Local Soldier Is Veteran Radioman With Army in Italy
Sergeant William E. Badgett of Whitewright Texas has served as an air communications soldier with the Fifth Army in Italy Sicily and Tunisia since November 1942. His squadron ferries radio teams to support infantry and allied air strips enduring shell damage and earning two Italian campaign commendations.
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Fifth Army
Italy
William E. Badgett
Whitewright
Texas
Mediterranean
Leghorn
Beer for Morale in Dry Areas Held Okay
Texas soldiers and prisoners of war may receive beer and stronger drinks if officers in charge deem it necessary for morale. Shelby County officials questioned local option laws. the attorney general’s opinion, by Elbert Hooper, allows common carrier delivery of alcohol to POW camps when deemed essential.
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Austin
Texas
Dave McNeill Jr
Shelby County
Elbert Hooper
Rheumatic Fever Seen as Major Texas Health Issue
Texas health officials urge schools to promote recognition and reporting of rheumatic fever. The bulletin states the disease is a leading killer of schoolchildren in the U S and indicates a substantial public health problem in much of Texas. Causes are unknown with predisposing factors including undernourishment fatigue and exposure to colds and throat infections.
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Austin
State Health Department
United States
Texas
Pacific veteran gets discharge to aid parents
Boyd Borgstrom private first class in the U S Marines received an honorable discharge at Camp Lejeune North Carolina to return to his parents farm near Tremonton Utah after 18 months in the South Pacific. His parents Mr and Mrs Alvin Borgstrom petitioned for his release noting three sons killed and another missing in action.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Boyd Borgstrom
U. S. Marines
Tremonton
Utah
Borgstrom
South Pacific
A. A. Vandegrift
Alvin Borgstrom
Borgstroms
Cause of Heartburn Still Unknown Puzzle in Medical Society Talk
The Illinois State Medical Society sources Jane Stafford of Science Service noting heartburn remains a mystery. Symptoms flare with no clear digestive disease link, with spells lasting days or years and often triggered by fast eating or smoking. Prolonged worry is also cited as a cause.
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Illinois State Medical Society
Jane Stafford
Science Service
Medical Society
Die honors 36th Division by naming Texas Avenue
Die France resolves to praise the 36th Texas Division for its entry into the town. The main street will be renamed Avenue de Texas to honor Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist and the troops who first entered Die in France on August 31, 1944.
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Texas
36Th Division
France
36Th
Texas” Division
Die
Texas Avenue
John E. Dahlquist
Texas Division
Aveneu
la Division de Texas
Lonely Postmaster Refuses Cash Without ID
Postmaster tells a man he cannot cash a money order without identification. A private replies that he has no friend in camp and claims to be the burglar. The exchange appears in the Command Post.
Hay Fever Immunization Offers Seasonal Relief Says Doctor
A B Berresford M D New York explains hay fever care from pollen filters to injections. Immunization, begun with Dr Noon of London, uses tiny pollen extracts in increasing doses and may be seasonal or year round though not 100 percent effective.
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New York
Associated Press
A. B. Berresford
M. D
Noon
London
Berresford
War on prompts quiet waitress in Cambridge restaurant incident
A 28 year old waitress at a Radcliffe College area restaurant in East Cambridge questions war rationing after a diner asks for squash with a meal. The exchange occurs as the woman is held on $28 bail in court to explain the disturbance following the remark.
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Cambridge
Mass
East Cambridge
Radcliffe College
Financial shift from Bossy to hen reshapes Mass farms
E W Bell of Massachusetts State College notes a long term change in farm income. In 1942 the little red hen surpassed Bossy with over 32 million dollars versus just over 30 million for Bossy. In 1943 the hen rose to better than 46 million while Bossy yielded 31.474 million. Twenty years earlier dairy income exceeded hen income by more than double.
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Massachussetts
E. W. Bell
Massachusetts State College
Bossy
Massachusetts
Father Son Advice Sparked by Willie Outing
A humorous exchange frames a daughter asking how to curb Willie’s spending during outings. The father answers with a blunt solution proposing marriage as a way to manage expenses and commitment.
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Willie
Notice to Creditors of Ella Adlof Estate
Letters testamentary were granted September 19 1944 by Grayson County Court to H H Adlof as executor of Ella Adelia Adlof deceased. Creditors must present claims by law with the executor at 919 West Lamar Sherman Texas.
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Ella Adelia Adlof
Grayson County
W. Lamar
Sherman
Grayson
State of Texas
H. H. Adlof
Texans Back National War Fund Drive For Victory
Texas mothers Mrs Eisenhower and Mrs Nimitz urged support for the National War Fund campaign opening in all counties. The drive aims near five million dollars to aid USO centers merchant seamen and prisoners of war relief, with volunteers leading the effort across Texas. Texans pledge to give a Texan’s share.
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Texas
Lone Star
National War Fund
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
USO
United Seamens Service
War Fund
Japanese Doctors Ordered to Kill Patients Reported
Brig. Gen. R. W. Bliss says Japanese army doctors are under orders to kill their own patients if capture is imminent. He also states the Japanese have bombed their own hospitals with patients inside.
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Washington
R. W. Bliss
Army
Bliss
Pacific
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Lester Haile
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