Vigil proposes standing U S committee to monitor Japan
Representative Henry M Jackson calls for a House standing committee to keep constant vigil on Japanese problems before during and after war. The panel would study administration methods toward Japanese Americans and inform policy on peace terms and US Japan relations, aiming to prevent another Pearl Harbor.
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Japan
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
House
Hor
War Relocation Authority
United States
Ambassador Grew
State Department
Sound Advice From A. T. Mercier On Courteous Service
The wartime message from A. T. Mercier of Southern Pacific urges management and workers to maintain courtesy and personal service toward customers despite material and manpower shortages. He says understanding the customer’s troubles during the war will build goodwill and friendships that help prosperity after the conflict.
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A. T. Mercier
Southern Pacific
Mercier
Exclusive war story of Geoffrey Keyes to Rommel raid
Walter Winchell presents a vivid World War II briefing by Ray Brock detailing Geoffrey Keyes Victoria Cross action behind enemy lines in North Africa. The tale recounts Keyes and Captain Colin Campbell leading a night assault to Rommel’s quarters, Keyes wounded yet ordering his men, continuing fire and directing retreat as campmates fall, with Downs’ notes confirming the mission’s dramatic end.
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Ray Brock
Balkans
N. ¥. Times
International News Service
Walter
Ben Tolstoi
Shepheards Terrace
Cairo
Ken Downs
Int'l News Service
Terry Allen
Europe
Wag
Geoffrey Keyes
Geoffrey
Teutenant
Roger Keyes
England
Egypt
Desert Commandos
Ken
Robert Jordan
Jordan
Keyes
Colin Campbell
Reid
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Rome
Nes
Aldi Rafa
Afrika Korps GH
Forte
Campbell
Keyee
Boston Schools Embrace Cooperative Education In 1910s
Boston adopted cooperative education in eight high schools where students from poverty can finish high school while gaining paid, supervised work in fields like machine shop, automobile mechanics, sheet metal, printing, agriculture, electricity and woodworking. Students alternate weeks between school and industry, earning prevailing wages and earning a certificate after four years with a fifth year needed for a full diploma. The program, led by Francis Bain, aims to blend academic study with practical skills, with strong employer reporting and strict attendance checks.
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Boston
Dyer
Cincinnati
East Boston
Hyde Park
Brighton
South Boston
Roxbury Memorial
Achno
Francis Bain
Co-Operative
War Manpower Commission
Mechanic Arte High School
Leo Daley
Poneipel
Gas price war cuts third grade gas in San Antonio
Ten and twenty years ago notes report a price war shrank third grade gasoline to 11 and 12 cents in San Antonio while first and second grade held at 21 and 9 cents. Stations had been charging 16 cents for third grade before the war. May 11, 1924. The phantom varmint tale at the courthouse ends as a fearless raccoon is identified by Deputy Sheriff Dick Lexabert.
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Independent
San Antonio
Court House
Dick Lexabert
SAN Antonio Light
An Antoniio Gazette
Brosiway
Firth
Texas
Associated Press
Opering
Odd Facts From History and Literature
The note lists quirky historical tidbits including taxicabs appearing in 1915, frogs that swallow air without a breathing muscle, and the hippopotamus as the largest aquatic hoofed animal. It also references a World War II moment with Keyes’ grave and a crucible of German terms, ending with a John Donne allusion about sending to know for whom the bell tolls.
War changes both soldiers and homefront partners
Wartime service reshapes the returning warrior and the girl left behind. The article argues the hero will seek steadiness, comradeship, and genuine character over glamour. Women on the home front must adjust to a new world where both have grown and changed.
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Curlough
Juliet
Get
Harold Helfer
Sergeant Helfer
Greer Garson
Rosie
Crre
Dolla
King Pens. Syn, Inc
Mississippi levee and Netherlands canal noted in history
Odds and Ends describe the Mississippi levee as about 100 miles longer than the Great Wall of China and praise the Netherlands North Sea Canal as a major 19th century civil engineering feat. The entry also mentions a steam powered machine for spinning and a superstition urging prayers to the moon.
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Mississippi
Chine
Netherlands
North Sea
These Days By George Ke Boroslay on O Mahoney and secret government power
Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney of Wyoming is cited underlining the rise of executive orders and secret covenants that bypass Congress. He warns that executive agreements rival treaties, fueling public distrust as wartime aid and lend lease details remain opaque. The piece cites Forbes and questions returns from aid, urging full disclosure before postwar repercussions.
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Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
TNEC
O'Mahoney
Congress
America
Forbes Magazine
O'Meheney
Blood Pressure and Treatments Discussed by H N Bundesen
High blood pressure reflects various underlying disturbances in the body and requires multiple approaches. Some cases involve kidney disease or arterial hardening, while essential hypertension lacks identifiable causes and can become malignant in about one in ten patients, often affecting younger individuals. Treatments range from surgical nervous system operations to unfamiliar drugs, with potassium thiocyanate and Vitamin A showing limited promise. more study is needed to solve hypertension.
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Francis D. Murphy
Milwaukee
Those Texans by James Farber and the Mier Expedition
General Somervell led Texans who chased Mexican invaders from San Antonio. Wallace split from Somervell, joining Fisher as the Mier Expedition formed from opposition within the Texan ranks. Wallace declared he came to fight Mexicans and would stand for Matamoros rather than return home.
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Somervell
Woll
San Antonio
Conmiancer
Frouston
Mexico
Houston
William “Bigfoot
Wallace
Rio Grande
Texas
Gonzales
Mier
Brew Lion
Capts
William &. Fisher
Ewin Cameron
William Eastland
J. G. W. Pearson
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Anai
Toby
John Donne
Helen Rowland
Moon Afclean
Buahmien
George KE
Boroslay
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United Kingdom
Russia
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