Bombers Breakthrough Over Normandy Front
Ernie Pyle describes the mass bomber offensive as American regiments prepared to break out from the Normandy beachhead. General Barton praises the regiment while bombers dive and swarm across a chalky sky, forcing troops to crouch in foxholes as waves of aircraft thunder above the farmyard.
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Ernie Pyle
Raymond C. Barton
France
Normandy
General Barton
Dell
Laison-Men
Washington Urges Farm Help Drive in Capital
Washington based article features Johnny Jones of the agriculture extension service organizing volunteer labor from government and military groups to aid in the fruit harvest. Women and men from White House staff to WAVES and Marines join farm-help efforts, with civilians and teens packing timber and clearing land for tobacco curing and other farm tasks.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Johnny Jones
Philadelphia Athletics
Coatsville
Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Jones
White House
Wacs
WAVES
Marines
SPARS
Seilors
Virginia
Brave Filters Crash With Planes Smoke and Fire
A plane emitted smoke and a long black plume stretched a mile behind it. A huge flame swept the craft from nose to tail and it disappeared as it banked in wide, graceful curves. It stalled, rose on a pillar of smoke, then dived toward the earth in steady, unaltered motion.
German Soldier in France Notes Retreat Motive
Brief items from Baukhage report a German soldier in France writing in a notebook that blessed are those who retreat for they will restore their homeland. The War Production Board authorizes HiS2 electric ranges from three manufacturers in Q3 1944 without war-work disruption. A new method to detect slow leaks in tires is detailed in a Defense Transportation pamphlet. German dentists are ordered to limit care to urgent measures.
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Germany
Perhaas
Junkers
Washington
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Europe
France
Office of Defense Transportation
Sewing Circle Patterns for Cool Summer Play Set
Patterns by Barbara Bell No. 1933 feature a quiet designed Geisst neckline. Sized for 2/3, 4-5, and 6 years with short sleeves, the brother sister play set uses comfortable cool fabrics like cottons. Materials require yardage and sizes range 38 to 40, with prices and yard requirements noted for making a slim, attractive ensemble.
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Barbera Bell
Frugal Cleaning and Cooking Tips from a Past Era
Practical hints advise never leaving damp awnings up to avoid mildew, and using water and soap to remove grease from fabrics. Turpentine mixed with white clothes promises effective whitening, while meat can benefit from a moist lid technique. Waffles make a dessert with cream cheese and cherry jam, and spoiled milk can be revived with a pinch of soda.
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