Flight Nurses Boost Morale Behind Pacific War Effort
In Hawaii May 6, Seventh Air Force announces flight nurses as morale builders for wounded service members. The group has logged 4,000,000 patient miles, evacuating 1,700 plus patients from Marshall and Gilbert campaigns to base hospitals. Lt Frances Moran leads a squadron with pilots recounting glamour amid khaki, while several nurses are praised for life saving acts aboard the giant Douglas star ambulance plane.
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Seventh Air Force Headquarters
Hawaii
Central Pacific Theater
Central Pacific
Ince
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Andrew W. Smith
Corona Delimar
Calif
Seventh Army Air Force
Francisco
New York
Frances Moran
Brooklyn
Dayton
Ohio
Anne Manning
Harrisburg
Agnes Flaherty
Bradley St
Portland
Bowman Field
Gilberts
Andrew D. Henderson
Mobile
Ala
Seventh Air Force
Arkansas
Jewell E. Sharkey
Toronta
Connecticut
Mary F. Reardon
Sargent Street
Hartford
Florida
Margaret E. Alderman
Wildwood
Clay B. Lybarker
South Coats St
Daytona Beach
Peace Dale
Tennessee
Madelyn Harris
Isabella
Mary E. Pratt
Sneed Ave
Nashville
Cardinal Birthday Charms and Air Women of Note
Horoscope style notes predict happiness and fortune with a focus on art and literature for a child born today. It warns a female child may marry well and mentions civil aviation at Cincinnati. Amelia Earhart is cited in relation to a cousin and a prisoner of war concern. Cecilia is identified as a flyer since 1927.
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Universty
Cincinnati
Earhart
Cecilia
New England States and fisheries leadership
The text lists Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut as New England states. It identifies Massachusetts as both the largest state and the leading fisheries state. Included is a meditation quote about mediation as a reflective glass.
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New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Hints on Etiquette and Horoscope Snippet
A short etiquette note advises couples to show affection discreetly in public. The May 8 horoscope highlights a sunny disposition and charm with originality and wit but notes limited self-reliance. The fragment ends with an unclear garbled phrase.
Earhart Cousin Believes Amelia Still Alive
Cecilia Earhart, a Cincinnati instructor, says Amelia Earhart who vanished in 1937 is still alive as she discusses the long unsolved disappearance with reporters.
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Cincinnati
Amelia Earhart
Cecilia Earhart
Tea breaks amid heat charm New Zealand troops
Seabees and Marines adapt to New Zealand troops who serve tea in mid afternoon on Green Island New Ireland. The hot weather prompts casual exchanges and shared customs as allied forces work together in the Pacific theater.
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Green Island
New Ireland
INS
New Zealand
House Passes Streamlined Income Tax Measure
The House approved a streamlined tax bill aimed at simplifying federal returns and easing the March 15 deadline. It moves to the Senate Finance Committee, with plans to repeal the two year old victory tax and set new normal and surtax rates. Payroll withholding would cover salaries up to 5 000 yearly starting next January, potentially aiding about 30 million taxpayers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Eee
Teddy Bear found with mother by loggers in wooded Rockaway
A live infant teddy bear, the dream of a small child, was found nestled with its mother by loggers. The mother lumbered away after briefly eyeing the group, then Virgil Roberts took the month-old cub home to his three children.
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Rockaway
Urc
Ins
Virgil Roberts
Tea Service Sparks Interest Among Kiwis
Scalding tea is shared in mugs among participants. Large buckets of tea are placed for each unit, signaling communal hospitality and refreshment during a gathering.
United States Moves to Cut Nazi War Goods Exports
In talks held in London between Swiss and U.S. delegations, Washington seeks to replace the December interim pact with a new trade arrangement cutting exports to Germany. Switzerland ships fuzes chronometers precision instruments and a small amount of ball bearings, with both sides aiming to halt strategically vital war materials.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Switzerland
London
Cuba Elects Mayors Amid Repeal Pressure In Elections
The article notes Switzerland seeks more supplies from Cuba including food cotton and TNT in exchange for allowing Cuban leaders to move to Germany via Switzerland. It also reports only a fraction of 126 new Cuban mayors had taken office two months after elections due to pending repeal.
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Germany
Switzerland
Cuba
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Francis J. Spellman
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Clarilee
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