Casualties of Invasion Put at 174 780
U S Army casualties on the western land front from the invasion on June 6 through October 3 total 174 780. The War Department says 29 842 killed 130 227 wounded and 14 711 missing. Navy figures are listed separately with 68 480 prisoners and 27 047 killed and 27 368 wounded.
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Washington
U—United States Army
Air Force
Bia
War Department
Érn
France
Seventh Army
Flashes of Life News Roundup
A.P. reports Pvt John W. Mitchell Republican candidate for Congress speaks briefly at a reception, noting Marine restrictions and that he will not campaign. OPA officials in Portland trace missing blue tokens to red nail polish coatings. In Carrollton a 100 year old hitching rack near the courthouse square faces removal after a long debate and quiet hearing.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Ohn W. Mitchell
USMC
U. S. House of Representatives
Admiers
Marine Corps
Portland
Ore
OPA
Auto-Age
Carrollton
Oh Dobbin
Court House Square
County Board of Supervisors
Village offers reward for arrest of stop sign thief
The council announced a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a thief who has stolen stop signs and other street markers from village streets. The thefts have disrupted traffic and raised concerns among residents.
Belt A aids safety tests for America’s big bombers
A rubber belt with a steel-cable carcass weighing 2730 pounds will soon be used to test airplane tires and brakes. It is designed to withstand about seven times the tension of the heaviest belt previously made, ensuring enhanced safety for the nation’s new bombers.
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America
Horse Show Continues with Local Winners and Demonstrations
The Hempstead County show featured fox trotting and roadster classes. Winners included Bones ridden by Alex Franks and Sandy second for Tom J. Wardlow, with Mac third by Ralph Saunders. A bridleless demonstration showcased Kannan's Silver Allen, a White Tennessee walking horse stallion.
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Hempstead
Tom J. Wardlow
Bones
Alex Franks
Sandy
Ralph Saunders
Mac
J. B. Rowe
Emmett Powell
James McCorkle
T. S. Cornelius
Buck Powers
Billy Webb
Newt Pentecost
Mary Ann Young
Lloyd Kinard
Connie Yocum
Louise Wiggins
George Dodd
Hardingle
Texarkana
Freddie Miller
el Dorado
C. A. Cannon
Atlanta
Texas
Kannan
Silver Allen
Col. Allen
HH. T. Adcock
Emme
Shelbyville
Tenn
Loyce Wimberly
Arcadia
Louisiana
Dolph Carrigan
Hope
Carrigan
Marshall C. Heck
University of Arkansas
T. A. Manasco
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Frank Hill
Hempstead County
Arkansas POWs listed by War and Navy departments
The Navy reports Motor Machinist's Mate Willis Chester Byers missing in action. Four Arkansas Marines are wounded: Clyde R. Evans, Robert M. Ritzell, Robert M. Stevens and Otis L. Williams. The War Department lists 29 Arkansas soldiers interned as prisoners of war in Germany, including Tech. Sgt. Paul Beatty and many others across Fayetteville Malvern Redfield Fordyce Benton and Little Rock areas with various ranks and wives noted.
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Washington
Navy Department
Willis Chester Byers
Navy
Bernice Sue Byers
James Earl Byers
Little Rock
Arkansas
Clyde R. Evans
Roy J. Evans
Benton
Robert M. Ritzell
Della Leona Joiner
Wilmot
Robert M. Stevens
Birdie Rose Stevens
Strong
Otis L. Williams
Mary E. Williams
Lepan- Lo
War Department
Germany
Tech
Paul E. Beatty
Rosier S. Beatty
Fayetteville
Alon D. Behrens
Antonna G. Behrens
Malvern
Fred E. Beitz, Jr
Addie Beitz
Redfield
Nathaniel H. Berry
Rosie E. Berry
Fordyce
Frank D. Caple
Lillian S. Caple
George Chapmen
Carole C. Chapman
Fort Smith
Cunney Nh
Chime
George L. Coffey
Dandanelle
William H. Counts
Henry Warren Counts
Frankinst
North Little Rock
Robert FE. Crouch
Neil Crouch
Springfield
Neil Densmore
Jonesboro
Bryan E. Epps
Nora Epps Taggart
Rogers
Thormas M. Eubanks, Jr
Jeffie M. Eubanks
Pine Bluff
Sherman W. Ford
Emmette W. Ford
Siloam Springs
John H. Franklin
Cena Franklin
Cecil
Daughtry L. Hall
Omar Hall
Mansfield
Walter F. Hartzog
Annie Hartzog
mecClelland
Albert C. Henning
Mergare
Serninv
Xarkana
Turner T. Henry
Susie S. Pennington
Tuscumbia
Jefferson H. Pettyjohn
Madge Pettyjohn
Earl Sharp
Eugenia M. Sharp
Kavanaugh Blvd
Troy F. Stacy
Henry L Stacy
Alpena Pass
Vern H Ussery
Hattie A. Ussery
John L. Willsey
Pearl V. Willsey
Barber
Immersion Water Heater Aids Frontline Cooking
A new immersion-type water heater simplifies heating water on the battlefronts. It can boil 24 gallons of water in about 30 minutes when used with the M-37 field range. The heater needs a few replacement parts and operates on any liquid fuel.
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Washington
Tankdozer fights through hedgerows in Normandy
The tankdozer, a Sherman tank with a removable bulldozer blade, combined heavy work and firepower and led advances for mechanized units in Normandy. NM lists a 75 mm gun and .50 cal machine guns. The text also mentions household ironing tips and notes the average U S father age as 44.
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Normandy
United States
Sanatorium story and vintage upholstery note
An item mentions a U S tubercular sanatorium founded at Saranac Lake New York in 1884. It also notes giving an old baby carriage a fresh look by upholstering it in gay quilted chintz.
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United States
Saranac Lake
WN. Y
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