Germans Surrender Unconditionally Ends War in Europe
Exclusive AP report Monday May 4 1943 reveals Germany capitulated unconditionally to Western Allies and USSR. Ed Kennedy of AP Paris bureau dispatches from Reims detailing the surrender and the signing parties while SHAEF suspends AP filing in Europe for hours. Churchill and Truman later announce VE Day plans as news spreads.
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Associated Press
Germany
Eaéward Kennedy
Western Front
United States
Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Kennedy
News
Reims
France
Faris
London
EWT
Ministry of Information
Churchill
King George
Europe
Washington
Moscow
Truman
Pales
Russia
Eisenhower
Gustav Jodl
SHAEF
A. P
AEW
Russell Landstrom
Landstrom
Lewis Hawkins
Hawkins
Morton Gudebrod
Gudebrod
Edward Kennedy
Ed Kennedy
Relms
James F. King
King
Alex Singleton
Sandstrom
Dwight L. Pitkin
New York
Passhill
New York Foreign Desk
Thare
British Press Association
The
Press Association
Edward Murrow
Columbia Broadcasting System
Stalin
Newbedy
Flensburg
Schleswig- Holstein
Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk
Karl Doenitz
Hitler
Fuehrer
American Broadcasting Station In
ABSIF
ABSIE
Ottawa
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Frank Alien, Jr
Frank Allen, Jr
USA
Austin Beatmear
Fall River
Mass
Herald News
War Stimson
Messrs
Karl Dalquist
New Haven Conn. Journal-Courier
Cossacks Free 28000 Allied Prisoners at Elbe Camp
Lieutenant Lyle A. Silvernail recalls Russians liberating a camp east of the Elbe. Cavalry troops smashed fences with their horses freeing 28 000 prisoners and sharing food and supplies, while casualties occurred when two lines met. One apology followed a mistaken crossfire with other prisoners.
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Hal Boyle
69TH
Elbe
Lyle A. Silvernail
Lawtown
Mich
Silvernail
No Man’s Land
German Navy Surrenders in Upper Adriatic Theater
Allied command announced the capitulation of the German Navy in the theater, surrendering 22 enemy ships, one small submarine, and 1,300 sailors at Ancona. Genoa and Upper Adriatic ports were being cleared of mines as channels reopened through sunken vessels.
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Adriatic
Rome
Ancona
Genoa
Adrietice
OPA to brief Northeastern Ohio slaughterers in Akron
Office of Price Administration officials will hold the first of four meetings with Northeastern Ohio Class 2 slaughters to explain the agency s new slaughter control order tonight in Akron.
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OPA
Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Akron
Hungarian Crown Jewels In Custody Of Yanks
American forces seized the Hungarian crown jewels after a capture in Fraham Austria, about 30 miles north of Salzburg. Ferenc Szalasi, former Hungarian premier, was captured as the 86th division took Matsee, a town in Austria.
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Seventh Army
Jevels
Fraham
Salzburg
Ferenc Szalasi
Hungary
Admiral Horthy
86Th
Blackhawk
Matsee
Austria
Lusitania Surrender Anniversary Stirs War Sentiment
New York reports Germany's unconditional surrender marks the 30th anniversary of the Lusitania sinking by a U boat. The disaster killed 1,980 people, including 124 Americans, inflaming neutral nations and fueling anti German sentiment.
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New York
Germany
Britain
WAVES Recruitment Sharpens in Navy Hospital Corps
The navy announced a boost in WAVES recruitment from 880 to 2000 monthly to meet current needs. Many recruits will be assigned to hospital corps and serve in medical facilities.
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Washington
Navy
Protests Rally as AP Filing Suspended in Europe
Readers, editors, and several newspapers condemn the suspension of Associated Press European filing facilities after Kennedy reports Germany’s surrender. Prominent figures urge President Truman to restore access, praising AP’s journalistic integrity and warning against press suppression.
