Daring Seaplane Patrol Opens Okinawa Operation Tale
Washington dispatch describes Fleet Air Wing 1 seaplane tenders and PBMs anchoring near Kerama island to shield the Okinawa invasion. The floating base patrolled the seas, moved ahead of Marines, rescued flyers, and endured harsh conditions as 77th division landed on Kerama and Okinawa approaches.
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Washington
Okinawa
East China Sea
Martin
Ryukyus
Kerama Island
Fleet Air Wing 1
Navy
Dixwell Ketcham
Marianas
Ketcham
Baltimore
Saipan
Palau
Iwo Jima
Kerama
77Th Army
Stetcham
New York Harbor
China Sea
New York
Omaha
Pacific Ocean
Nansei Shoto
Japan
Kyushu
Yamato
Classifieds and Reader Service Rates from Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery, with editions listed for day and night cycles. It notes second class mail status and locations for newspaper offices in Chicago New York and Detroit as part of distribution and advertising reach.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Company
3Rd Ave
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
U. S
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center Bidg
Detroit
Media Records and
A.N.P
Sailors Tend Wounded Dolphins After Rough Sea Crossing
In a rough voyage, dolphins leapt over choppy waves, losing tails on the swells. They surfaced on the tenders’ large flat fantails where rescuers repaired their injuries and tended to wounds.
WPB Increases Newsprint Quotas
The WPB raised newsprint allocations by about five percent for newspapers magazines books and commercial printers to boost publishing output this week.
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WPB
Washington
Potato's European Route to the United States
The potato arrived in the United States through European channels after coming from Europe via South America.
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United States
Europe
South America
Sheriff King Sifts Through Sizes For Summer Suit
Rockford Illinois reports Sheriff Kirk S King weighing 295 pounds squeezed into a pickle barrel to protest clothing shortages. He found a stock of king size lightweight summer suits and chose a tropical style after contacting the OPA ration board. He warned he may carry the hogshead again if needed and noted manufacturers promised delays.
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Rockford, Ill
Kirk S. King
King
Rockford Haberdasher
OPA
Kirk
jan _eye
Hogshead
Winnebago County Ration Board
Edwin Kotche
Kotche
Rockford
Chicago
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Patrol
Nakagusuku Bay
Marion
AIIM
Fr Y Tut
Grace
Fanl Regency
Modern Rose
LAMBS
Smalekoff's
Smulekoff
Harry
Victory
Sheriff
Ismulekoff
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