Christmas Mail Month Set for Sept 15 to Oct 15 1944
The War Information Office projects a record surge in Christmas mail to overseas service members. About 33,000 Army and Navy personnel handle some 170 million gift packages, with the Navy expecting nearly four times 1943 volumes. Rules emphasize proper packaging, weighing under five pounds, and avoiding perishables, liquids, and fragile items, plus guidance on labeling and addressing.
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Office of War Information
Army
Navy Mail Service
Fleet Post
New York
San Francisco
Service
Army Post Office
Navy
United States
Armed Services
War Production Board
WPB
WPS
Pacific Theater
Fleet Post Office
Cntree
Army Exchange Service
Special Services Division
First Permanent Railroad Post Office Opens for Soldiers
About eighty years ago the first permanent railway post office began on the Chicago to Clinton route, led by George B. Armage. The voyage showcased a new nationwide system to speed mail to soldiers, facing initial skepticism from a banker who doubted the plan’s practicality.
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New York Post Office
First Railroad
George B. Armeage
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
World
Armstrong
Political murmurs from Western Newspaper Union analysis
The piece notes voter impatience and low public interest as Congressmen return home from primaries. It discusses senatorial losses including Bennett Clark and Cotton Ed Smith, attributing results to isolationism, age, and New Deal opposition, with speculation on personal factors and local press influence.
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Washington
Sen
Bennett Clark
Hannegan
St._Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Cotton Ed Smith
Olin Johnson
Rufus Holman
Oregon
Baseball needs more help for young players at Kids Game
The East West All Star game showcased 28 young players under 18. Critics note baseball ranks as the national game but gets far less coaching and financial support than football golf or tennis, leaving many prospects to struggle in minor leagues before a major league chance. Frank Azzarello, 17, from New Orleans shines as a left hander and outfielder, exemplifying the promising talent present among dozens of youths in the event.
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Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Judge Landis
En Rial
Hillman
Congress
ClOers
Polo Grounds
Joel McCarthy
Dirinkelder
Joe
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Wish Egan
Detroit
Egan
George Weiss
Frank Azzarello
New Orleans
Dick Callahan
Frank
Azzarello
Legion
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Western Newspaper Union
Clark
Idaho
Reynolds
North Carolina
Holman and
Missouri
Nye
Gillette
Gurney
South Dakota
Tobey
New Hampshire
Ham Fish
Carawa
Roosevelt
Dewey
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Democratic Party
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O’ Cio-Hillman Front
Grantland Bice
Wakefield
Rother Gray
Uss
Burgess
U-2
Burgess Battery Company
Freeport
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Mss
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