War Thoughts Forgotten Jas Marines Leave Peleliu
Marines aboard a transport recall Guadalcanal while leaving Peleliu. They share jokes and hopes for home as meals, medical lines, and heat toll on the voyage back. Red Cross workers greet them with pineapple juice before they reach tents and fresh water showers.
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Vic Kalman
Marine Corps Combat Corresp
Pacific
G& Two
Gyalk
Benize
Fife
Joe
Ays Allen's
Allen
States
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Red Cross
No Increase In Food Supplies As War Needs Rise
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company warns there will be no rise in civilian food stocks while the war continues. Butter poultry pork and bacon are expected to grow scarce in coming months as military and lend lease demands deplete supplies. Beef may become extremely short though quality should improve.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Lend Lease
Florida
Texas
Food supplies trim winter outlook as frost tightens stock
Wartime shortages persist with reduced meat from cattle hogs and poultry outlook grim. Butter cheese inventories forecast lower yet eggs surge to record production while jams peanut butter and macaroni provide substitutes. Frost hit Florida and Texas worsening winter produce prospects.
PFC Crawford Lynch Wounded in Action in France
Mr and Mrs W N Lynch of 1028 Cedar Street report war department telegram that their son Pfc Crawford M Lynch 21 was slightly wounded in action on November 30 in France He wrote that his condition was not serious and he hoped to be up soon He is sending home his Purple Heart and is the twin brother of Lawford Lynch who is the other son in the family.
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W. N. Lynch
Cedar Street
War Department
Pfc
Crawford M. Lynch
Crawford
Pfc. Lynch
Lynch
French Fathers Seek Reunion as Sons Serve Abroad
In France, two boys who joined service two years ago this month have met only once since, on the ship transporting them overseas. Parents report tireless efforts to arrange another reunion while the sons are stationed in Europe.
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France
Moseley Birth Heralds Linda Carol in December
Mr and Mrs H E Moseley announce the birth of a daughter Linda Carol on December 13. Mrs Moseley is the former Miss Ellen Rebecca Jones of Broadnax Virginia.
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H. E. Moseley
Linda Carol
Moseley
Ellen Rebecca Jones
Broadnax, Va
The New Yorker Patent Medicine Ad Style Critique
A sharp aside comparing The New Yorker to old patent medicine ads notes that its humor hides a harsh critique with the signature placed at article end. The line suggests readers may misread the piece’s quality due to the style.
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New Yorker
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