Pacific island-hopping and base building analyzed in war dispatch
Washington reports explain why amphibious invasions are essential to acquire air bases in the Pacific. Naval bombardments precede landings to reveal the true costs and strategy, with Vandergrift stressing island-hopping as the only route to key Japanese positions. The piece emphasizes heavy Allied losses are anticipated but necessary for long-range air operations and securing supply lines toward Japan.
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Washington
Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Marshalls
Gilbert Archiepelago
Eral Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Heron
Guadalcanal
Wbite
Vandergrift
Japan
Tarawa
Tokyo
Army Air Forces
Puerto Rico Rum Tax Buoying New Deal Plans
A six year Puerto Rico plan aims to boost schools hospitals roads housing and health with a $411 million program funded by rum tax revenue and borrowed funds. Gov Tugwell and supporters expect federal veto pressures and debate over treasury sharing of rum tax to shape the relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
Internal Revenue
Bureath
Rexford Guy Tugwell
United States Congress
Congress
Federal Treasury
Congress urged to cut federal radio intelligence spending
A reader argues for sweeping cuts in Federal Communications Commission funds for radio intelligence work, suggesting other departments could handle it. The piece claims waste across federal offices, overstaffing, and possible payroll reductions to ease wartime costs, touting a Washington exodus and better living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Army
Navy
FFC
Naval
National Capital
OF BENEFIT TO ALL At is heartening to read of sales
A sound note on farm sales to men who plan to cultivate land. It argues food security postwar, warns against anti reform forces, and predicts rising taxes as neglected properties in Southeastern Ohio are revived. The piece links farm stewardship to personal economic status and social well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ohio
Fighters at New Guinea base debate postwar aims
At an advance fighter base near New Guinea soldiers discuss postwar outlook and isolationism. Sergt Samuel Brown and Sergt John Fekete challenge isolation, preferring to return home, marry, and rebuild, while others argue for policing or broader intervention to defeat Germany and Japan.
President's Birthday Ball and Pacific War Notes
A former column by Dewitt Mackyean reports two major events. The Thursday bridge club hosted a covered-dish dinner at Mrs Earl Marquis's home. In the Pacific, American forces invaded the Marshall Islands with Marines and Army units on Kwajalein, aiming to disrupt Japanese defenses and threaten Truk's harbor, with early reports indicating moderate American losses and heavy combat ahead.
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Ath
Dewitt Mackiyean
Len B. McCune
Marshall Q
Home Islands
Earl Marquis
Soviet Union
St. Athens
Commonwealth of Nations
Flr
League of "Nations
United States
Commonwealth of War
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Greece
Autor
Russia
Pacific
Japan
Marshall Islands
Roland
Pa Ite
Truk
Hockingport
Junior Class Prizes At Albany High School Party
Prizes were awarded to Adis Collins Mrs. C At Jones and E J Morris at the Albany High School junior class party. A minstrel show was held at Carbon Hill High School for the senior class fundraiser. Virginia Murphy performed as a taper dancer and Melvin Warbinger Logan served as music instructor. Vic Dixon, rural mail carrier, was burned when his clothing ignited at an open gas store near Elk Hotel where he roomed. Twenty years ago foreign nations faced U S debt pressures after a debt commission meeting. Premier Ramsey MacDonald urged Germany and Russia into the League of Nations. Coolidge landslide predicted for the Republican convention in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Adis Collins
Jones
E. J. Morris
Carbon Hill
Virginia Murphy
Melvin, Warbinger
Logan
Musonstructor
Vic Dixon
Lihe Elk Hotel
Nnions
American Debt Commission
Ramsey MacDonald
Germany
Russia
League of Nar
A. Coolidge
Cleveland
Reedsville Personal and News Notes
Dorsel, six year old son of Mr and Mrs Roy Vine ard suffered loss of end of index finger on right hand in sausage grinder last Sunday. Edward Chevalier has purchased the Mrs J D Kibble property and will move his family there Saturday. Arthur Queen of Columbus visited here with his godfather S P Queen. Pvt Oliver Swain spent part of last week with his parents in Beedeville Long Bottom Road. Mrs Arthur Hetzer Jr returned to Parkersburg after a visit here. Mrs Sallie (Barrett) Landon of Cannon City Colo, long a resident of Colorado, died. Esther Brooks and Mr and Mrs John Chaney of Parkersburg visited here Wednesday.
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Reedsville
Dorsel
Roy Vineard
Albert Tyler
Dorstl
Donald
Jacob Dorst
Columbus
Ben F. Buckley
Edward Chevalier
J. D. Kibble
Sill
Arthur Queen
S. P. Queen
Wyatt Landon
Mire
Arthur Hill
New Comerstown
J. L Landon
Oliver Swain
W. N. Swain
Beedeville
Long Bottom Road
Arthur Hetzer, Jr
Parkersburg
A. A. Hetzer
Raleigh
Guy
Gertrude Stalnaker
Bert Shumway
Akron
Sallie (Barrett) Landon
Cannon City
Colo
Colorado
Esther Brooks
John Chaney
Poston News Notes Gathering at Poston Chicken Dinner
Mr and Mrs Pearl Coon hosted a Sunday chicken dinner in The Plains with guests Charess Shields and family, Otho Coon and Sue Ann, plus Mary Louise Coon in Athens. Louise Shields Helen Smith Chauncey visited Br and Mrs Charles Shields. Mrs Harold West visited Columbus. Indies of Poston plan weekly meeting at Mrs Susan South home with all members urged to attend.
