Dentists Battle Biscuit Blasts To Save Frontline Teeth
HAL BOYLE reports from a Normandy field clearing station on the so called biscuit blast that cripples dentures when hungry troops bite into sturdy ration biscuits. Capt Pecora and Capt Weinberger describe shaking teeth and broken bridges from hard rations and detail field dentistry measures, improvised tools, and a simple soak to soften biscuits to prevent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Normandy
Sim V. Ferora
Beaumont
Texas
Dotita
Pecora
Jules A. Weinberger
Guthrie
Okla
Tess
Weinberger
United States
Floyd
Bartheld
MechAlester
Sam
Perera
St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Hubbell
Hank Greenberg
Thousands at Truett Rites
A Dallas funeral for Dr. George W Truett drew thousands. Four thousand six hundred filled First Baptist Church as Dr. Louie D Newton of Atlanta preached. A loud speaker network and sweltering heat extended the tributes beyond the sanctuary with flowers from many states and denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Malles
Grove Hill Cemetery
George W.truett
First Baptist Church
Newton
London
Catholis
In Normandy an officer finds Nazi prisoners odd lot
A wartime dispatch reports at a Normandy POW enclosure that more than 4000 German captives have passed through since D-Day. Guards describe the diverse origins of captives including Poles, Russians, Jews, and others, many of mixed or uncertain allegiance, with the German army shuffling men into various battalions and fronts.
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Normandy
Lieqt
Angus M. Thuermer
U.8
N.R
Ansociated
Berlin
Hitler
America
Mormandy
Tobace
International
Red. Gross Committee
Wahrmacht
Sitec
U.S. .Army
Atlantic
Americans Press Toward St Lo as Artillery Roars
American forces drove dawn attacks north and east of St Lo behind a vast artillery barrage. Reports from Cherbourg peninsula describe heavy bombardment, hedgerow fighting, and rapid tank advances against a stubborn German defense near La Haye du Puits and along the Vire river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. LO
Jay
Cherbourg
Sklex
St. Andrey de Lepine
Arhioy
Pats
Fron
la Haye du Puits
Lessay
Carentan
Periers
la Maugerie
Garentin
la Mayo du Puits
Vire
Paul Ivanarich
Mesa
Ariz
Mina
Cermans
Larry Lane
West Haven
Conn
Nat Thomas Howie
Staunton (Va) Military Academy
American Cavalry Ousted Nazis Fire On Wounded On Normandy Patrol
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Hollis of Buena Vista Georgia recounts leading a Los Mesnil Angot patrol when German SS troops fired on wounded Americans. Hollis says he killed at least one German officer after the attackers sprayed wounded U S soldiers with automatic pistols while the squadron suffered casualties and halted the enemy fire.
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John Feler
U 8
Normandy
St. Jesu de Haye
Los Mesnil Angot
Jeff Hollis
Buena Vista
el Paso
Tex
University of Georgia
Fie
Les Mesnil
Tome
Sailor Jimy Randy 826 Arrives Overseas
Taylor friends report that Jimy Randy 826 of the U S Navy has reached overseas. He attended Taylor High School and graduated from St Marys High School in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Sailor
Paylor
Taylor
Jimy Randy
Navy
Jimmy
Way
Bl. Mary's High
Fragmentary wartime note on uniforms and draft details
A damaged OCR fragment references a mottled camouflage coverall with a Nazi eagle insignia and a 38 man. It notes responses to two questions in German handwriting, mentions not voting for the SS, and a draft into some unit. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or names.
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Gerstman
Now She Shops Cash and Carry Without Painful Ride
The fragmentary text hints at a shopping feature or column about avoiding pain in purchasing. It mentions belts, people, and a unclear list of names and places, with references to a function, politics, and health related phrases.
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G.I
Fers
Civiilante
Ulmer
Tookt' Ulmer
Pecoray
Truett
France
Jong
Canada
The
Worle
Jorri
San Antonio
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