Revival of War and Peace and Flight Battle Memoir Lore
Book World notes strong demand for Mount Leo Tolstoy War and Peace reflecting rising interest in Russia. Cronin's The Keys to the Kingdom sells well while Ramparts of the Pacific by Hallett Abend draws readers. Kennerly's Eagles memoir details RAF service in WWII including Coventry bombing and air defense techniques.
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Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Russia
A. J. Cronin
Cronin
Hland
China
Pacific
Hallett Abend
Abend
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Medora Field
Georgia
Rufus King
Cleve F. Adams
Dennis Wheatley
Rex Stout
The Eagles Roar a Civilian Airman in War Time
A memoir about Ron Kennerly an adventurer who joined the Royal Air Force through Canada and England and found his true calling flying fighters in the Eagle Squadron with Graham Berry co authoring the telling of his experiences. the book recounts Kennerly’s restless youth and his pursuit of aviation amid wartime trial.
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Kennerly
England
The
Eagles
Coventry
Byron Kennerly
Harper and Brothers
Eagle Squadron
Graham Berry
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Canada
A Little Lower Than the Angels review
Virginia Sorensen’s debut novel A Little Lower Than the Angels examines early Mormon history around Nauvoo Illinois. The piece notes Joseph Smith and Brigham Young leadership and the city’s growth along the Mississippi before the Civil War, highlighting midwestern Mormon expansion and transportation needs.
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Angels
Virginia Sorensen
Alfred A. Knopf
Nauvoo
Iowa
Illinois
Utah
Midwest
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Young
Smith
Mississippi
Mercy and Simon Baker in a Mormon frontier tale
Virginia Sorensen portrays the Baker family amid Mormon settlement in Illinois with Mercy bearing the hardships of relocation and childrearing. Prophet Joseph Smith figures as a central force, and Mercy’s courage sustains the family through tragedy as Smith takes a second wife. The reviewer urges readers seeking humane, sympathetic depictions of faith and struggle to read the book.
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England
Atlantic
New Orleans
Nauvoo
Simon Baker
Mercy
Simon
Illinois
Colony
Smith
Bakers
Mr. Baker
Virginia Sorensen
Air Base Troops Plan Three Day Maneuvers
Detachments from the Davis Monthan medical and quartermaster corps will simulate battlefield conditions with a three day exercise starting today at Madera Canyon. Led by 2nd Lieut William Fayne and 1st Lieut Lee E Munsel the units will set up a field station at Bog Spring Camp and practice battalion aid stations water purification field sanitation and casualty care as about 300 men participate.
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Medical and Quartermaster Corps
Davis-Monthan Field
Madera Canyon
William Fayne
Lee E. Munsel
Bog Spring Camp
Quartermaster Corps
Price Ceiling Set On Frozen Meat For Army
The Office of Price Administration set ceilings on frozen boneless beef and canned meats for Federal Surplus Commodities and other government buyers. The move saves the Army via uniform government prices while non government buyers follow general rules. Effective deliveries on or after July 1.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Army
OPA
Accidental Discovery of Mammoth Cave Leads Hunter to Entrance
In 1809, a wounded bear guided hunter Hutchings into a cave in Kentucky, revealing an accidental entrance to Mammoth Cave.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Hutchings
Roosevelt funds marked for flight strips on highways
President Roosevelt approves a bill granting 10 million dollars to establish auxiliary landing fields along public highways nationwide. The program aims to create a network of emergency airstrips to support aviation development and national defense.
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Roosevelt
Armament Repairman Position Is Offered
The U S civil service commission announces an open competitive examination for armament repairman trainee with two training periods at Dunwoody Institute Minneapolis and Rock Island Illinois. Wages start at 5 92 a day rising to 6 16. Minimum age 18. No written exam. ratings based on application data. Applications in room 238 B post office building.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
War Department
Eighth Corps
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Rock Island
Ill
States Asked To Halt Patriotic Liquor Acts
MILWAUKEE Wis June 4. State governments were asked to follow the federal lead in prohibiting patriotic appeals in liquor advertisements and labels. John L Huntington assistant deputy commissioner of internal revenue told the national conference of state liquor administrators that few states had adopted the uniform standards for liquor advertising set by the alcohol tax unit.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
John L. Huntington
Internal Revenue
National Conference of State Liquor Administrators
Alcohol Tax Unit
Arizona Housing Projects Assured
Washington reports two essential war housing schemes in Arizona will proceed under a WPB relief order. One public project with 110 units at Glendale and Mesa and a private 200 unit complex at Litchfield Park will get lumber despite national supply freezes. Delivery may still be slow due to tight lumber stocks.
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Washington
Arizona
War Production Board
Glendale
Mesa
Litchfield Park
WPB
Marmola Promotes Slimming For Thyroid Linked Fatness
An old health advertisement urges fat individuals to consider Marmola tablets for weight loss tied to thyroid issues. It advises sensible eating, warns Marmola is not a universal cure, and recommends consulting a physician if unsure. It notes extensive past sales and urges timely use.
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