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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
8
A storm trooper corners a woman named Gisa Bergner and an accompanying American as they flee toward the Swiss border. The trooper searches the narrator, discovers a clasp knife their father brought back from Cuba, and examines its green mother-of-pearl handle with curiosity, while the girl lies unconscious.
In a wartime escape scene, an American prisoner frees himself and a captured girl from a Nazi hut. He twists free with a hidden knife, unties Gisa, retrieves a rope and a key weapon, then plans a bold exit as alerted guards stir. The narrative frames danger, suspense, and a looming pursuit as the two attempt to flee.
Mrs. Cyrus W. Hall of 1500 Kanawha Bird E was injured when struck by a car on Hale Street a one way street. Attendants at McMillan hospital said she had facial and arm abrasions and bruises with no fracture. Driver Emma Barber of 1423 Lee Street said she mistook Hale for Dickinson Street while driving west on Quarrier Street.
In Salina Kansas a young soldier at Smoky Hill Army Airfield obtained a pass to go into town to see his mother who had just arrived. His captain remarked the next day that if he hadn’t known the soldier was with his mother he would have sworn the woman in town last night was not over 33 years old.
A wartime feature notes that safety engineers urge hand care at a New Jersey plant. Men resist fingernail grooming, while workers like Mary Luca advocate smooth hands for precise, rapid work. The piece links hand care to productivity and morale among women and men in war production.
Mary uses company issued hand protection cream during two 4 hour shifts to keep hands clean and skin moisturized. She applies cream around nails and wrists, washes away grime, then massaged in lanolin after washing. Nails stay finger length with light polish to prevent snagging.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Lois Leeds in relation to a schedule and commentary. It references a Bride Commentary, a stamped envelope, and a Naval Air Transport Service with 3,600,000 plane miles monthly. No clear event or outcome is shown.
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