Nazis Warn Vichy over Martinique ships
Reports from Vichy claim Hitler ordered France to scuttle 140000 tons of merchant ships at Martinique to keep them from the Allies. The fleet includes tanker ships, the aircraft carrier Bearn, two cruisers, and over 100 US made planes, with US demands for demobilization and garrison access noted in German radio dispatches.
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Vichy
Germany
France
Martinique
United States
Adolf Hitler
Bearn
Georges Robert
Caribbean
U. S
Fort de France
Marti
Nazis Claim Victory in Battle of Kerch
The German high command says the breach on the Kerch isthmus is decided after heavy fighting near Kerch Peninsula. German dispatches claim victory though Soviet communiques report no substantial changes overnight. About 40,000 prisoners were reported captured as the battle continued at the entrance to the Kerch Strait.
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Kerch Peninsula
Kerch
Kerch Strait
Caucasus
Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Crimea
Taganrog
Kharkov
Roosevelt OKs bill to add submarines for war effort
President Roosevelt signed into law a bill authorizing construction of 200,000 tons more submarines to expand the fleet. House Naval Committee Chairman Vinson says the measure provides for more than 100 submarines, though the exact number remains a military secret.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Committee
Firemen repair washing machine to free Angora cat
Norwich Connecticut firemen Stanley Osik and Howard Ludlow quickly dismantled and reassembled Mrs. William C. Thorp’s washing machine to release her Angora cat caught in the gears. The rest of the text notes mild afternoon weather with a high of 83 and a low of 42.
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Norwich
Conn
Stanley Osik
Howard Ludlow
William C. Thorp
Poison Food Strikes Hedley High School
Nearly all of Hedley High School in Hedley along with teachers were hospitalized after a mass case of food poisoning. About 80 people were affected with dozens sent to Clarendon or Memphis for treatment as doctors investigated tainted cafeteria food.
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Hedley
U.P
Hedley High School
Clarendon
Memphis
Keith Lowell
Clarendon Hospital
Lowell
Oklahoma girl Madeline Webb on trial for murder decoy
In New York on May 13 U P the 28 year old Madeline Webb sat between two male defendants Eli Showbrun and John Cullen as Assistant District Attorney Jacob Grumet opened the case. He told the blue ribbon jury that Webb acted as the decoy in the first degree murder of Mrs Susie Reich the wealthy refugee.
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New York
U.P
Madeline Webb
Oklahoma
Miss Webb
Bronx
Jacob Grumet
Blue Ribbon
Susie F. Reich
Eli Showbrun
John D. Cullen
Reich
Showbrun
Cullen
Grumet
Holman Team Leads USO Campaign in First City Report
Wade Holman captains the top USO team in the first city county report for a $22,000 drive. Team includes Young Gunn Troth Archambeau Morris Robertson Blythe Upshaw. initial contributions total $1,458.50. City county chair L H Cedar Puckett says the report is incomplete and the drive should finish soon. Headquarters are on Amarillo Building's eighth floor with John F Guide supervising other captains and local sponsors listed.
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USO
Wade Holman
Holman
Charles Young
Bill Gunn
Tom Troth
Ernest Archambeau
Joe Morris
Charles Robertson
J. K. Blythe
Fancher Upshaw
L. H. Cedar Puckett
Amarillo
John F. Guide
Harvey Allen
Eldon Deleator
Abe Feferman
A. E. Herman
John Maynard
Harold Nichols
L. L. Short
Clay Thornton
Norwood West
Chinese Cut Jap Lines In Burma and Burma Fronts
Chinese forces in central Burma reported to have cut Japanese supply lines to the Lashio and Myitkyina fronts. Reinforcements were aimed at northern Burma, while RAF heavy bombers hit Akyab airfield. By May 13, fighting near Salween, Lashio, and Mangshih continued as Chinese and American air forces targeted Japanese concentrations and rear areas.
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Burma
Chungking
China
Lashio
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Bhamo
Chi
Salween
Rome
India
Yunnan Province
New Delhi
Akyab
Joseph W. Stilwell
Maymyo
Burma Road
Mangshih
Chefang
Chindwin River
Imphal
Bay of Bengal
Chittagong
Calcutta
Japanese invasion fleet massing for new strike near Australia
Allied dispatches report a Japanese fleet assembling at island bases northeast of Australia with heavy reinforcements expected for a fresh offensive. Waships and transports were seen at bases as reconnaissance noted ongoing Japanese air activity from Rabaul and Lae. Bad weather briefly disrupted MacArthur's air operations but reinforcements continued arriving to threaten Australia and Allied forces.
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Melborne
U.P
Australia
Coral Sea
United States
Rabaul
Bismarck Islands
Lae
North New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Mild temperatures this afternoon give way to cooler night conditions across Amarillo and West Texas. Panhandle and South Plains see colder highs and lows than yesterday with New Mexico showing similar afternoon readings and warmer night levels. Temperature extremes over the 24 hours end at 6 30 A.M. with a minimum 42 and maximum 83 and noon temperature at 69.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Forces in Kerch Peninsula Battle Intensify
On May 13 Soviet forces including the Black Sea fleet engage in the Kerch Peninsula fighting as German land sea and air assaults press toward the Caucasus gateway oil region.
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Moscow
Russia
Black Sea
Kerch
Caucasus
Axis-Kerch Offensive Opens Three-Front Crimean Campaign
Reports say Soviet forces encircled and pursued on the Kerch Peninsula as Axis and Romanian troops land near Feodosiya and push toward Ojuspete. Soviet losses cited include 40,000 prisoners, hundreds of tanks and guns, while Moscow notes heavy fighting across the Crimean Panhandle.
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Kerch
Moscow
Crimean Panhandle
Gulf of Feodosiya
Ojuspete
Gulf of Arabat
Sea of Azov
Crimea
Bond efforts falter in Potter County May drive
In Potter County the Victory Bond and Stamp quota has not been met on any day in May. Officials warn of potential consequences if the shortfall continues and urge renewed public support for the bond program.
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Potter County
Spanish Syndicates Sign Up Workers for German Service
Syndicates across Spain begin enlisting workers for labor service in Germany. The Nazis provide transport to and from Germany.
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Madrid
Spain
Germany
Build Dirigibles To Battle Subs
Washington report says Axis submarines near U S shores prompt talks of giant dirigibles to hunt and destroy subs. House Naval Committee approves 24 more non rigid blimps while considering rigid types for wider patrol use under navy guidance.
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Washington
American
St. Lawrence River
Congress
House Naval Committee
Senate
House
Rep. Maas
Minnesota
Charles E. Rosendahl
Confused Maneuvers Hint at Laval Difficuties in France
In Vichy Laval faces mounting obstacles to his pro Axis program as he holds more talks after returning from the Demarcation Line with Otto Abetz. No decisive announcement followed. In Vatican City Pope Pius XII urged a universal appeal for peace, broadcast to all people.
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Bern
Switzerland
Vichy
Paris
Pierre Laval
France
Laval
Moulins
Otto Abetz
Adolf Hitler
Vatican City
Vatican
Pope Pius XII
Glee Club Campaign For Jeep Subscriptions In Amarillo
Amarillo High School Glee Club launches a city wide drive to mail the Jeep to service members. Subscriptions cost 1 annually, with options to send to friends in service, and the paper will exclude advertising and focus on Panhandle news and service member interests. Deadline is Sunday to ensure the first issue next week.
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Globe News
Panhandle
Amarillo
Glee
Jeep
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