Snoop Troops' Night Raiders Hold Line Above Cisterna
Anzio April 27 The so called snoop troops a small US reconnaissance unit under Capt John O Connell and Lieut Frank W Connor Jr patrol no man s land behind the Cassino area in Italy They use rubber boots binoculars and careful planning to strike enemy posts Dutch and Irish heritage figures among leaders They report two American wounded and no Germans captured in a recent raid while vowing to hunt the krauts with relentless nerve and discipline.
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No Man's Land
John O'Connell
County Kerry
Macon
de Valera
Cork
Dublin
Dunkirk
Irish Guards
Frank W. Connor, Jr
Ebro River
Hamilton Avenue
Silver Spring
Washington
Linein
Spain
University of Wisconsin
MacKenzie
Papineau
Guadalajara
State of Georgia
O'Connell
Pfe
John Kelleher
No Man’s Land
James Mahoney
New Brunswick
J. J
Georgia
Eugene Phillips
William B. Gunter
Richard Kenyon
Kenyon
Gainesvill
Wes0argo Asia
Eugene Talmadge
Snoop
Women Fire Lookouts Guard Forests In 1940s Hire Wave
Perry A Pat Thompson heads the Forest Service fire control division praising women who served as lookouts and firefighters. Last year over 500 women worked as lookouts with this season possibly more than double as dry summer hits, though no formal wartime designations exist.
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Perry A.pat Thompson
Forest Service Division of
Fire Control
Forest Service Lookoutettes Challenge Fires in Washington
In Washington state, women like Edith Bedal Dora Hunt and Maxine Hipkoe serve as forest guards at Mount Baker and Norse Peak lookout posts. They learn map reading weather reporting and firefighting, facing blizzards and rugged treks, yet report few serious fires last summer due to prompt alerts and steady work.
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Washington
The
Forest Service
Edith Bedal
Mount Baker National Forest
Sauk River Valley
Edith
Miss Bedal
Dora Hunt
Maxine Hipkoe
Norse Peak
White River
Warning Order in Dixon Chancery Case Hempstead Ark
In Hempstead County Arkansas Chancery Court Carl Dixon sues Ercie Dixon for divorce and support. Defendant Ercie Dixon must answer within thirty days of this notice. Clerk J P Byers seals the order. Attorneys Andrews and Denman listed. Date May 1944 with service dates May 4 11 18 25.
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Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Ark
Carl Dixon
Ercie Dixon
J. P. Byers
SEAL
Co. B Andrews
W. F. Denman
From Secret Star to Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not
A Hollywood scene describes a tall, blue-green eyed beauty in a hotel room with Bogart and actor Howard Hawks. The hopeful actress, initially unnamed, is revealed as Lauren Bacall while the film To Have and Have Not is being rehearsed, with Hemingway’s novel toned down for the screen.
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Hollywood
Rman
Hugh Enfield
U.S.M_C
Craig Reynolds
Craig
Bogat
Betty Bacall
New York
Betty
Gladys Smith
Mary Pickford
Advancements for Two Arkansans
The War Department announced promotions and active duty orders for Arkansans. James Kilbourne Garrison of Searcy is temporarily promoted from first lieutenant to captain. Walton Robert Warford of Little Rock is appointed a first lieutenant, and 1Lt. Levey Henry of Walnut Ridge is ordered to active duty.
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Washington
War Department
James Kilbourne
Searcy
Ark
Leutenant
Walton Robert Warford
Rock St
Little Rock
Levey Henry
Walnut Ridge
Time of War Prepares for Peace in London Bowler Hat Symbol
The report notes E. Hodges a peacetime pub keeper and wartime chief engineer on a vessel bearing a bowler hat emblem. Hodges says that once victory news reaches Kellett, the bowler hat will debut again as a sign of peace.
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London
E. Hodges
Hodges
Mrs Al Smith Dies Today in New York
Mrs Alfred E Smith wife of former New York governor died early today from virus pneumonia at St Vincent's hospital New York. She accompanied husband on campaigns including 1928 presidential tour and was known as a devoted homemaker with five children surviving.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
St. Vincent's Hospital
Catherine A. Dunn
Bronx
Smith
Tammany Hall
Empire State Building
195 Divisions on East Front Allied Observers Say
London reports Allied observers estimate Germany and its satellites field about 319 divisions on the eve of a western invasion. Some 195 divisions remain on the eastern front, but exact manpower is unknown as no standard division size exists. Observers note many divisions are understrength or shadows of former forces.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Wisconsin
London
Germany
Woman Survives Electrocution Flurry At Madison Beauty Parlor
A New York woman in a Madison Avenue beauty parlor faced a dramatic electrical blackout as the permanent wave gadgets failed and wires jutted from her head. The proprietor escorted her to a taxi, whisked her to a branch, and after rapid treatment the danger ended with no lasting harm.
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New York
Madison Avenue
All's Well Again After Illness in Danielson
Danielson Connecticut resident George Provist, 93, recovers from his first illness, whooping cough, and is out and about again.
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Danielson
Conn
George Provist
Woman recovers lost earring on Harrisburg bus
A woman in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania misplaced an earring on a local bus. A man sitting behind her discovered the earring in his trouser cuff after arriving home, returning the item to its owner.
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Harrisburg
Burglars Loot Berchtold Utility Safe in Chicago
Police theorize husky burglars broke into Berchtold Home Utilities in Chicago and carried off a 1000 pound safe. If opened, the safe would reveal about $587, according to Superintendent A. G. North.
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Chicago
Berchtold Home Utilities Company
Husky
A. G. North
Thief Steals Briefcase From Undertaking Parlor
Chicago police seek the thief who took a briefcase from an undertaking parlor. The case held $50 worth of embalming fluid the owner called a deadly poison.
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Chicago
Maxwell Street
Women Anglers Granted Neal's Creek Trout Run
Raleigh North Carolina designates Neal's Creek, a tributary of the South Toe River, as a trout stream reserved for women anglers only on the state game farm property.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Frontline German Force Estimate Questioned
A quoted remark argues that the claimed 1,750,000 German soldiers on the Russian front is likely far below the true total, suggesting estimates at the time may be underestimated.
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