Japan invasion fears rise as Curtin eyes defense of Australia
Australia faces intensified war pressure as Curtin proclaims stalemate to Japanese design and launches the second Liberty Loan drive while Allied fleets chase a hypothetical invasion fleet. In China, Chiang Kai-shek reports gains against Japan but warns of heavy fighting as forces clash along Chekiang and Kwangtung fronts. In the U S, a posse shoots Henry Hartzell, accused of murdering his father, dead in a farmhouse gun battle.
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Australia
Curtin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chi
Shakichen
Kinhwa
Chuhsien
China
Commonwealth
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Iig
Tokyo
Ngfa
Ten
Nton
Yuhwan
Wenchow
Chekiang
Sumneytown
Henry Hartzell
Bombers Hit Krupp Armament Works at Essen
More than 1,000 RAF aircraft attacked the Krupp munitions complex in Essen before dawn. The raid followed reports of German refugees fleeing the Rhineland as Allied pressure intensified on Germany's war industry.
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Cologne
Germany
Essen
Krupp
Rhineland
Albany ad offers fastest way to sell livestock
Mr Coe writes that a 33 cent fine was paid for his ad after selling a fresh 4 year old Jersey cow. He notes eight inquiries after placing the ad and mentions a hell of a calf. Perry G Coe of Albany advertises messenger classifieds as the efficient method to sell livestock and produce with dial 0242 for phone ads.
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Jersey
Perry G. Coe
Albany
Messenger
British minister Lyttleton visit ties to second European front
Washington officials say Oliver Lyttleton’s planned talks with President Roosevelt and Donald Nelson aim to merge British and American production, form a joint board, showcase U S armament lines, and discuss an Anglo-American food board while weighing Western Front timing amid shipping constraints.
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Washington
Oliver Lyttelton
Lyttleton
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
America
War Food Board
Claude Wickard
Nelson
United Nations
France
Widely Known Stewart Native Dies Monday
Howard Biggins age 80, a Stewart resident, died suddenly at his home. He lived in Stewart his entire life and passed away with his brother William at their home. Surviving are two sisters Mrs. John Butts Athens and Mrs. Nancy Weethee Kananga, one brother William Biggins Stewart, five nephews and two nieces. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m in the Stewart Methodist Church.
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Stewart
Howard Biggins
Biggins
William Howard
John Butts
Athens
Nancy Weethee
Kananga
William Biggins
Ohio old age pension list shows smallest waiting group in years
In Columbus officials report the Ohio old age pension list reached a low point with only 6 512 people over 65 seeking aid in the first four months this year versus 10 133 in the same period in 1941.
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Columbus
Ohio
Coastal blackout order covers tri state area
New York New Jersey and Delaware coastal zones face nightly quasi blackouts with every window skylight screened and outdoor sign out required during the duration of the warning affecting residents and businesses in the region.
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New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Texans Take Part in RAF Raids on Rhine
At a RAF bomber base ground crews prepare for a raid on Essen and the Ruhr. Stirlings Halifaxes and Lancasters sit ready as mechanics load incendiaries and high explosive bombs. Leonard Johnson of Corpus Christi Texas a Texas University football fan will fly as wireless operator gunner in a crew amid a tense weather forecast and war chatter.
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Rhine
RAF Bomber Command
Essen
Ruhr
Bobby Jones
Leonard Johnson
Corpus Christi
Texas
Texas University
Johnson
Uae
First Daylight Practice Raid Demonstrates US Capital Safety
Sirens wailed over Washington as an air raid drill sent an ambulance and two fire trucks to the White House. Gates were barricaded and stations readied to show how officials would respond to a real bombing with executives and staff sheltering in designated areas. Secretary Knox and Secretary Stimson joined Secretary Hull at the State Department as alarms sounded.
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Washington
White House
Executive Office
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Mansfield Convict Slain By Fellow Prisoner
In a life and death struggle an inmate died after being slashed in a Mansfield State Reformatory cell block last night. Charlies Dickerson, 31, suffered thirteen wounds. fellow inmate Ernest Moore, 19, faces murder charges after allegedly stabbing over an accusation of ratted behavior.
