Washington Roundup on War Plan and Political Postures
Washington reports weigh division over unifying the armed services under one supreme staff amid wartime. Some urge immediate consolidation to reduce friction, while many prefer postwar action due to current duties and staff demands. The piece links White House strategy, party dynamics, and the Truman committee warning on civilian production and labor policy.
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Washington
Supreme Staff
Army
Navy
Aly
Will Europe Go Communist After the War
The article previews postwar Europe’s political future with foreign correspondence by Demarce Bess and argues Europeans will shape their own destinies through revolution. It promotes the March Reader's Digest issue and highlights features including Pioneers by Bilary St George Saunders and The Heroic Story of Tom Paine.
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Europe
Demarce Bess
Bilary St. George Saunders
United States
Tom Paine
Yeu
South Patfe Jungies
Ay Wol
Bite
Match Reader's Digest
Navigator Reports U S Bomb Run on Berlin Haid
A pilot recounts a dangerous Berlin bombing mission. He describes near misses with Messerschmitts, a jammed machine gun, and the feeling of finally lifting bombs on the Reich capital. The crew notes fatigue but pride in completing the mission.
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Jerry Tightts
Jerry
Alvin Duncan
Thdipendence
Urs
Reich
Max
Lighthearters
Berlin
County Commission Refuses Raise for Home Demonstration Agent
Monday a bloc led by Rudy Stappenbeck and Gam Anderson refused to raise Dorothy Hawkins from 1950 to 2000 annually as county assistant home demonstration agent. They argued the cost is minor but feared future road-building expenses. Miss Hawkins cited her role aiding 24 girls clubs and her potential Oklahoma offer at 2400 yearly, while the county and state portions total 195 dollars monthly.
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County Commission
Rudy Stappenbeck
Gam Anderson
Dorothy Hawkins
Marie Elrange
Bexar
Hawkins
Uler
Anderson
Stappenbeck
Miss. Strange
Argentina suspends United Press teletype service
Argentina's post master general issued on March 4 an order to shut down indefinitely the United Press teletype line between Buenos Aires and Montevideo and to suspend all telegraph and telephonic news transmission by La Prensa Unida. The action cites a La Prensa Unida employee routing Montevideo client access in violation of regulations, used to feed United Press content to Uruguay clients.
First of Lenten Services Set at Travis Park Methodist Church
A series of Lenten prayer advices on Evangelism as a challenge and opportunity will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Travis Park Methodist Church auditorium. Chaplain A F Vaughan will speak first, followed by Oxen E Miller on March 15 and Judge M A Ghilders on March 22.
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Strait
Travis Park
Methodist Church
A. F. Vaughan
Oxen E. Miller
M. A. Ghilders
Housing Checks Ready for February Payout
Employees of the San afonid Housing authority faced delayed pay due to the dispute between King Kennon and the housing board. Checks for the first half of February were set to be issued Monday after attorney George Thomson confirmed signing by Tom Blue as board chairman and J C Sorell as chief accountant, authorized to sign in place of Kennon who was ousted from director and executive secretary roles.
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T She
King Kennon
George Thomson
T She Board
Tom Blue
Chat Nin
J. C. Sorell
Authority
Kennon
Sccretar
Finland May Send Paasikivi on Red Talks
Stockholm dispatch reports former Finnish prime minister Paasikivi may travel to Moscow to discuss Soviet peace terms with Finland. Editorials question Finnish timing and authority to negotiate, noting Soviet openness to peace if Helsinki sends a representative. Pravda and foreign press reviews frame terms as moderate and avoid unconditional capitulation.
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Paasikivi
Stockholm
Marth
Morpontidnlngets
Una Julio Paasikivi
Moscow
Passivikt
Dagens Nyheter
Passivikti
Helsinki
Pravda
Seise Arbeiter Zeitung
Stockholms Tidningen
Pravta
Flight of Finn Children Delayed
The evacuation of a new group of Finnish children to Sweden has been postponed for unresolved reasons. Finnish radio reported the delay while U.S. monitors noted an upcoming broadcast. Swedish radio meanwhile said about 18,000 Finnish children are in Sweden, with 6,000 arriving in recent weeks.
