Polk Street Professor and War Dispatches from Italy
A mixed page features Ernie Pyle on the Anzio beachhead with coffee and dugout life descriptions and soldiers from Kentucky to Massachusetts. It also reports Wendell Willkie fading in Michigan polls as Dewey leads nationally with MacArthur and Bricker also favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
FIFTH
Italy
Anzio
George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Michigan
New York
G.O.P
Dewey
Willkie
Douglas MacArthur
Mid-West
United States
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
General MacArthur
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Traffic Deaths Rise Amid Wartime Travel Surge
The piece notes January and February 1948 death counts rising 28 and 16 percent respectively from 1947 as travel climbs despite rationing. It warns speed and carelessness may be increasing and urges safety resolutions, while comparing wartime tolls to prewar levels and questioning censorship.
Soldiers Cheerful Amid Frontline Grin And Glamour
Applauding audience applause fades as soldiers describe disillusionment at seeing pin-up idols in unglamorous GI wear. Yet they stay to cheer despite the rigors of overseas duty and the strain of wartime life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Easy Schooling Faces a New Education Tide
Paul Mallon argues the easy way of healing in education is ending as schools face reform. He cites editorials from the National Parent-Teacher Magazine and statements from Garret McEnerney and others urging fundamentals and critical exams to restore discipline and learning in public schools nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathmore
Cal
Paul Cummins
Sharonville
Max Hernandez
Delmar
Michael Swartz
Scranton
Bazzel Carter
Wallins Creek
Hernandez
Paul Mallon
Washington
Educational Trust
Easy Way of
Payingspapers
National
Progressive Edution Association
Mallon
San Francisco
W. B. Hartsfield
Atlanta
Glens Falls
N. Y
Post-Star
Raleigh News and Observer
State Education Association
PTA
Photographer visits Wilson School classroom exhibit
Evelyn Boy recalls visiting Miss Adkins sixth graders as they demoed blueprints, pinhole cameras, film processing, and camera use. She notes student projects, public speaking growth, and a shift toward integrated music and science in Wilson School. She walks ten blocks with camera gear as her published photos turn out blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Mae Adkins
Wilson School
Bill Gunderson
Amarillo College
Sarah Miller
Annie L. McDonald
Young America
Polly
Seventeenth
Taylor
Fragmented OCR crossword clues puzzle entry
A mixed OCR list of crossword style clues and partial answers with numbered entries across boats peppers figures and clothing terms. The fragment shows several clue pairs for words such as boat padds pepper species and geometrical figures alongside archaic or abbreviated references.
Commandos Recruit Nurse for Homefront Support
West Amarillo eight year old Commandos recruit a nurse with the consent of a trooper's sister. A Commando sprains a heel, causing a short casualty list. A mother endures ribbing after dissolving her birthday cookies in washing water. A cocky terrier with Indian Ocean survivors arrives in Norfolk. Chaplain McAllister aids a spelling dilemma for a soldier declaring his denomination. Amarillo Field columnist Takeoff notes Texans aiding life saved. President Avila Camacho of Mexico referenced in wider war context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
Fairfax Hotel
Norfolk
Indian Ocean
Eral
James R. McAllister
British Isles
O. K
McAllister
Royalton
Amarillo Field
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Texas
Ruben Cordes
Gasper
Ala
Pfc
Norman Cormier
Leicester
Mass
Henry Sewell
Buechel
Cordes
Army
Air Corps
Cormier
Massachusetts
Thomas Simpson
Jacob St
Louisville, Ky
Ralph Sharp
America
Cummins
Swartz
Polk Street
Seneca
Santae
MEA
Brendan Bracken
Germany
Evelyn Boy
Leopold
Jean
Parker
Moon Mullins
Mamie
Pop
Donald Dock
Old Pal
Alley
Tery
Guz
Red Ryder
Commandos
Herbert Hoover
Avila Camacho
Mexico
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