Army Clarifies Farm Labor Policy In War Time
War Department clarifies that the army will not furlough individual soldiers to work on farms except in emergency cases to prevent crop shortages. Soldiers used for farm duty stay under military control and are housed and fed by the army. A May 1 cutoff applies to discharge requests from soldiers on active duty in the United States.
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Army
War Department
War Manpower Commission
Continental United States
Green City
Next Decade to See Changes in Air Travel
A 1940s-appeal piece forecasts radical aviation advances in the next ten years. Harry Bruno's Wings Over America envisions two week study trips by air for students, global professor flights, and silk-smooth stratosphere airliners with 200 plus passengers, plus helicopter taxis and glider trains transforming travel and industry.
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Norway
India
Detroit
Boston
Brunos
New York
Paris
Denver
Europe
South America
Harry Bruno
Governor Ellis Arnall Starts Victory Garden Plan At Mansion
Governor Arnall to raze an old barn for extra garden space on the Georgia executive mansion grounds. His wife and son will run the garden, promising a bumper crop of vegetables. Cotton fabric for women's workwear is cut to five types. Government orders call for large No 10 cans to reduce steel and other material use, saving thousands of tons.
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Blue Network
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Victory Gardeners
Aviation Pioneers and the Roll of Honor in Flight
A tribute to World War II heroes and early aviators who advanced flight. The piece lists figures from Calbraith Rodgers to Clifford Henderson, noting their risks and contributions that drew American attention to aviation and helped the era’s exploits take flight.
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America
Colin Kelly Jr
Edward H. O’hare
Claire Chennault
James H. Doolittle
Wright Brothers
Glenn Curtis
Billy Mitchell
Admiral Byrd
Calbraith Perry Rodgers
Jimmy Taylor
Lincoln Beachy
Vernon Castle
Roscoe Turner
Clifford Henderson
Barnum
Lindbergh
Grimy Gazette’s Jokes Bring Laughter to Front Life
The Grimy Gazette edited by Maggie O Flaherty circulates to over 200 Army and Navy bases from Australia to North Africa. Readers' jokes range from risqué to pure puns, carefully sanitized for front lines and mailed twice monthly by Maggie and her circle of friends.
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Australia
North Africa
Gazette
Chicago
Maggie O’flaherty
Sis
Maggie
Tom Griffin
N. Africa
Polk
San A Caine Creterat
Maggie O'Flaherty
New Tea Towels Add Gaiety to the Kitchen
A lively set of tea towels features NIMATED cutlery dishes glassware and cookware motifs including a mixing bowl parade knife fork and spoon dance and a trio of teaspoons for a matching panholder Embroidery outlines are quick with running stitch No 29505 15 cents for a hot iron transfer of the eight motifs suitable for multiple impressions Send your order.
Leningrad Siege Keeps Some Venues Open Throughout
During the 17 months siege of Leningrad, which ended January 18, 1943, most factories and schools kept operating and four theaters along with 23 motion picture houses never closed their doors even for a day.
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Leningrad
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