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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1942
Page
2
A TV radio column reviews March of Time dramatizations of wartime adventures and stage shows. It notes bias toward sensational headlines, guest stars Helen Hayes Kay Kyser and coverage of Broadway burlesque and critics. A gag about gin rummy debts among street bums closes the piece.
A collage of humorous remarks about a tough Wyoming saloon man and a rattlesnake, editor tips from Arthur Brisbane and Quentin Reynolds, gossip on a wife’s pain and reporters, film notes on Manila Calling and Counter Espionage, plus brief verse quips and captions about public figures and photographers.
Army engineers expect the Alaska Canadian highway to be ready for military use around December 1 1942 with winter traffic planned between December and April 1 1943. The route runs about 1600 miles from Dawson Creek British Columbia to Fairbanks Alaska and will serve as a key military supply road connecting US and Canadian systems.
The article describes parallel methods for starting highway work in March before thaw, including aerial surveys, ground reconnaissance, and heavy equipment. Bulldozers cleared forests for the main route while timber, ferries, and a 40 ton scow supported crossings. Crew hardships ranged from -35 freezing winds to 90 degree heat and floods, yet morale stayed high as muskeg proved a minor obstacle with corduroy roads covering 60 miles and only four miles of muskeg encountered.
A Washington correspondent surveys the drive to supply farm labor for this year and the next Food for Freedom program. He notes anticipated voluntary efforts, possible laws drawn from the British experience, and the need to draft civilian manpower while harnessing women and nonessential workers. He cites Secretary Wickard on farm labor reservoirs and compares Britain and Germany approaches, warning that a balanced, gradual plan is required.
The Alcan highway will create a third supply route to the Aleutians, enabling rapid movement to Fairbanks from Edmonton in 80 hours. Current sea travel from Seattle to Anchorage to Fairbanks takes eight days and a day, respectively. The push follows Japanese occupation of Kiska Attu and Aggattu, with U S forces bombing Kiska and landing near Andreanos. The highway is touted as essential to reinforcing American and Allied efforts in the region.
Bankhage Mathematics Enthusiasm Smith registers in Birmingham Alabama. Civil Air Patrol planes deter torpedo attacks, saving at least 25 merchant vessels along the Atlantic. Leon Henderson probes suspected favoritism by manufacturers toward large stores, depriving small shops of scarce goods.
A garbled OCR line repeats a phrase with numeric values and stray quotation fragments. The text includes queried questions about intimate topics and a vaudeville style exchange about spouses. No clear news event or identifiable entities are present.
A sentimentally curious man asks about the origin of her striking eyes. She replies with a dry quip that the eyes came with the face, signaling a playful, edge of romance mood.
Comical exchange about farm routines and milking duration. The speaker asserts cows are milked like the shorter ones, prompting a quip on practical farming knowledge.
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