I Am Your Newspaper Editorial on Wartime Week
Editorial from Carl R. Miller of Willacy County Chronicle marks Newspaper Week. It extols small county papers for reporting Willacy county news, troops' exploits, local events, and ads, urging editors to keep high standards as readers rally to support their hometown weekly.
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Publishers
Carl R. Miller
Willacy
Rio Grande Valley
Willacy County
Dallas Morning News
Navy
Pacific
War Department
Cpl
Oran Taylor
English Channel
Charita Knowles
Berlin
Pfc
Jose Rosales
Coronels
Majora
Lyford
Sebastian
San Periita
Lasara
Stillman Tract Home
Baptist Church
Trading Post
B. V. Crowell
America
United States
Raymondville
Texas
Awaiting Justice in Belgium Prisons and Camps
The Belgian News Agency reports about 60,000 people are held in prisons and internment camps in Belgium to await justice. Forty five commissions have been appointed to advise the Minister of Justice on possible release or trial of the prisoners.
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Belgium
Center Gun Temperature Estimate
A rough estimate places the temperature at the gun center no higher than 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, indicating extreme heat levels involved in the mechanism.
Being Tested Stratocruiser postwar transport aircraft
Washington announcement by Boeing describes a postwar transport version of the B 29 named stratocruiser. It would carry up to 100 passengers or 35,000 pounds of cargo, reach 400 mph, cruise at 340 knots, fly to 36,000 feet in a pressurized cabin, and be powered by four engines up to 3 500 hp each with a 3 500 mile range enabling non stop New York to London or transcontinental flights.
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Washington
Boeing Aircraft Company
New York
London
Praise for Women and Radar in Britain’s Battle
Sir Robert Watson-Watt credited women with patience diligence and conscientiousness enabling radar operations that helped win the Battle of Britain. The history of the famous Koh-i-noor diamond is noted in the same context.
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Robert Watson-Watt
England
Britain
Ration knowledge for Armed Forces families and shopping rules
Readers ask about surrender of ration books for sons in the armed forces and coupons. Answers clarify that ration books in a service member’s name must be surrendered when reporting for duty. units provide a new ration application or card for home returns. Other questions cover grocery deliveries, canning sugar coupons, tractor sales permits, and keeping wartime price labels for complaints and records.
Churchill's Paris Visit Highlights Occupation Era Ties
During a Paris trip Churchill stayed in the Qua dOrsay royal suite once used by Goering. He shared a bed with an adjoining room used by Foreign Secretary Eden who accompanied him. The visit touched on France's liberation and wartime memories.
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Churchill
Paris
France
Mr. Churchill
Qua d'Orsay
Marshal Goering
Paria
Eden
Youth belief on postwar jobs in Canada
R. E. G. Davis, director of the Canadian Youth Commission, said at Toronto that 80 percent of Canadian youth doubt private industry can supply all the postwar jobs required without government aid.
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R. E. G. Davis
Canadian Youth Commission
Toronto
War service gratuities opened to Canadian forces
Fewer than 41,000 of about 195,000 eligible war service personnel have applied for gratuities in Canada. Ottawa surveys show the backlog of 155,000 non-applicants. forms are obtainable at naval, military, and air force posts and veterans affairs offices. Payments begin next year and applicants are urged to file promptly.
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Navy
Army
Air Force
Ottawa
Canada
Pensions Department
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mer
Western Hemisphere
West Indies
Newfoundland
South America
Aleutians
Iceland
Greenland
Home Defence
Kiska
Popular ambassador praised by Chinese tour group in Ottawa
Yun, spokesman for twenty Chinese industrialists and professionals visiting Canada, told reporters in Ottawa that Maj. Gen. Victor Odlum, Canada’s ambassador to China, was the most popular diplomatic representative in that country.
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Yun
Canada
Ottawa
Victor Odlum
China
Military Record of Chief Dreaver and Dreaver family
Chief Jon Dreaver of the Mistawnais reserve in Saskatchewan led 14 eligible men to enlist in the Canadian Army. Sgt Harvey Dreaver died in Italy on Oct 6 and uncle Pte Sam Dreaver was wounded. Dreaver, a WWI veteran, serves with the Veterans Guard of Canada in Medicine Hat. He met sons George and Henry, and daughters Myrtle and Gladys, during a reunion and held a memorial service for Harvey.
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Dreaver
Saskatoon
Harvey Dreaver
Italy
Sam Dreaver
Leask
Sask
Harvey
Veterans Guard of Canada
Medicine Hat
Alta
George
Henry
Myrtle
C.W.A.C
Gladys
RCAF
W.D
This Week's Pattern by Anne Adams
Anne Adams promotes pattern 4668 a shirtwaist frock for sizes 12 through 48. It notes fabric needs for size 36 and asks 20 cents in coin payments with name address and style number to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Orders may arrive slowly due to mail delays.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Goering Moves Personal Possessions From East Prussia Lodge
Hermann Goering sent fifteen trucks laden with his paintings and personal items from Rominten Forest hunting lodge to Berlin three weeks before the Soviet offensive. The lodge, once of the Hohenzollern family, features two wings linked by a glass gallery and Gothic stained glass. The forest, famed for deer and boar, echoes Kaiser Wilhelm’s hunting days and may now feed the Red Army.
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East Prussia
Reichemarshal
Hermann Goering
Goering
Berlin
Rominten Forest
Kaiser Wilhelm
Red Army
New York Herald Trebune
Kings of Egypt Traced Beyond First Dynasty
Researchers trace ancient Egyptian kings by name to periods before the first dynasty, estimated around 3400 B.C., suggesting a deeper royal lineage and early state formation. The finding relies on inscribed artifacts and scholarly analysis to extend the known timeline of early Egyptian rulers.
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Egypt
Smile Awhile Lightly Skits on Everyday Quirks
A humorous collage presents snippets from a soldier denying a strike on a sergeant, arguing in a family quarrel about when a daughter should marry, and quick exchanges with punchlines about hospitals, walls, and life insurance. The jokes pivot on miscommunications and sly wordplay.
GE Announces Silicone Based Synthetic Rubber
General Electric introduces a new synthetic rubber named Silicone, a bounceable putty derived from silica. The material uses the same base as glass and is produced primarily from silicone compounds.
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General Electric Company
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Hamilton
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Montreal
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Saskatchewan
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Jone
Smith
Jones
Smithkins
Pudham
Junior
Grandpa
Gure
Hardupp
Gay
Lydis B. Pinkham
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Lydia E. Pimkam
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