Gasoline Shortage Cripples Transportation in Northeast
The East faces a drastic 40 percent cut in motor fuel allotments for buses taxis and trucks as Office of Price Administration and Office of War Transportation reduce non essential use. Gasoline stocks hit record lows due to armed forces demand and flood damage to fuel facilities.
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Office of Ease Transportation
Virginia
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William Green
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Famous Oil Man and His Wife Killed in Collision
HONDO Texas a veteran oil field roustabout who built a vast fortune and a renowned racing stable died in a car wreck. His wife died at the scene as their only son had perished years earlier in an unrelated accident. The wife was a native of Moundsfield Ohio.
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Ohio Masons Postpone State Meetings During War
Cleveland reports that the annual convention of the Free and Accepted Masons is postponed due to wartime travel restrictions. Grand Lodge Master Charles F. Man of Cleveland stated he will remain in office for a term and similar actions are expected by allied rites. A prisoner of war note mentions Flight Sergeant Bearnes of Canterbury linked to the Ger war context.
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Thousands Evacuate as Mississippi Levees Fail Across Six States
Levee breaches along the Mississippi River forced mass evacuations as Wolf Lake breaks flood vast areas in Illinois and Missouri. About 50,000 acres inundated and 4,500 residents displaced with additional floodwaters across Perry, Claryville, Ste. Genevieve, and St. Marys regions threatening Cairo and nearby communities. Officials report rising river levels the highest since 1844 with over 100,000 homeless and more than a million acres flooded in the six-state area. Some backwaters from the Wabash River spared Vincennes, Indiana.
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Coffee Ration Increased for Coming Month
The Office of Price Administration announced a larger coffee allotment for the coming month. Stamp No 24 valid May 31 provides one pound of coffee through June 30, the largest ration since rationing began. Price Administrator Prentiss Brown cited increased green coffee supply as the reason. OPA also allowed Louisiana sugar refiners to serve deficit areas in Western New York and Western Pennsylvania due to higher gulf port receipts.
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Denison Commencement Speech by Joseph Grew on Japan Peace
Joseph C. Grew former U S ambassador to Japan told Denison University's 110th commencement that Japan could be hardest to defeat yet easiest to make peace with He said ordinary Japanese were friendly toward America before the war but were driven by a militaristic regime He cited their respectfulness and cooperativeness as traits aligning with postwar peace efforts.
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Joseph C. Grew
United States
Japan
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Denison University
America
Athens Officer Bears Name Famous in Navy
The Navy lists 35 namesakes for John Paul Jones including two Ohioans one lieutenant j g of 271 East State Street Athens and a Summit seaman second class The Navy says two other Johns Paul Jones have been killed since the war began.
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U. S S. Navy
John Paul Jones
Two Teens Die in Route 20 S Traffic Collision
BryanMontpelier resident Ernest Tingle 16 and Betty Gavin 15 were killed when their stalled car on Route 20 S was struck by an oncoming machine. They were attempting to push the vehicle at the time of the crash.
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Ernest Tingle
Betty Gavin
Montpelier
Aylos
De Gaulle to Confer with Giraud in Algiers Talks
Gen Charles De Gaulle due in Algiers to meet Gen Henri Giraud in conferences aimed at uniting Free French forces outside metropolitan France. De Gaulle accepted Giraud's invitation and could depart London soon for the discussions.
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France
Extra Meat and Fat Rations Authorized for Remote Workers
The Office of Price Administration announced extra meat and fat rations for loggers miners fishermen sheepherders and others far from fresh food. Starting May 29 eligible individuals can receive up to 1.8 additional ration points per day, a boost exceeding 75 percent of the standard 16 points a week.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Bricker Aide Denies Lewis Endorsement Rumor
Don Power secretary to Governor Bricker said he knew absolutely nothing about John L. Lewis position in next year’s presidential race. A Washington dispatch suggested Lewis might back Bricker for the Republican nomination, which Power commented on in the governor’s absence.
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Don Power
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John L. Lewis
Washington Dispatch
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Power
Jersey Train Wreck Kills 14 as 89 Hurt in Delair
A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train of 15 cars derailed on a curve near Delair New Jersey killing 14 and injuring at least 89. Rescue work continued at dawn with hospitals in Camden receiving mangled victims including a mother and child. Federal inquiry likely due to armed forces aboard.
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Cooking With Oil Gets OPA Approval For Home Use
The Office of Price Administration allows cooking with oil this summer by lifting a fuel oil ration restriction for households with adequate standby cooking and water heating equipment. The change bypasses coal or wood stove availability concerns.
