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Whitewright Sun
Back the Attack With War Bonds Third War Loan
A wartime plea urges readers to buy War Bonds for the Third War Loan. It contrasts home front sacrifices with battlefield demands, urging a minimum investment of $100 and stressing personal duty to fund American forces against Nazis and Japs. The message calls for unity across all Americans to support invasion efforts.
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Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Hull Critics Clash Over Secretary Hull and War Deeds
The piece contrasts Drew Pearson’s harsh view of Cordell Hull with defenses from supporters. It notes Hull’s policy successes and criticizes detractors for claiming failures. It also urges practical support for war bonds and praises U S war mobilization and resolve.
Hull Refuses Argentina Lend-Lease Aid
Secretary of State Cordell Hull rejected Argentina's bid for lend-lease aid citing failure to sever ties with Axis nations and to honor commitments. Hull said Argentina's actions threaten Western Hemisphere security and cited Axis espionage, propaganda, and restricted newsprint access. He noted Argentina alone among American Republics has not cut relations or trade with Axis powers.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Argentina
New World
Segundo Storni
Buenos Aires
United States
Ramirez
Hull
Rio de Janeiro
United Nations
Veterans to Claim 300000 Acres East of Imperial Valley
More than 300000 acres of government land east of Imperial Valley will open for homesteading after the war with veterans given first chance. Registrar Paul Witmer notes the All-American Canal now makes the land usable though it was previously waterless. The tract runs 25 miles along the border and about 40 miles northwest, east of Holtville and toward the sand hills west of Yuma.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Paul Witmer
United States Land Office
Holtville
Calif
Sand Hills
Yuma
Arizona
Wrens Use Auxiliary Nest During Incubation
A behavior observed shows some wrens constructing a secondary nest that the male uses while the female incubates eggs. This adaptation may aid protection and efficiency during the breeding period.
Churchill's Escape Reveals Guidance in Dark Hours
In his 1899 Boers escape tale My Escape from the Boers Winston Churchill reflects on realizing his own limits and the necessity of divine aid. He recounts praying earnestly for help and feeling a swift, wonderful answer to his plea.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Marshall says war in final phase with Allied offensives
General Marshall reports the war entering its final phase as Allied offensives push toward defeat of the Axis. He notes Allied growth from 1941 preparedness to an eight million strong army and outlines losses of initiative by the enemy in Europe and Japan’s retreat in the Pacific. He pledges victory with minimal American casualties.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Henry L. Stimson
Philippines
Marshall
Europe
Pacific
National Hereford Show Set for Dallas in November
Dallas hosts the National Hereford Show November 15 to 20 with the second largest premium list ever offered. Organizers expect keen competition among top breeders and cattlemen nationwide.
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Dallas
U S Lottery Proposal Aims to Raise Tax Revenue
Washington, Sabath, House Rules Committee chair, plans to press Ways and Means to back a federal lottery as a tax measure. He cites potential monthly sales of 1 billion tickets at $1 each, with $125 million in cash and $250 million in certificates in monthly prizes.
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Washington
Sabath
House Rules Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Engineers' Office Starts Sixth Year at Denison
Denison district Army Engineers begin their sixth year in the city with one of the original five founders remaining. The office continues its work on local military and civil projects as veterans mentor new staff.
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Engineers’ Office
Denison
Engineering Office Leads Dension Dam Projects in North Texas
Five years after its founding, Lynn T. Webb heads the administration division created to supervise the Dension Dam construction valued at 50 million dollars. War duties expanded the engineers tasks to oversee numerous military projects across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
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Lynn T. Webb
Texas
Oklahoma
Soldiers Use Pigeon Mothers To Speed Message Runs
In Tennessee area maneuvers army units rely on mother pigeons to deliver messages. Lieut Rudolph Lang of St Paul explains a ruse where a beetle is inserted into a blown egg to trigger the mother pigeon to rush a squab hatchling to deliver the message.
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Tennessee
Rudolph Lang
St. Paul
Of Course The Sweet Young Thing Tours Cement Plant
A playful exchange in a newspaper strip shows a tour in which a young woman learns cement is made from ground rock sold for profit. A laborer jokes that the boss could sell the large hole for basements, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding of industrial processes.
America produced 10.25 billion rounds of small arms ammo in 1942
The nation manufactured about 10 billion five hundred million small arms cartridges in 1942, reflecting wartime industrial scale and mobilization. Factories ramped output across multiple plants to supply U S forces and allied missions during World War II.
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America
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