U S Forces Seize Arawe Beachhead in New Britain Campaign
Allied forces soared past Japanese defenses on Arawe as bombers blasted the island and US troops established a beachhead vital to interrupting supply lines to New Guinea and Bougainville. The push accompanied air and naval pounding of the Marshalls and surrounding routes as Britain faces coal and wage tensions back home.
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Britain Faces Influenza Toll as Week Sees High Deaths
The week records almost a thousand influenza deaths in Great Britain, the highest since the epidemic began, with 709 deaths the prior week. Plans to conscript registered nurses for military service have been dropped after talks with war department officials. A 43-year-old Briton of American descent, Abraham Lincoln, was sentenced in London to nine months for receiving stolen goods, claiming to be a grand nephew of Honest Abe.
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London
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Russians Drive in the North as Battle Shapes Baltic Plan
In central and southern sectors fighting rages as German and Russian troops clash. Soviet reports claim 100000 Reds mass to the north for a potential major winter Baltic advance to split German armies and threaten shipping. Kiev and Dnieper bend battles continue as ground shifts. Storage stocks show large butter, cheese, poultry, pork, beef, lamb, and eggs.
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Transportation Parts Shortage Warns of 1944 Strain
The Truman investigating committee warned that trucks, rails, buses, tires and other equipment must be replaced to carry record loads in 1944. They cited scarce truck parts, scrap drives reducing salvage, rail shortages, slow locomotive production, lumber cuts, price controls, and labor shortages. Civilian payroll stood at 2,968,626 with 32,121 fewer than the prior month, plus 263,637 on 1-A or without compensation.
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WPB Alters 1944 Civilian Goods Program After Survey
The War Production Board revises its plan after surveying 7 000 homes to guide civilian output of irons, washers, refrigerators, trucks and autos. The agency will influence reconversion policy as plants gradually shift and demand spurs rehiring. Corn belt buyers bought near record November stockers and feeders, with eight states’ in‑shipments totaling 383 000 versus 391 000 in 1942.
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War Production Board
WPB
U S War Production Surges Despite Ammo Drop
November output far exceeded October and hit record dollar value across aircraft, communications, ships, guns, and combat vehicles. Ammunition fell 2 percent due to a 13 percent drop in small arms while bomber production rose, with November airframes averaging 8,130 pounds and aerial bombs up 11 percent. influenza cases rose 500 percent in the week to December 11 to 23,724 nationwide, but health officials urged calm noting mild illness.
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U. S
War Production Board
Glittering jackets and blouses with slim dark skirts
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas highlights separates top for evening as versatile festive wear. Luxurious rayons, velvet, crepes, and laces create mixable dressy jackets and blouses paired with slim dark skirts, featuring sequins, rhinestones, and beading for gala impact.
Jade Velveteen Dresses Capture Fad Among Teens and College Set
Jade Velveteen creates a trend with jade green velveteen dresses and matching hats. The frocks in vivid greens draw attention at parties and furlough dates, appealing to teen and college audiences with coordinated accessories in deep bottle green.
Chic Black Gowns With Sheer Yokes
A fashion trend highlights simple sheath black dresses with sheer yokes or bodices in jet black marquisette. The best dressed favor black gowns featuring transparent yoke insets with sequins and passementerie, while younger wearers pair these with jet caps or bonnets and pastel bead accents.
Formal Dress-Up Dickeys Hit Ensemble Fashion
Dress-Up Dickeys take center stage as the season’s big moment with marquisette and organdy options in pastel tones and glittering pinpricks. Gala metal brocade, black alencon lace, chantilly lace, and a new fur style expand drama in the fashion picture.
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Dickeys
X on the visor cap and Camels as the choice of U S Marines
A brief history of the Marine Corps X braid on visors dating to early naval battles. The article notes Camels as the preferred cigarette brand across Marines, Navy, and Army, praised for staying fresh in tropical and jungle campaigns. It mentions Christmas cartons available for mailing.
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U. S
Marines
Navy
Guadalcanal
Adv
Etiquette complaint echoes from Socrates by 2000 years
A parent frays at the edges of modern manners noting children favor luxury, disobey elders, chatter over exercise, and tyrannize over teachers. The observation cites Socrates over two millennia ago and laments parental power.
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Socrates
Kiwi nickname for wingless air force officer
In a historical note the term kiwi refers to a nonflying officer in the air forces named after New Zealand's wingless bird. The nickname highlights a cultural link between the New Zealand gesture and military slang.
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