World War News Briefs Across Many Fronts
The World reports new three-engine seaplanes and Britain sees bomb scares in Sicily while declaring war on Finland Hungary and Romania. Japan and Germany advance claims from Moscow to Tientsin as U S and Britain vow broader war, with air raids warnings and military measures across coasts.
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Noted poem dramatized by Shafter group Fresno event
The Shafter Farm Worker community presents Edna St Vincent Millay’s Listen To the People in a Fresno civic auditorium on December 16. Eleanor Coleman directs with Dessie Byrd Berbice James Ruth B. Duke James Harley Jack Quarry Sack Thomas and Harry T. Wright in attendance. Peach trees bloom on Canyon de Chelly floors due to Spainseedlings brought by Franciscan missionaries long ago.
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Millay
Shafter Farm Worker
Civic Auditorium
Fresno
Council For Derhoordoy
Rgventi
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Eleanor Coleman
Dessie Byrd
Berbice James
Ruth B. Duke
James Harley
Jack’ Quarry
Sack Thomas
Harry T. Wright
Spain
Canyon de Chelly
Navajo Indian Reservation
Arizona
Mechanics Maintain Trainers
Photographs show Pin Burge as head of the engine PFC Bruton and PFC Bryant handling parts on a worktable. An air mechanics group stands in the background noting the need for skilled mechanics in ample numbers to maintain and check the basic equipment or aircraft would be grounded.
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Pin, Burge
Pfc Bruton
Pfc Bryant
Fiocor
Danger
Stolen Auto Recovered Clue postcard Tells location
Benton Purtle reported his car stolen for two days when an unsigned postcard arrived claiming the vehicle was in a San Jose service station. The note warned his wife to remove her keys and thanked the recipient.
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Benton Purtle
San Jose
MIT Debaters Clash After Strauss Waltz Program Mixup
A Boston radio station aired Strauss waltzes instead of a planned Harvard MIT debate. Both teams presented the negative side of the issue, and the mix-up prompted talk of scheduling confusion.
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Boston
Harvard Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Guard Against Colds Advised By Health Dept
Health officials warn of a rise in colds as wet weather returns. Public health nurses urge hygiene to prevent spread, noting colds can lead to influenza measles scarlet fever or whooping cough. Start treatment at first symptoms and maintain fluids and rest.
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Health Dept
Kern County
Department of Public Health
San Francisco Tops World as No 1 City Says Davenport
Walter Davenport, associate editor of Collier's, calls San Francisco the world's number one city, citing its culture, industry, and growth. The remark reflects a booster stance in a period feature.
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San Francisco
Walter Davenport
Collier's
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