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New York
Sweden
Hald
United States
U S Heavies Hit Berlin and France in Big Bombardment
American heavy bombers struck Berlin in daylight for the first time, backed by escorted Liberators that hit Cognac and other targets near Bergerac in southwestern France. Four Liberators and fre fighters were lost, while 14 Nazi planes were destroyed by Eighth and Ninth Air Force fighters.
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Ninth Air Force
Berlin
R.A. F
Pas-de-Calais
France
Originy-Paunea Anesserechmitts Darlad
Gimney Bet
John Kolutn
Utica N.Y
NASA
Germany
United States
Europe
Lust
Bremen
Congressional Medal Given Fle Widow in WWII heroism
Posthumous Medal of Honor awarded to Second Lieutenant Lloyd H. Hughes, husband of Hazel Dean Hughes of 196 Holliday Avenue, for heroic actions during the Romania raid August 1, 1943. Despite severe anti-aircraft fire and balloon barrages, he flew into flames to destroy a target, crashing as others perished. Hughes previously earned the Distinguished Service Cross, and his wife received his Purple Heart.
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Jong
Rome
Alexandria
Corpus Christi
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al Buld
Oka
Lubbock
Hagel Dean Ewing
San Antonio
J. D. Ewing
Fort Worth
Tudson
el Paso
Denver
England
North Africa
Ploesti
Texas DAR Officers Set for Austin Conference
Texas March 6 report from Mazel notes national officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their annual Texas conference in Austin.
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A. R
Austin
Daughters of the
Mazel
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Ad
Be quick to treat bronchitis before it develops into chronic bronchitis. Creomulsion goes to the seat of trouble to help Joosen expel germ laden phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes. It blends saltwood creosote with proven cough medicines and contains no narcotics. See your pharmacist for Creomulsion with assurance of quick cough relief or your money back.
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Joosen
Ady
Hope Held to Cut Out Tax Returns
Washington March 5 The House Ways and Means Committee discussed plans to end income tax returns for about 90 million taxpayers after 1944. Chairman Doughton said consideration was given to waiving wage and salary returns for those earning up to 5000, with option to file a simple income statement. No decisions were reached.
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House Weys God Means
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Wagey and Salarita
Coughton
Two Women Enter School Board Election Candidates
Mrs Charles M Murphy and Mrs Tam Blue announced bids for the San Antonio Tech High school board seats held by Mrs J Winter and Mrs Ward Orsinger. Murphy, with 20 years in the attendance office, says she understands the issues facing teens. Blue, married to a local printer, plans a formal statement later as Jack Locke’s seat also comes open.
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W. W. McCrory
Tam Blue
Ee Sue
Blue
Priting Company
Sigmund Press
J. Winter
Ward Orsinger
Jack Locke
San Antonio Tech High School
Murphy
No Newsprint Hike Seen
New York. March 6. The American Newspaper Publishers Association says that Harold Boeschenstein remarks should not be interpreted as a prediction of more newsprint in the second half of the year. The ANPA cites a Washington transcript showing no basis for counting on increases and notes that any rate changes depend on Canadian supply, U.S. efforts to curb food use, and unpredictable needs including European operations.
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New York
Uup
Harold Boeschenstein
Seling
WPE
Forest Products Bureau
ANPA
Boeschenstein
Washington
Canada
Cheek Itching Cure Claims One Application Relief
An old ad promotes BLUE 5 MENT as a single use remedy for eczema rashes tetter and itching. It asserts immediate relief with one application and urges repeated use if not fully cured, noting a trial claim of failure to satisfy.
Jap Isle Off China Bombed Amid Wide Allied Attacks
Allied air forces bombed the Japanese island area off China and struck southern Evans with fires after night raids. Fighters, fighter-bombers and medium bombers ranged across targets for three days, hitting Shamonwo and northern Burma objectives. In Burma, locomotives, freight cars, river craft and camps were damaged. a Kumayen bridge was destroyed, Shyebo runway heavily damaged, and several warehouses demolished.
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If Jap
Evans
Shamonwo
Burma
Kumayen
Shyebo
Nazis Say British Sink Swedish Ship
German propaganda agency said three British torpedo planes sank the 1878 ton Swedish vessel Diana from a German convoy north of the island of Borkum, northwest of Amsterdam, with two planes reportedly shot down. The claim, unverified by other sources, was broadcast by the Associated Press.
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German International Information Bureau
Associated Press
Diana
Borkum
Germany
Aameden
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