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     Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               M _ a sunday May 27, 1945 stars Ano stuffs ban saved 52 million passenger Miles news from Home critical transport period looms in . By William r. Spear stars and stripes . Bureau new York May 26�?transportation is one . Industry which finds its problems a vastly multiplied rather than eased by the end of the War in Europe in fact the office of defense transportation warns that the next 12 to 16 months will be the most critical period in american transport history. To meet the transportation Challenge the government is expected to impose restrictions on civilian travel. Col j. Monroe Johnson director of Odt. Says that is the Only Way we can Hope to accomplish in the next ton months the impossible task which the army has set up for  the government has sought to curb civilian travel merely by patriotic appeals and the ban against conventions constitutes about the Only Legal restriction. The government credits this ban with saving More than 52 million passenger rail Miles of travel in the last three months. Odt is appealing to people to stay Home on the memorial Day Holiday next week stressing the Angle that veterans returning from Europe May be deprived of furloughs Home if civilian travel is heavy. Nearly three million men will be set Down on the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida by transatlantic ships and planes. Within the next ten months nearly All must be carried across country to the Pacific coast. During that time they will have to be taken to Camps transported Home for furloughs and returned to Camps again. Joseph Charles Manning of Salt Lake City believes Quot when there a a big Job to be done holidays should be forgotten a so he worked As usual at the Clearfield naval Supply depot delivery department despite the fact that it was his birthday his Teeth. Curley wants to make it no. 4 rep. James m. Curley a mass has taken out nomination papers to seek a fourth term As mayor of Boston. He held that office from 1914-1918. 1922-1926 and 1930-1934. A Superior court fury in Baltimore decided that Teeth Are Worth More than 1,000 dollars a piece if they re for pfc Teeth that go with a smile. It agreed with Sherry Withers 26-year-old nightclub waitress that loss of Thiee Teeth in a traffic Accident interfered with her earning capacity and awarded her 3,500 dollars damages. Is8 Ada King of Rochester t n.y., Wilt be it years Young a a next month is preparing for her final examinations at University v of Rochester. Miss King net Only successfully completed the it. \ course in English composition for which she enrolled last fall with a better than average Grade but also set what May be a University record by being absent from classes Only twice. She accomplished this feat in what most people concede was Tho poultry has been cutting some laying Brown and White striped Quot eggs. Now she a produced a Snappy coca at 81 number with a red band edged with a Cream coloured Stripe. Manager John f. Thomiser of the reliable credit company of Chicago greeted a Man who entered the office and handed him an application Blank for a loan. �?�1 Wohst need that a the caller said. He Drew a gun tied Thomiser up with a Cord took 30 dollars from a Cash Box and walked out. The whole town of Heber Springs ark., closed up for 24 hours while men from Banks stores and offices formed posses and searched for three boys missing from Home. In the midst of the excitement the boys calmly wandered Back to town and explained they had just been on a camping trip. The boys were Hugh Seifert. M Truman builds Goodwill Cabinet a a new York May 26�?president Truman a former senator himself has strengthened ties Between the White House and Congress by Bis new Cabinet appointments which also give added representation to the South and West judge Lewis b. Schwellenbac of Washington designated Secretary of labor is a former senator. Rep. Clinton p. Anderson new Secretary of agriculture is from new Mexico and Tom c. Clark texan named attorney general has Many friends in Congress. Schwellenbac in the Senate from 1934 to 1940, led the fight for much new Deal legislation including the Wagner labor relations act and the wage hour Law. As a member of the foreign relations committee he tried to prevent the Sale of scrap Iron to Japan. Continues food study Anderson has the Confidence of farm organizations owner of three farms he headed the House Pood investigating committee which has been sharply critical of the governments handling of shortages. The committee will leave Washington june 11 for a Cross country study of the butter egg poultry and fruit Supply. Meat and sugar reports already have been made. Ickes Doan of Cabinet changes made since or. Truman became president leave Interior Secretary Harold l. Ickes the Only remaining member of the original new Deal Cabinet appointed by president Roosevelt in 1933. Or. Truman has asked Congress Lor permanent authority to undertake Progner Uve reorganization of the executive department without consulting the legislative Branch. N non a Raio Pioci ii Iii Avih Tiu Huolt Idaho re Kollm Cantar returned to its Seattle wash., Hama they found threats Ami destruction. They Ara 8higeo naga Shl left holding daughter Amy mrs. Nagaishi right and daughter Haruko. Map photo . Maps drive on tax d0dcers