Cooks in England Feed Combat Troops Under Slum Burners
Sergt Clarence Schertz Iowa Falls Iowa known as Slum-Burner runs an Army kitchen at SS Base England feeding combat men nicknamed ground hogs while cooking for hunger and morale. He emphasizes meat and old fashioned cooking adapting to British equipment and dried foods.
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Dixie Tighe
May A. Preston
Tulare
Calif
Cnmen
Sergt. Schertz
Schertz
Pearl Harbor
Sibert
Do we have trees in the United States that do not grow in Europe
The text states that hickory magnolia sequoias and sassafras trees are abundant in America and are found only in fossil form in Europe. It asserts US trees do not grow in Europe.
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United States
Europe
America
Birthday Child of Courage Brings Notable Prospects
Today’s birthday child is courageous with keen perception and an analytical mind. They enjoy society travel and popularity and are driven by ambition. Their vocational affairs progress satisfactorily this year after some annoyance. An old friend or elderly stranger brings gladness and gain. Novel business methods will succeed. The child will seize favorable business opportunities and gain popularity with older people.
Etiquette Hint About Public Greetings
Nod and smile at people you know when you see them in a public place. Do not shout over the crowd or make yourself or them conspicuous in public venues.
Sunday Birthday Horoscope Hints At Individual Ambitions
Sunday birthday profiles describe ambition and energetic plans, with a tendency to follow personal courses despite advice. The text notes a happy home life, caution against fraud, and advises avoiding legal or government clashes, urging restraint in generosity and a refined, artistic birth outlook.
Draft Confusion Blamed On Military Dr Goebbels Warning
The piece references Dr Goebbels issuing a warning as Anzio battles rage. It laments lost happiness and warns of heavy fighting, with many facing a stark fate symbolized by wooden crosses in foreign soil.
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DR. Goebbels
Anzio
Neptune in Nettuno Encounter Shapes Allied War Tone
In a vivid wartime note, American and British troops realized their forces at Nettuno near Italy. The piece portrays Neptune as a symbol of sea power collecting Allied ships and gear in a grotto beneath the Tyrrhenian Sea while urging resolve as the Nettuno operation intensifies.
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Neptune
Tyrrhenian Sea
Nettuno
War Department
Anzio
Neptuno
Poll Tax Test Considered In Virginia Voting Plan
Roanoke attorney Moss A. Plunkett says a test of the poll tax as a voting prerequisite will occur soon. He cites a group including parents and wives of fighting Americans and Senator Joseph F. Guffey as attendees. A 21 year old Virginian would try to register without paying the tax, with a federal suit to follow if denied.
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Roanoke
Moss A. Plunkett
Plunkett
United States
Joseph F. Guffey
D-Pa
Arthur Dunn
New York
Dunn
Thomasville Boy Missing In Action In Italy
Thomasville reports Pvt. Charles E. Summey is missing in action in Italy since February 23. The 19 year old Army soldier entered service in May 1943, trained at Fort McClelland Alabama, went overseas in December 1943, landing in North Africa before Italy. He has two brothers in service, Lee in England and Everett at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Thomasville
Charles E. Summey
W. G. Summey
Italy
Fort McClelland
Ala
North Africa
Pvt. Summey
Pvt
Lee O. Summey
England
Everett Summey
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Gospel program at First Baptist church April 24
Richard Maxwell and Pat Withrow Jr will present a music and testimony program in army camps. Maxwell has 15 years on major networks. Withrow Jr is assistant superintendent of the Rescue Mission in Charleston and known as the Hymn Singer of the South. The note adds a separate line about U.S. national forest population growth.
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Thomasville
Richard Maxwell
Pat Withrow, Jr
First Baptist Church
Pat Withrow
Charleston
W. Va
South
Employers In Non War Plants Challenge WLB Authority
Three cases of employer defiance of the War Labor Board awaited presidential action. The Montgomery Ward & Co dispute, one of the cases, involves nonwar plants in Chicago and Kansas City and tests WLB jurisdiction over nonwar plant disputes. The issue may hinge on government authority and possible presidential seizure if needed.
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Washington
WLB
Montgomery-Ward & Co
Chicago
Kansas City
Jenkins Brothers, Inc
Esrt
Connecticut
Ken-Rabe and Lamp Corpn
Owensboro
Montgomery-Ward
War Labor Board
AFL Teamsters
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Critics Say Army Couldn't Make Up Its Own Mind
Critics argue the army failed to recognize that men under 26 make the best combat troops, despite Gen. Marshall warning months earlier. The piece traces shifting draft policies by age groups from Pearl Harbor to April, noting pressure to fill 18 to 26 quotas and the uncertain next group.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
George C. Marshall
Senate
Marshall
Congress
Army
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Forces
Armed Services
N A A C P Meeting and Local Club Notes April 1944
The N A A C P announces a meeting with guest speaker van C Taylor Ph D on April 16 1944 at the First Baptist church The public is invited A dinner was served at the Daniel Brooks center on April 10 with Rev J E Melton as guest speaker A large crowd attended The Patrician club met April 10 at Thomasville with William Adams hosting Two new members joined and annual ladies night planned The Heavens Quartet Gospel Singers perform April 16 at Temple Memorial Baptist church at 3 pm and the public is invited.
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N.A.A.C.P
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nts
van C. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Daniel Brooks Center
J. E. Melton
Patrician Club
Thomasville
William Adams
James W. Ross
M. L. Black
William Saunders
Melvin Black
Willis Hart
Boyd Brevard
Alonzo Holmes
Phillip Mitchell
Preston Rhinehardt
William Martin
Jack Bethel
Loise Simpson
Heavens Quartet Gospel Singers
Temple Memorial Baptist Church
Bomb Found in Vatican City Likely of British Origin
London dispatch reports Rome radio claiming a large time bomb found in the Sistine Chapel behind Michelangelo's Last Judgment. The German controlled report says the device appears British in origin and resembles bombs dropped by British planes on Balkan rebels.
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London
Rome Radio
Ssistine
Vatican City
Geran
Board Five Reclassifications Reported From April 12 Meeting
Local selective service board five issued reclassifications on April 12 affecting a wide list of individuals. Changes include many 1-A to 1-C ind, several 1-A to 2-B, with a few 3-A and 4-F updates and notes on exemptions.
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Local
Selective Service Board Five
Doughton Named Western Co Chair Of McDonald Advisory
Horton Doughton of Sparta has been named western co chair of the McDonald for governor advisory committee. He is the son of Rep. R. L. Doughton and works as a farmer and business man.
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Raleigh
Horton Doughton
Sparta
Western
Doughton
R. L. Doughton
Tri State Conference Of Orphanage Workers Held In Charlotte
The 39th annual meeting of the tri state conference of orphanage workers will occur in Charlotte on Tuesday and Wednesday. Members are workers in Methodist orphanages across the Carolinas and Georgia.
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Charlotte
Ilotte
Carolinas
Georgia
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