Adrian Civil War Hero Heads Decorated Parade In War Time
Decoration Day 1942 honors both past and present fallen and living heroes. In Adrian thousands joined a flag lined parade led by a Civil War veteran, Martin Loop, age 99, with bands, veterans groups, and Boy Scouts. The day also saw many residents return to defense factory work to support the war effort.
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United States
Adrian
American Legion
Armory
Maummee Street
Raisin
Boulder
Maumes Street
Maumee Street
Monument Park
Women's Relief Corps
Buller Street
Court House
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cal John Benner
Martin Loop
Mr. Loop
Seymour Howell Camp
Annis-Fiat
Williams Stark
Adrian High School
Ernest. Meyer
Lenawee County
San Juan
France
Paper Pickups For Next Week In Adrian
Waste paper collection for the national war program will occur in Adrian next week with routes by precinct. Monday Precinct One, Wednesday Precinct Two, Friday Precinct Three. If it rains, collections shift by one day. Place cartons at the curb early.
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Adrian
Siena Heights College to honor class of 1948 graduates
Three Siena Heights College seniors will receive diplomas as 1948 graduates-elect begin commencement week. Rev Jerome V MacBachin of the Lansing diocese will deliver the graduation sermon Sunday night in Holy Rosary Chapel. Torch Light Procession will pass in Trinity Garden after benediction, passing Torch of Fidelity to juniors. Commencement exercises Thursday June 4 will feature music by orchestras and choirs, with Miss Gertrude Benedet of Macah Gea president of the Student Council greeting guests. Degrees and diplomas will be conferred by Monsignor James Cahalan, with Most Rev Francis Magnes, Bishop of Marquette, giving the commencement address.
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Jerome V. 3
MacBachin
Lansing
Siena Heights College
Jin Holy Rosary Chapel
I Trinity Garden
Glinka
Cecilian
Stena Heights
Roberts
Gertrude Aurelia Benedetto
Macah
Edward C. LaMore
Pht
IST
James Cahalan
Francis J. Magnes
Marquette
Siena
Heir Sip Sunk Three Times Amid Pacific War Banter
A U S Pacific Fleet ship, repeatedly reported sunk by the Axis, remains intact and in service. Officers joke at meals about third loss claims while drills and constant study keep the ship ready for action. The ship’s identity remains classified.
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SIP
Eub
Axis
Figilador
U. S- Pacific
Gas bootlegging fears ease as inspections continue
Scattered bootlegging of gasoline across the eastern seaboard shows only a few arrests two weeks into the drive. Officials say compliance varies by region with New England inspecting steadily while the South shows lax attitudes toward rationing. Virginia reports no arrests and sparse violations, and Philadelphia drives a citywide checkup to curb illegal sales.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Couth
Oscar Strauss, Jr
Southeastern Opa
South
Richard H. Field
New England
OPA
Vermont
A. Bryan
Nnawar
New York
Maine
New York State
Howard T. Ware
Broome County
Washington
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Y. Nelson Parker
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Six Persons Rescued After Sailboat Capsize on Devils Lake
Six people escaped drowning when their sailboat capsized during a short squall on Devils Lake near Cherry Point. Mr and Mrs William M Wilshire Jr, Mr and Mrs A J Purvis, Mrs G S Turner Jr of Chicago, and Yeoman Robert Wishmeier USNR hung to the hull until shore help arrived. They were pulled from the water by cottagers in an outboard boat after about 30 minutes. No one was hurt. the party had been sailing about an hour north of the sand bar off Cherry Point.
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Devils Lake
Aves
William M. Wilshire Jr
Mars A. J. Purvis
G. S. Turner Jr
Chicago
Robert Wishmeier
United States Naval Reserve
Cherry Point
Navy cadets face strict routine and demanding training
Athens reports Navy aviation preflight cadets endure tight 1 a.m. to 10 p.m. schedules, cafeteria meals, and a 10 sport program. They undergo three classes daily plus 90 minutes of basic instruction in football, soccer, track, wrestling, boxing, and more. A June 10 tuberculin clinic in Adrian invites testing with free skin tests and follow-up X-ray checks on June 18.
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Athens
Navy
Sore ‘Mugeles
Toow
Revielle
Uncle Sam
B. L Boynton
Lenane County
Gwynneth Jones
Michigan Tuberta
Cadets
Guy M. Claflin
Isician
State Association
Church House
Michigan ‘Tuberculosis Association
Lenawee County
Wegian Telegraph Agency
German Fortifica
Norwise
Indus
Miss Jones
Labor Corps
State Department
Kharlot
Adrian resident adds to dog poisoner reward total
A resident pledges 5 more dollars to existing rewards for evidence leading to the conviction of a dog poisoner. With the Telegram adding 25 and Commissioner Germond 25, the total reward nears 100 dollars for information that leads to the offender’s conviction.
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Germond
Adrian
Navy reports torpedo attack sinks merchant vessel in Gulf
The navy announced that a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico and that survivors have been landed at a Gulf coast port.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Golf Coast
Rear Admiral Kauffman Named Gulf Sea Frontier Commander
Washington reports Rear Admiral James Laurence Kauffman has been appointed commander of the Gulf Sea Frontier to provide more effective prosecution of the anti submarine campaign in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision aims to strengthen naval operations and safeguard Gulf waters.
