British Smash Axis Tank Attack at Bir El Hacheim
The Associated Press reports Rommel reinforcing in North Africa as British and Indian troops relieve Bir El Hacheim, repelling a second Axis tank assault on the desert stronghold. British air and naval actions hit Tirpitz and Hipper in Norway while a major India-bound convoy arrives with tanks and anti aircraft guns.
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Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Bir el Hacheim
Mediterranean Sea
Arctic
Germany
Russia
London
Tirpitz
Admiral Hipper
Trondheim
Norway
Murmansk
Ard
Archangel
Dieppe
France
Holland
Bryansk Front
Moscow
India
Britain
Libya
United Kingdom
Japs Use Gas in China. U S Warns of Retaliation
President Roosevelt said official information shows Japan uses poison gas against China. He declared the United States would retaliate in kind and fully if Japan continues the warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
China
United States
U S to Buy Scrap Rubber at 25 A Ton
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones announced the government will purchase scrap rubber in carload lots nationwide at a flat price of 25 dollars per ton. The move aims to boost collector efforts and provide financial and patriotic incentive for scrap rubber collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesse Jones
United States
Jones
Bandits Rob Two Brewery Officials of 14000 Cash
Four men armed with sawed off shotguns crowded a curbside to rob Krantz Brewery Co officials of fourteen thousand dollars in cash today. The incident occurred as the officials arrived at a Toledo location to deliver funds. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Krantz Brewery Co
21 Killed in Blast at Elmwood Arsenal
An explosion rocked the Elmwood Arsenal near Joliet, killing 21 workers and injuring many more. Officials reported no sabotage found, a board of inquiry will investigate, and operations in the affected group will resume shortly. The $30 million complex spans 16 500 acres with 85 miles of rail, near the Kankakee TNT plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doolittle
Tokyo
Elwood
Kankakee
Newspapers gain role in wartime advertising needs
William H. Howard of Macy & Co. told a National Federation of Sales Executives convention that newspapers will grow in importance for concise ads to suit busy wartime readers. He said locals will buy locally, and newspapers will see higher readership and more home decoration interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Howard
R. H. Macy & Co
National Federation of Sales Executives
Howard
Charles Sterling Millard Dies at 68
Cincinnati AP reports Charles Sterling Millard aged 68 vice president and general manager of the New York Central Railroad died today from a heart ailment.
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Cincinnati
Charles Sterling Millard
New York Central Railroad
Expansion at Pt Pleasant Shipyards
A Point Pleasant official says Marietta Manufacturing Company shipyards will hire several thousand more workers soon. The statement highlights upcoming job opportunities in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pt. Pleasant Shipyards
Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Company
War Today: Axis set for possible world war surge
The article foresees a broader Axis offensive as Japan expands raids on Midway and Dutch Harbor and Nazi plans target Egypt and the Suez Canal. It notes potential 200 divisions ready for action, massive air power buildup, and the chance of new fronts against the United States or Russia as the war nears a climactic year.
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Jon Dutch Harbor
Midway Island
Little Midway
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Rus
Hitler
United States
Russia
Dependents' Support Bill Heads to House Action
The house weighs a $50 monthly minimum for armed forces pay with soldiers contributing $20 to $22 for dependents. A Senate backed plan would require a $22 contribution for dependents with extra options and government additions. The measure also seeks to fix the order of calls for active service under Selective Service, prioritizing unmarried registrants and those with dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Taft
R-Ohle
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Public hearing sought on Navy against sea raiders
Senator Ellenor of Louisiana opened a probe into the Navy campaign after the loss of a patrol boat and five merchant ships in recent days. The Navy said four merchantmen plus the patrol boat were sunk in the Atlantic and one merchantman in the Pacific, raising weekly Atlantic losses to 18 and total US war losses to 245 since Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Navy
Atlantic
Far Pacific
Ellender
D-La
Senate Naval Affaired
Washington
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Independent Gas Dealers Face Doom Under Ration Plan
Sol Herzog, moral counsel of the Eastern Gasoline Conference representing 17 states, warned that the proposed gas line rationing plan will force independent dealers out of business. He likened their fate to a man who stops a bullet, saying war times require tough choices but this termination is unnecessary.
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New York
Sol Herzog
Herzog
Airman Appointed Assistant Army Chief
The War Department names Idwal H. Edwards 47 year old command pilot as assistant chief of staff for organization and training for the entire army. The move expands air power influence as half of staff officers are airmen, while the four assistants to General Marshall have come from ground combat branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Idwal H. Edwards
General Staff
George C. Marshall
Trapped Miner Fatally Injured at Jones Mine No 6
Willard Hinger aged 41 of Roseville died after being trapped under a state fall at Jones Mine No 6 in Willard. The incident occurred during mining operations and authorities reported the fatal injury.
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Zanesville
Jones Mine
Willard Hinger
Roseville
Food Requirement Group Is Formed In Washington
President Roosevelt announces the formation of a Food Requirement Group to regulate civilian and military food production and determine civilian and foreign needs. The committee can speed up or curb domestic output as situations demand and will coordinate with War and Navy Departments. He cites Japan's gas warfare claims as context for potential use of gas against Japanese forces, while noting no authoritative reports on mistreatment of American prisoners.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Nelson
Great Britain
Germany
Churchill
Reich
Roosevelt
State Department
War
Navy Departments
Commando Declares Germans Have Jitters
British commandos raided Boulogne Le Touquet defenses firing on German troops. A Nazi patrol boat was sunk and another grounded in flames. An officer said Jerry has got the jitters reflecting German unease after the raid.