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Poston
Pearl Coon
the Plains
Charess Shields
Charles, Jr
Nancy Lou
Otho Coon
Sue Ann
Mary Louise Coon
Athens
Louise Shields
Helen Smith
Chauncey
Charles Shields
Harold West
Planish adopts wartime co operation in a shifting plot
Dr Planish proposes to unify wartime charity and anti totalitarian efforts by coordinating DDD with ZANC ARYC and a Major naval equipment firm. He envisions Mrs Gall overseeing the DDD, while Buchwald Stern and Orris Gall discuss a merged alliance to sustain war fund drives and public campaigns.
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America
Dr. Planish
itVe
Iwan Boing
Navy
Tam
ZANC
Zeke Bittery
Marcus
Mrs. Gall
Buchwald
Ant
Funcion
Ana
Hemlock Briefs Wea ocn a primary enn was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Hines
A Sunday gathering at the Hines home honored Mrs Hines and Lovell Wile ton on their birthdays. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Norvell of Columbus, Mrs Clara Driggs and daughters Elaine and Beverly Ann Stooksville, Mr Oscar Helser Thornville, Mr and Mrs Clifford Richards of Shawnee, Joseph San Diego California visiting relatives, Mrs Glenna Williams visiting Columbus, and Mrs Noah Bray and Mrs sil tre Post returning from a visit with friends in Columbus.
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Wea.ocn
Joseph Hines
Hines
Lovell Wileton
Robert Norvell
Columbus
Clara Driggs
Daugh Sere
Elaine
Beverly Ann
Stooksville
Oscar Helser
Thornville
Clifford Richards
Shawnee
Joseph San Diego
Calif
Glenna Williams
C. W. Hodson
Noah Bray
Mra
Sil ‘Tre Post
Murray City Personal Mention
Local notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling between towns such as Dayton Cambridge Glouster Nelsonville Trimble and Columbus. Names include Evans Moody Craft Wilson Potts Penrod Tippie Cupp Clendenen Craft Standauchter Helier and others with brief mentions of visits, business trips, and family gatherings across multiple days.
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Murnax Cary
Elmer Evans
Rosalie
Dayton
Johnnie Moody
Glouster
Helen Wilson
Ernest Watson
Bernadine
Paul Warren
Ruth
Cambridge
Howard Craft
Harold Potts
Eli
Logan Visite Rents
Chese
Sunday Gottie
Jackie
C.M. Worthington
Janice
Jean Craft
Mary Lanning
Irene Sipora
Mra Johnson
Cleveland
Ruth Tre Craft
Columbus
Howard Crah
Mary
Nelsonville
Nelsonville. Sateurday Mire
Clare Penrod
Trimble
Emma ‘Tippie
Clifford Wilson
Harry Jonas
Phyllis Jean
Mary ‘Ann James
Betty Darby
Becky Craft
Claude Clendenen
Paul Cupp
News Fark
Reas Ves
Tenday
Ginem Helier
Hap Saturn
St” Rewark
Joe Standauchter
Nancy
Joe Bunnies
Virginia
Pte
Bleey
Neanvile
Blue Lake News Notes and Local Happenings
Blue Lake community notes report marriages and relocations including Ruscell Sheets and two Magners at Racine, Wogan and McCartoyvite entries, Wooten returning to New York, Beaver family land purchases near Hollow, plant updates at Marietta, a Sunday prayer meeting, mumps news, and a new daughter to Mr and Mrs Davis.
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Colume Bun
e'Friiny Ueet
Elsheets
Aime Dorsthy
Wooten
New York
Robert Wooten
Dyersie
Minnis Beaver
Jomo Beaver Sie
Hiram Cox
Jack Maseay
Sted Hollow
Conia
Marietta
Raleth
Betty
Delmar Archer
The
Navy Ag
Eyre Archer
Elizabeth Chapa
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Athens Messenger
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Shasrsote Rate Co
Ordon K. Bush
Gen. Myr
Otena
Data
W. Oulen Company
Gevenea
DR. New Deal
Clapper
New Guinea
Samuel Brown
E. Roosevelt Blvd
Philadelphia
Sam
Sergt. John Fekete
146Th St
Bronx
Geremany
Walter Kelly
Minneapolis
John W. Cook
Pascagoula
Miss
e-Ml, Henry
Battle Hold Stage Center
Jockingpore
Willam
Carl Wright
Wheaton
15Th St
Parkersvurs
Orvil Medley
Annie Foster
Gertie Welling
Floyd Cain
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburs
Eniday
Rora Mae
St Marys
W.va
Wiliam Knsley
Knisely
Mrs
Clarice Medley
Stmarsday
Brooklyn
N.Y
Tom
Bonnie Medley
Hares’ Medley
Guaree
W. Co
Coolie
Desite
Ome
Mra Humphrey
Parkersbure
By Galbraith
Georgie
Gideon Planish Sacnar Seacas
Sinclair Louis
Doc
United States of America
Waukeegan
Meep
Main Street
Marduc
Mel
Colfenel Marduc
DDD
Red Cross
Peony
Gideon Pitty
Mardue
Gan
New York City
X Taxien
Society To the Humanization
Hisher
Batucn
Planish
Useworld
Ional
Huerely
Hemlock
Murray City
Blue Lake
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