Veterans and serviceman queries answered in weekly column
The column answers readers questions on returning war dead burial plans surplus army equipment retirement pay military enlistment and discharge rules. It covers next of kin consent for body repatriation selective service extensions and how to address officers with proper etiquette plus G I bill review options and where to obtain forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western News Or
Union
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
America
War Department
United States
Quartermaster Office
J. G
Prairie du Chien
Wis. A
Veterans’ Organization
Red Cross
West First Street
Duluth
Minn
Shelby Street
Detroit
McKnight Building
Minneapolis
Henderson
Army
Navy
Moberly
Mo. A
C. E
Covington
Clovis
N. M
3Rd Army
Olathe
Kans
Douglas MacArthur
Edwin B. Winans
National Guard
Regular Army
G.I. Bilt
Bath
Adjutant General
D.C
American Legion
Soap Shortage Stirs Domestic Worries on Civics and War
The column discusses a soap shortage blamed on coconut trees losses in the Philippines and war zones plus diversion of materials to higher priced products. It notes limited inter-island transport and government hesitance to intervene, predicting shortages through year end. It also covers Ed Pauley’s report on Jewish refugees and a critique of the American Legion's Americanism program, plus travel delays for returning migrants in Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
South Pacific
Solomons
General MacArthur
Manila
U.S. Navy
Commerce Department
ED Pauley
Europe
Truman
Pauley
American Legion
Alvin Owsley
Americanism
Texas Legionnaires
San Francisco
Shannow
Wallace speech’s clash over foreign policy and New York
The Stuttgart and New York Wallace speeches drew fire as conflicting foreign policy signals. The piece argues President Truman pressured Wallace from his cabinet after insinuations of pro Russia or pro Britain bias, noting Byrnes and Moscow reactions as well as Wallace’s push for expanded overseas spending amid strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Averell Harriman
England
Truman
Henry Wallace
Commerce
Ci Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
Wallace
Brynes
Byrnes
Christian Democrats
Dewey
New York City
Moscow
United States
Ussr
Mr. Wallace
Hand Knit Sweaters Are Warm and Smart
Easy dressing table idea helps when viewing the back of a new hairstyle. Constructed from a 36 inch by plywood piece, it includes an overhead shelf and practical storage. Described in SEWING Book 8, which features over thirty home projects and illustrated directions. Reprint advertises Book 8 for 15c with name and address.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Monaghan
George L. Mueller
Mueller
Independent Union of Duquesne Light Company Employees
Pittsburgh
Henry Gibbons
William Williams
Sharon
Everett Cline
Waverly
W. Va
Russell Helton
St. Louis
Beloit College
Beloit
Wis
John and
Paul Kramer
Elgin
Ill
Dick and
Cliff Allen
Wauconda
Bob
Bill Williams
Arlington Heights
Brothers
Blackstone
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court of the United States
George Murphy
Recorders Court
Frank
George
Manning
Harry Manning
Jack Wisnowski
Verona
Stanislaw
Ballon
Poland
DUKE
Charles Edgar
Bill) Milner
Waynesville
N. C
Duke University
Western Newspaper Union
N. Y
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
MILES
Miles Laboratories
Miles Laboratories, Inc
Elkhart
Ind
Locke Stove Company
11Th St
Kansas City
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