Washington questions bog down as forms proliferate
A dialogue about overlong questionnaires for federal forms highlights the burden on business and citizens. Senator Vandenberg and Chairman Byrd condemn the size of the fish oil and war necessity paperwork while noting the volume and complexity. The piece suggests mobilizing workers into the military to ease administration.
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Washinon
Joint
Vandenberg
Washington
Uowf
Byrd
Virginia
Army
Navy
Last Minute Christmas Shopping Push Across Stores
A fragmented late paragraph describes shoppers racing to finish buying before Christmas. Clerks express frustration as selections thin and prices rise, while the space hints at crowded aisles and full shelves in a hurried rush.
Mass distribution transforms holiday shopping
The piece notes a shift from long travels to big cities for Christmas buying to convenient local shopping networks. It highlights increased variety in smaller communities, with neighborhood centers and stores in isolated areas expanding access. It urges shoppers to complete purchases this week to ease crowding and speed parcel preparation.
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America
California Speaks Lane At War Frontions
Western Defense Command tensions mount as Maj Gen Walter Willson warns of bold Japanese bomb plots against San Francisco. Anecdotes include Bud Ab Bott’s drunken acquittal and Boise crew’s near disaster after an 8 inch shell. Mary Kieffer and Capt Maguire offer witty and somber wartime takes.
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Walter XK. Willson
Western Defense Command
San Francisco
Bud Abbott
Hollywood
Odell MacDonald
Boise
S. F
Mary Kieffer
WM. A., Maguire
Albert
Boston
Richland Girls Athletic Nation concludes six week tournament
The Richland Girls' Athletic Nation finished a six week tournament shaped by gasoline rationing and bad weather extending the period an extra week. Final playoffs between the top two teams arrive Thursday and Friday this week with a new tournament starting Monday December 13. Spitfires won the volleyball title with six wins followed by Ramblers five, Skinners four, Bombers, and Kites last. Spitfires captain Betty Campbell leads the winning lineup.
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Richland Girls
Spitfires
Ramblers
Skinners
Bombers
Kites
Betty Campbell
Juan
Indoor Ball and Volleyball Results Highlight Skinners Victory
The Skinners won the indoor ball games, with Bombers and Kites tied for second. Ramblers and Spitfires led volleyball, finishing last and tied respectively. Skinners roster lists Bernice Spohn as captain along with LaVada Potter and Imogene Hubble among others.
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Ewwewssy
Emer
Adaline ‘Domingez
Delores Myrick
Joan Steward
Louise Potter
Mark Baughman
Opal Evans
Willa Mae Badgett
Bessie Thomas
Wanda Sneed
Imogene Rust
Marjorie Dirksen
Skinners
Bombers
Kites
Ramblers
Spitfires
Bernice Spohn
Thy Lamas
La‘Vada Potter
Imogene Hubble
Joyce Bender
Oe Phyllis" Paloma En Ae Helen
New Novels Arrive at Shafter Library Amid Wartime Tales
Shafter Branch library adds several new titles. Henry Bellaman’s King’s Row follows twenty years in a Midwestern town and its conflicted characters. Also featured are I Flew for China by Capt. Royal Leonard about China’s struggle and aviation, House of Shore by Michael Home set in North Africa, and A Frenchman in Nazi custody with an RAF linked escape tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Row
Henry Bellaman
Shafter
China
Royal Leonard
Chiang Kai-Shek
Republic of China
House of Shore
Michael Home
North Africa
Tripoli
Royal Air Force
Sun Valley to Close for War Time Shortage Period
Sun Valley the all year resort near Ketchum will shut its doors to the public December 20 for the duration due to shortages of food and fuel and increased rail travel. The closure affects hundreds with Christmas reservations as Union Pacific officials led by WM Jeffers and W H Guild announce the measure.
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Sun Valley
America
W. H. Guild
WM. Jeffers
Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
Sur Valley
Union Pacific Railroad
W. A. Harriman
Ketchum
Sawtooth Mountains
Jeffers
Washington
Rogers
Carl D. Baker Promoted to Corporal by AAFST Madison
Colonel Oscar L. Rogers announced that Carl D. Baker was promoted from private to corporal at the Army Air Forces Technical School in Madison Wisconsin for special trust and confidence. Baker, son of Mr and Mrs W G Baker, is to lead with careful and diligent duties and all soldiers under his command are to obey his orders.
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Oscar L. Rogers
Army Air Forces Technical School
Madison, Wis
Carl D. Baker
Rogers
Corporal Baker
W. G. Baker
Largest bison skull found in Shavta county display
The largest bison skull ever found was discovered in Shavta county and is on display at the California Museum.
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Shavta
Prac of
Californis Museun. of
Revival of Home Butchering Day For Farm Neighbors
Article details planned fall revival of home butchering as a cooperative effort among farm neighbors. It outlines cost savings from processing three 225-pound hogs and a 1000-pound steer at home, estimating nets of about 32 dollars for hogs and 13.57 for a steer, plus possible income tax impacts.
