Survivors Found Safe in Guinea Jungle After Air Crash
WAC Corporal Margaret Hastings Lt John B. McCollom and Sgt Kenneth Becker, survivors of a May 13 C-47 crash, are in a jungle valley 150 miles southwest of Hollandia. Filipino paratroopers build a glider field to rescue them while natives bring gifts and aid.
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Ralph Morton
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Shangri-La
WAC
Manila
Associated Press
Dean Schedler
Oranje
Margaret Hastings
Patrick J. Hastings
Oswego
N. Y
Far Eastern Airforce Ice Command Headquarters
John B. McCollom
R. S. McCollum
Park St. Trenton
Air Corps
FEASC
Kenneth W. Becker
Bert Clair Becker
Kelso
Wash
McCollum
Iig
Wac Hastings
Casualties for U S A Pass Mission
Washington reports total U S Army and Navy combat casualties at 1,012,049 with Army at 895,834 and Navy at 116,215. Over the past week, casualties rose by 9,162, with 217,626 wounded returning to duty. Stimson notes most prisoner increases come from shifts from missing.
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Washington
Germany
Pacific
Stimson
Navy
Charley Ross Named Truman Press Chief in Washington
Washington report profiles Charley Ross, veteran chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington bureau and future press secretary candidate for President Truman. He is praised for clear reporting, ties to Truman, and a long career in capital journalism. The piece notes Ross’s Pulitzer Prize, leadership roles, and his expected influence on White House communications.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Charles Griffith Ross
Truman
Steve” Early
Roosevelt
Charley Ross
Ross
Washington Press
Post-Dispatch
Capital
Charley
Harry Truman
Independence
Mathilda Brown
Senate
Missouri
Capitol
The
State University
Walter Williams
National Press Club
Gridiron Club
Overseas Writers
Republic
White House
We the Women We the Women at Oklahoma College
Ruth Millett notes seniors at Oklahoma College for Women left funds in war bonds for a statuette modeled after the 1945 bobby sox co ed. She suggests an inscription explaining the wartime campus dress: saddle oxfords, sloppy toe sweaters, and modest outfits reflecting rationing and social life, with a postscript about changing fashions after the war.
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Ruth Millett
Oklahoma College
Bobby Sox
Truman Pulls the White House Into Landmark Postwar Move
The article notes President Truman’s push for sweeping postwar government powers, vertical authority, and removal of lingering bureaucracies. He reshapes cross‑party support by aligning conservative and radical Democrats, confounding Republicans, and inviting Hoover, Landon, and Dewey to the White House as potential advisers or officials.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Hoover
White House
Alf M. Landon
Thermas E. Dewey
G.op
Blueberry Pudding and Prune Parfait Menu Tips
Desserts with little sugar and fat are offered. Blueberry Pudding uses bran milk molasses and blueberries baked in a cake pan with a lemon custard sauce. Prune Parfait combines prunes molasses lemon juice rind egg whites and salt. Also includes a custard sauce recipe and tomorrow's menu featuring breakfast lunch and dinner items.
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Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Sudden Change Draws Coeds’ Attention in Stockings Tale
The article notes a sudden shift in style that coeds of any generation will understand, highlighting how stockings symbolize broader cultural attitudes. It frames the change as notable and relatable while keeping a light, period-voice tone.
Battle of Clouds for Okinawa Hill
Onna Take high ground in northern Okinawa falls to U S forces after a rugged assault by elements of the 106th Regiment. Pfc Lloyd A Bullard of Hatfield Arkansas earns praise for staving off a Japanese counterattack, keeping mortar directions flowing as his unit presses the lone trail to the saddle.
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George W
Okinawa
Onna Take
106Th Regiment
Lloyd A. Bullard
Hatfield
Ark
Bullard
William A. Foxen
Clarendon Rd
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hollywood Wardrobe Secrets Reveal Fit and Fashions
Hollywood designer Marjorie Best explains how Warner Brothers creates male and female costumes. She describes adjusting figures with girdles and tailoring to fit stars like Monty Woolley and Errol Flynn, noting typecasting and period accuracy in films such as Night and Day and The Adventures of Don Juan.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Marjorie Best
Warners
Marjorie
Monty Wooley
Omar the
Sidney Greenstreet
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Hempstead County Library May Circulation Report
The Hempstead County Library circulated 4758 books and periodicals to 1808 borrowers in May. Hope headquarters led with the most volumes. 1138 adult fiction, 101 non fiction, 10938 juvenile, 192 pamphlets, total 2379. Deposits: 117 fiction, 33 non fiction, 153 juvenile, 149 periodicals, total 1542. Blevins 837, Fulton 436, Washington 269. Deposits: 117 fiction, 33 non fiction, 153 juvenile, 18 magazines, total 321. Schools: 216 fiction, 68 non fiction, 232 juvenile, total 516.
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Hempstead County
Hope
Blevins
Fulton
Washington
Pigs Suggested to Clean Chicago Alleys
Chicago civic leaders propose using pigs and goats to clean alleys as a drastic measure to fight filth. Critics raise concerns about safety and protection for the animals amid hungry residents.
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Chicago
Harris, Garrison reach extra holes in state golf final
The match saw six lead changes before decisive action in two extra holes. Harris beat Woodward 6 and 4 in the semis, while Garrison defeated McCrotty 2 and 1. Other flight winners include Creekmore 1 up over Reid, Kregel 4 and 3 over Eason, and Grady 3 and 2 over Quillin.
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Arkansas
Harris
Charles Woodward
Magnolia
Garrison
Willie McCrotty
Little Rock
Dave ‘Specs’ Goldman
Dallas
Steve Creekmore
Fort Smith
Claude Reid, Jr
Gene Kregel
Tom Eason
Texarkana
Bob Rice
L. C. McLaughlin
Electra
Tex
G. W. Stewart Fort Smith
Herbert Wren
Gene Grady
Springfield
George Quillin
Harris, Fort Smith Victor Repeats In Arkansas Golf Final
La bron Harris of Stillwater Oklahoma defeated John Garrison Electra Tex football coach one up on the twentieth hole to win the Arkansas Golf Association invitational at Texarkana Country Club. Harris repeated his last year’s wartime title on a pine-studded course with tough par figures.
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Texarkana
Labron Harris
Stillwater
Okla
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Oklahoma
John Garrison
Electra
Tex
Arkansas Golf Association
Texarkana Country Club
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Crescent Drug
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Kenneth Sonderleiter
Des Moines
Salt Lake City Zoo
Sunny Business
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Library Notes
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Towser the Terrible
Bob Elmore Auto Supply
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