Army Truck Earns Praise for Heavy Hauling and Global Supply
The 2 1/2 ton six by six Army truck is lauded for heavy hauling from Alaska to India and North Africa to the Soviet Union. Assembly plants in the Persian Gulf region churn out hundreds daily, aiding Iran routes and Caspian supply lines. Trucks shuttle Americans, Russians, and Persians, moving vital cargo to bases, airfields, and fronts. The 2 1/2 ton 6x6 is key to Allied logistics, part of the 24 ton fleet that keeps operations flowing.
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Washington
Army
Ordnance Department
Quartermaster Corps and Engineers
Service
Alaska
Mediterranean
India
Iran
Persian Gulf
Basra
Magril
Banda
Shapur
Abadan
Bazvin
Harvin
Gulf
Caspian
Frussia
Europe
Assam
Burma
Gai’s
North Africa
W. D. Styer
Army Service Forces
Casablanca
Tunisia
Sicily
Maiteur
Tunisian
Dwight D. Esenhower
School 4 Closes for Holiday Weekend Reopens Monday
Services will be held at Reformed Church Sunday at 10 30 am with Rev Nelson Van Rasite preaching Sunday School will follow Last Sunday the four year old part for attendance at Sunday School was presented to Jane Fiers on, Jane King, Ann Pierson and Donna Van Realte Mrs Effie South returns to Washington DC after weeks with sister Lucy Coons Pvt Ralph Gardner of West Ghent and Miss Cora Winn of Ghent were married Saturday afternoon at Rev A Seso home Marian Gardner and Harold Moore attended Private Gardner on furlough will soon return to North Carolina to resume Army Air Force duties.
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Nelson van Rasite
Jane Fierson
Jane King
Ann Pierson
Donna van Realte
Effie South
Washington, D. C
Onions Save Day in Tahiti Papeete
Great rejoicing in Tahiti as a ship brings fresh onions ending months of scarcity. The article notes Tahitians spice meals heavily with onions and garlic while explaining local foods and tastes. Noise laws curb after 10 pm, affecting radios and nightlife, with dogs and roosters filling the nights.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Istanbul
Berlin Bombings May Determine War's Decisive Battle
Louis P. Lochner assesses Berlin's devastation after three-day Allied air raids. He argues the capital's chaos, industrial heart, and transport hub status make its destruction pivotal to Nazi power. notes key ministries and landmarks blasted and questions Nazi leadership efficiency.
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Berlin
Hollywood
Germany
Hamburg
Adolf Hitler
England
Washington
Templehof
Europe
Baltic
North Seas
Frankfurter Zeitung
Cologne
Reich
Fuhhrer
Fien
Wilhelmsstrasse
Leinziger Platz
Lepager Strasse
United den Linden
Naa
Local visitors and guests share weekend gatherings
Buskirk residents Mr. and Mrs. Claude Austin and Veronica visit Mrs. B. M. Welling on Sunday while Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Oliver bring Lucille and Norman. Mrs. Clarence S. Wallace spends Saturday with daughter Mrs. Earl Sutherland at Latham. Miss Jeanne Eddy hosts a Wednesday night gathering honoring James Griggs and Sergt. Russell Eddy with guests including Virginia Slater, Dores Illicki, Andra Bassett, Corinne Eddy, and Perry Eddy. Russell Eddy heads to Plattsburg for furlough remainder and A. M. Bailey party joins John Beadle at Colla for the holiday.
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Claude Austin
Veronica
Cambridge
A. D. Oliver
Lucille
Norman
B. M. Welling
Clarence S. Wallace
Earl Sutherland
Latham
Herbert Guile
Troy
Jeanne Eddy
James Griggs
Chicago
Sergt. Russell Eddy
South Carolina
Virginia Slater
Texas
Dores Illicki
Amsterdam
Andra Bassett
South Cambridge
Corrinne Eddy
Schenectady
Perry Eddy
Buskira
Sergt
Russell Eddy
Plattsburg
A. M. Bailey
Amy
Harvey Bailey
John Beadle
Colla
Irene Sutherland
Albany
Clarence Wallace
Genius Invents New Steel Helmet For Flying Fortresses
United States Bomber Station in England GP reports Air Force sergeant Big Ben Marcilonis from Lincoln Park Michigan, awarded the Legion of Merit for a nose gun mount, now designs steel hats for Flying Fortress crews. Reversing GI helmets, he adds earphone bulges and eye clearance. Early models took two days. now production runs in half an hour.
