Army Reports 5135 Killed in Philippines
The War Department disclosed 5135 American soldiers and 479 Philippine scouts killed in action in the Philippines near the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. It also reported 930 soldiers and 754 scouts wounded in action and noted many Commonwealth Army members died defending their homeland. Lists of missing in action are being compiled.
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Washington
Philippines
Bataan
Corregidor
War Department
Acion
Philippine Commonwealth Army
Coregidor
Sailor Plays Mouth Organ In Lifeboat
Survivors of a British merchantman reported a fresh painted submarine attacked off the Atlantic coast. Eighteen crewmen landed in Charleston with four killed by shell splinters and 33 missing. Kenneth Connor, a Liverpool pantry boy, recalled playing a mouth organ in the lifeboat during the night.
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Charleston
Atlantic
J. M. Cuthill
Sheffield
England
Kenneth Connor
Liverpool
Funeral Rites For John M Gorenflo Held In Pampa
Funeral services for John M. Gorenflo who died Monday night at his sister’s home will be held tomorrow at 2 from the McCullum Methodist Church in Pampa. Rev. Robert L. Gilpin will officiate. He resided with his sister Mrs. Margaret Spencer at 316 Rusk Street for three years and is survived by his brother Charles F. Gorenflo of Amarillo. Burial will be in Pampa Cemetery.
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John M. Gorenflo
Selock
McCullum Methodist Church
Pampa
Robert L. Gilpin
Gorenflo
Margaret Spencer
Rusk Street
Charles F. Gorenflo
Amarillo
Russians Enthusiastic About British Feats
In Moscow on June 3 the Red Star reports unprecedented Soviet enthusiasm for Britain's air operations against Germany. The Soviet people and allied democracies welcome the British air force successes in the ongoing large scale bombing campaign.
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Moscow
Britain
Germany
Russia
Red Star
Market summary of June 3 livestock and stock averages
Markets report prices from New York and Chicago exchanges with livestock results. Hogs and cattle show declines across regions with specific top and average prices for fed steers and heifers. lambs steady or higher in spots. Listings include farm and dealer bids, with stocks and industrial averages noted.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Chicago
Allowances Urged for Soldiers Dependents
The House military committee pressed for legislation to provide financial allowances for families of servicemen. The plan would let service members with dependents allot part of their pay while the government makes supplementary payments. The committee warned against uprooting established families merely because financial needs are met.
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Washington
House Military Committee
May
Kentucky
House
Palmolive Beacon in Chicago Dimmed for Safety
The Lindbergh Beacon, a 2 billion candle power landmark, was extinguished at Captain F. E. Lorddquist’s request to hinder enemy plane location. Visible from 50 miles to motorists and 150 to 500 miles at high altitudes, it had operated since August 1929 and powered a guiding light for decades.
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Chicago
FE. A. Lorddquist
9Th Naval District
TWA
Elmer Turner
Laval Sends Emissary on Italian Territorial Claims
Pierre Laval dispatched a second envoy, Count Charles Pineton de Chambrun, to Rome for talks with Benito Mussolini to pacify Italian territorial demands aimed at France, reported from Berne on June 3.
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Pierre Laval
Berne
Switzerland
U.P
Rome
Charles Pineton de Chambrun
Benito Mussolini
France
Navy Announces Sinking Of Two Merchant Ships
The navy reported that a large British merchant vessel and a medium US merchant vessel were torpedoed in the Caribbean weeks ago and survivors were landed at an East Coast port.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Caribbean
Italian officers sentenced for convalescence certificates
In Bari nine Italian medical officers including a major and five captains were court martialed and given solitary confinement terms from seven to 15 years for selling certificates of convalescence to healthy soldiers, according to reports from Bern and other Italian papers.
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Bern
Switzerland
Bari
Italy
Congressman Puts Dud Jeep Tires on Car
U S Representative John F. Hunter of Ohio sourced heavy treaded tires built for an army jeep to tackle tire shortages. He bought a set at the employees’ price from Willys-Overland Motors after learning the firm had discarded an experimental jeep tire. His old tires had 37 000 miles and the new tires drew attention with loud braking and cornering noises.
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Toledo, O
U. S
John F. Hunter
Ohio
Hunter
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Jeep
Willys-Overland
Paris Bicyclist Fires On Collaborationist Editor
A Paris bicyclist shot and killed Albert Clement, editor of Le Cri du Peuple, on a Nazi occupied street in Paris. The attack follows a wave of violence against German soldiers and French collaborators as reported from Vichy.
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Vichy
Albert Clement
le Cri du Peuple
Paris
No Tires for Campaigning
Fort Worth June 3. State OPA administrator Mark McGee ordered that all state and county political rallies be halted during the war. Cars with rationed rubber cannot be used in campaigns, and even unguided tires may be denied if owners used them for rallies. Civil and criminal processes may be mailed to constables for service.
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Fort Worth
Mark McGee
OPA
McGee
Records for Our Fighting Men to Reprocess 20 Million Albums
New nonprofit Records for Our Fighting Men Inc announces plans to collect about 20 million phonograph records from Americans. The charity will reprocess them into entertainment for service members in Alaska and Australia, reviving old songs and swing tunes for soldiers.
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New York
Records For Our Fighting Men, Inc
Harry Lauder
Alaska
Australia
Synthetic Rubber Plants Planned for Houston Area
Humble Oil and Refining Company plans two new plants in the Houston area with a total investment around 43 million dollars. The government will fund 16 million dollars for each plant and lease them to Humble. The exact site is described as restricted military information.
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Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble
Temperance Groups Unite In Progressive Education Drive
In Minneapolis the Minnesota Anti-Saloon League and the Minnesota Temperance Movement join forces under the United Temperance Movement of Minnesota. Herbert H. Parish promotes a modern temperance cultivation program, aiming to advance education and outreach across the state. The report also notes the first Girl Guide Bronze Cross awarded to Miss M. Monk for gallantry during London raids.
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Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Minnesota Temperance Movement
Herbert H. Parish
United Temperance Movement of
Minnesota
United States
M. Monk
2Nd
Rotherhithe Company
London
Good Samaritan Falls After Helping Friend in Seattle
June 3 report from Seattle describes Daniel McDonald leaping to aid a friend who stumbled. McDonald fell with the impact and sustained a broken leg, but his quick action likely prevented greater harm to his companion.
Older Women Preferred in War Factory
London reports that British works managers favor women over 40 as the best factory workers. They are described as more thorough reliable and willing to learn while younger workers are seen as seeking to escape conscription or home life.
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London
Britain
Women at War Work Sweep Shipyards in Home Front Effort
At age 50 to 60, elderly women with white hair join the war effort, taking on demanding tasks and sweeping large works ships as they contribute to home front production while their families house and labor needs are met.
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