Congress Split on Roosevelt Request to Retain Trainees
President Roosevelt urged Congress to declare a national emergency to keep army selectees National Guardsmen and Reservists in service and to remove the annual 900000 selectee limit. He warned Nazi threats loom and warned Congress to act, while lawmakers split on emergency implications and specifics.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Hemisphere
Norris
Nebraska
Johnson
California
Smith
South Carolina
Overton
Louisiana
Barkley
van Nuys
Indiana
Eight Day Clock Breaks Silence in Domestic Banter
A humorous exchange unfolds as a peace-loving husband complains he has spoken little while his wife dominates the conversation. The eight day clock interrupts, accusing him of listening in a sassy way and asserting it will not stand for it.
Most Accidents Occur on Dry Roads Report Shows
The Travelers annual safety booklet Here Today reveals that over 75 percent of fatal motor vehicle crashes last year happened on dry roads. The 1940s highway death study notes 35,000 deaths and 1,320,000 injuries, with 15 percent on wet pavement, 4.3 percent on ice, and 2.6 percent on snow.
Old Gags That Find New Victims
A Mineola Monitor item recalls office boy pranks from type galley puffing ink to left handed tools and theatre curtain keys. It notes how such gags spread among apprentices and new workers, with familiar setups repurposed in camps and shops.
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Prentice
Mineola Monitor
Modified Requirements For Naval Aviation Cadets
The Navy Department issues relaxed rules to widen access to Naval Aviation Cadets. Educational math credit no longer required. eye balance rules dropped. height down to 5 feet 4 inches. weight to 124 pounds. teeth requirement set at 18 solid teeth and 2 molars opposing. Availability noted by Commander Laverents as increasing applications and vacancies. Recruiting stations nationwide now accept these applications.
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Navy Department
Naval Aviation
Laverents
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Dallas
Navy
U. S. Navy
Toonerville Toots Reflects on Small Town Editor Life
The author jokes about the editor’s mistakes and public amusement after each issue goes to press. He recalls forty years in the newspaper game and notes how work never stops, as soon as one issue ends the next begins.
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Paul the Apostle
Toonerville Toots
Sanger Courier
Police quantify crowds by area and flow at Coney Island parade
New York police outline methods to count crowds without guesswork. Chief Inspector Louis F Costuma describes tallying by turnstiles and parking lot cars, estimating three per car, twelve abreast at 5000 per hour, and one person per three square feet for sidewalk crowds.
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New York
Louis F. Costuma
Coney Island
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Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
A. J. Levinson
Optometrist
Gray's Credit Jewelers
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Denison
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Jimmy
Sun Office
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
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Lone Star Gas System
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