Guides for six more foreign languages issued for soldiers
The War Department released six new language guides for soldiers covering Spi Russian Greek Jo man Italian and North African Arabic with phonograph aids and phrases English words followed by local equivalents to aid basic conversations. The guides stress listening for pronunciation and urge practice while noting soldiers may seek full courses from the United States Armed Forces Institute in Madison.
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United States Armed Forces Institute
Madison
South America
South
Central America
Mexico
Caribbean
Brazil
Uxion
Anese and
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Nation's Camp Fire Girls Aid War Effort Across Nation
Camp Fire Girls serving in March events empower 7 to 18 year olds to support war work. WAVES WACs SPARs and Marine Corps women guests, Share the Program week March 12, 2013, highlights include awards, hospital aide training, nursing support, and home front homemaking contributions.
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Wacs
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Camp Fire
OPA
Gay Gadgets for a Makeover Room Inexpensively
A playful guide offers DIY decor ideas for teens: use a wooden box as a wall shelf, cover cardboard with chintz, and create a bulletin board from nail boards. Suggested projects include a trinket box from four matching boxes and a paper basket makeover with magazine imagery. It also includes light GI jokes for teen humor.
Bombs Away Dougas Dauntless Pulls Out After Release
A Dougas Dauntless dive bomber is photographed mid maneuver as it exits a dive following a bomb release. The image captures the moment of abrupt pullout with the aircraft in a steep climb and smoke trailing from the bomb bay.
Last of Warsaw Jews Interned Reported by Polish Agency
The Polish Telegraph Agency said the last 25,000 Warsaw Jews were sent to Buchenwald near Hanover, leaving 40,000 Jews in Warsaw after the battle of the Warsaw ghetto. Before the war Warsaw housed 300,000 Jews, about one third of its population.
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Warsaw
New York
Polish Telegraph Agency
Bernebostel
Hanover
Germany
Warsaw Ghetto
Dentist in a Rut Becomes Fishing Tale
In Des Moines Iowa Dr T G Wheeler finds humor in a dental mishap while fishing a fish hook catches a tooth pulled from a fish mouth. The amusing mix up shows the dentist still in extraction mode even on the water.
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Des Moines
Iowa
T. G. Wheeler
Fshing
United States pushes quinine production plan in Americas
The article discusses efforts by the United States government to expand quinine supplies in Middle America amid wartime needs. It notes the significance of quinine in treating malaria for troops in New Guinea and Guadalcanal, while mentioning German and Japanese actions affecting East Indian access.
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New Guinea
Guadalcanal
United States
Middle America
How to discipline a sulking child effectively
A parents guide advised being firm but not cranky with sulking children. Do not relent out of pity. punish wrongdoings and maintain consequences. Teach by example a sunny disposition to make good behavior more attractive. Ledger Sr te WNU Features.
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Ledger Sr
Small Firms Aid War Production With Converted Work
Remington Arms study highlights Frank Ryder Cable NY C W Woolworth Ta tp Pennsylvania Arthur H DuGrenier and Frank H Lee Co Danbury Conn who repurposed plants to meet war needs. They shifted to ammo packing, armor cores tooling and vending machines adapting to defense priorities. Their leaders stress nonmonetary motives and national effort to speed victory.
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Remington Arms Company
Frank Ryder
Cable
N. Y
Remington
C. W. Woolworth
Tath2
Woolworth
Herman Drach
Arthur H. DuGrenier
H. Lee
Danbury
Conn
Lee
James N. Greene
Minute Make Usps By Gabrielle
Give your skin a grand wash with a soap emulsion to remove dirt and perspiration. Rinse with cool water, finish with a splash of cold water. Dry gently and apply a cream lotion then a few drops of lima powder. Set with face powder to stay clean and cool for hours.
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Lima
Ledger Syndicate
WNU
Betty Smith Enlists in American Red Cross Career
Miss Betty Smith joins foreign service with the American Red Cross following family service line. Her father fought in World War I and her brother serves in the U.S. medical corps in New Guinea. Betty is pictured with her mother Mrs. Lawrence Smith, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, while her father serves as a congressman from Wisconsin.
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U. S. Medical Corps
New Guinea
Betty Smith
American Red Cross
Lawrence Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Smith
Congress
Wisconsin
Truth or Consequences pocket quarter tale
Jones accuses his wife of taking a quarter from his pocket. She denies knowing about the money and claims she never put her hands in his pockets. A hole in the pocket excuses the possible theft.
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Jones
Smith
Nobody Home Nit What Did You Say Wit I Don t Mow
The fragment suggests a playful mock dialogue about listening and mowing with garbled speech. No clear individuals, organizations, places, dates, or events are identifiable in readable text.