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Washington
James Laurence Kauffman
Gulf Sea Frontier
Gulf of Mexico
Russians claim heavy loss to German forces in Kharkov region
Moscow reports 54 German tanks knocked out and about 2000 enemy soldiers killed as Red Army battles persist near Kharkov. Leningrad front claims 400 Nazi officers slain. Donets bend fighting labeled defensive. American tanks arrive, ready to join action after inspection by Soviet crews.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russsians
Kharkov
Red Army
Information Bureau
Leningrad
Izyum
Hent
Red Navy
Barents Sea
Miers
Informatic Bureau
Germany
Murmansk
Kalinin
Russia
Rodion Mikonorvich Shab
United States
Texans Seek Your Scalp Mr Tojo
Texans rally in Houston on May 30 194? to avenge the cruiser Houston sunk in the Java Sea. Some 1300 volunteers vow loyalty before a nationwide audience. Rear Admiral Glassford to preside as bombers fly overhead and bands perform. Remember the Houston replaces Alamo in wartime slogans.
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Houston
Tex
Tojo
Java Sea
Hideki Tojo
Texas
John CD. Thompson
Iguana
Guatemala
Canada
William A. Glassford
U. S
Southwest Pacific
Ellington Field
Picture Page Celebrates Adrian High School 1942 Seniors
The Telegram features a picture page of Adrian High School 1942 graduates on page 3. One hundred eighty five seniors will start commencement with a church service Sunday night June 7 and a full article on the page outlines all plans and activities surrounding the graduation events.
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Adrian” High School
Medical Society backs county health unit plan
Lenawee County Medical Society fully approves a plan for a public health department to serve the county. The State Health Department backs the move, sending reps to spark interest. Mayor H W Lundahl reports broad support from individuals, boards, and schools, with only one opposing letter. Carl Bradlee notes Britton schools and teachers welcome the unit and offer assistance.
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Medical Society
Lenawee
Oly
State Department’ of Health
H.W. Lundahl
Adrian
Board ‘of Supervisors
Carl Bradlee
Britton
Lundahl
Memorial Day War News from Rome and Cairo Fronts
The article reports Memorial Day observances in the United States with workmen pausing war production to honor fallen soldiers, while war actions in North Africa show Rommel’s forces counterattacked near Tobruk and Bir Hacheim. It notes deaths and casualties, Allied air attacks, and British reports on tank losses and engagements along the Ain El Gazala to Tobruk corridor.
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Associated Press
United States
Donald Nelson
Knightsbridge
Acroma
Tobruk
Ain el Gazata
Bir Hachebn
Ong Tank
Imits
RAF
Bir Hacheim
Theenemy
Bir Hac
Mexico Moves to War Powers Amid Axis Threats
President Avila Camacho seeks formal war against the Axis, with Congress approving extraordinary powers and suspension of 14 constitutional guarantees for the war period. Opposition leader Almazan offered support, while press freedom and habeas corpus are among suspended rights except for petition, religion, and civilian trials. The president pledges safeguards to prevent abuse and protect civilian life.
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Mexico City
Avila Camacho
Bilis
Chamber of Deputies
Juan Andreu Almazan
Mexico
United Nations
Avila
Camacho
British Bombers Raid Gennevilliers near Paris again
British air forces struck an important factory complex at Gennevilliers ten miles from Paris for the third time in two months. The Air Ministry reported 13 bombers missing from the night's operations, with seven from bomber command and six from coastal command. An enemy convoy off the Frisian Islands was attacked and supply ships were set on fire.
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London
Gennevilliers
Paris
Air Ministry
Frisian
Midwest May Escape Gas Rationing Says Senator
Senator Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan, with Taft and Herring, urged voluntary rationing and predicted the Midwest may escape the strict gas rationing planned for the East. After a lengthy discussion with Price Administrator Henderson, Brown said officials may stick to compulsory plans but be more moderate than in the East. He cited Michigan’s ample supply lines as a reason air shortages are unlikely and urged informing motorists to conserve.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Middle West
Brown
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Clyde Herring
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Lam
Severe windstorm sweeps lower Michigan causing deaths and damage
A severe windstorm ripped through lower Michigan on a Friday night, killing a Pontiac woman electrocuted by a snapped utility pole and drowning several youths on Lake St. Clair. Dozens injured, power outages widespread, and communication lines disrupted across Detroit, Pontiac, Lansing, and outlying areas. The storm toppled trees, damaged farms and cottages, toppled a 200-foot MSP tower, and left 4,000 Detroit telephone lines out of service.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Pontiac
Lake St. Clair
Oakland County
Detroit
Florence W. Holmquist
Dorothy Whitt
Donald Whitt
Navy Coman
Robert Fraser
St Clair Shores
Bernard Daniels
Jane Eldridge
Aliene Winz
Miss Eldridge
Fontiac
Lucy John
Koharig Garabedian
Garabedian
Tan
Eloise
Lansing
Flint
Pontac
Mt Clemens
Grand Rapids
Tonia
Muskegon
Ludington
Cadillac
Alms
Charlevoix
Durand
Howell
Hastings
Mt. Pleasant
Charlotte
Michigan State Police
Weather Bureau
Chemung Lake
Brighton
Hoiwell
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Bedford
John Barrymore Dies in Hollywood at 60
Hollywood mourns John Barrymore once a decade star of stage screen and radio. He suffered a final collapse on May 19 as doctors and his brother Lionel stood by in his hospital room. Causes cited include myocarditis chronic nephritis cirrhosis and gastric ulcers. He had recently renewed his Catholic faith and received the last rites.
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Hollywood
Johng
Larrymore
PWT
Lionel
John
Barrymore
Hugo M. Kersten
John O'Donnell
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Kersten
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Cairo
Egypt
Marchal
Rommel
Dank
Midwest
Lower
John Barrymore
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