British Bombers Hit German Factories in Ruhr Raid
London reports say over 300 British long range bombers attacked Ruhr and Rhineland targets after an eight day weather lull. Eight bombers were lost and mines were laid. a 1,000 plane raid may resume if weather improves and US air forces may join in.
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London
U.P
Ruhr
Rhineland
Sir A. T. Harris
United States Army Air Force
Mediterranean
Britain
Germany
Essen
Krupp Armament Works
Cologne
U S Bomber Crew Survives Bay of Bengal Downing
The seven man United States bomber crew was shot down by Japanese ground fire in the Bay of Bengal and returned to India after two days on a deserted island. Pilot Lieut Clarke Johnston of Dallas and bombardier Harry McCaul of Oklahoma City were among the rescued crew.
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New Delhi
U.P
United States
India
Bay of Bengal
Clarke Johnston
Dallas
Harry McCaul
Oklahoma City
McCaul
Air Corps Officers Nominated for Promotions
Four United States Army Air Corps officers receive promotion nominations in Melbourne. Brig. Gen Ralph Royce moves to major general while Cols Edwin Perrin Carl Conner and Albert Sneed rise to brigadier general. Perrin, 37, would be among the corps youngest generals.
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Melbourne
United States Army Air Corps
Ralph Royce
Edwin Perrin
Carl Conner
Albert Sneed
Perrin
Air Corps
Royce
Philippines
Bataan
Bundsman suspect Froboese dies by own action in Waterloo
Federal investigators examined luggage and papers of George Froboese a 42 year old Milwaukee German American Bund leader who died by stepping in front of a train in Waterloo Indiana His body was found after a New York Central arrival and a coroner ruled death by own action A subpoena to appear in New York federal court was found in his pocket and questioned Bund papers in his possession Froboese born in Hamburg came to Milwaukee in 1922 and rose as Bund leader after 1933
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Waterloo
Ind
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Froboese
Milwaukee
Bund
Claude K. Lee
FBI
Froboese
New York
New York Central
Lee
Buffalo
N. Y
Southern District Federal Court of New York
Mid-Westernfuehrer
Hamburg
Germany
Hitler
Merchant Ship Crews In The War
Miami dated dispatch profiles merchant mariners as wartime survivors who rejoin crews after torpedo and shell attacks. They hail from the United States and other nations, with hundreds counted since German and Italian submarine warfare began in Western Hemisphere waters.
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Miami
Fla
Wide World
Davy Jones
Bataan
Corregidor
United Nations
Herbine Promoted as Quick Laxative Remedy
Cretney Drug Store advertises Herbine as a recommended laxative to relieve headache biliousness and the tired feeling from temporary constipation.
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Cretney Drug Store
Daring rescues as ships struck by torpedoes in Caribbean
Amid burning ships and smoke, Kenneth Morgan of Princeton Kentucky held his post to send distress calls before blacking out. Captain Walter Reed carried him to safety. Captains Callis Bridson and Gilty aided crewmen and passengers, with others aiding shipmates and survivors for hours as boats and rafts kept people afloat.
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Kenneth Morgan
Princeton
Walter Reed
Oaklyn
N. J
Raymond Limpo
Carpenter
Ralph Harris
Port Arthur
Tex
W. W. Callis
Baltimore
Callis
Robert Beyer
R. Bridson
Bridson
Bobby Davis
Jacksonville
Fla
Caribbean
Bobby
Johannes Peter Gilty
Service Pay Bill Signed
President Roosevelt signed a bill boosting the minimum base pay for U S military personnel to 50 a month retroactive to June 1, raising base pay from 1500 to 1800 yearly for ranks up to second lieutenant and ensign. The measure increases officer rental allowances and affects overseas sea duty bonuses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Police Puzzling Over Shooting of Local Businessman
Gladewater police seek motive after CG Winn, a prominent local businessman, was wounded a neighbor reportedly fired six shots. Winn received a leg gunshot last night. one bullet hit him. He says the neighbor shouted “Are you afraid of me?” before opening fire after a refusal to fear.
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Gladewater
CG Winn
Winn
Poice
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