Texas Sergeant Escapes German Captors Before Chow
In ETO front lines near Granville Hargill Texas Sgt. a two fisted noncom was captured after a firefight but escaped by knocking out two Germans and walking three miles back to American lines to return for chow. Pfc Pershing Louis of San Francisco destroyed a German machine gun nest with a demolition charge earning Silver Star. He hopes for a Purple Heart. San Antonio’s Sgt Pete Bonavich later found his rifle unloaded after detaining two Nazis whom he forced to surrender. The hour later a Flying Fortress burns enough fuel to run a car six months.
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Hal Boyle
Texas
Granville
Hargill
Tex
Pfc
Pershing Louis
San Francisco
Louie
Pete Bonavich
San Antonio
Bonavich
Hitler Faces Critical Choice as Allied Push Advances
In northwestern France the Nazi retreat accelerates as Allied forces under Patton threaten Paris and sever supply lines. Hitler, contending with heavy losses, must decide whether to establish a Seine defense while clinging to occupied territory. The odds favor a strategic pullback to Germany.
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Hitler
France
Germany
Oxygen valve for airmen developed by RCAF and engineers
A R C F clinical investigation unit and aeronautical engineers describe a new demand valve for high altitude use. The device breathes oxygen on inhalation and reduces it on exhalation, adjusts oxygen mix with altitude, using a diaphragm and metal bellows to maintain safe levels for pilots at 15,000 feet.
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Toronto
Aeronautical Engineers
Air Force
Across and Down Puzzle Clues Mixed in Scrambled Grid
A large set of crossword style clues spans across and down entries with terms ranging from rivers and trees to pronouns and garments. The list includes various word definitions and partial phrases, suggesting a dense mixed clue puzzle rather than a single cohesive news item.
Roy Lee Head Dies After Serum Reaction
Roy Lee Head sixteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Head of West Monroe, died after a serum shot for lockjaw prevention. He had cut his hand, received treatment and a shot, then collapsed at work and died at the hospital. He was a Ouachita Parish High senior and Ransom Ramblers pitcher. Survived by parents and brothers Jack and Edward Head. Mulhearn Funeral Home in charge.
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Roy Lee Head
Marvin R. Head
Ludwig Avenue
West Monroe
J. T. French
Parish
French
New Orleans
Ouachita Parish
Ransom Ramblers
Recreation
Jack Head
Edward
Camp Hood
Tex
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Bela Lugosi Divorce Suit Filed by Wife
Actress Lillian Arch sues for divorce from Bela Lugosi alleging cruelty and inhuman conduct. She seeks custody of their son Bela Jr. six and notes they separated Tuesday after 11 years of marriage in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Bela Lugosi
Lillian Arch
Reds Accuse Finns of Wiping Out Area
The Soviet extraordinary state commission accused the Finnish government of seeking to wipe out Karelia’s population to turn the area into a Finnish colony. Moscow radio carried the claim, with Pravda calling the Karelo Finnish camps death sites and likening Finns to two legged beasts.
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London
Russia
Moscow Radio
Pravda
Communist Party
Lublin
Poland
Vitamins for natural gray hair claims debunk dyeing
An advertisement touts Nix Vitamins as a safe, at home remedy to halt graying and restore color. It markets age 22 as a target and urges immediate purchase to avoid looking old, claiming vitamins supply harmless anti-gray hair agents to the scalp.
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Luzianne Coffee & Chicory
Stearns Ricci
REDS
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West Monroe, Louisiana
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Monroe
Grand Street
Twin Cities
Nancy Lee
Armed Services
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Te Tadao
Auty
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K. C. Veal
Chuck
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