New Air Army for Far East Formed by MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur announces the creation of the Far Eastern Air Forces with headquarters in Australia. It will merge the Fifth and Thirteenth Air Forces under Lt Gen George C. Kenney, with Ennis C. Whitehead and St. Clair Streett in senior roles, as Japanese air resistance wanes in New Guinea and Palau Truk and Noemfoor targets are announced.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Far Eastern Air Forces
Australia
Fifth
13Th Air Forces
George C. Kenney
Kenney
Fifth Air Force
Ennis C. Whitehead
Paul B. Wurtsmith
Streett
13Th Air Force
St. Clair Stroeei
Second Air Force
United States
Air Army
Southwest
South Pacific
13Th
Babo
Manokwari
Jeffman
Celebes
Palau
Truk
Carolines
Noemfoor
German War Situation Described as Very Serious
A German Foreign Office spokesman quoted by Svenska Dagbladet says the current war situation is very serious for Germany. He warns that Germany must continue fighting on all fronts and questions whether this is the last hour for the nation as decisive actions are imminent.
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Stockholm
INS
Foreign Office
Berlin
Svenska Dagbladet
Germany
Ordnance Inspectors Needed in City Vacancies
Vacancies exist in local war plants in New Castle for girls and women to work as Inspectors of Ordnance Material. On Saturday morning July 1, 1944 at 10 30 a representative of the Pittsburgh Ordnance District will interview interested applicants at the U S Employment Service Office New Castle.
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New Castle
Pittsburgh Ordnance District
U.S. Employment Service Office
Local Girl Graduates From Robert Morris
Miss Shirley Reno one of 162 graduates at Robert Morris School of Business commencement held at First Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh Friday evening June 22. Chosen as Ideal Secretary the highest award of the class. Miss Reno is member of Phil Beta Chi sorority and employed at Pennsylvania Power company.
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Shirley Reno
Robert Morris School of Business
First Presbyterian Church of
Local Social News and WWII War Casualty Update
Edenburg families host relatives from Youngstown Tampa and Dearborn. Weekend visitors include the Raub and Wirton households plus Phil lips in New Jersey. Bill Biddle returns to Camp Endicott after furlough. In London, Churchill reports British losses in Italy totaling 73,122 from landing to Rome’s fall.
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David Leeper
Clyde Pitzer
Youngstown
Alfred Runkle
Tampa
Florida
Nora Kaufman
Charles Louden
Milton May
New Springfield
Roy Raub Hershel Yates
Dearborn
Michigan
Frank Asselton
Joseph Wirton
Kenneth
Ida Waldinger
Charles Wirton
George Nicholls, Jr
New Jersey
Frank Phillips
Richard Biddle
Marcyne
Mahoningtown
Ray Biddle
Sam _ Book
Florence
Robert Book
Walmo
Billie Walter Biddle
Seaman 2-C
Camp Endicott
Rhode Island
Frank Louden
Youngstown Road
London
INS
Italy
Rome
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Statistical Book Being Prepared for Churches in County
The annual Statistical Book for the United States Government and the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association reports on Protestant Sunday Schools in the county. Several Sunday Schools have not returned the report blanks. superintendents are urged to submit prompts as indicated.
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United States
Iceland
Greenland
Balchen
Chennault
China
Japan
Chiang Kai Shek
Claire Chenault
Pennsylvana State Sabbath School Association
Iti
The Parent Problem in Community Service
A plea urges year round school programs and church driven youth work. It highlights field shortages and lack of volunteer teachers, and calls congregations to fund and staff programs for children, offering a bulletin for working mothers on request.
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45Th Street
New York City
Health Talks by Dr W A Womer on Varicose Veins
City health superintendent Dr W A Womer explains varicose veins, or bursted veins, in legs. He notes they trigger ache, fatigue, swelling, and may be deep beneath the skin. He recommends seeking medical advice and possible bandage traction to help.
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W. A. Womer
City College seniors donate books to salvage drive instead of burning
In New York City College, students abandoned the burning of books tradition for a waste paper salvage drive. Seniors turned in textbooks and notebooks to AWVS officials to support the campaign, reflecting a shift from celebration to recycling. A Harlem shoe shine boy was asked about a legend and replied with a humorous line about his trade.
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NEW York
INS
New Yorks City College
City College
AWVS
ORK
Harlem
Lt James Bickett Receives Air Medal in Italy missions
Second Lieutenant James A Bickett a navigator on a B 24 Liberator bomber based at an Italian theater of operations has been awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in missions against the enemy. He has flown throughout the Mediterranean area as part of the air campaign. Rockefeller Center plants over 5500 tulips for New York visitors and residents.
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James A. Bickett
Winter Avenue
Air Medal
Bickett
Italy
Mediterranean
New York
Rockefeller Center
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Strauss-Hirshberg
Jacquard Rayon
Far East
MacArthur
George Lait
Pearl Harbor
United States Army
Sam
Yoo
Oxford
Gm Salame Alcoe Ai RE
BelMieliei
Victory Lamp Shades
Robert Morris
Edenburg
Dickies
Ontinue
Roger & Grablet
Dunhill Service
Dunhill
James Bickett
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