Pan American Road Pushed as Major Defense Project
Washington reports that construction of the Pan American Highway, a 16 000 mile defense link, is a major priority with the US and Congress funding most costs. Aims include 90 completion by Oct 12 1942 and faster routes from the US border to the Panama Canal with projected total spending around 80 million dollars.
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Washington
Latin America
United States
Central and
South America
Colum- America
United States-Mexican
Panama Canal
Guatemala
United States Department of Commerce
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Sebaco
Dirianba
Managua
State Department
Costa Rica
Panama
Rio Hato
Central America
Mexico
Congress
Cordell Hull
Commerce
Japan
Canada
Americas
Notice Of Service By Publication In Surry County NC
The Superior Court of Surry County North Carolina issues notice to M P Phipps and spouses and heirs and to Lloyd W Phipps and spouses and heirs that a tax lien action is filed against real estate in Bryan Township for 1938 1939. Defendants must appear or demur within 30 days from June 5 1942 or the court will grant the relief requested. Appears May 6 1942. Fred Llewellyn Asst Clerk of the Superior Court.
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Superior Court
North Carolina
Surry County
M. P. Phipps
Lloyd W. Phipps
Bryan
Corben Gilliam
Elmira Gilliam
Corben Gillam
Mount Airy Township
When a Child Needs a Laxative Article
Ads tout a child friendly liquid laxative with simple directions for use. Mentions a historical product lineage linking to a prior remedy and emphasizes gentle relief for lazy intestines. Describes taste and satisfaction as selling points.
Freed Americans Speak Of Internment In Germany
A group of Americans repatriated from Germany recount five months in the Bad Nauheim internment camp. They describe indoor overcoats indoors for most of winter, scarce eggs, even rarer fruit, and poor food. They organized a personal university, with children continuing schooling and journalists attempting a paper called the Bad Nauheim Pudding.
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Lisbon
Germany
Bad Nauheim
United States
Rome
American Legation
Greece
Italy
North
South America
England Turns Quarries Into Factories
A wartime report describes underground airplane factories carved from quarries and mines in England. Caverns hundreds of feet below surface house production with housing and recreation built for workers. Despite surface bombardment, these facilities operate around the clock, keeping vital output moving.
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England
Germany
France
OPA Liberalizes Sugar Allotments For Canning
The Office of Price Administration issues relaxed canning sugar rules. Home canners may get one pound per four quarts of fruit with penalties for overuse. Omits excess sugar for preserves and imposes per person limits. Local boards will announce application details and eligible products.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Price
Leon Henderson
Dependency Allowances Clash in Senate and House Bills
Senate and House proposed family allowances differ with $28 and $40 monthly to dependents instead of $20 and $30. The Senate committee adopted higher figures, dropped hardship case provisions, and linked the issue to the military pay bill. Legal notices in Surry County warn Corben Gilliam and heirs to answer the tax action on 1938 1939 real estate.
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Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Senate
House Committee
Senate Committee
Ment
House
Federal Security Administration
Approved Bill Ups Dependents Funds
The Senate approved allowances for dependents of fighting men, exceeding amounts in a pending House measure. A priority system for induction of married men would be permissive, not mandatory, to clarify current local board practices in deferring married men. When 1-A rolls are exhausted, men with dependents could be grouped into classes.
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Washington
Senate
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Biarritz
Frince
Free Zone
Fred Llewellyn
Burry County
Earle Theatre
Pred Llewellyn
Army
Navy
Maureen O'Hara
John Payne
Tripoli
Earle
Stoker
Mt. Airy Coal Yard
OHARA
Pucture
Movietone News
Horton
IME Coca-Cola Company
Mount Airy
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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