World War Tempo Atop Pacific and Africa Fronts
A mixed dispatch highlights Allied raids on Japanese-held islands in the Pacific and advances by Russian troops against Germans. British and American reinforcements prepare for Singapore while Axis plans loom in the Mediterranean. Domestic notes include labor strikes in Seattle Tacoma shipyards and defense funding measures in Congress.
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Oper
East Indies
Amboina
Lord Beaverbrook
mid-Pacific
Mediterranean
Axis
Britain
China
Satan Peninsula
Timor
Japan
Pacific
Archibald P Wavell
Far Pacific
Singapore
Libya
California boosts state guard with large funding plan
Governor Culbert L Olson signs a bill allocating 7 934 700 dollars for a 28 000 man California State Guard. Blimp bases to aid submarine defense are planned in San Francisco. Japanese aliens are detained on Terminal Island as part of wartime measures. Reports mention Earl Warren as top Republican gubernatorial hopeful and California returning to cash basis after February. A six year old girl Shirley Marie Bell is found strangled near San Bernardino. Four prisoners die in a San Diego jail fire. State officials oppose handling Veneyroy Lees and related alien Japanese placement.
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Culbert L. Olson
California State Guard
San Francisco
Terminal Island
Edward Wilson
Earl Warren
California
Sacramento
Shirley Marie Bell
San Bernardino
San Diego
City
Imperial Vellay
Veneyroy Lees
Kern County Land Ownership Probe Targets All Japanese
Gordon Garland speaker of the California State Assembly predicts an investigation into all Japanese land ownership in Kern County. Hawley seeks a glider field in Kern County as Bowlus Sailplane Manufacturing of Los Angeles is noted in the report.
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Kern
Kern County
Hawley
Bowlus Sailplane Manufacturing Company
Los Angeles
Gordon Garland
California State Assembly
Scouting Birthday Week Observed in Kern County
1300 Kern County Scouts join 1.5 million nationwide to celebrate the 32nd Scout birthday from February 6 to 12 with events led by 64 troops across 20 communities. Activities include displays, potluck dinners, hikes, courts of honor, alumni dinners, and Scout Sunday services focusing on reverence and religious duties.
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Kern County
America
Strong For
Scouting
Sake of America
Boy Scouts of America
Farm meetings in Sacramento discuss wartime crop marketing
California specialty crop producers will present wartime marketing problems to Agricultural Marketing Administrator Roy F. Hendrickson during meetings set for February 9 and 10 in Sacramento. A San Jose session scheduled for February 11 and 12 was canceled due to changes in Hendrickson's itinerary.
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California
Roy F. Hendrickson
United States Department of Agriculture
Dave Davidson
Usda War Board
San Jose
Hendrickson
Language additions expand global Thai and dialect broadcasts
A new Thai language option joins seven others with two dialects in use. The Which short wave station KGEI broadcasts from San Francisco and reaches audiences worldwide with the updated language lineup.
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Hort
KGEI
San Frincisco
Rapid Transit Romance in New York Subway
Lorna Williams, a Brooklyn reader in New York, daily borrows Love Tales magazines starring Marilyn and Gordon. A subway mishap pushes Lorna into a fatal-feeling moment but Gordon saves her, revealing himself as the guard she idealized. She realises she no longer needs carefree love stories.
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Lorna Williams
Brooklyn
New York
Lorna
Borough Hall
Times Square
Marilyn Maridate
Gordon
Marilyn
Pennsylvania
Stone
Gordon Bancroft
Cap
Interborough
Athens of America nickname for Boston legend
The text states that Athens, Greece is a famed learning center and Boston, Massachusetts is nicknamed the Athens of America reflecting its reputation as a center of learning.
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America
Athens
Greece
Boston
Mass
Makes Friends Fast and Loses Them Faster
A friendly dog jumped at a 17 year old causing his gun to discharge. A second youth was shot in the shoulder and hospitalized. The pup fled the scene.
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Baltimore
Science Aids in Solving Crimes
The FBI laboratory under J Edgar Hoover has solved cases by advanced testing. Over 50 specialists examine evidence for FBI divisions and external agencies free of charge. Notable work includes toxicology in a murder case and thorn fragment analysis from a hedge to link a suspect to a crime.
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Washington
Federal Bureau_ of * Investigation
s_ technical laboratory
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Death Battle Between Two Big Bucks in wilderness near Deerfield
In Deerfield South Dakota hunters found a victorious buck alive after a night battle with a rival antlered challenger. Harry Oberg, with Fred Reyolds and Ivan Reynolds, tracked 14 miles through snow to a ranger station as game warden Dave Harris freed the captive buck from the victor after hours of struggle. The fight began high on Crooks Tower with antlers locked, ending with the younger deer tossing the monarch and escaping.
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Deerfield
S. D
Ann -Wilderness
Harry Oberg
Deerfield Prospector
Crooks Tower
Fred
Ivan Reyolds
Obérg
Dave Harris
Harris
Oberg
Buck
Bandit Hits Finance Firms in Manhattan Robbery Spree
A young man with a western draw and a six shooter robbed finance firms in Manhattan posing as a hotel clerk. At Personal Finance he asked for a loan and boasted that others had been hit. He demanded $850 and escaped with the money.
