Nature Occupies Neutral Role in Desert Warfare
Russell Sandstrom reports from London on how desert conditions neutralize combat, with sand and dust harassing both British and Axis forces. The piece details sandstorm effects on visibility and equipment, the need for air filters, and the strategic edges from base locations near the Nile versus the Libyan coast.
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Russell Sandstrom
London
Gazette Special News Service
Middle East
R.A.F
Valley of the Nile
Bardia
Bengazi
Quantico Editor Leads Marine Paper The Sentry
Daphne Dailey, editor and co owner of the Quantico Sentry the marine corps newspaper, oversees a six column weekly edition with correspondents at San Diego Parris Island and other posts detailing promotions jokes and life aboard the posts including a sergeants wife chicken roasting tale and regional editors at major bases.
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Quantico
Parris Island
Pago Pago
Pensacola
Iceland
Daphne Dailey
Quantico Sentry
United States Marines
Marine Corps
Cedar Rapids Men At Claiborne Enjoy Thanksgiving Dance
Cedar Rapids soldiers stationed at Camp Claiborne La celebrated Thanksgiving with a dance at the camp service club. About 150 military maids from within 90 miles attended as Miss Marion Stephens organized the event. The menu featured generous turkey portions with traditional sides and pie, with Catholic and Protestant services held nearby and a bulletin board note expressing gratitude for service and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Claiborne
Cedar Rapids
Camp Claiborne Service Club
Marion Stephens
Army
Boom Prices Give Him Idea Strips Bridge Of Weights
Chicago story about Robert Perry and four youths who used a defense boom price idea to strip counterweights from a drawbridge. They planned to attack the outer drive bridge near Lake Michigan, using hacksaws to remove lead weights weighing 50 pounds each from 100 counterweights. After a half hour they had removed eight weights as morning traffic passed below.
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Chicago
Robert Perry
Perry
Lake Michigan
Youths Stopped After Bridge Heist Near Perry
On a shore near their car the youths stacked weights then rushed to shore as a bridge lowered for a passing boat. After removing 18 more weights and loading 1300 pounds of lead, they headed to Perry's home. A police unit spotted them. two fled while Fred Belcaster 29 Joseph Belcaster 19 and Perry were captured. The loot was estimated at about $70.
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Perry
John Schneiderman
Edward Dempkowski
Fred Belcaster
Joseph
The Poet of the People by Edgar A Guest
Poem praising farmers and their toil against war. It contrasts farmers’ peaceful labor under sun and seasons with the folly of swords and guns. The verse laments how conflict harms ordinary workers and argues for a world where farmers stay at their plow.
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Edgar
Bargain Christmas Cards and Vast No-Frills Housewares Sale
A crowded sale listing numerous items from boxed Christmas cards to boys clothing and coats, blankets, sheets, and sewing goods. It highlights prices on wool knickers, raincoats, denim and rayon sets, lace doilies, damask sets, vanities, scarf sets, and lamps, plus a wide range of footwear and dresses. The ad emphasizes discounts and end-of-season markdowns with many items priced under five dollars.
Car theft twists from scratchless to wreck in garage
Loganport Indiana AP reports Mrs William Barnet found her car perfect on entry to the garage and a wreck next morning in the same garage. Gasoline check revealed a stolen car had been driven about 100 miles, banged up and returned.
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Logansport
Ind
William Barnett
Newmans Basement Sale Listing Attracts Bargain Shoppers
A cluttered sale catalog lists reduced prices on coats, dresses, curtains, nighties, handbags, hosiery, and fabric remnants. Items include H and H black plush coats in sizes 14 and 16, 2 piece jerkin suits, satin pillows, lace curtains, prints, and multiple reconditioned appliances such as Washers and radios, with many items marked down from regular prices.
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels with Ease for Stomach
An old advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to ease constipation and stomach upset. It claims the product wakes lazy nerves and muscles in the intestines, easing digestion and making the laxative agreeable for adults and even finicky children.
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Dr. Caldwell
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the Poet of
the People
Farm Life
Just
Aphis
Newman
Hateead
AIC
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Ccc
DeLiso
Debs
Paradise
Red Cross
Axminster
Batiste
Ceachewene
Newmans
A de Yi
Tuat
Ceee Newmans
American Beauty
R.C.A
Eccsegeesenes Oo
Philco
I—Orig
General Electric
Maytag
THOR
Bable
Day Haan
Paris-Hickok
Stan
Dr Au
Sewman Ss
Silver Cross
E.O.M
Sys
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