S A Citizens May Be Called On to Aid Harvest
S A citizens may be called to aid harvest as farmers and workers, including those with no farm experience, may need to exchange labor and tools. E A Elliott of the U S employment service urges cooperation among farmers in Bexar county to avoid idle workers and machinery and to use all available time and equipment for the victory crops. Contact Elliott at 210 West bye street for anticipated labor issues.
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Bexar County
E. A. Elliott
U. S. Employment Service
Bexar
Elliott
Westbye Street
Nevada airliner incident leaves 19 passengers stranded
An eastbound Westseerf Air Lines transport with nineteen passengers and three crew members was marooned overnight near Baker, Nevada to avoid a cloudburst. They spent the night aboard and were moved to Las Vegas the next morning, with Rex Bell and Clara Bow named among those aboard.
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Vegas
Nev
Aug
Westserff Air Lines Transport
Edson
Baker
Las Vegas
Das
Rex Bell
Hus
Clara‘Bow
What You Buy With WAR BONDS Gloves Bought For Airmen
An article promoting War Bonds explains gloves issued to American aviators cost $1.50 per pair. It urges school groups and clubs to buy War Savings Stamps to fund aviation gear, noting at least two percent of annual income supports the effort and that purchases aid those on the battlefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
WLB to Hear Wage Dispute in Philadelphia
Philadelphia transit workers threaten city shutdown as unions and mediators clash over wages. An eleventh hour meeting referred the dispute to the War Labor Board, with officials offering a 4 cent raise while demands reached 10 cents.
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Phib
Austrsdia
Philadelphia “Transportation Company
Hame F.T. C
Tradt
Jack Raybould
Vital
Bexar County
C. K. Quin
Col
KT. Smith
Sage Boost
Coun
Raybould
Light
Five States Vote Tests Roosevelt Power In 1940 Clash
Five states hold primaries to test FDR influence and prewar foreign policy positions. In New York, delegates to the Democratic convention could tilt the governor race as James Mead competes with Bennet Jr. Dewey and Lehman figures also figure in the primary headlines. Hamilton Fish faces Republican renomination in his Long Island district amid isolationist critiques of the administration.
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Tussias
New York
Idaho
Chio
Nebraska
Arkansas
James M. Mead
John J
Bennet’ Jr
Mead
Mwore
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Bennet
Menulime
Thomas E. Dewey
Ins
RMS
Herbert H. Lehman
Hamilton — Fish
Congress
I Fish
Empire State
Pearl Harbor
Bugs Reveals Toughness In Test
The piece follows Bugs Baer failing to join military services and recounts mock Park Commandos tests on Madison Avenue and in Radio City. It details quirky obstacle tests including a water polo in the Kiddies Pool and a blindfold biscuit challenge, ending with a plan to pull a carrot in Victory Garden.
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Park Commandos
Madison Avenue
Radio City
Victory Garden
This Man Picked Wrong Prospect
Vielor Bonita of 40 Let street parked his car in the 110 block of South San Saba street and took a strait. Aman approached him displaying a flashlight and a cereweelver. He asked for a clip of colfes and Bonilla invited him to his ear. The glove compartment was open and Bonilla's finshight and screws river missing. Hans held the man with a gasser-by eslled potiee. Detectives items to Bonilla and took the man M. Martinez arrived, restored thelfo Jail.
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Vielor Bonita
Let Street
San Saba Street
Aman
Bonilla
Hans
M. Martinez
Thelfo
Nero
Arthur Hornblowne
Arthius
Tan
Arthur
Ng Bet Hel
Artur
Plant Trains Machinegun Instructors In Lansing
In Lansing Michigan on August 11 a major Oldsmobile ordnance program trains hundreds of youths from army and navy in a 27 day course. Trainees learn theory and practice of machineguns, assemble guns from parts, and are tested with a blindfolded 12 minute reassembly. The program expands plant capacity, speeds production, and sends graduates back to posts as instructors.
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Py David
Wilkie Lansing
Mich
Priom
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Florida
Maine
Army
Navy
General Motors
Oldsmobile
Mathes
Ordnance Department
Hollywood Buys French Film Star Raimu in New Bing Crosby Link
Hollywood reports Raimu’s French performance in The Baker's Wife impressed audiences but he cannot speak English, prompting talk of Bing Crosby or Henry Fonda as potential leads in The Man Who Seeks the Truth. Buddy DeSylva owns rights and weighs cast as Walter Wanger reshapes Algiers style.
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Faasons Mathon Vetuen
Bom
Hollywood
Raimu
Ralmu
Buddy de Sylva
Walter Wanger
Pepe le Moko
Algiers
Buddy
Ralma
Bing Crosby
Alm
Bing
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Roger
Henry Fonda
Twentieth
Hoyers
The Blues Through War Time Music Broadcasts
Walter Winchell profiles Woody Herman on wartime music trends and the blues. He notes bands tour widely, Hollywood turning to swing, and the blues origin from New Orleans roots with performers like Bolden and Smith. The piece honors Handy and early jazz pioneers while confirming swing remains strong with dancers.
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Woody Herman
Pearl Harbor
Janegerson
Soimebody
Tadin
Beales
Vallety
Seattle
Brooklyn
Jess
Hollywood
jHame
New Orleans
Seale
Ipe
Jaez
Azzmen
Britdy Bolden
Texas
Hessle Smith
Mamie Smith
Bessle
Liz Green
Joe Turner
Helen Humes
Ids
Cox
Leadbelly
Poping
Compener
William C. Handy
St. Louis
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Lilia
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Coca-Cola Bottling CO
LaFilly
Garten
Bugs
Bugs” Baer
Marines
Central Park Commandos
Maine Stein
Oscar
the Waldorf
Sarge
Philadelphia
Dorothy Lamour
iTa Fe
King Features Syndicate
Commando Buer
Ghecki
Charles Laughton
Alfred Lunt
Gelenick Agency
Uncle Sam
Jane Withera
Janie
The
Republic Tot
Johnny
Pal Brook
Jane
Fuay Wan
Johnny Auer
Messengers
Gind
Pate
Judy Garhind
Fily Mars
Annabelle Togan
Eila
Edmund O'Brien
Martha O'Driscoll
Reston Atos
Air Force
Myers
al Gatiz
St. Mary's
Walter Winchell
Kay Kyser
Lupe Valez In
Ser “Plaxdiati
Aaron
Dore
Bonaparte
Vadis
Mel
Ati
Walt Disney
Henry Fonda Lynn Bari the Pon Ameche
Magnificent Dope
Stanting
Dnana
Humphrey Bogart
Kaaren Verne
Tony KW Hanat
Harry James and Orchestra
Broadway
Uptown
Ston Yoater 'Secumt Raen
Satan
Luctler Nat Damba
Waller
Buckaroo’ Walsh
Andrew Sisters
Preston Footer
Lynn Ware
Yarourt
Japan
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