Europe invasion hinted in London reports
London reports describe Marshall and Hopkins talks with Britain as signaling plans beyond production and hinting at invasion of Nazi occupied Europe. The Times notes debate on shipping limits and timing, while discussions with Churchill and war ministers focus on strategy and supply amid Pacific theater strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Fress
London
George C. Marshall
Harry Hopkins
Britain
Daily Sketch Today
Europe
New York Times
Marshall-Hopkins
Washington
The
Times
English Channel
North Sea
Marshall
U. S. Army
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Churchill
Vocational Classes Begin Monday At Adrian High School
Five new vocational training classes in machine shop practice and blueprint reading will begin Monday night at the Adrian senior high school building. Classes meet in the evenings, two in machine shop practice from 6:30 to 10, and three in blueprint reading from 7 to 10, with sessions scheduled across Monday through Thursday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Senior High
State Board of Vocational Education
British raids resume on Germany with heavy losses
London April 11 British air force again bombed Ruhr targets after a weather pause, suffering 13 aircraft shot down. Le Havre targets were hit and mines laid in enemy waters, the air ministry said. Also identified is Clarence B. McAtee, 54, a cement contractor, who died after being struck by a Grand Trunk train Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF London
Germany
Ruhr
Air Ministry
le Havre
Battle Creex
Grand Trunk
Clarence B. McAtee
Adrian Community Fund canvass sets 100 percent employee, student, and faculty pledges
Fifty seven downtown stores pledged 100 percent to the Adrian Community Fund in a pre campaign canvass led by campaign director Claude E Porter. About 25 workers canvassed for three hours as stores displayed pledge cards showing all staff had subscribed. The fund aims for fifteen thousand dollars with a send off dinner for two hundred fifty workers at the Methodist Church. Additional Salvation Army teams were announced for the fund headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building with captains and workers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Community Fund
Claude E. Porter
Adrian College
W. A. Bush
Methodist
la Salvation Army
Community ‘Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Hearvey Cole
Merie
Mire
Nellie Bangerter
Arthur
Davis
George Bellamy
George’ Overly
H. B. Peter
Man and Horse Disrupt M-52 Traffic Night Patrol
Sheriff's deputies halted traffic on M-52 as a stray horse wandered near the roadway south of the city. James Ghrson, 46, of Adrian, led the horse and faced a drunk and disorderly charge after both were apprehended. the horse was sheltered in a pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ghrson
Adrian
American Friends Missionary Returns From Rescue Voyage
Miss Alena Calkins, medical missionary, arrives in the United States after a wartime voyage from India aboard an American vessel carrying 176 passengers. The Dutch East Indies mission hospital she served at in Chhatarpur quietly cares for 75 to 150 daily patients, with a 30 bed capacity and staff including American and Indian physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Calkins
American Friends Hospital
Interior
India
United States
South Atlantic
New Jersey
Toledo
Dutch East Indies
San Francisco
Atlantic
China
Roperjs
New York
American Friends Mission
Chhatarpur
Paper Carton Pickup Schedule by Precinct
Waste paper carton collections will be made in Adrian next week. Residents in Precincts Four Five and Six should place cartons at the curb on collection morning. If rain occurs the collection will be delayed by one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Escape From Bataan Peninsular To Island Fortress
American forces on Corregidor, survivors from Bataan, hold the island fortress as Japanese air raids continue. The garrison, under General Wainwright, has destroyed the submarine tender Canopus, the minesweeper Bittern, the naval tug Napa, and the Dewey floating drydock, severely limiting enemy operations. Despite attacks, Japanese planes and ships sustain heavy losses while defenders report the destruction of nearly 200 enemy aircraft and significant naval damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Corregidor
Bataan
Wainwright
Manila Bay
Navy
Tate
Australia
Luzon
Manila
Pacific
Daps
Morenci Man Sentenced In Ohio Cemetery Scam
Morenci resident Hal wij Marshall was convicted in federal court in Columbus, Ohio, for using the mails to defraud investors in three Ohio cemetery developments. Judge Nevin sentenced 27 men to prison, eight with suspended sentences, and Marshall received three years on nine counts plus a $1000 fine for the scheme that promised over three million dollars in cemetery investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teléram
Morencil
Hal Wij Marshall
Morenci
Federal District Court
Columbus
Ohio
Calvin Crawford
Robert R. Nevin
Dayton
Marshall
Forest Glen
Marion
Glen Best
Glen Haven
Springfield
Russians Claim 3000 German Casualties Near Bryansk
The Soviet information bureau reported over three thousand German soldiers killed in the Bryansk sector southwest of Moscow in recent days. Red Star noted Hitler’s high command suffering heavy losses while attempting to reopen defense bases and relieve encircled garrisons along the Desna River 220 miles from the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuibyshevv
Russia
Bryansk
Moscow
Russian Information Bureau
Desna
Red Star
Hitler
Barrett Resigns as Water Board Head After Runway Overrun
W H Barrett resigns after 11 years as Adrian water board president at the annual meeting. Frank W Prentice elected president, Donald V Matthes secretary, Herman G Matthes vice president, H E Smith reappointed superintendent. Barrett remains a board member. Dam and reservoir progress noted. power-line tower repair and 250-foot main-extension limits discussed. In New York a United Airlines 21-passenger plane overshot at LaGuardia into Flushing Bay injuring three crew and six passengers. quick rescue saved all aboard.
