New Britain Drive Heralds Strategy Shift Invasion
The New Britain invasion threatens Rabaul and signals a strategic setback for Japan as MacArthur lands on Arawe. The timing with President Roosevelt’s return underscores Cairo Teheran goals to crush Germany and strip Japan of empire. A successful push could open a 1000 mile hole in Japan’s outer defense from New Guinea to Ponape.
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Gained Weight Backed By Widely Known High Point Resident
Mr. W L Winslow of 2107 English St High Point endorses Dr Foster's L K as relief for nervous indigestion loss of weight appetite insomnia and related ailments. He credits improved sleep appetite strength and weight gain to L K and urges others to seek the genuine product at leading drug stores.
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G. A. Foster
Foster
W. L. Winslow
English St
DR. Foster
L-K
Bronchu Line Emulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
An advertisement from Mann Drug Store touts Bronchu line Emulsion for bronchial coughs and irritations. It claims fast relief, easier sleep, and that often half a bottle suffices, with money back if not satisfied.
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Mann Drug Store
Dullmas In Offing For Nazis Dullmas In Offing For Nazis
Stockholm reports end of year gloom as Goebbels outlines a grim Christmas for Germany. Propaganda promises each child a toy and a home made gift amid raids, shortages, and mass executions by the Gestapo. Major newspapers warn the festive season will be dull with destroyed homes and blacked out streets.
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Stockholm
Paul Joseph Goegbbels
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Reich
Voelkischer Beobachter
Rheinnisch West - Faelische Zeitung
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
The Fixer Debates Framing San Francisco Mayors
Jim Leary weighed two ways to itemize 42 mayor portraits in city hall. He chose a cautious phrasing, listing 42 photographs of former mayors in the official inventory.
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San Francisco
Jim Jim Leary
Dead Sea Lies 1300 Feet Below Sea Level
The Dead Sea sits 1300 feet below standard sea level, marking its status as the Earth’s deepest landlocked point. This extreme altitude difference highlights its unique geological and geographical position within the region.
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Dead Sea
Dr. C Sylvester Green Named Editor of Durham Morning Herald
Dr C Sylvester Green resigns as president of Coker College Hartsville S C to become editor of the Durham Morning Herald succeeding Capt L S La Prade who leaves for Allied military government service Green will work part time until June 1 when he takes full duties He will keep graduate work at Duke and advise religious activity there Fred L Honey named managing editor after 19 years on Herald staff
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C. Sylvester Green
Coker College
Hartsville
S.C
Durham Morning Herald
L. S. la Prade
Green
Duke University
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Ward cake mystery and Slim Pickens nickname
A side column by Myrtle Gaylord notes a ward meal where all patients eat cake except one. A nurse asks the patient his name and he replies I am Pickens nicknamed Slim. The exchange highlights permission questions about cake in hospital dining.
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Myrtle Gaylord
Pickens
Washington Brothers Served as Marines Leaders
Lawrence Washington, brother of George Washington, served as an officer in the U S Marines. Major Samuel Nicholas was the first commandant of the U S Marines.
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Lawrence Washington
George Washington
U. S. Marines
Samuel Nicholas
U. S Marines
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