Weekly News Analysis of Russians and Nazis at Berlin Fronts
In Europe the Berlin front tightens as Soviet and Ukranian armies press toward the Oder with strong German defenses. Zhukov and Konev threaten a north south maneuver. In the Pacific Gen. MacArthur conducts two Luzon landings aiding Manila drive. Subic Bay overrun, as Ranger and guerrilla forces free prisoners. Roosevelt agrees to separate RFC, Congress backs Wallace, and a draft-authorization measure advances. Pvt. John Hartman receives the Silver Star for bravery in Italy’s counterattack.
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Berlin
Manila
Ae Ditor
NOTH
Uslob
Hans
Thie
Europe
Oder River
Oder
Marshal Zhukov
Marshal Konev
Silesian
Poland
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
U. S
U.S
Subic Bay
MacArthur
Ing Yanks
Philippine
6Th Ranger Battalion
Pvt
John Hartman
Exeter
Calif
Italy
German Front Struggles as Allies Press Siegfried Line
Navy officials describe German retreat toward the Oder as Allied pressure grows on Aachen and Strasbourg. German leaders vow to defend the Fatherland, while refugees flood eastward and Goebbels warns of resistance. U S and French forces push through Alsace pocket threatening escape routes to the Rhine. About 100000 American troops dig into Siegfried Line outer defenses from the Belgium front.
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Navy
Forrestal
Oder River
Germany
Aachen
Berlin
Algace
U. S
Strasbourg
Rhine
Siegfried Line
von Rundstedt
Belgium
Army Purchases Dominant Share of Quartermaster Contracts
The Army quartermaster corps in 1844 awarded more than two thirds of its prime contracts, accounting for 48 percent of the dollar value of all QMC depot contracts, while smaller firms did the rest. Total subsistence and supply purchases by the quartermaster corps reached 6,037,872,908 dollars.
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ARMY
Army Quartermaster Corps
QMC
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Meat move shifts more slaughter to nonfed plants
The government plans to channel more stock into non federally inspected plants to trim slaughter at 27 000 non federally shaped facilities. Subsidies will pay 50 cents to $2 per hundredweight for the same volume butchered a year ago, with hog payments at $1.80 per hundredweight on 10 percent of 1944 volume. The policy aims to boost civilian meat supply via non federally inspected plants, with only modest gains for consumers at federally inspected facilities.
War limits on farm machinery and 1944 safety toll
The Office of War Information warned that farm equipment production for the year ending July 1 will fall short of demand and no new tractors or harvesting machinery will be available in 1945. Farmers must rely on existing gear and intensified practices to meet goals. The National Safety Council reported 1944 accident tolls of 94,000 deaths and 9,780,000 injuries, with $4.85 billion in losses, noting rising child fatalities and risky home accidents.
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Office of War Information
OWI
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Grain Markets Boosted by Senate CCC Borrowing Bill
Grain prices firmed as brokers weighed the Senate Banking Committee approval of raising the CCC borrowing limit from 3 to 4 percent of billion dollars to stabilize farm prices at about 80 percent of parity for two years postwar. A larger government subsidy to wheat millers and CCC stock actions in Minneapolis supported the market. meanwhile farm foreclosures fell sharply in 1943 as farmers recovered from drought years and income rose.
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Senate Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Minneapolis
Minn
Primrose trail myths and the hard truths of conditioning
The piece argues most great athletes stay in peak shape through disciplined training, citing Tunney Dempsey and Louis. It contrasts past stars who thrived on hard conditioning with others who relied on talent or lax habits. It notes many top football and baseball players maintain fitness, warns that lax training leads to failure, and discusses changes to football rules to aid officials and players.
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Jim Braddock
Max Buyer
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Benny Léonard
Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Jag McSpaden
Gene Sarazen
Don Budge
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Johnston
Mel] Ott
Carl Hubbell
Blazis
Nagurski
Bill Dickney
Madison Square Garden
Lee Oma
Baksi
Tunney
Dempsey
Joe Soula
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Walter Hagen
Rube Waddell
Bugs Raymond
Shufffin
Phil Douglas
Babe Ruth
Jim Thorpe
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Lst
Ty Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
George Sisler
Lou Gehrig
Mel Ott
Hans Wagner
Lefty Grove
Joe Gordon
Bil Dickey
Luckiest Man In Rear Base Hospital In Pacific
Sgt James B Krantz of Hickory Point Tennessee recovers from frost bite after a B 29 raid over Japan. Blown from the gunnery waist position his leg was saved by a safety jarra while the rest of his body dangled at 29 000 feet before rescuers pulled him free in midair.
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Pacific
James B. Krantz
Hickory Point
Tenn
Japan
Krantz
Household Hacks From A Practical Homemaker
Coat corks with vaseline to keep them from sticking in glue or polish bottles. Add vinegar to dish water to cut grease. Use L shaped cardboard under rug corners to prevent curling and slipping. Cover bedspring with oil cloth to protect mattress and ease turning. Use lipstick container ends to guide curtain rods through starched curtains. Tie rubber bands around bath brush handle for a firmer grip.
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