Captain Has Only Praise for His Men in Fifth Army
Lt. Howard M. Soper praises Quigley's Kraut Hunters and Captain Hugh E. Quigley's mechanized unit for bravery on the Italian front. Sgt. Philip R. Crabtree and Sgt. Clyde E. Asbury recount a close call with German machinegun fire and a decisive grenade hit during a river crossing. The Netherlands has contributed over two million tons to the UN shipping pool.
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Hal Boyle
Fifth Army
Italy
Howard M. Soper
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Quigley
Hugh E. Quigley
Nutley
N. J
Crabtree
Philip R. Crabtree
Union
Maine
Clyde E. Asbury
Swandale
W. Va
Cyire
Asbury
Netherlands
United Nations
Special tax break for the blind marks new precedent
Washington reports that a small income tax deduction for blind individuals was enacted, highlighting its historic significance as a recognition of physical handicap. The measure affects fewer than 10,000 of about 27,000 blind Americans and could influence future exemptions amid Treasury cautions about broader relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Lawrence Q. Lewis
National Society For the Blind
Congress
Cormpdien
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Society For the Blind
Treasury
Dust Storm Deluge Surprises Johnson Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Aller returned home to find a small flood inside their house during a dust storm in Johnson Kansas. A large western Kansas thistle attached itself to an outdoor hydrant and the wind whipped it so hard it turned on the water.
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Johnson
Kas
Ralph Aller
Kansas
Window Shade Repairs Made Easy for Spring Homemakers
County agent Cora Lee Westbrook explains simple steps to repair torn or jammed shades in Hempstead County. Rewind the spring by holding the roller and turning the bar, replace fabric with muslin if torn, and tack ends with No 2 tacks. Obtain further details from the county home demonstration office at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Lee Westbrook
Hempstead County
Miss Westbrook
County Home Demonstration
Flashes of Life This Is Your War Too
Juxtaposed vignettes unfold across wartime America as ordinary people react to daily pressures. A soldier negotiates a parking meter while a bystander jokes about dues owed to both, a Tennessee justice of the peace climbs a tree to calm defending bulldogs and protect his chickens, and California farmers retrofit a tractor with an inventive harvester to cope with labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
Unification of Armed Services Proposed After War
Secretary of War Stimson urged Congress to create a single department of the armed forces replacing War and Navy. He said consolidation should wait until after the current war but stressed its urgency. Lt. Gen. McNarney proposed a joint chiefs of staff led by a chief of staff and an overall secretary for the armed forces with under secretaries for army navy and air plus a common supplies branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Departments of War and Navy
Congress
Stimson
House Committee On
Joseph T. McNarney
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Ail
San Angelo Judge Billy Wright Retires After 61 Years at Bar
W A Wright known as Judge Billy in San Angelo Texas retires at 86 after practicing law for 61 years. He prosecuted or defended about 160 murder cases during his career. A patient event at Unity Hospital noted a nurse, Van Horn, refusing celebration on Hitler’s birthday before her staff honored her.
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Chicago
Lucy van Horn
Roseland Com
San Angelo
Tex
W. A. Wright
Billy
Inunity Hospital
Hitler
van Horn
State Library Secretary Speaks Here at Kiwanis Luncheon
Miss Leta Sowder, secretary of the Arkansas State Library Commission, spoke at the Barrow Hotel Kiwanis luncheon. She noted 39 counties lack libraries and 56 percent of Arkansans have no library access, citing Hempstead County with four branches on a $3500 budget. The club agreed to stage a home talent minstrel to fund youth programs, with Tom Lavin directing and a committee named.
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Leta Sowder
Arkansas State Library Commission of
Little Rock
Barrow Hotel
Paul Power
Hempstead
Kiwanis Club
Tom Lavin
Vernie Fitts
Charles Tarpley
Ed Thrash
Emmett Thompson
Howard Perdue
Chamber of Commerce
Elsie Weisenberger
Charles Reynerson
Syd McMath
Library Board
Ernest Copeland
Ensign Burle MccMahon
Jessie Ray
Garnett W. Martin
Wm. H. Thrash
Cecil Weaver
Forest fire losses blamed on campers and smokers
Nearly one third of the 1943 forest fire losses totaling 44 million dollars were caused by careless campers and smokers, per the U S Forestry Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Forestry Service
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America
Boeing Aircraft Plant
Seattle
Wash
Jack Stinnett
By Hershberger
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Justice of the Peace
Sam Vaughn
Calif
Chino
R.A. Frasure
California Institution For Men
Casimir Latarski
Latarski
Frasure
Lazarski
Truk
USCG
NEA
Chessboard
South Pacific
Ernest E. Juillant
Dunbar
James F. Fleming
Charleston
Mass
State Library
Lydia Pinkham
Hope
of Hope
Hope Trade
Victory Gardens
Red Cross
Barser
the Merchants Committee
Alkansas
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