Army Favours Pacific Area For Furloughs
The War Department backs a Pacific furlough plan as a temporary measure. Secretary Stimson, in response to Congress, cites insufficient replacements and shipping for rotation. Rep Bernard Bearkey supports prioritizing homeward furloughs amid heavy overseas manpower demands.
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Sunday School Christmas Program At First Presbyterian Church
The Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church of Lagsingbing will present its annual Christmas service tomorrow at 7:30. Superintendent Ermnest Rollia and organizer Cot Les ser C. Higher will lead the program with songs, readings, and a children's choir. The event reflects the wartime mood and community effort during the holiday season.
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Fair Enough Continued From Page Twelve
Vivid wartime era reflections on federal law post office drafts and taxes. The narrator recalls government scrutiny and penalties for minor offenses while contrasting past civic order with present legal overreach. References to draft, installment debt, and small-town life underscore concerns about constitutional rights and government power.
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United States
Chance
Sam
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Injured Air Evacuation Aide John W. Gillie Dies in Liege
John W. Gillie, a member of an air evacuation squad, died in Liege Belgium after injuries from an airplane crash. Born in Troy 38 years ago he was a Surgical Technician graduate and longtime Emerald Club officer. He lived at 25 Thirteenth Street with wife Agnes Birney Gillie and leaves a stepson and parents. He served since 1912 and worked at Snow White Laundry before enlistment.
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Belgium
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Gillie
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Two Brothers Noted in Mississippi AFB Mechanics School
enG and two brothers Edward of Arms, stalioned in Mississippi and Wren Gillie of Troy are referenced as figures linked to an Air Force Mechanics School. The snippet suggests a regional focus on training programs and local personnel.
Germany Ends Bonus Plan for Prisoners in Britain
The German government halted monthly allowances for British prisoners of war. Noncommissioned officers received small sums, while commissioned officers were paid by captors, with funds routed via Switzerland. The move ends a post D-Day incentive program, affecting thousands who had resisted captivity.
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London
Britain
Switzerland
Wartime Congressmen and Capitol Chaff Headlines
The column chronicles congressional sons wounded in battles in the Pacific and Europe, cites political maneuvering around mayoral talk, and notes upcoming A M A convention address. It also covers Senate hearings, election intrigues, and a Salvation Army Christmas basket deadline at 25 Bing Street.
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Philippines
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Vermont
North Africa
Italy
France
Brewster
Maine
General Macarthur
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Roosevelt
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Ohio
Taft
Bob Taft
Otio
George Bender
Bender
Archibald MacLeish
Bennett Clark
A. MacLeish
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Rnede Islands
Theodore Green
Macleish
Browning
God
Tom Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Wal Claston
Salvation Army
Bing Street
Tax Revenues Rise Across States Despite Wartime Limits
Public Administration report shows state tax collections up about 60 percent from 1942 to 1944 with payroll taxes up 35 percent over 1933 and 387 percent over 1937. Corporate and individual income taxes rose, excise taxes like tobacco and gas increased, while motor fuel and property taxes lagged. Flight Officer Stan ley F Sakser, 26, of Los Angeles, died after a crash near Rome.
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Wisconsin
Jersey
New York
Louisiana
Army Airplane Crashes Killing Farmhand Atop Silo
A P-38 fighter plane crashed onto a farm near Park Georgia on Thursday, killing farmhand J. E. Mealer and injuring the pilot who was pulled from the wreckage by Army rescue crews. The crash demolished two small buildings near the silo on T. Q. Sullivan’s farm. The pilot’s name was not disclosed.
Philippines fate framed as America’s postwar test
Dr. Diosdade Yap of Leyte delivers a speech to the Twentieth Century Club in Pittsburg warning that the fate of the Philippines mirrors America in the postwar era. He calls the Pacific war an all American conflict secondary to Europe’s victory.
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