Harold Rowe Leads Food Rationing Role in U S War Effort
Harold B Rowe, head of food rationing for the Office of Price Administration, promotes national control to curb hoarding and end shortages. Bio sketches recount his Iowa roots, Minnesota education, and service since 1941, with Kenwood Maryland home life.
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General Everett Hughes, Ike’s deputy, famed for red tape stance
Brigadier General Everett S. Hughes, six foot five in army shoes, serves as Dwight D. Eisenhower’s deputy commander in charge of training, supply, hospitalization and personnel. A South Dakota native and West Point graduate of 1908, he is a former golf champion who enjoys hunting and travel, though reputedly shy in persona.
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Hollywood Notes From the Desert Community
Brawley Calif wakes to a German battalion my troop prank as high school cadets portray Nazi Afrika Korps for Columbia Pictures in Somewhere in Sahara. Hollywood icons Humphrey Bogart Janice Gilbert Ann Ayars Lupe Velez Lionel Barrymore Robert Ryan Bob Hope Kate Smith Aldrich Family and others entertain servicemen with tours and stories.
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Squirrels, stars, and markets in 1940s film notes
The voice of Wilbur transitions to film in The Screwy Squirrel from Metro, while King Victor nears production on America with Brian Donlevy. Helmut Dantine from Mrs. Miniver leads in Warner Bros To the Last Man with Errol Flynn. New Orleans French Market of 1885 inspires Saratoga Trunk setting.
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Orange Woman Seeks Confirmation Of Major Brown’s Status
Mrs. Paul D. Brown of Orange New Jersey admires her husband a air corps major and sought confirmation after rumors of his death. Reports confirm he commanded a Flying Fortress in a raid on Vegesack sub plant near Bremen where U S planes blasted 19 buildings.
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America Spreads Her Wings By Robert McCormick
A sweeping portrait of the Army Air Forces growth in the first year of war. It highlights air production surging past 5,000 planes monthly, diverse aircraft roles, global bases from the Caribbean to China, rapid transport distances measured in hours, and high profile flights by leaders and dignitaries. It notes Casablanca talks with Churchill and Roosevelt's historic flight, plus rapid officer advancement and expanded training, logistics, and theater command realignments.
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Booster Explosives and the Chain of Detonations
The passage explains how amatol shells are set off by a larger high explosive charge. A booster, typically TNT, triggers the primary explosive, which is then detonated by the highly sensitive mercury fulminate.
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