Nationwide Gas Rationing Considered to Save Tires
President Roosevelt signaled a plan for nationwide gasoline rationing by July 1 to conserve rubber worn from tires. The War Production Board and Office of Defense Transportation coordinated with Harold Ickes and Leon Henderson to draft the program, aiming to ease eastern fuel shortages and free tank cars for critical war use.
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Roosevelt
War Production Board
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Tunsitiaiwe
Dota Eum
Harold Ickes
Leon Henderson
WPS
Ming
Interior States
Atlantic
Robert E Allen
Petroleum Co-Ordinators Office
gAllen
House Rivers and Q Harbors Committee
WPB
Mussolini cites Sardinia tour to boost fascist resolve
Premier Mussolini spoke in Rome at a Fascist gathering about a tour of Sardinia. He praised progress yet urged more work, claimed certainty of victory, and highlighted public confidence in currency, state leadership, and the war effort.
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Berlin
Mussolini
Rome
Sardinia
Mediterranean
Corsica
Italy
Ottawa Announces Canada Policy Change
Ottawa reports Prime Minister W. L King announced on March 19 that Canada has decided to implement a new policy. The statement outlines government plans and potential impacts on national programs and international relations.
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Ottawa
W. L MacKenzie King
Canada
Kathleen Vaughan Angers Wedding Plans With Theater Return
Kathleen Vaughan rents barn to Fred De Mitte and crew for summer theater and plans to act. She postpones wedding to Joe Neely, who struggles with the change. Kathleen attends a dance with Fred when Joe arrives with the theater company and its ingénue.
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Kathen Vaughan
Fred DeMitte
Joe Neely
Joe
Kathleen
Fred
Wuith
Ingenue
Uncle Frank and the Linville visit hints at love and ambition
Kathleen and Fred meet Mrs Buxton as Ye Old Barn Drama House opens. Uncle Frank Vaughan recalls a past romance while Ruby Howard evades gossip and notes Joe Neely’s writing talent, foreshadowing entwined futures as the local theatre scene unfolds.
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Fred
Ruby
Daisy
Kathleen
Joe
Buxton
Linville
Frank
Joe Neely
Joe Newtve
Darcey Deran
Uncle Frank
King Comments on Vichy France Policy and Canadian Ties
In the House of Commons the speaker noted no immediate change in relations with Vichy France was planned. The king said the government respects the belief that most French people favor the United Nations and stressed morale. He also cited careful government consideration of the French minister to Canada and the Canadian chargé d affaires to France. The text mentions a bull moose losing its antlers in January.
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Discu
House of Common
United Nations
King
Canada
da Ffanes
France
Unannounced Blackouts Sometime After July 1 Planned
Bathmore May 19 Unannounced blackouts will be held sometime after July 1 in each state of the Third Civilian Defense Region including Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. The plan calls for state blackout on different nights with lights mostly on and a 30 minute complete blackout during an air raid alarm.
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Bathmore
Rowlands BL Ais
Civilian Defense
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Adams
Defense Industry
Col
Henry S Barrett
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Colt Lemuel Bolles
DC Defense Council
Pearl Harbor
Itchy Pimples Relief Ad With Peterson Ointment
An advertising blurb promotes a 35c box of Peterson's Ointment for irritated skin and itching. It promises prompt relief and soothing balm action, noting benefit for pimples red blotches and itching of feet and cracked skin between toes.
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Peterson
Graduates Swank Earns Magna Cum Laude At Franklin and Marshall
Mr. Swank son of Mr and Mrs G P Swank of Rosemont Brunswick graduated Magna Cum Laude at the 155th Franklin and Marshall College commencement on May 18 receiving a BA in English He earned Harvard University scholarship to continue studies and belongs to Sigma Pi Phi Phi Beta Kappa Blue Key Green Room Glee Post Prandial Calumet Club wrote class poem and was Student Weekly columnist.
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Mr. Swank
G. P. Swank
Rosemont
Brunswick
Franklin and Marshall College
Graduate School
Harvard University
Sigma P
Phi Beta Kappa
Blue Key
Green Room Club
Post Prandial Club
Calumet Club
Local National Guard enlistment numbers noted in report
The article notes three enlistments in the local National Guard unit and an expectation of two more calls into service. A metaphor compares youth to a transparent eel as thin as a blotter.
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National Guard
Gentler Constipation Remedy with All-Bran Cereal
An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a mild, daily solution for constipation caused by low dietary bulk. It explains the cereal works in the colon, avoids harsh purgatives, and advises consulting a doctor if relief is not achieved. The message notes All-Bran is produced in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
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