A and N Store Advertising Reaches Accra Reader
A letter from D. A. Hammond of Accra Gold Coast Africa requests a catalogue from the local A and N Store. Julian Watson and Frank Keckley received the note and it was sent to the Richmond office of the A and N Supply Company.
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A and N
Julian Watson
Frank Keckley
D. A. Hammond
Accra
Gold Coast
Africa
Hammond
Winchester
Richmond
A and N Supply Company
Bevin Reports On Iranian Situation
London March 14 Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin warned against any settlement with Iran obtained under duress while Soviet troops occupy Iran He said Britain has not decided to redeploy troops and questioned steps to open negotiations for Britain's return of troops evacuated March 2 into Iraq Bevin cited assurances from Stalin that Iran's integrity would be respected.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Russia
Iran
Tehran
Bevin
House of Commons
Iraq
Stalin
Navy trainer plane crashes in Pendleton County
A Navy trainer plane en route from Norfolk to Elkins crashed in the mountains near Riverton Pendleton County today killing one person and injuring another. Warranted by state police Company C headquarters.
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Elkins
W. Va
Norfolk, Va
Riverton
Pendleton County
State Police
Haircuts to Rise to $1 in Pittsburgh Shops
Pittsburgh March 14. The CIO barbers and beauty culture union announced haircuts will jump from 75 cents to $1 in its shops starting Monday. AFL affiliated shops said they are not planning a price increase now.
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Pittsburgh
CIO Barbers and Beauty Culturists Union
AFL Journeymen Barbers
Cosmetologists International Union
Turkey seeks admission to World Bank and IMF at IM Conference
Savannah March 14 reports Turkey the first wartime neutral to apply for World Bank and IMF membership. The move followed Nicaragua El Salvador and Panama being accepted by the conference boards of governors at the International Monetary Conference.
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Savannah
Turkey
Adm
World Bank and Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods
International Monetary Conference
Niaragua
el Salvador
Panama
Bikini atomic tests and the fate of Mitchells legacy
Washington dispatch recalls Operation Cross Roads at Bikini where 92 ships will be exposed to an atomic blast and a barge will release another nuke. It notes Brigadier General Billy Mitchell’s 1921 sinking of the Ostfriesland, the long battle for a unified Defense Department, and hints at future coverage on Japan and Germany.
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Bikini
Philippines
Hawaii
Point Chiefs of Staff
William Mitchell
Billy” Mitchell
Mitchell
Department of Defense
Army
Asnerary
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Aleutians
Bill Mitchell
Ostfriesland
Virginia Capes
Francis Thurlton
England
Lord Nelson
Japan
Germany
Pauley Confusion Highlights Power Struggle Inside Democratic Party
The article portrays Edwin Pauley's withdrawal from the Under Secretary of Navy nomination as part of a larger, factional fight within the Democratic Party. It traces how PM, Ickes, and Pepper led a confusion campaign while insiders view the post as inconsequential, arguing the real battle is control of party power and influence over policy.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin Pauley
Pauley
Ed Crump
Memphis
Hannegan
Journal of
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Pepper
Europe
Ickes-Pepper
Franklin Roosevelt
Elk Hills
Navy
Senate
Democratic Party
CIO
Russia Plans Atomic Research in Five Year Plan
Pravda reports Soviet atomic energy research will play a huge role in the new five year plan. The article notes physicists chemists and engineers will focus on atomic physics liberation of inner atomic energy and related problems in the scientific portion of the plan.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Hospital Board To Aid Prosecution In Death Case
In Richmond Virginia the state hospital board pledged full cooperation with the commonwealth attorney in prosecuting three attendants at Western State Hospital for manslaughter in Staunton. Albert Walker Shifflett, admitted March 3, died after a rough handling incident. The attendants are Herbert Bench 19 David Clark 17 and John William Wood 53.
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Richmond
State Hospital Board
Commonwealth
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Albert Walker
Shifflett
Herbert Bench
David Clark
John William Wood
Duties of Army Air Forces in Panama Canal Zone
The War Department states the Sixth Air Force is tasked with air defense of the Panama Canal Zone and the surveillance of its approaches.
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Army
Panama Canal Zone
War Department
Sixth Air Force
Forever Amber film: Dunne adapts classic with fades and pace
Gene Handsaker interviews Philip Dunne on turning Forever Amber into a movie. Dunne says the novel’s sex is minor, and the screen version will use classic techniques like fadeouts. The piece also sketches Dunne’s background and Frank McHugh’s long career in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Philip Dunne
Harvard
Dunne
Amber
New York City
OWI
Green
My Valley
Will Fincham Acquitted by Jury in Winchester Court
A Star report misstated the verdict in Winchester Corporation Court. Will Oscar Fincham was found not guilty by a five man jury. defense was led by H. R. Kern Jr.
