Editorials Outline Troop Transfers From Europe to Pacific
The piece reports Brig. Gen. George S. Eyster detailing troop movements from Europe to the Pacific with a three to four week timeline for combat units to depart and return home via furloughs. It notes a special exception for Medal of Honor recipients who may request immediate discharge and explains Eisenhower's order to retain certain veterans in Europe for occupation duties.
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George S. Eyster
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Pacific
Chicago
Philippines
United States
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North Africa
Army of Occupation
Mount Airy notices and association listing
Local item states second class matter designation at Mount Airy post office under act of March 8 1872 and mentions North Carolina and an eight dollar association.
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Congress
Highway
Fancy Gap Road
North Carolina-Virginia State Line
Quotations on Thought and Mind from Classic Writers
A collection of famous lines about thinking shaping reality and inner power. Notable verses by Webster Shakespeare and Milton discuss judgment, change, and mental resilience across place and time.
Nazis to Pay Penalties for War Atrocities
London press reports say four to six million Germans could face penalties for Nazi crimes including concentration camps slave labor and starvation plans. The likely outcome may be enforced labor rather than execution, though trials could assign individual guilt. A postwar mercy campaign is expected in the United States, framed by religious appeals and national loyalties.
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London
War Crimes Commission
United Nations
Will Our Boys Come Home War Department Plan
The War Department announces a release plan for fighting men seen as fair, though many may be sent to the Pacific without the eight weeks of special training. Most troops will travel via the United States with four months’ notice before departure to undergo training and records checks.
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War Department
United States
Far East
Pacific
Views and Reviews on War Aims and Postwar Prospects
A collection of quotes from U S and Allied leaders including Edward R Stettinius Eric Johnston Lucius D Clay James H Doolittle Hugh Butler Norman Chandler Robert Wagner C H McMorris Courtney Hodges and Winston Churchill on wartime goals foreign trade postwar plans and the path to victory Each figure weighs strategy economy and international cooperation in shaping the war and its aftermath.
Louisa's Letter Our War Worries About a Missing Husband
A reader asks how to handle a Navy husband who has grown distant overseas after seven years of marriage. The columnist suggests remaining loyal and continuing gentle letters, noting wartime strain can alter behavior and urging steady contact rather than frequent sending of messages.
War advice on waiting for men to return home
Louiba advises that a long war cannot endure and suggests waiting to see if the man will want to return. If he says he does not wish to come back, that would be the time to consider divorce.
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Louiba
Cpl Lorena Creed Promoted in WAC with Good Conduct Medal
Cpl Lorena P Creed received a promotion to present rating in the WAC and was awarded the good conduct medal. She is the daughter of Mrs Geo W Creed and the late Geo Creed of route 4 and is now stationed at Pletcher General Hospital Cambridge Ohio.
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Lorena P. Creed
WAC
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Geo. Creed
Route 4
Pletcher General Hospital
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Weakness of U S Bared 1940 Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremony
Troy New York Undersecretary of War Robert P Patterson awarded two Congressional Medals of Honor posthumously in ceremonies. He warned that if Britain had fallen in 1940 Germany could have invaded the United States with 20 divisions and driven across the country. Patterson noted that after the fall of France the U S had only five air strength infantry divisions locally and not more than 300 modern combat planes.
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Troy
N. Y
Robert P. Patterson
Germany
United States
Patterson
France
Germany May Face Famine Warns from Army Occupation Zone
Reports from the 15th Army occupation zone warn famine could hit Western Germany by late June. American agricultural officers estimate reserves last only three or four weeks as civilian rations fall to below starvation level. In the Ruhr area Lieutenant William R. Pennington of Chester Pennsylvania says food imports may be needed with potatoes not until July harvest. Colorado beetle damages potato crops despite controls.
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Germany
15Th Army
Ruhr
Saar
William R. Pennington
Chester
Colorado
Pennington
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