Second Front Invasion Nears With Ike Leading Pact
The piece states Gen. Eisenhower will assume supreme command for a planned second front. British General Montgomery heads combat operations with Air Marshal Tedder directing air forces aided by Spaatz and Doolittle. Russian eastern pressure may accelerate the western campaign, with Germans expecting an attack within about ten days.
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Mediterranean
Eisenhower
Montgomery
el Alamein
Arthur Tedder
Spaatz
Doolittle
Tunisia
Sicily
Russia
England
Predictions for Postwar Car Prices Hit $1400 Class
The Wall Street Journal foresees Chevrolet Plymouth and Ford cars selling around 1400 dollars as general automobile prices rise 25 to 40 percent above 1941 levels. Wage gains and union power support higher costs while Henry Ford may push cheap, no frills models back into production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Henry Ford
Ford
Americans perfect landings in the South Pacific
The author notes improved American landing techniques on Cape Gloucester and compares light marine casualties there with heavier losses at Tarawa. Japanese air attacks sank one ship and damaged another, while U S forces secured beachheads after bombardment. The piece contrasts effective bombardment with stronger fortifications at Tarawa and mentions veterans benefiting from land sale tax plans.
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South Sea Islands
Tarawa
Cape Gloucester
Rabaul
Soldiers in Italy Send Strong Reply to Home Front Editor
John I. Duncan, writing from an army position in Italy and published via Stars and Stripes, challenges a November 6 editorial arguing against go home sentiment. He argues soldiers are exhausted after 18 months overseas, enduring harsh conditions, and stress the need for扶 restraint and fair treatment while continuing to serve.
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The
Arrow
J. D. Murray
Italy
John E. Duncan
Stars and Stripes
Army
Uncle Sam
U.S. A
John I. Duncan
Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors Proceedings 1943
Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors convened October 19 1943 in Pocahontas Iowa. Actions include rejecting Homestead exemption applications for 1943 canceling suspended taxes for Linwood Park Lot 1 Block 1 Fonda and approving a drainage district sale to Lamoureux and Hauser with deed execution. Financials list numerous county fund disbursements and per diem and misc expenses. Adjourned to November 2 1943
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Court House
Pocahontas
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
O. F. Young
Clarence Jensen
G. C. Johnson
District Court
Jensen
Johnson
Palmer-Belleville
Lincoln
Dover
Des Moines
Linwood Park
Fonda
Young
Leo Lamourex
Edmunr. D. Hauser
Towa
General County
Viola F. McCartan
J. F. Carlson
Baker Paper Co
Metro Supply Co
General Typewriter Exch
Inc. Pocahontas
Power & Lights
R. A. Crummer
Rolfe Arrow
Poor— Fisher & Thornton
H. E. Girard
C. M. Heflin
Mullen Grocery
H. B. Moulton
Mother’s Meat
Taylor’s Grocery
Tuttle Grocery
G. S. Shriner
Martin O’keefe
Cora Lind
Fullerton Lumber Co
Sears Roebuck & Co
W. Ik. Gower
R. L. Hudson
Hubert Kapsch
Katherine Boozell
H. Kemis
Gerhard Frerich
J.T. Grant & Son
Carl Mason
Maar
Jos. Hermann
Oscar C. Ramum
Midwest Limestone Co
Engrest
Marten Peterson
J. A. Hudek
Town Mach. & Supply Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Quaker Oats Co
B. J. Stegge
Wm. Rallee
Earnest Johnson
Mell Hunt
Chet Whistler
Rusell Filloon
Wm. C. Miller
Butte DeYoung
John Hatterberg
R. D. Farlow
Glenn Smith
John Hess
Wm. Adkins
John Reeves
Ben Eby
Fred McKim
Ad W. E. Boles
Robert Sell
John P. Anderson
Lloyd McClurg
Shelton Thompson
Matt Fitzgerald
Ed Winegarden
Phone Winegarden
Geo. M. Stevens
Roy Leigh
C. F. Young
C. W. Gilchrist
Ie. 2
Stahly
E. R. Stahly
A. A. Schultz
Center Township
Peace of Center Township
Regina Stone
Pocahontas Incorporated
County Recorder
Ray Hobbs
Band of
Geo
Stockdale
L. H. Q. Wassom
O. BF. Young
Sess
Andate
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the Rolfe Arrow
Michael R. Soth
Marion Bruce
Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Rolfe
Humboldt
Palo Alto
Kossuth
United States
NATIO
L Editorial Aslocation
Kansas City
Christian Science Monitor
Wallaces
Senator Gillette
Congress
Grundy Register
Pacific Command
Washington
Mwahons
Board Proceedings
Phane Winegarden
Winegarden
Tuttle
Ted W. Tuttle
Concrete Products Co
N. W. Bell Tele. Co
Politigen
F. E. van Alstine
Kathryn Parker
W. Gilchrist
S. Madsen
Wl Ip
Jenkins Fergemann
Matt Parrot & Sons
Raymond N. Klass
Anna Pitcher
R. B. Dobbs
M. J. Quinn
St. Dept. of Soc. Wel
J. P. Graves
Erna Matthias
Battershell Grocery
Groc
R. E. Coyle
Idmundson Shoe Shop
Emma Knudsen
iGilmore Co-op Co
Burte DeYoung
W. A. Kelley
L. M. Dunlop
D. C
G. A. Everson
Fuller-White
W. EB. Gower
T. J. Schloff
C. J. Vorster
E. F. Beech
I. M. Kersten
W. W. Weber
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Gilmore Drug Co
John I. McGowan
M. W. Webb
Jerry DeYoung
B. Elkins
Hauck’s Market
Vernon Holmes
Horner Dairy
Groe
Central St. Elec
W. F. Lieb
A. W. Patterson
L. M. Martin
Bang
Vetter
A. L. Sundberg
Lawrence J. Taylor
Katherine Boozel
Earl Guess
Geo. Roush
Sol Kipfer
Treas
Withhol U.S. Treas
Lil
M. D
T. D. Jones
F. H. Molyneux
Savage Block
Carl J. White
Auto Bonds
Kennedy Agency
Owa
T. J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham
First National Bank
Jowa
R. B. Ranney
Jones
Guy Smith
Real Estate & Insurance
Fuller Bldg
U. S
WSL
Rolfe State Bank
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