Seabees Return From Aleutians Amid Flight From Weather
A battered band of Seabees arrived in Seattle after a year under enemy fire in the Aleutians. They spoke of Jap bombers as a threat but blamed the severe weather as their toughest challenge. The men, exhausted but upbeat, were greeted with cheers as they stepped ashore.
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Seattle
States
Aleutians
Seattle Harbor
Dutch Harbor
Amichitka
United States
Aleutian
Louis C. Hubbard
Los Angeles
Frank J. Nasta
Newark
N. J
Jerri Jacobs
Seattle Star
Jerri
Nasta
Tucson
Denies South Carolina Refused Democratic Aid
Winchester Smith of Barnwell county, chair of the state Democratic executive committee, said a report that South Carolina refused to fund the 1944 national Democratic campaign was untrue. He noted he had written no letter about financial support and that a committee meeting was neither formal nor informal. Democratic officials in Washington declined to comment.
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Columbia
S. C
Winchester Smith
Barnwell Country
Democratic Executive Committee
South Carolina
Smith
National Executive Committee
Democratic-national Committee
Washington
Report of venereal disease increase in Arizona
Phoenix June 17. New venereal disease cases rose more than 50 percent in the week ending June 12. The state health department logged 134 new cases, up from 86 the prior week. Maricopa county reported 63, Cochise 42, Pima 12, and Santa Cruz 3.
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Phoenix
State Health Department
Maricopa County
Cochise
Pima
Santa Cruz
Income Tax Payments Cause Sharp Slump in June Bond Sales
Americans reduced war savings bond purchases in June amid heavy quarterly tax payments due on Tuesday. Treasury data show 14 day sales at $331.22 million, the lowest in three quarters, with redemptions totaling $64.69 million. June sales run about half of May, which reached $779.42 million in the first 14 days. April sales for a similar period were $343.12 million.
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Washington
Treasury
Fire Prevention Urged By Osborn
Governor S. P. Osborn issues a forest fire prevention proclamation urging a June through September campaign to conserve timber and protect range lands. Six rules for safe camping and burning are outlined, citing drought and war efforts as factors increasing fire risk.
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S. P. Osborn
James A. Scott
Forest Service
Madera Canyon
Osborn
Wisdom from Ecclesiasticus on faithful heart and mind
A proverb notes that a man’s own conscience may be truer than seven watchmen in a tower, warning that inner judgment often speaks more surely than external guardians. The line emphasizes personal fidelity and self-awareness.
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Attu
Aleutian Islands
Rincon Mountains
Park
Davis- Lesna
National Monument
Grand Canyon
Kellocc
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Bud
Rock Island
Rock Island Lines
America
ACME
Acme Distributing Company
North Fourth Ave
Grier Ling
Loyawed Hewitt
Mae
California
Sears
Bisbee
Douglas
Pennington
Bill Construction
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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