Healthier WACs Overseas Say Medical Officer
Maj. Margaret Janeway reports Fifth Army WACs in North Africa show strong health with 12 of 1,800 sent home for medical reasons since January 1943. WACs endure primitive conditions, receive adequate rations and medical care, few illnesses, and limited marriages, debunking home-front fears.
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Washington, D. C
WAC
Mediterranean
Margaret Janeway
U. S. Army
Janeway
Washington
Fifth Army
Wacs
North Africa
G. I. Joes
Algiers
Hairdressers and Morale Boost in ArmyWAC Life
Major Jane Way highlights improved morale for WACs in Algiers and Italy. She notes low sick rates among long-standing units, better facilities, relaxed curfews, more passes, access to luxuries and services at posts, and improved mess hall offerings.
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Janeway
Algiers
Touhy Gang Kidnap Saga and Hoover Cat Screech Unveiled
The article outlines film liberties about the Touhy gang including disguises in a butcher shop and a priest cover, the Rosenthal and Urschel cases borrowed for dramatic effect, and a dramatic Hoover pursuit ending with a cat screech that startled J Edgar Hoover during a back-entrance assault.
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Touhy
Jake the Barber
Rosenthal
New York
West
Foreman Arrested in Government Cigarettes Theft Case
FBI agents investigated a theft of government owned cigarettes intended for overseas shipment. The foreman denied knowledge but produced a package with a government label, and was arrested and charged with the crime.
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FBI
FBI reports reveal fraud cases under Servicemen's Dependents Act
The FBI disclosed sixty nine convictions in the first ten months of the 1944 fiscal year for fraud under the Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act. A Louisville woman offered to return fourteen fifty dollar checks she obtained illegally, claiming she kept all but one. In Los Angeles, a fugitive identified by fingerprints as Walter Ray Carroll linked to a $25,000 narcotics robbery was captured after presenting phony selective service cards.
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FBI
Louisville
Los Angeles
Fortune Teller Nabbed for Draft Dodger Racket
Local authorities arrested a Texas fortune teller linked to a racket against draft dodgers. The con artist charged gullible men high fees for supposed protection from induction, but most clients were inducted anyway. She now sits in a federal jail awaiting release.
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John Edgar Hoovers
Texas
Pretty afternoon frock and Barbara Bell child outfit pattern listing
The ad details a sheer rayon ice blue to lavender afternoon frock with simple lines, Pattern No. 8608 in multiple sizes requiring 344 yards of 39 inch material for size 28. Barbara Bell No. 1960 for ages 1–5 years with a size 2 jacket and slacks needing 214 yards of 35 inch material with 13% s. War demand may delay orders. send orders to:
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A . Barbara Bell
Summer Days Three-Piece Baby Play Outfit Set
A three piece set for infants features overalls a sun suit and a matching bolero. The layette style ensemble emphasizes comfort and practical wear for the very young during warm days.
Rameses III Used Tiger Stripes to Hide Troops
The article notes camouflage origins with ancient Egyptian king Rameses III who ordered soldiers to paint shields and tunics with tiger stripes to confuse and frighten enemies. It mentions later wartime camouflage and colorfully dressed infantry in earlier eras.
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India
South Africa
Rameses III
Harsh laxatives unnecessary try lemon wake up drink
Don’t rely on harsh laxatives. The reading recommends a morning lemon juice and water routine using the juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action and boost vitamin intake.
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Sunkist
California
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Milwaukee
Wis
Allied Force Headquarters
Mary C. Woods
Everett
Mass
Ellen Condon
Missoula
Mont
Mary Livingston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lucille James
Sioux City
Iowa
Elizabeth Page
Escanaba
Mich
Betty Jane O’leary
Pittsburgh
Roger Touhy
Gov’t
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Veach
Foster D. Snell, Inc
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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