Destructive RAF Bombing Leaves Cologne in Ruins
Air ministry reports eight square miles of Cologne destroyed and widespread fires after RAF raids. Photos show the old town largely finished with industrial zones such as Vulcan works and K G Mauser plants leveled. Death toll cited at 305 with fears of higher figures as residents stayed in unsafe areas.
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London
Cologne
Rhineland
Air Ministry
RAF
Great Vulcan Works
Rheinfelt
K. G. Mauser Works
Hindenburg
Hohenzollerne Bridge
Rhine
Berlin
Ehrenfields
Old Town
General Olds Weds Nina Gore Auchincloss in Georgetown
Mrs. Nina Gore Auchincloss married Major General Robert Olds of the Army Air Corps today at the bride’s Georgetown home. Mrs. Olds is the daughter of a former Oklahoma senator and other details follow in the report.
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Washington
Nina Gore Auchincloss
Robert Olds
Army Air Corps
Georgetown
Olds
Oklahoma
Symbol of patriotism joins Gen Olds in Spokane
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore notes patriotism as she and Gen Olds, former commander of the Army Air Corps ferry command now in Spokane, share a life marked by two divorces. Olds is listed as 45 and his bride as 38 with a history of marriages and separations.
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Thomas P. Gore
Olds
Army Air Corps Ferry Command
Spokane
Wash
Sweet Tooth Substitutes Rise as Sugar Shortage Hits Candy
The piece notes a sugar shortage driving use of substitutes like sweet potatoes molasses and coffee grounds in candy making. It highlights three day old bread as flavoring and soy lactose maltose and tylose as other substitutes. Army camps lead in candy purchases as bids go out for a million pounds for ration D. Phillip Gott of Chicago comments on supply and production speed.
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New York
America
Army
Phillip Gott
Chicago
National Confectioners Association
South
Salvage Old Car Parts Now for Future Highly Valuable Property
The notice urges saving old vehicle components as they could become highly valuable property in the coming years. It stresses preserving parts and records to maximize future resale or reuse potential.
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