Japs Exposed In War Lore Of Heat and Drunken Marches
A wartime field report describes Japanese troops stripping in heat, drinking heavily, and starving between battles in the Pacific. It notes their reliance on rice balls, fish, and soy cakes, plus scant water, and claims prisoners beg for water and cigarettes. It also recounts myths of a female sniper and Japanese promiscuity rumors, debunking some claims while detailing crude pornography and snapshot keepsakes carried by soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Jis
ALL Right
Tarawa
Makin
Rwajaites
Esiwetok
Kalla
Zev
Eniwetok
Hiska
Wayman
Attu
Kiska
Bires
Kwajelein
Philippines
China
Aleutians
Gilberts
Solomong
Marshals
London UPI-4 broadcast and a jumble of names and notices
A chaotic, OCR style clipping reports London's UPI-4 broadcast denying German assault on Caen and lists numerous personal addresses, probate matters, surrogate court dates, and legal notices from New York to New Jersey and Connecticut, with scattered names like Moran Ring and Ring Hess, reflecting a damaged public notices page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nex Ford
George Moran
Winthrope
Gearme Pier
Sord Street
Baydage
New Jersey
Opm
Desa
Sixth Avenue
Wareteier
New Tork
Tray
New York
Mary E
Storan
Trex
Leitava
Pereyrio
Edward J. Donohue
Coward J. Denotes
Rensselaer
Lew
Letters and opinions from Stephentown letters page
The page presents readers from Stephentown weighing postwar topics. A letter questions postwar duties of fathers and mothers, referencing Senator Wheeler and wartime judgments. Other letters debate postwar road building, road fatalities, and American aid, with a brief note on wartime family customs.
Political Stage Discusses Postwar Government Reshaping
Containing remarks attributed to Churchill the piece outlines how Allied strategy may delay deposing Franco and how France Spain and other occupied nations should be reorganized after unconditional Nazi surrender. It notes risks of civil war and emphasizes orderly democratic restoration over violent upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consi Bie
China
France
Spain
Churchill
Anrome
Franco
Germany
Edison age music lover keeps 250000 discs at home
Avanta GaiP-F W Edwards, 84, a former locomotive man, fills his four room flat with 250000 Edison discs and cylinders. He describes himself as a promoter who made and lost a million dollars several times and sleeps among his vast collection that once totaled 500000. Three phonograph machines stand by his bed as he shares stories of the vanished Edison era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avanta, Gaip
F_ W. Edwards
Ull
Edwards
Edison Co
Edison Distribution
Tiusi
State Booklet Lets Vacationists Plan Trips
The New York State Department of Commerce published a descriptive booklet to help the public plan vacations amid wartime travel restrictions. It details nearby resorts, railroad and bus schedules, hotel reservations, and outdoor activities such as fishing hiking golf and tennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York State Department of Commerce
Department
Invasion Day Touches Troy Area Churches and Lines
War news sweeps Troy and surrounding areas as Allied invasion begins. Workers pause at Watervliet Arsenal and Troy offices receive heavier lines while Red Cross volunteers prepare for wartime calls. Mail from England delayed and local bells fail to ring yet churches fill with families of service members.
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Wttttes
England
Watervliet Arsenal
Subic
Yelce
Keel
New York Telephone Co
Troy
Frank Phelps
Rensselaer County
Red Cross
Home
Service Department
Home Service Department
Rome
Albany
Floyd Walter
Frank 5. Harris
First Presbyterian Church
Green Island
George H. Krug
Troy High School
Mr. King
St Mary’s Church
St Mary's
St. Mary’s
Feast and School Echo Corpus Christi Observances
The text notes Corpus Christi high mass for safety and peace, Le Salle Institute students praying at Our Lady of Victory statue, then returning to St Mary’s. It mentions a persistent two year old Estantsiag Gonzales, two years under school age, who attends Coughran school and already reads simple English.
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Corpus Christi
St. Marys
le Salle Institute
Our Lady of Victory
Washington and
Third Streets
St Mary's
Tex
Tc — Treant
Estantsiag Gonzales
Coughran School
Olivet Church Honors Member on Birthday Anniversary
Olivet Presbyterian Church honored Mrs. Aona Rabie on her birthday with a dinner at the church hall. Rev B Bugese Cunningham presented a purse. Alfred Mares and George Ives led the event with community singing and committee chairs organized reception and services. Members of the Whatsoever Society and Sunday School aids helped receive guests.
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Aona Rabie
Olivet
Gorsaze
Pasetor
B. Bugese Cunningham
Cumpingham
Alfred Mares
George 4. Ives
Elizabeth LaDieun
Helen Abrams
Nes. Rabie
Pastor's Aid Society
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London
UPI
Farmer Jews Agency
Transocean
Caen
York
Stephenyows
Dior Tne
Nasseu
Wer
Oveta Culp
Bobby
Senator Wheeler
Wheeler
Stephenzowns
Stephentown
Mussolini Square
Gover
Montgomery
Cep
Menands, N. Y
Mary L. Feralas
Pennsylvania
McKees Rocks
Est
1870
Gilbert
Congress
T. F. Grattan, JR
Mgr
Optometrist
Trey
N. C. Angus
Olivet Church
Wa Dee
Ua & Miner Clinic
Feeraton & Mianr
Acta & Sew
Miter Bros
Drapery
Clopay
Ratall Store
Montgomery Ward
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