Prisoner of Germans Returns Home From War Camp
Second Lieut. Russell O. Philpit, 27, of Sandusky Michigan, on a 20 day leave to his mother Mrs Lydia Smith, recounts two months in a German hospital and five months in a POW camp near the Polish border after his Flying Fortress was shot down over the Ruhr valley. He describes internment life, repairs, Red Cross aid, weekly radio shows, and a 70 mile from Berlin camp before return aboard the Gripsholm. He notes fear at Frankfurt and praise for Red Cross. He did not meet locals from Sanilac county during captivity.
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Sandusky
Michigan
Russell O. Philpit
Lydia Smith
Germany
Philpit
Ruhr
Air Corps
Red Cross
Frankfurt
Lieut
Berlin
United States
Gripsholm
Lisbon
France
Sanilac County
van Christy
Daniel Christy
Mrs Mary Taylor Hosts Willing Workers Club Meeting
The Willing Workers Club met on May 3 with Mrs Mary Taylor hosting an all day session. Nine members two visitors six children and two men attended. A May basket bouquet graced the table and the group shared a covered dish luncheon.
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Willing Workers Club
Mary Taylor
America
Salvation Army to Conduct Independent Campaign in Linn County
Brigadier A E Ramedale announces Rev John M Linden will visit Linn County in May to lead the Annual Home Service Appeal. The Salvation Army’s Linn County War Chest exclusion requires an independent drive to fund services including Women’s Home and Hospital, Prison and Parole Work, Missing Friends Bureau, Family Welfare, and Red Shield Clubs overseas and at home.
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A. E. Ramedale
Salvation Army Midland Division
St. Louis
Missouri
John M. Linden
Linn County
Salvation Army
U. S
The
Women Power in Missouri Farms Drives Land Army Effort
Missouri women contribute 3 to 6 production units per farm, credited by Selective Service Boards. Home Demonstration Agent Merle Costigan notes women handle tasks equivalent to 3 dairy cows or 30 beef cattle, 9 breeding sows, 250 laying hens, or 15 acres of corn. Labor shortages push more women into farming roles and urban women to assist in harvests and canning as part of the Women's Land Army.
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Missouri
Selective Service Boards
Merle Costigan
Women’s Land Army
Stitch and Chatter Club Holds All Day Florence Meeting
The Stitch and Chatter Club met despite poor roads and out bridges at Florence's for an all day session. Eighteen members attended by various means, completing one quilt and nearing another. Secret sister clues, birthday notes, and a flower exchange filled the roll call.
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Florence’s
Goldie
Lester Carr
Irene
Hallie
Doris
Lydia Barclay
Blanche Bevier
Mildred Brantner
Alpha Christy
Alice DeVore
Florence Elliott
Clara
Doris Hamman
Edith
LaVerne Hale
Blanche Head
Laura Hamilton
Vernon
Gilbert Head
Clara Hanman’s
Clara's
C. R
Grow More Soybeans Promoted By Missouri Leaders In 1944
Missouri farmers plan a 25 to 50 percent increase in bean acreage due to oats losses from floods and labor shortages. A. H. Meinershagen of Higginsville cites CCC support price and new mill capacity as stabilizers. He urges seed supply and notes related wartime agricultural measures affecting hemp seed spinach canner support and driver tire allowances.
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Missouri
A. H. Meinershagen
Higginsville
Meinershagen
Eagle Mill and Elevator Company
Lafayette County
Missouri Grain Feed and Millers Association
Missouri Aaa
CCC
Kansas City
Meinershagan
Kansas
Georgia
Jamacca
Hartford
OPA
Circle Number One hostesses honor Mrs Leona Harris
Meth odist Church Circle Number One meets at the Nickell home on May 5. Roll call, worship led by Mrs Beverly Moore, solo by Mrs Ruth Savage, lessons by Mrs Ira Nevins, readings by Mrs Stella Page, refreshments served. Attendees include Ruth Savage Edna Forbes Velma Jennings Beverly Moore Martha Gooch Genevieve Prather Lillian Bennett Hazel Peterson Stella J Page Margaret Smith Mildred Rhodes Sandra Ruth Rhodes Ellsberry Lila Williams Burkholder Eudora Mary Ruth Leona Harris. We regret losing Mrs Savage from the circle. next meeting with Lillian Bennett.
