British and Italian Forces Recapture Monte Grillo Front Lull
Allied headquarters report a lull on the Italian front as British and Italian troops recapture Monte Grillo and repel five enemy counterattacks on its slopes. In Florence operations are limited with German shelling in the outskirts and reports of looting and shortages amid tension in the city.
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Woland Norgaard
Monte Grillo
Gue
Florence
Associated
Lynn
Arno
Union
Bombs Fall Short Canadians Hit in France Raid
A senior Canadian officer described a heavy raid by American Fortresses and Liberators against German targets in France. He noted multiple bombs fell short and casualties occurred among Canadian forces, though specifics were censored and unclear.
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France
Bryndred
Severe Flood In Northern Japan Reported
AP dispatch notes severe flooding across a wide area of northern Japan. Japanese agency reports ongoing damage and crop impact as monitors track the disaster through the month.
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Japan
Associated Press
Asiatic
United Cone
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promised Quick Digestion Boost
An ad style fragment touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick remedy to improve digestion and reduce headaches. It claims results in as little as 30 minutes and urges readers to follow directions at any drugstore with prices around 10 or 20 cents.
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Carter
Gas Loophole Lets Private Planes Obtain Gas
Washington officials acknowledge a loophole allowing private airplanes to demand gasoline for nonhighway use with no cap. Local boards must supply fuel for planes even for vacations, while OPA regulation lacks a mechanism to curb airfuel. CAA cites 22,367 licensed private planes with 10,000 more added from surplus prewar training aircraft.
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Washington
Yellowstone
Florida
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Associa
Manassa
Frederick
Inhabitants Hopeful Americans Will Retake Guam
Chamorro refugees in Guam recall faith that U S forces would regain the island. Gaily Kamminga and others describe Japanese hostility to prayer for Americans, including a flag hidden in a dressmaker’s work, and accounts of internment and resilient hope amid occupation. Incie will have airport hotels.
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Guam
Gaily R. Kamminga
Pitt Town
Kamminga
Holland
Juana
Anna Underwood
Japan
Francisco Guerrero
U. S
Court nativity ceremony honors four dozen new citizens
Miss Blanche Shuda appeared on a stretcher to take part in a naturalization ceremony led by Judge Robert S. Cowie. Twenty three civilians and 35 soldiers from Camp McCoy were naturalized, with one civilian denied and one soldier opting out due to atheism.
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Blanche Agnes Shuda
North 16Th
Robert S. Cowie
U. S
United States of America
Blanche Shuda
Shuda
Poland
Miss Shuda
Court House
Steve Pavela
Armed Services
Camp McCoy
Leo Amy
Rose Street
God
J. C. Morgan
la Crosse
United States
Dewey Shifts Focus to New Jersey Vote After Curran
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, firm on Curran as U S Senate candidate, turns to New Jersey for its 16 electoral votes. He meets with Gov. Walter Edge and the New Jersey congressional delegation at a luncheon and plans talks with Charles M. Dale of New Hampshire regarding outcomes.
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Dewey
New Jersey
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Thomas J. Curran
U. S. Senate
New York
Walter E. Edge
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Lois Andrews to Wed Wealthy Jack Topping
Lois Andrews announces plans to marry Jack Topping in New York in November. She lives here with her three year old daughter Jerilynn and is recently divorced from comedian George Jessel. Topping is the son of millionaire John Reed Topping and brother of sportsman Topping.
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Hollywood
Lois Andrews
George Jessel
Jack Topping
New York
Miss Andrews
Jessel
Jerilynn
Topping
John Reed Topping
Sonja Henri
Old Age Benefit Application Yields 1A Card
A man applied for old age assistance and received a 1A draft status card after a communication from the government. Reyes’ selective board explains nothing as no board member could be reached for comment on the change.
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Selecttve Board
Reyes
Marianas Transfer After World War I Details
Historical note records that the Marianas Islands changed hands after World War I from German control to Japanese ownership following the postwar settlement and territorial arrangements.
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Marianas Islands
Yugoslav Marshal Tito Visits Vatican Incognito
Vatican City report says Marshal Tito and Yugoslav army staff visited St Peter's Basilica in secret, as released by the Vatican News Service.
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Vatican City
Tito
St. Peter's Basilica
Vaticans
Kings and other foreign leaders rule from embassies in DC
Kings, dictators and foreign presidents exercise de facto authority in Washington as each embassy or legation is officially part of the nation it represents.
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Washington, D. C
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