Yanks Hear Paris Impressions From HAL BOYLE in Paris
In Paris Aug 28 troops recall first sight of the city with wonder at its beauty wide avenues and monuments. They describe a peculiar charm of Parisians and note contrasting prices and pleasures, while references to Gen de Gaulle and local figures hint at wartime events and personalities.
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Hal Boyle
Paris
France
de Gaulle
Channel
Normandy
States
Gantier
Georges Carpentier
Lifted by Hills and Faith Amid Dark Journeys
A reflective meditation on fear, resilience, and seeking strength from faith. The speaker finds solace in sacred hills and the Lord as a steady, guiding power through life’s trials. They acknowledge doubt, storms, and personal change while affirming a steadfast, invisible self shaped by a divine spark.
Paris Memories and War Tales From Daze of 1918
Veterans recall fame and foes as they recount losses to Jack Dempsey and a life in wartime Paris. The piece notes Parisians grateful for candy and cigarettes, nurses in service, and a restaurant gesture of a $30 check and wine bottle amid wartime rationing.
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Jack Dempsey
Satie
Mama
Mae West
Tully
Boston Veters
Paris
Army
Andy
Lis
Martha Meers
Pineville
Muriel
Brandon
Minn
Olson
Bath
Restauranteur Gradeur
Bully Beef Bomber Pilots Transport Wounded Home
Fifth Air Force transport mission from Biak and Owl strips in Dutch New Guinea evacuates wounded to hospitals in New Guinea and Australia. Major Charles D. King leads C47 crews with Red Cross medic aboard, delivering trauma care gear, water, and meals as P40s and P38s provide cover amid jungle warfare.
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Fifth Air Force
Dutch New Guinea
Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Charles D. King
Pennessee
Bink
West Pacific
Air Transporttions In
New Guinea
Red Cross
U.S
Sixth Army
Manokwarien
Biak
Makmer Strip
King
Owl Strip
Blocher
Aemi Air Watery
Milton Buchli
Independence
Wine Nespi
Dee Tae
Major King
Garge
Civilization
Australia
Bia
Owi
Sadler Finishes 25 Months With Marines Returns Home
Pfc. W. H. Sadler of Greensboro route 3 and grandson of Mrs. M. T. Hicks of High Point is on a 30 day furlough with his parents after 25 months in the First Marines in the South Pacific. He will report to Washington D C after his furlough for reassignment. The Puerto Rico campus hosts its largest visiting professor contingent with $100000 allocated for lecturers in literature science psychology sociology economics and philosophy.
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PR San Juan
P. R
INS
Puerto Rico
Relatives Urged to Welcome Veterans Home Quietly
At Pennsylvania State College Dr. George E. Simpson urged families not to subject veterans to quiz campaigns on their return. He counseled kin to discuss everyday community life and keep servicemen informed about current developments, inviting them into normal family activities.
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State College
George E. Simpson
Pennsylvania State College
Notice to Purchase Police Uniforms in North Carolina 1944
Notice announces a bid deadline of September 14 1944 at 7 30 P M for uniforms for the Police Department. Bid forms and specs are at the Chief of Police office with a 2 percent certified check required. The city may reject all bids and award as it sees fit. Roy S Braden City Manager Stoker Acting Chief of Police.
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High Point
North Carolina
Director of Public Works
Chiefs of Police
Roy S. Braden
Arnold J. Koonce
Stoker
Pere Marquette Pictures Work For Employes
Pere Marquette Railway uses slide shows to educate staff on daily operations. Projected on a 4 screen, the program covers train and yard movements, signals, train orders, and interlocking. Shown in Grand Rapids Detroit Saginaw and Toledo, it serves experienced workers as refresher and new hires as instruction with open discussion and questions.
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Cleveland
Chese Eorved
Pere Jogang Railway
Apany
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Saginaw
Toledo
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Wiiter
Elsie Robinson
Heaven
Earth
Israel
Brest
Breton
Signal Corps
Pacific
Batmes
EEA
Neweuss Fie
S@AVE
Alberts
S. Main ST
Charles
Pere Marquette Pictures
Wachovia
Giana
Lord Charles
Aly Neo
Work Suirts
Coats
Charles Gay
Maiuinery
Main ST High Point
N. C
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