South Sea Scandals revue entertains troops amid war
A spirited South Pacific base production titled South Sea Scandals, written by Ensign Mark Lawrence and others, mocks high officials including Admiral Halsey. The all service cast, featuring Fortier Breckner Verba and Rudee, uses songs and sketches to boost morale as troops endure wartime strain.
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South Pacific
Navy
William F. Halsey
Halsey
Admiral Halsey
Fox Hole
South Sea
Rolly Taugh
Navy Department
Ensign Mark Lawrence
Washington
David Lawrence
Peter Viertel
Robert Gordon Cook
Lawrence
Corp
William Fortier
Army and
Muskegon, Mich
Ensign Robert Breckner
Beverly Hills
Cal
J. G
John Verba
North Hollywood
Kate Smith
Orson Welles
Cook
Ensign Lawrence
Old Safe Yields 1816 Commission in Tennessee
Abe Edelstein of Chattanooga found a faded April 1816 document behind a second-hand safe. It bears President James Madison's signature and commissions Joseph A. Martin as an ensign in the U. S. Army. Edelstein notes he knows no such Army rank or the man, and wonders who Joe Martin was.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Abe Edelstein
James Madison
Joseph A. Martin
U. S. Army
Edelstein
Joe Martin
Dog Names Go Highbrow in Patchogue
In Brookhaven, dog owners now favor aristocratic labels over common names. A survey of current licenses shows popular picks like Sir Albert of Suffolk and Princess Midge replacing Fido Rover Towser Prince and Rags, with Teddy Brownie Fluggy among new favorites.
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Patchogue
L. I
Brookhaven
Rover
Prince
Grvin
Skippy
Teddy
Brownie
Fluggy- Thera
Sir Albert
Suffolk
Princess Midge
Woman Injured In Boght Corners Auto Crash
Mrs. Gocha, 67, of Albany, suffered possible internal injuries and lacerations when the 1934 coupe she rode in with husband Chester Gocha overturned on the Albany Schenectady Road near Boght Corners. He escaped unharmed. she was taken to St Peter's Hospital after rescue by Colonie Fire Department. State Police Trooper Eugene Foster investigated.
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Albany
Colonie
Gocha
Eugene Foster
Newtonville
East Greenbush Board to Issue Vacation Permits
A. J. Carpinello chair of the East Greenbush Rationing Distribution Committee says the Rensselaer County Ration Board has authorized applications from motorists with enough gas coupons for a vacation trip. Applications are accepted at Clinton Heights School tomorrow evening and at the Community Center in the old school East Greenbush Friday 7 to 9 pm. Canning sugar permits are also handled at the same locations and hours. Other committee members are Herford A. Smith Kenneth H. Bame and Mr Carpinello.
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A. J. Carpmnello
East Greenbush
Rensselaer County Ration Board
Clinton Heights
Old School
Herford A. Smith
Kennethh. Bame
Carpinello
Zivic Signs for Two Aug. Bouts
Fritzie Zivic announces two August fights after recent signs of a busy year. He meets Young Kid McCoy at Forbes Field on August 9 and faces light heavyweight champion Bob Montgomery in a non-title bout August 23 in Philadelphia. Zivic, weighing 143 pounds, expects about 25 percent of a $60,000 gate, with success against McCoy needed for the Montgomery bout. He has already earned purses from two Beau Jack meetings in New York and two with Mike Lamotta in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburg
Kid McCoy
Forbes Field
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Fruue Zivic
Beau Jack
New York
Mike Lamotta
the Post-Gazette
Zivic-Montgomery
Herman Taylor
Zivic
Fritzie
McCoy
Madison Square Garden
Reforestation Program Lags Reported Decline in Tree Distribution
Acting Conservation Department head John L. Halpin notes a sharp curtailment in the state reforestation program. The state shipped nearly 4,000,000 fewer young trees than last year, with only minor increases in distributions to individuals from state nurseries in Saratoga and Lowville. Over a million trees went to 4-H clubs and forestry enterprise members for separate programs, while manpower shortages are blamed for the overall drop.
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John L. Halpin
Conservation Department
Saratoga
Lowville
4-H
Forestry Enterprise
Halpin
Bagpipes Sought for Combat Band by 345th Infantry
In McCain Mississippi a new combat drum and bugle corps marching with the 345th Infantry seeks bagpipes to complete its musical outfit. Officials already have 30 bugles and 18 drums and may borrow pipes from the British Eighth Army Band if needed.
Allies Attack Enna in Sicily Drive Northward
Allied forces push through eastern Sicily near Catania and Mount Etna, capturing Caltanissetta and Piazza Armera, widening the breach between western and eastern Axis forces. Patton’s corps advances along the southern coast from Agrigento toward central Sicily as air power cripples Italian and German bases.
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Gerbini
Catania
Alfredo Guzzoni
Sicily
Montgomery
Mount Etna
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Piazza Armerina
Caltarissetta
Siciley
Patton
Agrigento
Porto Empedocle
George S. Patton, Jr
Caltaniasetta
Rome
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sardinia
Ustica
Tunisian
Pomigliano
Monte Corvino
Randazzo
Rayon Increase Promises More Hosiery Stockings
WPB announces more rayon for hosiery and other silk and nylon replacements. Mills can produce one extra pair of stockings for every seven previously made, expanding output and easing shortages for women.
