Nazis Plan Guerrilla War After Defeat
London reports Hitler summoned military chiefs to a hastily called war council after a grim Wehrmacht appraisal from Field Marshal von Rundstedt. Swiss dispatches claim Hitler is dejected and touring Germany by armored train while Himmler prepares for guerrilla resistance after defeat.
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London
INL
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Wehrmacht
Gerd von Rundstedt
London Daily Mail
Hitler
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Journal de Geneve
Western Front
von Rundstedt
Hills Bros. Coffee reports large inventory and prewar quality
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc. states government figures show a record coffee surplus with enough stock for at least four months. New shipments arrive daily from Central and South America and coffee freshness is maintained by glass jar vacuum packing. The firm touts its exclusive Controlled Roasting ensuring uniform quality in every pound.
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Hite Bros. Coffee, Inc
Central
South America
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc
Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Coffee
Junior Red Cross Ships Consignment to Illinois
A consignment of convenience articles by the Junior Red Cross was sent to Camp Ellis Illinois on Wednesday while another shipment went to the St. Louis warehouse for use where needed. Camp Ellis received 37 lapboards 28 memo pads 9 writing portfolios for hospital use. The warehouse shipment included 19 scrapbooks 1 game 22 utility kits 11 bridge score pads 6 wash cloths 33 bedside bags and two convalescent slippers.
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Red Cross
Camp Ellis
Iil
St. Louis
Appointment of Executor in Birdie L. Daywitt Estate
Notice records Mark T. Daywitt appointed on September 6 1944 as Executor of the Birdie L. Daywitt estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must settle debts and claimants file authenticated claims in the Linn County District Court with attorney Fred W. Hann. Buy War Bonds.
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State of
Iowan
Linn County
Birdie L. Daywitt
Iowa
Giorle
Chiang Accepts U S Advice on War Production
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek adopts recommendations by Donald M. Nelson and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley to mobilize China’s industrial power for the war effort. Nelson plans to return to the U S to coordinate the economic program, while Hurley stays to handle military aspects. The move follows Japanese advances toward Wuchow and positions along the Burma road as Chinese defenses brace near Kweilin and Wu Chow.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Donald M. Nelson
Patrick J. Hurley
China
U. S
Sikiang
Wuchow
Yunnan
Lungling
Burma
Nelson
United States
Roosevelt
Hurley
P. H. Chang
Kweilin
14Th
United States Air Force
Canton
Willie Willis Reflects on Fear and Excitement During Fight
In a quoted memory, Willie Willis recalls his father shaking with mix of fear and exhilaration while watching two men fight, noting the father's emotion mirrored his own and highlighting the thrill of witnessing the altercation.
Diamond Jewel First Worn by Aaron Cited in Exodus Record
Report references the claim that Aaron wore the first diamond jewel, citing Exodus verses 28 17 and 28 18. The text also notes Chinese reports of enemy forces advancing northeast within about 30 miles of Kweilin, and places the narrative midway between Canton and Kweilin.
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Canton
Kweilin
Aaron
Hitler's V-2 May Offer Real Peril Warned
The London Evening Standard warned that Hitler's V-2 rocket may be unleashed by a desperate Reich and pose a very real danger to Britain. Reports from Switzerland Sweden and British agents inside Germany suggest the weapon carries about two tons of explosives with a range over 200 miles and could strike deep into German territory for attacks on England. Rockets from Amsterdam Rotterdam areas have fallen in the North Sea while Peenemunde tests have landed in Poland and Sweden.
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Hitler
Reich
Gestapo
London
Western Front
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ministry of Information
Montgomery
Belgium
INS
England
Britain
The
London Evening Standard
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
North Sea
Peenemunde
Poland
Banana Plant Revealed as Herb with Tree Like Appearance
A banana plant resembles a tree but is an herb. Its tight leaf rolls form what appears to be a trunk while the true stem is a pseudostem.
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Illinois
Mark T. Daywitt
Fred W Hann
Rae
Hoe
Cedar Rapids
Chiang
Willie Willis
Wards Pioneer
Montgomery Ward
Housekeeping
O-Cedar Housekeeping
Third Ave
Fine Hollander
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