No Promotions This Side of Ocean Flyers From Med Reach Home
A group of Americans traveling home from active duty recounts delays in promotions from flight officer to second lieutenant. They reflect on a year of bombing campaigns from North Africa to Italy, supporting Fifth Army, and a mission over Sofia. Christchurch editor Pierce Creeth and Hastings editor William Whitlock travel on a New Zealand editors tour, as others wait for flights. The narrative notes priority seating, Vesuvius views, and a humorous sandwich moment with Britons Cpl Shuter and Sgt Wright.
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R.A.F
North Africa
Pantelleria
Italy
Balkans
Sofia
Fifth Army
Pierce Creeth
the Press
Christchurch
N. Z
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Los Angeles
Creeth
William Whitlock
Herald Tribune
Hastings
Whitlock
Tony
New Zealand Infantry
Cpl
Walter Shuter
Falmouth
Cornwall
Arthur Wright
London
Cpl. Shuter
Rolls-Royce
Wright
Algiers
Frankfurter Attacks Fellow Justices as Lax In Dissent
Justice Felix Frankfurter accused Supreme Court colleagues of laxity and attempting to dodge congressional intent in two high profile dissents. He criticized a 6 3 decision dismissing a tax clause challenge and objected to a ruling letting Boston area milk producers sue over handling regulations, arguing the decisions disrupt the congressional enforcement framework. The tax ruling, written by Chief Justice Stone, dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
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Washington
Llp
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Congress
Boston
Frankfurter
Wickard
Harlan Fiske Stone
Stone
Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
Wiley Rutledge
William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy
Twelve West Siders Enter Army From Linn County Board
Linn county selective service board No 2 on Tuesday named twelve men who left for army service on Monday. The group includes Richard W Angell John O Sweeting Michael A Kennedy Earl V Moeller Glenn E Pound John M Wessel Dale E Smith W Wade Hardesty William K Kimne Michael Calabret Isadore Tucker Nathan E Barber all receiving gifts from the United Service Aides.
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Linn County Selective Service Board No. 2
West Side
Army
United Service Aides
Richard W. Angell
Twenty-first Avenue
John O. Sweeting
Second Street
Michael A. Kennedy
First Avenue
Earl V. Moeller
Third Street
Glenn E. Pound
Wilson Avenue
John M. Wessel
L Street
Dale E. Smith
Fifth Street
W. Wade Hardesty
D Avenue
William K. Kimne
Thirteenth Street
Michael Calabret
Eleventh Street
Isadore Tucker
Center Point Road
Nathan E. Barber
Second Avenue
Bonins May Be Japan's Hidden Outer Naval Bastion
UPI reports naval experts question Truk as Japan's main base. They argue the Bonin Islands, or Ogasawara, about 600 miles south of Tokyo, may house a major, Pearl Harbor sized outlying stronghold with Chichi Jima as a key fortification.
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Washington
Truk
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Benins
Tokyo
Ben Morreel
Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Bonins
Fred Henry
Clete Roberts
Ogasawara
Naval Institute Proceedings
Louisiana
Pacific
Perry
United States
Detail for Today Bunk Fatigue
Soldiers describe bunk fatigue as a favored detail often unofficially sanctioned. Some dodge supervision by lying under the bunk to sleep unseen, an method devised to escape the eye of the charge of quarters or first sergeant. A good soldier can sleep anywhere at any time.
What The World Is Waiting For Lent Devotional
Prepared by Dr. Gaius Glenn Atkins for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America the piece centers on Romans 8 19 and the long wait for the manifestations of God's children It condemns war wealth empire and selfish liberty while urging daily acts of kindness goodwill and brotherhood leading to a transformed world and closer to divine aims The prayer asks forgiveness for pride and blindness and seeks guidance to bring the world closer to the hoped dawn of righteousness through Jesus Christ.
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Gaius Glenn Atkins
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ of America
St. Paul
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Cedar Rapids Gazette subscription rates and info
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription pricing for night and day editions, with rates for 1 year 6 months and smaller periods, plus regional and out of state options. Advertising contact details are listed for Allen Klapp Company offices in Chicago New York Detroit.
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Iowa
U. S
Advert for Rice Method rupture support
An advertisement offers a free presentation of the Rice Method rupture support from William S. Rice Inc. Reader are urged to mail name and address to Dept. 355-H Adams NY to receive full details. The device promises to hold a rupture in place without painful trusses and straps and to provide comfort and freedom of body.
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William S. Rice, Inc
Dept
H. Adams
N. Y
Rice
Yank Captain Took Nazi Division-But No Cognac
At the Fifth Army front in Italy Captain George Dempsey recalls a tale of capturing a German staff at Porto Farina. A bottle of Hennessy cognac figured in the episode as Dempsey lines up tanks and helps Allied forces seize German officers and boats. The story blends humor with frontline peril.
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Italy
INS
Bogardus S&s
Cairns
Decatur
George Dempsey
Oshkosh
Wis
George
Ferryville
Tunisia
Ernest Harmon
John Beale
Rockford
Ill
D Borosowsky
Porto Farina
Dempsey
Col. Cairns
Borowiecz
Africa
Hennessey
Gen. Harmon
Benson
Heil Hitler
Cass Dempsey
Icas
Reds: Foe Slew 195 000 at Kiev
London AP reports a Moscow broadcast says a commission found more than 195000 Soviet citizens were tortured to death shot or poisoned in murder vans during the German occupation of Kiev. It names Erich Koch and Field Marshal Fritz von Mannstein as responsible for these crimes against the Soviet people.
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London
Kiev
Moscow
Erich Koch
Ukraine
Fritz von Mannstein
Penetro salve promises two uses in cold relief
An advert notes Penetro salve offers comfort for congested noses and throats via vapors and topical stimulation. It claims a traditional base with a grandmotherly formula and lists a two for 25 cents or double supply for 35 cents, urging demand.
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