Germany's Rivers Form a Network of Natural Barriers
National Geographic describes Germany’s vast river system as a web of natural fortresses. Major rivers Rhine Elbe Oder Weser Ems Main Danube Isar Inn create parallel and cross-country barriers aiding and hindering Allied advances with ports at Hamburg Bremen and Cologne and industrial hubs in Ruhr Saar and Berlin.
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Aachen
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Neisse
RAF Fliers
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Sorpe
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Brenner Pass
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Essen
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Spree
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Ler
Frontier Fashions Roundup Cowboys Derby West Campus Style
A snappy survey of Wild West trends on high school campuses features suede weskits with knitted backs self fringed suede jackets a fringed leather bookmark worn as a sweater gadget or belt fob Western waistlines show tooled leather belts from the boys’ department with stone studs and matching bracelets Students personalize belts by burning autographs or initials into them
Window Service Flag Honors Veteran Designation
Washington announces a new family or organization flag may carry a symbol designating an honorably discharged veteran. The emblem mirrors the lapel button and replaces the blue star, featuring gold center with blue edging on a white flag background.
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Washington
Gay Gadgets and Runway Romance at Teen Fashion Show
A fashion show for a big store features teen models and a witty commentator noting audience moments. A slick attendee displays red felt hearts and lapel accents, while another wears a velvet headband with club emblems and insignia. Rosy-like style appears with multiple silver friendship rings.
Fashion Trends From College Campuses
A humorous regional note surveys college fashion at eastern campuses. It describes outfits at Sarah Lawrence and Smith College with playful commentary on dungarees and sleeveless sweaters.
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Sarah Lawrence College
You and I
Smith College
Air Bath Helps Women Workers In Bearings Plants
An air jet dust-cleansing process, used in wartime bearing plants, protects precision components. Women pass through a de-duster passage, wear celanese smocks and gloves, and step on adhesive mats to remove dust before entering clean assembling rooms.
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Norden
Minute Make- Ups By GABRIELLE
The piece sketches fashion quirks on campuses with minute fashion notes. It highlights jodhpurs long sleeves gray tones and sturdy brogues with fringed tongues paired with high socks and pearl necklaces.
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Gabrielle
Bulgarians Brutalities Reported Against Prisoners
London report says British and American prisoners in Bulgaria before the armistice were brutalized, with some executions. Lt. James Grigg, war secretary, told Commons that the number killed was certainly below 10 and he did not confirm American deaths.
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London
England
Bulgaria
James Grigg
Commons
Dainty Frock Pattern For Little Girls Opens Flat For Ironing
Sewing circle pattern offers a dainty four inch duck appliqué frock for girls aged 2 3 and 4 with flat ironing capability. Pattern No 5850 Frilled-Sleeve Frock finishing instructions available by sending 16 cents plus name and address. Due to high demand and wartime conditions processing time may be longer for popular numbers.
Tombstone recalls Eli McCarty killed during Civil War draft
A Washington Indiana tombstone marks Eli McCarty who was killed while notifying drafted men. McCarty, a Civil War veteran wounded early and who left the Union army in 1862, became a government agent enrolling men for the draft and was shot by southern sympathizers angered by the draft.
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Washington
Ind
Eli McCarty
McCarty
No Doubt Now Margarine Lets Table Flavor Shine
Nu- Maid Margarine advertises Table Grade margarine with a finer churned flavor for table use. The copy emphasizes freshness and suitability for dining tables, appealing to household consumers seeking a superior margarine option.
Sacred Cemetery of Pisa Built With Calvary Earth
The Campo Santo in Pisa, begun between 1188 and 1200, is believed especially holy as it was filled with 53 shiploads of earth imported from Calvary during its construction.
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Campo Santo
Pisa
Italy
Calvary
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