Candy shortage prompts November restock for Christmas trade
A Washington firm with a small monthly candy quota contemplates delaying shipments due to sugar scarcity to improve supply for Christmas. The piece also notes a social scene with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McGehee of Pryor Oklahoma visiting Kansas City relatives and planning to depart Saturday.
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Washington
Kenneth McGehee
Pryor
Oklahoma
Jewell Carris
Selective Service Office
Kansas City
Barbara
Robins steal ripe cherries as Bunce notes garden woes
A local resident reports ripe cherries disappearing from a cherry tree while fruit also weighs down apricot and pear trees. She jokes about green cherry pie as robins display impudence. Neighbors chat about coal worries and town peonies amid summer beauty.
North Carolina Farmers Earn About 25 Million From Woods
North Carolina’s farmers receive roughly 25 million dollars annually from their woodland lands. The figure highlights forestry as a major income stream for rural landowners and suggests ongoing value from timber and related products.
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North Carolina
Marines Break Japanese Pocket On Itoman Coastal Breakthrough
The 1st Marine Division punched through to the southwest coast near Itoman, severing the Japanese pocket and pushing toward the sea. The 7th and 96th divisions pressed the escarpment stronghold with heavy machine gun fire while Marine dive bombers and offshore ships pounded targets, as weather favored operations.
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Itoman
Yaeju-Onuke Escarpment
96Th
Yuza
Tokyo
Vacation Church Schools Open Monday Morning
Irene Yard leads juniors with Catherine and Charlotte Little in charge of primary and beginners. Boris Knott assists, Kate Hotle plays piano, Barbara Nayadley serves as secretary. Other Washington churches run daily vacation Bible schools but do not join the afternoon joint recreation due to scheduling differences.
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Irene Yard
Catherine
Charlotte Little
Boris Knott
Kate Hotle
Barbara Nayadley
Washington
Navy Hospital Report Reaches Mrs Wilson
Mrs Grace Wilson learned her son George Wilson III is in a U S Navy hospital in California after a nervous breakdown while serving on the Atlantic. The message came via the Red Cross to her Wellman home.
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C. F. Mayer
Wellman
Grace Wilson
George
Navy
Atlantic
U. S. Navy
Calif
Japanese Move to Resume Attacks on Fleet Waters
The report notes Japan plans to resume its air attacks against the fleet in island waters by its own forces, signaling a renewed offensive stance and potential escalation of hostilities in the theater.
Wellman News Roundup Shows Visits and Local Events
Mrs Kate Perrin visits son Donald in an army hospital in Denver while Ruth Foster inspects pressure cookers for a charity at the I O O F hall. The Wellman band plans its first outdoor concert as stores cut Wednesday hours for summer. Mary Arthur recovers from rheumatic illness, and locals honor Decoration Day with visitors from Town City.
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Ing
Wellman
Kate Perrin
Donald
Army Hospital
Denver
Ruth Foster
County Home
I. O. O. F. Hall
Miss Foster
Elizabeth
Cecil Graham
Loch City
Grahams
Colorado
Graham
Wellman High School
Cirl Ruegsegeer
Iowa City
Mary Arthur
Reuben Seharf
Town City
Camouflage Uniforms Camouflage South Pacific Gear
In the South Pacific a mobile laundry unit camouflages uniforms by dyeing about 6,000 garments from white to jungle hues. Marines and launders have completed color changes, with additional flameproofing and mildewproofing applied to the textiles.
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South Pacific
Marine Lauredir
Juvenile Arrest Trends Compared 1944 to Earlier Years
The report notes 1944 arrests of boys under 18 rose 1 percent from 1941 the last peacetime year. Arrests of girls under 21 increased by 134 percent over the same period, indicating a sharp rise in juvenile activity during wartime.
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