Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Food adminis is years Spring about 5.000.000 o Johnson Veteran Fisherman happily rakes in his big haul smelts his first of the season. Thousands of Portland Ore Lerv Nan joined in the annual fishing run in 8sndy River. A Acme news from Home puts problem squarely in husband s Lap Oates tor War wives stir Lively debates i by William r. Spear stars and stripes us. Bureau new York May 28�?relations Between servicemen overseas and their wives Back Here has always been a sure fire topic for newspaper headlines. But now that gis Are coming Home from the Eto the subject seems to be commanding More attention than Ever. One of the Foremost controversies agitating the Public prints has been stirred up by Jean Mclemore who has taken Over the newspaper column of her husband Henry Mclemore while he a serving in the marines. Her debate starting question was Quot should women whose husbands Are in service go out with other men Quot mrs. Mclemore does go out with other men herself she says her husband would think she was Quot a first class nut Quot if she did no to. But she does no to give either a yes or no answer to the questions she says it should be up to the husband. A the Atlanta journal devoted a full Page to the question Quot does War improve husbands and wives.?�?� mrs. G. H. Dillingham reported that her husband in the army got in the habit of Quot just Plain overeating and his weight climbed from 158 to 182 is sgt. Harold Simson finds women More aggressive now. He explained Quot women never used to whistle at me turning from the gel As a husband to the it As a worker or. Francisca Finnerty physician of Montclair says that returned veterans Are Quot the most desirable group of prospective employees in the writing in the current Issue of the american osteopathic associations Magazine Finnerty said there Are fewer psych neurotics among returning veterans than among the civilian population. Re latest Gallup foil indicates that a change in leadership resulting from Roosevelt a death has brought virtually no change in the strength of the democratic party. To the question Quot which party do you want to see win the presidential election in 1948, democratic or Republican a 54 percent preferred the democrats and 46 percent republicans. Murphy named cop publicity chief the Republican National committee has appointed William c. Murphy jr., chief of the Washington Bureau of the Philadelphia inquirer since 1937, As publicity director. He will direct an expanded Campaign aimed at winning control of the House for the gop in 1946. A sol Charles Parsons Back from Throe years in the Pacific with 100 Points got Homo to Portsmouth Ohio just too tale to meet a three year old son head never seen. The boy Charles jr., upset some scalding water and died of Burns six hours before Parsons arrived. And David Hinman of Williamsburg mich., discharged from the army with 92 Points after three years in the Pacific was killed by a freight train in Chicago. Food Outlook darkened by bad weather Washington May 28 cans a the already gloomy food Outlook is growing gloomier. Breaks that the government officials had hoped would ease tight Supply situation Haven t come. Cool wet weather has interfered greatly with the planting of vital feed Grain soybean and other crops in the nations mid Western Market bad a Check but War food traction indicates this pig crop will be head Short of the. Government s goal of 57,500.000. The Spring crop moves to Market As fattened hogs during the fall and Winter. The estimated prospective deficit is about one billion pounds of pork. Military needs St i great agriculture department economists reported after a Survey that military needs will probably not decline despite the end of hostilities in Europe and1 a reduction in the number of men under arms. Reports from Europe indicated that need for food imports from the . Would be More Apt to increase than decline. A two pronged government attack is shaping up. One is a War food administration Campaign under Paul Stark mid Western nurseryman for More Victory gardens and More Home Canning of food. The other is a prospective overhauling of the food distribution program when rep. Clinton p. Anderson takes Over the agriculture department and War food administration on july l no holes his not Tad of Fisherman joined in the annual we ends fight Foti nurse Bill Shilad a escape Elphia a fire department had a workout when a Monkey escaped from the Philadelphia zoo and clambered atop the Wash court martial s ruling reversed in pm punching Worcester mass., May 28�? pvt. Joseph e. Mcgee 23, who was sentenced to two years hard labor and Dis honorable discharged for allegedly punching German pcs in France last f All has been restored to Active duty. The War department cancelled further punishment for Mcgee and revoked his discharge after acting Secretary of War Robert p. Pat Terson personally reviewed the Case and found the punishment Patterson acted after a protest initiated by Fred a. Jones Worcester police officer had been