Wounded Marine Keeps Breathing Under Fire at Okinawa
A Marine first lieutenant mortally wounded at Okinawa is carried into a field hospital. He tells doctors he must keep breathing, recites the Lord's Prayer, and remains conscious as Navy doctors operate and staff watch in tears. He survives the initial surgery and is evacuated to a larger hospital.
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Okinawa
C Medal Company
Aha
Navy
Robert J. Crawley
New Orleans
Jg) Dietz
New York City
Fred E. Sandstrom
Tacoma
Wash
Red Cross
Sandstrom
Crawley
Veterans to Probe Shipping of Nude Body From Hospital
An eight man Veterans of Foreign Wars committee from Eastern Ohio will travel to Pittsburgh to investigate the alleged release of WWI veteran Joseph Pez’s body from Aspinwall Hospital without clothing. The committee, chaired by Louis Lacey, includes Newark Mayor James Neihber and other district leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Veterans of Foreign Wars Committee
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Veterans’ Hospital
Bridgeport
Louis Lacey
Joseph Pez
Lansing
Aspinwall Hospital
Robert MceConnaughey
Ohio
James Neihber
Newark
American Cancer Society Founded in 1913
The American Cancer Society was founded in 1913 and began as a national organization to combat cancer. The statement notes the organization’s origin and its long history in cancer research and patient support.
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American Cancer Society
We the Women We the Women by Ruth Millett
A Ruth Millett piece questions top models in New York ads for glamour and workload. It asks if beauty images pity tired housewives, noting ads show spotless kitchens and chipper hair and asks when the real homemaker will respond.
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Ruth Millett
New York
Arkansas Casualty List Reflects War Notifications
National casualty roll lists Navy and Army dead and wounded drawn from next of kin notices. Names cover sailors Melvin Drummond and Robert Jordan, officers Coleman Webb and Tandy Medlin, and many soldiers from Arkansas towns such as Little Rock El Dorado and Fort Smith.
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War Department
Navy Department
Navy
Drummond
Melvin
Seaman
USNR
Hampon
Jordan
Robert Marion
Batesville
Coleman
Calvin Webb
USN
Little Rock
Medlin
Tandy Shad
el Dorado
Poynter Dexter B.pe
USMCR
Toronza
Tyson
Thomas C
Hoxie
Wilson Buford B
Osceola
Pacific Regions Grill
Billie G
Paris
Hazel Bill J
Damascus
Oliver Thurston B
Fountain Hill
Pacific
Enton
William B
Cornerville
Haught
Roy M
Witter
Kissell Oliver C
Pfe
Petray
Vin E. S
London
Germany
Adams Kenneth O
Winson
Beard
John B
Fort Smith
Brown
Artie L
Prairie Grove
Calhoun
James R
Co. Hope
Carmichael
William F
North Little Rock
Clark
Roy W
Eureka Springs
Dobbins
Sam
Trumann
Darrett Chadd L
Strong
Ae Wayne N
Fayetteville
Gray
William N
Keiser
Ketzer
Steve
Otis Bradley
Albert Pike Hot Springs
Moore
Clifton A
Pine Bluff
Mulvaney
Vernon L
Bradford
Osborne James M
Pocahontas
de John W
Pawlawski
John
Romance
Plummer
Horace A
Pruitt, Thomas L
McRae
Pugh
John H
Hamburg
Rains Woodrow W
Bay
Rowlett
Wayne D
Woost
Four to six Nazi U Boats May Be at Large
Washington dispatch reports four to six German U boats still unaccounted for in the Atlantic. A naval spokesman says they are believed sunk or nonoperational and not operating in the Atlantic, noting enough time has passed for any survivors to appear.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Not Only Okay to Hit a Downed Fly Health Debate
The remark argues that striking a failing opponent is acceptable in some contexts. It discusses ethics, sportsmanship norms, and potential harm, weighing consequences of aggressive actions toward a weakened rival.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
The
Woodmen Society
Preakness Battle Focuses On Pawt And Hoop Jr
Baltimore reports a two horse focus in the Preakness with Pawt and Hoop Jr. as top betting targets. Derby winner Hoop Jr. faces Pawt as crowds assess odds and trainers prepare workouts for the mile and three sixteenths race at Pimlico.
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John F. Chandler
Baltimore
Pawt and Hoop Jr
Fe — Hoop Jr
Tates
Pavot
Pimlico
Eddie Arcard
Hoop, Jr
Arcaro
Devil Diver
Belmont
Hery A. Parr
Harry Isaacs
Brookfield
Col.c. V. Whitney
Teen
New York
Bobanet
W. G. Lewis
Darby Dieppe
Christiana Stabie
Alexis
Louisville
Col. E. R. Bradey
Charles $. Howard
P. A. B. Widener
Shirley Temple Graduates High School in Los Angeles
Movie star Shirley Temple, 17, completes high school at Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. She declines comment on Russia and says she leaves foreign policy to the State Department.
