Labor Unions Spur Resistance Across Occupied Europe
Reports from New York indicate old trade union movements form the core of resistance in occupied countries. Leaders from French National Liberation, Italian workers, and continental affiliates guide clandestine activities, publish underground papers, and plot sabotage against the Germans and local Quislings.
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New York
Green
Murray
Versailles
Committee of National Liberation
Algiers
General Confederation
Naples
Mr. X
Giustizia
France
Il Duce
Petain
Cope Gener
Berlin
Vichy
War News and Personal Impressions From The Front
Reports describe harsh wartime conditions with forced labor and long shifts in factories, revolts by French miners, and coercion by naval officials. Remark notes Ike and Montgomery’s leadership styles and speculation about their rapport, while detailing a visitor's praise for Eisenhower’s focus on results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Renereen
Africa
Italy
Eiseners
Skoda
New York
Ike
General Montgomery
Rommel
Take One Step At A Time With Your Income Tax Return
The article guides taxpayers to use the instruction pamphlet and worksheets, gather key figures such as total 1943 income, taxes withheld, 1942 tax, and estimated tax, and follow directions to compute returns on long or short forms. It notes potential delays in internal revenue help and suggests seeking a reliable adviser if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa ‘Ore
Internal Revenue
Eisenhower backs Montgomery and likens it to his fun
In a wartime briefing Eisenhower defends Montgomery's actions and promotes teamwork. He contrasts Patton with Allied leadership and praises cooperation as essential for the invasion. The article notes airfield preparations at Lagens and Heroismo and air support from RAF and USAAF forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Patton
London
Archipelago
Lagens
de Heroismo
Raf Mach
USAAF
United Ae Marine
Runways Expand Ocean Patrols From Azores Base
The text notes reduced U-boat depredations due to acquiring the Azores as a base. Aerial patrols now cover former ocean blind spots, with urgency behind leasing the islands. The British Admiralty promptly sent the aircraft carrier HMS Fencer after Dr Salazar signed the lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azores
mid-Atlantic
Dr. Salazar
H.M.S
Idea sparks war bond sales in 1878 clipping
Pete Reilly a state employee read a clipping in an Abilene Kansas paper from 1878 that proposed social hugging for money with varying prices and a chromo as a bonus. The excerpt inspired him to apply a humorous angle to encourage war bond purchases.
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Topeka
Kas
Pete Reilly
Abilene
Ration Roundup Waste Cooking Fats And Shell Fuel Note
Ration guidance lists book and stamp validity dates for meats fats and processed foods. It notes gasoline and lube coupons, shoe stamps, and the value of waste cooking fats to produce glycerine for military shells, urging saving waste fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L'Uel
Senate group opens probe into foreign oil dabbling
A special Senate committee from three regular committees will investigate American involvement in foreign oil. Its first task is the $165,000,000 pipeline project to move crude from the Persian Gulf to Mediterranean ports for U.S. tankers. The committee succeeds the Commerce Subcommittee which postponed hearings this week on the petroleum issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
U.S
Senate Interstate Commerce
Prison guard reports radio stolen from car inside walls
Joseph L. George, a Folsom prison guard based in Sacramento, reported to the sheriff that his radio was ripped from his automobile while it was parked inside the prison compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sacramento
Calif
Joseph L. George
Folsom
Convoy Vessel Sunk With 1,000 Soldiers Lost
The army reported the sinking of an allied troopship in European waters due to enemy action. About 1,000 American soldiers were aboard and were not landed in Britain, with roughly 1,000 saved. Details were sparse, and the date was withheld for security reasons.
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Washington
Egeat
Britain
Mediterranean
Iceland
Hemisphere
Army
Navy
Atlantic
Wisdom and Zodiac Notes for Feb 19
Quick quiz answers reveal Mt. Vernon Virginia Venus and a bee hive collection. Horoscope notes a conscientious birthday with travel interest and expanding social and business life through the year.
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Mt. Vernon, Va
Hints on Etiquette and Sunday Horoscope Portrait
The text offers guidance on controlling temper in small matters and notes that a birthday reader may show deep passions and intense loves and hates. It suggests pride and leadership, perseverance helps future success, and warns against stubbornness. It predicts a well ordered mind with travel, literature, and occult interests plus possible eccentric temper swings.
Radio Schedule Friday February 18 War Time Programming
A detailed Friday February 18 radio lineup lists programs across two hours for wartime adjustments with network changes noted. It includes dramas, serials, music, news reports and guest appearances from Portia Faces Life to Fred Waring, World News, Tropicana, Lone Ranger, and more with times ranging from 6:00 pm to 11:15 pm Eastern War Time.
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Portia
Dick Tracy
Archie Andrews
Bill
Landt
Jack Armstrong
Chick Carter
Mos
Farrel
Quincy Howe
America
Tim Healy
Lyn Murray
Jert Sullavan
Cbs
Volney
Lowell Thomas
Henry J. Taylor
Biu-We World News
Fred Waring
Nbe-Berlé
Nero Wolfe
de Palton Lewis, Jr
Johnson Family
De-Bae
Dancing Music Orchestra
cbs-Disi
Kaltenborn
Lucille Manners
Kate Smith
Cecil Brown
Parker Family
Fulton Oursier
Navy
Great Lakes
Freedom of Opportunity
Abe Lyman
Cbe
Gabriel Heatter
Moe
Bob Ripley
Mte
Ewster
Oda
Amons
Andy
Garry Moore
Jimmy Durante
John W. Vandercook
Tia
New York Boat Broadcasting
Lulu
Dia
Bill Stern
Nbe
Che
Tropicana
Nazis Find Churchill is Good Poker Player
Lisbon reports Nazi propaganda claiming Prime Minister Churchill’s statesmanship rests on his skill as a poker player. Robert Ley in Der Angriff asserts Churchill is a master of bluff and misdirection, using a “sambler’s” approach to irritate opponents and mislead them.
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Churchill
Lisbon
Robert Ley
Labor Front
der Angriff
Ley
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