War Department shifts on limited service and drafts
Washington reports the War Department will re‑examine men in non combat roles and discharge those not meeting minimum induction standards. The change ends the term limited service, while exceptions keep qualified men in, including skilled workers and those with educational advantages. Increased WACS and careful drafting of fathers with administrative children shape the new policy.
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Washington
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Navy
Army
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Pearl Harbor
Battle of Munda Nearing Climax in Pacific War
Reported progress at Munda in the southwest Pacific with U S forces breaking Japanese defenses near Bible Hill and advancing 500 to 1200 yards toward the airfield. Allied artillery air power aided the push as Salamaua and surrounding areas faced heavy bombardment and air attacks.
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Munda
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New Georgia
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William F. Halsey
South Pacific
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New Guinea
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Kahili
Solomons
Sit Apne
Eacdime ‘Estan
Nassau Bay
Francisco River
Lae
Huon Peninsula
Army
Buin- Paisi-Kahili
New Britain
Scout Assistance And Scales A Great Aid To Stamp Drive
Scout assistance boosts the War Stamp drive with Troop 9 leading sales at 6990.10 and Charles Johnston pacing the unit. Troop 3 close behind, top den and Sea Scout Ship crew also contributing despite a cruise setback. A trophy from the Junior Board of Trade and Shenandoah Area Council will go to the top selling troop.
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Er Lemnore
Ben Belchie
Drive
Winchester
Te City
Troop 9
Charles Johnston
Sempeles
Manuel
Demo
Paul Glass
Mrs. McFadden
John Haines
Chsapeake Bay
Junior Board of Trade
Shenandoah Area
Only Six Sinkings During July
Western Atlantic ship sinkings last month totalled only six, matching June, confirming Winston Churchill's view that German U-boat warfare is declining. The figure contrasts with wartime losses in the first year when Axis submarines sunk about 10 merchantmen weekly.
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Associated Press
Winston Churchill
Lantern-Hung North Church Still Stands in Boston
The North Church, famed for signaling Paul Revere in 1775 with lanterns, remains standing in Boston signaling history and heritage.
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North Church
Paul Revere
Lexington
Boston
Letter Written To Army Officer By Janet Gill
A six page letter said to be by oil heiress Janet Snowden Gill 29 written in Minnesota en route to meet her husband Capt William Sherman Gill of Army intelligence. She died June 1 after leaping from a hotel suite in New York. An autopsy is pending.
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New York
Janet Snowden Gill
Jacob Grumet
Grumet
Mrs. Gill
Grumet Calls for Investigation After Family Request
Grumet cites family request for investigation. Some scientists propose Jannosaurus as the greatest tiles on earth prior to human presence, capable of leaping on the air.
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