Interpreter Aids Prisoners Of Japs
The article recounts German missionary August Beuers who aided two captured American airmen near Médang New Guinea last July. Beuers describes Japanese captors starving prisoners, desecrating food, and executing the Americans after a Bible message from Rev Latimer was conveyed. Beuers recalls brutal treatment of German missionaries and the Americans’ capture on Karkar Island.
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Restrictions To Be Lifted Between Germany and Japan Defeat
Former War Production Board planning chief Robert Nathan told the Senate postwar committee that civilian production restrictions will be lifted between Germany's defeat and Japan's. He urged a fully competitive industry from war end, and predicted 1947 civilian employment at 55 million with national production 20 percent above 1940 and national income 50 percent higher to create jobs.
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Robert Nathan
War Production Board Planning
Senate Postwar Committee
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Japan
Nathan
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Committee On Economic Development
Hiccoughs Defense Clears Houston Drunk Driving Defendant
A 45 year old motorist accused of drunken driving in Houston faced trial after claiming hiccoughs caused his erratic driving. The jury found him innocent, sympathizing with his hiccough ordeal.
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Hiccough
Old Citadel in Mexico City set for demolition for museum
A presidential decree in Mexico City orders razing the historic citadel to make way for a national museum of anthropology and history. The fortress is linked to the February 1913 ten days fighting that undermined President Madero and led to his arrest.
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Felix Dias
Manuel Mondragon
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Francisco I. Madero
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National Palace
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Blanquet
Mexicans To Study U. S. Work Methods
An American embassy note says the United States will provide financial aid to Mexican workers seeking training in the United States to learn modern North American methods. The Mexican Ministry of Labor will select workers for this study program as requested by Washington.
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Mexico City
United States
Ministry of Labor
Shops to Depart for Six Months Military Course
Shops manufacturing military equipment and supplies will leave for the United States this week to undertake a six months course. Upon returning they will instruct their fellow workers.
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United States
60th Homecoming of Purple Martins In Harrisburg
For the 60th year a colony of purple martins returns to Harrisburg amid city traffic. The birds nest on pole-top structures near the remodeled apartments across from the new 2.5 million Dauphin County Courthouse, undisturbed by three years of construction.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County Court House
Naval Air Transport Links Pacific Islands With U S
The Naval Air Transport Service operates 320000 miles weekly joining San Francisco to Tokyo. NATSPAC expands bases across the Pacific including Gilbert Islands, Guadalcanal, and New Guinea. It ferries troops, mail, cargo, and casualties with rapid, flexible flights using Skymasters Coronados and Martins Mariners.
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New Guinea
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Fort Worth
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How to Tell the Weed From a Vegetable
Rudolph J. Mohr of the Pullman Co advises gardeners on identifying weeds versus vegetables in victory gardens. He explains common out of line plants and how to pull them up to protect crops.
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Pullman Co
Rationing Advice Urges Fair Gas Distribution
Civilian rationing is presented as the fair method to share scarce gas among all users. The guidance warns against taking extra gas or coupons and encourages joining a ride sharing club and endorsing gas coupons promptly.
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Armed Forces
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