Americans Claim Superior War Coverage By U S Newspapers
A luncheon with British officials yields a claim that American papers provide fuller daily war reporting than any source, with U S publishers spending large sums to keep readers informed. Highlights include Hitler's doom, rising U S British hostility to Japan, and Russia's strong defense shaping war outlook.
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Britain
America
London Times
U.S
Globe
London
Atlantic
Hitler
U. S
Japan
Stalin
Germany
Russia
Winter
Reich
Puzzling Question Answered by Frederic J. Haskin
A puzzling query is addressed by Frederic J. Haskin who provides an answer. The piece directs readers to page 4 for the complete solution. Haskin’s involvement signals a feature on curiosity or trivia presented in a weekly or daily newspaper.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Buried Trolley Rails To Be Dug Up
Washington reports a plan to remove abandoned street car rails to yield scrap iron and steel for the armament program. Ralph Budd, defense transportation commissioner, says WPA funding may assist removing rails and repairing streets after a survey found over 232000 tons of embedded scrap. Officials also urge railroads to dismantle unneeded sidings branches and industrial tracks and to scrap unrepaired cars and locomotives.
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Washington
Ralph Budd
Defense Transportation Commissioner
WPA
Defense
Meridan Town Prays For World Peace At Noon
At Meridan Mississippi a noon siren halts all activity as 35 000 residents pause to pray for world peace. Mayor Clint Vinson issued the appeal after the Meridan Pilot club proposed the act which has drawn letters from across the country.
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Meridan
Miss
Clint Vinson
Chicago
Lee
St. Louis
Vinson
Meridan Pilot Club
Davie Smith
City Water Plant
Dr Ralph Snapp Resumes Medical Practice
Dr Ralph Snapp returned to his office yesterday and resumed his medical practice after recovering from surgery. He had been out since June 1 and spent the past month recuperating at his cottage on the Capon River.
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Ralph Snapp
Snapp
Capon River
Human Torch May Change Her Act
Alisades Park New Jersey August 19 Miss Kyle asked Secretary Ickes if she should stop her act for national defense. She lights herself with gasoline dives 80 feet into a water tank as part of her act and reports using over 300 gallons of gasoline this season.
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Alisades Park
N. J
Bee Kyle
Ickes
National Defense
Wiener Registers for Air Wardens Service in 481-Year Claim
Julius Wiener registered for air raid warden service with an age listed as 481 before admitting the error. he was subsequently accepted into the program.
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Philadelphia
Julius Wiener
Reports Destroying Many Bombers
German wireless said Nazi fliers destroyed about 25 American made Martin bombers in a raid on the Soviet airfield at Saporoshje near Eniepropetrovsk. The hangar fuel supplies and ammunition stores were also said to be destroyed in the attack.
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New York
Saporoshje
Eniepropetrovsk
Fights Last Night Across Cities Reported by AP
In Augusta Ken Overlin knocked out Jimmy Marmon in a 164 to 159 pounds bout. In Newark Freddie Fiducia stopped Wallace Um 200 after a 193 pound match. In Louisville Freddie Pope halted Freddy Kramer at 118 1 2 pounds in Columbus, Ohio.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Ken Overlin
Washington
D. C
Jimmy Marmon
Houston
Texas
Newark
N. J
Freddie Fiducia
Wallaceum
East Orange
Louisville
Freddie Pope
Columbus
Ohio
Freddy Kramer
Middletown
Car overheats prompts parental heat worry
Louis Dawson arriving home from vacation complains the car is extremely hot and nearly blows up. He asks a mechanic to turn off the heater as he mops his brow in a Dallas garage.
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Dallas
Louis Dawson
Dawson
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