West Coast Division Has Fine Record in World War I
Hale Boyle profiles the Third Infantry Division, a unit largely drawn from Washington and Oregon with many transfers from other states. The piece recounts its brutal campaigns in Sicily, Italy, Anzio, and France, noting 40,000 men served overseas and listing Casablanca, Palermo, Messina, and Rome as key victories while detailing heavy losses and enduring frontline endurance.
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Hale Boyle
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France
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Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Mediterranean
Campeiges
Adtica
Sicily
Waly
Morosco
Goughboys
Third Infantry Division
Hell
Anzio
Vosges Mountains
Lne
Casablanca
Africa
Palermio
Messina
Volturno
Italy
Rome
Montelimar
Long-Sought Fugitive Under Arrest in Italy
Kings County DA announces Vind Genovese has in custody by the Army in Italy. Genovese, 43, named as a member of a secret society tied to the Brooklyn slaying of Ferdinand Boccia, who was killed when seeking a promised 35,000 share in a card swindle. Army to bring him back, officials said.
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New York US
Thornes C. Hughes
Kings County
Vind Genovese
Brooklyn
Ferdinand
the Shadow
Boccia
Tely
Hughes
Genovese
Rabbit Fever Kills Woman in Allentown
Mrs. Mary Reennert, 59, died in Allentown, Pennsylvania from tularemia or rabbit fever. She contracted the illness after injuring her finger while skinning a rabbit, two weeks before her death.
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Allentown
Mary Reennert
Hoosick Falls Dog Injured After Car Strikes It
A dog owned by Robert Weaver on River Road Hoosick Falls was seriously injured Thanksgiving morning when struck by a car on the road in front of the Weaver residence. The animal is under veterinary care and Weaver seeks the car’s driver. Citizens in nearby North Adams report a visitor at a shrine and a stray car-jack incident at a local school grounds ending with the thief fleeing. The dog’s memory led to hope for recovery as authorities pursue the driver through state records.
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Robert Weaver
River Road
Weaver
Sesser
Beta Sisma Gabims
Anthony Pokines
Notting
Leo Burns
Burns
Wss
Hoosick Falls
Vermont Motor Vehicle Bureau
U S Troops Ready to Back Sixth War Loan
General Dwight D. Eisenhower announces in Washington that fighting American troops under his command in Europe will go full out to support the 14 billion dollar Sixth War Loan. The message was conveyed in a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury.
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U.S
Washiseron
INL
Dwight D
Eiseshower
Ali Tommander
Europe
Saturdex
Svill
Treasury and Eisenhower Push War Bond Drive Message
Treasury reports a Morgenthau Roosevel t message urging support for the war effort in Europe. The Eisenhower message was released as part of a drive that sold 343 million dollars worth of bonds to individuals.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Eisenhower
Roosevelit
Eood
Efort
War displays include 329 Superfortressed planes in campaign drive
The Treasury announces a exhibit of 329 Superfortressed bombers identical to the Tokyo raid planes. They will be shown in Washington today and tomorrow and then in other key cities next month on behalf of the War Bond drive. The display is set for Bedford Army Air Base in Boston on December 23.
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Tokyo
Washington
Bedford Army Air Base
Boston
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