Globe News Editorials on War Morale and Censorship
Editorial snippets discuss New Zealand reports that Japanese captives are human and susceptible to morale collapse under hunger and bombardment. The piece critiques inflation theory and argues for honest wartime information, echoing Paul Bellamy on censorship and adult readers’ right to know.
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New Zealand
Washington
Paul Bellamy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mr. Bellamy
Army
Navy
Fort Meade USO dance features soldiers and sponsored guests
At the Laurel club house Sally attends a Saturday Fort Meade dance where soldiers fill the floor in a three deep ring around the orchestra. USO armbanded hostesses welcome sponsored girls, with War Commission groups vouching for attendees and reviving familiar faces from prior events.
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Sally
Fort Meade
Girls’ Service Organization
War Commission
Laurel Club
Washington
USO
Sally Thayer Finds Quiet Love Amid Dancing Crowd
A young woman at a crowded officers club dance in wartime meets a mysterious man with gray eyes. Their instant connection on the crowded floor leads to a moment of soft, mutual attraction, as the pair move with surprising ease and closeness.
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Amarillo
Texas
Shorty
Sally
Sally Thayer
Notable wartime quotes reflecting science and freedom
A compilation of wartime statements from Capt. Winchell M. Craig Senator Elbert D. Thomas Constantine Ou mansky Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick Johnny Sorrells and Dr. R. B. Corbett. The speakers critique medical advances versus survival, the ethics of war, press secrecy, and economic policy.
Commu nists win City Council and Aurelio chosen for Supreme Court
In New York City three Communists secure seats on the city council while Thomas Aurelio is elected to the Supreme Court. The process involved party tactics and voter strategy. Aurelio’s record with a racketeer and a wiretapped conversation shaped scrutiny and disbarment failures. Democratic leaders backed Aurelio, framing him as a loyal judge. The Communists gained via targeted first choice votes and broad campaigning across neighborhoods, including Irish, Jewish, and Black communities. The piece warns about the lasting political implications and future constraints by state reform.
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Washington
New York City
Thomas Aurelio
Supreme Court
New York
Moscow
Mallon
Aurelio
Tammany
Dewey
American Labor Party
Control of Germany Divides Americans in Postwar Opinion
A Gallup survey shows 49 percent favor strict supervision or disarmament of Germany, 21 percent support complete destruction and division, 19 percent back rehabilitation, and 4 percent advocate a do nothing policy. The results reveal American preference for controlled postwar Germany over annihilation.
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Gallup
George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
American Institute
United Nations
Germany
Robert Vansittart
The
United
Two Years From Private to PFC in Albuquerque
Ernie Pyle recounts a vacation visit by Paige Cavanaugh from Salem Indiana. The pair clean a yard, burn junk in the woodshed, and rescue a 60 pound radio by donating it to St Joseph's Hospital where it unexpectedly works.
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PFC
Ernie Pyle
Albuquerque
N. M
Paige Cavanaugh
Inglewood
Cal
Cavanaugh
Salem
Ind
France
Indiana University
California
Pfe
Jemez Mountains
Jiming
Margaret Jane
St. Joseph's Hospital
Marines Fight Through Mud in Bougainville Assault
United Press War Correspondent Frank Tremaine reports on Bougainville as Marines endure jungle mud, stench, and mosquitos while advancing along the Piva trail. Adm. William Halsey surveys the beachhead and praises progress despite heavy fighting and harsh conditions.
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United Press
Frank Tremaine
Solomons
Bougainville
W. E. Fry, Jr
Prosser
Tremaine
U. P
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Halsey
High Command
Piva
Puruata Island
Munda
New Georgia Island
Cape Torokina
Empress Augusta Bay
Colonel Fry
Larama River
Harold W. Scannel
Slushing
N. Y
Roy J. Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Slocum
Milburn McCarthy
New York City
Allen H. Turnage
Tidewater
Compiled Quotes on Faith and Duty From Various Sources
A collage of religious verses, poems, and political remarks advocates faith, righteousness, and doing what is right. It includes citations from Psalms, Isaiah, Job, Shakespeare, Burns, and George Ellis Arnall, plus Roosevelt and Carlyle ideas on duty and divine inspiration.
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Gov. Ellis Arnall
Georgia
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
Puzzle clues list with numerous misspellings and garbled entries for a crosswords page including Hitler henchman captured by British and various horizontal and vertical definitions. The fragment presents partial entries such as 11 Dined 12 Anger 13 Architectural unit and others.
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Hitler Henchman
Paradise
Rhode Island
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Lydia Gray Shaw
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Larry
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Winchell M. Craig
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Constantine Oumansky
Mexico
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Johnny Sorrells
American Council On Public Affairs
Scripps - Howard
R. B. Corbett
American Farm Bureau Federation
Gotham Politics
Paul Mallon
Big South
Gwan
United Press Radio Wire
Earth
Heaven
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Daniel Webster
Aristotle
Job
Carlyle
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Holmes
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