Dutch Harbor Trigger for Offensive Against Japs
The Dutch Harbor naval base is described as the trigger of an offensive against Japan, with the article noting Japan attacked Dutch Harbor twice and citing Alaska as a potential springboard to strike Tokyo or Soviet Siberia. It highlights the base’s strategic 2,500 mile distance to Tokyo, wartime construction under Admiral Hepburn’s commission, and proximity to Paramushira. Weather and sea conditions in the Aleutians are cited as defense factors, including dense fog and the Willy-wa wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius C. Edelstein
Washington
U.P
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Siberia
North Pacific
Alaska
Naval Commission
Arthur Hepburn
Paramushira
Asia
North America
Aleutian Islands
Arctic
Bering Sea
South Pacific
Paulette Goddard Wins Divorce From Chaplin in Juarez
Juarez Mexico June 4. Judge Javier Rosas Seballos grants Paulette Goddard Chaplin a mutual consent divorce from Charles Spencer Chaplin. Petitioner said married June 1936 Canton China separated February 1940. Legal representation by Harris W Walthall. Goddard traveling from El Paso to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mex
U.P
Hollywood
Paulette Goddard
Charles Chaplin
Paramount
Javier Rosas Seballos
Juarez Civil Court
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Canton
China
Chaplin
Harris W. Walthall
el Paso
Miss Goddard
New York
Fish hooked by catfish ends a struggle on line
A fish swallowed a previous angler’s hook breaking the line yet still wore another hook and leader. The free hook snagged the girl’s tackle and the fish was quickly caught, ending the struggle.
Weathered Seas and Skies Hit by Severe Winter Winds
The report notes planes lose wings and ships lose masts due to violent winter weather. A brief respite occurs in winter, but sustained favorable conditions only occur from late May to August, offering a fragile seasonal window.
Spinach garden yields a 16 pound catfish
In Alden Kansas George Ross retrieved a 16 pound catfish from his garden after it had been dumped in a low river slot by the receding Arkansas River. In New York a Swedish liner Dormningholm sailed for Lisbon with 949 diplomats and other Axis nationals aboard on its second voyage as a diplomatic exchange vessel.
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Alden, Kas
George Ross
Arkansas
New York
Dormningholm
Lisbon
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