Who's News This Week Consolidated Features
Brig. Gen. Frank O Hunter commands attention with swagger and a sharp record including eight World War I aerial kills and a future role as commander of all forces in Britain. Gen. Frank M Andrews rises from West Point to lead air operations, holding a Distinguished Service Cross and world records in amphibian flight. Mme. Wellington Koo, wife of China’s ambassador, captivates crowds in New York with poise, fashion, and frank views on U.S. aid to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank O' Hunter
London
Luftwaffe
Frank M. Andrews
West Point
Cavalry
English Channel
Great Britain
Fifth Avenue
Hergesheimer
Java
Mme, Koo
OES Opposes Farm Parity Rise as Europe Showdown Looms
Weekly news analysis notes OES against farm parity increase and a North Africa standoff. Prelude to UN invasion of Europe described as Reds press ground gains in a expanding war panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OES
North Africa
United Nations
Europe
Ready for Zero Hour in Tunisia Struggle Builds
Allied plans tighten as Eisenhower earns full general rank and supreme command in Africa. Stimson warns of imminent heavy casualties while Axis forces are cleared from Tripolitania. Montgomery’s forces press south along the coastal road as Rommel resists with tanks and artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Africa
Stimson
Tripolitania
Eighth Army
Marshal Rommel
Rommel
Montgomery
Red resurgence regains ground as Russians push west
Nazi fortunes fade as Red Army regains lost territory from Orel to Rostov. Novocherkassk seen as key gate to Rostov, with advances threatening Ukraine granary and the Caucasus. Axis morale plummets as retreating forces surrender in scattered pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostov
Novocherkassk
Stalingrad
Orel
Voroshilovgrad
Ukraine
Hitler
Caucasus
Crimea
Parity Fight Intensifies as Senate Moves on Bankhead Plan
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to report a Bankhead sponsored measure to raise the farm parity formula while the administration through Economic Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes argued the change would not serve farmers. Byrnes said the admin would uphold current farm and food price policies and cover any extra costs needed for higher production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
OES
U-Boat Report Shows Allied Hold or Gains
Prime Minister Churchill touted a brighter submarine outlook in parliament. He said Allied shipbuilding surpassed losses by over 1,250,000 tons in six months and that 500,000 British and American troops are in Africa, with U-boat destruction rates improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Europe
Africa
United Nations
Dies Committee Wins New Two Year Extension
The Dies committee extension passed 302 to 94, extending its work two more years. Con gressman Dies notes 138000 information requests from agencies and 1600 federal agents consulting files as the committee shapes postwar security. A Pacific base network is urged with lend lease as a negotiation basis and bases possibly in France, Holland, and Japan possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dies Committee
Dies
Army
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Secretary of Navy
Knox
France
Holland
Japan
Senate Probe into Food Production and Distribution
The senate agriculture committee ordered a broad investigation into the production transport and distribution of foodstuffs amid a looming shortage. Chairman Smith said the inquiry aims to acquaint the American public with the food situation and consider all government policies affecting supplies for armed forces civilians and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Agriculture Committee
Executive Department
Smith
South Carolina
First Aid for ailing house by Whitman
Home care tips for cleaning brickwork and preserving natural cement blocks. Clean bricks with a scouring powder paste and ammonia, rinse well. Enrich brick color with linseed oil. Cement blocks scrubbed and painted with cement paint from masonry supply. For infested firewood, avoid keeping it indoors. dip in hot water briefly or exchange with dealer for clean wood.
Unusual Crochet Set For Chair or Buffet
Be the first to have this lovely chair set filet crochet edged with a pineapple edging. It is crochet that is different and is much admired. You can use the set on buffet or dresser, too. Pattern 425 contains charts and directions for making set, materials required, illustrations of stitches. Send your order to:
Actor Robert Taylor joins naval air forces in training role
In Los Angeles Robert Taylor enters the naval air forces as lieutenant junior grade. The actor, born Spangler Arlington Brugh, takes the oath and will train at Corpus Christi Texas as a ferry pilot or instructor. In London Allied high command plans intensify offensive actions against Japan with leaders Dill Arnold Chiang Kai-shek and Wavell meeting in Chungking and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert Taylor
Naval Air Forces
Taylor
Corpus Christi
Texas
Spangler
Arlington Brugh
London
John Dill
Churchill
Henry H. Arnold
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Japan Reverses: Guadalcanal cleared as Pacific offensive grows
The article notes Guadalcanal is cleared prompting U S forces in the Southwest Pacific to prepare a new offensive. It cites heavy Japanese losses in the Buna Gona area with about 90 000 killed 200 ships sunk or damaged and 2 000 planes destroyed. Allied air raids target Kolombangara and Munda as Australian and American troops push toward Salamaua starting with skirmishes near Wau Mubo 35 miles southwest of Salamaua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalcanal
U. S
Southwest Pacific
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
Japan
Solomons
Kolombangara
Munda
Salamaua
Wau-Mubo
Deferred Draftees Face Early Summons
Plans to enlarge the armed forces show about 1,000,000 draft age men deferred on occupational grounds. Local boards were instructed to review deferments within six months and cut unnecessary ones to free industrial roles for women or others. About 370,000 are class 2-A, 570,000 class 2-B, and 150,000 class 2-C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Selective Service
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Byrnes Rejects Wages Demands Amid Anti-Inflation Fight
Economic Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes rejects wage hikes from John Lewis United Mine Workers and railroad brotherhoods. He reiterates the Little Steel formula cap of 15 percent and signals no broad concessions beyond that in the anti-inflation push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
Railroad Brotherhoods
Little Steel
James F. Byrnes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Who’s News
Consolidated Features
WIN
Germany
England
Gen. Andrews
Pegasus
American Motors
Amer
Britain
Middle East
Wellington Koo
Hui Lan
U.S
China
Aleeaa
Soong
Mme. Koo
Editon
Thestern Newspaper Union
Western Newspaper Union
Black Sea
Meronezh
Aga
Pacific
United States
House Naval Affairs Committee
SEC. OF Navy
Frank Knox
Senate
Roger B. Whitman
WIN Features
Coal & Rail
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
Murray
Paramount Picture
Lisbon
Hollwood
Cal Tooth
Havana
Cuba
Colombia
Scott's
TY Scott
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!