Radio Highlights: Adams Kaye Guests and Music Lineup
Franklin P. Adams guests on swing and sway with Sammy Kaye and Anita Ellis. The schedule features orchestras, Broadway stars, and musical programs from 6:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. with News, Sports, and special features on WTOP WMAL and related stations.
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Franklin P. Adams
Sammy Kaye
South Pacific
John Free
Jack
Hot Lips
Carson
Anita Ellis
Johnny Richards
Slapsie Max" Rosenblum
Hanley Stafford
Mr. Dithers
Blondie
Johann Strauss
WMAL
K. C
WRC
K.C
Nin Kane
Janes
AES
Harkness
Rolt. Lewis
Musicade
Robert St. John
Fred Waring
Harry James
D’artega
Mr. Keen
E. Godwin
North Sammy Kaye
Lam ‘N’ Abner
Manhattan
Tommy Dorsey
Doctor Christian
John Time
Ar Db
Freedom
Jack Carsno
Maj
Eliot Kay Kyser
Gracie Fields
Nations College
Cresta Blanca
Radio Forum
Carnival
Shirer
Richard Harkness
Arch McDonald
Moon Dial
Lou Breeze
Odd Canvas Case Reveals Curious Contraption at Attu
At HOLTZ BAY Attu Island on May 24 a lieutenant found a strange canvas case with a thick brass hexagon inside. He opened it revealing odd wooden-like blocks whose purpose puzzled him. Intelligence officers later handled a similar object with caution noting it as a mine.
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Holtz Bay
Attu Island
PEP THE BOYS Teen in Touch With Home While to Service
A teen named PEP THE BOYS reaches out to home as he prepares to be sent to service. Family and friends describe his calm resolve and readiness for duty amid a tense wartime atmosphere.
Improvement Noted In Farm Labor Problems
Washington reports a shift in farm labor pressures as deference of essential workers rises and draft rates fall. Officials acknowledge farm labor scarcity has peaked and a rapid swing back to surplus labor is underway, with seasonal workers moving with harvests.
Farm Labor Shifts Stir War Time Workforce Movements
Discussion notes a back-to-the-farm trend causing opposition from wartime management. officials outline a land army of 3.5 million with a standing 10 thousand full time farm workers and 50 thousand part time reserves. About 500 thousand high school youths may work summers while imported labor from Jamaica Puerto Rico Bahamas and Mexico numbers reach around 4 thousand in some eastern states. Captured workers from Tunisia may join farm labor pools as outdoor work appeal grows. The farm labor problem senses improvement though not solved.
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Women’s Land Army
Land Army
Farm Security Administration
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
Mexico
Tunisia
Butterfat Support Promised by USDA to 1944
The USDA commitment made last December to maintain wholesale butter prices at 46 cents a pound will be fulfilled on the Chicago basis through June 30, 1944, the War Food Administration reminded the Virginia USDA War Board. There should be no decline in butterfat prices paid to producers. WFA plans to purchase butter as needed to carry out the pledge amid questions about OPS retail price rollbacks.
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USDA
Chicago
War Food Administration
Virginia
Usda War Board
OPA
WFA
Women With Home Training Do Work Well
Washington June 2 The Women s Bureau of the Labor Department reports that peacetime household skills translate to wartime factory work. Sewing buttonholes and operating sewing machines can lead to spot welding and parachute making while embroidery, jewelry making, and buffing polish prepare women for assembly lines. The survey notes women’s rapid learning, from inspecting small munitions parts to shell loading, and highlights that meticulous recipe following predicts shell loader proficiency.
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Washington
Women’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau
U.S
Armed Services
Farmers Gain Gas Preference for Farm Use Amid Shortage
The Petroleum Administrator orders suppliers to give priority to non-highway farm gasoline, matching army navy preferences. Farmers must present valid E or R or bulk coupons. The policy covers 17 eastern states including Virginia and traces back to primary suppliers on the east coast.
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Usda War Board
Army
Navy
Virginia
Fragmented health note on digestion and bowel movement
A garbled health note discusses liver bile and digestion with unclear phrases about bowel movement and gas. The readable text hints at constipation or digestive discomfort but provides no clear, actionable details or context.
Rainfall totals report from Winchester Research Lab
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending at 8 a m with .03 inch. June to date .24 inch year to date 16.18 inches. Average annual rainfall over 30 years is 36.11 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 41 are listed: Jan 2.49 Feb 1.98 March 2.89 April 3.14 May 3.58 June 3.83 July 3.62 August 3.79 Sept 2.38 Oct 3.48 Nov 2.46 Dec 2.47. Data supplied by Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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Labor Department
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Cathal
Pine Motor Co
Dodge
Plymouth
Ken Alepn O
Duncan
Yestu
Homer
Nora
Patent Office
Chic Young
Elmer
Cookie
Big Sister
Martin
Thimbie Theater
Popeye
No Man’s Land
Cope
King Features Syndicate
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