Radio Messages From Corregidor Describe Final Hours Before Surrender
A War Department release publicizes Irving Strobing of Brooklyn tapping out last hour of Corregidor before surrender. Messages from May 5 describe shelling, dwindling supplies, hope for General Beebe, and appeal to his mother. Strobing asks to relay love to family and notes 60 pesos value for the weekend.
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Washington
Corregidor
Philippine
War Department
Irving Strobing
Brooklyn
N. Y
Honolulu
Army Hour
Strobing
Signal Corps
Wainwright
Guy
Manila
Lewis C
Beebe
Minnie Strobing
Barbey Street
O. K
Joe
Sue
Mac
Garry
Joy
Paul
We Will Win This War By Constructive Criticism
A Texan sermon urges unity and practical action to win the war without complaint. It stresses support for Roosevelt, hard work by farmers and workers, and constructive criticism over grumbling. The piece includes a 1940s era poem and hymn references about daily life and faith.
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Texas Republic
Sam Houston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
The Ideal Hostess by Grenville Kleiser
A poem describing the ideal hostess who greets guests graciously and listens respectfully. She avoids absurd actions and gossip, plans neither too rigidly nor too loosely, serves preferred foods, provides rest, respects guests’ wishes, and ends visits promptly. The verse encourages considerate hospitality and selflessness.
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Grenville Kleiser
Honest man pursued by law faces dangers of lynch mobs
In old West and today, an innocent man eyed by bounty hunters faces a torrent of fear and mob violence. Lynch law is condemned as crime despite disputed guilty verdicts, while citizens must uphold lawful order and support war effort at home. The piece notes historic anecdotes and wartime civic duty.
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Louis XIV
France
New York State
Tibet
Household Hints for Kitchen and Laundry Tasks
Household hints cover preserving cheese moisture with buttered edge, using cinnamon in custards for color, damp sponge use for pressing and dampening, sponging collars, cooking beet greens with bacon and eggs as garnish, keeping a pastry board brush, and cleaning dough residue to prevent cracks.
Seasoning soups with celery parsley and onion
The article suggests using celery leaves sprigs of parsley and onion slices to season soups. Add the seasonings while cooking and strain before serving to maximize flavor and economy.
Letter From Sailor Compares Pearl Harbor Test to Faith and Home
William Janway of the U S Navy writes of missing church and Sunday school during wartime service. He expresses faith in God through peril at Pearl Harbor and longing to return home to his mother and late father, finding strength in Scripture and Christian upbringing.
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William Janway
U. S. Navy
Whitewright
Pearl Harbor
Army Disapproves Use of Soldiers To Harvest Crop
The War Department announced it cannot grant prolonged furloughs for soldiers to help harvest crops. It cited unsettled conditions and the need to move troops and said furloughs may be allowed after basic training when conditions permit. Representative Clifford Hope of Kansas had urged consideration to aid wheat harvesting.
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Washington
Clifford Hope
Kansas
War Department
Inactive Conversationally Mrs Jones and Sewing Circle
A quip contrasts Mrs Jones and Mrs Brown at a sewing circle. Mrs Brown is described as inactive, merely sitting and sewing, prompting neighborly questions about her activity.
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Albany, N. Y
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Japan
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