LCI Elsie Named Rough Lady Aboard Anzio Run
Aboard an LCI off Anzio, crews report heavy seas and seasickness while delivering supplies to the fighters. Skipper Frederick W. Ahearn, 24, of Wollaston Massachusetts, and Executive Officer Lt. Low Johnson recall the craft Elsie as rough yet reliable during invasions Sicily and Anzio.
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Anzio
Elsie
Frederick W. Ahearn
Ahearn
Naples
Mal de Mer
United States
Holy Cross
Columbia Unity
New York
Ellington Road
Wollaston
Mass
Ig) Low- Johnson
Third St. T. Minn
Ocean
Midipman
Northwesterniversity
California
Los Angeles
Harold Favilla
Downey Road
Jasper Lopiceolo
East 74Th St
George J
Holmden Ave
Cleveland
Portark
Destina
Atlantic
Johnson
Bridge bidding at duplicate match results and errors
West dealer on a match point duplicate with both sides not vulnerable. South opens 1a in a 7 card suit before pass. The article notes South’s fatal mistake by overreaching at a part score and stressing that duplicate play still requires disciplined bidding rather than aggressive contests.
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South
West
East
ATC Seeks WAC Recruits Across Global Bases
The Air Transport Command launches a large WAC recruiting drive from High Point offering ages 20 to 50 enlistment with job and base choice. Overseas postings include United Kingdom Africa India Pacific and Alaska as part of the plan to ferry planes and cargo worldwide. The Miami recruiting team operates at 309 North Main Street showing a film The Mission of the Air Transport Command with details at Room 216 of the Post Office building.
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Army
North Main
Enterprise
Air Transport Command
High Point
Women's Army Corps
Roy Braden
America
ATC
Braden
WAC
Service Command
United Kingdom
North
Africa
India
Pacific
Hawaii
Alaska
Miami
North Main Street
Post Office
Three Plead Guilty To Murder Charge
In Asheville on April 18 three defendants pled guilty to second degree murder in the death of W. A. Jones. Loyd Philips 17 of Swannanoa Mrs Sue Virginia Hagan Penland 20 of Asheville and Miss Ruth Shepherd 20 of Asheville faced impending judgments as Superior Court Judge Zeb V Netles planned to hear testimony today.
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Asheville
Superior Court
Zeb V. Netles
W. A
Bus) Jones
Weaverville
Loyd Philips
Swannanoa
Sue Virginia Hagan Penland
Ruth Shepherd
Phillips
Penland
Bank cashier pleads guilty in Rowland bank shortage case
D J Pleasants former cashier of the Bank of Rowland was sentenced to seven to ten years after a plea to violations of banking laws tied to an alleged 77000 shortage at the bank.
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Lumberton
D. J. Pleasants
Bank of Rowland
Yankee Doodle First Sung by American Troops in Revolution
A note records that Yankee Doodle was first sung by American troops during the Revolutionary War, marking an early cultural moment tied to patriot troops and wartime morale.
Bomber Missing and the story behind a Young Pilot
INS staff correspondent recalls Flight Officer Edward T. Brodnax MIA as of June 28 1943 born March 31 1919 from Bastrop Texas LSU educated plantation operator who loved music and girls and dreamed of returning home with his crew. He was one of ten aboard the B 17 Thunderbird crew who disappeared diving toward the sea after last seen with other bombers.
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Fortress Base
England
Edward T. Brodnax
Mia
Army
Boamer Street
Bastrop
Sale
Louisiana State University
Kelly
Coleman
Texas
Randolph Field
Brad
Air Force
Jim
Brad Faces Last Rail Reflections After Raid
The passage follows Brad as he returns with weary soldiers and reflects on combat's impact on his future. He discusses his mother and shares a family history found in an old bookshop, touching a volume that connects to Benjamin Franklin and Philadelphia's 1731 circulating library.
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Brad
Brodnax
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
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SSS Tonic
Josephine Culbertson
South Pass
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Brod
Wachovia
Bank and Trust Company
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Federal Reserve System
Meritas
Merita
CNH
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