Marriage and Divorces for U S Prisoners of War
A wartime notice explains how the U S Prisoner of War Information Bureau handles marriages by proxy and divorces for American prisoners of war. It details how Red Cross notices trigger file creation, the strip system tracking prisoners, color codes for locations, and the flow of information to Eisenhower and MacArthur. The piece notes common surnames and the bureau’s role in managing family requests and next of kin arrangements.
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Washington
U. S
Prisoner of War Information Bureau
Brooklyn
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Red Cross
Germany
Japan
Balkans
Gen. Eisenhower
Gen. MacArthur
Smith
Jones
Prisoner identification urged by bureau for families
The bureau stresses families must identify prisoners by full name serial number rank and service in requests. It notes 70 monitor stations pick up enemy broadcasts aiding next of kin. Some Americans hear from Far East prisoners only through these messages. The Grand Canal in Venice is described as the shape of the letter five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamye. Johnson. Brown
Far East
Maureen O'Hara Talks Family Plans and Film Picks
Maureen O'Hara defends large families and cites her own upbringing with 13 siblings as proof. She discusses the impact of films on her career, praising a hands on parenting approach and favoring disciplinary spanking. She lists future projects including Spanish Main and desired roles in Dragonwyck and Cluny Brown.
Roosevelt For Dewey Sign Puts Village In Spotlight
In Roosevelt New York an unincorporated village posts a sign declaring Roosevelt is for Dewey. The Republican stronghold was named for Theodore Roosevelt. A separate item from Lansdale Pennsylvania reports a stage struck buck crashing through seats and the organ console before being turned over to a hospital deputy game protector.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Roosevelt, N
Long Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Buck Bucks
Lansdale
Twainish snippets swirl in Twilight era dispatches
A collage of scattered U S local notes from Columbus Georgia to Santa Cruz California covers military postings and crowd control at transit escalators to city hydrants, ads returns, and a minor court fine. The items mention twins in the Navy, a Davisville assignment, a subway smoker arrest, a popular brand named stoops, an escaped dog with pups, Halloween hydrants, chilling discipline in the Marshall Islands, and a taxi operator boosting Roosevelt votes.
Major Leagues Spend 137500 in Wartime Draft
Baseball teams spent 137500 in a wartime minor league draft featuring 19 players. Philadelphia picked Charles Sproull, Washington drafted Marino Pieretti, Brooklyn took three pitchers, and several clubs bought one or two players each. Seventeen came from class AA at 7500, one at 6000, one at 4000.
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Chicago
Charles Sproull
Milwaukee Club
Philadelphia Phils
Washington Senators
Marino Pieretti
Portland
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tom —E
San Francisco Seals
St. Louis
Cardinals
Browns
Detroit
Tigers
Cubs
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Braves
Icago White Sox
Phillies
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Pitsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
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Margaret Kernodle
Jack Stinnett
Asn
Willard
Briant’s
J. S. Gibson Drug CO
Blevins Blevins Drug Store
Saipan
Venice
Emerson
City Furniture Co
O. E. Gates
Val Shermen
Arkansas Network
Hollywood
Py Robbin
Argentina
Miss O'Hara
Tripoli
Maureen
Maureer
Twain
Columbus
Harry M. Garrett
South
Ascitic
San Francisco
Davisville
Mark
Fill
Aleutians
York
Stoops
Atlanta
Stoope
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona Daily Star
Los
Fou
Santa Crux
Calif
Treasury
U. S. Army Air Base
Marshal Islands
Shawnee
Okla
Prim Epperson
Ite
Porter Stillwater
Lincoln School
Parent
Sprague
Wash
Roy Ice
Day
William John Granata
Chicago Fire Department
W. H. Mann
East Third Street
Saxena
Yau
National War Fund
U.S.O
Americcan
WAR Fund
He Lee W. Robison
Ng Department Store Co
Nashville
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