Women Show Active Roles in Wars Through Centuries
The piece traces women's battlefield and support roles from ancient Amazons through Joan of Arc to modern conflicts. It notes medieval defense work, the Russian Women’s Battalion of Death, Basque fighters in the Spanish Civil War, and WWI and WWII labor in factories, nursing, and military support. It highlights Canadian and American mobilization, wages, and roles for women in arms, industry, and camps, including nurses, clerks, and volunteers.
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Lorraine
Joan of Arc
Dunkirk
Joan
U. S
Kerensky
France
America
King
Kaiser
Mars
Venus
United States
England
Philadelphia
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Canadiennes
Halifax
Toronto
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Birth Rate in United States Hits Ten Year High in 1940
About 2,350,000 babies were born in 1940, the highest in a decade, raising the birth rate from 17.3 to 18 per 1,000. Census officials caution the rise has no long range implications, noting the long-term trend remains downward despite the wartime marriage surge.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Vergil D. Reed
Census Bureau
New Envoy Winant: Roosevelt's Social Values Message
Washington commentary profiles John Winant as the new American envoy to Britain. The piece argues his selection mirrors Roosevelt’s New Deal philosophy, contrasts his stance with Kennedy Chamberlain language, and notes Winant will speak for U S policy to British leaders. It also covers domestic defense plans urged by Florence Kerr and the role of wood-gas experiments in Finland as wartime energy shifts.
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Wnou Service
National Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
John Winant
Court of St. James
New York
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
First
Social Security Board
International Labor Office
Geneva
America
Hitler
Great Britain
United States
Harry Hopkins
Kennedy
Winant
Joseph Kennedy
Neville Chamberlain
White House
Florence Kerr
WPA
Mrs. Kerr
Kerr
Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Peoria
Finland
Finnish Ministry of Supplies and Transport
Helsinki
Wood-Gas Generator Credits, Inc
Ministry of Supply and Transport
Uie
Tree Planting by 4-H Groups in Niagara County
The Niagara County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, with eight conservation clubs, sponsored the county's first year tree planting project. 4-H members planted trees on idle land, guided by forestry instructors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, addressing rural youth unemployment concerns.
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Niagara County
N. Y
Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Notes of a New Yorker reminiscences and quips from UP lore
A compact, period style column recalling newsroom lore and public figures. It weaves anecdotes about Joe Tumulty and Bob Bender, press sage warnings on scoops, and sharp, humorous vignettes involving Goering, Father Divine, Broadway actors, and Jimmy Dorsey with quick, quotable lines.
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New Yorker
United Press
Bob Bender
White House
Joe Tumulty
Wilson
Bender
Japanese visitors visit Paterson plant for tour and exposure
A Japanese delegation toured the Curtiss-Wright aviation plant in Paterson New Jersey. They were shown parts and motors by courteous staff and allowed to photograph freely until a hidden room with X ray machines ruined their exposed film, quelling any diplomatic tension. Broadway Allen is quoted on social quirks and character observations.
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Curtiss-Wright Aviation
Paterson
N. J
Humor and Gravity in Shaftesbury's Thought
A reflective note cites Shaftesbury on humor as the true test of gravity and gravity of humor. It asserts that a subject avoided by raillery lacks substance and a test that cannot endure serious examination is suspect.
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Shaftesbury
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la Pagsionaria
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Three Rivers
Guelph
South
Army
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Britain
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National Farm
Home Hour
Girl Scouts
Campfire Girls
Bankhage
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Switzerland
Pearly Gates
Father Divine
Broadway
Cholly Adler
Goering
London
Joseph Clark Baldwin
Kenneth Simpson
Jimmy Dorsey
Hollywood
Broadway Allen
Bob Quade
Janesville
Wisconsin
Mary
Blackman
Blackman Stock Medicine CO
Chattanooga
Cervantes
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