Burma Rail Lines Under Fire In World War II
Myitkyina and Mogauk lines faced daily Japanese attacks as American troops and railway veterans defended rail corridors. Capt James M. Bannon and a rugged band of former railroad men led patrols to protect and repair the 40 mile stretch between Myitkyina and Mogauk, salvaging boxcars and keeping supply routes open amid fighting in the Burma theater.
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John J. Andrew
Statt
Myitkyina
Mogaung Line
Asm
Nen
Hneja Opera Horwand
Cobar
Rasse
Myi
Mogenny
James ML Bannon
Her- Hans
Dagcon
Train saga on the M and M Line in wartime rally
A commander recalls early trips on the M and M Line as Japanese positions threaten the route. Jeep convoys bore arms and supplies while snipers fired overhead. Salvage crews in Myitkyina race to rebuild steam engines amid shell holes and wrecked yards.
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Rocksland
Jeeieg
Init
Rarhead
Arsops
Sannos
Mt. and M Line
Snelldre
Corp
Donald Whitten
Staples
Tex
Mogaung
Liess
John Egan White Plains
Pendergast
Wen Rachelle
Xik
Bannon
Egan
Eran
Gmeé
Sta Secgt
Thompson
Jones
Clayton
Anelly
Myitkyina
United States
Joh G. Szymoniak
Whiting
Ind. and Corp
Charles ML Leeson
Asheville
Nlc
Szymoniak
Daniel Boone
M. Limited
Werd Mogaung
On the Air Today and Tomorrow Schedule Notes
A terse TV radio schedule lists programs including a35-Dasid Mares and Novation Meiotion with references to News Repover and Vanderpys. The fragmentary listing mentions times and channel tags but lacks full program titles or clear dates.
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Dasid Mares If
A. IZ — Novation Meiotion
W. Vanderpys
Unemployment, Union Rules, and War Labor Pressure
The piece discusses war era labor rules, union membership primacy, and forced layoff or retention under War Labor Board decisions. It notes newspapers facing War Manpower Commission approval, unions holding workers to membership, and President Roosevelt urging disciplined collective bargaining to support effort.
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War Manpower Commission
War Labor Board
Recentir
Dé Dan Tobin
Roosévelt
Roosevelt
Cigarettes Catch Up With Former Associates in Augusta
One year after Dwaine Lackey’s former associates sent him a tartan of cigarettes a chain of events reached him in Augusta. Lackey has been discharged and returned to work at an oil refinery where he shared the smokes with the original donors who had sent them.
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Augusta
Kan
Dwaine Lackey
Lackey
Springfield Library Reports High Fine Revenue
The Springfield Public Library reported 19844 in fines collected on overdue books in the last year. The annual report notes a slow reading public and overdue materials driving the total.
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Springfield
Sass CP
Springield Public
Campaign reflections on partisanship and celebrity influence
The piece analyzes post campaign questions about partisanship and the role of Hollywood stars in political messaging. It notes a history of personal attacks and the desire to move beyond the era’s "dir paged" politics while hoping future campaigns fade from memory.
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Fei
Fone
Marines End Alligator Fear With Unlikely Scalp Hunt
At Charleston Navy Yard Marines faced an alligator scare by hunting a presumed reptile along the Copper River bend. Captain Lawrence Wy Santita, Master Gunnery Sergeants W A Bray and W M Bensett, and Police Lieut John Prices organized the search that calmed divers and workers.
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Charleston
C. Upi
Charleston Navy Yard
Beutesant
Copper
Bere
Runer
Lawrence Wy. Sanita
Marine Guard Company
W. A. Bray
Américus
W. M. Bensett
Erwin
John ‘Prices
Unclear OCR fragment hints at wartime action and animal encounter
Fragmentary text describes a creature encounter and combat scene with gunnery sergeants and a reptile. It mentions firing shots, a gator, and Japanese adversaries in a smoky setting with water presence. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
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Aitadiber
Toose
Hiv
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