General Brooks Visits Front Line in Alsace
Anmawest General tells GIs their supply mission is as vital as frontline fighting. Maj. Gen. Edward H. Brooks, 51, watched over the muddy road near German positions and urged troops that ammunition and supplies must reach the siege line. He is noted for hands on leadership and coordinating with divisions before major assaults.
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Hal Boyle
U. S. 7Th Army
Alsace
Edward H. Brooks
Concord
N. H
Lucian K. Truskett, Jr
U. S. Fifth Army
Italy
Brooks
St. Lo
Brooks Commands Bombardment Squadron In New England Unit
In a feature on Lt. Edward H. Brooks Jr., the West Pointer leads a bombardment squadron and writes daily to family. He values exactness, spends long hours from 6:30 A.M. to 11 P.M., resides in a large trailer and enjoys occasional chess with aides Capt. Hershey and Capt. Wilson.
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Ingham
Ala
Beatrice
Mary F. Brooks
Concord
Edward H. Brooks, Jr
Betty
R. P. Campbell
Brooks
William Hershey
Hartford, Conn
Walter T. Wilson
Birm
More for your money on blankets and warmth
Woman columnist guides shoppers to consider size weight weave bindings shrinkage and durability when buying blankets. She notes wartime limits may ease next season and urges prioritizing wool or wool blends for warmth, with 72 by 84 inches as a baseline and 3 1/2 to 4 pounds weight for good winter blankets.
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Uncle Sam’s Boys
War loan push urged by Allied leaders
Somervell warns Germany's fall will take time and chaos may follow while Spaak urges wide public support for the Sixth War Loan to be vastly oversubscribed, highlighting extended war effort and civilian duty.
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