passed on to the we by rep. John w. Mccormack . Pvt. Mcgee was court articled at be mans France., oct. 17, 1944, on charges of hitting nine nazi prisoners at a stockade. He pleaded innocent but the court martial found him guilty of violating Geneva convention rules. Looks Baa and and no kidding in ton moment in the Quaker City. The Pesky Monk sat calmly on the horse s Tail of the statue while the firemen went through their acrobatic Maneu vers seeking to recapture the Pesky Critter. Play let gives Rochester a Jolt residents of Rochester n.y., got a scare when a local radio station broadcast a play let in which a character was listening to a broadcast that was interrupted by the line Quot the japanese have attacked Pearl immediately police newspaper and Exchange switchboards were choked with Calls from anxious listeners asking whether it was True the japs had made a new attack. New Jersey has taken Steps to enable veterans to obtain correspondence courses paid for by the government under the i Bill of rights. The Bill provides that the government will not pay for correspondence courses unless they re used As part of a regular education a course that requires attendance at class. So the state has organized night classes at Veuth Ous schools in which veterans May enrol for correspondence course training. Michigan and other states Are preparing similar plans los Angeles. May 28 ans a capt. Paul Perigord professor of French civilization at the University of California is trying to figure out How he will get 100 goats to France. The goats gifts of the san Fernando Valley Goat owners association were Given to him for delivery to bombed out Farmers of France. They Are great great Gran kids of goats originally brought Here from France. Wi6hington, May 28 ans a the army has abandoned its fight for a nurse draft Law conceding that the end of German resistance and the increased recruiting of nurses have eliminated the need for such legislation. Acting Secretary of War Robert p. Patterson suggested the Senate drop further action on the controversial Bill and sen. Elbert d. Thohas a Utah chairman of the military affairs committee agreed. Quot it seems to me this is the most satisfactory disposition of a difficult problem Quot Thomas said. Quot the most extreme emergency measure of the War has solved Truman to get honorary . Washington. May 28 ans a president Truman will accept in absent a an honorary degree of doctor of Laws from Elon College . At the colleges commencement exercises tomorrow. This will be the first honorary degree bestowed on or. Truman since he entered the White House. In his Early Days the president studied Law for two years but did not become a lawyer. Willkie memorial planned Rushville ind., May 28 ans a a memorial marking the grave of the late Wendell Wilkie probably Wil be erected soon. Mrs. Willkie and Board members of the cemetery where the late Republican presidential nominee is buried Are discussing the Monument. At present the grave has Only a Small Marker. Chicago Hunts gang Slayer Chicago May 28�?police Flung a dragnet Over Chicago a Gangland haunts yesterday in a Hunt for the Shotgun Assassin of James red Fawcett Dapper 44-year-old member of the old Capone mob who was slain in a South Side Saloon Friday. V Fawcett had left a table where he was sitting with his wife presumably to make a Telephone Call from a Booth in the rear of the tavern. As Fawcett was walking the killer thrust a double barrelled shot gun through a rear screen door at shoulder level and fired twice. Slugs from one charge blasted Fawcett a head while the second whistled through the Saloon sending 20 patrons Rushing into the Street As Fawcett toppled dead to the floor his wife threw herself on his body screaming hysterically. Police admitted they have been unable to find witnesses Able to identify the Slayer. 7 die in blast at army Plant grand Island neb., May 28 ans a seven persons were killed and one injured when a loading line at the co Husker ordnance Plant exploded during an electrical Story army officials announced. Mari land toll hits 12 Edo Wood my May 28 ans a the death toll in the loading platform explosion which wrecked a building at the army Arsenal Friday mounted to 12 with the death of another woman Arsenal officials reported. With the old with the new Hodges visits Truman Washington. May 38 cans a Gen. Courtney h. Hodges of the . First army pair a Courtesy i Call on president Truman yes Trad a. Hollywood. May 28 Ansi blonde Carole Landis said yesterday she will Start divorce proceedings against maj. Thomas cd Wallace after establishing residence in Reno nev., within two weeks. Wallace stationed with the aah at san Antonio tex., recently signed cog sent papers for the decree Hollywood May 28 ans a Peter Lorre mild mannered but sinister movie villain who in pictures never gets the girl is honeymooning today with Vienna bom actress Kaaren Verne. They were married yesterday in Las vegas nev., soon after the actress got amp divorce from Arthur Young. British screen , May 29, 194� the stars and a
