Selective service to end army navy earmarking after July 1
After July 1 inductees will join a common pool and be drawn to the army or navy based on service needs. Local boards are told not to induct men classified for limited service unless directed, and orders to report will trigger immediate assignment at an armed forces induction station with a 21 day pre induction interval. A separate note says chicken fat may be mixed with mild shortening for baking uses.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Ince
Armed Forces
Dewey Below Majority as Nevada Weighs Delegates
Gov Thomas E Dewey lags at 391 pledged delegates short of a majority with 478 uncommitted as Nevada assigns 6 delegates. Bricker trails with 65 pledged votes and both camps expect help from uncommitted delegates spread across 30 states and Hawaii.
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Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Nevada
John W. Bricker
Dewey
Bricker
Hawaii
New York
Alaska
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Harold E. Stassen
Earl Warren
California
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Dont Scrape Pimples and Soothe with Peterson's Ointment
A vintage advertisement advises not to scratch or squeeze pimples to avoid infection and promotes Peterson's Ointment for quick relief from itching irritation. It claims the cream improves skin appearance and offers a money back guarantee if one application fails, noting it also soothes irritated feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
First Lt Carlton H. McConnell Receives Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Mangham native, First Lt Carlton H. McConnell of the Eighth Air Force in England, was awarded two oak leaf clusters for five bomber missions over enemy occupied Europe. The citations praise courage, coolness and skill, reflecting credit on him and the United States. He is the younger son of Mr and Mrs L L McConnell of Mangham.
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Carlton H. McConnell
Mangham
Eighth Air Force
England
Europe
United States
McConnell
L. L. McConnell
Urge Appointed Superintendent
Baton Rouge officials and the state PTA urged the House to favor a Senate bill converting the state superintendent of education from elected to appointed by the state board. Mrs. Roger P. Sharp and Mrs. Fred G. Benton said the measure has support from the administration and state board, despite unfavorable House committee action. Coxe previously indicated an amendment route in a questionnaire.
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Board of Education
Sharp
House Committee
House
Baton Rouge
Parent-Teacher Association
State House of Representatives
Senate
Superintendent of Education
Roger P. Sharp
New Orleans
State Board of Education
Fred G. Benton
1Lth P.T. A
House Education Committee
State Teachers Association
John EB. Coxe
First American Service in Westerly Cemetery Part
Soldiers held a Protestant service with scripture as a wind driven by gusts drowned the words. Captains Lash Moore and Lt Carty led prayers and readings while a firing squad fired three volleys. Taps by Cpl Ferrazzo and bugler Thompson followed. The flag stayed at half mast until all dead are buried. An English girl watched the grave as earth was dug.
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Ford Gilbert
Long Beach
Calif
Frank H. Lash
Navy
Axtell Street
Clovis
N. M
John A. Moore
Lake Helen
Fla
Dezil Carty
Edgecombe Avenue
New York City
Cpl
Joseph Ferrazzo
Daisy Street
Clearfield
Herbert BE. Thompson
Belleview Avenue
Ilion
N. Y
West Monroe boy dies after curbside truck collision
PREDDY CHILD died after a northbound truck struck him near a grocery store owned by his grandfather H G Preddy. He died instantly from a crushed chest and fractured skull. Funeral at First Methodist Church West Monroe. Survived by parents sister Shirley Ann and grandparents Cited.
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Pounders
H. G. Preddy
North Seventh
M. Trahan
Gillis
Hunt and Whitaker
Monroe
German Naval Battle Looms As Channel Conflicts Escalate
London reports Allied cross channel lifelines under heavy German submarine pressure as U boats strike at supply routes. British coastal forces sink four of seven trawlers in two skirmishes off Holland while Allied ships and air power press to keep U boats under water. Allied forces anticipate a major German effort within days as Montgomery advances and weather hampers German units. One American destroyer loss disclosed, with two American destroyers reported sunk since invasion start. Berlin radio cites violent battles in western channel with damage to enemy ships.
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London
Holland
Seine Bay
Channel
Seine
Alan G. Kirk
Augusta
Bernard L. Montgomery
U. S. Navy
Berlin
Perfection Belief Shapes Arts Among Mohammedans
The text argues that strict orthodoxy among Mohammedans rejects perfection in art and craft, claiming only Allah is perfect. It contrasts this stance with a claim that propulsion could add a hundred miles per hour to fighting planes, implying a clash between spiritual restraint and technological progress.
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Allah
Deaths in West Monroe area detail Thornell and others
Alva N Thornell 50 died at a local sanitarium from a heart attack. He resided at 1721 Crawford St West Monroe and worked at Selman Field airport. Funeral at Latter Day Saints Church Eros with burial in Eros Cemetery. Survived by wife Mattie two daughters and a son Enos Thornell. Obituaries also note J E Webb Clyde Bennett and Steve W Brown with service plans and survivors.
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Alva N. Thornell
Crawford Street
West Monroe
Mississippi
Selman Field
Latter Day Saints
Eros
Lincoln-Jackson Funeral Home
Ruston
Mattie Thornell
Bessie Jarvis
Ace Blazier
Monroe
Ens
Enos Thornell
Miami, Fla
J. E Webb
Choudranti
J. E. Webb
Douglas Church
A. H. Johnson
Douglas Cemetery
Ellen Webb
Camp Stewart
Max Webb
Camp McCall
Wis
Maynard Webb
England
Ted Webb
Arnold Webb
Sulphur
James 8. Meeks
Shreveport
West
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Monroe-Jonesboro
C. C. Fuller
Church
Lincoln and Jackson Funeral Home
Thornell
Emma Thornell
Acle Blazer
Ensign Eros Thornell
Eros Wayne Blazier
Redmond Thornell
T. M. Thornell
R. C. Thornell
Tocep Thornell
Steve W. Brown
Mangham
Ruby Brown
Robert L. Brown
Frank J. Brown
Stanley C. Brown
Lottie Boughton
Billie Chaney
Mickie Brown
W. J. Brown
J. M. Brown
Mollie Boughton
Funeral details and pallbearers named for Winnsboro interment
Interment will be at Gwin Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro direction. Active pallbearers are Ernest Brown R C Stokes Oliver Bough ton Claude Brown Foster Jones and William Heath. Honorary pallbearers include Dr C E McConnell W E Hixon E T Lee J W DeMoss Bill Montgomery M C Harker A Le Page and Raymond Geiger.
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Gwin Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Ernest Brown
R. C. Stokes
Oliver Boughton
Claude Brown
Foster Jones
William Heath
C. E. McConnell
W. E Hixon
E. T. Lee
J. W. DeMoss
Bill Montgomery
M. C. Harker
A. le Page
Raymond Geiger
Allied air invasion leads with 82nd and 101st divisions
Supreme Headquarters reports America's first two airborne divisions the 82nd and 101st revealed tonight as leading the invasion. The dispatch notes these formations spearheading the air assault, marking a pivotal moment in the operation.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
America
Airborne
82Nd
101St
82nd Airborne's Normandy Role and Bradley Command
The 82nd Airborne Division led several assaults in World War II including Sicily and Salerno and carried the Geronimo cry. Reactivated in 1942 under Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, the division marked U.S. Army expansion. Honey Brook refers to a Pennsylvania community.
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Normandy
82Nd
Sicily
Salerno
Omar N. Bradley
Honey Brook
Pennsylvania
Were Stomach Ulcer Pains Napoleon's Waterloo
The ad links Napoleon's fate to stomach pains and promotes Udga Tableta for indigestion heartburn and gas pains. It touts a 25¢ box and a double your money back offer with a return of the empty box.
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Nations
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