Virginia deer chaser dog tethered to wire proves effective
A Virginia game commission release describes a new method to deter deer from farms. A watchdog on a long overhead trolley-wire tied between two trees reportedly kept deer from a strawberry bed after other methods failed.
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Virginia Game Commission
Commission
O'Neil
Wise County
Human barometers gain notice at international congress
Dr. K R Collis Hallowes of Bath spoke at the International Congress of Physical Medicine held at the Wharncliffe rooms, noting that some people faintly sense electrical changes before storms while others react to barometric shifts. He cited rheumatic patients who feel seaside relief or inland discomfort and urged renewed study of climatology.
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Wharncliffe
Montreal Gazette
K R. Collis Hallowes
Royal Mineral Water Hospital
Bath
Prohibited Actions Under Old Illinois Laws
The record lists local prohibitions: bathing within a mile of shore in daylight around sunrise and sunset carries a fine of 1 to 5 dollars. kite flying on business streets is banned. playing ball, walking or lying in brass in parks incurs fines. bicycle speed limited to ten miles per hour with penalties of 3 dollars plus costs. Strong entities include Illinois laws, city, parks, lake, river.
Sweet clover disease linked to spoiled hay
Professor Karl Paul Link of the University of Wisconsin says sweet clover disease arises from eating improperly cured hay or silage made from sweet clover. He notes the disease is unparalleled in animal pathology and human medicine and appears when cattle ingest spoiled hay.
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Karl Paul Link
University of Wisconsin
Link
Voracious Reading Yank Fools His Tent Mates
Two soldiers at Camp Polk deceive a fellow private by moving into his tent to share his mail. They expect home packages but find only magazines and newspapers, exposing Private Sam Dunbar as a voracious reader.
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Camp Polk
Bill Cooper
Ed Cohen
Sam Dunbar
Dunbar
Cohen
Cooper
Hemline No Headache When Cotton Is Worn
Hot weather won’t stop dancing as cotton party frocks rise in style with light prints and bright colors. Cotton gowns stay cool and easy to launder and can be shortened for street wear. Fabric scraps from skirts yield extra blouses or jackets, keeping outfits thrifty and versatile.
Giant pandas traced to ancient American ancestor in Nebraska
At the Field Museum Paul McGrew announced findings tracing Mei Mei’s lineage and Su Lin’s to Cynarctoides, an extinct fossil relative from western Nebraska. He argues giant pandas belong to an old American family predating humans, with origins in the distant past.
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Mei-Mei
Brookfield Zoo
New York Zoo
Su- Lin
Cynarctoides
Field Museum of Natural History
Paul McGrew
Paleontological Division
McGrew
Mr. McGrew
China
Tibet
Nebraska
No Official National Flowers Yet
Boston parks chief Richard J. Hayden notes no government action officially designates a national flower. He cites polls and group motions naming flowers like the Scotch thistle, Ireland’s shamrock, and the Netherlands tulip as traditional symbols, while the United States has seen two flowers recognized at different times by interested groups.
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Richard J. Hayden
Boston
Mass
Ireland
Netherlands
United States
Hayden
Beeruer
Train Collision with Rock Flotilla Near Liverdun
A passenger train on the Great Northern railway of France halted after the engine struck a flock of rocks as workers crowded the line for scraps from the Strasbourg express. The wheels skidded and the train stopped abruptly in a winter incident near Liverdun. In Canada a west bound express near Screiber, Ontario, advanced several miles before a brakeman noticed the driver...
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Liverdun
Great Northern Railway
France
Strasburg
Canada
Screiber
Ontario
Henry Ford outlines postwar era of production and peace
Ford predicts a golden age of production converting wartime plants for peace. He argues for 10 million new homes, modernized transport, and agriculture as industry. hunger causes wars, and new foods like frozen goods should reach all. He voices optimism in a World to LIVE In, with other leaders, published by Rotarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
H. G. Wells
Mohandas K. Ghandi
Arthur Holly Compton
Henry A. Wallace
George Bernard Shaw
Stuart Chase
Charles F. Ketering
Intramural Speedball Finals At Richland School
Intramural speedball games at Richland school closed last week for seventh and eighth grade boys. Four teams Eagles Bears Giants and Cubs played daily with many ties as time calls ended play. Final standings placed Eagles first Bears second Giants third Cubs fourth. Winning team members include Herbert Spitzer Hakill Calvin Goehring Marvin Dirksen Ray Schaeffer Lopez Billy Scott Truman Roberson Raymond Henderson and Elmer Hap.
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Richland
Eagles
Giants
Bears
Cubs
Herbert Spitzer
Ne Hakill
Calvin Goehring
Marvin Dirksen
Ray
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