North Carolina Pilot Downs 6 Enemy Planes
Major George E. Preddy of Greensboro NC reports downing six enemy fighters near Hamburg in minutes while flying with the 8th Air Force Mustang group. He says he shot five in under five minutes after diving into a tight 109 formation at 28 000 feet.
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London
George E. Preddy
Greensboro
N.C
Hamburg
8Th Air Force
Preddy
Tive
Preedy
Neal E. Kearby
San Antonio
Tex
South Pacific
Francis
Gabreski
Oil City
UMW Official Raps Bureaus and Employers at Rally
Morgantown Aug. 6 Michael F. Widran Jr director of organization for United Mine Workers District 50 assailed governmental and bureaucratic agencies for 99 percent of wartime strikes. He said production loss was minor and that most cases were caused by employers or poor labor policy. The rally honored John O Leary of Pittsburgh with UMW members from Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia in attendance.
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Morgantown
Michael F. Widran
United Mine Workers’ District 50
Widman
UMW
John O'Leary
Pittsburgh
UMWM
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Richardson Command Extended in Pacific
Honolulu reports Gen. Robert C. Richardson Jr. has been named commanding general of Pacific Ocean areas expanding to twenty million square miles. His area now reaches west to the Japanese mainland and south to New Zealand, from the Hawaiian department headquarters. A press release notes the move aligns with navy actions and will bolster joint planning for westward drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
INS
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Pacific Ocean Areas
Richardson
New Zealand
Hawaiian Department
Gilbert, Marshall
Central Pacific Islands
Navy
Trained Dogs Save Marine Lives On Guam
On Guam the Devil Dogs praise war dogs for flushing out Japanese snipers and uncovering hidden soldiers. Dogs like Lucky Kurt Skipper and Tippy aided Marines, with several dying or wounded in action. Lt. William Taylor leads the provisional war dog company as dogs prove valor under fire.
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Guam
al Cocking
Uncle Sam
Henry G. Heinrichs
Long Island
Lucky
Asan River
Vingent Dentino
Boston
Mass
Provisional War Dog Company
William Taylor
Union
Kurt
Bruce W. P. Edgeton
Baltimore
Skipper
Donnie Philips
Anaconda
Mont
Tippy
Victor Lunardini
Chicago
Taylor
William W. Putney
Farmville
Finnish Major General Killed on Karelia Front
London reports German radio said General Vihma, a former Helsinki garrison commandant, was killed while leading his division on the Karelia front. The alert notes the casualty among Finnish high command in World War II era reporting.
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London
Vihma
Helsinki
Reconversion Bill Aims at War Veteran Benefits
The Murray Truman Kilgore reconversion bill would boost mustering out pay and unemployment benefits for World War II veterans and would apply a GI bill style 20 dollar weekly maintenance standard to civilians covered by state programs. The bill also seeks faster discharge of service members after the war and directs War and Navy Departments to end military retention to curb unemployment.
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Washington
Aug
Congress
Senate
Sen
Burton
Ohio
Sen. Brion
George
D.-Ga
War and Navy Departments
House
Deceased Nominee's Place Given to Ross
BLUEFIELD Aug 6 Virgil Ross of Bluefield selected by the Mercer county Democratic committee as a nominee for the house of delegates to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John W Haldren also of Bluefield. Ross who twice served in the house in 1941 and 1943 was defeated in the May primary for state senator in the 10th district. Rose formerly was an assistant state tax commissioner in charge of administration of the state beer law.
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Bluefield
Virgil Ross
Mercer County
Democratic Committee
House of Delegates
John W. Haldren
Ross
House
Rose
Ration Roundup Update on Stamp Books and Validity
A brief Associated Press item notes ration details for Book 4 red stamps AB to ZB and AS to C5, and blue stamps AS to FS, with ongoing validity. It also references Sugar Book 4 stamps 30 and 3, indicating continued applicability of listed rationing items and categories.
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Associated Press
Indirect wartime stamp values and expiration notes
The notice lists various wartime stamp values and validity dates for different goods including five pound and five board stamps, shoes books, airplane stamps, gasoline coupons across regions, and fuel oil period coupons. It specifies expiration dates such as February 28, 1945, August 8, August 9, September 30, and mentions new period coupons becoming valid.
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North Carolina
Peterman
Tietharka Firserette
MFG. CO
Summers & Virginia
Pacific
Duisville, Kentucky
Aki Breakdown
GULF
Gulfpride
Rinal
Berorz
America
Gulf Station
Caroline Powers
Dranggisti
Bay
Resinol
France
Engrav
Atlas Bldg
Office Equipment CO
Dunbar
Distributom A. B. Dik Co
Mrs. Russell Perkins
Moorestown
New Jersey
Ford
Army Aircraft Warning Service
Mt. Laurel
Rouge Pla
Rouge
Mercury
Lincoln
Bega
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