One Man Task Force Is Back From Pacific War
Cmdr Buzz Miller leader of the one Pacific task force returns from leave in Hawaii with his crew after attempting to fly a veteran bomber home. The group logged over 500 flight hours and claimed success against Japanese ships from the Marshalls to Truk. They sought a fresh aircraft but engine failures thwarted their multiple attempts to reach San Diego.
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Marshalls
Truk Harbor
Miller
Hilo
San Diego
Calif
Limestone county health officer takes new duties
Dr. W. C. Hatchett assumes added duties as Limestone county health officer while remaining in his current role. Dr. Douglas Cannon announces the appointment, succeeding Dr. F. M. Hall in Limestone.
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Ala
W. C. Hatchett
Limestone County
M County
State County Health Bureau
Douglas Cannon
Dr. Kett
F. M. Hall
Limestone
Finding Fights: Local Servicemen Named in News Briefs
FIGHTING FORCES JAMES E. CASE F 1C husband of Mrs. J. E. Case and son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Case, has served 16 months and is believed to be somewhere in the South Pacific. CPL WILLIS I. BLEVINS, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Blevins, is stationed at Camp Maxey Texas. He is brother of Pfc James H. Blevins killed in action July 4 on Saipan.
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James E. Case
J. E. Case
O. C. Case
South Pacific
Cpl
Willis I. Blevins
J. M. Blevins
Camp Maxey
Texas
Pfc
James H. Blevins
Saipan
Carl T. Garner
Sam Garner
Hartselle 3
T. L. Dockery
Decatur
Pvt
James R
Jack) Wright
W. M. Wright
Danville
Walter. L. Looney
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Walter Looney
Danville 2
James W. Couch
Ellington Field
Lucille Couch
Willie K. Price
Tyrrenian Sea
Price
Arab
Ala
E. L. Price
Hulaco
Aid to Italy Is Debated At UNRRA Session
United Nations relief officials face a split over using UNRRA funds for Italy. European nations led by Norway oppose relief there, fearing downstream requests for Germany, while the United States and United Kingdom back funding due to military presence and expediency. Dean Acheson proposed two new committees to study policy and procedure. A note adds that radium production has shifted from pitchblende and autinite ores in Europe to carontite in the United States.
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Sigrid Arne
Montreal
UNRRA
Italy
United Nations’ Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Council
Germany
Europe
United States
United Kingdom
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Working Wives Deserve Fair Split in Marriage
Dorothy Dix argues most marriages are not fifty fifty partnerships. Men and women share blame for unequal roles, with wives working inside and outside the home while husbands lag on house chores. She urges husbands to share cooking and childcare, noting no mystery to manly tasks like cooking and cleaning.
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Dorothy
Bell Syndicate
Germans to Remain Foes in Germany Arrival
U S Army warns it will not permit fraternizing with German civilians as troops enter hostile territory. Soldiers are told to view Germans as enemies to avoid danger and security breaches, marking a shift from earlier allied populations friendly in France Belgium and Holland.
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Don Whitehead
U. S. First Army
Germany
U. S
France
Belgium
Holland
War housing units built and planned across eight Southern states
Washington reports 168 321 new war housing units completed in eight states under national priorities with 24 590 additional under construction or approved. Georgia totals include 27 097 completed and 4 809 underway or planned with city breakdowns for Savannah Atlanta Macon and others. Alabama and South Carolina figures are also summarized.
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Washington
National Housing Agency
John B. Blandford Jr
Blandford
Georgia
Alabama
Mobile
South Carolina
Charleston
Columbia
Spartanburg
Sumter
Beaufort
Green Dolphin Street a sweeping island tale on Saint Pierre
Elizabeth Goudge's 1830 island romance centers on William Le Patourel and two Batoural sisters in Saint Pierre. The novel follows William from Royal Navy service to New Zealand pioneer life, ending where it began amid island legends and love’s tangled paths.
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Green Dolphin Street
Elizabeth Goudge
Channel Islands
Saint Pierre
Sophie
Octavius le Patourel
Marianne
Moody
Marguerite
Edward Ozonne
William
O’hara
Green Dolphin
Timothy Haslam
Samuel Kelly
Susanna
Veronique
Nat
Old Nick
Parrot
Batoural
Royal Navy
New Zealand
End of Nazi Domination Looms in Occupied Areas
The text describes a shift after Gestapo control as Allied troops plan to restrict interactions with civilians. Soldiers must conduct official business only, with limited mingling, to avoid ambush risks from Hitler loyalists and SS units in civilian attire.
Landlord warning as rent controls may ease after Germany surrender
Atlanta reports regional rent control director Frank F. Sturm says rent rises hinge on living conditions, not military victory. Many landlords refuse to renew leases, especially for servicemen, and some insert automatic rent hikes once ceilings lift. Cessation of control depends on normal conditions in congested areas, not on military milestones.
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Atlanta
Germany
OPA
Frank F. Sturm
Sturm
Trucker Dumps Gasoline Into Detroit Sewer
A gas tanker delivering fuel to a service station in Detroit poured 864 gallons into a sewer after misreading a tank gauge. A second check showed the tank still empty, indicating the gasoline had already gone down the sewer.
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Detroit
More POW Aid Is Requested for Peanut Harvest
Washington reports an urgent request for 1,000 additional war prisoners to harvest South Alabama peanuts. Reps. Andrews and Grant say 3,750 prisoners are inadequate for the emergency. Prisoners could be housed in Headland convict camp with Gov. Sparks’s approval if requisitioned by the fourth service command.
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Washington
South Alabama
Andrews
D.ala
Grant
Alabama Extension Service
Fourth Service Command
Sparks
Ala
Thomas reelected at I U A W CIO convention
The International Union of the Automobile Workers convention in Grand Rapids Michigan elected R J Thomas to a sixth consecutive term as president.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
International United Automobile Workers (Cio
R.J. Thomas
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