Woman in Uniform Changes War Outlook in WWII
A Globe News feature recalls Flight Officer Constance Babington Smith of the British WAAF who interpreted reconnaissance photos at Supreme Headquarters. Her keen intuition spotted a curved black smudge as a ramp and a cross-shaped blur as a plane, aiding RAF strikes that delayed V-1 bombings and affected the German program. The piece invites readers to reassess women’s wartime roles.
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Warner Bros Strike Shows Hardest Hits Not At Dorsey Parties
The Warner Bros strike underscores that the fiercest blows in Hollywood come from labor action rather than celebrity revelry at Tommy Dorsey events.
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Tommy Dorsey
Chaos and the atomic age in Dorothy Thompson's view
Dorothy Thompson argues that hysteria over atomic war blinds reason and that the real threat is global anarchy from shattered occupations and derailed economies. She warns that disciplined armies, not bombs, hold nations together and urges immediate policy revisions to avert collapse and chaos.
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Hungary
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Anders
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Higgins Joke Not So Funny
This column recalls a prank gone wrong involving Andrew Higgins, the New Orleans shipbuilder, whose supposed profit dispute with Britain sparked a damaging storm of inquiry. Britain and Washington probe Higgins income tax links while requests for loans and gifts flood his office.
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Amarillo Folks Head to South Dakota for Pheasant Hunting
The notice notes Amarillo residents travel yearly to South Dakota for pheasant hunts. It mentions only personal participation, with no hunting outcomes or dates provided. The fragment emphasizes the tradition of traveling for hunting.
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Amarillo
South Dakota
Four for Four plan seeks shared national goals
The National Planning Association outlines a fourfold aim for postwar America: opportunity through competitive enterprise, security from unemployment and health risks, rising living standards, and preservation of civil liberties. It urges cooperation among agriculture, business, labor, and government, with leaders devoting effort to common needs. President Truman endorses the plan.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Washington
National Planning Association
Truman
Crossword Puzzle Horizont 1 8 Pictured US Senator
A reader submits a crossword grid with clues for across and down entries including references to a pictured US Senator, with multiple thematic terms and geographic names across and down. The puzzle lists numerous clues such as Interstice like anchors and ancient river names, inviting solvers to fill the grid.
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Timberwolf Men Plan Dallas Convention After Inactivation
The Texas State Timberwolf Association drafts laws to continue after the 104th Infantry Timberwolf Division inactivation. Plans set a convention in Dallas in October 1946 as the division relocates to Camp San Luis Obispo.
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Texas State Timberwolf Association
104Th Infantry Timberwolf Division
Dallas
Camp San Luis Obispo
Timberwolf Division Association opens invites all veterans
The new board of directors declares the Timberwolf Division Association is open beyond current division members. Any officer or enlisted man who served in the Timberwolf Division is invited to join. Honorary members may join after board review. Charter members include Earl N. Boydston, Ike Coats, Lester F. Flippo, FP. R. Gentry, and Neal D. Gipson.
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Ike Coats
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Leseter F. Flippo
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FP. R. Gentry
Memphis
Neal D. Gipson
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