Behind the Battlefronts and Global War News
U S food aid to lend lease nations totals about 12 billion pounds of dairy 5 billion of meat 2 billion eggs 2 billion beans and peas 514 million canned fish 326 million canned vegetables 643 million canned fruits and juices. German D Day rules for France include mass identity checks armbands restricted movement and house-to-house searches with death penalties. Sixteen year olds chem analysts test British shell explosives. two thirds of UK chemists now come from these schools. Soviet women drive railways with 173000 female engineers and dispatchers in 1942 plus new coal miners in Moscow basins. Colonization studies show 40 million pre-1930 immigrants to America. Cuba Brazil and Mexico study absorbing 20–50 million new colonists.
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U. S
United States
Department of Agriculture
French Information Service
Ussr
Moscow
America
Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Cuba
Brazil
Mexico
Germany trains two divisions of women for front line duty
New York report says Nazi Germany is training two full divisions of women at Juterbog near Berlin to fight for the front. The regime has mobilized all men 16 to 65 and claims 800 divisions totaling about 8 million men, with older troops guarding prisoner camps and occupied populations.
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Germany
New York
Juterbog
Berlin
Public Urged to Stay at Home Amid Transportation Strain
Washington officials reiterate the plea to avoid rail and bus vacation travel this summer. Col. J. Monroe Johnson, ODT director, warns increased military activity may cancel reservations without notice and that passenger space will be scarce on all transportation facilities.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
J. Monroe Johnson
ODT
Negro Sergeant Said To Be Highest Paid In Fort Worth
Fort Worth reports Tech. Sgt. Tulley B. Bond, 52, newly assigned to military police, earns 478.50 monthly with allotments. He has 12 children, two sons in service, and a career spanning 34 years with campaigns from Vera Cruz 1912 to Meuse Argonne. Bond holds the Distinguished Service Cross for patrol duties in World War I.
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Fort Worth
Uncle Sam
Tulley B. Bond
Bond
Tulley B. Bond Jr
Australia
Edgar Bond
England
Vera Cruz
Mexico
France
Junction City
Kansas
All Even She and He Discuss Balance of Power
A club encounter features a lecturer explaining balance of power and a witty exchange about control of money and ration books illustrating the concept. The dialogue highlights household dynamics and resource distribution within a family context.
There Is A Difference Between Pleasure And Happiness
This column contrasts leisure and pleasure with happiness found in sharing and kindness. It argues that pleasure is short lived and that true happiness grows from helping others, not selfish living, and notes pigeons once plague farms leading to the term stool pigeon for informers.
Paper making and related historic curiosities
A compact survey traces paper origins in China from nets and silk to Europe in the eleventh century, notes paper windows' UV impact, and compares global paper consumption. It also mentions Persian heel invention from sun‑baked heat and wigs as early head coverings, with a brief note on the term stool pigeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Europe
U.S
Persia
Mineral Oil Destroys Food Essentials
Hazel Phipps of the A and M College Extension Service warns wartime use of mineral oil in foods may harm nutrition. She cites state experiment stations research on salads dressings salted nuts chips and doughnuts.
Notice to heirs in Dugan estate Grayson County Texas 1944
The State of Texas commands the sheriff or a constable in Grayson County to publish this citation for 21 days. Spin dle has filed a final report in the County Court of Grayson County on the estate of Joe E. Dugan non compos mentis. The report will be heard on the first Monday after 21 days service, in Sherman at the courthouse, on the fourth Monday in June 1944. Interested parties may appear and contest.
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State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
Joe E. Dugan
B. F. Spindle
City of
Sherman
A. D
H. Grady Thompson
Maud Haddick
Mineral oil strips vitamins and minerals warns AMA
Mineral oil robs the body of fat soluble vitamins A D and K and the minerals calcium and phosphorus. The AMA cautions against indiscriminate use as absorption can be seriously impaired. Doctors say some patients self prescribe while wartime use rises due to non rationing and low taste signature.
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American Medical Association
Miss Phipps
AMA
Weather reports for farmers to aid Texas agriculture
Texas farmers will receive complete daily weather reports tailored to local agricultural operations. The service results from a cooperative effort between A and M College Extension Service and the United States Weather Bureau. E C Martin notes the program will cover 21 Texas weather areas.
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College Station
Texas
A. and M. College Extension Service
United States Weather Bureau
E. C. Martin
Divorce by cruel treatment cited in Grayson County
Citation commands Isom Smith to appear in the District Court in Sherman on Monday July 10 1944 to answer Rebecca Smith's petition filed September 11 1943. Case No 49949 involves divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Court clerk S V Earnest issued May 23 1944 with deputy Inez Steed.
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State OF
Texas
Isom Smith
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Rebecca Smith
Isam Smith
S. V. Earnest
Inez Steed
Weather Bureau to coordinate weekly agri forecasts
County agricultural agents will provide weekly reports on ongoing agricultural operations to the Weather Bureau representative. The bureau will then prepare a 48 hour forecast and arrange radio broadcasts through regional stations to share the weather outlook. Advertisements are encouraged for selling it.
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The
Weather Bureau
Notice to Creditors of Hardy S. Morris Estate
Dorothy Barrett Morris as Independent Executrix informs all creditors that letters testamentary were granted May 30, 1944, by Grayson County Court. Claims must be presented by law. Executrix address: 321 W Mc Gee St Sherman Texas.
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Hardy S. Morris
Grayson County
W. McGee Street
Sherman
Texas
Dorothy Barrett Morris
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Britain
British Information Services
United Kingdom
Viwe Security
Mercury
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Larry Allen
Whitewright Lumber Co
Joe Smith Dyer
Sewalls
L. LaRoe & Company
Hardy
Morris
G. C. Morris
Congress
Pol
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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