Poetic Justice and Wartime Gossip in Random Telegrams
A string of curiosities from postwar notes and radio chatter features a satirical view of the Reichstag trial roles, light sketches on China politics, Lord Haw Haw jokes from British troops, and quips about Churchill and Stalin. The items mix gossip, wit, and political humor.
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Goering
Georgi Dimitroff
Dimitroff
Meyer’ Goering
Ralph Berend
New York City
Lord Haw Haw
Bronx
Lord Hee-Haw
Tommy
Britain
Downmeg
Winnie
Berlin
War era fire combat plans include paratroopers and jeeps
Forest fire defense moves from bombs and dive-bombing ideas to peacetime use of parachute troops, jeeps, half tracks, and flamethrowers. David Godwin leads the program, exploring aerial drops and ground support to reach fires quickly, with backfires and bulldozers to contain larger blazes.
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Mars
David Godwin
Forest Service
Godwin
Oresses
New Guinea
Africa
Italy
Chemcal Warfare Service
America
Mail Delivery to Navy Units Across the Pacific
The navy mail system centers in Washington with Fleet Post Offices worldwide. In March 1945 nearly 986 million pieces of teller mail moved from San Francisco to Pacific personnel, far surpassing March 1944. Sailors want letters, photos, clippings but not cakes or candy. packing tips emphasize strong containers, filler, contents list, address ink, and wrapping.
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Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Navy, Marine and
Coast Guard
Pacific
Navy Mail Service
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Fleet Post Offices
Navy
United States
Marine Corps
Small Fires Cause Vast Forest Damage in Early Causes
The speaker notes that tiny fires outnumber large forest blazes and collectively cause most damage. Public accounts show about 98 percent of fires are caused by human carelessness such as tossing burning matches or tobacco. Incendiaries are identified as fire starters.
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Forest Service
Firefighters Guard Vast Timberlands Amid Yearly Losses
About 61,000 men are on constant fire duty today. Roughly 42,500 serve state forest and private timberland administrators, 9,000 work in federal land agencies including the forest service. Despite efforts, annual fires destroy as much as 800,000,000 cubic feet of lumber.
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Federal Land Administrative Agencies
Forest Service
Goop bombs and censorship shape postwar outlook
The piece details the goop bomb’s oily magnesium mix and fire spread, Kaiser scientists, and censorship trends after Europe’s war. It notes Navy secrecy over the Franklin incident, Admiral threats to end the Pacific press ban, and anecdotes about Henderson and political figures amid wartime info control.
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Washington
Japan
Henry Kaiser
Kaiser
Walter
Pacific
Navy
Franklin
New York
Panama Canal
Canal
President Truman’s Bold Moves Draw Broad Public Backing
The article notes widespread approval of Truman’s cabinet changes and foreign policy, with scouts reporting strong support for the president’s methods. It contrasts left wing dissent, CIO reservations on certain appointments, and broad national unity behind unconditional surrender strategy in the war.
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Union
Washington
Hannegan
White House
Truman
CIO
Schnellenbach
Labor
Northwest
AFL
Dave Beck
Mr. Biddle
Congress
Roosvelt
Mr. Vinson
Gretton Woods
Frankfurter
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Treasury
Morgenthiz
Judge Rosenman
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Stetlinius
Leuman
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China
Chiang
Chungking
Chieng
Joe Davies
Churchill
Goft
Capitol
Das Vies
Churchil
Joe
Davies
Himmler
Thich Point
Tokyo
FCC
Mikedomei
Joe Stalin
Graybeard
Abraham Lincoln
Alx
Navy P. O
OPA
Leon Henderson
Henderson
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Glenn Taylor
Idaho
Secret Service
Eisenhower
Cernay
House
Military Affairs Committee
France
Stettinius
Pautalt
Moscow
Argentina
State Department
Roosevelt
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