Willacy County Chronicle Editor Praises Weekly Papers
Carl R. Miller salutes the value of weekly newspapers during Newspaper Week. He notes Willacy county’s 14,000 residents and his own 52 weekly pages totaling 61,000 inches of news, including army and war-front reports, local events, and ads. He urges editors to maintain high standards and readers to support their hometown papers.
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Carl R. Miller
Willacy
Rio Grande Valley
Willacy County
Dallas Morning News
Pacific
War Department
Cpl
Oran Taylor
English Channel
Jose Charlie Knowles
Berlin
Rosales
Lyford
Sebastian
San Perlita
Lasara
Stillman Tract Home
Baptist Church
Trading Post
B. V. Crowell
America
United States
Ymondville
Texas
Awaiting Justice in Belgium Prisons and Internment Camps
The Belgian News Agency reports about 60,000 people are held in prisons and internment camps awaiting justice. Forty five commissions have been formed to advise the Minister of Justice on potential prisoner releases or trials.
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Belgium
Sun Center Temperature Estimate
A science note asserts the solar core temperature is not more than 180 900,000 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating an upper limit based on available observations and models.
Being Tested Stratocruiser transport to carry 100 passengers
Boeing announces a postwar stratocruiser derived from the B 29. The four engine airliner would reach 400 mph top speed, cruise at 340, ceiling 30000 feet, and pressurized cabin. It aims 3500 mile non stop New York to London flights with 100 passengers or 35000 pounds cargo.
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Washington
Boeing Aircraft Company
New York
London
Praise for Women in Radar Roles During Battle of Britain
Sir Robert Watson-Watt credited the women of England with the patience conscientiousness and diligence to operate radar which helped win the Battle of Britain and advance radio location devices.
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Robert Watson-Watt
England
Britain
History of the Kohi Noor Diamond Traced to Year 13
The history of the Kohi Noor diamond traces to an early period and references involve legend and documentation from long ago. Analysts note its fame across empires and later possession by various rulers and traders before the modern era.
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Kohinoor
Ration Books and Wartime Price Guidance for Armed Forces
Questions cover surrender of ration books for service members and issuance of coupons for home visits, retailer delivery policies under one dollar, destruction or exchange of canning sugar coupons, requirement of a permit to sell a tractor, and keeping Wartime Prices labels. Readers are advised to obtain the Consumers News pamphlet or Blue Book from Wartime Prices and Trade Board offices.
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Consumers’ News
Prices and Trade Board
Churchill in Paris Finds Personal Satisfaction in Liberation
During his Paris visit Prime Minister Churchill stayed in the royal suite at Qua dOrsay, a room once used by Marshal Goering during the occupation. Eden accompanied him, and Goering’s adjoining room also housed him at times, marking a symbolic return to the city.
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Churchill
Paris
France
Mr. Churchill
Qua d'Orsay
Marshal Goering
Eden
Youth belief on postwar jobs in Canada
R. E. G. Davis of the Canadian Youth Commission told a Toronto audience that 80 percent of Canadian youth doubt private industry can supply all postwar jobs without government aid.
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R. E. G. Davis
Canadian Youth Commission
Toronto
Gratuity uptake for war service falls short of expectations
Ottawa survey shows fewer than 41 000 of about 195 000 discharged or casualty personnel have applied for war service gratuities under new legislation. Applications available at naval military and air force bases and veterans affairs offices. Dependents of those killed can apply by letter with required details. Payment to begin early next year, with processing time delaying January disbursements.
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Navy
Army
Air Force
Ottawa
Canada
Pensions Department
Department of Veterans Affairs
Western Hemisphere
West Indies
Newfoundland
South America
Aleutians
Iceland
Greenland
Home Defence
Kiska
Military Chief Dreaver Led Saskatchewan Reserve War Push
Chief Joe Dreaver of Mistawasis reserve in Saskatchewan led 14 eligible men into the Canadian Army at war’s start. His son Harvey Dreaver was killed in Italy on Oct 6, while Pte Sam Dreaver of Leask was wounded. Dreaver, a First World War veteran, serves with the Veterans Guard of Canada in Medicine Hat.
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Dreaver
Saskatoon
Harvey Dreaver
Italy
Sam Dreaver
Leask
Sask
Harvey
Veterans Guard of Canada
Medicine Hat
Alta
George
Henry
Myrtle
C.w.ac
Gladys
R.C.A.F
W.D
Smile a While Humorous Vignettes Mix of Quips and Jokes
A light page of quick one liners and anecdotes features a soldier-sgt clash over striking a sergeant with evasive replies. Household quarrels include a daughter’s marriage postponement, a husband lamenting wives’ clothes, and thin walls provoking mockery. Childish thrift and insurance punchlines close the column.
Popular ambassador in China praised by Canadian tour party
Yun spokesman for a group of 20 Chinese industrialists and professionals touring Canada said in Ottawa that Maj. Gen. Victor Odlum, the Canadian ambassador to China, was the most popular diplomatic representative in that country. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
Pattern 4668 shirtwaist frock for many sizes
Anne Adams Pattern 4668 offers a shirtwaist frock in sizes 12 through 48. Fabric needs vary with size. size 36 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Order by sending 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg, with name address size and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Goering Moves Belongings From East Prussia Lodge
Reichsmarshal Goering sent fifteen trucks filled with paintings and possessions from his Rominten Forest hunting lodge to Berlin weeks before the Russian offensive. The Rominten estate, once tied to the Hoherzollern family, features two wings and a glass gallery amid a deer and wild boar rich forest. The article asserts the Russians captured the lodge, noting Goering’s private hunch proved correct.
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East Prussia
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Goering
Berlin
Rominten Forest
Hoherzollern
Kaiser Wilhelm
Red Army
New York Herald Tribune
Kings of Egypt Traced Beyond First Dynasty
Researchers trace named rulers of ancient Egypt further back than the first dynasty, which began around 3400 B.C., pushing the timeline of kingship deeper into Nubian and pre-dynastic periods.
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Egypt
GE announces silicone based rubber from sand
General Electric reports a new synthetic rubber made largely from sand. The material, called silicone, derives from silica and shares its base with glass, yielding a bouncing putty like substance.
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General Electric Company
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