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Mansfield
State Reformatory
Charlies Dickerson
Harold Lutz
Ernest Moore
Lutz
Moore
Dickerson
Professor Chosen Socialist Party Head
The Socialist Party named Dr Maynard C Krueger University of Chicago economics professor its national chairman to succeed Norman Thomas and declared the party does not bless this war or any war.
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Milwaukee
Socialist Party
Maynard C. Krueger
University of Chicago
Norman Thomas
Bion Bradbury Elected to Gallia School Post
Gallia County officials announce Bion Bradbury former Gallia schools superintendent was elected assistant superintendent of the county system for a two year term.
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Bion Bradbury
Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia’ ‘County
Adeline Gray to Jump Nylon Parachute First Live Test
Miss Adeline Gray will jump from an airplane over Brainard Field in Hartford tomorrow morning for the world’s first live test of a parachute made from nylon instead of silk. The test aims to demonstrate the material’s reliability and potential for aviation safety.
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Hartford
Conn
Adeline Gray
Brainard Field
Defense official warns of regional civil defense actions
Regional Civilian Defense Director Charles H. Murchison announced potential sudden incidents in southeastern cities, mentioning flares or sacks of flour as possible elements of upcoming protective measures.
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Atlanta
Charles H. Murchison
20 000 Reported Killed in RAF Raid on Cologne
The New York Times cites private Berlin observers reporting about 20 000 killed in the Cologne raid. About 60 percent of Cologne’s 800 000 residents evacuated, with mass migrations spreading to Düsseldorf Mainz and other Rhineland cities as fears of more bombardment rise.
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Cologne
NEW York
Rhineland
New York Times
Berlin
Munich
Aacheon
Dusseldorf
Wuppertal
Mainz
Missing in Philippines: Meigs and Gallia men
Sergeant James Wylie of Luzon Fort McKinely area is reported missing after last February. Private Clarence Sims of Crown City, 26, also missing since the fall of Corregidor after three years service. Sims, a Middleport High School and Ohio University graduate, enlisted after a daring escape and voyage to a Philippine harbor. Wylie sent a Christmas money gift to his aunt before disappearing.
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Middleport
James Wylie
Luzon Island
Fort McKinely
Sam Fick
S. Second Ave
Wylie
Gallipolis
Lafayette Sims
Crown City
War Department
Pvt
Clarence FE. Sims
Corregidor
Sims
Middleport High School
Ohio University
Athlens
Man
Louisiana
Philippine
United States Army
Philadelphia
Philippines
Ann Jones
Greater Liquor Sales Reported
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Liquor Director Jacob B Taylor said demand rose as more people bought liquor rather than more liquor. Gallonage from Jan 1 to May 16 totaled 3 607 333, up 489 014 gallons from 1941. Wartime employment boosted spending, but tire shortages and potential gasoline rationing could curb suburban and rural tavern sales.
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Columbus
Jacob B. Taylor
Ohio Liquor
Taylor
Duke Cuts Short His Visit to Washington
The Duke of Windsor ends his trip to the United States to return to the Bahamas on urgent business less than 24 hours after arriving. The Duchess stays at the British Embassy. They were hosted by President and Mrs. Roosevelt at a luncheon as the Duke began war effort conferences.
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Washington
Duke of Windsor
United States
Bahamas
Stag Party Planned By Jaycees Wednesday
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a stag party for members and guests after their meeting at Hotel Berry. President Frank Cook urges all members to be present for the 8 o'clock opening.
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Athens
Iowa Governor Wins Senatorial Nomination
Des Moines reports Governor George A. Wilson appears the winner of the Iowa Republican senatorial nomination after a primary where GOP turnout vastly surpassed Democratic votes. Wilson led with strong support as the party solidified its bid for the Senate.
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Iowa
Des Moines. In
George A. Wilson
Belgians Sent to German Factories After Leopold Surrender
Brussels reported that about 300000 Belgian workers were sent to German factories during the two years after King Leopold capitulated to the Nazi armies.
