Ettrick Soldier Transferred From France Homeward Bound
John A. Sorenson has been transferred from France to England for further hospitalization for shrapnel wounds in his right leg. He was wounded November 30 in action in France while serving in an infantry division after starting in the army in 1943 and earlier working as a trombonist in a show band. He is the son of A. G. Sorenson, Ettrick Advance editor.
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John A. Sorenson
France
England
A. G. Sorenson
Ettrick Advance
Sorenson
Sor
Camp Haan
Calif
Ex Senator Blairlas of Ee land Dies at 87
Washington mourns former U S Senator Blairlas aged 87 who served from 1913 to 1917. He died last night after a long career in public service and political life.
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Washington
U. S
Blairlas of
Eeland
Lee
Senate
St Joseph Aspirin Promoted as Cold Relief Aid
An advertisement urges guarding family health with moderation in diet and exercise and promotes St Joseph Aspirin as a high quality option to relieve cold pains. It stresses buying genuine pure St Joseph Aspirin to ensure relief.
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St. Joseph
Few Tricks This Guy Doesn't Know
Sparta Wis Special section profiles Francis Marshall 23 a night driver at Camp McCoy and former Hell Drivers member who enlisted October 1 1942 and discharged a year later his brother Richard also served as a driver at Camp McCoy.
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Sparta
Wis
Francis Marshall
Camp McCoy
Marshall
96Th Infantry Division
Jimmy Lynch
Richard
McCoy
Lynch
Distance between New York and Bombay Shown
The note compares the great circle distance from New York to Bombay, locating the air route at about 7 790 miles and the shortest path at 9 400 miles. It highlights the arc difference in miles for travel estimates.
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New York
Bombay
India
Czechs Plan Liberation Governance Under Benes
In exile, President Edouard Benes outlines a staged transfer of power upon liberation. Resistance groups will select a provisional cabinet, with Benes acting briefly as link, then resign within six months. Local and regional delegates will form a national assembly to arrange democratic elections.
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London
Edouard Benes
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Resistance Movement
Postwar Harmony Faces Disillusionment Warning
Washington Senator Wiley notes Americans feel the first shock of disillusionment over postwar harmony and justice in Europe. He questions whether European systems are still poisoned by long years of national and religious hatreds and fear, and urges the U.S. to aid Europe to help itself rather than be charity abused.
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Washington
Wiley
Pvt Leon Hanson Killed in Action in Germany
Decorah Iowa reports Pvt Leon Hanson born Sept 22 1919 in Decorah was killed in action in Germany December 6. He entered service March 1943, trained at Camp Roberts California and Fort Meade Maryland, and went overseas this fall. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Hanson of Sumner township and two sisters Eileen Cross of San Diego California and Phyllis.
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Decorah
William Hanson
Sumner Township
War Department
Pvt
Leon Hanson
Germany
Hanson
Camp Roberts
Calif
Fort Meade
James
Eileen) Cross
San Diego
Phyllis
Sailor’s souvenir rifle proves fatal in accidental shooting
Piedmont Missouri reports George Lee Lewis Jr. 21 a Navy electrician's mate first class died instantly when a Japanese rifle he kept as a souvenir discharged while he examined it. He served two years in the South Pacific.
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Piedmont
George Lee Lewis, Jr
Navy
South Pacific
Forty-eight Coffeyville friends mail 288 foot letter
Fifty girl friends of Sgt. Charles R. Miller at Coffeyville Army Air Base sent a single 288 foot long letter after learning he complained of short notes. It was written on adding machine tape and Miller spent 1 hour 15 minutes to read it and 20 minutes to roll it back up.
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Coffeyville, Kans
Charles R. Miller
Coffeyville Army Air Base
Miller
Filling Station Operator Drapes Pump in Black
Albuquerque reports J F Gish a filling station operator draped the pump in black to show he is out of high grade gasoline and saves words on the situation as a public display.
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Albuquerque
N. M
J. F. Gish
Bartlett pear tree yields a third crop in Seattle
Mrs. Helen Olsen of 11038 Bartlett Avenue reported her backyard Bartlett pear tree bore blossoms after producing its regular September harvest and adding a third crop in Seattle Washington.
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Seattle
Wash
Helen Olsen
Shere
Bartlett Avenue
Switz Allows Sale of Leather Shoes with Substitutes
Switzerland permits selling leather shoes using substitute sole materials and shoes with more than half substitute content without ration coupons. The measure addresses wartime shortages and eases civilian footwear access.
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Switzerland
Postwar Dublin Bus Upgrades Promise Wider Buses
Dublin transportation services promise postwar improvements including wider buses with more seating and better ventilation and no standing passengers.
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Dublin
Eire
Hebrew University to Publish First Palestine Old Testament Edition
Dr. Judah L. Magnes, president of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, announced a new edition of the Hebrew Old Testament is being prepared and will be the first to be published in Palestine.
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Judah L. Magnes
The
Hebrew University At
Jerusalem
Palestine
Spokane Growth Surges From Town to City Core
Spokane, Washington, once a small town with under 20 000 residents in the early 900s now exceeds 142 000 people, reflecting rapid urban expansion and economic development.
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Spokane
Wash
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