War correspondent notes on Swazi troops at Anzio
The article describes 300 Swazi labor troops in the beachhead, their dance as a battle image, and their polygamous culture with three to four wives per man. It profiles Sobuza the second and Major Douglas Pasea, noting rations, language, and expected social changes after the war.
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Africa
Mfongane
Persichorean
Mbabane
Swaziland
Sobuza
Douglas Pasen
Little Town Protectorate
Eighth Army
Major Pasea
Swazi
Pasea
Handley Library Offers Book On Christ and Peace
Handley Library advertises The Christ at the Peace Table by Dr. Albert F. Gilmore. The book argues peace rooted in Christ teachings, democracy and the four freedoms, labor peace, and the Atlantic Charter. It invites readers to borrow the volume for reflection on durable world peace.
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Albert F. Gilmore
Handley Library
Red Cross bands worn as teens urged to help war effort
Mrs. Mabelle White pins Red Cross armbands on teenagers about to collect in theaters. A boy resists, citing party loyalty, saying he is a Republican, while she extols the Red Cross and notes President Roosevelt at its head.
Dotty Lamour Keeps Sarong Legend Alive in Hollywood Tale
Column recounts Dorothy Lamour's sarong fame from Jungle Princess to later roles. She recalls the studio push and her reluctant start, noting 35 films since then and a shift toward wearing regular clothes, with future projects showing varied costumes including snow attire with sarong and fur.
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Clayton Irwin
A. P
New York
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Lamour
Studio
Dorothy
The
Angels
Russians and Czechs Sign Administer Agreement
London and Moscow announced a joint accord between the Soviet and Czech authorities for the administration of areas of Czechoslovakia liberated by the Red Army. The document, signed in London by V Z Lebedev and H Ripka, outlines the relationship between the Soviet commander and the Czech administration.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Moscow
Carpathians
V. Z. Lebedev
H. Ripka
Destruction of Berlin Raids Reported by Swedish Eyewitness
A Swedish eyewitness described extensive bomb damage from an American raid on Berlin on May 9. He cited burning fires, many killed or wounded, and ruins along Unter den Linden and surrounding streets including the flak tower near Tiergarten and the Berlin town hall. He observed ruins at Behrenstrasse Wilhelmstrasse and Pariser Platz.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Lehrter
Anverely
Sweden
Leipzigerstrasse
Tiergarten
Behrenstrasse
Unter den Linden
Belle Alliance Platz
Hermann Goering Strasse
Berlin Town Hall
Wilhelmstrasse
Leipsigerstrasse
Pariser Platz
Makerafenstrasse
High Authority Blamed for Ward's Seizure Across Chicago Plant
Senator Bridges charged that higher authority than Attorney General Biddle and General Marshall ordered the use of troops and FBI agents in the seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company’s Chicago plant. He did not name the authority but warned of demoralization if soldiers and Gmen are used for unwanted assignments.
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Washington
Bridges
Senate
Biddle
George C. Marshall
Montgomery On and Company
Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Graham Hudson to Join Navy
Graham Eugene Hudson 17, son of Mrs. Mary Frances Hudson of Boyce Virginia, enlisted in the Navy last week through the Win- Hudson recruiting office. Born June 11, 1926 in Winchester he attended Upperville High and played on the baseball team. He has three brothers Floyd in the Army at Fort Knox, Louis and Frances at home. He worked 17 months for Brookmeade Farms in Upperville before enlisting at Winchester and swearing in at Washington DC April 28. He reported for boot training in May.
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Graham Eugene Hudson
Mary Frances Hudson
Boyce
Navy
Win- Hudson
Winchester
Upperville
Floyd
Fort Knox
Louis
Frances
Hudson
Isabell Dodge Sloane
Brookmeade Farms
Washington, D. C
Public sale of Loudoun Street home in Winchester
In pursuance of decrees of the Winchester Corporation Court dated November 22, 1943 and April 24, 1944, a public auction will be held at 12 noon on Saturday June 3 1944 in front of the County Courthouse for the sale of 627 South Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia a large stone house with coal furnace and modern improvements. One third cash at sale with balance in two equal annual installments evidenced by purchaser bonds secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance or full cash option. Special Receiver H K Benham. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. Clerk P J Marshall.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
H. K. Benham
Ada Bliss Hollingsworth
South Loudoun
West Germain Streets
Loudoun Street
Bee Hive On Wheels In Santa Barbara Car
Mrs Rex H Kenner found a swarm of bees making a home in the rumble seat of her coupe on a downtown Santa Barbara street. After a failed drive around the block and unhelpful police, she summoned an exterminator who removed the bees.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Rex H. Kenner
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the Star
May 9 194? Selective Service to clarify status of men over 26
Washington reports Selective Service is finalizing a policy to define the status of men over 26 and set clearer occupational deferment standards. Maj Gen Hershey expects to announce the plan by Friday after talks with state draft directors.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Captain Parsons Receives Commendation For Air Force Unit
Reading Pa May 9 A Fifth Air Force troop carrier unit in New Guinea led by Captain John B. Parsons won a commendation from General George C Kenney. Parsons son of Henry S Parsons head of the Library of Congress division and husband of Mrs Riemann R Parsons. He is adjutant of the Jungle Dodgers unit which joined the New Guinea campaign early in the war. General Kenney praised the unit for its cargo and personnel support aiding forward area operations. Parsons was commissioned in June 1942 and has a sister in the Army Nurse Corps and brothers in the Maritime Service and civil service.
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Reading
Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
John B. Parsons
George C. Kenney
Parsons
Henrys. Parsons
Library of Congress
Washington
Riemann Recher Parsons
Douglass Street
Southwest Pacific
Kenney
Air Corps
Ruth E. Parsons
Army Nurse Corps
Robert
Maritime Service
Lee
Navy ice technician linked to Captain Parsons at Handley High
An ice technician with the navy at Norfolk Virginia is identified alongside Captain Parsons who was several years ago the athletic coach at Handley High School in Winchester.
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Navy
Norfolk, Va
Parsons
Handley High School
Winchester
Heinz Company names new executives and directors
A. L. Schiel is elected executive vice president, a newly created post, and J. G. Bennett is elected a director of H. J. Heinz Company. Schiel, already a director and former assistant to the president, has served as VP since 1943. Bennett becomes head of the purchasing department and joins the board, replacing E. P. Goetz who retired from that role and as a director for health reasons.
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Pittsburgh
A. L. Schiel
J. G. Bennett
H. J. Heinz Company
H. J. Heinz II
Schiel
Bennett
The Fighting Irish In Uniform
Pittsburgh families display service in wartime with multiple sons in uniform. The Kelly family posts Tech Sergeant Charles E. Kelly, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Nearby, Murphy O Toole Moran families also list several sons serving in the armed forces.
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Pittsburgh
Italians Form Service Unit In California
An Italian service unit of about 1,000 officers and men arrived at Camp John Knight California. Major General Frederick, commanding the embarkation port, said the volunteers will serve under U S Army supervision performing maintenance and other work for the United States.
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ORR
Calif
John Kngiht
Prederick
U. 5
U. S. Army
Beards and Clips Spread in Hackettstown War Work
In Hackettstown New Jersey men grow beards as war industry work increases. Local artisans retreat from shops on Wednesdays and close early two days a week. Clipping becomes a routine action among workers and residents alike.
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Hackettstown
N. J
Pine Tone Soral
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