Letter of Navy Lt. Bonaparte Reveals Resolve Before Death
Los Angeles on October 4 reports a Navy Lt. Bonaparte writes to his parents from the sea. He expresses readiness to die, explains his duty to protect loved ones, and asks his wife and parents to find peace in his sacrifice as he serves in the South Pacific. The parents were later notified of his death in action.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Gig Wallace
Bonaparte
Doshan
Lfe
Joseph Bonaparte
Lt. Bonaparte
South Pacific
Joan Barry Childbirth Ties Chaplin Paternity Case
Joan Barry, 24, gave birth to a six pound daughter named Carol Ann at 10 30 P M with a private nursery for the infant. Blood tests planned in four months aim to prove if Charles Chaplin is the father, as Barry pursues 10000 in medical care 2500 monthly support and 5000 in fees. Chaplin denied paternity but agreed to 15800 for birth expenses and related costs.
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Hollywood
Joan Barry
Charles Chaplin
Carol Ann
Miss Barry
John J. Irwin
Barry
Chaplin
Superior Court
Morgenthau urges 1944 tax plan to fund war effort
Secretary Morgenthau urges repeal of the Victory Tax and lower income exemptions to raise revenue for WWII. He warns of inflation, supports graduated withholdings and higher corporation taxes, and proposes postwar refunds or life insurance options for lower income groups.
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Morgenthau
Wesara Fan Hanantante
Sergeant Sentenced For Bribery At Selfridge Field
The last of five Selfridge Field court-martials concludes with Master Sergeant Myron B. Collins given 18 months in prison and dishonorable discharge for taking bribes and aiding illegal enlistments. The cases followed the demotion of Colman and dismissals linked to a shooting incident involving Pvt. William McRae. Collins accepted a ring, a diamond wrist watch, $300 and a Cadillac from George Lufty in exchange for transferring Lufty’s two sons to Selfridge Field.
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Selfridge Selfridge Field
Mich
Selfridge Field
Myron B. “Collins
Collins
William T. Colman
Colman
Pvt
William McRae
George K. Lufty
Detroit
Lufty
St Paul Merchant To Head New Retail Agency Under OPA
Byres H. Gitchell of St Paul Minnesota is named head of the new retail distribution branch in the Office of Price Administration consumer goods division. The unit will handle price control in retail distribution excluding food and will foster ongoing discussions with merchants. A meeting is planned October 19-20 in New York with the retail council for public reaction to policies. Gitchell served as NRA apparel deputy administrator in the 1930s and has led Allied Stores and Golden Rule department store in St Paul.
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Washington
Chester Buwies
Office of Price Administration
Byres H. Gitchell
St. Paul
New York City
Retail Council
Consumers Goods Division
OPA
Gitchell
NRA
Allied Stores Corporation
York City
Bon Marche
Seattle
British Black Market Profits Invest in Gems
English black market racketeers, facing new banknote restrictions, are seen investing illicit gains in valuable jewelry. The London Daily Telegraph reports operators may have smuggled diamonds to America where they were converted into U S currency.
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Black Mart
Gems
London
BNL
London Daily Telegraph
America
U. S
Local Armed Forces News Subscription Promotion
Soldiers abroad can receive the Herald-Journal and Herald-American by request. Home town readers are invited to forward inquiries and find subscription rates on Editorial Page.
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Herald-Journal
Herald-American
Understanding a Dog's Appetite and Nutrition
The text explains a dog's instinctive eating habits and color blindness affecting meat perception. It warns against a steady red meat diet and promotes a waxed, complete dog food formulated by nutritionists for practical moisture-free use.
Every State Over Top In Third War Loan Sale
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced that every state oversubscribed its quota in the Third War Loan, with total near 17 billion dollars. He told the House Ways and Means Committee that final figures will be released around October 16 and praised the campaign’s completion.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Union
House
Ways and Means
40000 Executed in France by Nazis as Deportations Rise
Algiers Oct 4. The French information commissariat said between June 1940 and March 1943 over 40 000 people were executed in France. It reported about 750 000 deported to Germany and that Vichy ordered a fresh police drive against De Gaullist terrorists and Communists. More than 200 000 patriots escaped deportation by hiding in the Alps and Pyrenees.
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Algiers
French Information Commissariat
France
Subou
Germany
Commissariat
Vichy Cabinet
de Gaullist
Explosion at Ferro-Enamel War Plant Injures Several
An explosion at the Ferro-Enamel Company war plant near downtown left several people in serious condition. A rear building was largely destroyed, debris flew 75 to 80 feet, and smoke blanketed the area. A nearby box car helped shield the main plant from major damage. The firm, under a War Department contract, continues operations while officials investigate the blast.
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Ferro-Enamel Company
War Department
Road to Open Timber Areas in Concord Region
The State Highway Co plans a new road in the Indian Stream region near the New Hampshire Canadian border to access spruce timber for airplane construction. The project, supervised by the State Highway Department, will run on the St. Regis Paper Company property in New York City.
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Concord
N. H
Indian Stream
State Highway Co
State Highway Department
St. Regis Paper Company
New York City
Vita min A Retained Indefinitely in New Dog Food
Wilson & Co. announces a dog food that supposedly retains essential vitamin A indefinitely. The claim rests on chemical analyses showing vitamin A is fugitive yet stabilized in their formula, ensuring dogs receive the full benefits.
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Wilson & Co
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