Rubber shortage forces rethink on private tire use during war
In Detroit Adrian and other areas a large share of motorists refuse to accept no private rubber supplies for war end. Officials stress that millions rely on government hit with tight rubber stockpiles for military needs. Surveys show defense workers clinging to hope of tires, while share the ride plans expand. Shortage affects 34 million cars, 70 pounds per car, and likely rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Emergency Management
War Production Board
Adrian
Detroit
William L. Batt
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Latin America
Africa
Open Road Lonely Place These Days
The open road is a lonely place as gasoline rationing slams down. Most eastern highways show a trickle of travelers and many stations report no line or imminent shortages. New York state police note hardly anybody is in sight on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seaboard
New York
Troy
Office of Price Administration
Washington
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Islands
United States
New York City
Atlanta
Fire Department
Richmond
German supply ships set afire off Frisian Islands raid
London reports RAF Hudson bombers attacked two German convoys off the Frisian Islands in the North Sea last night. Three ships were set afire and several others hit while five bombers failed to return.
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London
Hudson
Frisian
North Sea
Air Ministry
Joint income tax return proposal faces opposition in nine states
Washington May 16 A drive against joint income tax returns began as House Ways and Means approved the plan by 13 to 10. Nine community property states opposed citing that spouses jointly own income and property. House previously defeated the proposal 242 to 160. Senate failure followed. Treasury urged taxing state and local security interest to raise revenue. Committee may revisit individual rates after revenue studies.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Congress
The
Treasury
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Oregon
Nevada
Oklahoma
Representatives West
Gearhart
R-Calif
Senate
House Committee
Morgenthau
Committee
Ford Bomber Plant Begins Actual Production
Washington May 10 War Department officials announced Henry Ford’s Willow Run factory has started actual bomber production for the Army. Major General Alexander D. Surles, public relations director, limited the notice to the fact that the plant, begun about a year ago, is now producing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Henry Ford
New Willow Run
Alexander D. Surles
Battle Creek Sanitarium Becomes Army Base Hospital
Detroit May 16 The famous Battle Creek Sanitarium will become an Army base hospital on August 1. The War Department filed for taking in federal court offering 2,251,100 to cover mortgage taxes and other liens. The institution founded in 1866 by Seventh Day Adventists grew from a farm house to a multi million dollar hospital. It will be moved to nearby properties after August 2. Dr Kellogg remains chairman of the board.
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Detroit
Battle Creek Sanitarium
U. S. District
John ©. Lehr
War Department
Sanitarium
Seventh Day
Battle Creek
Wealth Reforms Institute
A. P. Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg
Health Institute
W. K. Kellogg
Castler
Kellogg
Kelloge
Battle Creek Food Company
C. W. Post
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek College
Federal Court
Dr. Kellogg
Vichy Rejects U S Conditions on Martinique
Pierre Baryal chief of government announced that Vichy informed Washington it could not accept the United States conditions regarding the status of Martinique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvicry
France
Pierre Baryal
Vichy
Washington
United States
Martinique
Adrian YMCA to Launch 50th Anniversary with Church Pulpits
Michigan YMCA leaders Freeman Schutz Hargen Dickson Strong Hill will speak in Adrian churches Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary. Freeman to preach at Baptist Church, Schutz at Presbyterian, with Hargen at Free Methodist, Dickson at Episcopal, Strong at Methodist, and Hill at Church of Christ. Dinner for speakers and families at Adrian College. Banquet Tuesday night at the association building with W. J. Cameron of Ford addressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Y.M. C. A
Adrian Churches
Adrian Y. MM. C. A
Fred B. Freeman
Detroit
Association
John P. Schutz
Freeman
Baptist Church
Schutz
Presbyterian Church
Lester D. Hargen
Ann Arbor
Free Methodist Church
James S. Dickson Jr
Episcopal Church
Dennis Strong
State
Methodist Church
George Hill
Jackson
Church of Christ
Adrian College
W. J. Cameron
Ford Motor Company
Lightning Conquest of Yunnan Thwarted by Chinese Defiance
May 16 report from Calcutta cites American Volunteer Group fliers praising Governor Lung Yuet for organizing a rapid defense of Yunnan near Paoshan. Japanese raids were repulsed, with Chinese Sixth Army reforming on the Salween west bank as the invaders remained about 55 miles from Paoshan. Casualties exceed 4,000 in the week.
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FRESS
Calcutta
India
China
Yunnan
Paoshan
Flying Tigers
Lung Yuet
Chiang Kai-Shek
Vince
Burma
Salween
Chungking
Junnan
Lung
Sixth Army
Paushan
West Bank
Public Gas Ration Cards Made Open to Public
Washington reports that price administrator Leon Henderson ordered local rationing boards to publish all gasoline card records as soon as practicable. The move follows Roosevelt’s push for transparency amid wartime fuel controls. Congress showed muted reaction after a Senate vote on special unlimited-card privileges, while Vermont Governor Wills publicized the President’s letter urging factual clarity and patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic Coast
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Capitol Hill
Senate
Senator Downey
D-Calif
Congress
Willam H. Wills
Vermont
Wills
Airmen sacrifice lives to spare civilians in crash dive
Five airmen perished in a selfless act after diverting a bomb laden plane to crash into a gravel pit near Mitch-2 Field New Mexico rather than risk civilian casualties. Pilot Second Lieutenant Charles W Van Eeumer of Grand Michigan led the crew into the dive on January 1 during a tactical mission. Posthumous Distinguished Service Cross honors awarded to the five airmen honor their restraint and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Charles W. van Eewer
Grand
Mich
Mitch- 2 Field
U S Air Force Boss Praises Flying Fortress Strength
Spokane May 16 Brig Gen Robert A Olds says US bombers are unmatched in the big bomber field and that the Flying Fortress is unrivaled by any front line aircraft. He predicts Axis planes will lag five years behind any future American designs as he takes command of the Second Air Force.
