Army to train 227000 men in 1940 summer program
War department officials announce plans to train 227000 men from the regular army National Guard organized reserve and civilians in a united army of the United States. The plan includes 160000 National Guard field units 80000 reserve officers 10000 ROTC students and 27000 civilians with training at state or nearby encampments and demonstrations by regular army units. Applications for citizens camps open after April 1 at nine corps headquarters including Boston Governor's Island and Fort Sam Houston.
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Ashington
War Department
Congress
Regular Army
National Guard
Organized Reserve i
Army of the United States
United Land Forces
Department
Citizens
Corps
Boston
Governor's Island
N. ¥.; Fort Howard, Md.; Fort McPherson, Ga.; Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Fort Sheridan
Fort Crook, Neb
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Presidio At
San Francisco
Labor Unions to Live Up to Jurisdictional Agreements
National board of jurisdictional awards ends quarterly Washington meeting with a resolution urging local building trades councils to suspend unions not abiding by board decisions. Contractors must insert clauses to enforce compliance and architects and engineers to require adherence in all specs.
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Associated General Contractors of America
American Institute of Architects
Engineering Councill
National Building Trades and Employers’ Association
American Federation of Labor
National Board of Jurisdictional Awards
Washington
Building Trades Councils of Union Labor
National Board
General Contractors
Immigration Act Extension Favored By House Committee
The house immigration committee recommends extending the 8 percent immigration act to 1923. The existing law expires June 30, 1922. The committee finds continuation of the temporary law best serves national welfare amid calls for further restrictions and possible changes by the senate committee. Representatives Srbath Siegel and Box filed a minority report denouncing the quota law as inhumane and urging its end.
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House Immigration Committee
Senate Immigration Committee
Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Srbath
Illinois
Siegel
New York
Box
Texas
Five 1919 Income Taxpayers Reported Atop Millionaire Range
The 1919 income tax totals show five personal returns of 5 million dollars or more, with two Illinois taxpayers alone in the 3 to 4 million bracket. National figures show 5,332,760 filers, 39.85 billion in net income, and 1.209 billion in tax, up from 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
United States
Experts Call for Panama Canal Fort Modernization
US military experts say naval arms limitation does not improve canal safety and that canal defenses lag behind current threats. They warn existing Pacific forts could be battered by modern ships, urging modernization and inclusion in army estimates.
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Panama Canal
United States
Canal
Pacific Entrance
Pacific
Canal Zone
Suit and Dress Modes of Today in Spring Fashion
A fashion writer surveys new spring showings at dress shops noting fresh silhouettes and bold details. The piece discusses one piece outfits versus traditional blouse and skirt, waistlines, jackets, and the shift toward blue tones over black, with emphasis on fabrics like crepe, chiffon, and kasha cloth and the impact of such styles on the American woman.
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New York Times
Paris
Gomely House of Practical Type Six Rooms and Sun Parlor
A practical compact home design by William A. Radford, detailing a six room two parlor house with sun parlor. Notes emphasize efficient use of space, safety, open living room layout, ample natural light, and two porches. Also compares modern homes with medieval designs and stresses ventilation and comfort.
Rich Evening Gowns and Spring Hosiery Parade
A Paris fashion writer notes rich evening gowns in purple gold and red silver with gold lace bodices and violet tunics. Styles feature cascading side trains and squarely elegant silks, plus a white taffeta frock with silver accents and rose garlands. Spring hosiery favors sheer black and light neutrals with gauze mesh stockings in demand.
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Paris
Callot
Milady's Kerchiefs Inspire Spring Hankerchief Styles
A white handkerchief divided into squares by drawn threads features a surface sprinkled with embroidered flowers in high tones, becoming a seasonal accessory and style focal for spring.
French heels boost talk of phonograph records
A humorous anecdote in a gab-box shop showcases women’s fashionable French heels harming records. Mrs Heely explains her maid dropped records during cleaning and wore through them, leaving only Abide With Me. The tale reflects light social chatter about music and footwear.
Nervous and half sick women seek relief with Lydia E Pinkham
In an era ad letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming years of illness and nervous debility improved after use. Multiple testimonials describe back pain, cramps, fatigue, and restored energy, with offers of free private medical text for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Lydia B. Pinkham
Elmer Hasley
Jackson St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Massachusetts
Noyes Family Welcomes Triplet Boys in Victoria
The Noyes family in Victoria Nova Scotia welcomed triplet boys two weeks ago joining their five existing children. Family members say the household is abundantly blessed as the parents adjust to the new arrivals.
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Noyes
Victoria
Lota
Thin Ice First Fish Warning Sign
The dialogue presents two lines about a danger sign on thin ice. First Fish asks the sign's purpose while Second Fish explains it marks where the risk of falling in exists.
In the Hospital Cartoon Exchange
A humorous hospital dialogue notes a benignant tumor and a kind-hearted carbuncle in a Baltimore American cartoon caption. The lines imply patient resilience as a man accepts misfortune with humor.
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Baltimore
Soap Bubble Vendors in Tokyo Stir Childish Wonder
A London Mail Continental Edition sketch notes two soap bubble vendors in Tokyo whose tiny operations attract many children. Vendors use battered cans, ladles, bottles, a reed upright to blow bubbles, filling cups and attracting coins as rainbow bubbles drift around temple steps and stone balustrades.
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Tokyo
Don
Londn Mail
Fern Fronds in Cold Storage Reach Hospitality Tables
The article notes fern leaves used to decorate hotel luncheon tables may come from ice chest storage. Fern fronds are shipped from woods near villages in summer and sent to markets. New York City reportedly consumes 15,000,000 fronds annually, impacting local forests in New England.
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New York City
New England
The Preachers Family Dinner Appetite Cures Child
A reminiscence recalls a farm youth who develops a crush on the pastor’s son. During a dinner visit the preacher’s family eats first, leaving the narrator and siblings hungry, a moment recalled with humor and affection.
Boy defends sweets with a sailor’s heart
A child explains he eats sweets because his father warned that excess brings specific “hearts.” The passage contrasts a boy’s code with a parent’s caution and mentions war vessels in displacement tons.
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Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Parlor
Daily Beer
Diana Daily Mes
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Pa St
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Civilization
McGinty
Harold
Harper’s Magazine
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Baby Eye & Furniture
The
Lloyd Manufacturie
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Fred W. Bray
Bow
Wyo
Eno Benes
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Ing
Saal
Japan
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