Spaatz a True Chip Off The Billy Mitchell Block
Lt Gen Carl Andrew Spaatz emerges as a pivotal airpower architect in World War II planning a sustained strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The profile traces his career from the Question Mark endurance flight with Ira Eaker to his command role in Europe, highlighting his bold style and diplomatic tact with British leaders.
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Carl Andrew Spaatz
Army
Ira Eaker
Mediterranean
Germany
Second Front
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pantelleria
Billy Mitchell
Eaker
Spaatz
Eisenhower
North Africa
Arthur Tedder
England
United States Army Air Forces
European
Africa
Airmen poker clash with Spaatz clique noted by Harris
British Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris and several correspondents discuss an informal poker scene among airmen labelled easy meat. The Spaatz group’s free betting unsettles rivals but strong, cautious players often prevail.
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Arthur Harris
Appointment of Executrix and Administrator with Will Annexed
In Linn County Iowa on December 30 1942 Dorothy Marie Staehelin was appointed executrix and The Peoples Savings Bank named administrator with will annexed for the estate of Hertha A Stachella late of Linn County Town deceased. Creditors urged to pay and file claims with the Clerk of Linn County District Court.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Hertha A. Stachella
Iowna
Dorothy Marie Staehelin
Peoples Savings Bank
A. G. Keyes
Letters From The Boys Excerpts From Marine Pfc Schoneman
Excerpts from three letters by Pfc. Vern Schoneman to John and Mrs Zeman dated Dec 9 to Dec 16 describe a South Pacific posting. He recalls battles with a Marine division, rough mail handling, broken glasses, hot sun, mosquitoes and Japs air raids, canned chow, and life after a main battle near a native village with night shows.
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Pfc
Vern Schoneman
Marines
Inlaw
John Zeman
Center Point
South Pacific
Schoneman
Zemans
Petersen Baking Company
Marine Division
Native dance scene with beads grass skirt and souvenirs
The passage recalls girls performing hula style dances while natives sing in their language. The writer asks if the beads they've sent have arrived and mentions a grass skirt and Japanese souvenirs.
Actor Stopped in Discussing Soldier Views on Strikes
Frederic March returned from a 33 000 mile tour of military camps abroad and was blocked by an army press officer from sharing soldiers opinions on home front strikes. Capt Fred Driver at USO headquarters restrained March and Sammy Walsh from commenting further as reporters sought views from the troops.
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New York
Frederic March
Army
Fred Driver
USO
March
Sammy Walsh
States
Censorship Clashes With March Over War Reporting
Captain Driver blocks statements as political matters and notes safety concerns for Allied troops. The Office of Censorship in Washington says no security angle found in March reports yet will review submissions for publication but will not pass on remarks sight unseen. The army governs what March can say if he has commitments.
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Captain Driver
March
Driver
Washington
Figures Show Big Strike Rise in 43
Government wartime no strike policy was tested by 3 425 walk outs in the first 11 months of 1943, up more than 15 percent from 1942. Coal strikes caused two thirds of strike idleness, with 1943 totals the highest since 1919 outside 1941 and 1937.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Eighth Air Force
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Walter Raleigh
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Roosevelt Garage, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Board of Directors
Jowns
Robert §. Cook
Jens c. Kennedy
H. Y Simmons
ROOSEVELT _ GARAGE, INC
Robert S. Cook
Trewin, Simmons, Perrine and Albright
Canada
USA
Buckley
May
Osco Drugs
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Newman
Newman's
Redross Shoes
Red Cross
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USC
Gabardine
NEW Man
Coats
Coney
Fur Department
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