Watervliet Army Chaplain Reveals Greenland Assignment
Watervliet priest Rev. Wilford J. Bouchey, a lieutenant chaplain, describes life in Greenland where two Catholic chaplains serve scattered troops. He recalls early history, the eastern and western settlements, and notes the isolation, icebergs, and daily faith of soldiers striving for victory.
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Sacred Heart Church
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Men Appreciate Services in Greenland Mail Morale Rise
A WWII correspondent notes soldiers in Greenland find morale boosted by mail home even as long delays slow letters. He reports cheerful, busy troops, chaplains visiting bases, and plans to open a chapel, with strict censorship limiting details. The writer cites being the third priest in Greenland since the fifteenth century.
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States
Watervliet
Albany
Amsterdam
Iin
Fort Dix
Imess Hall
Iron in molasses sparks health note and political critique
The article discusses iron as a key mineral found in molasses and pivots to a sharp political critique of Ickes, Kelly, Hague, and Roosevelt era reform movements. It questions New Deal ethics, calls out graft and hypocrisy, and reflects on civic responsibility and corruption in Chicago and national politics.
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Alarold Ickes
Washington
Ed Kelly
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Roosevelt
Kelly
Chicago
New Deal
Hague
United States
New Bomber Arrives Washington in Sicily War Report
The invasion of Sicily reveals a new American fighter bomber the A-36 North American Mustang P-51 in a new guise. It debuts with low level strikes on troops transport rail yards and barracks. The A-36 adds bomb racks and diving brakes transforming it into a triple threat fighter bomber and dive bomber. It is designed to cooperate with ground troops labeled for attack rather than pursuit.
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Washington
Sicily
North America
Mussolini Sends Message of Support to Sicily Defenders
Rome radio quoted Premier Mussolini sending a message of solidarity to Sicily’s defenders. He said he was with them in spirit in their battle for the fatherland and European liberty. The Associated Press relayed the broadcast.
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London
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Mussolini
Sicily
Associated Press
Senator Truman’s Case for Honest Government Hope
The piece argues society must demand honesty from public men and reject the cynicism of “practical” politics. It critiques accepting graft and machine politics, citing Truman and the Kansas City machine, and insists that insisting on integrity keeps the ideal of pure government alive.
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Missouri
United States
Senate
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City Machine
Pendergast
Air power could shape 1943 Balkans theater
The article forecasts a long war as raids extend from industrial Germany to southern Europe with new bases in Sicily and the Mediterranean. It predicts Luftwaffe reinforcement from the Russian front and suggests air force strength may divert Nazi resources more than land actions in 1943, with a Balkans foothold by 1944.
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Europe
Sicily
Mediterranean
Hitler
Jugoslavia
Greece
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkans
USSR and Balkan front may shape Allied plans for 1945
The speaker discusses reliance on Russia and a possible second front in the Balkans, with Turkey joining the Allies and a large push into northern France. He cautions that 1945 could be the outer limit of World War II in Europe, contingent on Russian actions.
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Belkans
Turkey
France
Europe
Stimson Arrives for Talks With Churchill in Britain
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson arrived in Britain from the United States and is meeting with Prime Minister Churchill at an undisclosed location to plan forthcoming moves against the Axis. He stopped at Yeovil to inspect U S troops and was greeted by Gen Jacob Le Devers and others. The Stimson party includes Brig Gen Charles D. Harris, Harvey Bundy, Lt Col William Wright, Lt Gordon Grand, and Corporal William Ford.
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Henry L. Stimson
United States
Churchill
Stumsgon
Yeeland
Britain
Jacob le Devers
William A. Harriman
U. S
Stimson
Jen Alexander Dhurles
Harvey H. Bundy
William H. 8. Wright
Gordon Grand
Corp
Wiliam Ford
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