Behind the News and Drafts of Wartime Life
A wartime trend shows men facing discharge hurdles in defense plants, becoming jobless in a Navy war effort. The report threads through Army Air Forces officers and a rescued colonel, noting rising religiosity among soldiers and sailors. It also covers aviation politics, rivalries in the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, and industry spats that shape postwar competition. A Baltimore area tale of domestic help woes ends with quirky cat-centered hiring hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Adamson
Hans
Albany
New York City
Hans Christian Anderson
Washington
H.C
Tammany Hall
Pacific Ocean
Adamson
Army
Navy
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Ford and
Higgins
Guadalcanal
Buna
Tunis
Stalingrad
John H. Jouett
Interlopers
Wartime Constipation Advice Humor Piece
A fragmentary wartime column humorously recounts advice on diet and "bulk" to ease constipation. The speaker notes dietary changes and the impact on daily life, reflecting informal guidance from friends during wartime.
Winning the War by Albert N. Leman
The column argues peace makers must address Europe’s scattered peoples and compulsory migration. It cites Polish ministerial figures reporting over one million peasants displaced and another million deported to the Reich for slave labor, with a conservative death toll around 1.4 million from executions and gas chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert N. Leman
Europe
Greece
Poland
New York
Reich
Seventh Cross Scene at Camp Westhofen Dancing Ground
Lieut Bunsen endures Fahrenberg’s harangue then exits. He gazes at a map marked Camp Westhofen, places three compass circles around a red dot, and orders Bramewell to nail the map to a tree while the men assemble for instruction.
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Camip
Bunsen
Fahrenberg
Bramewell
Camp Westhofen
Escape Pursuit Ends In Mud and Shouts at Dancing Ground
Fugitives are surrounded near the Rhine circle as guards tighten lines at the Dancing Ground. Beutler is dragged in bloody rags and laughs through pain while Overkamp denounces the capture scene. Patrols order patching and more recaptures are expected tomorrow.
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Bramewell
Willich
Rhine
Liebacher Au
Fahrenberg
Zillich
Fillich
Beutler
Deserted villages haunted by ghost towns and resettlement plans
The piece surveys forced relocations from Czechoslovakia Poland Alsace Lorraine and Lowlands defense areas. It notes families moved with exacting order even leaving fresh linen, the desire of some exiles to remain in a free Germany, and the potential for postwar peace and justice as the United Nations reshapes Europe. It contrasts with metal prospecting for magnesium in North Carolina and the broader impact on postwar industry and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Alsace- Lorraine
Manhattan
Germany
United Nations
Bonanza
North Carolina Department of Conservation
Sam
Firestone War Tire now on sale with new features
The article proclaims eligibility for a certificate to obtain the new Firestone War Tire regardless of gasoline ration book status. It touts Firestone as a pioneer in rubber tires, claiming durability and safety with innovations like non skid tread and a vitamin-infused rubber formula called View.
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Firestone
Restone
America
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Douglas
Martin
Boeing
North American
Jouett
Andrew Jackson Higgins
James David Dingwell
Washington Gas Light Company
District of Columbia
Jim
Amesbury
Massachusetts
Maryland
Overkamp
Fischer
George Heisler
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Little, Brown & Co
King Features Syndicate
Book-of
Anna Seghers Illustrations
William Sharp
Poinus
Verdun
Marshal Petain
Admiral Leahy
Vichy
France
Benedict Zirnolds
Bache
Doyen
Armistice Commission
General de la Laurencie
Dunkirk
U. S
Speedway
Firestone War Fire Fs
Firestone Life Protectors
Firestone War Tire
SAZE
Restone Stores
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