Spider Web Used for Bomb Sights
International report from San Antonio describes how silk from Black Widow and Golden Garden spiders is used as reticle wire in bomb sight focus. A Texas mother collects and ships about 400 spiders to a California farm, where the silk is milked for military use.
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Betty Fiala
International News Service
San Antonio
Tex
INS
Texas
Berlin
Garden Magazine
G. G. Gillette
California
Washington
Spider expert Mrs Gillette aids war effort in Texas
San Antonio spider woman Mrs Gillette explains Black Widows are not as dangerous as common fear suggests. She traps them early, isolates each specimen, and ships spiders for California shipments. She emphasizes calming care and notes their silk production. Friends statewide send more spiders for her monthly California package. The drive supports troops overseas.
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Antonia
San Antonio
California
Senate Fight Over Soldier Ballot Bill Leads to Deadlock
Senate and House clash over a soldier voting plan as Taft warns of a possible legislative standstill. The Senate faces a tangle between a states rights bill and a House amendments, with no path for a unified ballot measure for President, Vice President, and Congress. The body rejected the Green-Lucas short form proposal 224 to 168 and passed a weaker absentee ballot urging bill 328 to 69.
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Senate House Committee
Senate
Taft
R.-O
House
Congress
Troy Y M C A to Open New Gymnasium Class
A new gymnasium group with Bud Blanchard as instructor will begin weekly meetings on Fridays at the Troy Y M C A National guard and store employees seeking to stay in condition are invited John W Raymond heads the Wednesday night gymnastic class which now has 25 to 30 members Saratoga Bank Elects Newman E Wait President of Adirondack Trust Company in Saratoga Springs with officers Brackett Sweeny Mahbee Humphrey White named to key posts
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Troy Y. M. C. A
John W. Raymond
Raymond
Saratoga Bank
Newman E. Wait
Adirondack Trust Company
Saratoga Springs
Charles W. Brackett
Edward C. Sweeny
D. Walter Mahbee
Joseph B. Humphrey
W. Bryan White
Postwar Car Will Be No Dream Model
Detroit (UP) Sae engineers at a wartime convention explained civilian autos resume after the war ends. Likely 1942 models, not dream machines, with higher costs than prewar. Plastics use rises and heavier aluminum panels appear as costs move upward.
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Detroit
America
Society of Automotive Engineers
William Stubbs James
New Sae
Studebaker Corp
South Bend
Ind
James
Edgard c. DeSmet
Willys Overland Motors, Inc
Jedo
William B. Stout
DeSmet
William D. Hoey
General Motors Research
N. A. James
Aluminum Co
USO program highlights service to soldiers
A detailed report describes USO efforts since Pearl Harbor including Red Cross origins, the shift to disaster relief, and continuous entertainments for 150000 servicemen. Volunteers met every train, fed draftees, sent gift packages, and hosted sessions at remote posts while honoring workers with service stripes for hours logged.
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August
USO
Pearl Harbor
Red Cross
USC
Center Brunswick Church Holds Supper
More than a hundred guests attended the annual men's night supper at the Gilead Lutheran Church in Center Brunswick. The Riding Tens, a three-group women’s organization led by Mrs. Alvah D. Roberts, produced the program with patriotic songs, readings, solos, talks by Miss Ruth Van Deusen and Rev. Layton G. Van Deusen, skits including The Cheerful Caller and Golden Rule Days, piano duet, and the pianist Miss Charlotte Bulson announcing the event.
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USO
Canal Zone
Central and
South America
DonDero
Alaska
Pacific
Panama Canal
Arthur Johnston
Mt. Ida Memorial Presbyterian Church
Elmer J. Donnelly
Troy
Catholic Charities
Norman Catricala
Winifred W. Smyth
Sylvia Goldowsky
Elsie Manchester
Gilead Lutheran Church
Center Brunswick
Alvah D. Roberts
Roberts
Ruth van Deusen
Layton G. van Deusen
Gladys Owen
John Bristol
Newton
Carl Bulson
Allen Hayner
Ralph Giles
Irwin Derrick
Gordon Sherman
George Grabo
Floyd Hayner
Charlotte Bulson
Bulson
President and Willkie Agree on Taxes
President Roosevelt and Wendell L Willkie both spoke of future needs at a news conference after Willkie called for about 16 billion dollars in new revenue. The President said he had not asked for that much and emphasized they were thinking of the next generation, not just the current one.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Judges Seek Higher Pay for Court of General Sessions
Four New York judges asked Budget Director Thomas J. Patterson to raise their annual salaries from 22 500 to 25 000 citing no expected decline in the cost of living over the next decade. Evangelistic service led by Rev Otto Schenk of Colonie is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church with the Young People’s Society in charge.
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New York
Court of General Sessions
Thomas J. Patterson
Otto Schenk
Colonie
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Young People’s Society
Library Branches See January Circulation Rise at Troy Public Library
The Troy Public Library and its three branches East Side Lansingburg and Syeaway report January circulation up by 1 279 from a year earlier with total 14 124. Main library 9 041 and 17 871 total registrations. Foreign language titles small with German Polish Spanish Italian and French Arabic counted. 189 new books added 192 volumes cataloged and reference use declined.
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Troy
Dr Cleland Boyd McAfee Dies Prominent Presbyterian Leader
Dr Cleland Boyd McAfee, 77, noted Presbyterian leader and author, died suddenly from a heart attack in Asheville, North Carolina. Father of the WAVES commander, he served as former moderator of the general assembly of the Northern Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, with offices in New York City and residence at Four Acres, Jeffrey, New Hampshire.
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Asheville
Cleland Boyd McAfee
The
WAVES
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Dewey Praises USO At New York Luncheon
Governor Thomas E. Dewey lauded the United Service Organizations as a fundamental difference between a regimented people and a free republic during a luncheon marking the USO’s third anniversary in New York. The document lists numerous names and numbers associated with attendees across Thursday to Saturday shifts, highlighting a long roll of donors or participants tied to the event.
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New York
Beachhead Battle Rages Around Anzio and Cassino
Allied forces fight to hold the Anzio beachhead as German counterattacks press toward Cisterna and Cassino. Nazi armor and planes breach the line, with Rommel reportedly dispatched to stabilize the front. Allied naval and air power bombard supports target Formia and lines toward Rome, while heavy losses mount on both sides.
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I Way
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Associated Press
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Salerno
de Luce
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Florence
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Eighth Army
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Fifth Army
Sezze
Pontine Marshes
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Gaeta
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Board Head Urges Quick Rescue of Jews
John W. Pehle, newly named head of the War Refugee Board, said the task of saving Europe's Jews from extermination must be done in the next months. He noted at a press conference that the main story of aid may unfold after the war as the underground movement accelerates efforts to move refugees from Nazi-occupied areas.
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Washington
John W. Pehle
Europe
Stimson Opposes Army Rank Ban Despite War Needs
Secretary of War Stimson declares a measure to halt permanent officer promotions during the war would cause injustice and harm service interests. The plan would allow temporary promotions and affects 14 pending officers including Gen. George Patton Jr. and follows Eisenhower rebuke over a soldier incident. Senator Truman says hearings will be held before the committee proceeds.
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