Hosiery to be made of rayon under wartime rules
The Office of War Information reports that 85 percent of women’s hosiery this year will be rayon with no stocking rationing planned. Quality will take precedence over sheer color variety, prices fixed by ceilings, and only five colors allowed per style. Bure Berry, former Navy All America halfback, reportedly downed two Japanese Zeros in early South Pacific flight minutes.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
Bure Berries
Navy
South Pacific
Naval Pensacola Air
Air field Japs built at Attu finally examined by Americans
On Attu Island the Japanese had a 1000 yard air strip under construction with rails and dirt cars but no usable surface. American troops, after taking Holtz Bay area, noted right hand drive trucks with clever gear, abandoned vehicles and a large supply of food and ammo. The field required five days of modern engineering to be flight ready and had been built despite harsh terrain and minimal protection.
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William L. Worden Holtz
Bay
Attu
Bay Shore
Holtz
Holtz Bay
Harts Beach
Frank Culin
Tucson
Ariz
Albert V. Hartl
Bismarck
N. D
Beadle County Residents Visit and Travel Headlines
Beadle County brief notes show Betty Giard of Huron visiting Hannah Hilkemeier. Aberdeen visitors Charlies Meyer and Sam Davis join Memorial Day trips. Mrs Artie Hart travels to Iroquois to see daughter and son in law Ralph Atkins. Otto Dobratx visits from Aberdeen with wife and daughter.
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Herman Meyer
Helen Larson
Guy Thomas
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mitchell
Karna Nelson
A. F. Armstrong
Huron
Erwin Gross
Marvin Reimath
Regulations Simplified for Work Shoe and Boot Ration
MINNEAPOLIS June 3 The Office of Price Administration announced simplified rationing rules for men's rubber boots and work shoes. The agency also said snug fitting rubber caps and high boots over 10 inches will be made available to miners loggers linemen construction workers oil drillers quarry workers and clay extractors.
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Minneapolis
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Odd World War II artifact and a stray baseball note at Attu
A Harlem billet story recounts a curious brass hexagon box found in a gun position at Holtz Bay Attu Island on May 24. Intelligence officers test a similar object in water, asked what it is, while a Brooklyn outfielder Augie Galan is noted as starting as a shortstop and Don Cameron is mentioned regarding a offered cost for a youngster.
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William L. Word
Holtz Bay
Attu Island
Mit
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