Nightmarish chase for a fleeing army in Italy
A weary foot parade of American Expeditionary Force soldiers pushes forward after a retreating foe toward Ravi Italy. The exhausted line collapses for brief rests as men recall Rome and ponder Pisa while others speak of France and war bonds back home. Mr and Mrs America at home. Have you REALLY bought all the War Bonds you can?
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AEF
Italy
Ravi
Rome
Pisa
France
America
Theft From Soldier Dead Is Admitted
Anderson Jackson Wood of Columbia Missouri was held on $1500 bond for stealing belongings of dead soldiers from the quartermaster depot. He pleaded guilty at arraignment. FBI reports the loot included watches fountain pens drafting sets and other articles. The other three suspects include two 17 year olds and an ex soldier.
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Kansas City
Anderson Jackson Wood
Columbia
Wood
U. S
Charles H. Thompson
Robert L. Murphy
FBI
Maternity Hospital Vanishing Ruse Revealed
A playful unnamed woman hails a taxi in downtown and tells the driver to a maternity hospital with a quip about not rushing. The line implies a joke or a disguised intention rather than a real medical emergency.
Eudaly Denied Texas Extension Service Director Post
The USDA declared E. R. Eudaly not acceptable for the Texas Extension Service director post. A Washington letter to Gibb Gilchrist of Texas A and M College stated the nomination was definitively refused.
Maybe It Was All Good Clean Fun
Mrs Opal Ritter reported a brick struck her front window and another damaged her home along with French doors. A garden hose was used inside to ruin rugs and furnishings before a later phone call asked, How did you like it.
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Denver
Opal Ritter
Infantry Pay Bill Signed Boosts Pay for Soldiers
President Roosevelt signed legislation boosting infantry pay with a $5 monthly increase for noncombat foot soldiers and $10 for those in combat groups, contingent on War Department qualifications. Qualified personnel will receive a special medal. the Navy and Marine Corps are excluded from the measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Lumber quotas set by WPB for July to September
Washington. The War Production Board announced July September lumber quotas for major industries and directed its divisions to apportion them among companies. Demands from the Army Navy industry divisions and other claimants were reduced by about 12 percent to fit the scarce supply under new WPB controls.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Army
Navy
Nazi papers boast of bombing damage reports
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claims London theatres are empty due to German flying bombs. A second paper says a British munitions train explosion was caused by a direct hit. A third paper reports London suffering typhus with 500 new daily cases from robot bomb devastation.
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Madrid
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
London
Costly War Lost to Progress Advancements Change Value
The War Department notes progress raises war costs as older gear loses value. A coastal battery fire control unit once costing 50 000 is now worth a few dollars, and a shell nose contour gauge once 700 is about 1 50. Some tools like a new electric generator set retain value and may benefit civilians.
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Washington
War Department
Government civilian employes drop nearly 164 thousand in year
The Budget Bureau reports federal civilian employees declined by 163,672 in the fiscal year ending Friday. White collar workers fell by 253,004 while other categories increased by 39,392. End of year total: 2,839,366 versus 3,003,038 on June 30, 1943.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Congress
Rubber Ingredient Diverted To Gasoline To Meet Demand
Rubber Director Dewey announced 400000 barrels of butylene will be diverted from synthetic rubber to high octane gasoline over the next two months to satisfy unprecedented aviation fuel demands at the invasion front. The gear will yield about 1000000 barrels of fuel for air forces by September. He noted the move won’t reduce tire or synthetic output, citing limits due to manpower, not materials.
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Washington
Dewey
Tire and Rubber
They Shot the Works at St. Sauveur During July Fourth Attack
At St. Sauveur France American forces opened with a noon barrage using 37 millimeter guns to heavy rifles and machine guns. The attack continued from dawn in observance of Independence Day. An inserted dentist and Pullman porter quips appear in the fragment.
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ST. Sauveur
LE Vicomte
France
Political Announcements for July August 1944 Primaries
The column lists Democratic primary candidates for July and August 1944. For Congress 4th District the contenders include G C Morris and Sam Rayburn. For County Judge positions the names Jake J Loy and Vernie Henderson are provided.
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Jake J. Loy V. R
Vernie) Henderson
Going Across A Soldier’s War Time Ballad
A wartime poem by Clement L. Lockwood expresses farewell to family and home as soldiers cross seas to fight for freedom. It blends duty with memory and resolve to win and return. The speaker foresees mission, danger, and eventual homecoming with a hopeful song in their hearts.
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Clement L. Lockwood
Magistrate Advises Man to Assert Domestic Authority
A magistrate counseled a man in court to rise daily with fixed determination to prove his domination at home. A separate note states the blackberry grows only in the northern hemisphere and baboons eat fruits seeds and small vegetables.
Britain Shifts Food Production Before War
The report notes a major change in Britain's food system citing that before the war the country produced one third of its needs and now produces two thirds, indicating a significant improvement in domestic food self sufficiency.
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Britain
E C Looney for County Clerk
Community candidate E C Looney seeks the county clerk post. Born in Grayson County he has lived locally and ran a Pottsboro grocery 18 years and served six years as county commissioner in precinct four. He asks voters to check with neighbors on his qualifications and to vote for him.
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E. C. Looney
Looney
Grayson County
Pottsboro
Dr Truett in Critical Condition at Home
Dallas pastor Dr George W Truett 77 of First Baptist Church remained in critical condition at his home after a week plus of illness. He had taken a six month leave from the pulpit in January following a severe rheumatism attack.
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Dallas
George W. Truett
First Baptist Church of
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