Sailorettes Unit Moves Toward Congressional Action
Washington reports the Sailorettes unit could enter service as Congress debates whether women join the Navy as a separate auxiliary or as part of the regular force. The Walsh bill would place women in non combat shore jobs, with pay equal to sailors of similar rank and a clothing allowance, while training centers and college campuses are eyed for officers and enlisted training.
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Washington
WANS
WAAC
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps Officer ‘Training School
Navy
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Walsh
D-Mass
Naval Reserves
Representative Maas
R-Minn
House
Congress
Navy Department
Zis
Women's College
Mildred M. McAfee
Wellesley College
McAfee
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Smith and Vassar
Alaska
Australia
Ilinois
Randall Jacobs
Vacationists Hunt Souvenirs In Oregon Jap Shell Holes
Seaside Oregon reports ineffective shelling on a Fort Stevens beach similar to a Vancouver Island attack a day earlier. Nine shells from a vessel believed to be a Japanese submarine struck sand dunes near a farm, with some near the reservation.Vacationers inspected craters and fragments while officials continued a search for the marauder.
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Oregon
Seaside
Ore
Fort Stevens
Here
Vancouver Island
Carl S. Doney
Columbia River
Mead Still Seen as Key Prospect for Governor Nomination
United States Senator James M. Mead of Buffalo remains a leading Democratic gubernatorial prospect despite his denial of seeking public office this year. Backed by Attorney General John J. Bennett and Gov. Lehman, Mead is viewed as a potential compromise candidate amid White House cautious stance and party pressure.
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New York
United States
James M. Mead
Buffalo
John J.bennett
Brooklyn
Vital
American Labor Party
Herbert H. Lehman
Harold R. Moskovit
Owen D. Young
Moskovit
Mead
White House
Roosevelt
Lehman
Charles Poletti
Princeton Accepts Its First Coeds in Summer Courses
Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey admitted its first female students in history. Twenty three women enrolled in a 10 week photogrammetry course in the School of Engineering focusing on map making aerial photo interpretation and plotting land surfaces with emphasis on wartime applications.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Fugitive Prisoner Halted by Gunfire in Tijuana
A gun battle in Tijuana halted Alberto Anellam a 28 year old robber and fourth jail escapee. Soldiers pursued him as gunfire echoed through streets and he was shot in the shoulder.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Alberto Anel
Lam
Anellam
Giant Amphibian Tanks Turned Over to Navy
Amphibious tanks described as a new “sea tractor” are being turned over to the Navy Department after acceptance ceremonies at a Graham Page plant. Navy officials tout their heavy armor and steel treads, capable of transporting personnel and material over land, water, and swampy terrain, with tests reported along Lake Huron.
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Navy Department
Detroit
INS
Hitler
Graham Paige
Navy
Linet
Frank H. Hitner
Lake Huron
Post-War Plans For Public Credit Urged
Officials urge postponing non-essential public works and tightening admin aims at post-war finance. The 37th annual Municipal Finance Officers Association conference calls for immediate prep for post-war needs and systematic local debt reduction to keep credit available, plus strict economies to build reserves.
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Butalo
Conference of Municipal Finance
Officers Association of
United States
Canada
Kin Challenge Will Influence in Paton Estate Case
In White Plains on June 23, three Philadelphia relatives contest the will of Anna H Paton to reduce the 1.3 million estate. They claim Dr Henry Darlington used undue influence by posing as her lover at the Episcopal Heavenly Rest church in New York. A parlor maid testifies she observed nothing improper between Paton and Darlington.
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White Plains
Paton
Philadelphia
Anna H. Paton
Charles D. Miller
Harner
Henry Darlington
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
New York
Darlington
Florence Harper
Demand for Strong War Backing Moves Congregational Council
At the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches meeting in Durham New Hampshire laymen pressed for a resolution with teeth to back up the government and armed forces. They criticized an earlier war resolution as weak while action on the church’s war relation was debated with potential postponement to avoid deadlock.
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Stirs Church
Parley Durham
N. H
General Council of Congregational Christian Churches
Council For Action
Interior chief loses mats then reclaims them
A dozen large rubber mats made for the Interior Building vanished from its floors amid a mystery for Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes. The Public Buildings Administration revealed the mats were locked in a storeroom to protect them from scrap rubber collectors, sparking a brief dispute over ownership.
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IPBA
Ickes
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Public Buildings Administration
Constitution Avenue
Aids
PBA
Government Rations Bottle Tops to Conserve Metal
The War Production Board orders brewers to use fewer bottle tops as tin shortages bite. Brewers switch to lighter plate and push quart bottles, with one top serving three standard tops. Carl W. Badenhausen of Ballantine notes relief that top usage is reduced.
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Sion
War Production Board
Carl ‘W. Badenhausen
P. Ballantine & Sons
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Uncle Sam
Santine
Ersey
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