Stilwell Receives Four-Star Army Promotion in Senate
Warren Stilwell 61 from China Burma India theater gains temporary full general rank. Senate confirmation sets number of active four star officers at five including Mar ll Howe MacArthur Arnold and Malin. Stilwell credited by Military Affairs Committee for Burma campaign success. other major generals named include Tryon, Doe, Iggins, Wiley, and O'Dwyer among others.
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Warren Stilwell
China
Burma
Senate
George C. Marll
Dwight D. Hower
Supreme Allied
Europe
Douglas Mackhur
Southwest Pacific
H. H. Arnold
Malin
Stilwell
Dely
Senate Military Air Committee
Robert Tryonrick
San Francisco
Jensson Doe
Chicago
Gerald Iggins
Buhl
Idaho
Price Wiley Daniel
New al
Ind
James Alward van
Coytesville
N. J
George Taylor
Portland
Ore
Draper William Canham
Miss
Hugh French Thom Hoffman
Fort Smith
Ark
Huston Church
Frederick
William O'Dwyer
New York
Four Punished Sons Are Missing From Home
Kansas City report says Mrs. Martin Decker told police her four sons Clinton 9 Johnnie 12 Don 13 have not been heard from since they left home Monday. She says they left a note from the woodpile claiming punishment for smoking cigars and saw wood.
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Kansas City
Martin Decker
Clinton
Johnnie
Don
Town to Town Theater Troupe and Shakespeare’s Final Play
Readers seek definitions for itinerant actors called troupe players using any building as a stage. They ask what a theatrical angel is and inquire about Shakespeare’s last completed play. Horoscopes describe traits for August 10 birthdays including intellect and family balance. Industry hints advise courteous remarks about new inlaws and health cautions.
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William Shakespeare
Barnstormers and stage backers in early theater
The item defines Barnstormers as a group and describes a non professional backer of a theatrical venture or a player. It notes Henry VIII finished in 1611 and references related historical context.
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Barnstormers
Administrator's Notice for Marvin Lynn Wise Estate
Mrs. M. L. Wise announces as administrator of the Marvin Lynn Wise estate in Guilford County North Carolina that all claims must be presented by July 26 1945 or be barred. Creditors with debts against the estate should pay promptly. Dated July 26 1944 at 619 Wesley Place.
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Marvin Lynn Wise
Guilford County
North Carolina
M. L. Wise
Wesley Place
Forward High Point It Is Always Ahead
Casual reflections by W A Bivins recall J J Farriss and High Point leaders who built industry and community. The piece contrasts local pride with national press roles and ends with a Methodist church bulletin prayer about welcoming love and fellowship.
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Farriss Avenue
J. J. Farriss
Wrenn
Ate
Tomlinson
J. J. Farviss
High Point
Tamilar Souter
New Yo Times
America
Associated Press
Woodrow Wilson
First Methodist Church
Marines Adopt Cigarette Lighters in Tropic Service
World War I may popularize the lighter as the wrist watch. A Marine Corps combat correspondent says about three of ten Marines who smoke carry lighters and usually one of the trio has two. Jungle humidity and perspiration ruin matches and temper.
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South Pacific
Marine Corps
Farmer claims corn grew six inches in 36 hours
In Greencastle Indiana Clarence Ragan camped beside a healthy corn stalk and reported hearing sounds he believed indicated growth. A measuring stick showed the plant gained six inches in 36 hours.
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Greencastle
Ind
Clarence Ragan
Maquis Sabotage and Panic Impair German Evacuations
Allied reports from Irun and Hendaye describe Maquis actions disrupting German evacuation routes in southwestern France. Resistance fighters target supply lines and communications, spreading fear among remaining German troops near the border while morale among locals increases through public defiance and songs.
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Irun
Spain
France
Virginia resident returns tax slip with demand for $1.07
A Richmond reader found a tax notice showing $1.07 still due and included a note asking to cash the check. The slip was endorsed on the back with Please cash this check.
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Richmond
Virginia
Internal Revenue Office
Coast roads seen as escape routes for Germans
The report notes that while the Mediterranean controls the area, roads along the coast from Brittany to the Pyrenees still serve as possible escape routes for German forces. The observation underscores ongoing mobility concerns in the coastal defense plan.
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Mediterranean
Brittany
Pyrennes
Wheat on hand in southwest reaches 2.16 million bushels
The Santa Fe railroad estimated on Aug 9 that 2,160,000 bushels of wheat remain stored on the ground in the southwest.
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Peka
Kans
Santa Fe Railroad
Four Labor Stoppages Idle 28,000 in U.S. and Canada
Four work stoppages accounted for most of about 28,000 idle today in labor disputes across the United States and Canada. Major disruptions involved General Motors gear and axle plants in Detroit, Midwest truck drivers, Wright Aeronautical in three Paterson plants, and Montreal tramways, with 16 other disputes idle nationwide.
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United States
Canada
General Motors
Detroit
Midwest
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson
N. J
Montreal
Que
Dodge
Afl-Cio
Lois Andrews to Wed Topping in November
Hollywood reports Lois Andrews plans to marry Jack Topping in New York this November. Andrews, divorced from Jessel two years ago, visits with her three year old daughter Jerilynn. Topping is the son of millionaire John Reed Topping and brother of sportsman Dan Topping, husband of actress Sonja Je. Dvinsk was a center of the flax industry before World War I.
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Hollywood
Dion Sceerge
Donce Toor
Pease
Dian Eour
Jack Topping
New York
Novemeber
Miss Andrews
Jessel
Jerilynn
Topping
John Reed Topping
Dan
Sonja Je
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