Allies Hold Offensive Invasion Advantage Seen
Washington digest argues that Germany faces internal strain and exposed lines while Allied manpower airpower and equipment overwhelm. Veritas notes Berlin’s security myths fade as resistance grows, while a Swiss witness recalls Gestapo and SS power amid bombings. Training programs redirect workers toward automotive and farm production under wartime education efforts.
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Europe
Murmansk
Africa
Middle East
von Clausewitz
Veritas
Australian civilian workers in Pacific push women share
Bankhage reports that about 30 percent of the 20,000 Australian civilians employed by the U S army in the Southwest Pacific are women. In occupied Kiangsu and Cheklang districts Chinese rice is fixed-price for transfer to Japan for military use. Tokyo forms home guard units in 13 centers to deter raids. Since last May, Britain and America have dropped Dutch language press over occupied Holland.
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U. S. Army
Southwest Pacific
Melbourne
U. S
China
Kiangsu
Cheklang
Japan
Tokio Government
Holland
London
Riding a B-26 Bombing Run With Ernie Pyle in England
Ernie Pyle joins B-26 Marauder crews of the Ninth Air Force at a bomber station in England. He details briefing, gear, and a dawn mission, riding in the nose with bombardier Red Dog Arnold and later sharing the co pilot seat as the squadron climbs from dawn shadows into clear skies over the English coast.
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Vnaga
London
Damon Runyon
Lindsey Green
Chestnut Street
San Francisco
Jack Arnold
Fourteenth Street
East St. Louisa
Til
Arnold
Red Dog
England
Cal. Wilson R. Wood
Chico
Texas
Strawberry Patch Quilt Delights with Strawberry Motif
A charming Strawberry Patch quilt features large red berries about five inches across. It showcases appliqued plain blocks with white strawberry flower designs and a pale green leaf border.
The Return Trip In the Copilot's Seat
In a home air drome landing the narrator describes riding up front with Chief piloting a large plane. The craft touched down smoothly at over 100 miles per hour, a speed they barely noticed at the moment, then the group exited through the floor hatch after Chief filed reports. Red Dog remained in the nose during landing.
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Red Dog
Chief
Italy
Wrapping a Torch and Towel Trick for Sewing
A tip suggests extending an extension electric torch life by wrapping it around a cylindrical object when idle. Another note advises pinning a Turkish towel over the late portion of a sewing machine to prevent slick materials from sliding off during sewing.
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Norman Maier
University of Michigan
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Lyons
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Gestapo
Friederichstrasse
Russia
Office of Defense Transportation
United States Office of Education
Congress
Office of Education
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State Board For
William T. Spanton
U.S. Office of Education
Spanton
Bankhage
Ernie Pyle
By Ernie Pyle
France
Low Countries
Channel
Chief Collins
Naine
South Africa
Kellogg's
Autine
United States
Mather
Aartoll Radio
Clarion
Elec
Tronics
Warwick .Manufacturing Corporation
F. M.—Television
Harrison Street
ChicaGo
Illinois
Uncle Sam
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