Inter-Divisional Dispute Baffles Hapless Scribe in War Era
In Naples a reporter recalls a heated exchange with Lt John D Goodner Jr over which division first entered Messina during WWII. He stresses the Forty-fifth division involvement, while others claim varied units. The debate touches on K-rations breakfast scenes and memories of Cassino and Kasserine as the war lingers in recollection.
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Naples
INS
John D. Goodner
Nashville
Messina
Cassino
First Division
Tunisia
Harold Doyle
Waterloo
Amos Church
L Hutchinson
Minn
Goodner
Sicily
Oklahoma National Guard
Oran
Old Thirteenth Field Artillery Brigade
Rommel
Kasserine
Air Force
American Legion
O. K
U S Oil Reserve Not Exhaustible In 15 Years
Dr. William E Wrather of the U S Geological Survey refutes claims that the nations twenty‑billion barrel oil reserve will run dry within 14 or 15 years He testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee that production will extend over decades at declining rates and notes vast future potential in the Near East especially Arabia.
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Washington
INS
William E. Wrather
United States Geological Survey
House
Wrather
House Appropriations
Interior Department
United States
Near East
Arabia
McCormick Scion Seeks Guardian Removal Over Abuse Claims
In Middletown Connecticut a petition by Fowler R McCormick Chicago heir alleges WAC Cpl Mariel McCormick Hubbard abused her two adopted children and was addicted to alcohol. Probate Judge Leonard O Ryan schedules a May 15 hearing on the guardianship.
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Middletown, Conn
WAC
Mariel McCormick Hubbard
Fowler R. McCormick
Chicago
Leonard O. Ryan
Next of Kin Asked Tell P O W Bureau Of Address Change
American Red Cross bulletin urged next of kin of prisoners of war and civilian internees to notify changes of address to the POW Information Bureau. A formatted notice includes prisoner details and new mail address, sent to the War Department in Washington, with Linn County Red Cross offering help.
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American Red Cross
Linn County
Prisoner of War Information Bureau
Office of Provost Marshal General
War Department
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Prisoners of War
Home Service Department
Linn County Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
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Graham Hovey
Graham Bovey
Edith R. McCormick Hubbard
Elisha Dyer Hubbard
U.S
McCormick Scion
Next of Kin
Tell P.O.W. Bureau of Address Change
Allen
SY Hubbard
Sives
Woerderhoff’s
Woerderhoff
First Avenue
Gabardine Jodphurs
Dickeys
Larkwood
Coats
Grand Selection
Shorties
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