Engagement Scoop Turns Personal in Society Desk Scene
Kittridge society page chaos erupts as Sarah Kittridge becomes engaged to Barry Harrison. The newsroom romance clashes with family pride and old loyalties, ending with a rushed rewrite of the engagement notice and a playful, unresolved deadline.
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Mar
Samuel Barton Kittridge
Sarah Chilton Kittridge
Craig Warrlaon III
West Bratch Road
Kit
Clarion Courier
Craig Harrison III
Clarion
Harrison
Craig
Barry Bradley
Bobby Fuller
Harrisons
Sarai Chilton Kittwidge
Barry
Riddin
Sarah
Sarah Kittridge
Kittridge
Craig Harrison
Gal
Barrison
Bradley
Robot Brains Point Weapons in All-Electronic Defense
New York report details the first public demonstration of the B 29 all electronic turret control where a crewed cabin operates remotely. General Electric engineers and Army Air Technical Service officers show computer driven guns that require only a switch to command additional turrets, with electrical safeguards and wind, gravity, and parallax calculations handled by the on board brain. The system reduces crew size and increases bomb load while maintaining multiple gunner oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Air Force
General Electric Co
Army
Air Technical Service Command
Fred
Jesa
China Hopes to Train 30 Modern Divisions
New York report cites Ta Kung Pao via CWI claiming Gen Chen Cheng as Chinese war minister will train and equip 30 divisions with modern weapons within a year with Allied aid. The article notes plans to improve living conditions for soldiers, including food and shoe allowances and vegetable provisions.
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China
New York
N. Y
Ta Kung Pao
CWI
Chen Chéng
Chen
U. S. Sends Arms Directly to France Amid War Effort
Supreme Headquarters reports Rouen and Le Havre ports reopened and handling more tonnage than before. Facilities now enable fully 75 percent of United States army supplies to be shipped directly from America into France for the Allied war machine.
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U. S
France
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Rouen
Ls Havre
United States Army
America
Pin-Up Anita Jones Sparks Hank's Quiet Homeward Hope
Corporal Hank Jones, weary after six months in Africa, watches surrendering German troops and clings to thoughts of his baby Anita. A magazine frontispiece labeled Anita Jones of New York sparks hopes of a shared fatherhood, as Hank imagines meeting his child and returning home.
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Hank Jones
Hank
Prue
Anita
Jerry
Fle
Grandma Nelson
Anita Jones
New York City
Africa
Fitz
Skip
Atsica
Lights of New York A collage of society and show business
A vivid collage from Manhattan scenes features the Mur tah sisters on Madison Avenue with bright red umbrellas, Dane Pickens hid behind a fan at the Colony, Kathleen Winsor bound for flickers in a yellow gown, and Helena Bliss contemplating a Carnegie Hall concert. It also notes David Cowles chasing a University placement job, his St Bernard Tertius UT recovering after two accidents, plus snippets of London and Scottish observations, plus Broadway critics, actors, and musicians in a brisk, era-appropriate vignette of urban social life.
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Manhattan
Madison Avenue
Dane Pickens
Kathleen Winsor
Flickera
Forever
Amber
Helena Bliss
Norway
Bliss-Grieg
Carnegie Hall
Penguin Country Club
David Cowles
Hubbard
St. Bernard
Tertius UT
Glen Cove
L. I
Yanks Speed British Housing Drive Ahead of Schedule
London reports American troops building temporary homes for bombed-out residents. GT engineers completed a 10-day cement quota in four days, then paused to allow supplies to catch up, keeping ahead of schedule despite delays.
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London
Rationing Calendar Covers Tires and Coupons
Rationing calendar notes changes in tire certificates for recapping and new versus used tires, with certificates required for new tires and used truck tires. It lists inspection requirements, gasoline coupons valid through March 21, 1945, and heating season unit value coupons valid through August 31, 1945. Sugar coupons 34 and 35 specifics noted.
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C&s
Stamp Validity Notes From Historical Coupon Book
A fragment outlines stamp validity for various coupon types including Professed Foods, Red Stamps, Blue Stamps, Meats Fats and Cheeses, and Shoes Coupons. It specifies book numbers, date ranges such as through June 2, and conditions like stamps being removed from the book at purchase.
Not a Fire Report From Elk Horn Woman
Mrs Leslie Esback of Elk Horn reported a basement fire alarm but officials learned the blaze was a man named Arthur Andersen thawing pipes with a gasoline torch. No fire damage occurred and the incident prompted investigation into the misunderstanding.
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Leslie Esback
Elk Horn
Arthur Andersen
Ventura community builds 90 foot toboggan hill
Ventura residents constructed a 90 foot toboggan run with a long runway onto the lake and stair access. A skating rink was cleared and a warming house moved in as part of a community promoted project inviting broad participation.
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Venturas
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Armstrong Piano Co
Spencer
Iowa
Bancroft
Sewea City
Webbner
A. M. Petersen
Titonka
A. Dornbier
Wesley
Albert
Kramarameier
Woden
Price Cafe
Buffalo Center
Fred Bruns
Titania Blacksmiths
Algona
Silbaugh - Humboldt
Titonka Implement Co. At
Titonka Telephone, Co
Legion Hall
Mathilda Falk
Bec'y
Titania Implement Co
Chas. Quinn
Poland
Bert Geerdes
Tanvilac
Murphy's Feeds
Ted Binders
Goller
Kovar
General “Electric
W. E. Ley Ford Ferguson
Lakote
W. F. Hamatreet
M. D
Tinonha
Owa
Pierre Sartor
Satoqnha
Towa
E. J
M. F. Calhoun
Lows
Dr. H. Torgersen
Shatoitrace
Pallding Tinka, In
Robert E. Wagner
Tawa
Kossuth County
L. A. Winkel
Fate
Hutchison
Algona, In
van Ness and
Brunson
Hielco Ridg
Quarton and
Miller County Savings Bank
Algons
Town
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L. Tindall
D. Quneta
Wornsoon
Piles
Aera
Viet Tioebloe
Lights of
Tu. Stevenson Ea Eg
Scotland
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Sheirr
Fifth Avenue
Sheirr
Miami Beach
Durante
Blackstone
Henry
Kaiser
Henry Hudson Hotel
Andy Russell
Times Square
Andy Russel
Anita Ellis
Evelyn Knight
Mary Jane
Northan Angell
Bill Callahan
William
Callahan
Fort Schuyler Maritime
Academy
Bill
Fordham University
Ruth Clayton
No Touch of Venus
National Company of “Oklahoma
Chicago
Warner Brothers
20Th Century-Fox
Atudios
Tune-Nex Digest
Burl Ives
Carl Sandburg
Georgia Gibbs
Carl Ravazza
la Martinique
Guggenheim Museum
East 54Th Street
Broadway
Brooks Atkinson
John Mason Brown
Richard Watts Jr
Victor Borge
Rockefeller Center
al Pearce
Ball Syndicaty
WNU Fuaturea
Swea City Hatchery
Swea City, Iowa
Thomas Loats
DUROC
Britt
M. J. Howlett & Sons
Britt, Iowa
Bartlett Cafe
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