McNary Remembered as War Casualty at Funeral
In Salem Oregon Bishop Bruce R Baxter led final rites for Charles L McNary Republican senator and former Senate floor leader who died last week The service drew congressmen and state officials and honored him as a war casualty who served his nation He had 26 years in the Senate and briefly ran for vice president in 1940 Burial followed at the 1000 Friends cemetery south of Salem with 1 0 0 F holds ceremony afterward
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Salem
Ore
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Bruce R. Baxter
Baxter
Methodist
Portland
McNary
State House
Navy
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Senate
Four Arizona Officers Promotions Announced
The War Department announced promotions for four Arizona Army officers and appointments for two others. Joe Pilcher Baird of Tempe and James Mathewson Graybear of Tucson were promoted from captain to major. Jose Luz Hernandez of Hayden rose from first lieutenant to captain, and Lessie Floyd of Tucson, a WAC member, was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. Nurses Jessie Lee Phillips and Billie Nelle Weaver were also advanced to second lieutenants.
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Arizona
Joe Pilcher Baird
Tempe
James Mathewson Graybear
East Fourth Street
Tucson
Jose Luz Hernandez
Hayden
Lessie Floyd
WAC
North Park
Ted
Jessie Lee Phillips
Billie Nelle Weaver
Funes
Arizona Soldiers Listed as Wounded and Missing
The War Department casualty list cites Pvt. Ramsey Connell and two other Arizona soldiers as wounded in the Central Pacific. Two more Arizona servicemen are reported missing, including Lt. Brian F. James and Sgt. Gordon C. Scarlett.
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Washington
Mar
War Department
Arizona
Central Pacific Area
Ramsey Connell
Irene Lyman
West Lincoln
Tucson
Jose V. Diaz, Jr
Haviania Arcadia
Marcus Gatewood
George Gatewood
Whiteriver
Brian F. James
D. M. James
Gordon C. Scarlett
Clarence W. Scarlett
Phoenix
Orthopedic Conference Scheduled for Phoenix
An orthopedic conference will be held in Phoenix on Tuesday under the direction of Lillian Retzloff of the state board of social security and welfare and consultant and Jefferson Brown, state director of public health nurses. The report notes three of five Australian overseas requires 400 troopships and more than 700 cargo vessels.
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Phoenix
Mar
Lillian Retzloff
State Board of Social Security and Welfare
Jefferson Brown
War Not All Grim Business South Pacific Tales Reveal
Tales from the South Seas recounts light moments and close calls faced by Allied personnel in New Guinea. Stories include Ratskovich wedged in a foxhole, Diehl trapped in a hole, and McLeod sleeping inside a mattress cover during air raids, plus pilots saving ships and a cook nicknamed Bull Baker in romance and misadventure.
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Clements
Hal Boyle
New Guinea
Mar
South Seas
Michael Ratkovich
Chicago
Ratkovich
G. I. Cook
Bull Baker
Signal Corps
Minnesota
Southern Cross
G. I
Hazards of Oxygen Equipment Failure Described
A hazards flier explains that oxygen failure at high altitudes causes acute oxygen starvation starting at 18 000 feet, with hearing dimming and vision turning blue at 20 000 feet, delirium near 25 000 feet, and unconsciousness around 25 000 feet.
Excess of Potatoes To Be Used Up For Supplies of Alcohol
The War Food Administration plans to divert 10,000,000 bushels of low grade potatoes from last year to dehydration at idle sugar beet plants in potato regions. The dehydrated product will feed alcohol factories to produce industrial alcohol for synthetic rubber.
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Washington
Mar
War Food Administration
Retail Sales Fall 3 to 5 Percent in Latest Yearly Estimate
New York March 4 Dun and Bradstreet Inc reports overall retail trade for the country down three to five percent from last year. Volume was partly restrained by incomplete staple goods lines amid a slight weekly rise in some sectors.
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New York
Mar
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Economic trends show mixed demand across sectors
The business research firm notes rising interest in women's ready to wear and higher priced furs, with sluggish men’s wear except work and sport clothes. Summer goods and home sewing rise while house furnishings grow. Food volume increases with vegetables. pork sells briskly but poultry and fish are scarce. Regional declines and a Northwest uptick are reported. New anti aircraft incendiary bullets are being used by airmen to spread fire on contact.
Sunday Afternoon Schedule Snippet with Radio Features
A fragmented listing shows a Sunday afternoon broadcast slate including Washington Reports at 12:30, This Is the Army at 1:30, Easter Parade at 1:45, and Sunday Night programming from 6:00 onward with Walter Winchell, Leave Hour of Charm, and Adventures of Thin Man among others.
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Washington
Army
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J Fise Stake
Charm
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