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SYDNEY.—Believed to have been the victim of an underworld shooting vendetta, Edward Frederick Weyman (34) was found dead in a house at Surry Hills early yesterday. Weyman was the central figure in a shooting mystery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—The Chinese consider it their duty to supply by far the larger land forces in the. forthcoming campaign to drive the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, January 1.—Results of the preliminary investigations into the cold-blooded shooting of 115 American prisoners near Malmedy, Belgium, on December 17, have been officially released, says Reuter's correspondent at Allied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Buy only what you need, and thus save coupons," Most people are familiar with this slogan of the Rationing Commission which is aimed to conserve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEW YORK, January 2.—The "war of caves" is still on in the Pacific Islands captured, by the Americans, and is likely to continue long after the main war against Japan is officially over. The presence of Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE.—Clothing coupons are doing double wartime duty; after being used on the home front, they serve in the front line…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WASHINGTON, January 2.—To meet American manpower demands, Mr. James Byrnes has suggested that men now classified as 4F and who are not in war work, should be called up and used for limited service in the armed forces,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—Artificial eyes made from water-clear plastic that can be tinted to duplicate every appearance of the natural eye are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney, January 3.—An official of the American Consulate said today that transportation for brides of U.S. servicemen to the U.S.A. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY.—About 900 brides of American servicemen are at present waiting passages to the United States. About 1500 Australian brides have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, January 3.—A tightening vice of restrictions has notified the American home front that its fourth year of war is going to he the toughest so far. The new year has ushered in stern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The "New York Times," in a leading article on Australian brides of American servicemen awaiting passages to the United…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Washington, January 3.—The New York "Times" Washington correspondent states that though Mr. Roosevelt has expressed satisfaction with the Allied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, January 3.—The war criminal trials now being held in Bulgaria took a dramatic turn over the week end when the Soviet Government announced that three former regents, including Prince Cyril, some former Ministers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE.—The Army has decided to release to the public over 10,000 suits made for issue to discharged, soldiers. The suits are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The war on the Western Front is significantly difficult. It is disquleting. On the Eastern European front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mrs. Roosevelt is getting letters asking why American boys should be dying for the sake of European countries. She told her press conference in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—America's bookmakers and gamblers are making no effort to seek war jobs, according to a United Press survey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The war position at the moment is disquieting. The German offensive on the Western Front has developed more serious possibilities and must now be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane.—Provided a scheme similar to that which operated after the 1914-18 war was introduced, the huge accumulation of wool in Australia and the…
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