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Washington
O.K
Office of Price Administration
Akron Plants Resume Partially Amid War Labor Strife
Two of four Akron rubber plants returned to work as CIO unionists ended walkouts over a War Labor Board wage ruling. Goodyear reported 50 to 75 percent of first-shift workers back. General Tire full-day staff at work. Firestone idle about 16,000. B F Goodrich about 14,000 idle.
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Detroit
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Chrysler
Regional War Labor Board
Ohio
Adolph Pacifico
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Meat price ceilings set by Office of Price Administration
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration will set June 1 wholesale price ceilings for about 58 meats and edible by products from beef veal lamb mutton and pork. The ceilings use March 1942 prices as a rollback from recent levels and largely remove grade differences though objective standards for some variety meats cannot be specified.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Comintern Dissolution Redraws Axis War Lines
Moscow’s move to dissolve the Comintern signals a potential shift in wartime strategy and cuts Moscow’s guidance to foreign communist parties. The shift could strain Axis cohesion with Germany Italy and Japan while complicating Allied unity as Vice President Wallace warned of a possible World War No 3 without an understanding between Russia and the West.
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Pantelleria Island Hit Hard by Allied Planes
Allied air forces pressed day and night raids on Pantelleria Island near Cap Bon, destroying aircraft and disrupting harbor shipping. The campaign, led by Eisenhower, reported heavy Axis losses including 307 aircraft over five days, with two Italian bombers destroyed Saturday night.
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Jap Drive in China Looms
CHUNGKING: a large scale Japanese offensive along the Yangtze River appears to be forming aimed at Chinese river strongholds and possibly the provisional capital. Japanese forces concentrate in the Ichang area 460 miles east of Chungking, but Chinese defenses are described as well prepared. Officials anticipate decisive battles along the Yangtze in western Hupeh after Tungting Lake clashes.
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Rites for Mrs Oliver To Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Eva Oliver 79 of Pomeroy will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Baptist Church with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. She is survived by daughter Elise Thompson two sons Dwight and Raymond in Cleveland a son Dana in Pomeroy nine grandchildren five great grandchildren two brothers Guy Singer of Bashan and Bert Singer of Maple Hills Kansas.
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Drowning at St Marys Lake After Boat Capsizes
Eugene Bender, 18, of Celina, drowned when a boat capsized on St Marys Lake. Investigation or rescue details not provided.
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Eugene Bender
Celina
St.Marys Lake
Sharp fighting flares near Kursk base as German planes downed
Soviet reports from Sevsk near Kursk describe heavy air and ground action with 44 German aircraft and four more shot down. Soviet scouts noted troop movements northeast of Kursk as artillery dispersed two German battalions. Berlin radio notes warned of a Russian assault on Orel from Kursk amid ongoing large scale aerial warfare and reinforcements.
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Akron Added to War Labor Shortage Areas
The War Manpower Commission added nine cities to its Group One list of acute labor shortage including San Francisco Salt Lake City Akron C Tren ton New Jersey Wilmington Delaware Jacksonville Florida Chambersburg Pennsylvania Pine Bluff Arkansas and Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. This classification could halt new war contracts and push regions toward a 48 hour work week per WMC director decisions.
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Trenton
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Del
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Fla
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Nazi Troops Reported in Sardinia by Berlin Broadcast
Reuters says German radio announced troops are now in Sardinia and forming a fortified defensive front. The Berliner Nachtausgabe notes the garrison presence and a widely built up defensive line on the island.
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Reuters
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Ohio Liquor Director Seeks New Supplies
State Liquor Director Don Fisher is in New York to confer with major liquor executives about Ohio supplies for the July to September quarter. Administrative assistant Tom Craig said demand at retail stores remains light, about half of registered Ohioans. The ration program is set to become effective June 1.
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Don Fisher
New York
Ohio
Tom Craig
2000 Tons Of Bombs Drop On Dortmund In RAF Blitz
A large RAF bomber fleet unleashed what may be the war’s greatest air raid, dropping over 2000 tons of bombs on Dortmund, the Ruhr rail and canal hub, shortly after Churchill hinted the Allies could use air power to overwhelm the Reich.
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Bombers Shot Down Over Attu Amid Allied Air Operations
Navy reports five of 16 Japanese twin engine bombers were shot down over Attu in the Aleutians as Allied air power presses the campaign. RAF raids on Dortmund in the Ruhr, Germany, delivered the season’s largest strike yet, while attacks on Italy and Zeebrugge continued.
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