Text describes action on various war fronts: USSR; New Guinea; Gilbert and Marshall Islands; Bougainville; Air Offensive; Italy. Maps: Berlin; Global map. Inset map: Areas under Jap Control. Photograph: An American Army Signal Corps telephone lineman repairs a line in Capriatti. Back : Surprise... a powerful weapon. Photographic sequence of a hatchet attack on a Nazi soldier illustrates text urging whole-hearted cooperation of all to guard military information.

Photograph of Katie Sinclair posing with an Italian and Nazi flag during World War II on January 29th, 1944 in Italy. Words are written on the Nazi flag.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 29, 1944. He sends reassurances to Wilbur Crawford's mother that he's fine, and tells his parents not to worry about him, since he's not at the front lines.

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 29, 1944. He lays out plans to spend his day off with Wilbur Crawford. He is excited about the opening of an enlisted men's club for his battalion soon.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Italy, Pacific, USSR, China, Southeast Asia, Western Europe. Maps: Central Italy showing current offensive areas and the battle line as of 11 May, 1944; Extent of Allied ground force operations. Includes photographs: 20,000 ft. column of smoke rising from Ploesti, Romania; Supply column heads north through Castelforte, Italy; American soldier walks through piles of rubble in the aftermath of heavy shelling; Amphibious "ducks" outside Anzio, laden with supplies for Fifth Army troops; Tanks emerge from the Assam Hills in northern India; Army nurse Lt. Jane Easton of Atlantic City, NJ and nurse Doru Chu of China tend to Corp. George Sammy of Gary, Ind. in China, Lt. La Retta Matthews of Lakeland, FL and Lt. Carolyn Taylor, Douglaston, L.I., N.Y. converse with a fabric shop owner in a Chinese city. Back: New Guinea. Map (continuation of map issued in Newsmap v. 2, no. 37).

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lt. Col. Joseph S. Peddie, whose wife and 2-yer-old son live at 1201 Huntington drive, was recently presented the Bronze Star by Maj. Gen. B. W. Chidlaw, commanding the 12th air force, Italy."

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing business affairs related to cotton trading. He also reports a lack of communication from a trade partner, sales to Japan, purchase of cotton bales from the Commodity Credit Corporation, and trading activities in the Waco region and Sugar Land lots.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing their cotton business, including the silence they have received from their partners in Italy, their continued sales to Japan, and the bales they have bought from the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Ernst Freund discussing Fanny Fruend's return to the U.S. and Rosa Anspach being out of a job. Mr. Kempner also informs him that he was in Europe the previous summer and he wishes he knew Mr. Fruend was in Paris at the time so they could have met up. Mr. Kempner finishes off the letter by expressing he feels unqualified to help Mr. Freund decide whether or not to change jobs, but that he believes stability is very important and to be certain of what he wants before making any decision.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Luigi Calegari thanking for the sweets received.

Letter from Mattioli & Ghedini to Daniel W. Kempner informing him they will be glad to assist his family anyway they can during their upcoming trip to Italy.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner regarding the crop situation in Arkansas; the Army worms attacking their soy bean crops; and letting him know that they have begun a little bit of ginning and will be in full swing soon if it does not rain. He also lets him know that "the Bertig Company proper" should soon break even.

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to D. W. Kempner discussing his trip to Arkansas. He talks about the cotton yield, the Army worms affecting their soybean crops, and their ginning plans. He also lets Kempner know that the Bertig Company is expected to break even.

Letter from Rolando Ghedini to Daniel W. Kempner thanking him for the greeting card and wishing him a happy new year.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. David F. Weston discussing her summer trip to Italy and the little chance she has to meet Harris and Cecile Kempner while she's there, his plans to write Henry W. Haynes about her trip to Lake Placid, enclosed certificates of stock, and his advise to make reservations for pullman accommodations while she is in New York.

Letter from Edith L. Turner to L. Guth confirming room reservations for Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kempner from the Italian Grand Hotels Company.

Telegram sent by Harris Leon Kempner via Western Union to the Riva family expressing condolences.

Telegram sent Kempner saying passengers have been informed and called in for customs in order of signing in an airport in Paris.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.