Citations Major Saves Jeep Driver in River Incident
Citations Major Blahey awards show heroism in rescue during a river crossing in Germany. A jeep was disabled by enemy fire, a driver and Major Blahey escaped submerged danger, and a river crossing followed as they tried to reach safety despite continued fire.
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Whomay Fissenoy
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Germany
Amit
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Bacing Down On the News
Article mocks naval discourse with slang and misprints. Quotes Bugs Baer reflecting on Halsey and U S Navy command in a humorous, critical tone about wartime strategy and diplomacy. Mixed phrases suggest satirical column or parody from a bygone era.
Transit bus collision and motorcycle crash injure two
A Transit company bus struck a pedestrian on Pecas and Monterey streets sending Bet Gorvales to Robert B. Greet hospital with bruises and cuts. A motorcycle rider John Humphries suffered severe injuries after colliding with a parked auto on San Pedira avenue. Police reported a mixed currency loss from an unrelated case in Salt Lake City.
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Bet Gorvales
Bowth
San Saba
Robert B. Greet
Transit Company
Pecas
Monterey
Auto Fm
San Pedira Avenue
Washington round up poll taxes FEPC to busy Capitol Hill week
Washington faces a busy congressional week over poll taxes FEPC and price controls as the House lines up votes and hearings. The Senate takes up Claude Wickard’s Rural Electrification post while foreign policy and sugar shipments spark debate. Leaders weigh FEPC permanente, poll tax outlaw measures, and Truman cabinet talks amid Hopkins return from Moscow and talks with Stalin expected.
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Patt Employment Practices Committee
Howth
Roosevelt
Ordor
Claude R. Wickard
Senate Agricultures Committee
Hopkins
White House
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Truman
Stalin
Paris
General de Gaulle
Morrow
Sinte Hopkins
Creaky Personnel System Keynotes Congress Setup
James Mau reports on a stalled personnel system in Congress. Hearings seek modernization of hiring and pay across House and Senate offices, with wide disparities in status and pay, plus separate disbursing offices and staffing quirks. The piece highlights 169 pay rates, parallel job roles, and the uneven allocation of research and drafting staff.
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House Banking and Currency Committee
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Wwe
Commmeree Committee
Conwreas
Songrass
Wiel
Agriculture Department
Four Victims Of Assault Reported In Fremantown Area
The report lists four assault victims with stabbings and beatings. Gomez, 33, of 124 Big Foot Street, was stabbed in the stomach after a man allegedly set the house on fire. Gonzales, 19, of 217 North Camalelvect, was stabbed in the right arm following a robbery attempt by youths. Lune, 31, of 2018 Colima Avenue, was cut on neck and back at 9 40 p.m. on Monday by a man near Bante Row and West Commerce Street. Alfred Smith, 16, of 522 Gaulle Chupa Herts Street, was knocked down and kicked in the face during an incident near a monte con panton.
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Bigfoot Street
Wan
Wie Tree
Eolice
Abe
Luis Gonzales
North Camal
Uve
Wesc
Alfred Smith
Gaulle Chupa- Herts Street
Monte Con Panton
Patton Surprises Los Angeles Crowd On Welcome Day
Patton and Doolittle were greeted by an estimated one million Angelenos in a loud parade. Patton joked about ear plugs and exaggerated the uproar while tapping his cotton ear protectors and grinning at the cheering crowd. In the adjoining note, Anita and Ley Jenkins take the family on a visit with 33 baby chicks in Guthrie Center.
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Los Angeles
Mayo
Walt
Anita
Inna
J. G. Jenkins
Ley
Guthrie Center
Prisoners of War Suffer Under Japanese Captivity
Airman Captain Robert C. Shanks Jr recounts four and a half months in Rangoon Burma jail camps. He and his crew endured mistreatment, starvation, and beatings after bailing out of a damaged B 29 during a bombing run. Shanks lost about 50 pounds and notes officers faced constant harassment while enlisted men were kept under control.
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Washington
Rangoon
Buraw
Amnade
Robert C. Shanks Jr
Gran Pro
Run- Foon
Ano
Aiemru
Japan
de Hat
Shakks
OVC
Shanks
Washington State University
Bob Hope urges sending golf clubs to troops overseas
The piece portrays Bob Hope on a USO swing praising sending golf balls and clubs to servicemen overseas to boost morale. It mentions a playful exchange about driving distances and a mock gag about soldiers using clubs at Iwo Jima, framing the effort as a wartime recreation aid.
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New York
Taek Hedland
Iwo Jim
Juélink
Copel
Som, Inc
Hotel Greeters Install Officers in Chicago Conference
Hotel Greeters of America Charter Neo 7 Wilte held an installation Monday at the St. Anthony in San Antonio with Ross I. Sheldon and Stephen Austin hotel managers presiding. Moris S. Johnston reported on a recent conference in Chicago where San Antonio members were represented. Ernst Vo King hosted the social hour after the business session.
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Hotel Greeters of America
Wilte
St. Anthony
Ross I. Sheldon
Interna
Funeral of Georgetown Girl Follows Paralysis Toll
Mrs. Geraltine Thomas, 5, of Georgetown, died in an Austin hospital after a family paralysis illness. She is the fifth Williamson county child to be brought there this week. the others are reported recovering.
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Geraltine Thomas
Georgetown
Williamson County
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