Eisenhower’s tough side shown by WAC aides and Kay Summersby
New biography Soldier of Democracy by Kenneth S. Davis portrays General Dwight D. Eisenhower as exacting and meticulous. WAC Capt. Mattie Pinette recalls his memory and dislike of inefficiency while Summersby, his Irish chauffeur turned secretary, framed letters in Ike’s idiom and handled vast correspondence during North Africa and after D-Day.
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U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State of Maine
Mattie Pinette
WAC
Kay Summersby
Kenneth S. Davis
Eisenhower
Capt. Pinette
Ike
Algiers
North Africa
Davis
Margaret Chick
Toledo
Sgt
Chick
London
Motor Transport Corps
Kay
Gunshot Wounds Fatal To Phoenix Ice Man
Howard Clack a Glendale plant maintenance man for Crystal Ice died at St Monica's hospital from gunshot wounds. Deputy County Attorney Thomas J Croaff said he was accidentally shot by Elmo Reay the Glendale plant foreman who was preparing to shoot pigeons roosting in the eaves of the building.
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Phoenix
Howard Clack
Altona Park
Glendale
Crystal Ice Company
St. Monica's Hospital
Thomas J. Croaff
Clack
Elmo Reay
Swiss Children Share Christmas Cheer With Lucy and Father Christmas
In Switzerland, young girls receive gifts from Lucy the wife of Father Christmas while the legend says Father Christmas recalls the boys in their own festive family customs.
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Switzerland
Father Christmas
Lucy
Jap Schooner To Be Canteen For US Troops
The Meiji Maru, a 225 foot sailing schooner wrecked on the Sumida River, will be converted by the American Red Cross into the first sailing ship canteen for U S troops. Renamed SS Garry Owen, the ship will house a snack bar reading room game rooms and a dance floor for up to 100 jitterbugs at a time with opening planned by the 7th Cavalry troops. Built in Glasgow in 1875 and commissioned in 1880, the vessel has a storied history from Meiji era to cable ship and training ship, last moored in Tokyo Bay after a 1920 typhoon beached it and now rests on a concrete base.
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Tokyo
U.P
Seven Seas
Sumida River
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Joseph Chapman
1St Cavalry Division
Garry Owen
7Th Cavalry Regiment
7Th Cavalry
Glasgow
Scotland
Meiji of
Japan
Robert H. Peters
Hokkaido
Yokohama
Peters
Nagasaki
Tokyo Bay
Ferryboats Fill French Effort After Bridge Destruction
In France two hundred forty ferries are deployed to replace destroyed bridges. The move supports transport links as key crossings remain out of service. Local authorities coordinate schedules to maintain freight and passenger flow amid the ongoing disruption.
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France
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