Powdered metal aids war effort says Amplex official
A. J. Langhammer, president of the Amplex Guisin of Chrysler, argues American science and industry lead the war effort. He cites powdered metallurgy as a key contribution enabling mass production of critical parts and devices, including bearings and precision components, to support planes, tanks, and other equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detrom
A. J. Langhammer
Amplex Guisin
Chrysler Corporation
Lahghammer
Indusuy
Oten
Germany
Langhammer
Hime
Isbor
Lang-hammer
Amplex
Garwood Socials Include Priesmeyers and War Guests
Local Garwood residents hosted Lt Frederick Priesmeyer and his New Orleans bride with a dinner party after a week of visits. Guests from Corpus Christi, Houston, El Campo and Camp Swift joined the gatherings, while several locals attended teas and barbecues. Relatives and friends, including Mrs Billie Lehrer and Mr. J. M. Harry, socialized across Columbus Garwood and nearby towns during a busy weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
J.g
Clyde EB
West Coast
Columbus
Garwood
Everette Hunt
Hunt's
Pfc
Alfred Hunt
Neva Heinlien
Corpus Christi
J. B. Hutchins
Alvin
Granturg
S-Set
Levens
Camp Swift
el Campo
Grandma Clark
Jewel Wilson
Ellison
Velma San Vera
T. A. Clark
Hazel
Wharpton
Fred Hunt
J. Smith
Everitte Hunt
Raymond Hunt
J. M. Harry
Santa Fe
Bay City
Freeport
Baytown
College Station
Lawrence
Harty
Joe J. Kallina
Jodie
Jerry
F. J. Kalline
F. J. Kal Unaem
Seth Henderson
Clyde E. Rau
Ed Ra
Theo Priesmeyer
W. R. Setzler
Billie Lehrer
W. JK. Lehrer
R. B. Shaw
W. R. Frnka
R. A. Shoop
Otto Danklefs
Ted Danklefs
W. C. Battelle
Battelle
Edyth Martin
Chester Hein
Randolph Field
R. E. Martin
Cpl
M. G. Lanier
Clinton
Ontario
Canada
Les Lanier
Lee Shaw
Laughlin Hospital
Eagle Lake
Lee Malek
Ed Malek
Pic
Tommie Gersiton
Merine
Beno Malek J
Ginner
Joe
Mendel
Johnny Wied
John J
G. C. Schmeeckle
F. H. Shultz
Wharton
Oir Cerear
Danklefs
Corpus Chri
Mary
Adel Druk
Houston
John Orli
Ed Lobories
Schulenburg Hospital
Bookkeeper Charged With Misappropriating Employer Funds
In New York Oscar Grampar says his 22 year old bookkeeper Medeline Dunnigan had a heart of gold but misused funds amounting to between 90 000 and 40 000 to grant unauthorized raises. She allegedly raised wages for colleagues and funded a pension for a friend. A messenger boy and a handyman also benefited from inflated wages.
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New York
Oscar H. Grampar
Medeline Dunnigen
Gropper
Feather Goods
Hendyman
Death rate of prisoners of war reported dropping
John F. Cotton of the American Red Cross relief to war prisoners said the death rate among American prisoners held by the Japanese fell in the last year. He noted 42 of 20,000 prisoners died in eight months in 1942-43, but only 12 of the remainder died from August 1943 to August this year. He estimated 2,000 American prisoners and 9,000 civilians were held, with several thousand still in the Philippines and medical supplies limited in most camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Fi! Cotton
American Red Cross
Cotton
Philippines
Big Brother Clarifies Relationship in Odd Playground Scene
A confused scene unfolds as a boy uses a bogey team to wheel in another at an ice cream parlor. He forgets his “TReaey” and asks a second youth to water the baby while he seeks a home. Upon return a stranger asks about the baby as a third boy stands by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atranger
Soldier Hanged in Paris Case Sparks US Army Inquiry
Two soldiers convicted by a dramatic court martial were hanged at a fort in Thor Bourg under the United States Army regime. The incident prompts an official inquiry into military justice procedures and the handling of executions.
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Paris
Fort
EU Ree
Thor
Bourg
Unites States Army
Unclear OCR Summary of Farm Report With Horse Count
Fragmentary text appears to reference farm data about horses and activity but lacks coherent details or identifiable entities. The readable bits are insufficient to determine a specific event, place, or date.
DDT Proves to Be Medical Ace in War Effort
In North Africa during 1943 the insecticide DDT is credited with dramatic disease control. Col. William Stone uses dusting teams to reach native populations and soldiers, reducing typhus cases with widespread application. Native and colonial officials doubted at first but soon embraced the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Africa
North Africa
William
Stone
Army
North
Perfume Scarcity Hits Paris Draftees Hard
In wartime Paris shortages bite into luxuries with perfume selling out and slices rising by half. Pvt. George Andrews of Yarmouth Mass notes soldiers lost access to clubs and cafes as champagne climbs to 122 dollars a bottle.
