Navy to Spend Eight Billion in 1944 for Ships
The Office of War Information disclosed plans showing naval shipbuilding reaching eight billion dollars in 1944 with more than 500 combat vessels in 1945 to 47. The program includes about 400 patrol and mine craft, 600 plus auxiliary ships, and over 70 000 landing craft for invasions.
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Washington
INS
Office of War Information
Japan
Frederick J. Horne
Naval Operations
Navy
OWI
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Army
Joe E Brown Criticizes Frontline Entertainers in Algiers
Joe E Brown arrived in Algiers for a month of shows in Italy and blasted entertainers who stay in back areas. He said front line soldiers need entertainment and criticized special services for routing his schedule around headquarters rather than touring the front.
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Allied Headquarters
Algiers
Joe E. Brown
Italy
Army
Special Services
Nimitz Visits Oakland Pinks Purple Hearts on 19 Sailors
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet made a surprise stop at the naval hospital in Oakland. He pinned the Purple Heart on 19 wounded sailors during a reception and then spent part of the holiday season with his wife and family in Oakland.
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San Francisco
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Navy
Nimitz
Nazis Test New Heavy Shore Battery In War Update
Berlin radio reported Germany is testing a new heavy shore battery capable of shelling sea targets and firing at incoming bomber formations with long range explosive shells.
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London
Berlin
Edgar A Guest the Poet of the People
A humorous verse recalling a handyman grandfather who fixed shelves and pipes while the speaker, though born to tools, admits no skill with machines. The poem contrasts lineage and learning with personal ineptitude and offers a gentle, affectionate self-deprecation.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Premier Thirteen Mineral Rock Rhode Island Abbrev
A puzzle style entry lists terms and clues with answers ranging across chemistry, geography, and language. It includes hints to words like iridium symbol and coastal place names, with several entries referencing prefixes, body parts, and common phrases.
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Rhode Island
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