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Associated Press
Europe
Edward Kennedy
Germany
Kennedy
Roy W. Howard
Scripps- Howard
Truman
Howard
United Press
Sayre
Penna
Evening Times
Newark
Star-Ledger
Les
Washington
H. F. Wheeler
Boston Traveler
Shaef
San Francisco News
Ted O. Thackrey
Edward P. Flynn
New York Post
Ted Cannon
Salt Lake Desert
Logan Social Notes Bridge Club Meets and Honors
Mrs Karl Poling hosted the Charminny Bridge group on N Market St with Mrs William Clapp taking high score and Mrs Lew Graham second. Other members served included Mrs Ross Adcock Mrs Charles Huffman Mrs Henry Dague Mrs Elder Martin and Mrs Darley Kitchen. Next hostess will be Mrs Kitchen. Mrs Arthur Dawley celebrated her mother Mrs Elia Guess with a birthday dinner at Carbon Hall with gifts from family and friends. Mr and Mrs William Coakley welcomed a son at 7 15 Thursday evening weighing 9 12 pounds. Mrs Howard Levittz of Columbus visits her Logan relatives. Mrs Harry Bell to host Harrington Class Monday on S Market St. Catherine Fox visits Columbus for the weekend. Logan Masonic Chapter No 75 conferred Mark and Master degrees at the Masonic Temple. W F Wetherill former Logan mayor and Lodge of Eagles grand treasurer visited Logan on Friday.
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Bridge Club
Karl Poling
Charminny Bridge
N .Market St
William Clapp
Lew Graham
Ross Adcock
Charles Huffman
Henry Dague
Elder Martin
Darley Kitchen
Kitchen
Arthur Dawley
Carbon Hall
Elia Guess
John Powers
Lawrence Hartman
Karolyn Sue
Vernida Dianne
Emma Lemon
Vernida
Logan
Marie Schultz
Max Dawley
Carbon Hill
William Coakley
Route 4
Howard Levittz
Auburn Ave
Columbus
Geo. Hall
Market St
Harry Bell
Harrington
S. Market St
Catherine Fox
Royal Arch
Masons
Masonic Temple
W. F. Wetherill
Zanesville
Lodge of Eagles
Marion Allen
Army and Navy
Logan High Students Win Special Awards
Logan High School hosts an evening of science and poster awards with Mrs. Marion Allen as hostess. Students earned Excellent and Superior ratings for projects on propulsion, refrigeration, silicon carbide furnaces, and electrical demonstrations. Visitors included Mrs. Davis and families, with notable entries by Racine Rochester Ruth Riggs Evelyn Ellin and Nancy Pond among others.
Hocking Health Group Meets in Logan
Logan residents gather as Hocking Health Group holds a Saturday meeting at Pritchard's with township trustees mayors and board members. The session includes remarks on war savings stamps and a five year advisory council appointment for Miss Helen Pond while attendees note routes and stops en route to Logan.
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Logan
Oyeer
Hocking County
Stanton Pond
Pritchard's
Helen Pond
T. Gratidge
Laurelville
Los Banos
Manila
Shei
Los Angeles
R. G. Southard
John R. McLain
Jacob Gleason
Gladys Webb
A. Hafford
Paul F. Armstrong
Central Grade School
Charles Ruggle
Ray Snider
Derr
Amon Pritchard
Ad Sanborn
Clendell Reid
Man Reports Gas Relief From ERB HELP Medicine
A local resident describes relief from stomach gas and bloating after using ERB HELP. He previously suffered postmeal swelling and acid reflux, but now eats freely with regular bowels. The ad promotes Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville Ady with claims of twelve herbs.
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Erbhelp
Betts
Nelsonville
Ady
Argentina Attacked by Reds as Pro-German
London dispatch summarizes Moscow Radio charge that Argentina’s military clique, led by Farrell and Person, cannot be cowed except as Hitler’s reserve brigade. It condemns Argentina’s quick invitation to the San Francisco Conference as likely to provoke anxiety.
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Argentina
Reds
London
Moscow
Hitler
San Francisco
Hitler's Dream of Empire Ends as War Concludes
In a period-ending shakeup, Germany’s collapse follows Hitler’s quest for a millennium empire. The Allied victory comes after heavy losses and a final push that toppled Nazi leadership, with Mussolini dead and an Allied march into victory. Franklin D. Roosevelt is noted among the fallen leaders.
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Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mussolinia
Maly
Rhine
Stalingrad
Berlin
British and Red Chiefs Meet in Battle Area
NEW YORK W P The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that Field Marshal Sir Bernard L Montgomery and Marshal Rokossovsky met Monday at Grabow, the scene of a junction between the British Second and Soviet Second White Russian Armies.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Marshal i Rokossovsky
Munday
Grabow
AP Writer Wins Prize For Work At Front
Harold V. Boyle of the Associated Press, noted war correspondent who covered American troops in Europe, received the Fuhzer prize for distinguished correspondence during 1944.
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New York
Harold V
Hal) Boyle
Associated Press
Europe
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