Clinging Vine Bus Moment Ends In Silent Confusion
A young woman aboard a bus experiences a blackout or lights failure. A man nearby offers help with a strap, she replies she already found one. He persists asking to release her necktie, leaving the scene with unclear outcome.
Two Weeks Vacation Joke and Hiring Sign Gaffe
A comic exchange features a boss offering two weeks vacation to every worker both before and after their own leave. Hell Jones notes hiring is hard, while Smith laughs at a RPG store sign that mocks job ads with outrageous terms.
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Hell Jones
Smith
Younger Generation Teen-age Girl Questioned by Father in Street
A dialogue fragment shows a girl, a boy, and an adult male asking what a father would do to a girl out late at night on the street. The exchange raises concerns about parental safety and youth behavior in late hours.
Conducted Tour Through Pon Entary
Bill asks if you visited a pon entary. Joe replies yes. They discuss the time it took, about five years to complete the tour.
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Bill
Joe
All for One Barry Ay Wife Wins Five Hundred Bucks
A fragmentary report notes a person named Barry Ay and his wife winning five hundred dollars at a race yesterday with a volatile exchange involving a person named Jerry V Harry. The message mentions a bag being packed and a separation.
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Barry
Jerry
Harry
Fragmentary note hints at mood and confusion
A garbled message mentions low mood and worry about a person named Jing and an official, with unclear references to clones and a fragmented plan or communication. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete actions or events.
Poor Papa Sonry-Dad Leisure Time Mystery
A fragmented OCR item hints at a family scene with a father seeking a brief rest while a wife searches for something else for a child or Dim. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names, places, or dates to establish a full event or outcome.
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Papa
Aman Geis
Avife
Elise
Fragmented Dialogue Clip Reflects Debt Argument
Fragmentary text shows Dre and Brown arguing over debt. Blue asserts fault lies with others while Brown questions. The snippet mentions a dog described as teary and split, with unclear context and dates or places.
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Brown
Wes
Ring for Work Diamonds Questioned in Exchange
In a terse exchange Joan asks if the ring Harry gave Lou is set with precious stones. Jane confirms the stones are precious, described as tew. The chatter suggests appraisal or validation of jewelry in a social or domestic context.
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Joan
Harry
Lou
Jane
That's Different Jones-My Mother-in-Law Visit Comment
Jones jokes about a mother-in-law visit and a warning about a haircut. The dialogue contrasts a risky comment with a humorous quip about Samson, reflecting a light domestic exchange and banter between spouses.
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Jones
Smith
Lucky Jones
Subway Fare Man and Lady Swap Snappy Exchange
A brief comic exchange unfolds as a man sitting asks a standing woman to move from his feet. The woman retorts that he should stand on them himself. A further quip jokes about playing “in horse” when unable to play discreetly.
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Weill
One of the Family Bil-Well Dialogue Fragment
A brief line shows a domestic exchange about acceptance and a question about a girl's family. The speaker says they were scolded for using a guest towel, indicating a tense domestic moment.
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Joe
Couple's Quip Dialogue Sparks Laugh Amid Cracked Nit Nuts
A short comic exchange features Dead Broke Jane asserting fortune by face value, Joan promising no income tax, and Nit-Nuts joking about chocolate bars. The playful banter showcases a light moment with wordplay on taxes and snacks.
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Jane
Joan
Fragmentary dialogue about fishing costs and hesitation
A brief, disjointed exchange discusses fishing gear prices and a moment of fear or hesitation. The dialogue mentions red and white items at the end of a line and a character named Dore.
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Dore
Fragmented moral snippets and jokes from a schoolyard dialogue
A collage of short, disjointed lines featuring a mother addressing a daughter about church tithes to a movie outing. soldiers discuss measuring heights of forts. a couple jokes about divorce and marriage. a grammar critique from Tammy. humorous exchanges about fruit diets and coffee.
First is Last editor doubts prize win
A back and forth between editor and writer questions prize chances. The editor doubts the story will win while the writer accepts possible criticism and hopes readers ask why it didn’t win rather than how he did.
Too Polite Betty Bets Laugh Turns On Self
A party moment reveals a girl, Betty, slipping off a chair and the room laughing while she remains unmoved. She realizes she was the one who fell, prompting a quiet self-acknowledgment in front of her mother.
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Betty
Taking After Dad Electrician
A personal exchange recalls a boy injured while handling a live wire. He explains he grabbed a large fly and one end was uninsulated, causing a nonfatal shock. The moment mirrors a cautionary tale about electrical safety and parental concern.
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Son
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