Be Back Soon Tank Leads Street Fight Breakthrough
Ernie Pyle reports a Normandy street fight where American tanks blast pillboxes and move through a quiet street as infantry sweep from doorway to doorway. The downed tank Be Back Soon and its crew, led by Martin Kennelly, endure continued shelling and a perilous retreat to regain bearings while German snipers and a blown truck loom nearby.
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Glassia
Normandy
Corp
Martin Kennelly
Chicago
L. Wortham
Leeds
Ala
Ralph Ogren
Minneapolis
Albin Stoops
Marshalltown
Del
Charles Rains
Kansas City
Private Rains
Sears, Roebuck
Kennelly
German Surrender Parade Moves Past Front Line
Reporter Bob Capa captured Germans surrendering under threat as they marched with a Red flag, eight wounded carried on litters toward a hospital. The group, led by an officer who spoke with the photographer, crossed the ceasefire line and exited toward safety after a failed pillbox engagement.
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Bob Capa
Boys Learn to Be Railroadmen in 19 Week Course
Illinois Central trains 16 and 17 year olds in a 19 day program to become switchmen firemen brakemen or flagmen. Five senior railroaders design the curriculum in Carbondale with six hour study mornings and yard practice afternoons followed by a ten day field break in. Training is free and living expenses are paid. 75 percent stay with ICR though students may choose other railroads.
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Iron Horse
Illinois Central Railroad
ICR
Illinois Central
Carbondale
Ill
Fred Comstock
What to Do by Phyllis Belmont
Advice for brides to anticipate their partners desires and manage the home. Focus on keeping a neat, organized house from mansion to boarding room. Weed out unused items, file recipes and bills, keep equipment running, create a home for the man, and plan one week of menus with emergency suppers.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU
The Rambling Rhymster Advises Paths in Life’s Dawn
A devotional verse counsels new graduates to heed their heart when choosing a path. It contrasts tempting roads of fortune and practicality with personal purpose, urging endurance and authenticity to achieve success in time.
Fashion notes on playful bone and novelty accessories
A lighthearted roundup describes quirky trends such as chicken neck and claw jewelry, bone kerchief fasteners, and nail polish finishes. It also mentions athletic wear shifts like jodhpurs and drawstring blouses, plus Eton caps in fashion from boys’ departments.
Aprons and Jodhpurs Featured in CALLING ALL GIRLS
In warm climates girls wear cotton dresses to school and trim them with self made aprons. A CALLING ALL GIRLS issue demonstrates how to make an apron without a pattern. Also mentions riding breeches called jodhpurs.
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Calling All Girls
FBI Marks 20th Anniversary of Fingerprint Records Growth
The FBI identification division reaches over 90 million fingerprint cards, a tenfold rise since 1924. Director Hoover notes tens of thousands of new files weekly from police agencies nationwide and 47 foreign countries, plus armed services and government sectors. Identifications last year occurred for about 65 percent of criminal cases.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Federal
Leavenworth
Kaw
Washington
United States
Armed Services
FBI fingerprint files cut search time and ID fugitives faster
The FBI reports an average 36 hour turnaround for fingerprint checks at the DC armory facility housing vast files. Since 1943, entries have helped identify arsonists, robbers, explosives offenders, and amnesia cases, cementing fingerprints as a reliable personal identity seal.
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FBI Identification
District of Columbia National Guard
Washington
Missouri
FBI
Merchant Marine
Pearl Harbor
New Jersey
Hoover
Science Licks Dread Typhus in Army Delousing Effort
Typhus, a historic army scourge, has been checked by a new vaccine and by DDT used as a delousing agent in powder and liquid forms. The U S armed forces report removal from the death list due to these innovations.
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Washington
English Is Broken Here High School Word Quiz
A compact puzzle of slang or broken English terms with mismatched definitions. Includes entries like draftees sleep and noontime meal with humorous misdirections and a playful tone.
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Nertz
Egypt
Better to go steadily with many boys than one
The piece argues for dating multiple boys before committing to one, comparing steady romance to an engagement and warning that exclusivity isolates and reduces chances to learn who one truly prefers. It urges using a standard of comparison with other boys to judge suitability.
New Aid for Surgeons Cuts Down Amputations
In New York doctors describe a new technique for repairing severed arteries using metal enclosed veins from cadavers to bridge gaps. Presented to the Johns Hopkins Medical Society by Dr. Arthur H. Blakemore of Columbia Presbyterian, the method aims to reduce battlefield amputations.
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New York
Johns Hopkins Medical Society
Arthur H.blakemore
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Homemaking Tips From A Practical Household List
A catalog of clever chores and thrift ideas. It suggests using a wooden salad fork for washing jars, painting window screens with white enamel to obscure interiors, avoiding dusty shoulders, cutting paper protectors for clothes hangers, shellac on cook book covers, keeping a wet sponge handy for ironing, and using a large paper bag to collect ash trays and waste baskets during tidying.
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Ernie Pyle
Phyllis Belmont
Rhymster
the Guide
John
By Nancy Pepper
FBI Bureau
Ray Mueller
Cincinnati Reds
George Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mueller
Trixie Teen
Gabrielle
Telefact
China
Anes
Hecares
OWL Photo Service
Broadway
Fargo
N. Dak
Billings
Great Falls
Butte
Watana
Philips, Hoyt
van Horn
Texas
St. Joseph
P.O
Tropics
Yodora
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
Lydia
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