From New Yorker Hits
George Tucker recalls how five New Yorker driven hits became Broadway staples including Life With Father Pal Joey My Sister Eileen and Junior Miss. magician Bert Allerton dazzles at the Pierre Monica Moore thrives at Cafe Pierre and in Miami Beach highlighting a thriving New York entertainment scene.
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Hills
New Yorker
The
Silver City
Father
Eileen
Pal Joey
Mrs. North
Hotel Splendide
Joey
Junior
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Stars and Studio Moves
Jimmie Fidler reports Claudette Colbert’s husband Joel Pressman has joined the navy while Betty Grable negotiates her studio terms. News notes include Nan Wynn’s voice possibly dubbed for Rita Hayworth, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope discussing a Defense Bonds golf tour, and various stars volunteering or being mentioned in film plans.
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Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
Joel Pressman
Betty Grable
Hutton
Tokyo
Gene Autry
Houston
Texas
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Roddy McDowell
Ida Lupino
Louis Hayward
20Th Century-Fox
Nan Wynn
Rita Hayworth
Miss Wynn
McCarthy-Bergen
Walter Wolff King
MGM
Hardy
Lewis
Stone
Eddie Cherkose
Monica Bannister
Western Union
Susanna Foster
Our Children By Angelo Patri
The essay argues that mothers are the first and last authority in a child’s care. It urges following medical guidance while adapting to each baby’s needs. Mothers must balance standard schedules with personal attention, maintaining regularity cleanliness and a hopeful aim for a healthy happy child.
Washington urges scrap salvage for war needs
In a wartime note, Washington salvages 3,500 tons of Tacoma Narrows bridge steel scrap to meet material shortages. Officials say proceeds may fund 100 tanks, 200 four-ton trucks, or 600 16-inch shells, signaling a shift away from dollar economy to secure raw materials.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
United States
Washington State Toll Bridge Authority
Army
Tacoma Narrows
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Gertie
Federal Works Agency
Hitler
Registration of Million Persons in Louisiana Home Defense
Baton Rouge, La. Dec 16. Governor Sam Jones urged a statewide effort to register all men and women December 19-20 for home defense in a total war mobilization. About a million volunteers are expected. parish clerks will run the registration, modeled after selective service methods, with Major Val Irion noting the framework.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Jones
Val Irion
United States Army
Ouachita Tuberculosis Drive Nets 110 In 1926
A December 16 1926 report notes the Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health association raised 110 dollars at a Saturday Tag Day event. Masons of Monroe plan St John’s Day observances on December 27 with a banquet, music, talks, and a special address by Dr Fischman, a former local rabbi. Bastrop lays groundwork for a new city hall costing about 60400 to C M Corbin of Mansfield, with construction to start around January 1. the brick and concrete building will occupy the corner of East Jefferson and Franklin and dominate local civic architecture.
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Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Bernice Wright
Monroe
St. John’s Day
M. M. Munholland
Fischman
Bastrop
C. M. Corbin
Mansfield
Lawhead
East Jefferson
Franklin
Jefferson
Louisiana
Anzalone Jr Transferred From Camp Croft After 13 Weeks
Frank V. Anzalone Jr son of Frank Anzalone Sr of Monroe Louisiana has been transferred from Camp Croft after completing 13 weeks training. He leaves to join a permanent unit and was assigned to Company C 39 Battalion a rifle unit during his course.
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Camp Cropfy
S. C
Frank V. Anzalone, Jr
Frank Anzalone
Arkansas Avenue
Monroe
Camp Croft
Army
Radio Schedule Highlights a Busy Evening Lineup
A detailed December 16 radio program lists shows across networks from 6:00 to 11:30 pm. It includes serials, news, music, comedies, dramas, talks and dance bands with stations CBS NBC and mutual network references, along with sport and novelty programs.
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Eacorts & Betty
Nbe
East
W. van Dyne
Cha
Mbs
Rhythmaires
Dorothy Kilgallen
Patti Chapin
Bob Edge
Jack Armstrong
Mbs-Weat
Three Suns
Nbc
Lowell Thomas
Nbc-Blue-Bas
Tom Mix
Cbs
Mbse
F. Warings
Nbc-Blue
Amos and Andy
Dhs
Basic
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Europe
Mr. Keen
Lanny Ross
Cbs Basic
Morgan
G. Burns
Gracie Allen
Vincent Lopez
Orehes
Helen Menken
Arthur Hale
Jack Stevens
Johnny
Orch
Cba
Jack Starr Hunt
Mexico
Jim Crowley
Horace Heidt
Quix
Rob Burns
Ned Jordan
Fliner Davis
Nbe-Red
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs Bas
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Nbe-Bive
Bob Hope
Nhe-Red
Glenn Miller
Raymond Gram Swing
Ried Skelton
T. Steele
Juan Arvizu
Mis
Fajton Lewis, Jr
Cbs Grand Rapids Schubert Club
Fred Waring
Asey Mayo Helps Deliver Clams At Deserted Whale Inn
Asey Mayo agrees to assist with clams but Jennie handles the job. They defeat Kail and the army, aided by a mysterious woman in a small car. They reach the Whale Inn to find it deserted, and the pair debate what to do next with a focus on conversation and investigation.
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Asey Mayo
Cape Cod
Jennie
Kail
Whale Inn
Asey
Peetie
Wael
Ennie
Corpse At The Phone In The Whale Inn
Jennie and Asey search a deserted inn room for help after a mysterious beetle message and a ringing phone. A door reveals a dead woman in a tele booth with a gun nearby, suggesting a murder and a possible culprit among the inn’s occupants.
Tiny two man submarines used in Pearl Harbor attack
Washington December 16 Tiny two man submarines believed to be the smallest sub mersibles ever used in modern warfare took part in the Pearl Harbor raid. Knox at a press conference said one two man sub approached within yards of an American seaplane tender but was disabled by gunfire and sunk by a destroyer. The raiders suffered three submarine losses including a normal size sub and a small vessel.
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Pearl Harbor
Knox
Pea Harbor
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Committee On Steel Conservation and Reclamation
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