Counting The Cost Of Allied Air Offensive In World War II
Sir Archibald Sinclairs sums up the Allied air offensive against Germany. He notes foreign losses are not money and cites figures: about 1,117 American bombers and 1,041 British bombers in early 1944, with tens of thousands of airmen killed or captured. The talk highlights declining German defense losses and the air offensive as the decisive factor saving invasion troops.
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Archibald Sinclairs
House of Co
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Nia
Port Ty Montis
Brit France
United States
Germany
France
Rumi Sees Debt Payoff Through Tax Cuts
Rumi, president of the New York Federal Reserve, argues the national debt can be repaid while income and corporate taxes are lowered during postwar consolidation. He outlines potential tax reductions as debt payments proceed, citing figures on government outlays and revenues and the need to manage annual deficits.
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Beardsley Rumi
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Waswar
Mt Airy Home Sold Amid Street Transfers
Mr and Mrs Walker Sota sold their home on Aber Avenue Mt Airy to Aba Raiah Wright. The Smiths acquired a residence on Main Street between the homes of Mrs Henry Hooda and Miss Bessie Shipley for the purpose of ergeting a a ghuge.
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Walker Sota
Aber
Mt. Airy
Aba Raiah Wright
Smiths
Main Street
Henry G. Hooda
Bessie Shipley
Armaments and peace prospects after Germany collapse
Washington and London debate postwar steps as Germany falters, weighing how to disarm armies and protect populations. The piece argues for economic peace and union of peoples over alliances, critiquing neglect by Britain and France and urging honest, nonbelligerent policy to prevent endless war.
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United States
Analens
Ihich
Britain
Russiaia
Dewey
Roosevelt
Statesman
Fifty Years Ago in The Frederick Bar Trials and Travels
Fifty years ago members of the Frederick bar largely felt the Coxey case sentence was too severe. Coxey and two aides in the Army of the Commonwealth were each sentenced to 20 days in jail in Washington for displaying partisan banners on Capitol grounds. Marie Jeannette Krisé ran the convent fortune to fall, while editor Shafer of the weekly Herald fell ill but was rescued. Several officials and travelers were noted arriving and reporting on river traffic and freight speeds, including a telegraphed account of car and vessel movements and a large carp incident near Monocacy.
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Coxey
Army of the Comnonweal
Jaih
Washington
Capitol
May 23 1924 Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago items note Major Cutler inspecting the Fishing Creek dam under construction at Frederick Hospital and the advertising of the event by TheOl Ons Club. The outline includes program details and perceptions from the period.
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Theolons Club
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Cutler
Fishing Creek
Today In History Anniversary Highlights and Birthdays
Today in history notes several birth anniversaries from 1755 to 1930 including Tench Coxe Arthur Conan Doyle and Mary Cassat plus deaths of figures like Arthur Conan Doyle. The section also mentions land deals and military aviation milestones, with births and officers noted for various states and cities.
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Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
Luxemburg
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
War Interpreted by Elton C Fay on Pacific operations
Admiral Ernest J. King foresees vast operations in the Pacific with multiple targets. Historian notes past and current raids on Paramushiro Shimushu Matsuwa and Shimushiro and discusses how Kuriles could serve as a jump-off toward the citadel of Japan and a staging point for airborne and sea-borne offensives.
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Elton C. Fay
Ernest J. King
Pacific
Micronesia
Philippines
Kuriles
Shinushu
Attu O
Aleutian Chain
Paramushiro
Shimushu
Ymy
Admiral King
Japan
United States
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Honshu
Power of an undefiled life in Parsifal tale
Earl L. Douglass argues for purity as positive sight of God, citing Parsifal as a study in how undefiled life breaks the damage of sin. He stresses that pure in heart see God, and upright living yields enduring influence beyond earthly status. The discussion links moral integrity to lasting impact on people and things.
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Orld
Babson
How AMG Should Run France After Invasion
AMS's Got It Licked argues AMG will face France post invasion with lessons from Italy. McCloy Hilldring warn against repeat missteps while Eisenhower presses civilian control and liaison with De Gaulle, Koeing, and the French National Committee.
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Peter Edson Washington
AMG
Italy
Europe
John J. McCloy
John H. Hilldring
War Department
North Africa
Sicily
United States
Charlottesville
Algiers
McCloy
General Tilldring
Eisenhower
England
France
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de Gaulle
Alpiers
Koenig
London
U. S
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Washington
French National Committee
Dear Miss Dix Lonesome Wife Finds Reading Cures War Time Boredom
A bored housewife asks how to survive long evenings while her husband serves overseas. The advice promotes developing a love for reading with detective and romance stories to pass time, gain skills for postwar income, and even organize home lessons for future employment.
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Miss Dix
Tam
Iiren
Esi Pirdse
Public Demonstrations of Affection Seen as Social Faux Pas
The article counsels against public displays of affection, stating they make couples look goofy and common. It suggests using a hat pin as a deterrent, noting snickers from bystanders and advising individuals to guard against being made the crowd’s amusement.
Luf burrows call to declare stance in Turkey and Spain issue
Lufburrow criticizes Turkey and Spain for wavering on sides in the current conflict. He says they balance the smallest expense and seek alliances with other dioceses, but urges a clear, honest declaration of their position.
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Turkey
Spain
N. A. Lufburrow
Perseverance Through Adversity Inspires Faith
Biblical wisdom and Livy’s reflection on adversity underscore how hardship tests strength. The proverb from Proverbs 24 10 urges resilience when days turn difficult. The note links adversity to religious insight, suggesting inner fortitude nourishes belief.
Leaves From Notebook Of A Correspondent
HAL BOYLE recalls arrival in Scotland and journey by train to Edinburgh in a wartime travelogue. He notes gulls catching a cigar butt, a penny ritual crossing the Firth of Forth, and locals in Edinburgh. The piece contrasts Scottish hills with Blue Ridge, describes customs and travel constraints, and ends with a dawn arrival in London amid wartime blackout and anticipation of the front.
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Hal Boyle
London
Scotland
Bobby Burns
America
Brooklyn
Logk
Seaman Alphonso Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Big Stone Gap
Blue Ridge
Edinburgh
Firth of Forth Bridge
Mary Queen of Scots
Katy Railroad
Roy K. McDonald
Kansas City
Louis Rosenblum
Seventy - Seventh Street
Frank R. Figlioli
Weirton
W. Va
McDonald
Hitler
Wartime Stamp Updates and Validity Extensions
The Associated Press notes extend and clarify stamp validity across multiple categories. Meats fats and nutrition stamps A8 through 8 remain valid indefinitely. blue stamps A through 8 also indefinite with next five blue stamps pending June 1. Sugar Book four stamps 30 31 cover five pounds indefinitely. stamp 40 allows five pounds for home canning through February 28, 1945. Shoes Book three airplane stamps 1 2 valid indefinitely. Gasoline coupons 10-4 cover three gallons through August 8 in the northeast and southeast. 11-4, B-2, B-3, C-2, C-3 cover three to five gallons elsewhere. Feel OH period 4 and 5 coupons valid through September 30 in all areas.
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