Coral Sea Battle Opens Major Naval Clash Near Australia
The Coral Sea battle rages east of Australia with Japanese and United Nations ships engaged. Allied reports claim 13 enemy vessels sunk or damaged, while Japan says five UN ships were sunk, including carriers Saratoga Yorktown and battleship Warspite as fighting moves from the Solomon Islands toward Australia.
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Jutland
Coral Sea
Australia
United Nations
U. S
Saratoga
Yorktown
Solomon Islands
Great naval battle rages east of Australia in Coral Sea
Allied headquarters report 10 Japanese ships sunk or badly damaged including an aircraft carrier and cruisers with further losses for a 9,000 ton seaplane tender and transports. Japanese claim ships sunk include the battleship California class and carriers Saratoga and Yorktown. Prime Minister Curtin calls the action crucial to the war in the Pacific.
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Allied Headquarters
Australia
Allied
Louisiade Islands
Warspite
Coral Sea
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Jutland
John Curtin
House of Representatives
Curtin
Treasury Proposes Cut in Personal Income Exemptions
The Treasury asks Congress to reduce personal tax exemptions as part of anti inflation measures. Henry Morgenthau proposes lowering exemptions for single filers and families to boost revenue by about 1.1 billion dollars. Officials debate viability of a sales tax and mandatory investment in bonds amid wartime finance.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Commerce Department
Japan Delays Naming Prisoners From Philippine Campaign
The war department notes a prolonged Japanese delay in identifying American prisoners from early Pacific battles. Only 121 officers and men are confirmed dead in the Philippines, with under 300 others reported killed elsewhere. Over 50,000 Allied troops were captured or wounded, but concrete lists remain scarce.
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Washington
Philippines
Corregidor
Bataan
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Naval
Marine Corps
Army
Pacific
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Patrons to Get One Cup of Tea or Coffee
Cleveland restaurants and lunch counters tell patrons tea or coffee will be limited to one cup per customer due to government restrictions.
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Cleveland
Road Workers Ready To Help In Wartime Ohio
Ohio highway department with 5000 employees prepared to aid stricken communities and resume war activities quickly. Director Hal G. Sours said the state first to call all highway personnel at any hour for emergencies. Despite material shortages, the department remains intact and trained for emergency duty in cooperation with defense groups.
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Columbus
Ohio
Highway Department
Hal G. Sours
Washington lifts gas rationing in West Virginia
Washington ends gasoline rationing across West Virginia except the Eastern Panhandle. Registration of consumers will not occur now. The move follows effective protest by the state congressional delegation.
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Washington
W. Virginia
Point Pleasant
Eastern Panhandle
Tiffin Teachers Bonus as Illegal, City Solicitor States
The board of education had granted teachers a $5 monthly bonus to offset higher living costs. City solicitor Eugene E. Mount informed them the extra pay is illegal.
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Board of Education
Eugene E. Mount
Torpedo Boat Ace Returns Home Optimistic on War Outlook
Lieut. John D. Bulkeley, famed for torpedo boat exploits in the Philippines, arrives on a 10 day furlough with wife and child in Long Island City. He says with a hundred torpedo boats we could sweep the Japs from the sea and, though outnumbered ten to one, America can still win when manpower shifts to a one to one basis.
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New
York
John D. Bulkeley
Philippines
Bulkeley
Long Island City
John Duncan Bulkeley, Jr
Joan
Pacific Coast
Robert Kelley
New York City
Robert E. Cox
Watertown
N. X
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Australia
British Say Yanks Started Sea Battle
London naval observers say the clash off Australia grew from interception of a Japanese invasion convoy moving toward New Hebrides or New Caledonia. They note Allied reconnaissance, a first class offensive by the Americans, and a large fleet including battleships and carriers joining the fight, the biggest sea battle since Jutland.
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London
Australia
Rabaul
Solomon Islands
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Solomons
Jutland
Workers Shop Around For Higher Paid Jobs
Cleveland report notes a shift as workers seek higher wages. United States Employment Office says employees quit government posts to take factory positions amid widespread job shopping.
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Cleveland
United States Employment Office
Employment Service
Prices on Bottled Liquor To Be Reduced
State liquor stores will cut prices starting Monday due to price ceilings. Most cuts are one to five cents per bottle, with a 46 cent reduction on an imported product and drops over 20 cents on four other brands.
