"Severe Attacks on Stalingrad" but it no longer merits headline status. The big news is that the British used 4-ton bombs on Dusseldorf and Karlsruhe leaving 370 acres of the former and 270 of the latter burning for days. Over here, after constant preaching that we should lead a simple, noble and cultural life, the Japanese authorized Jai-Alai, horse racing and cockfights — all in one day.

We heard that Al McMicking, Dr. Waterous' aid and our go-between in Cabanatuan, had been transferred from O'Donnell to Capas because he had Filipino papers. I was going to send two bottles of medicines and a small box of hard chocolate to Joe through him this afternoon but we were able to cancel in time.

Two Japanese told Schaer that their friends had difficulty finding the Astoria. So with his permission, they sent someone to paint a Japanese sign on his window. The two returned later and said, "There, that's better. And you know, we used good paint — that sign will last 15 years."