Jap-Held North China Coast In Range Of U S Bombers
The article surveys the Chinese coast from Canton to Shanghai under Japanese pressure, noting Foochow remains Chinese held, coastal control is limited inland, and rivers carry most traffic. It highlights Canton’s water-based life, the Empress of China voyage, and the historical China trade with the United States.
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North China
Canton
Sun Yat Sen
China
Shanghai
Foochow
Minhow
Hangchow Bay
Yangtze
Hong Kong
Havana
Cuba
Savannah
United States
England
Empress of China
Yankee
Britain
Bias Bay
Swatow
Amoy
Chuanchow
Formosa
Taiwan
Han
China Ports
Boston
Boston Bay
English Channel
Gold Bricks Found Prove Mostly Brass in Alabama Field
Assayists determined a hoard of ten yellow metal bricks unearthed by a Black farmer in a field near EuFaula Alabama contained only some gold and were not worth eighteen hundred dollars, the estimate previously given by officials.
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Eufaula
Ala
Farm Supplies Shortage Persists With Some 1945 Improvements Expected
War Food administration official Fred eric B. Northrup warns farmers face continued shortages in farm machinery and transportation in 1945. Parts remain available, but trucks and heavy tires stay scarce, while labor saving equipment gets more emphasis. Repairs, reuse of containers, and careful tool use are urged as lumber, metal, and other materials remain tight.
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Frederic B. Northrup
War Food Administration
Northrup
Navy middy fashions sweep through schools
A columnist notes a navy rave among teen girls with middy blouses paired to white skirts, navy skirts, or plaid skirts. Some schools favor genuine G I style over-blouse looks and stone studded belts, with white gob hats to match, suggesting era appropriate dances like horn pipes and chanties.
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Five
Flower Arrangements for the Dance Corsage Ideas
The article suggests wearing a corsage with style and sentiment. It details options like gardenias on wrist ribbons, a gardenia orchid combo on the head, and plastic bag displays. If no corsage is sent, it proposes making a self gift of Sweetheart roses sewn into a velvet ribbon as a dog collar necklace.
Waiting for the Hi from Him
A playful classroom romance sketch in verse as a girl hopes to be noticed by a passing boy. She keeps faith in love, cheerfully urging herself to persevere while imagining his greeting, and resolves not to give up.
Government outlines farm supply and ammunition plans
The statement notes adequate supplies for most farm needs and acknowledges shorter ammunition stocks. It says steps are planned to ensure sufficient ammunition for controlling predatory animals and birds.
False Teeth Rationing Begins in Germany
Stockholm report says Berlin will strictly ration false teeth with dental repairs requiring official permission. Applicants must prove imperative need and surrender old fillings to obtain replacements.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
Dagens Nyheter
Imaginary flight briefing on bombing Yawata steel works
Washington Digest reports a post graduate army air force briefing simulating a daylight precision raid on Yawata steel works. An Orlando classroom demonstration uses maps, timings, and weather data to teach mission procedure, with retired crew acting out roles to validate estimates of enemy fighters and target conditions.
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Orlando
Fla
Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
Army
China
Japan
Yawata
Chengtu
University of the Air
Work or else bill stalls in senate amid war talk
The piece notes the Senate slowdown on the work or else bill while referencing General Yamashita's threat to strike Luzon and mentions French banks holding phony German reichmarks and the plan to use silver for automobile ball bearings.
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Senate
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Washington Digest
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By Baukhage
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
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Yawata Steel Works
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