Levant Recreation Center offers rest, luxury to soldiers
In Palestine near an orange grove, the Levant Recreation Center serves 750 troops from a 5000 mile radius. Arrivals meet Captain Lloyd Howard who presents it as a hotel for Uncle Sam with meals not included yet amenities like hot showers, ice water and eight day furloughs. Private Salvadore Spano notes the contrast from desert duties.
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Palestine
U. S. Army
Persian Gulf
Africa
Levant Recreation Center
G.I
Holy Jerusalem
Tel-Aviv
Lloyd Howard
Sam
Salvadore Spano
Newark
N. J
Spanos
Spano
Mediterranean
Promised Land
Howard
Labor and war causes mix in 1944 Washington page
Washington reports officials shifting to farm and labor unions as CIO Political Action adds C. B. Baldwin and Raymond S. McKeough to its ranks while Aubrey Williams joins the Farmers' Union. The piece also notes looming AAA cuts and a British plan to supply Argentine meat to the U. S. army amid wartime economy.
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Washington, D. C
CIO Committee For Political Action
C. B. Baldwin
State Department
Raymond S. McKeough
Illinois
OPA
Indiana
Wisconsin
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
Farmers’ Union
Fleischmanns Fast Rising Dry Yeast Hits Market
Fleischmanns introduces a fast rising dry yeast that does not require refrigeration and promises overnight savings. The product ships in airtight packets and aims to simplify baking with consistent results, earning strong approval from surveyed housewives.
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Fleischmann
Flowering of the Tisza Astonishes Hungarians
In Hungary a rare phenomenon called the flowering of the Tisza occurs when billions of insects drown. Every three years they hatch, rise over the river, and their bodies color the surface yellow for days, drawing many visitors to view the spectacle.
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Hungary
Tisza
Wever
Doan
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Tucson
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NO Secret 2Nd Front
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Naples
WPB
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Jimmie Davis
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