Living Stare at the Dead The Dead Stare at the Living
Pvt James Hahs writes from Germany about grim sights he witnessed at Ohrdruf concentration camp. He describes piles of gunned and burned bodies, pits of ashes, and a leg protruding from a rain soaked pit. He recalls Nazi cruelty, war fatigue, and questions how Nazis can be pursued, noting hunger and contrasts with civilian wealth.
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James Hahs
J Otto Hahs
Germany
Stars and Stripes
Pvt
Hahs
Ohrdruf
Pvt Hahs
Der
Adolph Hitler
America
Local sailor helps baptize new cruiser in battle
Mulburne Childers, 22, a seaman first class, helped to take a U S cruiser into combat on March 18 as two Japanese bombers were downed that day. Readied guns, rising tension, and letters show crew focus amid battle. Captain praised crew for defense and success, noting two enemy planes lost and ships moving toward goals. England preserves Hunstanton cliffs as a geological nature reserve.
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Mulburne Childers
United States
Japan
U. S
Sam
Iwo Jima Operation Tough Assignment Letter Highlights Heroics
A nephew Billy Hicks sends a letter from a Navy crew describing Iwo Jima fighting from beginning to end. They support Marines under heavy defenses with bombs and rockets and witness ships, planes, and battleships in intense air and sea actions. The account recalls the Mt Suribachi view, sinking of the BisMarck, and pride in escort carriers and destroyers holding their own.
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Nellie Bates
Billy Hicks
Navy
Iwo Jima
Begin
Ming
Mt. Suribachi
U. S. S. Bismarck
Makin Island
Kroger to Buy War Bonds in Seventh Loan
Carbondale Illinois Kroger Grocery and Baking Company will subscribe to the Seventh War Loan totaling three million dollars based on one thousand dollars per store. Branch manager H W Bracy says Kroger continues local community participation as in 1944. Nationwide the chain covers about 3 000 stores per state with total subscriptions of 3 000 000. Carbondale branch has 139 stores, yielding 139 000 would-be bonds. Kroger employees will also buy.
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Carbondale
Ill
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
H. W. Bracy
Kroger
Midwest
Kro- Ser
Bracy
Fred Mainord Freed From German Prison by Russians
Fred Mainord, a corporal captured a month after arriving in Europe, was liberated by the Russians on April 22 and will be home in two or three weeks. He notified his sister Mrs Ernnest Kellett in a letter received here Tuesday. He is unhurt and has two brothers in service, Flight Officer Wayne Mainord and Cpl. Ray Mainord, both serving in Germany.
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Fred Mainord
Ernnest Kellett
Europe
Setter
Kellett
Germany
Cheese Making Origins in New York State
Cheese making on a commercial scale originated in New York State, using an adaptation of the English method.
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New York State
England
Men Over Thirty to Be Deferred in New Draft Policy
Selective Service announced a policy of indefinite deferment for men over thirty who are engaged in useful work. With the war ending in Europe, occupational deferment is liberalized for registrants ages 30 to 37. Draft calls will drop about 25 percent starting in July, to roughly 90,000 men from 120,000. Local boards were instructed to review 4-F and limited service files for ages 18 through 25.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Europe
Hershey
General Hershey
Enlisted Men Over 40 Eligible for Release
Army announces that enlisted men aged 40 or older with honorable records may apply for discharge. The age cutoff drops from 42 effective last April 17, affecting about 30 000 in the 40 and 41 groups, with a possible further cut when feasible. WACs 40 and older with at least one year of service become eligible, about 8000. Commanders may retain for 90 days those who apply if replacements are unavailable. The act cannot drop below 40 now without risk to operations.
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Army
War Department
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Wayne Mainord
Ernest Kellett
Craig Field
Ala
Pei
U. S Infantry
Sikeston High School
Hunstanton
Cate
Police Department
City OF
Sikeston
Herald
Gene Wirth
the Bank OF Sikeston
Clark’s
Rustic Rock Inn
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