Allies Push in Italy and New Guinea Air War Grows
Allied forces press the Italian front while U S aviators rain blows on enemy airfields in eastern New Guinea. MacArthur’s units fight through rough terrain to establish air fields as U S Navy aircraft from carrier task forces strike northern island holdings in support of the Indies and Philippines. Casualties in eastern New Guinea stay light as ground forces expand holdings with artillery tanks and air support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Indies
Philippines
U. S
General MacArthur
Navy
Churchill Sets Plan for Postwar World Peace Order
Britain’s Prime Minister outlines a world organization to prevent future wars, with Allied powers keeping order. He touches on the East European border changes, and notes Poland’s surrender could be countered by German land gains. In Texas, Democratic electors are pressed to oppose segregation and accept party unity, raising questions over a potential split in the electoral vote. Allied forces press the Italian war front toward Rome as bombers hit German defenses and supply lines. CIO unions clash with Parke Davis over a blood plasma and vaccine production stoppage. Food rationing and civilian diet concerns remain as meat and canned goods projections shift along with war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Britain
House of Commons
Churchill
Poland
Texas
North Carolina
House of Representatives
China
Mr. Roosevelt
Wallace
Rayburn
Bartley
CIO
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Truman
Missouri
Lewis
American Labor Party
Hannegan and Barkley
War Production Board Farm Machinery Drive Lags Behind Schedule
The War Production Board reports the 671 million dollar farm machinery program for the year ending June 30 is 13 percent off schedule as of May 1, with combines quotas extended to September. Production gaps exist across harvester, tractors, barnyard gear, pumps, wagons, and cultivation equipment, while land values rise 15 percent for the year ending March 15 to 114 percent of the 1912-14 level. One-third of last year’s sales were credit financed with mortgages reaching 75 percent of price, and average debt per acre on new farms is up about a fourth, amid a large turnover as city buyers hedge inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
WPB
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Congress Probes Ward Seizure Over Mail Order Plants
A congressional subcommittee heard Attorney General Francis Biddle discuss the seizure of Montgomery Ward and its Chicago mail order plants. He argued the firm’s indirect wartime role through equipment sales to farmers allowed presidential action to restore operation if war statutes fail. He noted his view is subject to court or congressional correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Francis Biddle
Congress
Seabee Uses Manila Rope On Cow Tail At Midway
In a Midway Island scene, Navy construction crews tie a 34 inch manila rope to a cow named Bossy’s tail to act as a switch while Carpenter's Mate J A Pierson from Sheffield Pennsylvania milks the cow. The odd method showcases the Seabees versatility in unusual tasks aboard.
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Midway
Navy
Bossy
Carpenter
J. A. Pierson
Sheffield
Government Rates for Railroads in 19th Century Expansion
The government granted land rights to railroads with 50 percent rate reductions from 1850 to 1870. Amended in 1940 to apply only to military goods and personnel after complaints over relief shipments during downtrodden periods. Congress debated total abolition, House vote 236 to 16, with anticipated revenue impacts cited and a proposal to scale private rates to reflect higher government income.
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Congress
House
Popular Novelist Harold Bell Wright Dies at 72
Renowned author Harold Bell Wright, once a minister, died at 72 in La Jolla. His best known works include The Shepherd of the Hills and The Winning of Barbara Worth, among others.
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Harold Bell Wright
Etek
la Jolla
Mr. Wright
Dan Matthew
Barbara Worth
Bryan Kent
Helen
Texas citrus yields set records in largest harvest
The Rio Grande Valley citrus exchange reports grapefruit and orange harvests reaching historic highs. Grapefruit produced 17,539,081 boxes and oranges 3,354,350 boxes, totaling $53,469,000 in value as stated by the exchange's general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange
Roosevelt May Favor Wallace in 1944 Ticket Debate
Western Newspaper Union reports a tense Democratic scene over a possible Wallace selection as running mate for Roosevelt. CIO pressure, labor moves, and Senate polls shape the contest as Rayburn and Barkley edge Wallace in public view while Truman backs Rayburn.
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Wallace
Dio
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Wallace
Rayburn
Barkley
A. P
INS
Senate
Mr. R
CIO
CIQ
Political Action Committee
Starnes
Alabama
Dies
Costello
Aircraft Workers
Los Angeles
Senator Holman
Oregon
Holman
War Labor Board
Wayne Morse
Golf changes on way as public courses rise
Golf leaders expect major shifts after World War II with thousands of new players, fewer private clubs, and lower costs. Sarazen predicts private courses will retreat as public courses feed new members. Diegel pushes convalescent courses and PGA planning for national rehab.
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Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Treasuries
Grave Digger Trapped Deepens Mood During Dig
A grave digger toils and becomes lost in thought. The pit grows too deep for escape till nightfall. A drunk passerby finally spots him and jokes that no dirt clings to him, dropping more soil as he mocks the trapped worker.
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Italy
U.S
South
Western Newspaper Union
Pacific
Buck Air Power
Strikers
Parke, Davis & Company
Detroit, Mich
Solid South
Democratic
Supreme Court
Texas Democratic Party
Europe
Fifth Army
Anzio
Liri
Rome
Allied
Comp Arnd
Underground
United Automobile Workers
Detroit
Mich
CIO Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Parke, Davis and Company
UAW
Gen. Clark
Ward
By Pau Mallon
Rou
Montgomery Ward
TIO
Union Labor Movement
Leo Diegel
Diegel
PGA
Golfers’ Union
Valley Forge General Hospital
Philadelphia
Nashville
Roger Downs
Northwestern University
Navy Air Station
Richmand
Fla
Chester Lestman
Fair Hills
Elding
Mitteng & Spreed Co
N. B'tway
St Lesis
Berkshire
New Boston
Minois
Blackburn College
Hudson
Carlinville
Mittong & Spreell If
Centstock Co
Mittong & Spruell Co
N. S-Seey St. Louis
Wastie Tor
Iditane & Spraell Co
St. Louis
Stanley
L. C. Partridge
Federal Street
Inebriate
Bell-ans
Ludwig
Ludwig Music House, Inc
Pinestreet
St.louis 1
Lydia E, Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
WNU
Grausera
Idoans
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