Naples comes under heavy shelling as German retreat unfolds
The port of Naples, once among Europe’s finest, smokes after being bombed and damaged as German forces retreat north toward Rome. Fifth Army under Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark advances, while German docks and warehouses are destroyed to disrupt Allied supply lines, and Montgomery’s flank move along the Adriatic threatens to cut the retreating forces off.
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Naples
Mark Clark
Fifth
Romie
Europe
Bernard Montgomery
Adriatic Sea
Montgomery
U S Share urged to limit access to foreign airports
Senators Mead Russell and Brewster return from a 40000 mile wartime tour urging the United States to bar commercial aviation from using foreign airports unless lend lease agreements permit. They warn Britain wastes Persia oil reserves as Russia presses toward the Polish border and warn against placing MacArthur under Mountbatten. They note German defenses along the Dnieper and Baltic threats while Russian crossings meet German counterattacks as the war widens.
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James Mead
Richard Russell
Ralph Brewster
Maine
U. S
America
Great Britain
Persia
Douglas MacArthur
South Pacific
Lord Mountbatten
John Curtin
Dnieper
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
West Bank
Gas Ration Revisions Cut Coupons Across Regions
The CPA slashed B and C gasoline coupons by one gallon in the Midwest, Southwest, and Southeast while Northeast B and C coupons drop to 2 gallons and East A coupons rise to 2 gallons. The OPA aims to push use of at least one gallon from A for occupational driving.
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Midwest
CPA
OPA
Farm Guarantee Payments and Draft Deferment Proposals
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged Congress to add 500 million dollars to the Commodity Credit Corporation to fund guarantee payments in the 1944 production program. The CCC's existing 500 million would back loans on major crops and the extra funds would cover vegetables, fruits, and canning crops with potential resale options to cover losses. In parallel, Senator Taft proposed stricter deferments for men under 30, a draft-board approved deferment system, and an order sequencing calls by age. A medical commission could study lowering physical standards to boost single men in service.
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Marvin Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Jones
Robert A. Taft
Burton Wheeler
Taft
Draft
Higher Allowances Proposed for Children of Service Members
Senate bill backed by the army would lift monthly child payments from 12 to 18 for one child and 10 to 11 for each additional child. Spokesmen urged raising allowances for other dependents, including parents, and outlined changes when a wife and child are supported. The army said payments should not be withheld from financially independent or unfaithful wives.
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Senate
Army
WAVES Overseas Service Ban Reported by Senate Panel
Highlights of week’s news cover WAVES barred from overseas service by Senate Naval Affairs Committee bill, Britain may form Jewish soldier force for Burma service, possible divisions recruited in Palestine and Near East, radio stations gain access to union musician recordings ending a 14 month ban, and milk production drop blamed on cows being overworked by National Cooperative Milk association.
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WAVES
Navy
Woman Auxiliary
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Great Britain
Burma
London
Palestine
Near East
National Co-operative Pure Mill Association
Postwar peace policy moves to kill Fulbright plan
The Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee acted to defeat the Fulbright resolution, aiming to craft a postwar peace policy bill. Support was sought for Sen. Arthur Vandenberg’s plan guaranteeing U.S. independence in choices on international programs, while Sen. Tom Connally led efforts to suppress the Fulbright proposal. Connally urged awaiting further war-created world developments before committing.
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America
Senate
Trwas
Arthur Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
Connally
Fight to Last in Southwest Pacific Near Finschhafen
Stubborn Japanese fought to the death as Allies closed in on their base at Finschafen. Allied forces from north west and south outnumbered the defenders. Allied air power pounded bases and pilots reported a new super Zero with better armor and high dive capability than the P 38.
