Tire inspection stations and French relief notes
The article explains that official tire inspection stations may inspect all tire types for replacement, with separate rules for passenger tires and noncommercial use, and requires qualified staff and space to store tires for 30 days. It also covers Allied access to French assets, shortages in supplies, and a Bastille Day speech by the mayor of St. Sauveur Le Vicomte praising Allied liberation and urging faster aid to France.
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Jones
Ond
Fort Knox
Glitside
France
Yanks Figure Two To Three Years To Knock Out Japan
The piece argues it will take two to three years to defeat Japan after Germany, noting guerilla warfare could persist long after Japan’s main arses are defeated. It describes the China theater, abandoned air bases in eastern China, and the strategic need for American ground troops and a port on the eastern coast to flood China with men and supplies. It highlights Stilwell’s Burma operations and the India China supply route as crucial yet insufficient solo efforts.
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Japan
Thoburn
New York
Germany
China
U. S
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Kunming Sa
Ja&pan
Americana
India
Stilwell
Burma
India- China
Tire inspection station reappointments urged for August deadline
Current official tire inspection stations must renew by August 20 with new applications from the district office. Irby A Jones districtSeNoring executive said reappointments aimed for August 10 to avoid last minute rush. Reappointments will categorize stations by two types, not general class.
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Irby A. Jones
Toay
Lafayette College pilots teens in air training program
Easton Pa AP features about Lafayette College hosting a new youth aviation program. Seventeen year olds among over a thousand applicants train after classes at the airport learning navigation meteorology and advanced math. Instructors praise their speed and enthusiasm while the program seeks to prepare boys for future careers and keep learning engaging.
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Easton
Army Air Forces
Lafayette College
Sec
Paul B. Eaton
Edwin Braden
Bexton
Lafayette
Pvt Herman Blitz joins invasion forces on Saipan
Private Herman I. Blitz son of Mr and Mrs A L Blitz of Woodland Drive 1102 participated in invasion operations on Saipan. After enlisting with the Signal Corps in February 1942 he was stationed at Camp Crowder Missouri for three months then transferred to an island in the Hawaiian group where he served for four years.
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Herman I. Blitz
A. L. Blitz
Woodland Drive
Saipan
Signal Corps
Pvt
Blitz
Camp Crowder
Hawaiian
Destitute Normans Welcome Allied Armies Amid Ruin
NEA correspondent Tom Wolf describes Normandy towns devastated by Allied bombings and advancing forces. He notes widespread destruction in Isigny, Eglise, Valognes, Montebourg, Til ly, La Haye Du Puits, Caen, and St Lo with Bayeux and Cherbourg remaining, reconstruction postponed. He cites limited tar paper and beaver board roofing as hopeful signs, urges planning with Paris and local architects. The piece highlights clothing shortages as most dire for civilians and explains road-system damage complicates relief and recovery efforts.
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Tom Wolf
Tilly
la Haye du Puits
Caen
St. Lo
Bayeaux
Cherbourg
Francois Coulet
Flan
France
Pari
Alles
Cen
Tobacco In Georgia Brings Good Prices
The War Food Administration in Valdosta said opening day prices on Georgia and Florida tobacco ranged 30 to 41 cents a pound with 37 to 42 cents for bulk offerings. Rejections were few as demand held for better leaf grades, though ceilings from 41 to 39 cents reduced average prices from 1943's first sales. Multiple markets reported floors at capacity with mostly full block sales.
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War Food Administration
Valdosta
WFA
WEA
Wounded in Action Private Bull Wounded in France
Private Sam Bull Sr was slightly wounded in action July 5 in France. Notification was sent to his wife Mrs Lucile Bull of Dothan Alabama Route Five.
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Sam Bull, Sr
France
Mra Lucile Bu
Dothan
Ala
Army pledges large scale salvage of waste paper
The Army announces plans to salvage and return to the United States a large quantity of waste paper. The effort will include fiber boxes from at least two complete areas and supports civilian campaigns for collection.
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Army
United States
Alabama Power Industrial Development Drive for Jobs
For twenty years Alabama Power Company has built jobs via its Industrial Development Department. Working with Chambers of Commerce, the department informs prospective industries about Alabama’s resources and coordinates site visits. From 1928 to Pearl Harbor, 300 industries across 121 commodities invested $409,000,090, employed 69,500 people, and paid about $71,200,000 yearly in payroll.
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Alabama Power Company
Alabama
Chambers of Commerce
Pearl Harbor
Industrial Development Department
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