Japanese convoy sunk as MacArthur reports losses at Leyte
Ormoc bound Japanese convoy of four ships including a 9,000 ton transport was destroyed off Cebu Island, with over 3,900 more troops lost. In another action, 14 hundred Allied sailors were rescued after carriers St Lo Gambier Bay were sunk in the Philippines battle. Four other carriers Kalinin Bay Fanshaw Bay White Plains Kitkun Bay damaged.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Cebu Island
Ormoc Gulf
Washington
Dom Wn
Navy
St. Lo
Gambier Bay
C. A. F. Sprague
Sprague
Kalinin Bay
Fanshaw Bay
White Plains
Kitrun Bay
San Bernadino Strait
Army Rests Weary Men With Deep Narcosis Therapy
An AP Newsfeatures piece surveys U S Army Medical Corps rehab for combat exhaustion in France during World War I. It details deep narcosis with blue pills, rest before front return, and a 500 man study showing about half could rejoin combat. Mentioned are Maj Roy L Swank and Drs Sargant and Slater, plus early front-line stress results and treatment protocol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cowman
U. S. Army Medical Corps
France
U.S
GI Joe
U. S. Army
8Th Airforce
England
William Sargant
Eliot Slater
GT Joe
North Africa
Sicily
Sisus
Ior
Roman
Maj
J. Watson Harmeier
Capt
Edward Grendel
Maj. Swank
Maj. Hermier
Pimples Disappear Overnight with Kleerex Remedy
A drugstore advertisement claims pimples vanish overnight after applying Kleerex for one night. It touts dramatic personal improvements and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Sold by Williamson's Drug Store at 12 North Market St.
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Harisappes
Williamson's Drug Store
North Market St
Paratrooper Wings Awarded At Fort Benning
Pvt. Gilmore Lamar Ausherman of Fort Benning Georgia has earned the right to wear paratrooper wings and boots. He is husband of Mrs Mary Ellen Ausherman of 112 West 4th Street. The event marks a milestone in his Army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning, Georgia
Gilmore Lamar Ausherman
Mary Ellen Ausherman
West 4Th Street
United States Army
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Roy W. Crum
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Fred Crum
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Etchel
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Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
Alice Daye
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Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
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Harry
Storm & Shipley
N. Market St
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RE Eiker
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Orphans' Cour
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William H. Long
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