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Leona Harris
Circel
Methodist Church
W. P. Nickell
Beverly Moore
Ruth Savage
Ira Nevins
Stella Page
Edna Forbes
Velma Jennings
Martha Gooch
Genevieve Prather
Lillian Bennett
Hazel Peterson
Stella
Jimmie Page
Margaret Smith
Mildred
Sandra Ruth Rhodes
Ellsberry
Lila Williams
Ith Burkholder
Eudora
Mary Ruth
Mrs. Savage
Town and Farm in War Time Meats Red Points
The Office of Price Administration outlines red rationing for beef steaks roasts butter margarine cheese and evaporated milk with three red stamps worth 30 points becoming valid every four weeks instead of two. No new stamps will become valid until June 8 while stamps A8 through TS8 remain usable.
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Office of Price Administration
Facial Tissues Remain Stable On War Resources Plan
The War Production Board says facial tissue use by war plants for cleaning metal parts and polishing lenses, plus hospital demand, is nibbling civilian supply. Production has stayed at the 1942 level for two years, with conservation to cover essential demands.
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War Production Board
Overseas GIs May Order Christmas Gifts Again
American servicemen overseas can order Christmas gifts for friends and relatives in the United States. They select from army exchange and navy ship service catalogs, list items on order blanks, and have orders sent home to be filled and mailed in time for Christmas. WPB will approve manufacturers requests for extra materials or containers needed for these orders if certified by the army exchange or navy ship service stores.
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United States
Office of War Information
Army
Navy
WPB
Army Exchange Service
Navy Ship Service
Hospitals Named Penicillin Depot Network in US
The WPB announced a civilian distribution plan designating more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals as depot sites for penicillin. First shipments were to be received by these hospitals on May 10.
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United States
WPB
Transport Lines Must Be Clear in Invasion Year
The director warned that the transportation system must be free to meet any demands of the occasion. He cautioned that travelers could be stranded or have Pullman reservations cancelled and schedules disrupted as intercity bases become swamped.
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ODT
War Food Admin Expands Ice Cream Production in May June
The War Food Administration allows ice cream makers to increase output during May and June due to expected higher milk production. Meanwhile armed forces receive 25 to 35 million pounds of pork and 40 percent of major beef cuts weekly. The nation sees plentiful supplies of spinach, beets, carrots, eggs, white potatoes, canned peas, and string beans this week.
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War Food Administration
Murder Victims Identified? Still Unnamed Near Lake Ozark
Jefferson City Missouri April 16 and 17 found two mutilated women near Grand Glaize bridge on US 54 remain unidentified. Missouri State Highway Patrol released circulars to police agencies with descriptions and circumstances to aid ID efforts.
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Jefferson City
Lake of the Ozarks
Grand Glaize Bridge
United States Highway 54
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Missouri
Descriptions of Two Missing Persons Announced
The first person is about 55 to 60 years old, five nine, 230 pounds, with a large build and a missing nail on the right foot, and previously had a gall bladder removed. The second is 30 to 35, five eight, 155 pounds, wearing a ring on the left hand’s third finger.
Traffic Deaths Rise Sharply in Missouri During 1944 Quarter
Missouri State Highway Patrol records show a 20 percent rise in traffic deaths in the first quarter of 1944 vs 1943. Pedestrian fatalities surged 68 percent, with 64 of 146 deaths being pedestrians. Vehicle train crashes killed 27, injuring many, prompting Colonel Ginn to urge all drivers and pedestrians to stay alert.
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Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol
M. Stanley Ginn
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