Sgt Jack Coleman Back Home After Four Years Overseas
Sgt Jack Coleman 25, son of Mr and Mrs William Coleman, is back in Linton on a 21 day furlough after four years in the Army Air Corps two overseas. He trained at Langley Drew McDill Barksdale Ft Myers Lakeland and served in the Middle East North Africa and Italy campaigns earning the Distinguished Service Medal Oak Leaf Cluster and multiple ribbons. He recalls a Red Cross sponsored Holy Land tour visiting Bethlehem Jerusalem and the Church of All Nations and notes soldiers enjoy entertainment and recreation near camps and during campaigns.
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Jack Coleman
William Coleman
Linton
United States Army Air Corps
Coleman
Linton Stockton High School
Langley Field
Drew Field
McDill Field
Barksdale
Fla
Ft. Myers Army Air Base
Lakeland
Middle East
Italy
Holy Land
American Red Cross
Bethlehem
Carden
Gethsemane
Christ
Jerusalem
Mary's Tomb
Hachel
Tel-avib
Reed Cross
Sgt. Coleman
Jack Benny
Yacht Club Boys
Africa
Joe E. Brown
Auto Tax Stamp by July First in Indiana
The Office of War Information says about 200 million dollars in Lanham Act funds will support child care centers in 1944 45. Will H Smith Indiana Internal Revenue Collector announced five dollar use tax stamps are on sale in Indianapolis Evansville and other cities to cover the tax year beginning July 1 1944. Owners must affix stamps to windshields by that date and keep a record of stamp serial numbers for protection in case of loss. Stamps sold cash only at post offices and IRS offices. smaller denominations are available through the collector. The stamp location should not conflict with state rules and penalties for noncompliance are severe.
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Office of War Information
Will H. Smith
Internal Revenue
District of Indiana
Internal Revenue Office
Indianapolis
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Gary
Lawrenceburg
Muncie
South Bend
Terre Haute
Smith
Respct
Bureau of Internal Revenue
13 Year Old Boy Admits Slaying Foster Mother
13 year old Frank De Ford told jail officials he killed Mrs. Gertrude Kley with a 12 gauge shotgun after taking the weapon from his room. He described no motive beyond wanting to see his mother and to escape farm labor. He was a ward of the St. Louis Children's Aid Society.
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Leo Turner
United Press
Hillsboro
Raymond de Ford
Frank
Gertrude Kley
Andrew Kley
Kleys
St. Louis
Women keep railroad men fit for war effort
DOUNGSTERS notes praise for Illinois Central wives and mothers who sustain service at home and overseas. The piece credits women for feeding the home fires and supporting workers, with hopes to win the war and later improve Illinois Central service.
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Jim
Illinois Central
OPA Allows Immediate Use of Fuel Oil Stamps
The Office of Price Administration announced that fuel oil stamps may be used immediately upon receipt from local boards, shifting from a July start for period 1. The move aims to speed deliveries before the heating season, helping conserve manpower and trucks for dealers.
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Washington
U.R
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Island City Notes Relatives Visit Seek Farm Changes
Mr and Mrs Leo Cunningham and son of Mishawaka visited Island City to see relatives and help decorate graves. Prayer meeting was held at the Stevens home. Mrs Anna Roach of Linton visited Will Reed. Robert Skelly of Nashville formerly lived here visited Dan Skelly. Mrs McKendree Wilson worked in Linton midweek. Ray Blevens and family checked farm interests and Blevens bought the Gilligan farm. Erma Jean Alkire of Linton stayed with grandparents Haden Stevens. Mrs John Rowe of Lyons R R visited Friday. Rex Stevens of Linton spent weekend with grandparents Jesse and Marie Stevens. Harold Cunningham of Mishawaka vacationed with grandfather James Angleton.
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Leo Cunningham
Mishawaka
Jesse Stevens
Anna Roach
Linton
Will Reed
Robert Skelly
Nashville
Ray Blevens
Burris Chapel
Blevens
Jarvis Gilligan
Erma Jean Alkire
Haden Stevens
John Rowe
Lyons R. R
Rex Stevens
Harold Cunningham
James Angleton
Vatican City Not Damaged by Allied Bombing Says Envoy
U P report quotes Harold Tittmann US envoy to the Vatican confirming no damage to Vatican City from Rome bombing. He notes the Pope maintains strict neutrality and will not seek demarches despite war activity while diplomats and German forces remain nearby.
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Eleanor Packard
United Press
Vatican City
U.P
Rome
Harold Tittmann
U. S
Vatican
Tittmann
Holy See
Pope
St. Peter's Cathedral
Nelson Calls For Supreme Effort Invasion War Work
Detroit June 6 War Production Board Chairman Don ald M Nelson said there are weapons and equipment on the invasion front the public has never seen or heard of He urged a supreme effort by war workers to match enemy devised weapons as the invasion began He spoke to United Press while en route to Washington after hearing news of the invasion.
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Tittman
Vatican
Tittmann
Rome
Mussolini
United States
Vatican City
Detroit
U.P
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
United Press
Washington
DuPont Develops Soap Ingredient for Army Use
DuPont creates a petroleum based soap additive for the Army that cleans dirt oil and grease in any water. It works in salt or fresh water and in hot or cold conditions.
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DuPont
Army
Allied air assault blunts German fortifications on Cherbourg coast
Massed Allied warplanes battled through storms to strike German fortifications and supply lines behind the French coast. Despite bad weather aiding Luftwaffe defense, thousands of Allied aircraft attacked a 60 mile inland arc from Cherbourg to Harve, maintaining air superiority.
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London
U.P
French
Luftwaffe
Allied
Cherbourg
Harve
RAF
Rhineland
Ludwigshafen
Samuel D Jackson enters Indiana governor race
Senator Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana announces candidacy for governor. He was appointed in January to fill the late Frederick Van Nuys term and will challenge Governor Henry F Schricker, who has declared for the Senate. Jackson cites press of Senate business and prefers not to campaign before convention.
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Washington
Samuel D. Jackson
Ind
Indiana
Jackson
Senate
Frederick van Nuys
Henry F. Schricker
United States Senate
Melrose Nurse Urges Four DONTs for Disabled Veterans
Lt. Jean Donaghy, a Melrose Army nurse returning from a combat zone, recommends four no nos for handling disabled veterans. Do not offer sympathy, avoid forcing veterans to discuss experiences, refrain from guiding them, and do not render them feel useless.
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Melrose
Mass
U.P
Jean Donaghy
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