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VICHY
Brusses Advices
Leopold
Mexico Joins United Nations War Alliance
Mexico declared war on the Axis becoming the 27th United Nations ally. President Manuel Avila Camacho signed the declaration on May 22 after the cabinet decided full beligerency in response to submarine attacks, uniting Mexico with Latin American republics from Panama to the far north.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United Nations
Manuel Avila Cam Jacho
Panama
North America
Picket Lines Labeled Organizing Racket by AFL
Washington AP report notes the International Brotherhood of Teamsters calls picket lines an organizing racket and urges members to use them as a wartime measure to move goods when necessary.
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Washington
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Bricker Proclaims Flag Week June 14 in Ohio
Governor John W. Bricker urged Ohio residents to display the American flag at homes and businesses as Flag Week is proclaimed for June 14 to honor the national banner.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania
Roosevelt urged Congress to declare war on three minor Axis partners Bulgaria Hungary and Romania a formality to add them to the United States war list. Churchill said British air raids over the Reich totaled 1036 planes with plans for greater assaults as the US joins.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
United States
Japan
Germany
Italy
Churchill vows harsher raids on Reich as RAF losses rise
Churchill told Parliament that more severe raids would hit German cities in a vast offensive. He cited 1 036 RAF planes over Germany and warned of an ordeal unlike any seen before. Meanwhile German night raids hit Ipswich after Canterbury, and Rommel’s advances near Tobruk faced setbacks as Allied air and ground actions intensified.
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Churchill
Germany
Canterbury
Ipswich
el Ualeb
Tobruk
London
Church i
Er‘win Rommel
Rommel
Claude Auchinleck
Meigs County Added To Defense Rent Area
The Office of Price Administration reports Meigs County Ohio and Jackson County West Virginia have been added to the Point Pleasant Gallipolis defense rental area. Gallia County Ohio and Mason County West Virginia were already part of the district. The recommended maximum rent date is March 1.
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Cleveland
Meigs County
Ohio
Jackson County
West Virginia
Point Pleasant-Gallipolis
Office of Price Administration
Gallia County
Mason County
Assassination Attempt Shocks Hitler Regime
In Czechoslovakia Reinhard Heydrich’s deadly attack sparks German fears of weakened Gestapo control. The uprising by occupied peoples signals a shift in morale as Allied raids boost resistance and threaten Nazi authority across Cologne and Essen. The invisible front moves.
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Hitler
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Czechoslovakia
Fuehrer
Berlin
Dey Ienker
Wich
Send-Offs for Recruits Asked in Ohio
Lieut. Gov. Paul M. Herbert proposed that Ohio American Legion Posts with about 50 000 members organize proper send-off ceremonies for men entering the armed services. He urged a band music or similar tribute to lift morale, in a letter to Floyd R. Hartpence, American Legion commander.
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Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
American Legion
Herbert
Ohio American Legion
Floyd R. Hartpence
Westerville
Convoy Fights Through Air and Submarine Attacks
The Admiralty reported a large convoy of freighters reached a North Russian port despite sustained U-boat and air assaults. Officials estimated German forces used well over a hundred attacks over five days and nights to stop the convoy.
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London
Admiralty
Special Diet Helps Cincinnati Student Reach Army Weight
Eugene W. McCready a University of Cincinnati sophomore from Salem was six pounds under the required weight but a diet prepared by a nutrition expert under University nursing staff aided his entry into the Army Air Corps. Mrs Emily Jones of the university school of nursing supervised the diet plan and his enlistment followed two weeks after the initial rejection.
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Cincinnati
Eugene W. McCready
University of Cincinnati
Salem
Army Air Corps
McCready
Emily Jones
University
School of Nursing
States adopt federal trucking license rules for war material travel
All states lacking minimum trucking and reciprocal license regulations have enacted them to ease movement of war materials over highways, following federal government requests. The change standardizes permits and speeds transport during wartime.
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Washington
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