Nurse Lt Naomi Wilson paints life in Australia during war
Lt Naomi Wilson, N C, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wilson, writes from an Australian hospital unit about mountain treks, tropical flora, flying foxes, church life, housing, and daily duties. She notes movement, drills, and hopes for a big parade while reflecting on family letters and colleagues.
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Naomi Wilson
Australia
N.C
Lawrence Wilson
Maren
Tarzan Cole
Meeting of the Washington city council held last night
A Washington city council meeting was held last night with routine business addressed and adjournment noted from Monday evening.
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Washington Eiy Council
Marsh rabbit cherished by North American tribes and trappers
Muskrat or marsh rabbit, a winter favorite among aborigines, voyageurs, trappers, and hunters. The meat was roasted over fires and dried by traders and Indians for winter provisions.
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North America
Federal Control of Labor Expands War Effort
The program assigns available workers to essential war jobs in order of job importance and requires a clearance slip. Area director Al Faulkner notes a local shortage of molders and foundry workers in Fairfield and Washington County. Non essential workers are urged to contact Mrs. Lay at the local unemployment service to take essential positions for the war effort.
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Ating
Fairfield
Washington County
al Faulkner
Lay
UU. 5
German Strength in Italy Broken Says Alexander
Allied forces push toward Rome as central Italy shows diminished German resistance. Alexander reports German strength proven while 18,000 are captured overall, with British and American columns advancing north of Rome and air power bombing bridges and roads to hamper retreat. Mrs Frink warns Washington of critical need for dressings to treat wounded service members.
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Washington
HDQ
Naples
Jane
Grove
Rome
Harold RK. L. G. Alexander
Italy
Aurelian Way
Tyrrhenian Sea
Tiber Estuary
14Th Army
5Th Army
Alexander
Sth
Allied Air Raids Hit Romanian Targets In Major daylight Assaults
American Flying Fortresses and Liberators led a heavy daytime raid against Romanian targets. The strikes targeted the Ploesti oil fields, Turnu Severin Danube crossing, and rail yards at Sirasov Pitesti with losses mounting on both sides. Allied planes reported 34 German interceptors destroyed and 17 allied aircraft lost, while German forces struck back near Rome.
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Attlefield
Pioesti
Danube River
Turnu Severin
Sirasov
Pitesti
Slavia
Olsin
Luly
Rome
Major General Demoted For Invasion Date Disclosure
A U S Army Air Forces major general was reduced to lieutenant colonel and sent home for revealing the approximate date of the Western European invasion at a cocktail party two months earlier. Eisenhower ordered the demotion after a witness reported the remark, prompting censorship concerns over enemy agents exploiting the disclosure.
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London
United States Army Air Forces
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fire destroys St Joseph's Church at East Pleasant Plain
Fire swept the wooden St Joseph's Catholic church at East Pleasant Plain early today destroying the building while the rectory was saved from smoke damage. Firefighters from Washington and Fairfield delayed entry as smoke poured from the structure, suspected to have started in the northwest part from wiring. Insurance covered the church which had been remodeled recently.
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Brighton
St. Joseph’s Catholic
East Pleasant Plain
Washington
Fairfield
Ed Ledger
Father Wettein
United States Lead Iron Ore Output in 1940
The United States produced about 75 million tons of iron ore in 1940 and imported 2 to 3 million tons annually. France was the next largest prewar producer at over 30 million tons, followed by the Soviet Union, Sweden, and others. War boosted production in many nations, with U S output in 1940 about 1.5 times 1936.
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United States
France
Soviet Republic
Sweden
Great Britain
Germany
Luxembourg
Algeria
India
Spain
Lard Grading From Hog Fat Described
The article explains three lard grades from hog fat. Leaf lard comes from the abdominal fat. the second grade from the backs and trims. the third grade from intestinal and stomach fats. The strongest fat should not be mixed with the others.
Hunters Add Over Two Hundred Million Pounds of Wild Meat
Hunters last year added more than two hundred million pounds of unrationed wild meat to the nation’s food supply. The annual value of a life crop from public forests is now about 56.62 million dollars.
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Nnben
Adlerika Prescription Highlighted for Gas Relief
A newspaper blurb touts Adlerika as a proven remedy for constipation and stomach gas. It urges readers to ask their druggist for Adlerika, claiming over 15 million prescriptions filled and noting quick gas relief with gentle thorough cleansing.
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