Free tennis and gym shoes released from rationing
Charles C. Freihofer announced that tennis and gym shoes and the obsolete and single shoes will be freed from rationing starting Monday after advice from the Dist lt. The War Production Board had limited general use, with a small quota remaining for obsolete and single pairs. OPA sets prices at one dollar per pair and fifty cents for singles, and requires dealer labeling as OPA obsolete release with ration-free sales only at three dollars or less per pair.
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Charles C. Freihofer
Rensselaer County-Troy City
Dist Lt
War Production Board
OPA
Rationing Board
Mediterranean War Casualties Tabulated
Washington UP reports American Army casualties in the Mediterranean from the North Africa landings last November 78 through October 29 total 31,126 with 5,533 killed 17,621 wounded and 7,966 missing presumed prisoners of the Germans. British and French losses are cited as higher and smaller, Axis losses about 600,000 with Axis prisoners 468,055.
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Washington
Mediterranean
North Africa
Stimson
You May Never Have To Take Another Laxative
Advice style ad promotes Espotabs as a night time laxative that works by morning without violent cramps. Claims ease, regularity, and comfort for constipated readers. Counters lifestyle fixes and urges purchase from druggist with directed use.
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Moore
Twelve Months of War Mark Toughest Soldier’s Year
Allied commander Hal Boyle reflects on a year of combat from October to Sicily and the Arno, noting how war changes soldiers, the shift from rosy home-front detail to hard realities, and the enduring valor of American ground troops despite early setbacks in Tunisia. He praises infantry and artillery, condemns green-crew labels, and warns against home-front complacency while honoring sacrifices and frontline discipline.
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Italy
French Morocco
North Africa
Medina
Sicily
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Helf
Hollywood
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Wes Gallagher
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Berlin
Wes
Tunisia
Faid Pass
iSidi Bou Zid
Sheitla
Kasserine
American Legion
Africa
Nazi Morale Hit By Allied Accord
New York report says Allied accord at the Moscow conference dealt a serious blow to German morale. Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henry Spaak, speaking in Atlantic City, called the accord a new hope for conquered nations and urged trials of guilty Nazis where crimes were committed. He arrived in the United States recently.
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Moscow
Paul Henry Spaak
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