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Paris
de la Paria
Bys
George Andrews
Yam
Mass
Save Lives of Wounded Foe Against Their Will
London dispatch reports a tense incident where wounded enemy combatants are kept alive against their wishes. The narrative centers on survival pressures and potential humanitarian concerns while authorities assess legal and ethical duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Seri
FARM WURKERS SEEK LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT ITEMS
Auction and sale notices list wants and offers across Texas including buyers seeking a mower a small boy's tricycle and various farm animals equipment and vehicles. Names include Fred Tsenhower J.T. Reed Dr. T. M. Neal A. C. Leopold Roy Tise Roy Tise and P. D. Gertson with locations Lissie Nada Eldridge Angleton and Aledo along with items such as Brahman cattle Hereford crosses John Deere thresher combines tractors mules and farm wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Tsenhower
Lissie
Texas
J.T. Reed
East Bernard
M. Jamison, Jr
Angleton
M P Eagles Beat Weimer 42 to 18 in Strong Team Effort
The M P Eagles routed Weimer 42 to 18 after a slow start as the team unified in a solid second and third period showing. Camp readers join P W Dayle Rice Warner and Dora Ruth Pennington in announcing marriages in Columbus on January 27 and thanking supporters for the recreation hall project.
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M. P. Eagles
Weimer
M. P
Eagles
P. W
Dayle Rice Warner
Dora Ruth Pennington
Columbus
Inck
Jute Cloth Developed for RAF Airfield Surfacing in India
Southeast Asia Command reports a new lightweight jute airfield surface now used on RAP Geld in India and Assam. The material, named Bith, uses Situmend impregnated Legsian and coarse jute cloth, designed to be lighter, stronger, and more pliable for field use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
HDG
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Assam
Call to Arms Nour Government Urges Wartime Efforts
In the 165th week of the war the government calls for 3,000 WAC volunteers aged 20 to 50 for non professional medical work in U S Army Hospitals. It also urges Red Cross Nursing Courses to ease doctor and nurse shortages and reminds about 1942 tax forms. Citizens are urged to support servicemen with cheerful letters and avoid complacency on the home front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nour
U.S. Army
Red Cross
Mi 4
UNC founder chose site for first state university
A Chapel Hill feature recalls General William R. Davie selecting the site in 1793 and laying the Cornerstone of Old East as the first university building. It notes the first student walked 170 miles to enroll for the opening in January 1795 and connects this history to war bond support for national educational freedom.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
William R. Davie
America
Davie
Old East
Stuent
U.S. Tremery Department
Goon Gun Strikes Fear Across Fronts in War Effort
The army reports the mobile mortar known as the goon gun boosted U S morale in theaters from Europe to the Pacific. From June 1942 to June 1944 mortar battalions fired 483000 shells weighing about 6000 tons with 1427 tons of lethal content including 58 tons of white phosphorus. Lieutenant Colonel James H Batte led a unit that saturated Montebourg France making Germans fear 14 inch naval gunfire. Similar effects were noted in Italy Sicily and the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Chemical Welfare Service
James H. Batte
Concord
N. H
Montebourg
France
Pacific
Italy
Sicily
Harleton’s Charm Preserved by War Bond Funds
Charleston’s 18th century charm endures in a house once given by Col Charles Brewton to his daughter in 1734. Delicate iron balconies and a carriage entrance front the street, remnants of a Southern antebellum style preserved by War Bonds funding defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Charles Brewton
Trewbery
1945 Farm Goals for Colorado County Published
The 1945 farm goals outline crop targets for Texas counties with Colorado County noting cotton 16 600 acres down 13 percent from 1944. commercial potatoes 400 acres up 25 percent. sweet potatoes 200 acres. feed crops 85 000 acres unchanged. Livestock targets call for milk up 2 percent, dairy cow numbers up 1 percent, hens reduced about 23.7 million head, chickens down 3 percent, sows to farrow spring unchanged, cattle down 3 percent, sheep down 7 percent, rice down 30 000 acres. The report urges readers to share the information to aid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bradley
Colorado County
Texas
War Food Administration
Birth of a daughter announced in Orange community
Bernardo Newa and family announce the birth of a baby daughter in Orange on Sunday. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Braden. The notice also mentions visits and movements of several local residents including Leo Henneke and family to Victoria Morelay, and Weldon Neuendorff leaving for the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Oscar Braden
Orange
Oscar Braden
Leo Henneke
Pfc
Ike Niemeyer
Victoria Morelay
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Huengerford
SUNDA
T. M. Neal
A. C
Leopold
Nada
J. H. Tigner
Aleton
Roy Tise
Rouse
Eldridge
Otis Pouncy
Hagle Lake
P. D. Gertson
oHob Junior Sponcis
Weimar
Pelnted Fensis Smumerster Tor
Colereds Couty
Harleston
Watsons
Western Plains
EEA
William J. Minor
Minneapolis, Minn
Semana Norrie Reed
A. & M. College
Ascanis
Wol
Ludwig
E. = Poskey
T. C. Jones
Association OF American
Bernardo Newa
Dorothy Neuandorff
Dennis Neuendorff
A. O
John Neuendorff
W. T. Cotton
Leo Braden
Leona Niemeyer
George Hawkes
The
Nacogdoches Journal
Anna Lee Swearingen
B. H. Toliver
Santa Fe Hospital
Temple
Texas Construction Material Company
Eagle _Lake Furniture Co
Eagle Lake, Texas
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