Flashes of Life In Brief from Across the Nation
Short notes from wartime life and odd incidents across the United States. Pfc John F Mooney Jr reports Japanese prisoners in Guadal Canal misbelieved Chicago bombings and fought California in the canal due to propaganda. A Kansas City watchman fell into a 30 foot hole breaking arms and back. Boise pensioner overpaid state aid by 2 dollars, refunds promised. Dr Cecil Bryan admitted buying a beef carcass without ration points at an OPA hearing while aiding flood victims.
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Kansas City
Kas
Alex Smith
Tulsa
Okla
Cecil Bryan
Office of Price Administration
Bryan
Vian
OPA
Lincoln base dental day ends with missing sergeant note
At Lincoln Army Air Base dental inspection, Sgt Frank Lefevere failed to answer, sending a note via Sgt Ralph Posmoga that he would be late and that the package should go to the doctor. A box with false teeth and the note were found. In a separate West Side currency exchange raid, attackers released ammonia gas, knocked out the cashier Elaine Klafert, and fled after smashing a window. a passerby struck one robber, but the trio escaped without loot. Klafert was hospitalized.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Army Air Base
Frank Lefevere
Camden
N. J
Ralph Posmoga
Clairton
Lefevere
Chicago
West Side
Elaine Klafert
Miss Klafert
Deaths Last Night of Dr L F Calderon Beacon NY
Dr Luis Felipe Caldera 79 a Colombian diplomat physician and former governor of the League of the International Red Cross died last night. He was born in Santa Rosa Colombia and lived in Beacon New York.
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Associated Press
L. F. Calderon
N. Y
Luis Felipe Caldera
League of the International Red Cross
Santa Rosa
Colombia
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