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New York
Manhattan
Frank Spezzano
Informer Trapped by Eight Soused Rumor in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City police faced an odd case as an overzealous informer warned of two armed men at a lunch room. Arriving officers found the suspects were two off duty vice squad members eating. informer jailed on suspicion of being a bit drunk.
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Salt Lake City
Britain’s secret weapon a costly catapult fighter
The fighter catapult plane launched from ships protects convoys against bombers. It costs over 20 000 dollars per aircraft, far less than the Luftwaffe’s four engine Focke Wulf Condor, and pilots volunteer despite high risk. Lieutenant Robert Everett, a former Grand National jockey and 1939 Derby winner, has received the Distinguished Service Order for downing a Condor.
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London
Britain
R.A.F
Robert Everett
Waning Voodoo Cults in Haiti Linked to Missionary Drives
Smithsonian archaeologist Dr. Alfredo Metraus reports Haiti’s voodoo cults near their end due to missionary activity. Prominent adherents have joined Christian churches, abandon sacred objects, and vow to sever ties with African deities. Voodoo practices persist only in remote jungle regions.
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Haiti
Washington, D. C
Alfredo Metraus
Smithsonian Institution
West Indian Republic
Dieting adds a pound a day into air corps enlistment
A young Londoner, initially rejected as underweight for the Royal Air Force pilot observer role, fattened up by increasing meals and rest. Within days he returned, gained about a pound daily, and was accepted, with no weights used in the process.
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Air Corps
London
Moc
Sage
Poncaa
R.c.af
Only Curiosity Keeps British Taxpayer Alive
London businessmen share a circulating letter to the Collector of Taxes claiming they cannot meet income tax demands due to a barrage of wartime taxes and disruptions. The note lists bombings and various levies as excuses while humorously clinging to the hope of what happens next.
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London
Financial District
Florist’s skunk outruns mayor in Emporia gun incident
In Emporia Kansas Mayor Ora Rindom a florist encountered a skunk after opening a desk drawer a gun was grabbed but the skunk beat him to the draw the incident ended with the florist overwhelmed by a speedy foe and failing to save his roses.
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Emporia
Kan
Ora Rindom
Siren fund eyed for listening post costs in Shafter
Local siren purchase fund may finance operating expenses for civilian listening posts in Shafter. County officials have ordered several raid warning sirens but funds show no state or county source yet. Residents who contributed are asked to contact E B Stringham with suggestions on fund use.
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Shafter
Shafters
E. B. Stringham
Stringham
Final night to register for home defense volunteers
Tomorrow evening 7 to 8 30 o clock the assembly hall of the county building on Pacific avenue will host final registration for air raid wardens and volunteers. Frank Shaw says those already appointed or seeking service must appear for fingerprinting and photographs unless already processed. Those without cards should contact city hall.
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Bakersfield
Pat F. Serjeant
Fairfax Road
Kern County Union High School
Bakersfield High School
Lola
Lane
Gardner Field
Robert Powers
Mojave
R. L. Perry
Joseph W. Davidson
Gideons
Guy E. Hall
Beardsley
Assembly
Pacific Avenue
Frank Shaw
Local Defense Committee
Shaw
Trucks and Drivers Sought for Shafter Boy Scouts
Shafter Boy Scouts press continued need for trucks and volunteer drivers in their waste paper collection drive. Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkin notes insurance rules have kept previously offered trucks unavailable, but scouts sustain efforts in the residential district using the city truck when needed. Only old newsprint and magazines are being collected at this time.
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Shafter
Kenneth Pipkin
Pipkin
Over 50 J Shee an helps bowel comfort
An over 50 product claim promotes J Shee An to refresh and clean bowels. It advises using Adlerika when constipation and gas threaten comfort. Druggists carry Adlerika, with Shafter Drug Store and McClure Drug Store named as outlets.
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Shafter Drug Store
McClure Drug Store
Woman Arrested On Dope Charge By Local Police
Ruby McMasters alias Ruby Miller, 43, Bakersfield, sentenced to six months county jail with 90 days suspended on condition she leave Kern county after appearing in City Court before Judge Frank Shaw. Charged with possession of narcotic acid while under influence, arrest by Officer Finney Osborn. Companion Charles H. Miller, 46, Visalia, also received six months in county industrial camp.
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Ruby McMasters
Bakersfield
Ruby Miller
Kern County
Frank Shaw
Barturie
Finney Osborn
Charles H. Miller
Visalia
Shaw
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Maryland
Big Bucks
Great Britain
Florist
Siren Fund
BOY Scouts
J.sheean
Hayfever
Shafter Radio Electric
Paficic Ave
San Joaquin Pipe & Salvage Company
Chester Ave
Potato Shippers
Lindsay
Calif
Food Machinery Corp
New Hampshire
J. W. Nickel
Oliver Neufeld
Tire
Lerdo Road
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