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United States
England
Big Ben Marcilonis
Air Force
Yancy
Sergi. Marcilonis
Lincoln Park
Mich
G. I
Marcilonis’ Station
Marcilonis
Inspectoras Enforce Price Freezing in Mexico City
President Avila Camacho’s price ceilings spark a call to arms by about 500 women in the Federal District to serve as inspectors and report violations. By day two, Inspectoras reported over 36 infractions, with sizable fines for butchers and tortilla shops for underweight goods.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Federal District
Women Inspectora
Republic
Inspectoras
Federal
Hi Nacional
Inspecoras
Newspaper Finds Sister For Stalingrad Woman
A Cleveland woman tears up as her sister in Stalingrad Russia is found after 14 years by the city paper. The letter from Anna Klatsmen said Bertha Goodman of Cleveland was her sister and the search began via the paper’s Address Bureau. After a story was printed, Bertha Goodman contacted the paper within 24 hours. The Klatsman family fled Kiev during the siege. the letter noted the husband’s death and two children missing.
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Cleveland
Russia
Bertha Goodman
Anna Klatsmen
Stalingrad
Leona Hole
Russian War Relief Office
Leo Goodmans
Cleveland City
Venl
Leo Goodman
Kletsman
Kiev
Klatsman
IT N T Solves Jap Problem On Bougainville
Captain John Maye of West Point climbs a Jap pill box on Bougainville disregarding fire. He uses TNT to destroy the post, killing several enemies and discovering ten Jap bodies after the blast. He then brings up more charges to eliminate reinforcements.
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U. S
Bougainville
John Maye
West Point
N. Y
Maye
Pittstown Bank to Offer Service Sunday Morning
The Pittstown area notes a bank service at 9 45 a m on Sunday. Multiple local residents are mentioned visiting family and serving in the armed forces. Sergt Randall Brust recently returned to the U S after a year in service and is on furlough with his parents. William Loucks of the Navy spent time with his parents last week. Anna Huber of the Marines visited her parents for the weekend. Mrs Mary Pierce and Robert Connally plan a winter stay in Troy. The Last Man's Club in Manhattan Kansas reports a group of fathers forming the Brotherhood of Pre Pearl Harbor Papas to bid servicemen farewell.
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George Borter
Sergt
Randall Brust
United States
Clyde Brust
William Loucks
Navy
John Loucks
Anna Huber
The
Marines
Sebastian Huber
Mary Pierce
Robert Connally
Troy
New
Last Man’s Club
Manhattan
Kas
A-1
Brotherhood of
Horses and Mules Wage War in Italy
In Italy the Army deploys horses and mules on rugged mountain front lines to transport food water guns ammunition and supplies, aiding U S troops in flank movements and ambushes. Pack trains push through ravines and rough slopes enabling operations near Venafro and the upper Volturno, while a reconnaissance crew twice uses pack animals to scout behind enemy lines. One soldier recalls a mule balking with a stubborn heehaw as combat neared.
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Don Whitehead
AEF
Italy
Robbin
Mule
Rome
Fifth Army
Venafro
Volturno
Kenneth Rice
Springfield
Mass
Charles W. Eberle
Emlin Way
Pittsburg
Mules and Pack Animals Shift in WWII Combat Roles
Soldiers accustomed to horses learn animal psychology while mule skinners in Sicily handle pack trains and supply needs. Lieut Melvin Groves recalls a mule that could take cover during shelling and recover instantly. Mules evacuate wounded in Tunisia, saving lives, as remount services grow under Lieut Col Harvey Brown amid supply and terrain challenges near Salerno.
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Sicily
Sicilian
Melvin Groves
Webster Grove
Trolna
Doctora
Salerno
Harvey Brown
Gallatin
Tenn
Brown
Rome
Card Party Plans At Catholic Club For Church Fund
Final plans are set for a card party at the Catholic Club on North Lake Avenue to raise funds for Our Lady of Victory Church building. Chairman Mrs. James McKiernan will greet guests. Prof. Raymond E. Smith has returned to Camp Livingston, La., for training after staying with his parents on Cooper Avenue.
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Adolf
Foreign Office
Unter der Linden
Heinrich Bnmmiler
Ministry of the Interior
Wilhelm Rust
Ministry of Culture
Walther Funk
Ministry of Economics
Himmier
Gestapo
Rust
Leipziger Strasse
Friedrich Strasse
Hitler
Syeaway
North Lake Avenue
Our Lady of Victory
James McKiernan
Pfo
Raymond E. Smith
Merritt Smith
Cooper Avenue
Camp Livingstone
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Fulton
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U. S. War
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Louis P. Lochner
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Mexico
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