Rebuilt Navy Makes Powerful Pacific Carrier Force
The United States Navy reorganized around aircraft carriers to project massive air striking power against Japanese bases. Carrier task forces now lead, replacing battleships as the fleet’s backbone, with 10 big carriers and hundreds of planes conducting raids from Marcus Island to Rabaul and Bougainville.
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Washington
United States Navy
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
United States
John H. Towens
Bureau of Aeronautics
Nimitz
John S. McCain
Naval Operations
Air
Marcus Island
Wake Island
Nauru
Tarawa
Rabaul-Bougainville
Names of Men in Army Seem to Be Confusing
A Topeka army air base clerk learns the humor of military titles when a caller pretends to be a sergeant major. The voice insists he is Master Sergeant Southiller addressing Major Sergeant, exposing the comic confusion between ranks and names.
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Topeka
Kan
Topeka Army Air Base
Southiller
Device makes seawater drinkable in twenty minutes
The navy reports a new portable desalination device weighing under four pounds. A plastic bag with a drinking tube and 14 briquets allows sea water to be desalinated in 20 minutes by dropping a briquet into the bag and kneading it gently.
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Washington
Navy
Fuel oil ration period 4 begins Feb 8 in Midwest
War Price and Rationing Board 6212.1 announces unchanged fuel oil allotment at 10 gallons per unit for period 4 starting February 8, with period 5 coupons also 10 gallon units. Period 2 and 3 coupons retain 10 gallons. Residents urged to conserve as oil supplies remain tight and fats rationing surplus may boost war materials production. Gustave Ritter, chairman.
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Gustave Ritter
War Price and
Midwest
Ritter
Middle West
Kaiser Yard Launches Doodlebug In Ten Minutes
At Henry J. Kaiser’s Permanente shipyard in Richmond California a flat bottom eight foot skiff named the USS Doodlebug was built launched and delivered in ten minutes for fun. The vessel required minor repairs after launch and the bow was bruised by champagne.
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Richmond
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser
Permanente Shipyard
No. 4F
Minus Arm He Runs Farm And Works in War Plant
In Cleveland Ohio William H White an expediter at the Fisher Body bomber plant works full time at the war plant and also runs a 54 acre farm He farms with two cows two horses and 150 chickens handling planting plowing and harvesting without help Describes his perseverance after losing an arm during the war effort.
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Cleveland
Ohio
William H. White
Fisher
Women at Blythe Army Win All Squadron Contests
In Blythe California the WAC detachment at Blythe Army Air Base topped weekly squadron inspections for 10 weeks. They then won a drill contest and also topped the war bond competition, finishing first in both events.
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Army Blythe
Calif
WAC
Blythe Army Air Base
Wacs
Tobacco growers misjudge sore shin disease
Experts warn there are no tobacco varieties resistant to sore shin or rotten stalk and advise growers not to expect black shank resistant seed to provide soreness resistance.
Social Mores in Iran Show Shifting Roles and Veil Trends
The article notes Iran as a Moslem nation with increasingly visible changes in women’s status. Veils have faded in many cities while European dress spreads. Men and women appear in public but without close contact, and homes still reserve spaces for women. Formal introduction remains required for courtship.
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Iran
Notice of probate hearing for Cora Murphy will
County Court of Clark County Illinois has set March 6 1944 at 10 a.m. at the Marshall courthouse for probate proof of the will of Cora Murphy deceased. Heirs at law and legatees are notified to appear and show cause if any why the will should not be admitted to probate. January 18 1944 HJ Kemp County Clerk Snavely Miller Attorneys Marshall Illinois advertisement 5 3.
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Cora Kiger
Billa Osborn
Otho McCloud
Jeff Paul
Nettie Ireland
Mabel Stockhoff
John Gallagher
George Gallagher
Walter Gallagher
Stewart Gallagher
LeRoy Paul
Walter Paul
Theron’ Murphy
Percy Murphy
Lucien Murphy
Cora, Murphy
Clark County
Ilinois
Cora Murphy
Marshall
Notice to Clark County Building and Loan Claims
Notice to all claimants of Clark County Building and Loan Association Marshall Illinois for involuntary liquidation. Claims must be filed by March 1 1944 with oath of just and unpaid status after credits deductions and set offs. Shareholders may inspect records and obtain written verification of share values. Liquidators THinnie Marshall Advertisement 5 3.
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Clark County Building and Loan Association
Marshall
IJ Illinois
Illneis
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Fred B. Keiter
Mllinois
Kemp
Snavely & Miller
Marshall Thinnie
Marshall Loan CO
Ritter & Behner Old Postoffice
Marshall Maid Enriched
Elite Bakery
City Fire Insurance
Just
Mark Stewart
Gallagher
Indiana
MR. Farmer
Herald
The
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