Beedle Smith Ike’s shadow chief of staff and organizer
Lt Gen Walter Beedell Smith, Eisenhower’s blunt loyal aide, is described as the ideal chief of staff. He handles detail, keeps plans on track, and works from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on call 24 hours. Married to Mary Eleanor Cline, he has guided European operations since 1942 and played a key role in logistics and strategy.
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London
Walter Bedell
Beedle” Smith
Dwight D
Ike” Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Beedle
Gen. Marshall
Marshall
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Smith
Europe
Marne
Chateau Thierry
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Prugpians
Ike
Anotom
Churchill
Scotland
Supreme Command
France
Mary Eleanor Cline
Washington
Women Shorts on Streets Provoke Monahans Ordinance
In Monahans Texas the city council, by emergency ordinance, bans women from wearing shorts on the street. Mayor Ed Duffey supports the measure as popular. women who appear in shorts are told to go home and dress. No arrests have been made and warnings are rarely repeated.
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Monahans
Tex
Ed Duffey
Giant searchlights target flying bombs for public safety
London reports giant searchlights once used against German bombers are now aimed at flying bombs to let civilians track their path and seek cover.
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London
England
Effie Cherry of Cherry Sisters Dies at 87 in Cedar Rapids
Effie Cherry last of the Cherry sisters died in a Cedar Rapids nursing home after a fall and broken hip. The famed Floradora Days duo rose to fame in New York under Oscar Hammerstein, performing as the Vegetable Twins of the Stage before aging out of show business. Effie twice ran for mayor here on reform platforms, but was defeated.
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Effie Cherry
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Effie
Addie
New York
Hammerstein
Olympic Theater
E Iough
Strand Theater
Clerk of court recalls patience under probing inquiries
Mrs. Florence Allen of the county clerk’s office reports a caller sought information about a man named David believed to be the husband of the caller’s maid. Unable to identify the surname or charges, Allen checked warrants for several Daves before forwarding the inquiry. She hopes future questions include the person’s name.
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Florence Allen
M. W. Nash
Allen
David
Daves
Mrs. Allen
Old Fashioned Fame Fans Cling to Moral Dress Code
The article notes fans praising era style over modern clothing and calling current fashion immoral as they celebrate past celebrities. It highlights a stance against contemporary dress and a defense of traditional attire.
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