Magician Tours Pacific Isles Amid Unruly Audiences
Chicago magician Johnny Jones toured the Southwest Pacific performing for 3,000 soldiers in New Guinea and encountered surprising audiences including Japanese patrols, a 15 foot python that struck four men. He faced villagers in a Papuan tribe, learned witch doctors limited to drum beating, and received a carved walking stick from the tribe’s chief before returning from seven months of USC camp show tours.
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Dallas Nurse Weds Soldier by Proxy in Aleutian Farce
In Dallas Ruth Edna Engle married Lt. Jerry Krohg by proxy while he lay in an army hospital 5,000 miles away in the Aleutians. Krohg, 34, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was asleep when the ceremony took place due to time difference and his broken jaw from a fall. The proxy was Krohg’s attorney Charles Wise.
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Jerry Krohg
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Tenn
Aleutians
Texas
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U S Tax Official Praises Canadian Forms as ABC
Frank J. Murphy of the U S Bureau of Internal Revenue called Canadian income tax forms absurdly simple and elementary. He laughed at the Canadian forms and said Americans would find their own forms more complex. Murphy will advise about 300 American citizens in Ottawa on completing U S tax forms.
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Frank J. Murphy
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U. S
Rethinking Sports Supervision After the War
Grantland Rice argues for strong national commissioners in baseball racing football and boxing to restore public confidence after the war. He calls for independent authorities with real power, notes racing risks from crooks, and warns against ineffective figureheads.
Feller Cleared to Pitch for Great Lakes Team
Back in the United States Bob Feller will be allowed to pitch for his Great Lakes team after two or more years in the South Pacific. He last pitched actively for Cleveland in 1941, when he won 25 games and struck out 260. The return offers him a chance to knock off rust and work out the kinks.
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Great Lakes
South Pacific
Feller
Cleveland
Rockmart Police Probe Station Break-In Oxidized by Night Patrol
Thieves entered the unlocked Rockmart police station during night patrols and took three pistols, cartridges, and three pocket knives, prompting officials to consider securing the facility if a key can be found. Local officers patrolled the area as the break-in occurred.
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Boys Prayers Aid Allied Generals in World War II
In Atlanta in 1942 twelve boys in James Worthington's Sunday school class began praying for Allied leaders. They collected 63 prayer letters from generals and statesmen and now number 143 names on their list.
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Eisenhower
Patton
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Marshall
Adm
Nimitz
Halsey
Juin
Archibald Wavell
India
Skeleton in Her Closet Startles Newark Housewife
A Newark resident found a skeleton in her attic closet while cleaning. Police linked the bones to a burglary at Marion Lodge of Odd Fellows on 16th Avenue. A group of 12 to 15 year old youths were arrested as juvenile delinquents after questioning. The swords uniforms helmets and the skeleton were returned to the lodge.
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Sassy Defendant Talks Self Into 15 Day Term
In Boston Walter E. Robillard 42 talked himself into 15 days in jail after a bail dispute with Judge Frankland L. Miles over sobriety. The judge raised bail from 1000 to 2000 then to 3000 and finally to 4000, adding 15 days for contempt. Robillard stopped talking.
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Frankland L. Miles
Walter E. Robillard
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Miles
O.K
Robillard
Lone Survivor Rejoins Flight After B 29 Crash
Estele L. Davidson of Leland Mississippi, sole survivor of a B-29 crash off the Maug area in the Marianas, returned to flight after being rescued January 10 by a destroyer. Eleven crewmates remain missing. the plane factory crew bailed out as No 2 engine failed and the craft exploded on impact.
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Estele L. Davidson
Leland
Miss
Davidson
Maug
Weekend Lawn Furniture From Simple Lumber Patterns
A practical project outlines building a bench and chairs using only three stock lumber widths. All cuts are straight and joints secured with nails, screws, and waterproof glue. Removable backs ease movement and winter storage, yielding a comfortable, good looking lawn group.
Question and Answer Snippet on World Canal and More
A compact Q and A item lists facts: the longest canal in China at 2100 miles completed in 1350, Congress members not required to attend sessions, “track” called by a skier, James Whistler signed with a butterfly symbol, boiling water cooks faster than gentle simmer, Sinology is Chinese language and culture, a milksop is a weak man, Soldier Field in Chicago holds about 150000.
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China
James Whistler
Soldier Field
Chicago
Phones on Street Cars Link Crews and Dispatchers
Two way radio telephones are used by 13 street railway companies for office to car communication. A new device records the exact time each streetcar passes numbered route points, letting dispatchers detect delays or stoppages and direct a supervisory car to investigate.
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