Keyes's Valor at Rommel Raid Named Victoria Cross
In a vivid war correspondence fragment from Cairo early November 15, 1941, Geoffrey Keyes leads a commando raid deep behind Axis lines to assault Rommel's quarters. Despite grave wounds, Keyes orders suppression fire and dispatches, urging reports to Ken Downs as Campbell supports him. Keyes dies in action, posthumously earning the Victoria Cross.
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Ray Brock
Balkans
N.Y. Times
International News Service
Walter
Ben Tolstnn
England
Egypt
Desert Commandos
Ken Downs
Geoffrey Keyes
Ken
Robert Lorgan
Jordan
Tominy
Keyes
Colin Campbell
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Rome
Sidi Rala
Afrika Korps Ghg
Simal
Geoffrey
Campbell
Tommyman
Downs
It Takes Fussin to Make a Hall Into a Home For Conventions
Wartime Chicago hosts Republican and Democratic national conventions with security and logistics tight. Organizers Hallanan and O Connell wrestle with housing, transport, press facilities, badges, tickets, and stadium preparations while planes from Hawaii aid delegates and news crews prepare for worldwide coverage.
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Heap O’ Fussin
AL Jedlicka
America
Chicago
Walter Hallanan
Charleston
W. Va
Ambrose O'Connell
New York
O'Connell
Hallanan
al Smith
Halla
Hawaii
Navy
Republican Committee On
Army Press and Radio Must Maintain Political Neutrality
The war department issues strict impartiality rules for political information disseminated to soldiers both in the U S and overseas. Title V of the federal voting law bans federal funding to influence armed services voting in federal elections. Commands must ensure information and entertainment are nonpolitical or politically justified under allowed exceptions. The aim is to prevent federal sponsorship from conveying political bias while permitting equal-time rebroadcasts of speeches on government stations.
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War Department
United States
Sweden’s ball bearing leak sparks Allied pressure
After months of patience, the State Department and allies pressed Sweden to halt shipments of vital ball bearings to Germany. Sweden’s SKF subsidiary in Philadelphia and its U.S. executive William Batt face scrutiny as Germany’s war industry relies on 70 percent of certain bearings. Goering hinted at neutral-venue supply to avoid bombing. Also notes the sedition trial presided by Chief Justice Edward Eicher and a political chatter for Chester Bowles as a future vice president, amid wartime labor shifts in the U.S.
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State Department
Foreign Economic Administration
Germany
SKF
Sweden
Philadelphia
William Batt
War Production Board
Schweinfurt
U. S
Goering
Edward ©. Eicher
Brazet
Wicher
Charles B Hudson
Omaha
Neb
Early American Walnut Pockets For Home Craft Projects
Fussy American wall pockets cut from light pine scraps offer many modern uses. In the kitchen they hold ration books and a grocery list pad. Inside the front door they serve for notes, gloves, and keys. Mrs Spears provides actual size patterns for this packet and two other Early American designs, with directions and finishing tips. Request Pattern 26 by enclosing 15 cents.
Paint left in cam becomes a handy interior brightener
A discarded paint can becomes a practical tip. Use the interior of the medicine cabinet, utility cabinet shelves, or a tea towel drawer to brighten them with the leftover paint. This thrifty reuse advice suggests repurposing paint to refresh small indoor spaces.
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Girens
Henry Ford
Tommy Dorsey
Mr. Big
Earl Godwin
Everest Sloanes
Drs. Hosp
Bob Musel
London
Universal
F. Tone
Citizens Committee
Britain
Russia
South America
China
French Africa
O’connell
Hallonan
Ambrose Oconnell
Walter Hallanza
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Washington, D. C
Eicher
Lois de Lafayette Washburo
Los Angeles
Jones
Undertaker
Munich
OPA
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Bowles
Washington
Wyeth Spears
Mes, Ruth Wneth
Spears
Bedford Hills
Siaper
Ayer
Lydia
Doan
Hag
Boan
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