Devers Named New European Command Leader
London report profiles Gen. Jacob L. Devers as the new U S Army commander in Europe succeeding Gen. Andrews. The article notes his combined operations expertise, long service, and reputation for decisive leadership, pace, and staff management as he oversees Allied war efforts from London. It также highlights his pace walking, appetite for good food, and emphasis on rapid decisions.
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Eart Poorbaugh
Ylondon
INS
Roosevelt
Jacob L. Devers
Europe
Devers
Frank M. Andrews
Iceland
America
Hitler
Stimson
United Nations
London
York
Guardian M. P
Walter Mossmiller
Richmond
Gen. Devers
ETO
England
Fort Sill
Oklo
Tunisia
Fortress Crew Scores 11 Plane Kill Record in Single Raid
Flying Fortress led by First Lieut. Robert H. Smith from Lamesa Texas shot down 11 enemy planes over Wilhelmshaven breaking the bomber record in European theater. Plane ditched in North Sea on return. crew rescued after 30 hours in rubber dinghies. Several crew members shared in the kills including Sergt. Arthur Adrian who downed three fighters.
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London
Robert H. Smith
Lamesa
Texas
Wilhelmshaven
Eighth United States Air Force
North Sea
Texan
Martini
Allen V. Martini
San Francisco
Renault
Sergts
Wayne G. Gay
Coraopolis
Bombardier
Billy J. Lamb
Belton
Kendrik Kate
Manchester
N. H
Clarence F. Buchanan
Fort Worth
Robert McCallum
Omaha
Attempted train wreck near Fort William leaves repair delay
Andrew Kosluk, 50, a Canadian Pacific section hand, was shot twice by an unidentified man during an alleged attempt to wreck the Montreal Vancouver flyer. He saw a man near the track 18 miles west of Fort William and was wounded while fixing spikes on a curve. He walked to flag down an eastbound engine for help.
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Fort William
Ont
Andrew Kosluk
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Koshuk
Kosluk
Pantek
Here
Mdac
Same Name Age Coincidence At Fort Benning
Fort Benning GA reports a remarkable coincidence as Lloyd E. Barnes of Little Rock and Frank J. Barnes of Manistique shared birth details born at midnight on July 4 and both enlisted in 1942 as machine gunners. They arrived at Fort Benning the same week and were assigned to the same platoon, same class, same firing order.
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Fort Benning
INS
Lloyd E. Barnes
Little Rock
Ark
Frank J. Barnes
Manistique
Mich
United States
City Briefs: Free cooking classes in Glow room Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric
Walter Shearer suffered head bruises in a two-vehicle crash at Sixteenth avenue and Sixth street SW with Hazel Boyer charged for failing to stop at a stop sign. Mrs. Hidnes reported theft of gasoline, a steering wheel cover, and a car cushion from her garage. Clifford Baldwin, 46, is hospitalized after a fall from a second floor near A avenue and First street NE. Cub Pack No. 5 met at Central Park Presbyterian church with awards and several scouts promoted to higher ranks.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company
Walter Shearer
Thirty Third Street
Hazel Boyer
Thirteenth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Sixth Street
Miss Boyer
P. E. Hidnes
G Avenue
Clifford George Baldwin
First Street
Mercy Hospital
Baldwin
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Lion Books
Tom Sutton
Dick Steel
Gerald Armstrong
Jack Olson
Alan Peremsky
Walter Rothchild
Billy Saunders
Teddy Suchomel
Frank Richardson
Silver Arrow
John Shean
Carlton Zacheis
Harold Smith
Dick Hardesty
Dick Grimm
Allen Peremsky
Alums Contribute Bonds Instead of Holding a Reunion
Cornell alumni fund drive replaces reunions with war bond gifts. 42 Reunion bonds have been received from 18 classes. Walter C Heasley Jr says the plan succeeds and Joseph B Eastman praises alumni leadership. Transport needs grow harder as war continues.
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Ithaca, N. Y
INS
Cornell
Ithaca
Walter C. Heasley, Jr
Joseph B. Eastman
ODT
New Police Officer Lands in the Jug
Dallas police sergeant Mike Higgins orders a man back to the jail line from Corporation Court and discovers the detained man to be R. L. Patton, a police officer on the force only a few weeks.
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Dallas
Tex
INS
Mike Higgins
Higgins
Corporation Court
R. L. Patton
C R Schoolboys To Pile Slash in Forests of Idaho
About 30 Cedar Rapids high school boys will spend summer in northern Idaho piling slash after logging. They will be hired by Potlatch Forests Inc with funding from federal and state governments and lumber companies. Pay is 70 cents an hour under a CCC camp style program with recreation and first aid staff.
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Cedar Rapids
Idaho
Potlatch Forests, Inc
CCC
Paul L. Kindler
Franklin School
Kindler
Carl Lavell
Franklin
Sam Cooper
Roosevelt
Kenneth Delp
William McVain
Jack Cohrs
David Daly
Winton Toms
Robert Safely
Keith Wines
George
John Liddle
Dick Rust
Jim Meek
Jim Cabalka
Derritt Clendening
Kenneth Savel
Charles Hopkins
Junior Underwood
Little Good News In Food Outlook In April May
The Guarantee Trust monthly outlook reports scant encouragement in official circles for the nation’s food prospects. Prospects for good crops declined in April and May’s outlook is weaker than last year. Early reports show commercial truck crops down 14 percent from last year while only carrots and snap beans show gains.
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New York
Guaranty Trust Company
May
Florida Leads Cypress Lumber Role in U.S. Building
Florida supplies about ten percent of the cypress lumber used for building in the United States, underscoring the state’s key role in the timber industry.
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Florida
United States
Memorial Services and Community Notices in Marion
Dr. Eric L. Clitheroe spoke at union Memorial Day services in Marion at the Methodist church. The American Legion and auxiliary led patriotic ceremonies. Bible School opened at St. Joseph’s Church with seventy pupils taught by Sisters Mary Martina and Mary Theresa. All 2,200 poppies sent for the TM sale sold, raising over $200. Various local residents and guests are listed as visitors or travelers. The Marion Business Girls meet Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. at the O K Drive-In.
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Eric L. Clitheroe
Coe College
Union Memorial
Marion Post
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Robert Mitchell W. R. C
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Mary Martina
Mary Theresa
The
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Marion Business Girls Club
O. K. Drive-In
Gestapo Women Form Detachments in Russia Shortages Drive Change
London dispatch reports Heinrich Himmler expanding Gestapo ranks with female detachments due to manpower losses in Russia. The move, aimed at Germany and possibly occupied territories, marks a shift from the prior male dominated force. The underground cites the saying that women can be more dangerous than men.
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London
INS
Heinrich Himmler
Russia
Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
Want Ad Rates and Lost and Found Notices
Classified ad rates for consecutive days listed with price breaks. Lost and found notices appear for ration books valuables pets and personal items with contact numbers and rewards. Multiple small items include stray calves a terrier a soldier’s wife’s billfold a pin and other lost items with phone details.
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Gazette
Paralta
Pete Nielson
Donald
R. Heald
Spring
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