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WPB
Illinois Man Supplies Tamale Husks For Industry
Sam Allen of Jonesboro Illinois runs a $10,000 yearly husk business supplying corn husks to tamale manufacturers. He hires cutters in autumn to harvest and husk ears, then cleans husks and filers out diseased scraps. About 5,000 husks make a 50 pound bale and shipments go to St Louis Chicago Texas and Georgia. The business is at its briskest pace with demand outrunning supply.
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Jonesboro
Hil
Sam Allen
Allen
Tus
St. Louis
Chicago
Texas
Georgia
Funeral Slated Today for Pvt Roy den R LaRoe
Funeral services for Pvt Roy den R LaRoe 22 son of Mr and Mrs David H LaRoe of 22 Quarry Crossing Hudson Falls will be held at 11 am from Carleton Funeral Home Hudson Falls Rev Rutherford B Cook of Hudson Falls Methodist Church will officiate The body arrived from Camp Forrest Tenn where a mule from camp in deep woods was found after he had been missing over a month Sergt William Moore of Camp Forrest accompanied the body Burial will be in Union Cemetery Hudson Falls
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Royden R. LaRoe
David H. LaRoe
Quarry Crossing
Hudson Falls
Carleton Funeral Home
Rutherford B. Cook
William Moore
Forrest
LaRoe
Robert LaRoe
Camp Rucker
Ala
Union Cemetery
Help for Allies On Home Front
Boston dispatch notes an internationally minded Elisseff family with Prof Serge Elisseiff at Harvard working on a Chinese American dictionary. Madam Elisseff donates mending clothes for French sailors tied to La Fantasque and Le Terrible as wartime aid. The Blisseffs are Russian.
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Boston
Elisseffs
Harvard
Serge Elisseiff
Madam Elisseff
Blisseffs
Soldiers Write Girls More Often Than Mothers
An Army censor notes that the average soldier writes three letters weekly, mostly to a girlfriend and to Mom. The piece reassures mothers that this is typical courting behavior and not a loss of affection for family. It predicts when Johnny marries, mothers will receive less of his time, not due to neglect but because of his new priorities.
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Johnny
Mom
Susie
Jesson
Madeovers Need Individual Touches
Advice on transforming old garments into feminine costumes stresses careful tailoring and personalized details. It suggests adding feminine accents to a husband’s suit and dyeing light wood to a darker or brighter feminine tone.
Auxiliary To Meet In D A V Rooms Tonight
Rev Francis Kelley Auxiliary D A V meets at 8 PM in the rooms. Commander Elizabeth Riley will preside at the meeting today.
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Francis Kelley
DA. V
Elizabeth Riley
Seasonal Crops In July Supply Alert For New York State
Consumer guidance from the New York State College of Agriculture urges watching local markets as July crop supplies vary. Lettuce is excellent with strong NYC flow. snap beans peak now on Long Island and Hudson Valley, then upstate shipments after July 10 for about two weeks. Peas peak upstate, red raspberries limited in Hudson Valley, sweet cherries scarce around July 17, sour cherries July 15–30, tomatoes and corn soon, all prompting careful market monitoring for best value.
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New York State
New York State College of Agriculture
Upstate
New York City
Long Island
Hudson Valley
New York
Empire State
Erie County
Schuyler
Yates
Ontario
Richmond
Montmorency
Distinctive Ways to Wear Scarfs by Gontal
A guide on fashionable scarf styling by Indian designer Gontal. It covers butterfly knot head wraps, mantilla drapes with pins, shoulder scarves resembling Filipino styles, and large yard long saris used as elegant wraps or evening wear.
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Gontal
India
Bahama
Arctic Emergencies guide counsels Arctic survival
The Safety Education Division issues Arctic Emergencies for American forces in the far north. It warns rabbit starvation from a rabbits only diet, lists edible Arctic foods such as mountain cranberries reindeer moss and seal hearts while flagging polar bear liver as poisonous. It also covers trail marking improvised gear from airplane parts, snow blindness prevention with goggles, and proper frostbite treatment.
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Washington
Siberian
Far North
Amy Air Forces Fight Control Command
Arctic
African Bees Are Vicious in North Africa
Arthur Leveridge, a Philadelphia natural scientist and WWI veteran, says wild African honey bees attacked Allied troops after machine gun fire and caused many stings. He notes cases where a series of stings could disable a fit soldier, illustrating a new threat despite German and Italian surrender.
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Philadelphia
A.F
North Africa
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Arthur Leveridge
Leveridge
Boy Collects 326 Pounds of Fat in Four Months
Pittsfield Massachusetts report says eleven year old Stephen Parsczyk collected 326 pounds of kitchen fats for a neighborhood butcher shop after a four month drive. He earned $13.04 and the fats will yield glycerine to sink a battleship per salvage officials.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Stephen Parsczyk
Parsczyk
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