British Indian Troops Push Fronts in Italy Advance
British Indian Eighth Army troops advance on both sides of the Arno river near Florence as Polish and Allied units press forward toward the river’s north bank. Casualties on the German side are reported as patrols probe enemy positions. In the U S section a new insect killer tech is announced for ground use.
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DME
Eighth Y
Up- Arno
Italy
Mtsto
Juro
7 Ae
Advertising and War Effort Shape Private Industry
The piece argues that wartime urgency pushed businesses to repurpose ad space and spotlight public service, noting manufacturers who aided the war gained trust. It reflects on advertising’s wartime role and the age old practice of art auctions in England dating back to the 17th century.
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Tal Pa
Fort
England
Butter Price Rise Expected As War Economy Tightens
Los Angeles reports OPA chief Chester Bowles warns butter point likely to rise due to scarcity. He says car fuel supplies will not improve for civilians and emphasizes production as cure for inflation and deflation, urging labor management agriculture and armed forces to share benefits.
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Los Angeles
Chester Bowles
OPA
Secret Service
Bowles
10th Airforce Planes Fly Over Salween Front
Chinese high command reports the 10th U S airforce based in India flew 60 sorties over Tengchung on the Salween river front. Lt General Randall directed incendiary bombing efforts though fire bombs failed to ignite the city. The bombardment claimed to demolish Japanese troops in range. Lungling, an old Burma road town, was reported captured by Chinese forces two days earlier.
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10Th
U. S. Airforce
India
Salween River
Tengchung
Yunnan
Russell FE. Randall
High Command
Burma Road
Lungling
Flight Commander Escapes The Nazis
Lt. Col. Beinie Lay Jr., Washington author and commander of a Liberator group, escaped German captivity and returned to England after his plane was shot down over Europe last spring. Lay wrote the film I Wanted Wings and helped Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker establish the U S Eighth Air Force.
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U.S
Beinie Lay
Washington
England
Eune
Lay
Ira Eaker
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Goodyear Workers Paint Corsair Fighters for Speed
Engineers at the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation coat Corsair fighters with glossy paint to reduce air resistance. Navy and Marine pilots fly the planes, which are rated over 400 miles per hour and reportedly gain at least five knots with the new finish.
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Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Navy
Soldier receives Purple Heart for France wounds
Pfc. Julius Boyles of the 329th Infantry has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action in France. He has served one year and spent two months overseas. His wife, Pauline Boyles, lives at 1533 South Main Street. Prior to service he resided here. The equator is about 24,902 miles long.
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Julius Boyles
France
329Th
Pauline Boyles
South Main Street
Pfc
Boyles
Odd Fellows And Rebekahs Hold Annual Fish Fry
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held a fish fry at High Point City Lake Park with G C Howard C A Hughes and G C Manly on arrangements. Notable visitors included Al M Lane rand master LOOL of NC and Mrs Lane John M Clapp grand secretary and Mrs Clapp state president Rebekahs and B Wyrick district deputy. Lane spoke on the order's work, urged backing for the government to win the war, praised the Goldsboro Old Folks and Orphans Home, and noted a statewide tour showing lodges thriving.
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Rebekahs
High Point City Lake Park
G. C. Howard
C. A. Hughes
G. C. Manly
Noble Grand
C. W. Watson
al. M. Lane
Greensboro
Rand
Lo.o.f
North Carolina
Lane
John M. Clapp
Burlington
Old Folks and Orphans Home
Goldsboro
Britons Save Across War-Tired Britain in Record Pounds
Postwar savings by Britons have surpassed 3 billion pounds with running totals nearing 5 billion pounds in various savings schemes. The figures reflect broad public thrift as households set aside funds after the war.
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London
Britain
Creatures Share Foxholes With Marines On Saipan
Sgt. Herb Schultz, a Marine combat correspondent, reports from Saipan that a friendly land crab a four inch giant toad and a lizard have kept him company in recent foxholes. The lizard even crawled inside his shirt.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Saipan
Island
Herb Schultz
Marine Corps
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