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W. H. Barrett
Adrian Water Board
Frank W. Prentice
Barrett
Donald V. Matthes
Herman G. Matthes
H. E. Smith
Lie
Adrian
Matthes
Smith
Consumers Power Company
Water Board
WBP
The
Division Street
Summit Street
New York
United Airlines
la Guardia
Flushing Bay
Pan - American Airways
Flight 12
Oakland
Calif
Chicago
Josephine Dargis
Takam
Flushing Hospital
Butterfield
Hospital
Douglas Wilson
House OKs bill to double basic army pay for privates
Washington forecast House approval of a bill doubling the $212 monthly basic pay for private soldiers as hearings loom. Senate already passed it. riders to add dependents' allowances may be attached. Rep Edmiston proposes a separate scale of allowances for army navy and coast guard with four to five dollars per child. Rep Sparkman supports rider idea pending War Department input.
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House
Washington
Swift House
Senate
Army
Navy
Edmiston
D-W
Coast Guard
Horse Military Committee
War Department
Sparkman
D-Ala
Koepang Airfield Targeted In Low-Level Bombing
Australian bombers scored a successful low level attack on Koepang airdrome the Timor capital, dropping high explosives from 1500 feet. Planes returned safely despite intense anti aircraft fire. Japanese raids on Port Moresby were reported but caused little damage. Allied leaders urged continued total war readiness as Australia braces for potential invasion.
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Canberra
Australia
Koepang
Patch Timor
John Curtin
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Automobile mileage drops as gasoline limits bite
Washington reports a 40 percent decline in long trip travel by passenger cars due to tire zoning and gasoline restrictions in the East and Pacific Northwest. The AAA notes private gasoline use is 20 percent below April 1941 while National Park Service data show a 20 percent drop in park visits in Q1. Public Roads Administration finds defense plant workers rely on cars, and about 2,320 cities with over 12.5 million people lack local mass transit, leaving autos as the main option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
East
Pacific Northwest
American Automobile Association
AAA
National Park Service
Public Roads Administration
Henry
Station Warden Tells How He Organized His Area
The station warden in the air raid defense program describes starting air raid vigilance in his block. He explains how he interviewed residents, gained cooperation, and organized wardens under the post and area systems to prepare neighborhoods for potential air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glaser
Karl B
Hoch
Gardensian Defense Council
P. J. Glaser
Generes
Xle
Front
Mir Glaser
Cee
Indians Reject Dominion Offer in Postwar Talks
The All-India Congress Party and the Muslim League rejected Britain's postwar dominion status terms. Sir Stafford Cripps failed to win broad support as the plan drew opposition from Hindu and Moslem leaders. With Japan looming, London’s proposals faced decisive rejection from India’s major political groups.
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FRESS
New Delhi
India
Britain
Sir Stafford Cripps
Stafford
All-India Congress Party
Injala
Cripps
Winston Churchilll
House of Commons
Sir Stafford
All-India Congress
Congress
President May Boost Tax Request In Early 1940s Debate
In Washington officials say any administration push for a seven billion dollar revenue rise could force a form of sales tax. Morgenthau backs the request, while committee members debate a sales tax, manufacturers tax, or a broad transaction levy. Hearings wind down with no May House action expected. The other item covers Tokyo reporting a bombardment of Corregidor and Cripps and Britain's India plans amid stalled negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Rep.Knutson
R-Minn
Treadway
R-Mass
Disney
Dokia
Congress
Doughton
D-Nc
Flying Tigers Score In The Air Again
In Chungking on April 11 the Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group claim their second victory in as many days over Japan. The AVG shot down seven planes for certain and probably four more from a 20-strong attack on a northern Burma airfield. All AVG planes returned unharmed. a prior raid yielded 10 shootdowns with minimal damage to the Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chungking
China
Flying Tigers
Japan
AV G
Tadis
Burma
A.V.G
Bullers
Refugees From Bataan Reach Corregidor After Fierce Escape
Battle weary nurses and soldiers from Bataan arrive at Corregidor Fort seeking rest after brutal retreat. They swam through shark infested waters and endured machine gun and bombing attacks, while civilians also made the perilous trip. Soldiers, exhausted and hungry, long for sleep as they recount weeks of constant fire and dire odds. The rescue comes as the fall of Bataan is announced on a shortwave broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. Dean Bchedler
Corregidor Fortress
Bataan
Manila Bay
Hos ‘Pitals
Corregidor
United States
Bataan Des Falen
Voice of Freedom
San Francisco
Peninsula
Map For Potential War Theater Shown On Page Seven
Telegram presents a map detailing a theater of battle in the event of a Japanese war with Russia. The plan outlines strategic zones, potential fronts, and key locations likely to be involved in such a conflict, as depicted on page seven.
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Russia
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Ernest Bevin
William A. Harriman
Basel
England
Adrian Stores
American Friends Missionary
Alena Calkins
Elizabeth Calkins
Palmyra
Bataan Peninsula
Hal W. Marshall
Tn Mail
Clinton A. Pierce
Clark Lee
Cebu
Philippines
U. S
Perch
Koepang Airdrome
Angustan
Francism. Forde
Southwest
Parde
Douglas MacArthur
Warden
Tokyo
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Domei
Corregidor Fort
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