Japanese spies posed as fishermen in Dutch East Indies
A New York white paper reveals thousands of trained Japanese fifth columnists lived for years as fishermen and entertainers across the Dutch East Indies to gather defense data and aid a planned invasion. It highlights Soerabaja as a key base, and notes methods including misuse of small hotels for spying and coercion, with about 4,000 operatives across 500 boats and broader incursions around Celebes, Borneo, and Singapore.
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Dutch East Indies
United Press
Netherlands
Fast Indies
Japan
Indies
New York
The
Soerabaja
Java
Soerabaia
Palembang
Tarakan
Borneo
Medan
Sumatra
Australia
New Guinea
Celebes Island
Macassar
Unified American Tactical Command Established in War Effort
President Roosevelt has formed a unified tactical command overseeing U S land sea and air forces with himself as commander in chief. Key members include Gen George C Marshall Admiral Ernest J King Lieut Gen Henry H Arnold and Admiral Harold R Stark. The White House meetings mirror German practice but avoid political matters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United Press
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J King
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Force
Harold R. Stark
Navy
White House
Adolf Hitler
Marshall
Stark
King
Arnold
Winston Churchill
Scouts Install New Troop 25 With Optimist Sponsorship
Scoutmaster John O'Brien and assistant B O Cornelius were commissioned as leaders for Boy Scout Troop 25 sponsored by the Optimist Club. Will J. Hiatt presented the charter to A. R. Bivins as troop meets Fridays at 7 30 PM at 113 West First Avenue with committee members R A Wood and others. Charter members include Doyle Ballard Lloyd Ray Blake Artie Brewer and 14 others.
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Optimist Club
Will J. Hiatt
A. R. “Dick” Bivins
John O'Brien
B. O. Cornelius
R. A. Wood
B. W. Hayden
S. T
Harry van Hopper
Loyd Max Law
R. Joe Scoby
Clinton Earl White
Billy Ellis Williams
Lovie Thompson
Royce Moore
Julli Warren
Paul Medlin
Elks Hold Dance Tomorrow Night
Amarillo Elks and guests celebrate Washingtons Birthday with a dance at the Elks Home from 9:30 to 12:30. The Collegians provide music. Admission is 25 cents per couple.
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Amarillo
Tissue Shortage Rumors Debunked by WPB
War Production Board officials state no nationwide toilet paper shortage exists and any fluctuations are temporary. Disposables are likewise considered essential for public health and tied to civilian and military supply lines. The message urges patience as deliveries catch up.
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War Production Board
Purest pure food diet reported by Yale researchers
Yale scientists Lois K. Rogers L. W. McElroy and George R. Cowgill report in Science that a synthetic diet fed to mice produced a second generation reaching health maturity. The diet uses known ingredients pure in composition enabling precise study of nutrition effects on health and longevity.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New Haven
Conn
Science
Lois K. Rogers
L. W. McElroy
George R. Cowgill
Yale
Mendel
Senators Vote Pensions On Repeal Move In Senate
In Washington the Senate voted 75 to 5 to repeal the Congressional pension law and then defeated a bid by Senator Downey to grant a $30 monthly pension to all needy persons aged 60 and over. With Congress in recess, House action would wait until Monday, but leaders expected House support for repeal.
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Washington
House
Senate
Downey
California
Ramspeck
House Civil Service Committee
Congress
War Returns Age of Wood War Returns Age of Wood
In Chicago the wood age returns as consumer goods from merchandise mart show manufacturers and distributors doubling sales over the past year. Wood substitutes cut metals plastics and rubber, with items ranging from wooden rulers screws and bicycle pedals to educational toys and wooden lamps and decorative wares. The display highlights revived wood carving and a shift toward wood in utilitarian and gift-class products.
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Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Percy Wilson
the Mart
Wilson
Convict Turns Author Finds Honest Living in Prison
Ronald Finney a 42 year old Kansas penitentiary inmate has written stories and articles sold to trade publications. Finney earned more than 900 dollars from recent pieces while serving a long bond forgery sentence from 1933. He studied journalism by correspondence and now writes at his typewriter as fellow inmates listen to radios.
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Lansing
Mich
U.R
Ronald Finney
Kansas Penitentiary
Finney
Cornell
University of Kansas
Ruth Kenney
You May Always Be Constipated If
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to ease constipation and stimulate liver bile flow and intestinal muscle action. Priced at 15 and 60 cents.
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Edwards
Cripps Seen As Too Radical In British War Cabinet
Sir Stafford Cripps, newly named war cabinet figure, is a aristocrat and former Labour member ousted for being too radical. The retired ambassador to Russia has long pushed cooperation with the Soviet Union and reportedly earned two hundred dollars in a prior role.
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Associated Press
Stafford Cripps
Britain
British Labor Party
Russia
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