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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
2
An array of overheard quips and salacious asides sweep through 1940s show business culture. Jokes land on actors and executives from Hollywood to Broadway, with wry commentary on public personas, fashion, and flirtations, capturing a vaudeville vibe of gossip and urban wit.
A year-end National Geographic bulletin surveys 1944's sweeping political changes. Iceland became a republic on June 1 with Sveinn Bjornsson as president. Soviet republics Estonia Latvia Lithuania and Karelo Finnish joined the USSR. Moldova returned to Russia as the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands moved toward independence, while Italy and Syria saw shifts of government and policy. The United States rebuilt ties with Italy and supported liberation efforts in Europe and the Pacific, signaling a broader realignment as Axis powers cracked and Allied control expanded.
The article lists major dam developments including the Kentucky dam on the Tennessee River near Paducah as the largest TVA project with a vast reservoir, plus Denison Texas dam on the Red River as the world’s biggest rolled-earthen dam. It notes Shasta as the second highest dam, Friant dam’s water flow to Madera canal, and the Concrete Norfolk dam on the North Fork in Arkansas, all reflecting a broad power and flood-control push across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and California during the era.
General Mark Clark, heir apparent for high command, is set for Senate confirmation amid debates on leadership in Italy and Normandy. The piece reviews Clark, his divisions, and the broader American role, noting rivals like Marshall and Eisenhower and contrasting historic full generals with current active duty officers. It also touches on Stalin de Gaulle talks, postwar German use, and allied operations affecting Turkey and Russia.
A fragment describes blending yarn colors in a knitted rag rug, stressing even distribution, pinning, and dyeing to harmonize hues. It mentions strap dimensions, assembly around a trestle, and notes on purchasing and crafts guidance from an older book.
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