Flying Tigers convert planes to bombers on Yangtze
Between lines from Chungking a report claims American Flying Tigers turned fighter planes into bombers and sank a Japanese warship and three transports near Hankow. The item notes U S made bombers not reaching China and reflects the heavy Allied logistics effort. Another British Port dispatch dated Friday June 26 is referenced to illustrate the wartime logistic scale.
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Chungking
China
Flying Tigers
Yangtze River
Hankow
U. S
Our weakest point is vocational training in schools
West Virginia and county authorities plan a statewide system of trade education in all high schools this fall with federal help. Editorial argues the move could strengthen education or merely add a tail to a failing kite, urging broader liberal arts foundations and practical training integrated with societal roles.
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E. M. Ashworth
Register
Ashworth
West Virginia
Edwin Mims
Vanderbilt University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Mary Lee Brown Faces Love and a Dark Secret at Camp
Mary Lee Brown refuses to wed Jake Forrester and takes a hostess job where she falls for Red Hamill, a man linked to his father’s murder. As secrets unfold including Mrs Hamil’s confession and Alberta’s part, a fire breaks out at the hostess house and ends with Mary Lee amid a tangled love scene with Red, Jake, and Major Clark.
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Mary Lee Brown
Jake Forrester
Red Hamil
Miss Foster
Sandy Rawson
Red
Major Clark
Mary
Mrs. Hamil
Alberta
Mary Lee
Peggy
Miss Brown
Jake
Ths
Clayton Brown
Sybil
Clayton
Hamil
Alberta Scroggs
Bee Swarm Covers Roof In New York Suburbs
A New York suburban family calls the landlord after a 20 000 bee swarm covers their roof. A carpenter hauls out the hive by cutting a three foot square opening, enduring stings while removing the queen. The scene shifts to hostess house chatter and a court case suspense in Mary Lee and Red Hamil’s circle.
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New York
Senate Upholds War Labor Shift Amid WPA Funding Debate
The Senate approved 336 million dollars to employ 400 thousand WPA workers for a year. Taft opposed, saying war work requires stopping WPA funds. The article notes extensive labor shifts as millions serve in the armed forces and women enter jobs nationwide, with direct relief for the needy and a call to avoid new war-related employment if war jobs suffice.
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U.S. Senate
W.P.A
Taft
Rumor and the FBI A look at wartime hoaxes in America
Washington writer Jack Stinnett explores how rumor travels through the United States and how the FBI weighs potential truth or Axis disinformation. He cites cases from farm photography myths to poisoned water fears, ground glass in bandages, and punctured gas masks, noting many stories unravel as misinterpretation or misreporting.
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Jack Stinnetty
Washington
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Men O War In the News Tornado Scenes Near Will Rogers Field Oklahoma
Corporal Sheldon Toney of the 312th bomb squadron recalls a terrible tornado near Will Rogers Field Oklahoma City and the church revival when the storms struck. He describes ambulances at the field rescuing the wounded, a fallen tree, torn signs, and chaotic scenes as soldiers helped and a boy was carried to a hospital.
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Sheldon Toney
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma
312Th
Corporal Toney
R. L. Toney
Harper Road
Oklahoma City
Dr. Mosier
Toney
Shirley Toney
Naval Air Station
Banana River
Cocoa
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