Scott Field Mess Hall Feeds 1500 Men at Scott Field Belleville
Marie Foley describes Scott field Belleville Ills vast mess hall feeding 1500 troops per seating with 6000 hourly capacity. The 210000 dollar brick building houses central salad room, butcher area, 44 cooks, 110 KP workers, and efficient dishwashing and waste salvage systems.
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Marie Foley
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Belleville
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Russia
Germany
United States
Mess Hall
Scottfield
British Air Strike Hits Sumatra Bases In Surprise Raid
Carrier planes from a British task force bombed four Japanese bases on Sumatra in a surprise strike within 400 miles of Singapore. Targets included Belawan Deli harbor Medan oil depots and Sabang airfields with low resistance reported. One Japanese bomber was shot down and British forces suffered no losses.
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Sumatra
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Sabang
Oeleeheue
Army Halts Gasoline Black Market In Paris
The Army reports the black market in Paris gasoline has been brought under control by the judge advocate general's office. Early this month a wave of offenses threatened the American Army economy, but the problem now constitutes a small percentage of crimes handled.
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Paris
Army
Judge Advocate General's Office
Steel Use In Heavy Bomber Builds A Three Ton Benchmark
A single heavy bomber requires about three tons of steel in its construction. This figure highlights the scale of material needs for wartime aircraft production and underscores the substantial metal demand placed on industrial capacity.
General Motors pays 18.8 million for vacation pay in 1944
General Motors reports 242000 hourly workers received pay in lieu of vacations in 1944. Employees with one to five years service got 48 hours pay, those with five or more years 96 hours. DETROIT.
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General Motors Corporation
H. W. Anderson
Former King Victor Emmanuel Busy Writing Savoy History
Rome dispatch reports Victor Emmanuel, after abdicating Italy's throne, is compiling a history of the House of Savoy. He studies at Villa Ruffeo near Amalfi, owned by ex-ambassador Raffaele Guariglia, and contacts Umberto daily by telephone as he tracks post‑monarchy politics.
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Ruffeo
Raffaele Guariglia
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King’s Mediterranean villa brims with gardens and hobbies
A royal retiree farms a cliffside villa with magnificent gardens and twisting groves above the Mediterranean. He pursues fishing and coin collecting, boasting Italy’s finest numismatic stash saved from German forces and continually expanding it. He dresses in formal golfing attire and a plus fours outfit with a stalker hat, a familiar sight to neighbors.
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Mediterranean
Italy
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