Doughboys Eat Well Even in Front Lines Troy Soldier Claims
A Troy soldier Pvt Thomas F L Church defends American doughboys against rumors they lack food. He and others describe meals on the front lines, from turkey dinners to K rations, noting occasional shortages but overall adequate access and morale boosting by regular supply and Allied packages. Letters recount Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, milk deliveries, and a chance to rest in barns despite blitz conditions.
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Rome
Thomas FL Church
Irving Church
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Germany
Three Planets on View In Evening Sky in January 1945
Science Service reports three planets visible in January evenings. Venus shines brightest near sunset in the west, with Saturn in Gemini high in the south, and Jupiter following later in the sky. Mercury may appear briefly in the east before sunrise, with Mars hidden in Sagittarius. Celestial timetable notes moon phases and alignments through January 1945.
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Procyos
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Zion
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Touros
Pollux
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Hance
Regulus
Leo
Cygnus
Junker
Virgo
Jepiter
Mars
Mercury
Sercury
Sun Na Idtam
Prisoner reports cheer amid surrender and wartime rations
Pvt Thomas Church writes from Paris that Germans are surrendering and happy to be captured. He notes rough footing but relief at better days, mentions Ubat and a drant she drank, and urges a nonrenewal of his home subscription while asking to keep his RECORD coming. Paris sees Parisian survey of German industry after the war.
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Pvt Thomas Church
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Leon Henderson
Clare Boothe Luce Home From Wars
Rep Clare Boothe Luce arrived at LaGuardia Saturday aboard a transport plane ending a tour of European fronts as a member of the House military affairs committee. She said she had been practically without sleep for five days and would go to Washington on Wednesday. The return trip went Rome to North Africa and across the Atlantic. The Berlin radio claimed Nazi U boats sank six Allied transports totaling 25 600 tons off the British coast in recent days.
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la Guar
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Luce
Rex
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Conn
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Africa
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Morgenthau Completes Eleven Years as Treasury Secretary
Washington Henry Morgenthau Jr completed eleven years as Secretary of the Treasury. After a brief period as Undersecretary he was appointed to the post January 1, 1934 and confirmed by the Senate a week later. He has served longer than any other man in that role except Albert.
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Masaryk Urges Nations to Work With Russia in New Year Message
Czech foreign minister Jan Masaryk urges Poland Hungary Yugoslavia Russia Romania to pursue a policy of cooperation with the Soviet Union. He says a democratic and strong Poland will partner with Moscow, and only such Hungary Yugoslavia Austria and Romania can live in peace. He notes the need for an enduring neighborhood alliance.
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Glass Eyes Break in Hardware Incident at Armv Uses Plastic
A garbled report describes damaged glass eyes and plastic materials in an incident at Armv. The fragmented note mentions cable diet enhancements and redidles, with unclear actions or exact dates. Further readable details are needed to confirm entities or outcome.
Potatoes Weigh Seven Pounds at Local Exhibit
Bonham and Fox report farmer Benest Chaffin displaying sweet potatoes. One potato weighs seven pounds four ounces and measures 14 inches around the long way. Telephones out of service due to cut wires near the exhibit.
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