Men Needed On Great Lakes For Spring Shipping
Special to the Delphi Citizen from Cleveland Ohio reports the Lake Vessel Committee says the spring break up of ice will withdraw an estimated 27 men from Carroll county to crew vessels on the Great Lakes fleet serving America's industrial needs. The committee notes 21 local men last season worked on 400 ships moving two and a half times all wartime tonnage.
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Delphi
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Carroll County
America
Lake Vessel Committee
Éntith Bulk
Crest Lakes
Seaman Training Courses Offer Path to Great Lakes Jobs
War Manpower Commission projects 14 000 officers and seamen needed to start navigation in 30 days. Cleveland Lake Vessel Committee reports applicants for free seamanship courses at lake ports, ages 16 and up, with training for beginners and prospective able bodied seamen, oilers, and firemen. Successful completion leads to jobs on Great Lakes vessels paying from 1250 dollars plus board and lodging for eight months from April to November.
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War Manpower Commission
Scleveland
Ohio
The
Lake Vessel Committee
Great Lakes
Pvt Frederick Davis Fights With Supply Outfit In Mountains
Pvt Frederick L Davis of 526 N Washington St is part of a Delphi based Quartermaster Truck Company in the 6th Army Group. The unit moves ammunition equipment rations and other supplies through Alpine valleys and steep passes to support 44th Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade and allied forces along the Franco Italian border. The article traces a history from North Africa through Sicily Italy and Rome to France with heavy duty 24 hour operations and long convoys.
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6Th Army Group
Franch
44Th
Delphi
Frederick L. Davis
Washington Street
Jacob le Devers
French Alps
North
Africa
Sicily
Anzio
Cassino
Rome
War Bonds: A Call to Meaningful Civic Investment
A commentary urges citizens to view war bonds as more than a safe financial choice. It emphasizes civic duty and national resolve, urging personal meaning and commitment beyond profits.
Chaplain Reports Belgian Burial of CPL Horn
The fiancee Miss Jeahn Reed of Logansport received a letter from the armored infantry regiments chaplain about CPL Lorald R. Horn who was killed September 2, 1944 in Belgium. He was laid to rest with full military honors and a Protestant chaplain officiating. Horn was praised as an excellent soldier by his sergeant and described as well liked by his company. His brother Pfc Charles Horn serves in Germany, and two sisters Mrs Cleo Hinkle of Camden and Mrs Emma Burris of Delphi survive.
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Lorald R. Horn
Jeahn Reed
Logansport
Armorred Infantry Regiment
Cpl. Horn
Donald
Belgium
Horn
Pfc
Charles Horn
Germany
Cleo Hinkle
Camden
Emma Burris
Delphi
Necessity or luxury as drivers of invention saying
A pithy aphorism posits necessity as the mother of invention and luxury as its supposed father, suggesting material constraints or indulgence shape creative progress. The remark invites reflection on how resource limits and opulence influence ideas and innovation.
Classified Ad Results Open in Citizen Listings
The Citizen classifieds publish a roundup of recent notices and small ads. Readers can spot sales, lost items, services, and personal notices with brief, practical details and contact information.
County Families Aid War by Salvaging Used Fats
Carroll county communities tally 4280 families ready to supply waste kitchen fat to meet 1605 battlefront needs. A tablespoon or half ounce of fat can help produce vaccines and life saving medicines while supporting drugs acids and syrups for soldiers. OPA ration points reward grease turned in at stores as women contribute to war needs. Weekend visitors, Mr and Mrs Jesse Patrick and T Hartsock noted amid local social round.
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OPA
Carroll
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