War agencies seek to curb paper blitz in reporting
W P B and a committee of business leaders plan simplified reporting systems to cut government forms. W J Donald, head of the American Trade Association Executives, chairs the advisory group to work with the WPB. Donald, Canadian by birth, once led the American Management Association and urges managers to act before bureaucracy overwhelms them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
War Production Board
W. J. Donald
American Trade Association
WPB
Canute
James Burnham
Donald
John the Baptist
American Management Association
Sarnia
Ont
Sarnia Collegiate Institute
McMaster University
Hamilton
Colonel Scott Acknowledged as One-Man Air Force Hero
The article highlights Col. Robert L. Scott Jr of Macon Georgia rising to chief of the India China air command on June 26 succeeding Col. Caleb V. Haynes. It notes his bold actions over Burma including a 550 pound bomb bulls-eye strike and his prior commands, praising self starters as the real spark plugs of American fighting forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Scott, Jr
India
China
Scott
Macon
Burma
Caleb V. Haynes
India-China
Chindwin
OWI
Stage Screen Gossip and War Bond Auctions Recap
Radio by Virginia Vale notes midget Charlie McCarthy on screen in Here We Go Again. Ginger Rogers entertains USO visitors with a private dance film preview. War bond sales surge after Hobby Lobby broadcasts. Lt Bulkeley’s tie pin fetches 16000 dollars. Cagney and neighbor offer 6500 acres near Martha’s Vineyard for army maneuvers. Laraine Day and others lead in upcoming films and stage productions amid wartime assignments.
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Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
RKO
Jerry Maren
Charlie
Jerry
Dave Elman
Bulkeley
Odds and Ends From Cary and Hollywood Circles
Grant buys an organ for a San Bernardino church where his marriage to Barbara Hutton was officiated. Eddie Cantor and his wife host daily luncheons and swims for service members. Joe E. Brown seeks band instruments for a navy unit and has 23 collected. A film about Washington housing may feature Jean Arthur at Columbia.
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Cary
Grant
San Bernardino
Calif
Barbara Hutton
Eddie Cantor
Joe E. Brown
Washington, D. C
Jean Arthur
Columbia
Wagon Box Fight remembered as one of plains most written battles
Western Newspaper Union notes the 75th anniversary of the Wagon Box fight near Story Wyoming on August 2 1867. It contrasts soldier bravado and Indian losses with legend arguing actual Indian casualties were six killed and six wounded, while white accounts inflated figures to absurd heights.
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Little Piney Creek
Story
Wyo
Custer
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Twenty - Seventh Infantry
J. W. Powell
J. C. Jenness
W. J. Fetterman
Corral
Phil Kearney
Powell
Jenness
Richard L Dodge
White Bull
Houghton Mifflin’ Company
Stanley Vestal
Vestal
Seasonable foods and drying tips from a home kitchen
Food bought in season is best for keeping within reason. Onions should be added after cooking for best flavor. Fish may be scaled. Dipping fish in boiling water for a minute eases preparation. Sweet corn beans peas squash pumpkins greens celery and other vegetables dry well at home. Apples and berries suit home drying.
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Who’s News
Lemuel F. Parton
Haynes
Panama
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper
Union
Ginger Rogers
USO
Rio
Tony Merrill
Rosalind Russell
Eileen
Janet Blair
San Diego Marine Base
Leathernecks
James. Cagney
Martha's, Vineyard
Mass
Army
Cagney
Alfred Lunt
Lunt
Maxine O’brien
Margaret
Robert Young
Laraine Day
Laraine
Ray Hendricks
Ann Summers
Tim Holt
U. S. Navy
Navy
Supreme Court
Washington
Roosevelt
Myron Cramer
F. G. Munson
S. M. Weir
E. M. Trousch
William Thurman
Reds
Navy Pier
Chicago
Chuck Sylvester
Hollywood
Peanuts Lowrey
Sylvester
U.S
London
Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
Mark Clark
Western Newspaper Union
M . Gonvetentiua
Syrus
Fitchacek
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Bilas
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