Nurses Brave Nazi Bullets on Albania Mountain Trek
Cairo dispatch recounts a 60 day foot journey by 13 American army nurses and 17 British soldiers after their transport plane crashed in Albania. Guided by Lt Gavan Duffy, they crossed mountains in a blizzard, dodged German forces, hid with Partisans, and endured lice ridden villages before air rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Chester
Cairo
Albania
Gavan Duffy
Messerschmitt 1089
Duffy
Allied Headquar
Gertrude Dawson
Marines Use Army Trucks In Landing Attack Cape Gloucester
Marines rely on hundreds of Army trucks and drivers at Cape Gloucester to shuttle gear and supplies. The operation marks a tested cooperative supply approach with trucks shipped aboard and deployed in jungle conditions. Private first class Galen Lorenz Jr and Bernard Hauck were notable drivers, Lorenz hit by a bomb and Hauck twice by snipers on the route to airstrips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. Hallman
Marine Corps
Associated Press
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Army
New Guinea
National Guard
Middle West
Galen Lorenz, Jr
Minneapolis
Minn
Bernard Hauck
Aberdeen
Lorenz
Hauck
Nazis Fortify Denmark Coast
London reports Germans have built extensive anti invasion defenses along Denmark coast stretching over 300 miles. A gigantic anti tank ditch runs from Jammer Bay to far south with concrete bunkers heavy gun emplacements and extensive mine fields behind it. Occupation force increased to seven full divisions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Denmark
North Sea
Britain
Jammer Bay
Kaiser for President to Meet in Chicago
Chicago attorney Van ders Gray, longtime Kaiser club chairman, announced a meeting on April 7 for Republicans who favor shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser as their presidential nominee. Gray noted Kaiser seeks no political affiliation, while supporters urge his selection as the Republican candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rep
Vanders Gray
Henry J. Kaiser
President Club
Kaiser
Gray
Army Restores Christ Worship On Kwajalein Atoll
On Kwajalein Atoll natives grateful for deliverance from Japanese rule say the Americans brought Christ back. Major Gen. Charles H. Corlett reports the Seventh Army Division won the southern part of the atoll and granted permission for religious services on an island where Christians had not been allowed for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwajalein
U. S. Army
Central Pacific
Kwajalein Atoll
Charles H. Corlett
Corlett
Seventh Army
Busy Bee Club meets at Lipps home in February
The Busy Bee Club met at Mrs. Elmer Lipps home with six members present. The group scheduled its next gathering with Mrs. Mary Marshall on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonilla
Busy Bee Club
Lipps Bonilla
Elmer Lipps
Mary Marshall
House Appropriations Hearing Details on 1945 Commerce Bill
A Reconstruction Finance Corporation spokesman Henry A Mulligan treasurer spoke during a House appropriations committee hearing on the 1945 commerce appropriation bill held Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Henry A. Mulligan
House Appropriations Committee
British Payment on War Supply Debt
Washington dispatch states Britain has paid $100,000,000 of $390,000,000 borrowed from the United States to fund wartime supplies contracted in this country, indicating progress in settling the war debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Alpena Easy Aces Meet At Aisenbreys
Alpena card club gathering at the home of Mrs. K. T. Aisenbrey Monday evening featured a dessert luncheon. Bridge prizes were awarded to Mrs. Harold Neuharth and Mrs. Lyle Freeman. Other guests listed include Mrs. Harold Neuharth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena
Easy Aces
K. T. Aisenbrey
Harold Neuharth
Lyle Freeman
Star Frankfurters Offer Big Flavor With Low Points
An advertising narrative extols Star Frankfurters for being large and nourishing while offering few meat points. It promotes serving them baked broiled or simmered and provides a peppered recipe for Blanketed Star Frankfurters with bread mustard butter and toothpicks, including baking and heating hints.
Local society notices name three hostesses
Mrs. Tom Kesser, Mrs. Howard Peters and Mrs. Mark Atwood are listed as the three event hostesses in the society page. The note highlights their roles in organizing upcoming community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kesser
Howard Peters
Mark Atwood
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