Mexico's Little Army Can Land Big Punch on Axis
The Mexican army, trained and pro United States, could bolster the southern flank if war extends. Under a $100 million lend lease, forces gain mobility and firepower with new units and aircraft. The air force expands from about 100 planes, while the navy patrols coasts with armoured guards and a key transport Durango.
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Mexico
Axis
United States
Hemisphere
Mexico City
Manuel Auila Camacho
Salvador Sanchez
France
War College
Military College
West Point
Cut to the Bone in War Economy Tax Fight
The piece argues local and state taxes must not rise as war demands cut receipts. Governments should slash nonessential spending, merge departments, and lay off workers while seeking reduced budgets. Emphasizes federal borrowing and bonds, with salary increases for public workers seen as unlikely until after the war.
War Production Rolls On As U S Surpasses Britain
Collier's Magazine editor after tours of shipyards and plants states the war machine is rolling. Sir Oliver Lyttleton confirms U S production surpassed Britain in Washington. Tanks are coming off lines like booming auto plants, signaling start of a major push. Axis submarines threaten Allied shipping off the Atlantic coast.
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Collier’s Magazine
Britain
Oliver Lyttleton
Washington
U. S
Collier's
Atlantic
United Nation
American Industry and Women Drive World War Effort
The article lauds U S shipyards turning out vast tonnages monthly with minimal labor trouble and notes Navy and air forces will defeat submarines. It highlights civilian morale, especially women entering war plants, numbering about one million, earning wages equal to men, and praises American industry for producing planes tanks ships and guns, predicting dire consequences for the Axis if it fought the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axis
Hawaii and Alaska Lead in May War Bond Purchases
Hawaii and Alaska outpaced all states and territories in May war bond purchases. Hawaii bought 603 percent of its quota and Alaska 248 percent, underscoring their wartime commitment in the combat zones.
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Hawaii
Alaska
Chauffeurs for government bigwigs spark taxpayer ire
A reader denounces costly government chauffeurs and luxury perks, arguing taxpayers fund bureaucrats who ride in style while ordinary people struggle. The piece critiques officials like Byrd and Ickes, questions pensions and prestige, and defends a plain citizenry over ostentatious state transport.
Defense housing log jam in Washington hub
Washington faces a defense housing shortage amid wartime priorities and material shortages. Officials note 80,000 to 110,000 units are completed or under construction with no utilities. Copper wire, pipes, reinforcing steel, lumber, and fixtures are scarce, forcing workers to endure substandard lodging.
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OPM
Sullivan W. Jones
WPB
Crowds and stars in baseball mood and memory
In New York George Tucker reflects on how crowd reactions affect players like Bill O Terry and Joe DiMaggio. He notes Terry remained unfazed by boos after a routine out, yet later homered, while DiMaggio struggled under crowd scorn before adjusting. The piece questions whether mobs remember or forgive players who slump.
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George Tucker
New York
Bill O ' Terry
Giants
Cubs
Terry
Alto
Ater
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Joe
Hollywood Casting Grafts Japanese Faces for War Film
In wartime cinema Hollywood substitutes authentic Nipponese actors with performers linked to other fame realms. Preston Foster stars as a detective countering a spy ring while Harold Huber George E. Stone and Abner Biberman improvise convincing but imperfect Japanese personas. Biberman’s versatility and a Brentwood move amid studio shifts color this portrait of wartime casting. The piece also notes Maureen O’Hara’s seafaring scene on The Black Swan and Sonja Henie’s Iceland dancers trained as film skaters.
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Preston Foster
Harold Huber
George E. Stone
Abner Biberman
Minnie
Annie
Huber
Biberman
Stone
Hirohito
Milwaukee
Metro
Black Swan
Maureen O'Hara
Miss O'Hara
Sonja Henie
Iceland
Mary Lee Brown Joins Army Hostess Quest At Camp Riggs
Mary Lee Brown refuses to marry Jake Forester and takes a job as a camp hostess at Camp Riggs. She enlists help from Major Clark and the Junior League to outfit the hostess house with trains, radios, books, and equipment. Red Hamil watches her, while she grows closer to Jake and discovers family ties behind her army mission.
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Louise Holmes
Mary Lee WN
Jake Forrester
Constantl
Red Hamil
Sandy Rawson
Miss Foster
Peggy
Sandy
Aggie
Mary Lee
Fulton City
Mary Brown
Jake
United States Army
Joplin
Freddie
Camp Riggs
Clayton Brown
Sybil
Clayton
Monroe Street
Major Clark
Miss Brown
Harvey
War Department
Polly
Bronson Hotel
Clark
Red
Local Officials To Attend Meet In Welch
Six Raleigh County officials plan to attend the tenth annual convention of the County and Circuit Clerks Association in Welch from June 11 to 13. Attendees include County Clerk Harry Anderson and Mrs. Anderson, Circuit Clerk Van Hunter, and three county court members President John R. Smith E. E. Justice and Dr D B Jarrell. Highlights cover talks by John R Murphy Ernest L Bailey and Judge Thomas H S Curd at a banquet. Tours to a mine hospital Grace Hospital and the Memorial Building are listed despite tire shortages.
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Raleigh
County
Circuit Clerks’ Association
Welch
Harry Anderson
State Association
Anderson
van Hunter
John R. Smith
E. E. Justice
D. B. Jarrell
Carter Hotel
D. S
John R. Murphy
State Tax Commissioner
Ernest L. Bailey
Thomas H. S. Curd
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Exhibition
McDowell County
Grace Hospital
United States
C. F. Hicks
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Randolph Norton
Edison
Sammy
Department of Agriculture
Harry Byrd
Harold Ickes
Interior Department
Paul MacNutt
Federal Security Agency
Byrd
Sam
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Democracy
Egeria
Hitler
Congress
John Doe
Office of Government
You Mountain
Yonder Hill
Jack Stinnett
Mr. Jones
Coolidge
New
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