Dr Barnes To Speak At Sage College War Time Talk
Dr Evie Wollencatt Barnes on leave from Runset Sages Cotexe will address Sage College church exercises at the Presbyterian Church. In Washington attached to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he will discuss wartime lessons applicable to peace, based on observations from the Mediterranean theater. Helen McHisstry invites Troy Arta residents to attend, with limited seats available.
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Evie Wollencatt Barnes
Troy Arta
Dr. Berces
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Summier
Mediterranean
Russel Sage
Przzywuzzies Welcome WACs To New Guinea
The first contingent of the Women's Army Corps arrives in New Guinea to establish a postal service. They improvise lean barracks with wire fences, craft furniture from scavenged items, and manage outdoor laundry with local guides and native help. Social life flourishes as GI dances and tours with natives. The article notes discomforts but highlights morale and frontline support.
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New Guinea
WACS
Women's Army Corps
Australia
G. L
Bammer
Gilad
G. I Joes
G. I Jane
Cocoanut Grove
Tamplight
Guinea
R. P. L War Course Registration Extended
Registration for Renaselaes Porvieckale Institute evening war training courses extended through Thursday. Programs cover technical trades and college level engineering fields with prerequisites varying by program. Descriptive pamphlets and applications available at Sage Building room 1 from 9 to 11 and 7 to 10 nightly through Sept 14.
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Renaselaes
Porvieckale Institute
Stabley
BR Wiltse
Inseé
Es Petini
Biara
Oper
Registranda
Sage
Soldiers Longing for Everyday Home Comforts Recalled
A wartime column recalls letters from soldiers and the small pleasures they miss at home like barber chairs steam towels hot hamburgers and visits to the corner drug store. It highlights how Mom Wimpy keeps in touch and how troops dream of familiar routines on furlough and back at their front porches.
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Pacific
Hoote
Winchester employees save 430000 hours via ideas
New Haven Conn War Production Board cites 430000 man hours saved in gun and ammunition manufacture at Winchester Repeating Arms Co due to employee ideas suggestions and intentions. WPB awards 13 national honors the largest for a single plant. Savings equal 34 000 Garand rifles 37000 Winchester carbines and three quarters of a million pounds of brass.
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New Haven, Conn
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
War Production Board
WPB
Winchester
Oine
Thomas J
Boak
Annmius T
Minister Claims Mature Wives Among Service Members
A Cleveland minister labeled unmarried women aged 21 to 35 as the lost generation, arguing many may not wed as servicemen return and seek younger wives. A Cleveland Press reporter found few willing to agree, noting that soldiers in this war show different trends and statistics than his pessimistic view.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Taybe
Girls Help Returning Soldiers Find Stable Homes
The piece argues that young men returning from overseas prefer girls their own ages to settle down with. It suggests older teens and 20s should marry 20 somethings to support marriages and home life, contrasting with younger teens who chase nightlife. The tone urges maturity over postwar frivolity.
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Sinatra
Costa Rica Turtles Help With High Living Costs
A fragment suggests Costa Rican turtles are linked to easing living costs for locals. The text mentions three months and two railway workers on vacation, with unclear context and locations.
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Costa Rica
San’ Jose
Costa’ Rica
Atlan
Turtles from Limon Part of Local Trade Shift
Report notes a port at Limon shipping large turtles weighing 20 to 409 pounds. They obtained a small loan to start turtle shipments and meat markets began selling turtle meat as a beef substitute at nine cents per pound. Egg and beet prices also show declines, with partie meat sales cited.
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Limon
Abugdabt
Birmingham the Pitiesburg of the South remark
A quoted phrase labels Birmingham Alabama as a rival charcoal of the South, referencing a regional stereotype or ironic nickname and reflecting local color from the period. The line shows regional rivalry and cultural labeling without a clear event.
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