Three Virginians Die In Prison
War Department reports via the International Red Cross list more than 300 American soldiers who died in prison camps after Bataan and Corregidor fell. Among the names are three Virginians with their next of kin listed: Pvt. Bowen P. Aker Jr., Mrs. Mattie Pearl Aker, Maron. Pvt. William T. Campbell, Moses Wright, Route 3, Amherst. Pvt. John H. Lawson, Mrs. Margie Elizabeth Lawson, Olinger.
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Washington
International Red Cross
Japan
War Department
Bataan
Corregidor
Bowen P. Aker, Jr
Mattie Pearl Aker
Maron
William T. Campbell
Moses Wright
Amherst
John H. Lawson
Margie Elizabeth Lawson
Olinger
Army soldiers earn extra pay through War Department theatres
Soldiers receive additional compensation by working in motion picture theatres run by the War Department, a program linking military service with film presentation duties and earnings.
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War Department
Axis war outlook noted as Allied air strikes may bear summer attack
Report cites Swiss observers and Axis broadcasts showing Allied bombing shrinking Axis output while Anglo American munition production climbs. Analysts say Germany’s home front is strained as civilian morale falters and Axis defenses prove ineffective.
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Germany
Italy
Europe
Switzerland
Thomas F. Hawkins
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Bern
Stockholm
Unr
Hitler
Goering
Mediterranean
Middle East
Malta
Radio Zeesen
Radio
Observ
Local classifieds offer sales jobs and farm auctions
For sale cream separator and egg incubator in good condition with prices. Also Delco plant and batteries, porcelain breakfast set and furniture for sale. Various wanted ads for waitresses, house help, hay on shares, stock room and dish washer positions. Auction notice: 80 head of Guernsey cattle near Waynesboro Pa with DHIA records and equipment details.
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J. L. Shoemaker
Waynesboro
Maryland State Line
Hagerstown
DHIA
Dhia Association
General Electric
J. L
R. Austin Backus
Mexico
N. Y
Fragmentary quote hints at public ordeal endured
A partially readable line suggests speakers recalling recent hardships and endurance. The fragment references collective struggle and disbelief at what allies have endured, implying a tense or dramatic context without clear specifics.
New Jersey tailor's son wins Medal of Honor for Guadalcanal defense
Navy recounts Platoon Sgt. John Basilone's three day machine gun post against a Japanese regiment on Guadalcanal. He piled up 38 enemy bodies and fought on with his pistol, earning the Congressional Medal of Honor. Basilone, 26, is son of Salvatore and Dora Basilone of Somerville, N J, and runs a one man tailor shop.
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Washington
South Pacific
New Jersey
Navy
John Basilone
Basilone
Roosevelt
Lunga
Guadalcanal
Naci W. Phillips
Fayetteville
N. C
Salvatore
Dora Basilone
South Bridge Street
Somerville
N. J
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Winchester Lunch
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Delco
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Clara Fultz Bentz
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Loudoun St
Fairmont
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Fairfax Inn
North Kent
Apply Pine Motor Co
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Gibson Baker
W. Clifford
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Fred L. Gleize
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Ritz-Lee
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Capital Restaurant
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Front Royal
E. W. Armstrong Co
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Atty
Alies
Congressional Medal of Honor
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U.S
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J.W. Arthur
General Insurance
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Omps Funeral Home
Ieee
WAZ
Susie
Radie
Lulubelle
Scotty
Dale Evans
Roger Clark Ransom Sherman
Vera Vague
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