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Spokane
Wash
United States Air Force
Robert A. Olds
Air Giants
Air Corps
Second Air Force
Air Force
Axis
Iit
Olds
Coronel
Boeing
Seattle
Langley Field
Allied bombs smash Japanese base at Lae in New Guinea
Allied bombers hit the Japanese air base at Lae in northeastern New Guinea in a swift raid that set fires and blasted runways and buildings. The move follows assaults on Rabaul and Port Moresby, with Canberra reporting POW letters dropped over Port Moresby and forwarded to addresses.
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Associated Press
Allied
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Ues
Lled
Port Moresby
Fran
Cis Forde
Forde
Bismarck Archipelage
Admirallty Islands
Solomon EroUp
City Assessor Announces A Million Valuation Rise
City Assessor S Howard Swift reported a 1942 assessed valuation of 15 565 050 from tax rolls, up from 14 563 150 last year. Real estate rose about four percent adding 492 350, while personal property climbed nearly 20 percent by 509 550. Real valuation stands at 12 500 400 and personal property at 3 064 650 due to property improvement and land value gains.
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S. Howard Swift
Board of Review
Board I
Swift
Swit
Sulfa drugs guard lives of soldiers in meningitis fight
In Cleveland on May 16, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported sulfa drugs reduce meningitis deaths in training camps. Dr. Carey cited 90 percent recoveries since sulfanilamide introduction five years ago, while Dr. Garvin warned of toxic reactions needing daily patient checks. Reports from Mayo Clinic and University of Michigan noted kidney, sinus, and ear infection successes.
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Cleveland
American Academy of Pediatrics
Benjamin W. Carey
Pearl River
Curtis ¥. Garvin
Western Reserve University
Garvin
Mayo Clinic
James Maxwell
University of Michigan Medical School
Changes Announced in Adrian Business District by Firms
Three changes in Adrian's business district were announced by garage dealers and the Kewaunee Manufacturing Company. L. W. Kelley will keep the 217 West Maumee Street front but rear space goes to Kewaunee's industrial seating division. Kelley garage moves to 223 West Maumee Street, previously Pickford Motor Sales. Pickford Motor Sales relocates to 516 North Main Street.
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Adrian Busiess
Kewaunee Manufacturing Company
L. W. Kelley
West Maumee Street
Kewaunee Company
Kelley
Pickford Motor Sales
Main Street
Japanese Assault Menaces British in Burma Front
May 18 report says British forces in Burma dig in to thwart a fresh Japanese assault on the northern Burma back door to India. Wounded soldiers and evacuees are moving through mountain passes into India as RAF fighters attack the Akyab airdrome. A British source says Japanese troops have reached the upper Chindwin River valley near Shwegyin, about 50 miles from the Indian frontier, and an attack is anticipated.
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London
Burma
India
RAF
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Indian
Chindwing River
Shwegyin
Holland Tulip Festival Opens in War Time Sparsity
The 14th Holland tulip festival opened in Holland on May 16 with a war time atmosphere. Organizers predicted about 70,000 visitors, noting tire shortages would cut opening crowds by at least 49 percent. The week’s events include street scrubbing, parades, walks, dancing, and a Northwestern University band concert. About 2000,000 tulips are in bloom, expected to last through May 23. Special lake boats and other steamers will bring guests, and bicycles and horse drawn vehicles are used to ease transportation through tulip lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
S. H. Houtman
Northwestern University
Lake Macatawal
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sinking on the Lower Mississippi under U boat attack
The U boat torpedoed a large American cargo vessel off the mouth of the Mississippi, killing 27 seamen. The ship burned six hours and sank after escape attempts by 41 crew members, with heroes Kuzma and others aiding survivors. The strike marks the first wartime action on U S Gulf coast since the Civil War.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
United States
Gulf of Mexico
United States Gulf Coast
Gulf
Eighth Naval District
Manassas
Andrew Jackson
Herbert Dann
Dalles
Ore
Mike Kuzma
St. Paul
Minn
Burt E. MacDowell
Lima
Turner C. Hanley
Morales, Mex
Kuzma
Kharkov Front Battles Drive German Retreats
German defenders on the Kharkov front are reported driven back by a Russian counteroffensive led by Marshal Semeon Timoshenko. Red Star and Tass cite heavy losses for Germany with 255 guns and 40 planes downed, while the Red Army probes the Belgorod–Zmiev flank and grapples along the Kerch Peninsula and Leningrad front.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Kharkov
Semeon Timoshenko
London
Kharshov
Fedor von Bock
Dorets
Belgorod
Zmiev
Red Star
Information Bureau
Pravda
Ketch
Red Army
Caucasus
Kerch
Tass
616Th Reserve Infantry Regiment
Russian Information Bureau
Mid-Dag
von Mannstein
Leningrad
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Samuel E. Wise
Navy Department
Howard P. Wise
Ford Bomber
John Fb, Schuty
U.S
Gen. Olds
Uae
City Assessornounces
Sa Mies West
Adrian On
Nm-M. Linehan
Acrlaster
Auv
Ciy's
Donets
Crimea
Reuters New Agency
Scratt
Yenikade
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