Allied Sub On Jap Coast Sinks Konron Maru in Tsushima Straits
An Allied submarine penetrated the Tsushima Straits and sank the ferry Konron Maru between Shimonoseki and Fusan. Domei News Agency in Tokyo quoted a railways ministry report that only 70 of 616 aboard were rescued from rough seas after the Oct 5 attack. The piece also notes a Canadian soldier and British-Canadian wife gaining postwar retirement benefits and passage to Canada.
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Tsushimaa Straits
Shimonoseki
Honshu
Fusan
Korea
Railways Ministry
Domei
Tokyo
Canada
Sharp Increases Sought in Allowances For Dependents of Men in the Service
The Senate endorses substantial rises in service family support with monthly allotments proposed at 80 dollars to wives with one child and 20 dollars for each additional child. House plans mirror higher allowances, while current law gives 50 dollars to a wife and 12 for the first child. The vote followed Wheeler's failed bid to bar further draft of fathers, as Congress weighs broader relief and safeguards for draft-age families.
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Washington
Senate
House
Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Malaria Battle Highlighted by Navy Doctors in the Pacific
San Diego reports Lt. Caard Thomas P. Sharkey MC describes malaria fights by American Naval Medical officers in the South Pacific. They destroy mosquito breeding sites, blast coral layers and clear water flow to prevent stagnation, with natives cooperating to reduce larvae in coconut shells.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
South Pacific
Caard
Thomas P. Sharkey
Dayton
Ohio
Sharkey
Naval Hospital
U.S
Medical Department
First Casualty in Revolutionary War at Westminster Vermont
Westminster Vermont recalls the 1775 seizure of the courthouse by Vermonters and the death of William French as a possible first casualty of the American Revolution. The tombstone inscription cites death "by the hands of cruel ministerial tools of George am." The article also notes 22 million pieces of mail are shipped weekly to U S overseas forces.
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Westminster
U.P
Lexington
William French
French
George Am
U. S
Courthouse Records and Property Transfers Noted in District Records
Listing of warranty deeds across Glenwood Curtis Glidden Neill Singleton Plemons and other Texas towns with parcel details and revocation stamps followed by District Court divorce action Harvey Pollard Alexander Maggie Helen Alexander and a batch of marriage licenses including McMahan Edwards Johnson Whittington Hoffman Gilson Leaver McDede Haskins Plinto Siler and Vaughn Bingham.
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Pearl L. Vernon
J. L. Gober
Curtis
O. W. Harrison
Dick Boren
Glenwood
Jeff L. Singleton
Et Ax
Neill Singleton
Glidden & Sanborn
Ernest Denney
Oliver R. E. Barfield
Veda Redder
Plemons
C. D. Dewey
Fred J. Mulkey
Ford
Glenwood Addn
Ray J. Noblitt
Geo. W. Prescott
Country Club Dist
A. E. Wilkinson
Mamie E. Osterman
S. J. Hts
Harvey Pollard Alexander
Maggie Helen Alexander
Johnnie F. McMahan
Alma Ruth Edwards
Richard C. Johnson
Alma Mae Whittington
Lloyd G. Hoffman
Hazel R. Gilson
Glenden L. Leaver
Margaret McDede
Foster C. Haskins
Sophia Plinto
Carlis Brown
Eleanor Siler
Melbert Bradley
Sibyl Brakebill
Charles W. Vaughn
Juanita Bingham
J. W. Sullivan
Cornell Library Adds Notable New York Newspaper Runs
University librarian Otto Kinkeldey announces nine newspaper collections arriving at Cornell University enriching the state history archive. The offerings include volumes from Painted Post Times Prattsburgh News Corning Journal Bath Plaindealer Bath Gazette Genesee Advertiser and runs from Syracuse Utica Watkins Express and Steuben Courier among others.
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Ithaca
N. Y
U.P
New York State
Cornell University
Otto Kinkeldey
Painted Post Times
Prattsburgh News
Corning Journal
Bath Plaindealer
Fears Spooks Out In On Police Radio
Chattanooga police radio dispatcher William Campbell reports stray calls amid stormy weather. A transmission from a nearby town directed units to the cemetery vault for help, but the origin remained unclear. The article notes French North Africa has about 16 million inhabitants.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
William Campbell
Campbell
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