Shortage of Spuds Seen Across Major Cities
The Associated Press reports a potato shortage in many areas despite a record early crop forecast to exceed 64 million bushels. Supply tensions linger in Boston and Portland with scarce dried beans and other staples while meat eggs and poultry remain tight. Government orders trim sugar allotments for commercial users and boost civilian butter to 336 million pounds, as War Food Administration curbs corn use for alcohol.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Portland
Boston
Commission
OPA
War Food Administration
WFA
Modern musical box traces to 18th century snuff box
The article notes the modern musical box evolved from the popular 18th century musical snuff box, highlighting lineage and stylistic development across centuries.
Circus rises again atop Hamburg ruins for Allied troops
Lt. Colin Johnson, 25, British artillery officer, leads a three ring circus for occupation troops in Hamburg. He salvaged performers and animals, rebuilt a big top, fed Bruno the lion and elephants, and prepared shows after strafing and wartime destruction. Performers include Poles, Czechs, Yugoslavs, and Germans.
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Charles Chamberlain
Hal Boyle
Hamburg
Germany
Colin Johnson
Army of Occupation
Montgomery
Europe
Colin
Nottingham
England
Hagenberk
Bruno
Elvira
Olin
Suzan
Breslau
Janu
Lueneburg
Secore Mass
Circling Circus Tales From Hamburg and Beyond
Bis Hal Boyle notes the circus at Hamburg supports 30 pounds of meat per week for the star lions and rationed sugar for performers. Bongo the Monkey, in a pole dancer act, seeks a new suit while Allied troops are admitted. A separate Continental Express unit forms with Arab acrobats and Russian ballet girls led by Alexander Guidos.
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Thermans
Bongo
Hamburg
Continental Express
Alexander Guidos
Grand Ole Opry stars at new Decatur tent
Coming to Decatur on Thursday June 21 the WSM Grand Ole Opry in a big new tent theatre on First Ave beside Decatur Transit Co presents Stars of the Grand Ole Opry. Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Lew Childre Andy Boyette Mirth quake Of Fun String Bean The Musical Rascal Jim Shumaker Bush Monroe Lester Flatt Little Sally Ann and more perform in the hillbilly radio show's 22 year history.
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Decatur
WSM Grand Ole Opry
First Ave
Decatur Transit Co
Grand Ole Opry
Bill Monroe
Blue Grass Boys
Lew Childre
Alabam
Andy Boyette
String Bean
Rascal
Jim Shumaker
Suwannee River
Bush Monroe
Lester Flatt
The
Singing Hills
Little Sally Ann
Peach shipments rise in June report from War Food Admin
Georgia peach shipments increased in the second week of June with heavier shipments from South Carolina. The June 1 outlook shows a 26 million bushel production estimate across 10 Southern states, a record high for the area.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Regional
War Food Administration
Air Power in East Raised by Kirke Simpson
Air power from Europe reaches the Philippines in force as medium bombers redeploy against Japan. Aerial lines guard Asia’s eastern coast from Shanghai to Singapore while Okinawa raids target Japanese shores. Britain plans to shift up to 40 percent of RAF forces to the Japanese campaign, with no clear deployment pattern yet. James Paul Johnson of Vinemont, Navy PHM 1-C, was killed April 23, 1945 off Cape Elizabeth after an explosion aboard his ship, ending over five years of service including 26 months in the Pacific.
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William
Bill) Ligon
Hell On Wheels
ETO
Thomas E. Ligon
Belgium
Atlanta
John M. Ligon, Jr
Air Corps
Philippines
James
Dick) Ligon
Quartermaster Corps
Seventh Army
Germany
Pfc
Ligon
B. B. Sherrill
Luxembourg
Pvt
Sherrill
Julia Ligon Sherrill
R. H. Sherrill
Moulton
Lewis Legg
Lucille Ligon Legg
J. F. Legg
Danville
John M.ligon
Tokyo
Europe
Japan
Atlantic
Pacific
Shanghai
Singapore
Okinawa
East China Sea
London
Royal Air Force
RAF
James Paul. Johnson
PHM
Louis E. Johnson
Vinemont 1
Maine
Cape Elizabeth
Navy
Anda Islands Likely in Mountbatten Plans Near Rangoon
British plans prior to recapture of Rangoon considered the Anda man islands mid way between Rangoon and Sumatra as potentially important in Admiral Mountbatten's operations. The islands lie about 600 miles off the Malay Peninsula and could serve as an advance air asset.
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Rangoon
Andaman Islands
Sumatra
Broom Attends Aquatic School For Safety Training
Horace Broom, son of M H Broom, bank cashier in Hartselle, attends the American Red Cross aquatic school at Bre bases. He will take a 10 day course in water safety first aid and accident protection and then return to Morgan county to conduct safety classes. The class includes more than 22 men with seven percent from the armed forces.
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Horace Broom
M. H., Broom
Hartselle
American Red Cross Aquatic School
Bre
Sera
Aeet Tay
Orn
Morgan Comery
Broom
Morgan County
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East
Loyd’s
OWL Drug CO
Decatur, Ala
Gunter
Second Avenue
Jonnston
Bis Hal Boyle
Gene Aker
Kirke L. Simpson
Eastern Asia Command Zone
Aquatic
Malacca Passage
Bay of Bengal
South China Sea
Belk’s Fashion
Belk’s Linen Dept
Dillehay
Ieee
Alabama Flour Mills
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