Division Of Relief Responsibility After Peace Seen In New Pact
The United States would share foreign relief duties with all United Nations under a projected U N pact announced by the state department. Nations invited to sign at the White House include 43 Allied and associated countries and the French national liberation committee. The agreement creates the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration U N R A R A with Congress controlling U S funding. The plan foresees a reorganization of relief operations under a permanent United Nations council, possibly led by Herbert H Lehman, with major functions shifted to the Allied group.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
United Nations
State Department
Allied
Associated Nations
French National Liberation Committee
White House
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Congress
Britain
Russia
China
Congressional Foreign Affairs
Hull
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations
United Nations Council
Herbert H. Lehman
Council
Ration stamps update for October expiration notes
The report lists ration expiration dates by stamp type across food and fuel. U V W U S stamps expire October 20 for processed foods. Red X Y Z in book 2 and brown A B in book 3 expire October 30 with brown C through Sept 26 and D October 3 E October 10 F October 17. Sugar stamp 14 in book 1 for five pounds through November 1. Stamps 15 16 for five pounds canning sugar through October 31 with limit 15 pounds per person total. Shoes stamp 18 valid through October 31. Gasoline stamps A-8 valid for three gallons through November 21. B and C remain for three gallons until used. No. 6 stamp in eight West Virginia counties valid for three gallons through November 21. B and C stamps valid for 2.5 gallons until used. Stoves require acquisition certificates from local board.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Former French Premier Herriot Reported Dead
A New York report quoted Svenska Dagbladet that former French Premier Edouard Herriot has died in a sanatorium in the south of France. The claim follows Nazis reporting Herriot fallen incurably ill with a mental ailment and confined to a sanatorium earlier in September.
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Associated Press
New York
Svenska Dagbladet
Edouard Herriot
France
Herriot
Jenkins for Mayor in Salt Lake City
Ab Jenkins, renowned for speed and endurance records, announced today his candidacy for re election as Salt Lake City mayor on a nonpartisan ticket. He seeks a second term, reiterating plans to advance city governance and development.
Women Join War Efforts Shifting Home Front Roles
London features an article on women expanding roles in World War II. It highlights Sgt. Bernadette Hammer, Private Delores Fickert, Captain Frances Marquis, Captain Mary Dixon, and fiancée Michael Fennell, noting their service and family connections while husbands remain at home.
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Daddy
Sgt
Bernadette
Pudge’ Hammer
Pitcairn, Penn
Britain
W.A.C.S
Delores Fickert
Dayton
Frances Marquis
Ground Boss in Britain a life long fighter
Maj. Gen. Leonard Townsend Gerow, now commanding American ground forces in Britain, is profiled as a lifelong fighter. The piece traces his early boyhood fights, elite career from Virginia Military Institute to the Mexican border and World War I, honors like the DSM and French Legion of Honor, and his leadership roles before the British task. It notes family background, siblings, and memories from VMI mentors who call him a born leader and capable organizer.
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U. S
Britain
Frank E. Taylor
Petersburg
Leonard Townsend Gerow
United States
Gerow
Virginia Military Institute
Philippines
China
Russell P. Hartle
United States Army Staff
General Gee
Big Gee
Little Gee
Lee Saunders
George
Joe
Freeman W. Jones
Roa
Ncake
Jeremiah
Henley P. Boykin
V.M.I
Capt
Blandy B. Clarkson
Col. Clarkson
Laundry service cost a salesman a hundred bond
A Houston salesman faced high laundry costs after unable to have socks and shirts washed at a downtown hotel. He spoke to Mrs. Howard Levy, chairwoman of a war bond booth, who suggested buying a $100 war bond in exchange for laundering his clothing. Another bond seller made the same offer, and the salesman agreed to pay.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Howard Levy
Shoes to stretch ration period to six months
The Office of Price Administration announced a six month shoe ration stamp period effective November 1, replacing the prior four month cycle. The change aims to ease leather shortages driven by military and industrial use with production forecasts showing about 40 million pairs monthly, 15 million for armed services and related agencies. Expiration dates on stamps are being removed to reduce rushes and aid budgeting.
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Washington
Ofice of Price Administration
Cafeteria Style Soda Service Aims to Save Manpower
A drug store chain tests cafeteria style service at soda fountains to tackle manpower shortages. Fountain employees staff a small counter section while customers order, then sit at the counter. officials say it uses one third as many workers.
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Washington
Blaze Damages Jeffs Shoe Shine Parlor on Main Street
Fire damaged Jeff's Shoe Shine parlor and worsened adjoining Hash clothing store overnight. Vapors from cleaning fluid ignited by a heating stove, burning equipment and hats, with about 500 dollars in damage. Fire Chief W H Wei censall reported the blaze ended in ten minutes after water was applied.
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Jeff's Shoe Shine Parlor
Main Street
W. H. Weicensall
Weidensall
Hash Clothing
Jeff's
French Troops Win 10000 Franc Reward For Corsica Landing
Gen Henri Giraud announced that French troops who landed on Corsica September 14 to aid island patriots in driving out German forces won a 10000 franc prize from a donor who wished to remain anonymous. Corsica is a French department and part of the homeland.
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Associated Press
Algiers
Corsica
Henri Giraud
Hewitt Man Wounded In North Africa War Update
Private Elmo Ferrell son of Isaac W. Ferrell of Hewitt Boone county has been wounded in the North African sector, according to the war department.
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Hewitt
Register
Elmo Ferrell
Isaac W. Ferrell
Boone County
War Department
Late tax report from Wisconsin nursing home operator
A Stoughton Wisconsin woman who runs a nursing home for invalids explains to internal revenue collector Frank J Kuhl that illness and staff shortages delayed her income tax filing. She cites sick staff, new patients, mumps, roof repairs, furnace oil spills, ruined potatoes, and a busy schedule as reasons for the delay.
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Milwaukee
Stoughton, Wis
Frank J. Kuhl
Internal Revenue
There Are 59 Typewriters On U S Battleship
A historical report notes the battleship carries 59 typewriters aboard for crew use. The count reflects the era's administrative setup aboard the vessel.
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U. S
Australian lads mimic British aloofness toward women
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, touring the Pacific, quotes Australian youths as adopting British reserve toward women while noting Americans’ fast dating pace. A boy on a bus introduced himself to a pretty girl with the line Angel, what Heaven did you drop from, a remark she says was new to Australia.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Eleanor Roosevelt
Pacific
Angel
Australia
Lydia Pinkham’s Compound Tablets Blood Iron Tonic
Ad promotes Lydia Pinkham’s Pinkham’s Tablets as a robust blood iron tonic for women with simple anemia or heavy monthly losses. Claims to build up red blood, increase strength, and reduce tiredness with added iron in a compact tonic format.
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Lydia FE
Pinkham
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