Navy Officer From Everywhere In War Correspondent Notebook
With the Atlantic Fleet story by John A Morosg, Commander Obert Decoursey Baker is described as born on a train between Mexico and Colorado Springs, educated in England, and living in several states before entering the naval academy in 1922. The piece recounts Pearl Harbor experiences, letters home, shipboard life, and the path of young officers like Lt Commander Allen Pearcy Cook, a 1940 academy class native of May- and the challenges of naval service across the globe.
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John A. Morosg
Hal Boyle
Obert Decoursey
Baker
Mexico
Colorado Springs
England
Ice
America
Naval Academy
Mediterranean
China
Japan
Philippines
Malay Straits
Portland
Bob
Shanghai
Hawaii
Nipa
Woo
Mr. Woo
Pearl Harbor
Battleship Row
Allen Pearcy Cook
May
One Man Army Hero Kelly to Receive Medal of Honor
Pittsburgh airman Tech Sgt Charles F Kelly of the 36th Texas Division earns the Congressional Medal of Honor for acts in Italy including killing 40 Germans and wiping out enemy machine guns under heavy fire. At 23 he held a house alone protecting a withdrawal and provided crucial intelligence with six brothers serving.
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Tech
Charles F. Kelly
Pittsburgh
America
Texas
Stimson
Italy
Kelly
Revenge Drive Fuels Pearl Harbor Survivor Tale
Field Ky. resident Cookie, from Blue Water, recalls a burning urge for revenge after his ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor. Ward Payne Witter of Sunland California, a 1938-39 academy star guard and air defense officer, shares a grim memory of four friends killed in the attack.
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Field
Blue Water
Altho
Cookie
Pearl Harbor
Ward Payne Witter
Sunland
Calif
Witter
Truman War Investigating Committee Vows Nonpolitical Probes
Washington March 15 Members of the Truman war investigative committee pledged to keep politics out of its inquiries in a renewed policy described by Chairman Truman. The group this day reaffirmed that while individual members may speak on campaigns, the committee’s investigations and reports should avoid political undertones as it examines home front conduct during the war. Senator Ferguson also supported reserving personal campaigning rights while maintaining a nonpolitical investigative stance.
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Washington
Mar
Truman War Investigating Committee
Truman
D-Mo
Roosevelt
Florida
Ferguson
R-Mich
RACKET IN RATIONS
Washington reports the counterfeit gasoline ration coupon racket as the nation’s largest crime affecting wartime control. Shad Polier of the Office of Price Administration warned at a press conference that the black market drains 2.5 million gallons daily and spreads across the eastern United States, California, and the Rio Grande Valley.
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Washington
Mar
Shad Polier
Office of Frice Administration
Polier
CPA
Mississippi
California
Rio Grande Valley
Recruit Nurses Aides For 30 Army Hospitals
Dallas March 15 UPI Recruiting of Red Cross nurses aides to care for wounded soldiers in 30 army hospitals in the southwest has begun at the Eighth Service Command. Col W Lee Hart said aides from 18 states will be released from pay promises to join the war department on civil service status earning 1820 a year. The Red Cross aides replace army nurses sent overseas as a nurse shortage grows with more wounded returning. States: Texas Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma Colorado Iowa Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Wyoming Kansas Illinois. A four line classified ad for a week costs 96 cents.
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UPI
Red Cross
Southwest
Army Service Forces
Eighth Service Command
W. Lee Hart
Service Command
War Department
Hart
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
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Kansas
Illinois
Red ‘Gross
Counterfeit paper racket linked to gangs spreads nationwide
Conference on counterfeiting reveals gangs print and distribute bogus currency using stolen government paper. Distributors travel between gang hubs to major cities as rival paper trusts fuel violence. OPA records show 245 counterfeit professionals arrested this year, but officials say public support is essential to curb the scale.
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Sang
Ese
Polier
New York Area
Cleveland
Atlanta
Chicago
Milwaukee
San Francisco
OPA
Eee
Iola Navy Man Commended For Help in Saving Ship
Iola, Kansas, March 15. Harry Elmer Smith, 22, Signalman third class USNR, of Iola, has been commended by the chief of navy personnel for gallant conduct as a member of the armed guard aboard the SS Grey Lag during a violent storm en route to Newfoundland on December 19, 1942. He helped shift ballast of about 750 tons of wet sand and gravel under dangerous conditions with complete disregard for his safety.
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Ola
Kan
Mar
Harry Elmer Smith
USNR
Iola
Navy Personnel
Columbus W. Smith
Naval Personnel
Newfoundland
Jap Trapper Battles Rough Seas To Right Ship
A perilous forty degree list to port endangers the Jap Trapper as low steam pressure hampers maneuvering. Crew members descend below decks to shift ballast of about 750 tons of wet sand and gravel to restore stability despite heavy pitching and rolling.
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Pravel
School Crisis Talk Leads McAllaster PTA Meeting
McAllaster P T A meets tomorrow at 2 30 in the school auditorium with the orchestra directed by Dorothy Mae Nelson opening. Miss Maude Ellsworth speaks on the school crisis and Mrs Phillip Commons presents a health report. Installation of new officers by Mrs Sam Ferguson follows and first grade mothers host the social hour. Seventeen year olds will be recruited for the Topeka Fire Department due to draft shortages.
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Dorothy Mae Nelson
Maude Ellsworth
Phillip Commons
Willbe
Sam Ferguson
Topeka Fire Department
Topeka
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