Chiggers From Woods Threaten Picnickers Across Regions
The column explains chiggers of the Leptus genus common from New York to Georgia and across the Midwest, their habitats in underbrush and blackberry bushes, how they attach to skin rather than burrowing, the itching and fever risk, and practical prevention like sulfur powder and carbolic solution.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Georgia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Japan
Survival and Intangibles Hover in Monday Column
A reflective diary style column muses on why the writer is present, then expands to survival in nature and a wartime Rome siege. The piece links war to freedom and family, noting American boys fight to protect home and the open, hopeful world they cherish.
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Rome
America
Postwar Japan to lose army and navy under UN plan
Pacific experts at the Bretton Woods conference foresee Japan stripped of its military and resources to deter future war. Manchuria Formosa Korea revenue roles would shift to China and UN powers. China favors limited occupation while reforms and reparations are debated. public opinion varies on lasting occupation.
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Sigrid Arne
Bretton Woods
N. H
Pacific
Japan
United Nations
T. F. Tsiang
Chungking
Cairo
Manchuria
Formosa
China
Korea
Tsiang
India
Australia
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Washington
Nash
Europe
Marines Learn To Speak Many Native Tongues
On Saipan and Tarawa Marines learn to communicate with diverse islanders as Inter-war phrases evolve. They encounter pidgin English in the Solomons and Gilberteses on Tarawa while Chamorros mix Spanish Japanese and Micronesian words. Marines study local tongues to aid operations and civilian interaction.
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Saipan
Solomons
Tarawa
Gilberts
Guilford County Realty Transfers High Point Area
Guilford County records list transfers in High Point Township including W C Idol and others to C F Williams Jr and wife for lots 19 and 20 in Wilson subdivision. J Waiser and wife to Harry B Culler for a Council street lot. Phipps and wife to Ezekiel Fowler and wife for Worth subdivision lot 5. Newton and wife to D L Culler and wife for a Council street lot. Gantt and wife to D L Culler for a Council street lot. Harrison Foust to Roscoe Sledge and wife for a Harvell street lot. Brinson and wife to Brownie P Wagner and wife for lots 125 and 126 in Roland Park. West and wife to High Point Memorial Hospital for a lot on Avery street. Wagner and wife to Bessie Hedgepeth McNeill for a Greensboro road lot.
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High Point Township
W. C. Idol
C. F. Williams, Jr
Wilson Subdivision
J. Waiser
Harry B. Culler
Council Street
Joseph
Harrison Foust
Roscoe BE. Sledge
Harvell Street
R. L. Brinson
Brownie P. Wagner
Roland Park
W. S&s West
High Point Memorial Hospital
Avery Street
Brownie Paul Wagner
Bessie Hedgepeth McNeill
Greensboro Road
Kerosene Outlook Sparks PAW Concerns and Ration Cuts
The PAW warns of a grim kerosene outlook and urges ration reductions where possible. The report notes language barriers on Sai pan with limited English, Marine commanders stressing Chamorro study as the Marianas objective unfolds. It records local island pronunciations for Sainan, Tinian, Guam, and Rota.
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Saipan
Marianas
Sainan
Tinian
Guam
Rota
Answers to three literary trivia prompts from 19th century notes
1. Henry C. Work wrote Marching Through Georgia. 2. Cy Warman was known as the poet of the Rockies. 3. Robert Burns wrote Tom O Shanter.
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Georgia
The
Rockies
Tom O'Shanter
Henry C. Work
Chicago
Cy Warman
Robert Burns
Barbara Grant Seeks Custody Of Her Child
Barbara Hutton Grant sues for sole custody of 8 year old Lance alleging former husband Count Haughwitz-Reveation exercised domination and rough treatment. She accuses him of taking Lance to Canada to pressure her, notes a large trust and prior transfers, and cites a six month custody plan. Barbara Grant is now married to Cary Grant.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Hutton Grant
Haughwitz-Reveation
Lance
Texas Sergeant To Keep German Jeep
Charley Bussey known as Rough Krauts and Used Car Lot Charley is celebrated for killing Germans near Pisa. He previously seized a German jeep and had it confiscated by officers. In recent spirited fighting, Bussey spotted five Germans and added five more dead to his tally. He vows to keep the trophy at the front if anyone tries to take it.
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FIETH
Pisa
Charley Bussey
Bussey
Charley
Big
Ries
Ice ration boosts morale for Marshall Islands troops
Local ice supply becomes a valued ration for U S Army units on the islands. The availability of ice cools drinks and aids daily life, with soldiers noting the improvement over tepid water.
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U. S. Army
Marshall B
INS
Marshalls
Islands
Ration Roundup Weekly Notes on 1945 Book 4 Stamps
OPA price and rationing news for the upcoming week details Book 4 token values for processed foods Meats and Fats stamps values five pounds each and sugar stamps for five pounds with specific expiry dates Canning sugar period ends February 7 1945. Airplane shoe stamps Book 3 valid indefinitely Fuel oil coupons mailing and renewal guidance for season periods 4 and 5 1 next year period D tasoline A-10 coupons valid in several states.
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OPA
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Army Attack Bomber Crashes Killing Two Near DANIEL FIELD
An army attack bomber from Daniel Field crashed about 10 miles east of here in South Carolina yesterday. The pilot Flight Officer Russell C. Landes of Muskegon Michigan and crew chief Private Robert E. Busby of Cadiz Ohio were killed. Dr Irvine T Haig Forest Service research scientist recently returned from Chile was appointed director of the Appalachian Station in Asheville.
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Daniel Field
Danield Field
Here
South Carolina
Anoun
Russell C. Landes
Muskegon
Mich
Robert E. Busby
Cadiz
Ohio
Irvine T. Haig
Forest Service
Chile
Appalachian Station
Asheville
Fragmented Verse Echoes of Cowper in Modern Reflections
A reader notes recurring lines from Cowper’s poetry and contemplates enduring memory and loss. The reflection pairs the poet’s peaceful hours with a void and hints at hope for a better world and renewed harvest.
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Leptue
Ar. Clendening
W. A. Bivins
Solomon
Library of Reference
Guilford County Realty
Jacobi
Halcyon
Barbara Grant
Texas
Fosters L K
G. A. Foster
WAC
WAC Womens Army Corps
Wacs
Women’s Army Corps
U.S. Army
Cowper
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