Not Too Happy Over Nazi Loot In France
US troops in France celebrate captured German supplies with humor as they haul cabbage and build improvised ferries across the Loire. Soldiers joke about cabbage theft and mail, while engineers operate river crossings named 42nd Street Brooklyn and Hoboken. Naz Maj Gen Erich Elsner surrenders 20,000 troops. 29,000 troops cross a repaired bridge.
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Pvt
Meyer Matluck
The
Bronx
N. Y
Solon Gray
Flint
Mich
H. M. Woodall
Gladys
James F. Beale
Terre Haute
Ind
Loire
France
42Nd Street
Brooklyn
Hoboken
Corp
Michael Suproc
St. Clair
Naz
Four Thousand Autos a Day to Be Scrapped Says OWI
Washington reports more than 4,000 autos are scrapped daily with about 1.5 million leaving highways this year. The OWI notes new car rationing supply has shrunk to 20,000 and 650,000 used cars are in dealers' hands. By year end about 23.75 million privately owned passenger cars will be in operation. The OD T calls 20 million as the minimum needed for civilian economy.
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Washington
OWI
ODT
Louvain Library Partly Wrecked Shell
The famous Louvain library in Belgium lies partly in ruins after German actions. Rebuilt with US subscriptions, the building again suffered destruction when Germans entered Louvain four years ago. fronts walls and roofs remain as rear shows an empty shell framed by bare walls and windows.
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Louvain
Belgium
United States
Robots to replace piloted bombers, Magruder predicts
Baltimore designer Peyton M. Magruder, returning from Europe, predicts German robot planes will revolutionize air warfare and ultimately replace piloted bombers. He says Hitler will be remembered for the first pilotedless plane two centuries hence. Magruder leads new design at Glenn L. Martin and originated the Martin Marauder.
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Baltimore
Peyton M. Magruder
Hitler
Magruder
Glenn L. Martin Airplane Manufacturing
Proper potato storage temperatures and moisture control
Proper storage requires stable temperature and humidity. If potatoes are kept too warm they oxidize and decay. if kept below 38 degrees they convert starch to sugar, losing flavor and browning in frying. Bringing potatoes to room temperature for two weeks reverses sugar formation and restores cooking quality. 40 to 50 degrees is ideal.
Seattle's Rise From Sealth to Seattle City Founder
Seattle grew rapidly to become a major city by mid 19th century. Founded by Arthur A. Denny and Illinois settlers who landed at Alki Point in 1851, it was initially named Sealth after a local Siwash chief. The name evolved to Seattle for easier pronunciation.
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Seattle
Wash
Arthur A. Denny
Illinois
Alki Point
Sealth
Apple Varieties Decline From 7000 to 30 Commercial
The article traces the drop from over seven thousand named apple varieties to roughly thirty that remain commercially important. It notes that around 1900 about 340 varieties were on the recommended list and nurseries offered at least 1400 kinds, with current sales focusing on a small core. A Merry Christmas and Happy.
Nazi General Is Rooted Out of Cellar in France
Supreme Headquarters reports Maj. Gen D Rodowski commander of Cler gaant Permand garrison found in a cellar of a small farm west of the Belfort gap. He was the 10th German general killed or captured by the American Seventh Army as its drive from the Riviera severed his force.
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U.S
France
Paris
Corp
Hal F. Crouse
Maiden, N. C
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Seventh Army
Belfort Gap
D. Rodowski
Clergaant Permand
Pierre Laval
Riviera
Two 16 Year Old Runaways From Louisiana Captured
Two 16 year old girls from Dubberly Louisiana Kathryn Sheppard and Lee Davis were placed in Deputy Sheriff Carl C. Black’s custody after they said they were tired of home and running away. The parents may travel to retrieve them. Both attend school.
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Dubberly
Carl C. Black
Kathryn Sheppard
Lee Davis
Asbestos Cement Materials Remain Available for Home Repairs
Asbestos fibers, derived from a rock, harden with age and resist fire and weather. The mineral is mixed with Portland cement to make shingles, sidings, and building board, and remains available to homeowners for repairs despite military demands.
Eye Exercises Aid Weak Eye Muscles
Eye exercises may strengthen weak muscles to coordinate the two eyes. The consensus is such exercises have little value for refractive errors of the eyes.
Continuous feeding to protect chicks against coccidiosis
The guide advises keeping feed available for growing chicks at all times to help ward off coccidiosis. It emphasizes constant access to nutritious feed as a preventive measure for the flock.
Homer Chambers Visits Wife and Mother Over Weekend
Homer Chambers of Camp Hood traveled home to spend time with his wife and mother during the weekend.
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Homer Chambers
Camp Hood
Lights of New York fragment from L L Stevenson
A montage of Central Park scenes and New York street life set against war era hints. Vivid vignettes include a tearful reader, a taxi, a streetwise cabbie, a sidewalk romance, and commuters near Grand Central Terminal with a Times Square subway moment and references to Empire State, Coney Island, and a cafe society in 1945.
U S Soldier Reverses Lend Lease Scheme
Sgt Benny Maynard stationed in England reversed a lend-lease move by shipping a supply of pingpong balls to Pratt Kansas after reading reports of shortages abroad. He sent them to the local chamber of commerce to help residents enjoy recreation.
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Pratt
Kan
Benny Maynard
Chamber of Commerce
Maynard
England
Life Span in War Year Edges Up in U S Workers
The average life expectancy for American wage earners rose by nine months in the first year of the war. Women still live longer than men by five years, with an average life expectancy of 64.18 years.
Shoppers Mrs Ray and Mrs Cook Visit Cameron
Mrs B B Ray and Mrs John Cook of Val Verde shopped in Cameron last week, highlighting a regional shopping trip and social ties.
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B. B. Ray
John Cook
Val Verde
Cameron
New Fish Finder Aids Fishermen With School Detection
A new sensitive echo sounding device for surface vessels helps fishermen locate schools of fish and determine their size and direction.
Misses Denker and Sutter Visit Le Roy Orsay at Watts Switch
Miss Mildred Denker and Miss Mickey Sutter visited Le Roy Orsay at Watts Switch on Wednesday night.
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Mildred Denker
Mickey Sutter
le Roy Orsay
Watts Switch
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Josh Levin
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Hind
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Amity
Bill Polds
Coty
Yanky
Obi
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
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Mamie A. Hefley
Serene Lewis Mostrer
Alexarbes Ball
Columbia Ficturs
Wer
Blair
Ted Donaldson
James Gleason
Cameron Theatre
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