Wheeler Sees New Party in 1944 Election
United Press report quotes Sen. Burton Wheeler predicting a spontaneous non interventionist party in 1944. He says it could attract liberals from both parties and mirror the 1924 Progressive coalition with Robert M. La Follette Jr. Wheeler cautions against a 1942 formation and points to a strong 1944 prospect.
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Typical Cadet Takes Course In Air With Best Of Grace
A portrait of William Conklin Nasker 21, at Randolph Field Texas, as a flying cadet amid Army Air Force wings training. Detail of his career at Ohio State University, family support, early aviation interest, and daily schedule through primary to advanced training.
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Owls Cause Belfry Woes At St Lawrence Church
In Troy New York Nature must restore balance as owls prey on pigeons in the St Lawrence church belfry. After 47 killings pigeons, Sexton John Kehn fired at night from the belfry and shot one owl measuring 39 inches wingspan, neighbors preferring bird screams to gunfire.
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New Manager Aurelius Takes Tucson Theatre Post
George M. Aurelius is named manager of the State Theatre in Tucson and will supervise the Rialto Theatre. He arrives from Lexington Square Centre Theatre in Lexington, and has 13 years in Minneapolis-St. Paul theatres plus experience with RKO Warner and the Finkelstein-Rubin circuit. He and his wife, expecting a child, plan to join soon.
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Milk Thefts Reported North Of Fort Lowell Area
Sheriff’s officers investigated milk thefts reported north of Fort Lowell road between Stone and First avenues. Ben Franklin of 206 Yavapai road said the thefts have occurred for some time as the thief follows the milkman and takes goods as they are left at homes.
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Movie Actor Appointed Naval Attache in London
Robert Montgomery, renowned motion picture actor, began duties as an assistant naval attaché at the U.S. Embassy in London. He holds the rank of lieutenant and arrived in London last night to assume the post.
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Robert Montgomery
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Mongomery
Hoe Found In Tree Tells Pioneer Drama Tale
Woodcutters on the Walter Lydy farm in Martinsville Indiana recovered a hoe lodged in the center of a large tree. They believe a frontier era pioneer placed the tool to signal danger from rising Indians and then fled to his cabin, with the hoe later encased by the tree’s growth.
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Packard to Begin Mass Production of Rolls-Royce Engines
Detroit August 1 UP The Packard Motor Car company will start mass production of Rolls-Royce airplane engines for U S and British air forces. The project follows ten months after laying the foundations for a new 30 million dollar defense plant with President M M Gilman leading an inspection tour joined by Director William S Knudsen Sir Henry Self and 500 guests.
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Strike Fund Converts to Government Defense Bonds
Members of Studebaker Local No. 5 UAW in South Bend converted a $10,000 strike fund from strike financing to government defense bonds, aligning with the national defense program. The fund was originally authorized strictly for financing strikes.
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Russian Youth Hangs Self in Shanghai Before Move to Manchuria
Fourteen year old Igor Vishnevsky a Russian boy killed himself in Shanghai as his family prepared to depart for Manchuria. The tragedy occurred during a tense moment of travel plans and displacement.
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High retail demand and wholesale briskness persist this week
Dun and Bradstreet reports continued strength in consumer activity with retail volumes 20 to 24 percent above last year. The south leads gains at 28 to 32 percent, while wholesale markets show heavy buying, market week openings, and apparel show orders two to three times higher than last year.
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Lost notes and staged encounters in a theater world
Smith falls into a nocturnal social orbit with Paula and the theater company. A backstage dressing room meeting with an aging, blind host Lanvin sets a subtle tone as Smith joins a weekly, raucous gathering where Shakespeare and suspicion mingle amid costumes and conversations about jobs and life.
Finnish immigrant blocked from Army by English deficit
Amos Lehtola a 33 year old Finnish citizen and 10 month resident of the United States volunteered for the Army and passed the physical and nearly in uniform when selective service officials discovered he could not read write or speak English He was rejected after officers noted he walked straight ahead when told to turn left or right.
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