Private Lambert survives fatal wounds in New Guinea tale
Pvt. Floyd A. Lambert of Onekama Michigan recounts a near fatal New Guinea battle in which a 500-pound bomb a 20 mm cannon shell and a 50 caliber bullet struck him. He describes stuffing his entrails back inside and later receiving seven blood transfusions and 52 quarts of plasma during ten weeks of recovery.
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Floyd A. Lambert
Onekama
Mich
Lambert
New Guinea
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Milne Bay
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Air Corps
Yank Whose Teeth Come Out Delights Island Natives
On Green Island New Ireland group natives marvel at an American Seabee whose removable teeth impress during a meal. He demonstrates by chewing roast pig causing a crowd to gather and a delegation to gift fruit.
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Green Island
New Ireland
Chicken in Bombing Is Dug Out After 25 Days
London reporters recount how rescue workers pulled a live chicken named Joe from 25-day wreckage of a bombed convent. Three eggs lay beside the bird, prompting wonder at how Joe survived the siege and continued to lay eggs.
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London
Joe Louis
Joe
Sailor Trapped in Greasy Vent Flue for Hours
Boston reports Seaman W. J. Fraser of the U S N was wedged head downward in a grease coated restaurant ventilator flue after plunging from an alley through a screen. A grillman turning on a big ventilator fan at 5 45 am heard noises and found him.
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Boston
W. J. Fraser
U.S.N
Fraser
Barking of Polish Dog Is Silenced by Germans
London reports a Nazi court in Plock Poland fined Mrs Zofia Czechon 1000 marks or three months in jail for her dog barking at Col Richard Kunats dog. The judge cleared Kunats dog as quiet and well bred and found Czechon guilty of hostility to all things German.
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London
Zofia Czechon
Richard Kunat
Plock
Poland
Kunat
Czechon
Yankees Favored In The 1944 American League Race
The piece predicts New York, Washington and Chicago as the top three in the AL, with the Yankees likely to win if pitching holds up. It notes rosters strained by draft, previews key teams like the Senators Indians Browns Tigers and Athletics, and cites 4-Fs and draft rules as factors shaping the season.
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New York
Washington
Chicago
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Spud Chandler
Tiny Bonham
Red Sox
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Emil Leonard
John Niggeling
Mickey Heafner
Roger Wolff
George Case
Stan Spence
Robert Ortiz
Lou Boudreau
Indians
White Sox
Luke Sewell
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Vern Stephens
Don Gutteridge
George McQuinn
Ellis Clary
Browns
Tigers
Paul Trout
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Athletics
Baseball and hockey records and manager notes
The Cubs and Giants are tied at 15 in the pennant race. Toronto paid 35000 for King Clancy, the highest hockey price. Joe McCarthy names Ossie Bluege as outstanding manager in Washington and notes Bill McKechnie is in his seventh Reds season. No Cincinnati skipper has ever served six full years.
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Ottawa
King Clancy
Joe McCarthy
Ossie Bluege
Washington
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Parrot Rescued After Three Days Buried in London Wreck
Rescue crews digging through bombed London debris for three days reunited with a parrot that emerged from the wreckage swearing at the workers. The acid-tongued bird was returned to its owner still muttering unprintable words.
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London
Russians Begin Campaign to Teach Girls Social Etiquette
Moscow reports a new campaign led by Maria Butkevich to educate girls in manners and home skills. The program uses designated corners in schools factories and clubs to promote order, discipline, and patriotism with lessons on behavior in public places and society.
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Moscow
Maria Butkevich
Red Army
Europe
Butkevich
Seafaring Escape After Torpedo Sinks Ship
Sixty one Allied sailors were rescued at an East Coast Canadian port after 33 hours clinging to the after section of a torpedoed merchant vessel. Eleven others were saved by a British cargo ship. All crew saved with no serious injuries. ship broke in two minutes after the torpedo. Boston youth Charlie Cleveman jumped to a raft clutching the ship cat Backout, which was saved.
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Charlie Cleveman
Boston
Three First Cousins Win Big O'Dea Estate Dispute
A Los Angeles jury awarded the estate of Michael Francis O'Dea, valued around 4 million dollars, to three first cousins with roots in Ireland. The deceased James Lynch had four sons in County Claire who will receive his share, while Lucy Fay Bales was found not related. The 35 second cousins are set to share through an out-of-court agreement with the cousins.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Michael Francis O’dea
O'Dea
Bridget Lynch Woulfe
County Claire
Ireland
Mary Lynch McCarthy
Limerick
James Lynch
Lucy Fay Bales
O’dea
Children Drown After Ice Breaks Near Chappaqua Pond
In Chappaqua New York six year old Jean McCormick led Anne Johnson seven and Daniel McCormick four on a pond ice slide. Jean fell through the ice and drowned after her playmates returned indoors. James McCormick found her under the ice at the pond.
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Chappaqua
N. Y
Jean McCormick
Anne Johnson
Daniel
Branchville
Conn
Johnson
Jean
James McCormick
Island poles sprout along Mar tinique mountain highway
Engineers speedily set telephone poles along a new mountain route near Martinique on the approach to the Panama Canal. The rapid planting caused poles to take root in the fertile soil and sprout branches along the trunk as natives watched the odd growth.
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Martinique
Panama Canal
French West Indies
St Joseph Aspirin Teaser Ad Claims Safety and Value
The copy markets St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10¢ and “None safer” with a call to demand the product. It emphasizes affordability over competitors and urges choosing St Joseph Aspirin.
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St. Joseph
ASK ME 9 ANOTHER A General Quiz the Che Che Che Cee Cee
The questions cover politics history and science asking about party takeovers last French monarch 1845 bathtub bans city how much fuel wartime vs WWI sleep depth pyramid area and a famed literary line plus a European dictator who was a newspaper man.
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Progressive Party
United States
Gizeh
Illium
Answers through the early 20th century clues
A compact quiz list presents pairs and facts. Items include numbers and people such as Napoleon III, Boston, Helen of Troy, Mussolini, and a mix of measurements like thirteen acres and eighty to one. The sequence hints at historical chronology and trivia.
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Napoleon III
Boston
Helen of Troy
Mussolini
Bombers May Deliver Our Fruit When Peace Comes
Article touts surplus second-hand bomber planes postwar for transporting farm produce. Planes with five tons payload can fly at 28 000 feet where temperatures drop to 45 degrees below zero. Bomber delivery aims to move perishables across the United States quickly.
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United States
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