No Paradise for Reporters in New Guinea Frontline Visit
Correspondent Bill Bons reports from Sanananda as four U S Army Air Forces A 20s fly low over sodden jungle. He describes constant rain, air power mixed with ground combat, and daily routines of soldiers, medics, and Aussies near forward headquarters.
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Humid New Guinea
Bill Bons
New Guinea
Jan
Associated Press
Sanananda
U. S. Army Air Forces
Jey
Derse
Allied Forces
Port Moresby
Robert L. Eichelberger
West Point
Fred O'Brien
Cambridge
Mass
O'Brien
Peter Angelo
Wellesley
Jim Walker
Boston
Wild Bill” Comeau
Haverhill
Tufts Medical School
Georgetown
Creomulsion touted as a cough remedy
The advertisement warns that bronchitis or chest colds can lead to danger if untreated and touts Creomulsion as a fast acting, non narcotic cough medicine. It claims the remedy goes to the seat of trouble, loosens phlegm, aids nature, soothes inflamed membranes, and offers money back if it does not stop the cough.
Der Fuehrer Ten Years After His Rise to Power
AP compiles a reflective portrait of Adolf Hitler ten years after becoming chancellor. The article traces shifts in his military aura and leadership stance, from Mein Kampf to France policy, and notes changes in gender roles, marriage, religion, and church relations under Nazi rule.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hiter
Hitler
Swipch
Britain
Russia
England
Mussolini
Alps
France
der Fuehrer
Europe
Gestapo
Large Quantities of Food Sent North Africa Civilians
Britain has sent large quantities of food and other materials for North Africa civilians as an emergency measure. Supplies are marked with red white and blue labels bearing American British and French flags. The caption reads Delivered by the United Nations whose fleets rule the waves.
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London
United Nations
Britain
North Africa
Ministry of Production
Vast US Sick Days Cost Over a Billion Lost Daily
About 70 million Americans suffer illness causing more than one billion work and activity days lost each year according to national estimates. The data highlight widespread impact on productivity and daily life across regions and industries.
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United States
Nation Faces Postwar Order and War Supply Strains
The article outlines Allied aims for self-determination after the war, warns of fuel and rubber bottlenecks limiting production, and notes pending political effort by governments in exile. It also reports on wartime civilian planning, psychiatric care expansion, and guerrilla activity around Timor as Allied advances continue.
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British Isles
Germany
Europe
England
U.S.A
Buna
Ersatz Elastics
Octane
New York
Timor
New Guinea
Port Darwin
Dilli
MacArthur
Tokyo
Moto
Schoolmaster defies captain over house in Norway
Sixtus Andresen, Trollness schoolmaster, refuses captain Konig’s demand to evacuate his house. A confrontation follows as Konig orders the old man removed with guards. Soldiers beat and drag Sixtus from the porch while the autumn leaves drift by.
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Sixtus Andresen
Konig
Norway
Sixtus
Trollness
Yale Professors Elected to Connecticut Office Since 1910
Simeon F. Baldwin a Yale Law professor was elected lieutenant governor and Wilbur L. Cross dean of Yale Graduate School served as governor from 1930 to 1938. The note records two Yale affiliates attaining high state positions in Connecticut over the period.
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Yale University
Connecticut
Simeon FE. Baldwin
Wilbur L. Cross
Yale Graduate School
Today's Radio Programs Amid War Time Schedule
A dense listing of radio programs across hours from early evening to late night. The guide enumerates bands, serials, dramas, news, and variety acts with regional and network cues, noting times and program titles amid wartime broadcasts.
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Networka
Jack Armstrong
Vance Band
Chicago
Cbs-Boss
Farrel
Ben Bernie
Korn Kebblers
East Dock Armatrong
Walter Cassel
Cbe
Bill Stern
Phix
Lowell Thomason
Midnight
Fred Waring
Nbe
Eas! Coal
Amos and Andy
Cbs-Basic
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Harry James
Clm
Johnson Family
Mbh
Easy Aves
Cbs-Basi
Dancing Music Orchestra
Atories
Cbs
Dale Icon
People
Kay Kyser
Raymond G. Swing
Biu
B. Hughes
Gracie Fields
Mbhs
Ds National Radio Forum
WAACS WAVES SPARS WIRES thread count discussed
A reader asks what the thread count printed on bed linens indicates. The answer explains that thread count figures reflect the number of threads per square inch and relate to fabric feel and durability, not a guarantee of quality.
Lace the Number of Threads per Square Inch in Both Directions
The text discusses thread counts and weave closeness, noting higher counts yield denser fabric. It then mixes in a series of unrelated questions about historical massacres, colonial motives, Dutch royal matters, and cockfighting, offering brief statements or quotes rather than cohesive reportage.
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Fitch
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Johan Nygaardsvold
Poland
Kremlin
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Commerce
Jones
Old Dominion
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Eastman
Department of Agriculture
Army
Navy
Veterans Bureau
Albert Leman
Wall Street
LINK
Army Bureau of
A.B.C.A
India
Africa
South Sea
Bligh
Edge OF
William Woods
Kenig
NEA Service
Yale Governors
WAACS
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Women’s Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service
Naval
Coast Guard
Fort Mackinac
Pontiac
Canada
Holland
Juliana
S. Tonic
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