War memoir fragment of badly wounded soldier's shell blast ordeal
An injured soldier recalls a brutal shell strike, losing consciousness, struggling to rise with helmet and glasses blown off, and pressing on toward Colonel Yarborough. He recalls pain, disorientation, and the need to stay moving to survive, aided by a wary medic and fellow troops.
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Ship Named For Dead War Reporter Crockett
The 10,500 ton Liberty ship launched at New England Shipbuilding Corp is named for Edward Henry Crockett a U P war correspondent killed in action. Crockett died after being pulled aboard a rescue craft following a torpedoing and sinking of the Welshman on February 13. He hailed from Wana, and his home base is listed as being in White Plains.
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Edward Henry Crockett
Associated Press
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
Mediterranean
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Crockett
Old Age Insurance Policy Offer Promises Benefits
An old age policy from Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co invites seniors ages 63 and up to buy coverage for as little as 1 cent per day. It offers hospital and surgical benefits, with monthly pays up to 100 dollars and total protections up to 500 dollars, promoted to a wide senior audience. No medical exam required, and a free 10 day inspection policy is offered to gain interest.
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City Porters Seek Pay Raise Clash with City Hall
Acting Mayor PL Amerson and city commissioners hear porters at the city hall headquarters refuse to accept pay hikes. Porters earning 109 dollars monthly demand 125 while other city workers receive 85. Porters threaten action if demands are not met and note pressure on the mayor to resolve the dispute. The dispute arises amid broader budget concerns and prior threats by a former mayor regarding staff affairs.
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Washington, D. C
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Maury Maverick
Night on the mountain amid war’s wreckage and fear
A first person wartime recollection describes a brutal trail of blood, shell bursts, and injuries on a mountain. The narrator recalls crawling over rocks toward a cave, encounters with Colonel Yarborough and Captain Tumust, a dreamlike sequence, and a return to a house where a medical examination reveals the arm not broken though battered. The account blends fear, pain, and memory of war’s chaos.
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Death by gas at Dallas club linked to cyanide poisoning
City police investigate two deaths at a Dallas club with Lt Hanold of Minneapolis and Dallas residents implicated. Officials suggest a gas leak or poison exposure may have caused death, with routines to seal walls and airways and questions over a hired rat poison exterminator.
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Peace Talks Emphasize Christian Role in World Order
Methodist gathering in Travis Park Methodist church urged Christian unity to secure order and peace after war. Bishop A Frank Smith opened the session as national discussions spread, with Mrs J W Malls of Beaumont leading talks on injecting a spirit of Christianity into peacemaking. Dr C Yang warned China’s Christians must act now or face slow progress, while Dr E W Kohlstedt spoke on certainties amid unity and Dr Pred Knickrehm discussed a Christian America.
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Forty New Students Register At S A J C
Forty new students enrolled for the second semester at San Antonio Junior College, announced Tuesday by President O Loftin. Registration continues through the week for day and evening sessions. New courses include religious instruction by Rev A D Wolfe at St John’s Lutheran, plus German, business psychology, business correspondence, commercial art, public speaking.
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Allied Paratroops Reported Active in Rome Area
Stockholm dispatch says unconfirmed reports allege Allied paratroops aided by Italian partisans breached three important bridges near Rome. The alert notes the claim appeared in Dagbladet and remains unverified.
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Stockholm
Dagbladet Today
Slavs Yield Senj to Nazis Amid Fierce Fighting
London dated report says troops occupied the Croat coast town of Senj after heavy clashes as Yugoslav Partisans reportedly forced invaders to pay heavy losses. Tito’s communique and radio broadcasts cite ongoing fighting in the Doboj Tuzla sector and a captured Gracnica with rail line damage. A separate note mentions ancient ivory sunglasses found in an Alaskan cave.
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