American Nurses’ War Service Praised By Col. Scott
Central Press correspondent notes Army and Navy nurses aiding soldiers in Sicily, Burma, Philippines and England. Describes nurses saving lives at front, boosting morale, and guiding convalescents back to duty or civilian life, with examples from Lt Col Nola Forrest and four Army nurses honored for bravery.
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San Diego
Cal
Army
Navy Nurse Corps
Navy
Sicily
Raymond Scott
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Philippines
Corregidor
Bataan
Perrin H. Long
Burma
John Henry Justus
Spartansburg
D. C
China-Burma- India
Justus
Lain Justus
Nola G. Forrest
MacArthur
Catherine Acorn
Boston
Forrest
England
France
J.g
Margaret H. Carey
Newtonville
Mass
Margaret Regina Mella
Army Nurse Corps
Camp Carson, Cole
Albuquerque lodging shortage spurs nightly lobby sleeps
In Albuquerque the INS reports more than 50 people per night unable to find hotel rooms in a single year. Travelers end up sleeping in hotel lobbies or station waiting rooms, highlighting a citywide accommodation shortage.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
She Shops Cash and Carry Doan's Pills Ad
An advertisement touts Doan's Pills for kidney and bladder relief. It claims tired kidneys cause backache and general fatigue and promises quick relief by flushing waste from the blood. The copy urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Doan
Jap Finds Pistol Is No Match For Rifle
A Japanese pilot parachuted from a disabled Zero at 250 feet, landed on a Marianas airstrip, and fired a pistol at American soldiers before being stopped by a 40 millimeter anti-aircraft gun and an aviation engineer with a carbine. Staff Sergeant Carroll W. Welch witnessed the episode from a control tower near the airstrip. His mother, Mrs Daisy Welch, lives in Macomb, Illinois. Cuba is increasing its cigar shipments to the United States.
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Army Air Forces
Pacific
UP Headquarters
INS
Carroll W. Welch
Macomb
Illinois
Welch
Marianas
Daisy Welch
West Washington Street
GI Veterans Make Croquet Mallets From Brooms
In the South Pacific a group of G I.s pass time after mess by playing croquet. Pvt Harold E Kuhl of Eugene Oregon fashioned mallets from broomsticks and heads from tentpoles. He used baling wire for hoops and painted them bright.
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Southwest Pacific
INS
G. I
Pacific
Harold E. Kuhl
Eugene
Ore
Kuhl
Army
Painters Say Shortage Hits Nationwide Trade
Painters and decorators from the Rocky Mountain states meeting in Salt Lake City report a need for 50,000 journeymen and 25,000 apprentices in the national painting and decorating trades.
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Salt Lake City
INS
Rocky Mountain States
American Patrol Kills Twenty Japs with 96th Infantry Division
A 12 man reconnaissance squad of the 382nd Regiment, led by S/Sgt. Austin, flanked a ridge west of Dagami. They pinned heavy sniper fire from spider holes, then Pvt. Einer Johnson and Seavey’s helper neutralized the snipers, enabling the company to assault a Japanese pillbox and count twenty enemy dead.
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96Th Infantry
Phi’ '. Pines
INS
Dagami
Austin, Lenvoy
Palestine
Seavey
Pfc
Einer Johnson
Soudan, Minn
Old Faithful Crono Leads Maine Certified Seed Potatoes
Maine figures show Old Faithful Crono remains the top potato variety in the state certified seed trade, preserving its dominant position among growers and seed suppliers.
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CRONO
INS
Maine
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