Tito the Yugoslav Guerrilla Leader Rising From Underworld
Frank Gervasi profiles Josip Broz Tito, born in poverty and political exile, who leads a growing Yugoslav Partisan army. It notes his role in shaping a Balkan resistance that could alter southeastern Europe’s fate, crediting Tito and Draja Mihailović with pivotal influence and describing his character and leadership style.
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Josip Broz
Jugoslavia
Pera Zivkovic
Alexander
Belgrade
Zagreb
Split
Metal Workers’ Union
Balkans
Europe
Tito
Broz
Roosevelt Defers Soldier Ballot Issue to Governors
The piece reports on Massachusetts Governor Saltonstall's stance regarding whether a federal soldier ballot can be used in Massachusetts. He says the state has adequate machinery to allow servicemen and servicewomen to vote for all officials, and suggests federal plans may be unnecessary. The article notes political implications for Saltonstall’s own Senate bid and mentions related national Republican views on foreign policy and party leadership contests.
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Arthur W. Woodman
Roosevelt
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Army
Navy
United States
United States Senate
Dewey
Hoover
Willkie
Bricker
Stassen
Taft
Vandenberg
London
Warren
Griswold
Baldwin
Wendell Willkie
Meh
Eight Wacs Serve as Aides to U S Chiefs
London reports show WAC headquarters restricting officers below brigadier general from requesting aides. Of 1 600 Wacs in Britain eight serve as key aides to invasion chiefs including Eisenhower. Most were college graduates with trusted secretarial skills. four are WWII North Africa torpedoing survivors.
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London
Wac
Eisenhower
Britain
North Africa
Mattie Pinette
Fort Kent
Kiwi A nonflying officer of the air forces described
The term kiwi refers to a New Zealand wingless bird and also to a nonflying officer in the air forces, illustrating a nickname usage rooted in national symbolism.
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New Zealand
Proxy Voting for Soldiers Proposed in Massachusetts
State House in Boston considers extending proxy voting to armed forces members offering a way to vote through a designated proxy. Rep. Colin J. Cameron and Rep. Raymond A. FitzGerald filed the bill, expanding existing proxy rights used by the blind to any absent service member with a commanding officer’s attestation and a proxy counter signature.
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State House
Boston
Colin J. Cameron
Amesbury
Raymond A. Fitz- Gerald
Cambridge
House
Massachusetts
Cameron
Pr Sal
United States
Kitchen Censorship Urges Waste Reduction for War Effort
A wartime proposal urges voluntary kitchen censorship to curb garbage pail entries. It advocates excluding fat and meat scraps to melt down for glycerine and other salvage while noting inedible fat could earn extra ration points and money from meat dealers.
Confidential WAC aides aid Eisenhower in WWII offices
The article lists several WAC confidential aides serving generals including Capt. Sarah Bagby in New Haven Missouri and Capt. Ruth Briggs in Rhode Island with Lt. Gen. Walter B. Smith. Capt. Louise Anderson in Denver heads Psychological Warfare with Brig. Gen. Robert A. McClure. Others are First Lts Kathleen Berry Cornelia Wisman Ruth Sawyer Evelyn Krefft. They start work at 8:30 a.m. and often stay late.
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Eisenhower
Sarah Bagby
New Haven
Carl Spaatz
Ruth Briggs
Westerly
R. I
Walter B. Smith
Louise Anderson
Denver
Col
Robert A. McClure
Wacs
Kathleen
Berry
San Francisco
Cornelia
Melville Shoe Reports 1943 Net Income and 1942 Comparisons
Melville Shoe Corp reports net income for the year ended December 31 1943 of 2 452 003 after taxes and depreciation and a 2 15 per share value on common stock. 1942 net income was 2 582 863 or 2 29 per share.
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Boston
Melville Shoe Corp
Yeang
United States
Melville
Synthetic Materials May Build Homes in Postwar Era
The article envisions widespread home building after the war as lumber costs fall and new materials arise. It cites plastic boards or even plastic homes as possibilities, notes existing water sewer electric lines reaching vacant lots, and warns land prices could hinder a building boom.
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Marlboro
Hudson
Salem candidate Chatel faces paradox in primaries
The state ballot law board rules Benjamin Chatel of Salem will appear on the Democratic ballot for Ward Committee despite his change from Republican to independent. If he loses the primaries he wins the party nomination. if he wins the primaries he loses his party bid.
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Benjamin Chatel
Salem
State House
Boston
Dem
Chatel
Eratic
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Johnn
Oak
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Spain
Rusney
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Ans
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Collier's Weekly
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Draja Mikhailovitch
Iece
Stalin
Milosevic
Kovasevic
Ise
Bushnell
Robert T. Bushnell
Christian Science Church
Republican Party
Leslie B. Cutler
Needham
Louise B. Williams
Taunton
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Cutler
Williams
U. S
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Melville Shoe Nets
Victory’s Sons
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