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Shirley
Los Angeles
Shirley Temple
Westlake School For Girls
Small Nations Yield in Yalta Vote Battle at UN
The United Nations committee defeated Australia's bid to weaken Big Five veto rights in the security council. The Yalta voting formula moves closer to charter incorporation as 20 to 10 voted against the amendment, with 15 abstentions and five absences. Evatt vows continued effort for liberalization.
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R. H. Shackford
San Francisco
United Nations
Big Five
Yalta
United Nations Conference
Security Council
Herbert V. Evatt
Evatt
Austalia
Transpacific B29 Wing Moves to Marianas from India
One hundred fifty B 29s, the entire 58th Bombardment Wing of the 20th Army Air Force, arrived at Tinian after a 3600 mile flight from India via the Hump to China. The wing joins Marianas bases along with the 313th and 73rd wings as mass fire raids on Japan continue. The unit’s pioneer bombing of Yawata on June 15 1944 and 47 subsequent raids across Asia are noted, including the Singapore drydock sinking and 96 percent bomb accuracy on the Rama Fifth bridge at Bangkok.
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Guam
20Th Army Air Force
India
Tinian
Roger M. Ramey
Denton
Tex
John H. Davies
Piedmont
Calif
Emmett O'Donnell
Saipan
Thomas S. Power
China
58Th
Japan
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Yawata
Southeast Asia
Burma
Thailand
Malaya
Sumatra
Indo-China Formes
Manchuria
Singapore
Rama Fifth Bridge
Bangkok
Voices on War Readiness and Aid from Postwar Leaders
Quotes from Gen Omar Bradley and Sen Millard Tydings reflect defense morale and aid philosophy. Joseph C Grew urges timely preparedness while W Randolph Burgess cautions on financing global reform. A Giants player criticizes Sportsman Park as a poor major league venue.
Chinese Take More Towns From Japs
Chinese forces recaptured Jaian and Pingyang as they push north toward Wenchow after Japanese withdrawal from Foochow. Hoyan was taken earlier and Ishan near Liuchow changed hands amid heavy fighting. Amoy remains the last Japanese pocket in Fukien.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Chiese
Foochow
Jaian
Wenchow
Pingyang
High Command
Hoyan
Canton
Ishan
U. S
Liuchow
Amoy
Fukien
Hoyun
Hongkong
Robert B. Macleure
Patton Aims for New War Front Against Japs
Gen George S Patton told reporters in Los Angeles before flying to Washington that his next assignment should involve a crack at the Japs The Third Army commander and Lt Gen James H Doolittle who left for Seattle earlier were met by a tumultuous two day welcome in the city
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Los Angeles
George S. Patton
Washington
Third Army
James H. Doolittle
Seattle
Vacation planning tips urge reservations away from trains
A rail era advisory suggests choosing prebooked travel options over railroad trips for safer, smoother vacations. Emphasizes securing reservations to avoid delays and crowds during peak seasons.
Religious distinction in Lebanon and other Q A items
A set of quiz style questions covers Lebanon's Christian majority as Asia's only Christian state, the Hebrew meaning of Rebecca, U S Maritime Commission ship totals since 1937, and pilots' altitude tooth pain.
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Lebanon
Asia
U. S. Maritime Commission
War Bond Sales Report Shows 73.6 Percent of Quota
Washington reports 7th War Loan sales to individuals totaling 5.152 billion dollars, reaching 73.6 percent of the 7.00000600 quota. E-bond sales amount to 2.333 billion dollars, 58.3 percent of the 4.0000 billion quota.
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Washington
Adam and apple ad with ulcer relief offer
An advertisement imagines Adam eating a raw apple despite stomach ulcer pains and promotes Adga Tablets for ulcer and indigestion relief. It claims a 25c box from druggists with a double money back promise if the first dose convinces, via John P. Cox Drug Co. and other stores.
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John P. Cox Drug Co
Tradition vs Gods Word in Christian Worship
Waymon D. Miller of Hope Arkansas argues that unwritten human traditions among Jews and Christians are condemned by Scripture. He urges worship rooted in God’s commands, warns against doctrinal humanism, and calls believers to search the scriptures and avoid tradition for tradition’s sake.
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Moses
God
Christ
Jesus
Paul
Philosphy
Waymon D. Miller
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America
W. Randolph Burgess
American Bankers Association
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Sen. Millard E. Tydings
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Sportsman's Park
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Phil Weintraub
New York Giants
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