Soldier Writes Interesting Letter From North Africa
Pfc Hershel A McKinley of Albany Kentucky describes travel to a central North African port and life there. He notes Arab customs storks and a French dinner, discusses troop supply and the importance of medics, and reflects on war’s horror and global service. He thanks God for safety and praises American aid to troops.
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Pfc
Hershel A. McKinley
Albany
J. A. Melugin
Michigan
Pacific
G. I
Tunis
Sherman
Navy seeks larger Chaplains Corps to meet expanding forces
Captain Robert D. Workman, Chief of Chaplains, says the Navy must greatly increase its Chaplains Corps within 17 months to serve growing religious needs. Currently over 1,500 chaplains support ships, shore stations, Marines, and Coast Guard units, with total service personnel projected to rise to 2,865,200 across Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard by year end.
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Alaska
Sicily
South Pacific
Workman
Chaplain Corps
Chaplains
Williamsburg
Naval Services
Washington
Chaplains’ Corps
United States Navy
Robert D. Workman
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Services
Navy, Marine and
Navy Nurse Corps
Navy
War bond drive sees Sgt. Marshall invest again
Sgt. Charles Marshall contributes $3,750 in war bonds at Moore Field, his third such purchase since enlisting last Oct. 8 in Elmira New York. He funds the investment from matured payments from selling a Candor New York bus line. His son Fred, a lieutenant, serves at Laredo. another son Charles Jr. seeks Air Forces training. stepson William J. Shutte is missing in action in the Solomon Islands. Marshall earlier served in World War I as a test pilot with Eddie Rickenbacker’s 47th Pursuit Squadron.
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Charles Marshall
Moore Field
Marshall
Elmira
N. Y
Candor
Fred
Laredo
Charles Jr
Moore Field Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Air Forces
William J. Shutte
Solomon
Eddie Rickenbacker
47Th Pursuit Squadron
Supergas For Planes Is Perfected
Dr. Gustav Egloff announced in San Francisco that the United States has a new airplane fuel called supergas. He said it increases engine power by about fifty percent over 100 octane gasoline and that the world has known of the concept for seven years but lacked scalable production.
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San Francisco
Calif
Gustav Egloff
United States
Seabees Harvest Mahogany on Guadalcanal for Army Use
The United States Navy SeaBees establish a sawmill on Guadalcanal and harvest vast mahogany timber for mess halls bridges and furniture. Reported yields reach 9 000 board feet daily for 37 workers as logs with huge dimensions are felled amid jungle conditions and heavy shell fragment risks.
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Guadalcanal
United States Navy
Paul Bunyan
Lunga River
Art Burgess
Associated Press
Byron W. Smith
Knoxville
Tenn
Naval Construction Battalion
The
SeaBees
Cb’s
Denison Soldier Returns From Greenland Short on Cash
Corp. Philip McCusker of Denison Texas came back from 14 months at a Greenland Army outpost with $3600. A cafe waitress advised him to entrust his money to three cafe workers who then absconded with $1100. Police arrested the waitress and two waiters on larceny charges.
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Boston
Corp
Philip McCusker
Denison
Texas
McCusker
United States
Greenland
War Prison Camp Contract Awarded
Hal C. Dyer of Dallas wins a contract for under 500000 to add construction at Camp Maxey prisoner of war camp in Denison District Army Engineers announces. Engineers explain the project covers additional work at the POW camp. Sun Want Ads are economical.
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Denison
Hal C. Dyer
Dallas
Camp Maxey
Texas
Denison District Army Engineer
Russian scientists announce perfected fuel process for Allied planes
Two Russian scientists aged 28 and 75 in Universal Oil Products labs claim to have perfected a fuel manufacturing process. Dr. Egloff says the fuel will give Allied aircraft superior speed climbing and lifting, making enemy planes nearly helpless. He adds this is the first public announcement of a production breakthrough with military significance.
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Universal Oil Products Company
Egloff
American Institute of Chemists
National Association of Manufacturers
Northern California
Don t Send Checks To Men Overseas
Dallas relatives and friends are urged by the Red Cross to avoid sending checks to service members overseas. Field directors report many funds sent from U S banks cannot be cashed abroad, making them useless. Postal money orders are advised for overseas transfers.
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Dallas
Red Cross
Home Office
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Denison, Texas
Greasing
Lee Norris
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Sun
First National Bank
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