Two Journalists Hurt as Fire Hits Elba Landing
Correspondents Frank Coniff of the International News Service and Walter Lucas aboard a landing craft were thrown into the sea during a shell explosion off Elba. Barber, Stephen Barber of the Associated Press, and one other correspondent were injured. two others tossed overboard and later picked up uninjured after hours adrift in lifebelts.
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Charleston Gazettee
Huri
Bastia
Corsica
Barber
Egypt
Elba
Aebien
Frank Coniff
Walter Lucas
Ing
London Daily Express
Stephen Barber
Associated Press
Dynamite Truck Leaves Highway Near Winnfield
A truck carrying 204 cases of dynamite left a highway in Winnfield Louisiana, crashed through a cemetery, damaged five wire fences and a 10 inch diameter pine before stopping 180 yards away with all dynamite intact. Driver John Whitt of Birmingham Alabama escaped with minor injuries.
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Winnfield
John Whitt
Birmingham
Ala
Bow and Arrow Accident Fires Rifle Kills No One
Eight year old Donald Anderson fired an arrow into the air using a yardstick as a bow. The yardstick struck the screen and released a rifle on the kitchen cabinet, firing a bullet that wounded his sister Darlene who was seated beside him. The girl was hospitalized in critical condition.
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ST. Louis
INS
Donald Anderson
Darlene
Donald
German War Prisoners Spread Fake War Yarn
A mimeographed sheet claimed Allied losses on the French beaches and was tied to German POWs at a Mexico Texas camp. In Navarro County and towns like Corsicana and Hubbard, prisoners with access to a mimeograph reportedly distributed the sheets while working on local farms. The fake tale claimed seven glider divisions annihilated and ships sunk.
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Crisicana
Tex
France
Mexica
Wavaroo
Cap Carrington
Navarro County
Corsicana
Hubbard
Texas
Military Increases Rome Bread Ration
The Italian military government announced a bread ration rise for Rome from 100 to 150 grams daily, effective next Wednesday, as part of wartime measures. The move expands civilian relief amid ongoing shortages and discipline.
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Rome
Free Booklet Details Navy Yard Activities
Fred J. Ramp, Norfolk navy yard civil service recruiter, said yesterday that many persons have availed themselves of the opportunity to obtain the interesting free booklet Keep The Ships Fighting which describes U. S. navy yard activities.
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U. S. Navy Yard
Fred J. Ramp
Norfolk Navy Yard
Civil Service
U. S. Employment Service Office
Ned Faber
Norfolk
Ramp
Navy Yard
Via
General Machinery Ordnance hits 100000th gun barrel milestone
South Charleston plant announces 100000th six inch barrel produced in about three years while GMOC credits teamwork between management and labor for meeting a rapid output target. Alfred Weiland notes skilled engineers adapt old equipment into precise machines and that navy yard hiring drives are underway for skilled trades. A plant-food efficiency claim is also mentioned.
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General Machinery Ordnance Corp
South Charleston
General Machinery
Alfred Weiland
GMOC
Charles
Army-Navy
el Cunningham
Herman Hunnes
Joe
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Jonathan Swift
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