Strategy of Ike Hitler as D-Day Draws Nearer
Adolf Hitler and Nazi forces race to disrupt invasion prep while Dwight D. Eisenhower targets rail and road networks to starve Wehrmacht logistics. Allied bombing aims to cripple German transport ahead of the landings, with the German rail system and autobahns under constant attack as Paris Lille and other hubs loom as potential focal points. The balance hinges on sustaining Long supply lines and fast movement to hold the second front against relentless air and ground pressure.
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Adolf Hitler
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
German Reichbahn
Atlantic
Cologne
Brussels
Ostend
Rouen
Channel Coast
Coee
Marshal von Rundstedt
Paris
Lille
Britain
England
Berlin
Per Capita Food Waste Put at 225 Pounds Per Year
CHICAGO INS reports E. O. Pollock Midwest director of WFA finds average food waste per person in the United States about 225 pounds yearly. The survey cites 2 percent unharvested on farms, 2 percent lost in transport, up to 7 percent in wholesale and storage, 3 to 6 percent in retail, 6 percent by patrons, and about 15 percent wasted at home from overbuying and poor meal prep.
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Chicago
INS
United States
E. O. Pollock
Midwest
WFA
Sune
Pollock
Spohn Fined for Disturbing Peace
V. L. Spohn of 144 Twenty-fourth street drive SE was fined 50 dollars and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. Patrolmen John Kuba and Frank O Nei l nabbed him late Saturday in the back yard of his home following a chase from 136 Twenty-fourth street drive SE where officers had been warned of a window peeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. L. Spohn
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Harry S. Johnson
Spohn
John Kuba
Frank O’niel
Spahn
Couple Fined For Disorderly Conduct
Judge Harry Johnson fined Ralph Shook and Stella Witlack 25 dollars each after they pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. They were arrested at a rooming house on a complaint from the property owners.
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Harry Johnson
Ralph Shook
Sixth Avenue SE
Stella Witlack
Fourth Avenue SE
Manufacturers War On Over-Spending
New York AP report notes the National Association of Manufacturers launches a 65 member committee led by Lewis A. Dibble and Chester C. Oberly to sweat down national spending. They will work with the government as collaborators to shape spending policies in the interests of about 50 million taxpayers.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Lewis A. Dibble
Eastern Malleable Iron Company
Cleveland
Chester C. Oberly
Tolheim Oil Tank and Pump Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Exhortation to Mothers of U S as 1944 American mother named
New York dispatch notes United States mothers urged to work unceasingly to honor sacrifices of sorrowing mothers abroad. Mrs John McFarlane Phillips of Pittsburgh, chosen by the Golden Rule American Mothers committee as the American mother of 1944, urged duty for those mourning their dead.
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New York
Ins
United States
John McFarlane Phillips
Pittsburgh
The
Golden Rule Foundation
Men and Women In Service Update Highlights
Pfc Ralph A Sharf son of Mr and Mrs Malan Sharf Iowa City has returned to Camp Polk La after a 15 day furlough. His wife and son accompanied him while Doris Doherty storekeeper 3/c Waves returns to Olathe Kan after a seven day visit with her parents. Lt Richard E Beall former Center Point schools supervisor transferred from Athens Ga navy preflight to Oakland Calif. he is Cedar Rapids native. Robert E Johnson Oceanside Calif promoted to sergeant in the Marine Corps. his wife remains there. Sec Edward J Bader in Tampa Fla is 15 day furlough with his sister. Dorothy V Morehead at Lakehurst NJ Navy Air Station promoted to lieutenant jg. B L Heneks in South Pacific promoted to lieutenant jg. wife at Cedar Rapids IA. Pvt Henry A Stark at Camp Roberts Calif per parents Mr and Mrs C H Stark.
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Ralph A. Sharf
Malan Sharf
Iowa City
Camp Polk
Pfc
Sharf
Camp Robinson
Ark
Doris Doherty
the Waves
Olathe
Kan
Oceanside
Cadif
Marine Corps
R. E. Johnson
Bever Avenue
Edward J. Bader
Oe Field
Tampa
Fla
Gaylord Edwards
Twenty-second Street
Dorothy V. Morehead
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
J.g
Accord Morehead
Sixteenth Street
Carries 10 400 Pounds of Cargo First Photos of the
A partial caption focuses on a shipment carrying 10 400 pounds of cargo with initial imagery. The readable text centers on transport and freight details, hinting at a reporting sequence of early images and logistics.
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Ike
Pierre J. Buss
Luftwaffe
Oiteisie
France
Pierre J. Hoss
Leo
Masked Marvel
Williams
U. S
B. L. Heneks
South Pacific
Mallory Street
Henry A. Stark
Camp Roberts
Calif
C. H. Stark
Route Ji
Cedar
Associated Press
Philip Cochran
U. S. Army Air Forces
Burma
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Greene Square
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Coe College
St. Luke’s
Mercy Hospitals
NAVY
Conestoga
Estoga
America
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Richard Kortel
Paul Jerome
Ringling
Mercy Landins
Martha Hancock
Washington Airport
Philadelphia
Temple University
Crane
APM
LAGT
Ripley
Goforth
Joachimasthal Crechoslovania
Europe
Joachimmsthaler
Pierre and
Marie Curie
Joachimsthal
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