Motorized American Columns Press Across Brittany Front
Allied forces drive through Brittany with armored columns toward Brest and St Nazaire as Omar Bradley’s units rout German defenses in the west. British troops push in central and eastern sectors, while 100000+ prisoners stream to Allied rear as WarsawBattlefront and Baltic frontlines shift under Soviet pressure.
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U. S
Normandy
Brittany
Brest
St. Nazaire
Omar Bradley
France
Cherbourg
Warsaw
Baltic States
East Prussia
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Germany
Vistula
Balkans
Italy
Florence
U S Budget Near 100 Billion as War Litigates Europe
Budget Director Harold D. Smith projects 98.5 billion dollars in expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30 with 89 billion for the war and receipts around 45.5 billion leaving a deficit over 52.0 billion and debt above 250 billion. Japanese forces suffer heavy losses as U S advances on Saipan Guam and Tinian amid tough resistance on New Guinea coast.
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Germany
Japan
Harold D. Smith
U. S
Smith
South Pacific
U.S
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
New Guinea
Firemen Save Thousands Of Fish In Wallingford Reservoir
Firemen earned praise for reviving the North Farms reservoir near Wallingford Connecticut by pumping and spraying water to aerate the pond over two days. About 90 percent of the fish survived including pickerel black bass and catfish.
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North Farms
Wallingford
Conn
Egg and poultry outlook for year halves, stocks cited
The department of agriculture estimates egg production will fall in the second half of the year after a strong first half. Civilian supplies remain unaffected due to record storage stocks. Chickens will be less plentiful and turkeys scarce because of military demands.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Production Boost Sought To Speed Armament Output
General Somervell urged a 24 percent rise in U S armament production by October to meet heavier needs. He cited manpower shortages due to absenteeism peacetime job hunting and low pay in heavy industries as key obstacles while warning that longer Allied lines will require more trucks shells and bullets.
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U. S
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Tighten Inductions Policy Under 26 Focus
Draft Director Hershey directs local boards to call all men over 26 not in essential work while cleaning up reclassification of overs 26 from 1-A to leave only non-deferables. Policy had restricted drafting of those over 26 regardless of occupation status.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Strike disrupts Philadelphia war plant transport and clashes
A strike by 6000 bus trolley and subway workers halts lines to Philadelphia war plants causing severe transportation disruption. White and Black clashes erupt amid looting and property damage as the army takes over operations to move workers. Churchill reports robot bomb toll in Europe and notes morale resilience.
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Philly
Philadelphia
OPA
Roosevelt
Churchill
Hitler
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Terriers Nurse Cat Kittens And Millionaire Left Cat Fund
Six year old terrier Tootsie in Chicago befriends a stray cat Petunia and nurses her newborn kittens. In Dedham Massachusetts attorney Woodbury Rand left 100000 for his pet cat Buster with specified gifts for comfort items. He also cancelled 20000 in bequests to nine cousins due to cruelty concerns toward the cat.
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Tootsie
Rose Smith
Chicago
Petunia
Dedham
Mass
Woodbury Rand
Buster
Rand
Big Brothers Business Epic: Fisher Brothers and Body by Fisher
More than four decades ago two Fisher brothers from Norwalk Ohio joined Wilson Body in Detroit and started their own firm with four younger brothers. The six launched Body by Fisher and GM took control in 1919. The last four brothers at the company resigned last week amid rumors they may reenter manufacturing independently with a seventh brother invested elsewhere.
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Fisher Boys
Norwalk
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Wilson Body Company
Fisher Brothers
General Motors Corporation
Fisher
Fishers
Baby Serum Immunization Trial by Evanston Doctors
Three Evanston health department physicians developed a single injection serum combining diphtheria toxoid and pertussis vaccine. They immunized 649 infants over five years with three dose intervals of three weeks and one week, finding longer intervals yielded better results.
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Evanston
Health Department
Novel Dewey Campaign Tactics Emphasize Organization
Western Newspaper Union reports Governor Dewey crafts a new campaign strategy by quiet groundwork and mass organization. He avoids public speeches, gathers state delegates, and builds a robust party structure across 26 key states while Roosevelt relies on war and peace messaging and selective appearances.
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Dewey Washington
Dewey
Roosevelt
Pacific
Philippines
Japan
MacArthur
Manila
Europe
Bretton Woods
Congress
Hull
Wagner
White House
Chicago
Bricker
Albany
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Springfield
St. Louis
Missouri
Inside Navy Feud and Postwar Veteran Power Struggles
Admiral King clashes with Secretary Forrestal in a public exchange over war policy amid friction with Halsey. The piece also surveys postwar rivalries between the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, detailing recruiting strengths and political tactics.
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Admiral King
Navy
Forrestal
Naval Operations
Ernie King
King
Frank Knox
Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Halsey
Tojo
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
VFW
Congress
Pearl Harbor
CIO
AFL
National Legion
Warren Atherton
South Pacific
Atherton
Practical Slip Cover Ideas for Your Use
A brief note explains practical slip cover ideas and patterns 796 with step by step directions to make these covers. It mentions high demand and wartime conditions causing longer fulfillment times and directs readers to send their orders to the listed address.
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Union
Turkey
United Nations
Finland
Marshal Baron von Mannerheim
Risto Yti
Russia
Moscow
Village Street
Cherniakhovsky
Animal Kingdom
Western Newspaper Union
Idaho
North Dakota
Maryland
Tydings
Harold Keller
Commerce
Washington, D. C
Hermann Goering
Luftwaffe
Franklin Roosevelt
Hitler and Company
Berlin
America
Army Air Corps
Jacquelin Cochran
Wasps
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Mandolph St
Stillman
Stillman CO
Dept. B . Aurora
Ill
P.O
Tropics
Yodora
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Lydia
Deiter
Cete
Doan
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