Women Flyers Seek Bigger Role in Defense
War is a man’s game but women pilots push for greater responsibility in national defense. Members of Women Flyers of America include housewives models nurses and operators who have taken flying first aid meteorology and other courses. They expect to be called for hard work and long hours with little pay, not heroic combat.
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Women Flyers of
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War Department
Red Army
Soviet
Russia
Women Flyers of America push for ferry pilot role in military
The Women Flyers of America press for an air transport auxiliary to ferry planes across the United States. Col. Robert Olds seeks qualified women pilots with 200 hours or more to join the army as pilots or co pilots. The group reports 2 258 certified women pilots nationwide and 504 in training with local chapters in major cities.
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Jacqueline Cochran
Canada
England
Miss Cochran
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War Department
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Roth
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Hartford
Utica
Albany
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Lincoln
Neb
Bette
National Defense
Women Flyers of America
Care of Babies In Hot Weather Held Important
Dr I C Riggin urges parental vigilance as 1940 records show 281 infant deaths from diarrhea and dysentery, many in heat. He lists practical steps: breast feed when possible, boil drinking water, keep all handling clean, limit visitors with illness, screen the house, ensure sanitation and safe water, and see a physician promptly if signs of illness appear.
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I. C. Riggin
State Health Department
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Ee Amet
New Virginia Road Map Set For Release Soon
The Virginia state highway department will publish a revised highway map in the next days showing new routes military reservations by passes around army camps and 25 additional licensed airports. It notes Route 106 will join Route 460 at the south end and shows a Fort Story by pass on Route 60 and a Radford–Christiansburg 30 foot highway under construction. The reverse lists United States forest camp areas with symbols for special facilities. About 200000 copies will be printed.
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Corporation Commission
Camp Lee
Fort Story
Radford
Ordnance Depot
Christiansburg
United States Forest
Funk Chairman of Farm Defense
Secretary Wickard orders county Agriculture Defense Boards to link USDA with defense agencies. Each county will have a board chaired by E. M. Funk in Frederick County, reporting to the state board which in turn reports to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Funk
Farm Defense
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
U. S. Ment of Agriculture Defense Board
State Agricultural Defense Board
Frederick County
E. M. Funk
Handley Library Begins Timely War Books Listing
Handley Library announces a display and lending of timely wartime titles. Notable works include If War Comes to the American Home by Porter and Sea Power in the Machine Age by Brodie, offering insights on defense, army structure, and naval invention.
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8. F. Porter
Bernard Brodie
New Army Field Service Regulations Outlined
Washington July 15 The Army releases Field Service Regulations Operations a 310 page manual guiding principles to avoid fixed methods. General Marshall cautions against stifling initiative as ideas adapt to modern war emphasizing air power offensive aims and flexible tactics.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Poland
Card of Thanks for Grace Boyce Family Notice
The Family thanks friends for kindness during Mrs Grace Boyce illness and death. They appreciate use of cars and beautiful flowers.
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Grace Boyce
Markets Clogged as Wheat Harvest Hits Storage Boom
Chicago July 15 The North ward wheat harvest pushes a bumper crop into storage as record carryover worsens congestion. Partial embargoes at Kansas City and St Louis loom as grain moves and buyers wait for price signals. Government data show a record 6.7 billion bushels of grain in sight with space tight despite new terminals and farm storage. Farmers hold grain for higher prices or loan collateral while transport speeds movement to terminals.
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Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Atlantic City G. O. P. Leader Tried As Tax Evader
Emoch L. Johnson known as Nucky, Atlantic City Republican leader and county treasurer, faced trial in Camden for allegedly evading 39,800 in income taxes on 199,226 over 1935 to 1937. Prosecutors say income derived from protection fees tied to a numbers lottery and an unreported rail station profit.
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Camden
N. J
Emoch L
Johnson
Atlantic City
Atlantic County
New Jersey
Cost to feed the U S Army estimated at 750000 daily
It is estimated that feeding the U S Army costs about $750,000 each day. The figure underscores the substantial daily expense of provisioning military forces.
Man With Fixed Income Finds Budget Menaced
Editor notes discuss inflation risk for fixed incomes under defense spending. Advice includes signing longer leases to curb rent hikes, considering annual or multi year rent agreements, and preparing for possible federal rent control actions.
Rising living costs hit fixed incomes and salaries
In New York on July 15, 1941, Bill R a high school teacher with a 3100 annual salary faces rising costs as his 250 monthly checks fail to stretch. A widow with 1250 yearly pension and a city employee on 125 monthly pension also live with fixed incomes. The piece notes that while wage workers and professionals can seek higher pay or fees, fixed incomes must cope, and offers housing as a key shield, advising homeowners to hold steady as mortgage rates are fixed and taxes may rise.
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Winchester
Virginia
Thomas W. Marple
Court Square
Prneeen
John P. Allen
Herbert
Larrick
New York
The
Special News Service
Bill R
Bill
Home costs tips stress planning for affordable living
A writer advises buyers to limit mortgage costs and taxes to one fourth of income and to budget 10 to 15 dollars monthly for repairs. Steps include ensuring housing costs stay within current spending for the next year and choosing a pensive place to live.
Canine Tippler Seeks Culprit Behind Staggering Bulldog
Char lestown Indiana July 28 Mrs Allen Barnett asks humane officer to nab person giving beer to her bulldog. The dog returns home staggering with a beer smelling breath and she fears he may be killed in traffic.
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Charlestown
Ind
Allen Barnett
Sane towns in the world high towns list
Bolivia's Potosi named as the highest town in the world at 14 350 feet above sea level.
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Potosi
Bolivia
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