I Am American Best Password In Burma Jungles
A British captain leading Nagas in Burma says I am American is the best password amid head hunting tribes. U S fighter base reports Nagas trust Americans who sit with them in huts and aid in portering and supplies. Andrew W Shaffer of Fostoria Ohio among jungle runners praised by commanders for jungle goodwill efforts.
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U. S
India
Burma Jungles
Grants Pass
Ore
Craig
Andrew W. Shaffer
Fostoria
Ohio
George M. Colarich
Coleraine
Minn
Burma
Independents Take Trade from Chains Under Price Rules
Washington AP reports independents boosted dollar sales by over 30 percent in Q1 compared with 1942 as chains slipped slightly. Commerce economists cite higher price ceilings, rising incomes, and a denser network of small to mid sized stores as factors in the shift away from chain grocers.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Neighborhood Stores Gain From Passenger Car Demand
Readable sentence notes how the rise in passenger car use has driven consumers to shop at nearby neighborhood stores.
Poet's Warning on Mercy Shown to Emperor Hirohito
A verse depicts wartime mercy shown to the Japanese leader, contrasting mercy with a future vengeance. The poem foresees renewed bombardment and calls on young pilots to settle scores when the emperor again stands beneath the palace.
Predicted 30 Percent Egg Cut for Civilian Use
Washington radio commentator Earl Godwin cites unreliable reports that the Agriculture Department will soon announce a 30 percent reduction in eggs for civilian consumption. He says army navy and lend lease needs drive the shortage despite above normal production. He notes packing-case shortages in Iowa and Nebraska and says farmers are halting baby chick purchases, reducing next fall's poultry supply.
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Washington
Earl Godwin
Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
Codwin
A. F. Yoerg
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Dr Anderson to Attend Presbyterian Assembly
Dr Charles A Anderson president of Coe College will leave Cedar Rapids late Tuesday to represent the college at the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States held in Detroit. He will return Sunday with the assembly sessions running from Wednesday through next Tuesday.
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Charles A. Anderson
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
The
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Detroit
Russians Hit at German Shipping in Black Sea Actions
Soviet planes and warships sank six self propelled German barges and set fire to a transport in the Black sea. The Red Army reported artillery action on the Novorossisk front as German forces attacked southwest of Velikiye Luki. Soviet air forces shot down ten of twenty eight enemy bombers on Arctic targets and damaged units near Bataisk. Three Soviet planes were lost.
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Moscow
Black Sea
High Command
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Berlin
Velikie Luki
Red Army
Rybachi
Sredni
Arctic
Bataisk
Rostov
Souvenir from Downed Jap Zero Reaches Couple
A small metal fragment engraved Metal from a Jap Zero shot down in the South Pacific was mailed Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Merwins Lew is, 1852 D avenue NE. The piece was sent by Private Leo P. C. Meier, serving in a South Pacific marine corps amphibious unit. The note recalls thin helmets repurposed as wash basins and a improvised shower barrel with a spray attachment.
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South Pacific
Merwir
Lewis
D Avenue
Leo P. C. Meier
Marine Corps
White
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Culver Motors
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Axminster
Broadloom
Wilton Broadloom
Montgomery Ward
DIAL
Second Street
Miss Davis
Resintone
Bk As
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