Civilians urged to conserve fuel and support wartime needs
The OWI urges citizens to use mild days to save fuel and to donate magazines and games for veterans hospitals. It directs canceling pleasure travel due to higher demands for Pullman cars to move casualties. It updates stamp validity and outlines price control concerns from Bowles. It highlights air evacuation of wounded, praising its life-saving role and logistical value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Army Air Forces
Army
OWI
Tarawa
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountains
Navy
Marines
Air Transport Command
Naval Transport Service
Navy School For
Alameda
Calif
AAF School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Texas
America
U S Plans Sharp Rise in Synthetic Rubber Output
Washington reports the Rubber Reserve Company outlines 1945 production at 1,000,000 long tons and 1946 at 1,200,000 tons to meet military and civilian needs. Also notice on adding machine paper for sale at Sun Office, 15 cents per roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Rubber Reserve Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sun Office
Soldier in Germany Rests, Describes Camp Life and Work
Pfc. Anther Hudgins writes from a German rest center with details on the hotel like dining room service, hot baths, and comforts. He notes heaters, coal stoves, electricity, a washing machine, and a big GI show as he works as an electrician setting up lights and a permanent camp setup for the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Anther Hudgins
Rest Center
Germany
Anther A. Hudgins
II Armored
Bulge
Mineral Wells
Texas
Hot Springs
Arkansas
K. P.s
Rest center for artillery boys hosts daily 30 minute broadcasts
A war era note describes a rest center for field artillery personnel hosting regular broadcasts. A worker outlines shifting to afternoon programs to feature a musical segment every night. The speaker mentions working six to eight hours daily and receiving mail via their unit.
War memoir from Iwo Island Marine: Hoskins’s swift action
Sgt Robert E Hoskins of Chicago with the 24th Marine Regiment describes fending off three unfriendly Japanese soldiers near a hole on Iwo Jima using three carbine rounds. He killed two, wounded the third, then used his weapon as a club to end the encounter. A war correspondent relays the tale to Lt Patrick Young who jokes about paying for Marine property. Hoskins vents at the idea of damaging gear during war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Island
Robert E. Hoskins
Chicago
24Th Marine Regiment
Bill Hengen
Minneapolis
Patrick Young
Dallas
Young
Hengen
Hoskins
Ordnance
Europe
Hengens
Sharp ration cuts slated for April 1
The Office of Price Administration announced that industrial users of rationed foods will face sharp cuts starting April 1. Most industrial sugar users will see a 5 percent decrease, fats and oils 20 to 28 percent, and industrial processed foods about 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Property partition citation for Sherman land dispute
Citation issued in Texas Grayson County requires G B Pilant and listed heirs to appear by April 2 1945 before Judge in Sherman District Court to answer a petition filed February 13 1945 by J W Woolsey and wife Davie Woolsey against C B Pilant et al seeking partition of the south half of lot 4 block 1 J A Fitch Addition Sherman Grayson County Texas The tract lies in Sherman Texas within the city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Pilant
C. A. Langford
Lucy Langford
Jane Langford
Charles M. Langford
Clarence C. Langford
Florence Vaught
T. M. Vaught
Russell E. Langford
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
J. W. Woolsey
Davie Woolsey
C B. Pilant
J. A. Fitch
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Cheers for Cabanatuan’s 272 liberated prisoners in San Francisco
Crowds in Market Street salute 272 men from Cabanatuan who survived three years as prisoners in the Philippines. They march past flag ranks, receive promotions to colonel, gold Welcome medals, and share prayers and a hotel banquet after a tearful civic welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cabanatuan
Market Street
Cpl
John Bailey
Pittsburgh
Manila
al Jolley
Philippines
Circus Fact: If Elephant Ate Like Mouse Daily
A circus note estimates that an elephant would eat about 10 tons of fodder daily if it consumed food at the same proportion as a mouse. This whimsical comparison highlights the massive appetite of elephants.
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Office OF War Information
Bowles
G. C. Stateville
U. S
Orly
State OF Texas
Cabantuan
Civic Center
Circus
Denison
Kingston Drug Store
Rexall
Rint Aau
Stan UA
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