Halifax Warns Not To Overestimate Japanese In War
Lord Halifax cautioned Americans and Britons against under or overestimating Japan as they wage World War II. He said the fight against the Nips and Nazis is one war and urged peak American production to match Japanese output. He projected German setbacks but warned of pressure on supply lines to Russia and North Africa while noting Italy’s desire to exit the war.
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Dallas
U.P
Lord Halifax
Texas
Philippines
Australia
Japan
Stalin
Hitler
Halifax
Caucasus
North Africa
Suez
Iraq
Iran
Murmansk
Archangel
Italy
Mussolini
Britain
Austin
Royal Air Force
Terrell
England
Churchill to Present Secret Report on War Leaders Talks
London April 16 Prime Minister Winston Churchill will deliver a secret report to the House of Commons detailing brand strategy discussions with Gen George C Marshall U S Chief of Staff and Harry L Hopkins.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
George C. Marshall
U. S
Harry L. Hopkins
Pampa Mother Sent More Sons to War
Stella Pollard, a gold star mother, has two sons in World War No. 2. A. W. dr. left for induction in Lubbock and Fred joined the navy after Pearl Harbor. One son died in World War I at the Argonne. the other served six years in the navy.
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Marines
Navy
Coast Artillery
Air Corps
Army
Mrs. Hurd Thrown From Horse Near Home
Mrs. T. S. Hurd of 1723 East Seventh Avenue was thrown from a horse while tending milk stock near the Tri-State Fair grounds. She was hospitalized at St Anthony's Hospital after the incident. extent of injuries not yet known. In Austin, April 16, Governor Stevenson disclosed Lady Halifax prefers coffee to tea despite menus serving tea at luncheon.
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T. S. Hurd
East
Fleventh Avenue
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Austin
Texas
Lady Halifax
Coke R. Stevenson
Contracts for Highways Stopped
A war production board order stopping non essential construction delays the Texas state highway department from awarding road improvement contracts in 47 counties that were put to bid April 10. Military access roads and strategic network arteries remain unaffected.
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Austin
War Production Board
State Highway Department
WPB
MacArthur Still Awaiting Orders For UN Command
At Australian headquarters on April 16 an army spokesman said General MacArthur had not received instructions from Washington to organize a United Nations command yet. In San Diego Duke faces a petty theft case. the chief state witness was Duke himself, who wore the stolen coat. He has five days in jail to ponder his error.
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MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
United Nations
San Diego
Robert Ollie Duke
Duke
Military Rites For Hugh Johnson Arranged At Arlington
Washington April 16 Gen Hugh Johnson 59 died yesterday of pneumonia in Washington. Full military rites will be held at Arlington Cemetery at 10 A M tomorrow. Johnson was a noted soldier economist and columnist. Columbus prepares for Pay Your Debt Day at Capital University on April 24 to promote debt awareness and settlement.
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Washington
Hugh Johnson
Arlington Cemetery
Columbus, O
Capital University
Markets Rally and Decline Mixed Across Dow Jones Edge
Markets show mixed activity with Dow Jones averages reported by Merrill Lynch as fluctuating. Notable stock movements include General Motors and U S Steel among several industrials, with varied price changes at 1 P M and a heavy Kansas City Livestock section noting hog and cattle price shifts.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Ceiaare Solon
Railroad
Ceees
Otbeosaves
NEW York Stock Exchange
Alleghany Lud Steel
Allis Chalmers Am Roll
Am “Inc & Lead
Armour & Co
Aviation Corp
Amer Tel & TelllSy
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation Vee
Daly
Bethlehem Stee
Lily Oh
Borden Sky
Calumet Recla Mines
Chrysler Ate
Consol
Wright
C.heecs Ty
Deere & Ce
Douglas Aircraft
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound
Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Maranall Fiesna
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Dairy Projocts
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Railway
North American Aviation
Packard
Pan American Airways
Paramount Pictures
J C Penney
Penn
Phillips Pet
Plymouth Oj Pearl’s
Pure Ou Ee
Remington Rand
IRCA
Republic Btrel
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union
Southern Prcific Standard Brands
Stand Oil
California
Indiana
New Jersey
Studebaker
Texas Corporation
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Union Carbide
United Aircraft U S Rubber
U S Steel
White Motor Wilson & Co
Woolworth
Rae
Thief Returns Long Missing Lumber At West Thirteenth
Hughes reports a thief who stole two 12 by four and an 8 foot two by four from his new house at 4235 West Thirteenth Avenue. Last night the culprit returned three 18 foot two by fours and the eight footer.
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Hughes
Lincoln Street
West
Thirteenth Avenue
Civilian Defense Office Revamped by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt reorganized the civilian defense office retaining James M. Landis as director and creating a civilian defense board to advise and assist him. The board includes representation from the war and navy departments under an executive order.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
James M. Landis
War and Navy Departments
Civil War Vet Injured by Old Shell at Camp Davis
At Camp Davis in North Carolina a Civil War casualty, Pvt. Harry Chait of Detroit, born over 50 years after the war, was burned when an old shell used for a makeshift fireplace erupted. He received treatment at the station hospital for burns to hands and face.
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Camp Davis
N. C
U.P
Harry Chait
Detroit
Chait
North Carolina
Post Hospital
Local Latin Students Triumph at District Meet
Jack Caulley, a second year Latin student, won first place in the essay contest and John Archer, a first year Latin student, took third in the same event at the district Latin meet in Sweetwater. Both pupils study under Miss Anna Mae Klapproth at the high school. Houston April 16.
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Jack Caulley
John Archer
Sweetwater
Anna Mae Klapproth
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Lait
Mee
Panhandle Grown
Polk
IEC
Doan
Walgreen's
Victor
Seagram
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Cnet Ges
Ferd
Gold Bond
Personality
Sturd Et al
Dr. West
Ana Hy
Walgreen
Revelation
Bayer Asperin
Pond
Ream
Kansas City
AMA
Kansas Fed
Financial Industrial Fund
Chicago
Ally Ae
Civilian Defense Office
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
WN. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Regent's 33Rd
Regent's
Homer Brooks
Houston
Homer Bartcey
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