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Columbus
Department of Liquor Control
Army Bomber Missing With 10 Aboard
A MacDill Field heavy bomber with 10 Army men aboard is listed as missing. The craft departed Wednesday morning on a routine training flight and did not return by 7 p.m. Searches have been dispatched from MacDill, but no trace had been found.
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Tampa
Fla
MacDill Field
MacDill
Logan War Veteran Dies in Dayton Hospital
Logan residents mourn James Poline 59 year old World War veteran who died Thursday night at Dayton Veterans Hospital after a long illness. He served with the 28th Engineers Division overseas and leaves three daughters and three brothers with funeral arrangements pending.
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Logan
James Poline
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Poline
28Th Engineers
Eastern motorists face three gallon weekly gas ration
Washington price official Leon Henderson said East Coast motorists not using cars for work could receive no more than three gallons of gasoline per week under rationing. He noted a 50 percent supply cut would push weekly use to about two to three gallons, with little prospect of exceeding three. Henderson spoke before the House Interstate Commerce Committee on the fuel and tire situation.
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Washington
Price
Leon Henderson
Seaboard
Henderson
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Nazi Raiders Attack British Coastal Town
German raiders attacked a southeast English coast town shortly before noon, roaring over rooftops and dropping bombs with cannon and machine-gun fire. The bombardment lasted under 20 seconds and there were no RAF offensive operations overnight this week.
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London
RAF
Mt. Vernon Man Held By Axis Pending Trade
Perry Laukhhuff of Mt. Vernon, identified as a secretary in the German consulate, is among at least 14 Ohioans and several hundred Americans held in Axis territories who are expected to return home aboard the Drottningholm liner.
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Washington
Perry Laukhhuff
Mt. Vernon
Drottningholm
Laukhuff
Six Dutchmen Sentenced to Death by German Court
Aneta reports six Netherlanders were sentenced to death by a German court in Amsterdam on charges of breaking into a food control office.
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London
Aneta
Amsterdam
Second European Front Might Mean Disaster
Dr. Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovak foreign minister, warned at the International Free World Association congress that talk of a second front in Europe is premature. He said the failure of a second front would deal a severe blow to democracies and urged realism among occupied nations.
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New York
Jan Masaryk
Europe
International Free World Association
Urges More Synthetic Rubber Manufacture
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard urged a sharp extension in the government program to make synthetic rubber from grain alcohol. He proposed using 80,000,000 bushels of grain to yield 200,000,000 gallons of alcohol and about 240,000 tons of synthetic rubber, roughly one third of national needs.
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Washington
Wickard
Australians Brace For Great Struggle As War Clouds Gather
Prime Minister William Morris Hughes urged Australians to brace for a major clash that could determine the nation's future as reports warned of a Japanese push toward Port Moresby. Allied bombers sunk a transport near the Louisiade Archipelago, and eight Japanese fighters attacked Port Moresby with one shot down.
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William Morris Hughes
Australia
Solomon Islands
Coral Sea
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Australian
Louisiade Archipelago
New Britain
Louisiades
Cape York
Lae
Madagascar Coup Keeps British Grip in North Africa
A British hold in Libya is assured for the summer after Madagascar’s Diego Suarez base falls under British control. A military observer notes French capitulation reduced Japanese threats to Indian Ocean supply routes while Malta fends off Axis air attacks intended to pave an invasion. He says Rommel is not strong enough for large offensives as Axis convoy losses and Malta’s continued operations curb supplies. Invasion plans for Malta were thwarted. no summer campaign expected unless Rommel breaches limits.
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London
Libya
Madagascar
Diego Suarez
Malta
Diego Suarez Bay
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
North
Africa
RAF
Luftwaffe
Rommel
Ohio's 37th Division Ready for Action Says Chief
Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler praised Ohio's 37th Division as well trained and eager after 18 months of preparation. He called the troops reckless yet disciplined and confident they can meet German and Japanese tactics, noting their morale and health are excellent.
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Robert 8. Beightler
Ohio
37Th
Beightler
America
Sewing machine for sale in town advertized Tuesday
Local ad notes a practically new White electric sewing machine sold on Tuesday. Price listed as $45, 800 with phone contact 23163 for interested buyers.
Classified notice urging Sunday ad inserts for furniture and appliance sale
A local ad invites readers to place Sunday classified ads for an unused bed room set and an old washing machine. The notice reminds advertisers to call in by 3 PM Saturday to ensure inclusion for Sunday.
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Scotty
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