New overseas subscription rules for Navy Marines and Coast Guard
New rules effective July 1 require written requests from service members to start or renew newspaper and magazine subscriptions for those overseas. Subscriptions may be paid by relatives with the addressee initiating the request. Ongoing subscriptions continue until expiry if not yet affected.
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NAVY
Marines
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Fleet Post
New York
San Francisco
Ty I
Navy Department
Lueders Couple Weds Nora Henderson in Church of Christ
Nora Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Henderson married Cletis McAlister son of Mr and Mrs Will McAlister at the Church of Christ with C Eubanks reading. The couple attended by Mr and Mrs Marshall Wyatt. McAlister returns from 19 months overseas with the Marines and will report to Cherry Point NC for duty. The bride to remain with her parents briefly.
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Nora Henderson
C. E. Henderson
Cpl
Cletis McAlister
Will McAlister
Church of Chrisst
C. Eubanks
Church of Christ
Marshall Wyatt
Chl
McAlister
Southwest Pacific
Cherry Point
Raymond Tonroy
Lubbock
Horace Culver
Stamford
William Robert Rogers
McMurry College
Cecil Tune
Velma Terry
Los Angeles
Leeders
Clinton Dillishaw
C. A. Terry
Arthur Hatchers
David
Bob
Borger
Mis
Stanley Vinson
Souvenirs of War Decorate Son of T-Set
James Brady, son of Tech. Set. and Mrs. James T. Brady, displays European war souvenirs from England, France, and Belgium sent by his father in Germany with General Patton. He wears an SS helmet and holds items including a Purple Heart and a Belgian fairy tale book.
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T-Set
J. T. Brady
Europe
James Brady
Tech. Set
James T. Brady
J. K. Brady
England
France
Belgium
Tech
Sgt. Brady
Germany
General Patton
Dallas
Brady
Paris
James
Rogere Legout
League of Nations
Raymond Flagg
Walt Disney
Sgt
J. B. Snow Receives Presidential Meritorious Service Honor
Special to the American reports T/5 J. B. Snow of Stanford Texas, in the 12th Armored Division, Seventh Army, Germany, among first recipients of Presidential recognition. The Medical Detachment of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion earned the Meritorious Service Plaque for duties Oct 1 1944 to Mar 31 1945, aiding Rohrbach Herrlisheim and Colmar actions in France and the early Rhine campaigns in Germany.
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12Th Armored Division
Seventh Army
Germany
J. B. Snow
Winnie Snow
Stamford
Texas
66Th Armored Infantry Battalion
Rohrbach
Herrlsheim
France
Colmar
Rhine River
Rhine
Air Medal Award for Nail at India China Air Routes
Cpl. John R. Nail aerial engineer at Air Transport Command Base India awarded the Air Medal by Brig. Gen. William H. Turner after completing 150 hours of operational flight transport aircraft over hazardous India China air routes. Citation notes night and day flying at high altitude through mountainous terrain with extreme weather, requiring long instrument reliance.
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Air Transport Command
India
John R. Nail
William H. Turner
Pineapple Canning Guide For Texas Homemakers
Fresh pineapple will hit markets soon and Texans will can pineapple at home due to high ration costs. Expert Mrs. Winfred J. Leverenz recommends ripe Sugar Loaf and Smooth Cayenne varieties from Mexico, noting orange color and removable spines as ripeness indicators. She warns unripe fruit tastes poor and irritates the stomach. avoid soft overripe fruit. Canned pineapple keeps flavor best in plain tin. enamel, glass degrade it. Use local county agents for canning or candied pineapple for fruit cake. Stay within five pounds of sugar for jellies and preserves. freezing prep mirrors canning with a sugar syrup and quick freezing. contact Mrs. Clira B Long in Anson for more details.
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Texas
Mexico
Winfred J. Leverenz
A. and M. College Extension Service
Leverenz
Marine Cpl Lendall Prewit Transferred to Camp Lejeune
Cpl Lendall Prewit, previously stationed in Corpus Christi, has been transferred to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dave Prewit.
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Cpl. Prewit
Cpl
Lendall Prewit
Corpus Christi
Camp LeJeune, N. C
Prewit
Dave Prewt
Kilmer's Swamp Root Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A vintage ad promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a fast remedy for backache bladder irritation and fatigue due to excess acidity. It touts 16 herbs and natural ingredients, claims nonhabit forming use, and offers a free prepaid sample from Kilmer & Co. with box address in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Kilmer
Department E
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Cona
Swamp Root
Bronze Star Awarded to Cpl Willie G Polacek
Cpl Willie G Polacek infantryman receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in World War II operations against the enemy from Oct 1 to Dec 31 1944. The citation notes his outstanding combat performance as a mortar gunner and his repeated exposure to enemy fire to improve his position. He is a son of Mr and Mrs Polacek.
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Cpl
Willie G. Polacek
Paloe
Polacek
Polacek Family Update From Lueders Route One
Mrs. F P Polacek of Lueders Rt 1 reports her husband is serving in Germany after a 32 month tour in the foreign service, detailing his current posting and ongoing commitment.
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F. P. Polacek
Lueders
Rt. 1
Germany
Soldier Dodd earns Philippine Liberation Medal
Pfc. William O. Dodd Jr. of the 82nd Infantry Division in Pangasinan Luzon receives the Philippine Liberation Medal from the Commonwealth government for actions in Leyte and Luzon. His wife Keith Louise Furth and two sons reside in Stamford.
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82Nd Infantry
Pangasinan Province
Luzon
P. I
William O. Dodd, Jr
Keith Louise Furth
Stamford
Commonwealth
Leyte
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