Correspondents Report Frontline Public Relations Effort
A wartime piece recalls the vast field public relations operation supporting the U S Army in a 1000 mile front under Eisenhower. It highlights front line correspondents aboard planes carriers and transports who faced wounds and delays yet produced stories for multiple agencies. Included is a family letter from Guadalcanal detailing sea view jungle landscape shelter and daily life amid the war.
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Egypt
Burma
Vialaya
Pacific
United
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reae
Fennel
Sean
Signal Corps
Firet
Tian
What You Busy With WAR BONDS
Bertha is prepared for firing at a target about twenty miles away, mounted ready for operation amid wartime mobilization.
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Bertha
Hogan Files Bill to Raise Old Age Aid Payments
In Boston on December 12 Senator Charles V. Hogan of Lynn filed a bill with the Senate Clerk to set weekly Old Age Assistance payments at not less than $10. Hogan also filed two amendments to the industrial accidents statutes under the Workmen’s Compensation Law to cover medical and hospital services and medications for total disability, and to raise weekly payments from 11 to 15 and from 20 to 24 as maximums.
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State House
Boston
Senate
Charles V. Hogan
Lynn
Hogan
Civil Service Exams Amended For Juror Stenographer Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission amends the open competitive examination for juror stenographer with a 1440 dollar salary and junior typist at 1260 dollars. Senior stenographers will be filled from the junior register at 1620 dollars.
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Ayer
Mass
ABC
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Athol
Clinton
Concord
Danvers
Fitchburg
Framingham
Gardner
Haverhill
Lawrence
Leominster
Lowell
Lynn
Marlboro
Maynard
Milford
Peabody
Reading
Wakefield
Witchendon
Worcester
Derry
Manchester
Nashua
Peterboro
N. H
Dr.uteeai peat Office and Even ne
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an office and event dated in 7681 with unclear details. No clear names, places, or outcomes are readable to identify a specific news item.
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Dr.uteeai
Peat Office
Massachusetts Industry Indicators Show Shifts in Wood and Metal Goods
Massachusetts factories with about 385 facilities employing 18 000 plus workers benefit from new wood waste to plastic uses. October coal use within the state totals 209 175 tons while October to November living costs rise 1 1 percent. Building permits push residential spending higher while Easthampton plans 4000 new employees without a zoning rule.
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Massachusetts
Easthampton
New Spending Schemes Not Tolerated in Massachusetts
Boston December 14 Taxpayers in every Massachusetts community will not submit to new spending schemes says Norman MacDonald executive director of the Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations He attacks bureaucracy calling it a poor substitute for democracy and pledges to fight any attempt to liberalize the use of the public treasury He warns of rising real estate taxes if current expenditures continue and urges public officials and citizens to avoid additional taxes and unnecessary services.
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State House
Boston
Commonwealth
Norman MacDonald
Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations
MacDonald
Taly
Washington
Massachusetts
Henry F. Long
Notable sports writer and broadcaster profile
The article notes a veteran newspaper man who worked in Nashville Atlanta Cleveland and New York, wrote the nationally syndicated sports column The S t since 1930, served with the AEF in France in 1918 19, authored at least four sports books including Only the Brave (1941), and produced movie sport shorts.
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Nashville
Atlanta
Cleveland
New York
AEF
France
Why Not Give a Roving Party
A guide to roving parties where four hostesses on the same street share courses. Hostess No 1 serves appetizers, then main course, salad, and dessert at successive homes. The plan reduces work for the hostess and keeps guests entertained.
For Rent Four Room Apartment in Desirable Location
Four room apartment available for rent in a desirable area. Monthly rent is 24 dollars. Apply in person at 23 Parker Street, Maynard.
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Parker St
Maynard
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