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Will Fincham
Star
Will Oscar Fincham
Winchester Corporation Court
H. R. Kern. Jr
Seven Million Dollars of Opium Seized in Tokyo
Allied CID men reported seven and a half tons of opium seized in Tokyo after a three day operation involving surreptitious contacts and tip offs. Seven Japanese suspects were held in connection with the contraband believed brought from Manchuria on two ships.
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Tokyo
Allied Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Headquarters
Manchuria
New Words And Phrases From The War Age
A Washington Information Bureau booklet lists new wartime terms and foreign place names with English pronunciations. It urges readers to send fifteen cents for a copy and notes tax rules for active service pay of commissioned officers, including exclusions and deductions.
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Washington Information Bureau
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington 2
D. C
R.J.E. A
Grass Fire Near Farm Causes No Damage
The Friendship Co. responded to a grass fire started by L. B. at a chicken farm between Clearbrook and Stephenson around 1:30 today. The blaze began in a strawberry patch and spread to adjacent grass but was quickly extinguished with no damage to buildings.
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L. B
Clearbrook
Stephenson
Iran Contends Anti Soviet Designs Amid Oil District Lore
The Tehran report notes Premier Ahmadi Qavam and a Tehran clique are seen by Alexeev as pursuing anti Soviet aims. A commentator insists Iranian reactionaries would exploit Soviet weakness to seize territory including Baku and Turkemenia oil districts, a move not even debated at the Paris peace talks after World War I.
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Mier
Tehran
Ahme Qavam Es Saltaneh
Alexeev
Soviet Union
Baku
Turkomenia
Paris
List of Names in Local Society Notices
Seventy-Five Krise Ward Thresh J N Wool folk and W R Armel listed among attendees. Mrs Landon Whitacre Miss Salome Crisman Miss Sue Schlack Mrs J Norman appear with other local names. Ochs Mrs Ralph Hardy Miss Phyllis Oakes Mrs Luther Hale Miss Lola Moore Miss Arnnie P Starl ing Mrs B M Roszel Miss Mary Gay Marker Mrs Abe Leven Miss Mildred Jones Mrs Robert Grove Mrs E G Rusk Mrs Zorpha S Magerfield Mrs L M Allen and Mrs Lela R Brown listed among society participants.
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Krise
Ward Thresh
J. N. Woolfolk
W. R. Armel
Landon Whitacre
Salome Crisman
Sue Schlack
J. Norman. Ochs
Ralph Hardy
Phyllis Oakes
Luther Hale
Lola Moore
Arnnie P. Starling
B. M. Roszel
Mary Gay Marker
Abe Leven
Mildred Jones
Robert Grove
E. G. Rusk
Zorpha S. Magerfield
L. M. Allen
Lela R. Brown
Soviet Forces Advance Near Turkish Border and Lake Urmia
Reports say Marshal Ivan Bagramian, renowned for Baltic front campaigns, has been in Tabriz weeks as Soviet columns move north and west from Lake Urmia toward the Turkish frontier. Other units push south toward Miyanduab and near Iraq, with tanks and fuel spotted at Karaj and Tab riz garrison estimates rising.
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Ivan Bagramian
Tabriz
Bagramian
Germany
Soet
Marand
Lake Urmia
Miyanduab
Iraq
Khoi
Mt. Ararat
Kars
Ardahan
Russia
Mianeh
Tehran
Quiz key list and corrections from Page 4
The page provides a corrected answer set: 1. a long state list from New Hampshire to Georgia. 2. Real. 3. False. 4. Mister. 5. George Arliss. 6. False due to objections by Rep. McGregor and Rich sending the measure back to the House Pensions Committee. 7. Commodore. 8. Louis XIV. 9. False. 10. Did not.
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryjana
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
George Arliss
McGregor
Ohio
Rich
Peansylvania
House Pensions Committee
Commodore
Louis XIV
OPA to Tighten Cotton Margin Rules Amid Clothing Shortage
The OPA plans a stricter cotton down payment to curb speculative bidding that raises textile and clothing prices. Chester Bowles, economic stabilizer, says traders previously refused voluntary margin hikes, prompting an official order likely to be issued soon.
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Civilian
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
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