Washington May 26 ans a Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau or. Says he is going to recruit 5,060 additional agents to ferret out income tax Chi Selers in the biggest drive yet waged by the government. He announced his plan after denouncing an identified million Naire new York restaurant Chain owner who said he had a a overlooked 2 200.000 dollars of income when he filed his tax return. America reds plan revival new York May 26 ans a american communists who disbanded As a political party a year ago Are making a a most careful inventory of their position and May resume direct political activity according to Earl Browder perennial communist presidential candidate and head of the communist political association. He said that when the communist party dissolved it had 90.000 members 10,000 of them in the armed Forres in the interest of National Unity Browder added Quot we will participate in political life As independents. Through established organizations of our progressive associates without committing ourselves to any party  he noted a Iong article in the Dally worker communist party Organ in which Jacques Delos prominent French communist said american communists should not have dissolved. Induct dad of 9  closed town to seek missing boys ten brother Paul six and Bobby Houston nine. The National vow Encampment at new York in August May be asked to support a nation wide movement to obtain pledges from All married women to give up Quot menus jobs when the War ends. Sarong Lamour feuds with Paramount Hollywood sends word that Dorothy Lamour. Who has announced she expects a baby in december is in the news again Over a Bat tie she is reportedly having with Paramount studios about of All things clothes. Dottie has an offer from a clothing concern to Model a new line of Loose fitting form hiding mexican peasant grab and she says Shell Wear Mem. In the other Corner Paramount claims it la by a Sarong Only when she models for any photographers. A a what will the fans say a studio officials ask. Philadelphia May 26 ans a John j. Beaumont 37, father of 9 children was inducted into the army yesterday. Draft officials said Beaumont was a Job jumper alleging he left a shipyard to become a Railroad worker without their permission. Army officials said Beaumont a family will receive 240 dollars a month in allotments. Distillers get july a Holiday for Stamps to be issued Washington May 26 ans a four memorial a Stamps bearing Franklin d Roosevelt s portrait will be issued beginning june 27, postmaster general Frank Walker announced yesterday. Mid West sees dumper crops Chicago May 26 ans a cold wet weather delayed soil preparation and Spring planting throughout the Middle West but present prospects indicate a record crop of Winter wheat and bumper yields of most other grains the department of agriculture a current weekly bulletin said. Crop statisticians estimated that in some sections of Illinois second Only to Iowa As a com producing state 75 percent on the crop would be in the ground by the end of the week compared with Only five percent a week earlier. Iowa has about half its Corn planted. In com producing states gains though cause far concern Haye built up a Reserve of sub soil moisture that May be extremely Valuer ble during the summer months and it is not too. Late to Complete seeding operations. Truthful Landlady Dallas Tex May 26 ans a a realistic Landlady ran this and in a local newspaper yesterday Quot for rent new five room furnished House 20-minute ride to town if bus does no to break Down Glass and shrubbery planted but weeds growing. I did no to buy this for a reasonable Price so can Trent it very  Joe who found nazi coid lands Homo with is Coats Seattle May 26�?sgt. George Murphy who found a Hundred tons of Gold in Germany landed in the . With just 15 cents in his pocket. Murphy a combat Engineer set the charge that blew open the door into the German mine near Merberg where Quot billions of dollars Worth of Metal along with priceless Art treasures were found. Washington May 26 ans a an estimated 46 million Gallons of beverage alcohol will be produced by american distillers during a july Quot liquor Holiday a chairman j. A. Krug of the War production Board announced. He said suspension of lend lease shipments of Industrial alcohol to Russia was partially responsible for the july relaxation out 16 Days after induction Chicago May 28 an8 a Clyde k. Willard of Detroit was out of the army with 110 Points today Only ten Days after he had been inducted. This is How Willard now 35 and the father of a dependent daughter enlisted with the Canadian army in september 1939 and served overseas for 48 of the 50 months he was with Canadian forces counted toward his Points. It Throe Nisei vets released it Sheridan i1l, May 26 ans a three japanese american veterans of the 100th inf. In. Were among those discharged from the army Here today. Residents of Hawaii All had two and a half years overseas service. Honor medallist Home Lucedale miss., May 26�?t-sgt Jake w. Lindsey 24-year-old Winner of the 223rd congressional medal of Honor is Home again accompanied by Beverly Hargreaves the girl newspapers said he was to marry. All the towns 1,800 population turned out to meet the hero. Lindsey is eligible for discharge on two counts As medal of Honor Holder and because of 140 Points  
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