Sergeant York Comes to Princess Sat and Sun
Alvin York from Tennessee’s Three Forks of the Wolf becomes a celebrated World War I hero as the Warner Bros. film portrays him meeting notable Americans including Washington and Lincoln. The article notes the film’s effort to faithfully reproduce these figures and invites readers to view accompanying stills.
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War news roundup under Roosevelt reports Pacific plans and production boosts
President Roosevelt outlined Pacific coordination under Gen Wavell with strategy funneled to Washington and London. A $500 million China loan was authorized, pamphlet drops target France and war production, Navy pilot training by May, and civilian aviation patrols expand. MacArthur reports weekly Filipino defense while U S losses and POWs rise. Navy and War measures include large appropriations, enlistments, selective service changes, and shipbuilding advances.
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London
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Government expands public information center amid war effort
Centralizing contact points under a single office, President Roosevelt pushes expansion of the United States Information Service to guide visitors and business inquiries. The move aims to ease locating officials and ensure coordinated government assistance during wartime.
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Landis
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Pension for Congressmen Opinion Pieces on a Civil Service Pension
Congressman Joe Hendricks analyzes a pension bill embedded in Civil Service legislation. He calculates personal outcomes for choosing to pay into the fund and contrasts them with private insurance, arguing the timing and structure make a congressional pension unappealing despite advocating for aged pensions. He notes Speaker William Bankhead referenced pensions for Members of Congress.
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William Bankhead
House
Peanut farming guidance amid 1942 wartime goals in Lake County
Extension service offers peanut growing practices to meet a national goal of 5 million acres in 1942. advice covers land selection, row spacing, plant population, early planting, shelling, treatment, fertilizer, lime usage, grazing option, seed availability, and government price support with payments for runners and Spanish types.
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Lake County
Extension Service Agronomist
Chicago
Twins to Ride Float in Central Florida Exposition Parade
Dorothy and Sydney Herlong twin daughters of Lake County Judge A S Herlong Jr will ride the Lake County miniature float in the Tourist Day Parade on Wednesday February 25 at 11 00 am in Orlando. They are the first to announce participation in the parade per C T Bickford Exposition general manager. The Exposition runs February 23 28 for six days and six nights.
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Sydney Herlong
Lake County
A. S. Herlong, Jr
Orlando
C.T. Bickford
Tire and Car Conservation Under Rubber Rationing
W. C. Sherman urges automobile and truck owners to conserve tires amid strict rationing rules. He says the public must act patriotically to prevent tire shortages and car obsolescence, advising careful driving, gradual starts, no wheel spinning, proper inflation, and avoided skidding. Henderson adds synthetic rubber will be limited for at least eighteen months, so rationing remains essential.
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W. C. Sherman
Henderson
Buy U S Defense Bonds and Stamps Victory Message
A wartime urging declares Buy U S Defense Bonds and Stamps to fund the Allied victory. The slogan prompts citizens to invest in defense bonds as a tribute to freedom and a duty to support Uncle Sam’s war effort.
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Uncle Sam
Think Before You Shoot The Photo As Objective Art
Renowned photographer Al Stieglitz cites a critic saying many pictures are technically perfect yet pictorially rotten. He urges photographers to define a clear purpose for each image and to craft work that is technically sound and meaningfully expressive rather than mere picture making.
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Alfred Stieglitz
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