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London
Boulogne-Le Touquet
Jerry
Special Service
Hearings Set Monday for Six Spy Suspects
In Cincinnati four men and two women will face informal hearings led by Assistant U. S. Attorney Frederic W. J. The six suspects were arrested by FBI agents in raids yesterday in Cincinnati and Cleves. Evidence includes shotguns cameras short wave receiving sets a Hitler portrait and a swastika flag.
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Cincinnati
Frederic W. J
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cleves
Hitler
Fourteen Army Fliers Die in Bomber Crash at San Rafael
In San Rafael California fourteen army fliers died when a heavy bomber crashed on a hilltop near here during an emergency circling maneuver. Flames engulfed the wreckage as the plane went down last night according to the army.
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San Rafael
Calif
Refusal to Recommend Burr Oak Dam Fund
Secretary of War Stimson announced the Budget Bureau would not recommend an appropriation for Burr Oak Dam near Glouster Ohio in Athens County. The project budget was estimated at 400000 dollars with 295000 dollars requested from state and local contributions.
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Washington
Stimson
Budget Bureau
Burr Oak Dam
Glouster
Athens County
Landon proposes alcohol rubber from grain and opposes rationing
Alf M. Landon, Kansas oil operator and 1936 Republican presidential nominee, urged producing rubber from grain alcohol to solve rubber and farm issues. He criticized the administration on rubber and gasoline, and said rationing lacks facts. Nearly 100 congressmen urged a study of gasoline needs, arguing against nationwide rationing.
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Chicago
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Executive Club
Washington
Congress
Army studies governments in Europe restoration plan
Clarence E. Pickett said sixty officers are training at a southern university to restore and operate civil governments in European countries as they are reconquered. The group graduates from Friends Central School, reflecting expectations of a staff to run civil administrations after destruction.
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Philadelphia
United States Army
Europe
Clarence E. Pickett
American Friends Service Committee
Southern University
Pickett
Friends’ Central School
Gallipolis Pool to Open Saturday at Noon
The municipal swimming pool in Gallipolis will open at noon Saturday after several days of preparatory work. Workmen have prepared the pool and the opening had been delayed beyond the expected date.
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Gallipolis
Naval Engagement Follows Midway Island Attack
The report details a major Pacific battle following Japan's raid on Midway Island. Admiral Nimitz said attacks on the enemy continue as American and Japanese forces clash. Sustained fighting off Midway involved carriers, battleships, and heavy cruisers with limited damage and no U.S. casualties. Allied actions near Australia claim sinking two Japanese submarines, with further strikes off Madagascar and Diego Suarez.
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Midway Island
Pacific
United States
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Washington
Nimitz
Midway
United States West Coast
Alaska
Panama Canal
U. S
Hawaii
Tokyo
Posar
Little Island
Wake
Guam
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Sydney Harbor
Madagascar
Imperial Tokyo
Diego Suarez
Admiralty
Port Columbus Becomes Navy Aviation Hub in Ohio
Lt. Comdr. Earle C. Stephenson announced a navy delivery unit will fly planes from Port Columbus to service units. Curtiss-Wright’s factory here builds scout planes for the Navy and later a dive bomber. After flight testing, Curtiss pilots will hand planes to Navy aviators. Barracks and enlisted personnel will be stationed, with more barracks planned.
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Columbus
Port Columbus
Earle C. Stephenson
Navy
Curtiss - Wright Corporation
Curtiss
Peterson
Dehydration Paves Way For More Meat Exports
Chicago reports a new dehydration method to pack and ship meat for lend-lease aid. Ground and dried beef and pork pellets reduce space, enabling cargo comparable to ten ships. Officials foresee domestic menus and future expansion for allied and military food supplies.
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Chicago
America
American Meat Institute
Chemist Says Synthetics Are Here To Stay
Midland, Mich. Dr Willard H Dow of Dow Chemical discusses the synthetic rubber Thiokol developed from a Kansas City chemist discovery thirteen years ago. He predicts Americans will not return to natural rubber after the war and notes potential tire retreading capacity of up to one million tires monthly starting late summer to ease shortages.
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Midland
Mich
Willard H. Dow
Dow
Dow Chemical
Dow Company
Kansas City
America
Lewis Described as Sinister Figure by House Member
Rep Wright of Pennsylvania labeled John L. Lewis UMWA chief as a rising sinister figure in contemporary American life. He argued Lewis has outlived his usefulness as a leader in the industrial war economy and that his influence should end.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Wright
D.-Pa
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Atlantic
John L.lewis
Maritime Official Sees Rapid U S Shipbuilding Rise
Milwaukee war report quotes Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery, vice chairman of the U S Maritime Commission, predicting U S shipyards can build more tonnage in one year than the British merchant fleet did at the war’s start given steel. He notes Coral Sea bombs reached the Pacific in ships laid after Pearl Harbor.
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Milwaukee
Howard L. Vickery
Vickery
U. S. Maritime Commission
Pearl Harbor
Ohio Stamp and Bond Sales Hit New High
Ohio sales of war savings stamps and bonds in May reached 32 384 920 dollars, surpassing the Treasury Department quota of 31 768 700 dollars. Roy D. Moore, state administrator of the savings staff, announced today.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Treasury Department
Roy D. Moore
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