Railroads Plan To Care For Casualties Invasion Era
Washington June 1 Thousands of sleeping car passengers will ride in air conditioned comfort this summer as railroads prepare to move wartime casualties swiftly. The surgeon general orders freon ready for instant use, keeping sleeping cars in condition for evacuation. The plan details moving wounded from invasion stations to hospitals in England and onward to U S army transports and hospital trains. Trains with 220 patients each, staffed by trained attendants, will carry casualties to near debarkation hospitals or home miles away.
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James J. Strebig
Washington
Surgeon General
Traffic Con Division
Army Transpor Corps
England
U. S. Army
New York
Boston
S. C
Radio Schedule Highlights Late War Era Programs
A June radio grid lists programs across networks with multiple serials dramas and variety shows. Notable names include Jack Armstrong Captain Midnight Fred Waring and Kay Kyser style acts along with news reports and world commentary.
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Whde
Jack Armstrong
Biu-East
Zea Hound
Biu-West
Buri Ives
Hop Harrigan
Cbs Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs
Ted Husing
Tim Healy
Jack Armaareng
Jeri Sullavan
Volney Hurd
Fred Waring
Nbc
Bia Fulton Lewis, Jr
John Nesbitt
The
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Fanny Brice
F. Morgan
Cbs Broadcast of News
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Arthur
Abner
Henry Aldrich
America
Dixie
Cbs Dinte Human Adventures
Bing Crosby
Major Bowes
Gabriel Heatter
Nick Carter
Joan Davis
Nbe
Rob Burns
Che
Alfredo Antoninis
U. S. Navy
Cbs & Blu
Esso
News of the World
Baby Snooks
Aldrich Family
Kraft Music
Jack Haley
Abbott & Costello
Longines’ Symphonette
Army plans casualty transport network after invasion
Army officials outlined a plan to move casualties by rail after D day. Development began with a meeting of the army transportation chief surgeon general's office, rail groups, and railroad representatives. Each destination point has a joint representative authorized to approach the railroad general office. Movements likely start three to six weeks after D day, with railroads deemed to have done a great job and to be relied upon for the casualty movement plan.
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Army
Army Chief of Transportation
Surgeon General
Rass
International Military Committee
Association of American Railroads
Transportation Corps
Teachers Will Hold Meeting in Durham
The fourth annual meeting of the Institute for Teachers Mathematics will be at Duke University July 3-15 under Prof. W. W. Rankin. Lecturers include E. H. Hildebrandt of Northwestern, F. G. Dressel Duke V-12 navigation instructor, and Miss Beryl Schulz head of District of Columbia public schools division 1-9 mathematics.
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Durham
Institute For Teachers Mathematics
Duke University
W. W. Rankin
E. H. Hildebrandt
Northwestern University
F. G. Dressel
Duke
Beryl Schulz
District of Columbia Public Schools
German woman jailed for Wartime remark in Aachen
A German woman who said I had to run faster than Rommel in Africa was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Aachen. The Belgian news agency reported the decision today.
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London
Rommel
Africa
Aachen
Sweaters And Shorts Scarce This Season
Atlanta reports a supply forecast for 1944 45 showing fewer sweater girls and more woolen coats and suits amid a national exhibit of ready to wear. Birthrates push maternity fashions toward straight youthful lines and elastic fits. Shortage of boys shorts hints at more children’s cotton goods as war orders shape fabric allocation.
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Atlanta
W. E. Oettinger
Armed Services
Oettinger
Decettinger
Sam Wechsler’s dual wartime service pledges blood donor and Marine recruit
Nassau county resident Sam Wechsler has given nine quarts of blood to the Red Cross to be named county’s champion donor. After discussion with his wife he enlisted in the Marines and is now in basic training.
Women Employed Across United States Reach 17 Million
About seventeen million women are employed in the United States, highlighting a substantial participation in the workforce. The figure reflects ongoing gender inclusion in labor markets, with implications for economic growth and social policy.
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United States
Major Strikes In Detroit End With Walkouts Settled
In Detroit the last major wartime stoppage ends as Parke, Davis & Co. workers vote to restore production after a nine day walkout. About 1,900 Parke, Davis strikers join two plant workers returning to duty following appeals by CIO and local union leaders. Federal Mogul and Bakery Drivers also resume work after mass meetings and War Labor Board mediation.
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Detroit
Parke, Davis & Co
Federal
Parke, Davis
James Hoffa
AFL Teamsters Union
Samuel Hurst
Bulgaria Reported On Side Of Hitler
London dispatch notes Moscow radio assessment that Bulgarian rulers may plunge into ventures dictated by Hitler. The broadcast warns Bulgaria risks alienating the Allied powers while remaining at odds with Russia.
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Bulgaria
Hitler
London
Moscow Radio
Tler
United States
Britain
Russia
Ailing Mechanics to Fix Ailing Planes
Fort Logan residents plan to employ recovering air force mechanics to repair planes. The program aims to give convalescing personnel productive work and aid maintenance efforts at the air facility.
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Fort Logan
Colo
Air Force
Woman Reminds Self Of Duty At Radio Lab Bench
Chicago June 1 Helen Sanders 22, with three brothers overseas, posts a reminder at her radio laboratory bench: Absence, makes the war last longer. The sign urges workers not to shirk duty during wartime.
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Chicago
Helen Sanders
Robbers Take $20 as Victim Slips $400 Away in Bushes
LA report states Edward Jones was robbed of $20 at gunpoint yet tossed $400 into nearby shrubbery. After the assailants fled he searched the bushes but the $400 was missing.
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Los Angeles
Edward Jones
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