RAF and US Bombers Hit Stuttgart and Targets Across Europe
Allied bombers pressed heavy raids across Germany and occupied Europe. RAF and American forces attacked Stuttgart and other rail hubs while missions over Brunswick Munich and Amiens cut lines and aimed at key junctions, with 50 British aircraft lost and large fires reported. American and British raids extended from Italy to Bulgaria as ongoing operations targeted rail networks feeding the Russian front.
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Munich
Germany
Amiens
France
Brunswick
Air Ministry
Stuttgart
RAF
English Channel
Naples
Italy
Sofia
Bulgaria
Russia
Eighth Air Force
Cologne
Essen
Bremen
England
Home Counties
le Mans
Paris
Yank Soldier Promotes U S Tobacco Overseas
Washington reports the National Association of Tobacco Distributors says American leaf and cigarettes will see strong foreign demand after the war. Joseph Kolodny urged lifting crop restrictions to expand tobacco acreage, arguing production must not hinder food needs.
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Washington
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Joseph
Agriculture Department
Kolodny
War Food Administration
WFA
Pattern for mother and daughter two piece outfits
Anne Adams Pattern Book offers a two piece design for both mother and daughter. Shirring at the neckline flatters both fits. Pattern 4635 comes in misses sizes 12–20 and women's 30–40 with Sunfrock version included. Send 25 cents to order, then mail to High Point Enterprise Pattern department.
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Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
New York
Plane crash recovery team sent to Patrick County
A Winston-Salem flying safety squadron dispatches two trucks and 20 enlisted men to Patrick County Virginia to aid in recovering bodies from a late night plane crash. Officials say the aircraft may have originated from Charleston South Carolina and that information should come from the Greensboro base.
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Army
Richmond
Army Air Base
Greensboro
N. C
Williams
Patrick
Bull Mountain
Flying Safeg
Patrick County
OFS
William S. Moore
Stuart
Charleston
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Labor-Hirers Reaping Rich Harvest From War Plants
Washington reports show profits up to 250 percent from labor hiring for war contracts. Investigations by the house military committee counsel Ralph Burton estimate at least 25 cases of labor renting traffic under scrutiny, with millions in government cost-plus fees. Several firms used misleading names to exploit skilled labor markets and overcharge manufacturers. In a separate note, Philadelphia authorities arrested a couple for counterfeiting liquor labels including a new warning line not on original bottles.
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Washington
House Military Committee
H. Ralph Burton
Ig Eee
Them
Page Gee
Pahl
Chitase
New
Burton
New York
Philadelphia
INS
Liquor Control Board Enforcement
Cassino Fight Dominates Allied War Dispatches
Allied reports state German forces around Cassino still hold key strongpoints near the town while under ground hideaways persist. Fifth Army and Eighth Army fronts see continued combat with harassing artillery and renewed assault attempts. Allied air power concentrates over Cassino and surrounding areas including Durazzo and Adriatic targets as bombardment and fighter sweeps continue.
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Hitler
Rome
Cassino
Fifth Army
Carroceto
Russians Push Toward Nikolaev Front Amid Advances
Telegrams report a rapidly expanding front as Soviet forces drive toward Nikolaev. Red Army units break through outer defenses and reach within miles of the city on multiple fronts while attacking from Kherson and Kherson region.
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Nikolaev
Red Star
Red Army
Kherson
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