New Books Mix Memoir and Military History At Local Shop
Current new books feature Prisoner of the Japs by Gwen Dew recounting Hong Kong’s fall and Fort Stanley camp life, and They Also Ran by Irving Stone about 19 presidential candidates. Anne Colver’s Mr. Lincoln's Wife adds Lincoln era insights. A light army humor title and other reflections offer varied reading, with dismissals of bleak war prose.
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Washington
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The Ordeal of Sergeant Smoot by Louis Paul
A humorous Army memoir recounts Sgt. Smoot rising to platoon leader and dealing with oddball soldiers. One vivid tale features Pvt. MacClusky peddling a bogus device called the Electric Doctor, a helmet claiming dramatic healing effects amid wartime bustle.
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Louis Paul
Crown Publishers
Smoot
Cpl
Corky Smith
MacClusky
Smith
Odd Bits on Japanese Relocation and License Hearing
The columnist writes from a Rivers relocation center about a state corporation commission hearing on revoking the license of a Japanese cooperative in Arizona. He notes bias in the Japanese question and contrasts treatment of Japanese and American prisoners, referencing Gwen Dew’s Prisoner of the Japs.
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Book World
Rivers
State Corporation Commission
Arizona
Gwen Dew
Stranger on the High Ways book review
A critical notice on Hays's Stranger on the High Ways praising its moody Hitchcock like atmosphere and bleak Stubblestone setting. It describes a murder tale with few worn farmers and a stranded insurance adjuster Kennedy drawn into a psychological horror that lingers beyond the surface mystery.
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Stubblestone
Kennedy
Social novel about murder and warped lives praised for mood
The critic notes a skillful social novel that centers on murder and evokes a fearful mood. An old doctor narrator drives understanding of life and death, yet poverty and descent into drink stain his patients. Comparisons to Sanctuary and Cain highlight its terse, driving pace.
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Hays
James Cain
Cartons For Carrying Soft Drinks Prohibited
The War Production Board bans cartons used for carrying soft drinks to save paperboard. It also restricts use of solid and filled kraft paperboard for paper boxes and sets quality limits on wrappers for cigarette packages and cartons.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
England Limits Tomato Transport to Curb Surpluses
Government reports restrict shipment of tomatoes to prevent market gluts. Officials cite weather and supply chain factors driving rising stock while aiming to stabilize prices for farmers and consumers.
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England
Accordion House To Roll Down Assembly Line Is Experiment
Goodyear researchers demonstrate accordion prefabricated homes at Litchfield Arizona near the plant. Two dozen units will be built for postwar housing, costing under 2000 dollars, foldable for trucking or rail shipping, with compact interiors and optional baths.
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Akron
Goodyear Corporation
Litchfield
Ariz
Rubber Company
Arizona
Spaniards Urge Juan as King in Franco Restoration
In Bern Switzerland on June 24 monarchists pressed Generalissimo Franco to restore the Spanish monarchy with Prince Juan as king. The pro monarchy campaign centers on sustaining traditional rule amid postwar upheaval and political shifts.
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Bern
Switzerland
Juan
Francisco Franco
London Talks Reported On Franco Restoration Effort
British endorsement was claimed as Spanish sources say Juan Ventosa, a confidant of King Alfonso XIII and a leader in the restoration movement, visited London three weeks ago and discussed with Prime Minister Churchill and other British leaders. The plea to Franco was reportedly presented in a letter.
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Alfonso
Restoration
London
Churchill
Franco
Spanish Embassy London Record Signed by Prominent Spaniards
A document signed by more than 30 notable Spaniards including Ventosa and the Duke of Alba, the Spanish Ambassador to London.
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the Duke of Alba
London
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