Heroic paratrooper holds ground against Tiger tank in Normandy
British paratroopers in the Orne Valley faced a Tiger tank and two self propelled guns advancing along a road. Private Michael McGee and fellow troopers engaged with Bren guns as shells and bombs ripped the area. McGee reportedly led repeated attacks, destroying armor and helping repel the German force.
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Sixth Air Division
France
Orne
Teadie
Michael McGee
A Firishman
Pps
Mebedis
Corp
Tom Iligen
John Sullivan
Jerry
Michael
Tom Killeen
Rom
21St Panzer Division
McGee
Mike
Sailors Take Day Off Fire On Aged Army Trucks
Two Navy seamen from Read Pennsylvania and Massachusetts took a day off near the Fifth Army in Italy. They salvaged and dumped old gear then hitchhiked north of the town and fired a few shots at nearby targets.
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Fifth Army
Ietreen
Italy
Uncle Sam’s Avy
Robert Gaston
Read
Harold Simpson
A, Mass
Army
Village Razed on Alaskan Island Fire
JUNEAU The fire swept through the village of Hoonah on Chichagof Island leaving about seventy five percent of residents reported homeless. One native is believed to have perished.
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Juneau
Chichagof Mand
Hoonah
Take My Word For it 4 On The Farm Bloc Origins
A column explains the farm bloc as a coalition of interests in agriculture and politics, noting its unity for a common cause despite differing party loyalties. It also surveys curious American place names and their histories, highlighting Deaf Smith County Texas and other odd town names across several states.
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cNtital
Legisla
Pis
Deaf Smith County
Texas
Smiths
C. E Box
Tenn
Cole
Barber's Cut
W. Va
Braggadocio
Ohio
Stet
England
Syndicate
WNU
Old Songs Echo Through Time in Alexander's Band
A nostalgic piece recalls timeless tunes from Alexander's Band and Love Letters in the Sand. It notes how old songs linger beside newer ballads and highlights the enduring appeal of classic melodies. The piece ends with a wartime appeal to buy war bonds and stamps.
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Alexander
Minsk City Reshaped by War and Growth Through Ages
Minsk grew from a wartime gateway to Warsaw into White Russia’s capital with expansion in 1930s. By 1939 slums cleared and industries and utilities built, roads, transit expanded, peat extraction boosted, and river drainage fueled wealth. City endured sieges, invasions, and occupations across centuries.
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Washington
D.C
Minsk
Warsaw
Germany
Russia
Baltic
Black Seas
Pripet Marshes
Freep
Moscow
Gomel
Wilno
Wilna
Poland
Lithuania
Napoleon
U. S. Payrollers Rise for Fifth Straight Month
The civil service commission shows May federal payrolls rose by 8 978 to 2 862 449 in the continental United States. Total including nonregular and noncompensated staff edges higher, with May outside data pending. DC employment up 28 to 264 051.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
United States
Continental
District of Columbia
Hillman Focal Point in Campaign Strategy Says Editorial
The piece argues Republicans focus on Sidney Hillman to attack the New Deal while Dowing attention away from Dewey. It contrasts biennial Massachusetts sessions with calls for annual legislating, praising Governor Saltonstall's leadership and warning of expanded state powers under long gaps between sessions.
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Massachusetts
Ess
Wington
Mihm
Assachusetts
Congress
Beneft
Doukhobors Strip in Vancouver Protest Cheer by Soldiers
In Grey Park Vancouver a crowd cheered as nine men and seven women of the Doukhobor sect removed their clothing during a controversial protest. Militants shouted for more as they chanted and sang, part of a demonstration condemning jail terms for fellow sect members imprisoned for earlier stripping at Nelson B C.
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Vancouver
B. C
Doir
Grey Park
Nelson
Jewelry store ration points joke in New Orleans
In New Orleans a woman asked to see diamond rings and was told a setting priced at 137 dollars and 29 points. She quipped that ration points must apply to diamonds too, highlighting the wartime humor of shortages.
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New Orleans
HOUSEWIVES Ase Needed for Eeolanione URN
A local notice calls for housewives to apply for positions at Eeolanione URN. The ad outlines responsibilities and the call for applicants to respond by a stated deadline.
Gov. Dummer Beats Local Team 12-0 In Home Victory
Gov. Dummer blanked the local private school 12-0 at South Byfield as all scoring occurred in the first half. Sykes caught a 25 yard pass for the first TD and Douglas added a 65 yard interception return for another score. Middlesex threatened in the second half but could not pierce the defense.
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Concord
Middlesex
Gov. Dummer
South Byfield
Herb Sykes
Capt
Botsford Young
Jack Douglas
McHarrie
Hertel
Atkins
Roberts
Storer
Maxon
Cartwright
Douglas Gwinner
Withington
Glan
Hinckley
Williamson
Hartwell
Seyjour
Smith
Caldwell
Stodghill
Morris
Terry
C. Ward
Gilbert
Lee
Minholt
Hallowell
Bolton
T. Gov. Dummer
Sykes
Douglas
Samborski
Robertson
Reinhall
Concord Men Hold Reunion On Island of Oahu Hawaii
On Sunday September 24 three Concord boys met on Oahu Island Hawaii. T Sgt John F Bud Horne Army Air Force second oldest son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Horne of 59 Thoreas street Robert Dickey C M I C Naval Construction Battalion son of Mrs Burgess Dickey Hubbard street and Franklin Hartwell MM2c Naval Construction Battalion husband of Mrs Florence Hartwell Thoreau court. Dickey and Hartwell were the first from home Bud Horne has seen since enlisting four years ago. They are Concord High grads and have been home all their lives. Hartwell formerly ran Town Taxi. All three are stationed at the same base near Hickam Field. They reported happiness at meeting again and are in good health.
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Concord
Oanu
Hawaii
John F
Bud) Horne
Army Air Force
Nelson Horne
Thoreas Street
Robert Dickey
C.M. I-c
Naval Construction Battalion
Burgess Dickey
Hubbard Street
Franklin Hartwell
Mo. M.M. 2-c
Florence Hartwell
Thoreaucourt
Dickey
Hartwell
Bud Horne
Hickham Field
Pearl Harbor
The
Concord High
Knights Plan Penny Sale for Servicemen Aid
Concord council Knights of Columbus announces annual penny sale on Friday evening October 13 at Monument Hall 8 pm. Proceeds fund Christmas packages for 37 members in the armed forces and the public is invited to attend.
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Concord
Concord Council
Knights of Columbus
Monument Hall
Rudolph Wi
Thomas J. Burke
Jong, Breen
James P. Shee JI. Oskin
Charles E. Mgard A. McKenna
Edward
Joseph H. McKenna
Hackett
Terence J
Mei Fel J. Sullivan
Thom Rty
K. .of C.ris
Boston
State Council
Bos
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Cleon Crowell Orest
Marwich
Mass
Cape Cod
Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
Take My
Frank Colby
Rhymster
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U. S
America
Wreg Ayannin
Arthur W
Woodman
Hillmans
Sidney
Hillman
Ghoase
Chicago
New York
New Jersey
Sidney Hillman
Republcans
Dewey
New Deal
Dungett
Housewives
Ano
W. E. Aubuchon Co., Marlboro
Hudson — Maynard
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Knights Plan
Pan
Abel
Coast Guardsman
Lonely Watch
Hardy
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W. E. Aubuchon
Main ST. Marlboro
NASON
MAN
Hubson
Storm Window
Ponderosa
Windom
W. E. Aubuchon Co
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