U S Pilots Find Solace In Prayer At Bomber Station England
At a U S Army Air Force bomber base in England chaplains report airmen and ground crews turning to prayer after dangerous missions The top turret gunner Edward Berowski of Buffalo led a crew prayer before combat and the crew credited faith with courage during major bombing battles with few injuries
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England
Cromwell
Eighth U. S. Army Air Force
George R. Moers
Battle Creek
Mich
Mr. Smith
Smiths of
Berowski
Meat Fats for Shortening from Camp Ellis Cook School
Camp Ellis cook's school in Illinois has developed a method to tender meat fats for use as shortening. The material saves 40 to 50 pounds of shortening per mess hall per week. Slices of potato or onion help eliminate odor. the product becomes a creamy white shortening easily worked. Kenneth Rhoads family of Norristown, Pennsylvania, faced theft of valuables including war bonds, a radio and a clock, and the loss of their goldfish, which was killed by being thrown from its bowl.
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Camp Ellis, Il
Upi
Camp Ellis
Cook’s School
Norristown, Pa
INS
Kenneth Rhoads
Norristown
Restriction on Gold Rings Shrinks 1944 Brides’ Bids
New York based INS report notes wartime gold limits halve 1941 jewelry usage as WPB restricts gold for rings. Despite a 10 percent rise in marriages in 1944, copper alloys and other metals keep costs, while double ring ceremonies surge. Fort Worth dispatch adds WACs in Air Forces receive 50 percent flying pay for regular flight duty.
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New York
INS
Uncle Sam
WPB
W Waters Schwab
J. R. Wood & Sons
Schwab
AIR Wacs
Fort Worth
Texas
Women's Army Corps
Army Air Forces
Pin Up Baby Chip Sends Army Dad a LifeSized Surprise
An Air Force officer in England receives a home made life sized pin up of his five month old son Chip. Mrs. John Nilson of Chicago cut a brown paper doll from baby Chip and included a note describing the baby's age weight and height. The gesture showcases a playful morale booster from a devoted mother to a husband serving in intelligence.
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John Nilson
Oakley Avenue
Chicago
Air Force
Nilson
Little Chip
Chip
Navy Cuts Pilot Training Requirements Amid Reforms
The Navy reports a reduction in air pilot requirements for 1945 and 1946 driven by lower attrition and training gains. Prospective naval flyers must complete three college terms in the V-12 program before aviation training. Glenn Curtiss won a prize in 1908 for the endurance flight lasting one minute 43 seconds.
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Washington Vps
Navy
Fis
Naval
Glenn Curtiss
More Negro Dentists Urged for Georgia
Dr J H Stegall president of the Georgia Dental Association said he would recommend at the annual meeting next month that segregation end at least in the dental profession opening to Negro dentists Georgia with about 1 800 000 population has only 53 Negro licensed dentists Dr Stegall declared.
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Columbus
GaPi
J. H Stegall
The
Georgia Dental Association
Georgia
Stegall T
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