Reflections on Names and Radar in Wartime News
A mixed column recounts name changes in American families, wartime censorship of Radar stories, and notable historical notes. It cites Collier’s and Mechanix Illustrated pieces on radar, references Yamamoto, the Senate dining room bean soup incident, and a Twain obituary anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s
Mechanix Illustrated
Thomas J. Naughton
Satevepost
John L. Lewis
Senate
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Eddie Doherty
Sullivan Boys
Jack Lawson
Chi Record-Herald
Mark Twain
Lawson
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Leather From Pocketbook Made Into Aviator Gloves
Leather from an average size woman's pocketbook was used to craft a pair of gloves for army aviators. The note highlights creative reuse of resources during wartime and the practical innovations of military gear.
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Sparky Watts
Lpus
Lala Palooza
Pinto
Boody Rogers
Rube Goldberg
Vincent
Rufus
Tt Corp
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Frank Jay Markey
Gene Byrnes
Advancin
J. Millar Watt
Kane
By Frank Webb
Ialevieve
Dillard
Fittum Clothing CO
Buck
Clyde Lewis
Kelly Field
Billard
By Roland Coe
Town
Nat Pees
Don Wahn
Appellos de Revoire
Paul Reverege
Smiths
U. S
Polk
Pollock
Herbert Hoover
Huber
General Pershing
Pershin
Pfoershing
General Custer
Koester
Admiral Dewey
Duce
Charlie Lindbergh
Mannson
America
Amerigo
Admiral Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
Yamamoto
Washington
Paul Revere
Kremlin
Nasr Air Force
Colorado Wool Growers Association
Mike Noonan
Intermountain Merchant Supply
Salt Lake City
Morocco
French
Atlas Mountains
Olive
Los Angeles
Cal
Salt Lake
Merced
California
M. A. Ragsdale
19Th Street
Calif
Salina
Utah
Otarion Hearing Aid Service
McIntyre Building
Ozace Ia
Gare
TG Mata
Aurex
R. E. Morris Distributor
Judge