One World Era Looms in Home Town Reporter Column
Walter Shead argues for international cooperation to prevent future war. He notes rising global institutions and warns about the atomic bomb threat, foreshadowing a July 1 army-navy test in the Marshall Islands. He urges collective security over national self-interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor Congress
International Agricultural Producers Conference
London
Food and Agricultural Organization
United Nations Organization
International Monetary Fund
International Bank
Security Council
UNO
Pan- American Union
State Department
Damocles
Marshall Islands
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Bikini Lagoon
Army-Navy
USO to run through 1947 amid postwar plans and fundraising
The USO will continue through 1947 to finish war time demobilization and reconversion services. President Kimball announced a fall fundraising drive to cover minimal service needs through 1947, with Ike and Nimitz praising continued volunteer support and campaign plans. The postwar outlook notes millions to be in the armed forces and the USO’s ongoing mission abroad and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIN
USO
Lindsley F. Kimball
New York
Ike
Kimball
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
National War Fund
USC
United States
Alaska
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Philippines
Europe
Japan
Future Homemakers of America Surpasses 200000 Members
The Future Homemakers of America reported over 200000 members in 45 states plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico as of 1945. The organization, led by national officers from Tennessee to Utah, promotes home economics in high schools with wide teacher support and official advisers guiding its growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers of
America
National Executive Council of the Future Homemakers of America
Chicago
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Future Homemakers Movement
American Home Economics Association
Future Homemakers
Home Economics Service
U. S. Office of Education
State Departments of Education and Vocational Education
Home Economics
District of Columbia
Myrtle Hilton
Tiptonville
Barbara Parker
Carson City
Nev
Margaret Worlton
Lehi
Utah
Phyllis Marshall
Vermont
Deanna Burnworth
Independence
Kans
Lois K. Mueller
Seymour
Wis
Edna Amidon
Dora S. Lewis
American Homemakers Association
Emily Haydock
National Education Association
Hazel Frost
Oklahoma
The
Frost
Vandenberg Aims for President After Senate Run
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan touts a strengthened foreign policy and hints at a future presidential bid. The piece notes his January 1945 speech and his admitted boredom with politics, plus remarks on party dynamics and potential GOP nomination. It also covers CIO leader Phil Murray defending Truman era labor policy and a debate on a six month no strike pledge. Additional items include fertilizer rationing by Dixie Democrats and routine federal labor and defense notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Van
Truman
CIO
Phil Murray
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Murray
Lew Hines
AFL
Martin Miller
al Whitney
Jim Murray
Montana
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Claude Pepper
Florida
Lister Hill
Alabama
Joe Guffey
Pennsylvania
Wayne Morse
Oregon
General Motors
Factfinding Board
Congress
Labor
Hill
USO Five Year Record Highlights World War II Service
A concise briefing on USO achievements from February 4, 1941 to February 4, 1945. Peak wartime reach included one million served daily and 178 overseas units. Total served 1.1 billion, with 104.8 million overseas club attendees and 50 million mobile services. Volunteer peak hit 739,000 in June 1943, logging 165 million hours. Over 4,900 entertainers produced 700 shows daily overseas and at home. Public donations reached 200 million dollars supporting 14 million personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
United States
Quick Facts Quiz Answers
Yes. Raccoon dog in northeast Asia hibernates in winter. England hosts the original Liberty Bell cast. Calvin Coolidge spoke the line. Yes marble resists heat better. granite buildings scorched. Expansion from heating petroleum to 125 degrees. Sklodowska was Marie Curie’s birth name. Babushka means grandmother. Vessel gross tonnage determined by cubical content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Curie
Asia
England
Calvin Coolidge
Sklodowska
Miniature Golf Craze of 1930 Earned Big Profits
The miniature golf boom of 1930 spread widely with about 30 000 courses built nationwide. It generated 135 million dollars in revenue and many courses earned 15 to 25 times their initial investment before fading that year.
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Walter Shead
WNU
Eye St
N. W
Peoples of World
Hether
Wendell Willkie
Lok
Franklin P. Adams
John Kieran
Clifton Fadiman
G.I
Future Homemakers of America
Vandenburg Gop
Senate
Agriculture Department
Dixie Democrats
Midwest
Josiah DuBois
Vinson
Camden
N. J
Cap Krug
Virgin Islands
John L. Lewis
Fort Washington
Lucille Massa
Battle Creek, Mich
Percy Jones Army General Hospital
Ema Ciave
ROYAL
S.A.S
St. Joseph
Tan
O'Sullivan
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
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