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Finschafen
Southwest Pacific
U. S
Cavalry Returns to Action in Italian Campaign Terrain
Cavalry rides again in Sicily and Italy as former cowboys and rodeo performers take to horses to deliver food water and other supplies to troops in rocky terrain where vehicles cannot go Sometimes they escort mule packs They spot hidden machine gunners and fire small yellow grenades to disrupt them
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Sicily
Italy
Wheat: Canadian Purchases Boost U.S. Stocks
The Commodity Credit Corporation has entered Canadian markets to bolster its wheat stocks, estimated at 129 million bushels. Total Canadian purchases reach 30 million bushels with 22.5 million shipped, 3.5 million awaiting water transport, and CC0 feed sales since July 1 totaling about 111.5 million bushels.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Canada
Mexico Settles Oil Claims To Pay 20 Million Dollars
In a final settlement Mexico agrees to pay 20,137,700 to American nationals for seized oil properties taken in 1983. Interest totaling 5,141,709 at 9 percent is included. Experts lowered the original claim of 23,995,991 after negotiations. Four annual installments will cover the remaining balance.
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Mexico
War Plants Sale Proposal After War Ends
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones told a congressional committee the government should sell 13 billion dollars worth of war plants and other property to local interests after hostilities end. The government now controls large shares of essential materials and industries including aluminum, magnesium, steel, synthetic rubber and high octane gasoline, machine tools, and aircraft, plus 47 thousand square miles of land comparable to six New England states.
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Jesse Jones
New England
Tires quota reduced as October rules tighten rationing
Motorists face lower tire quotas in October as the Office of Price Administration cuts the monthly total from 629 000 to 645 000 and tightens eligibility to drivers who log 601 miles or more per month. Used farm vehicle tires are removed from the ration list.
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Office of Price Administration
Three Nations Need United Front for World Peace
Washington preview on a proposed tripartite talks among Britain, the United States, and Russia. The plan aims to form a coordinated stance, with a Mediterranean commission as a potential step, and to resolve disputes over spheres of influence and the treatment of small nations. The writer weighs risks, urges honest effort, and argues America must lead responsibly.
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Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Washington
Britain
United States
Russia
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
America
Soviet Russia
Germany
United States of America
Balkans
Middle East
Mediterranean
Moscow
London
Baltic States
Reich
Lithuania
Estonia
Poland
Rumania
Finland
Great Britain
Thera
Turks And The Army Want 12 Million Pounds Of Turkey
The army seeks twelve million pounds of turkey for overseas forces before civilians may buy for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Estimates show four million men in service needing about four million pounds, but the target stands at twelve million. The piece notes the plaid of wartime rationing and cautions readers about German psychological warfare rumors. It also reports on food waste study at Chanute Field rating dishes, and Col. Bradley Dewey’s demand for synthetic tires, blocked by OPA rules, plus a war weather outlook and praise for Negro engineers in the Solomons and New Hebrides.
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Washington
D. C
Vtaman Committee
Quartermaster Corps
Chanute Field
Til
QMC
Mary I. Barber
Artemus Ward
Col
Bradley Dewey
Big Bill Jeffers
Colonel Dewey
OPA
Akron
Dewey
War-Winded Briefs Highlight Home Front Efforts
Victory gardeners record 20 million gardens and four million cultivated acres totaling about eight million tons of food. Five thousand people would need to buy $100 war bonds at $75 to cover gasoline for the Rhineland raid by 1,000 Flying Fortresses. A 1789 law bans the secretary of the treasury and the U S treasurer from buying war bonds. The school bus is named a war wagon, a key transport link alongside subways streetcars and transit buses per the Office of Defense Transportation.
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Victory Gardeners
Rhineland
Office of Defense Transportation
Four-Leaf Clover Apron Pattern Details
A vintage sewing notice describes a four leaf clover apron with green leaf appliques. It notes fabric options including organdie muslin and uses half a yard of material for scraps. War conditions delay some popular patterns and requests 15 cents and a return address for Pattern No 5614 from HOME NEEDLEWORK in Chicago.
Tobacco High in 1500
When tobacco was first introduced in England during the 16th century its value was high as a pound of tobacco equaling a pound of silver. The article notes professors of smoking who taught beginners to inhale and blow smoke rings, reflecting serious regard for the art.
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England
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