Corregidor Battles Continue as U S Vessels Lose
The war department reported Japanese bombers attacked Corregidor 10 times on Sunday, totaling 22 raids in 48 hours. Corregidor's guns sank several Japanese boats and set others afire while two U S supply ships the Liberty and the Meigs were sunk elsewhere in the theater. One Meigs crew member was killed and eight wounded, with Captain F S Link among the wounded. Communications with Cebu and Corregidor were severed, and life on the island was described as living on a bull's eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corregidor
War Department
Bali
Darwin
Australia
Soerabaja
Meigs
F. S. Link
Cebu
Philippine Islands
Mariveles
Bataan
Cavite
Manila Bay
Bougainville
Solomons
Timor
Lae
Rabaul
Faisi
Japanese claim Bataan fully occupied after eight day offensive
Tokyo reports from Japanese broadcasts that the imperial headquarters announced Bataan peninsula is completely occupied. The statement said the occupation followed an eight day general offensive with the main enemy force annihilated after stubborn resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Bataan Peninsula
FBI Agents Sweep Sierra Ski Clubs in Alien Raids
FBI agents aided by state and county officers raided ski clubs and lodges in the high Sierra in search of German aliens suspected of contraband possession and posing as ski enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
INS
FBI
High Sierra
Commandos Leader Mountbatten Confirmed Chief of British Forces
Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed as chief of the British Commando forces in a Commons announcement. He has led daring raids at Bruneval and St Nazaire, held acting rank of vice admiral since March 18, and bears a history from Jutland to modern operations, earning admiration from his men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INL
Louis Mountbatten
House of Commons
Churchill
Mountbatten
George VI
Bruneval
le Havre
St. Nazaire
WPB Cracks Down On Zipper Maker Violation Charged
Washington AP War Production Board orders Talon Inc of Meadville Pennsylvania suspension until July 1 for wilful concealment of import copper. The firm, largest zipper maker, must limit zinc alloy use to 40 percent of last year’s average metal poundage and gains no material allocations under priority control. WPB notes previous copper export restrictions and that Talon sought preference ratings for 350,000 pounds of copper alloy while owning 3,000,000 pounds already purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
War Production Board
Talon, Inc
Meadville
Talon
WPB
OPM
Britain and Allies Stage Broad 1942 Blitz Across Axis Europe
British RAF and Allied crews attacked Germany and Italy in a wide raid sweep. Turin and Essen targeted while Genoa shipbuilding docks were blasted. raids extended to Le Havre and airfields in France and the Low Countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Germany
Italy
Royal Arsenal
Turin
Berlin
Krupp
Essen
Ruhr
Genoa
le Havre
France
Low Countries
R.A.F
High Command
Bern
Switzerland
United Nations
Hazebrouck
Japs Within 20 Miles of Burma Oil Front
Strong Japanese forces bombarded toward Burma oilfields within 20 miles as Chinese and Allied units fight to halt advances. A.V.G. pilots claimed air successes while Japanese forces pushed near Prome and Magwe, threatening rail centers and oil access with heavy artillery and bomber support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
A.V.G
Chungking
Irrawaddy
Sittang
Royal Air Force
India-Burma
Toungoo
Swa
Siltang
Mandalay
Kyangin
Prome
Pegu Yoma
Taungdwingyi
New Delhi
Magwe
Pyinmana
Sittang River
Toun
Sinbaungwe
Irrawaddy River
Yanks Strike Near Australia In Wide Pacific Raid
Allied air forces damaged two large Japanese ships and destroyed or damaged 28 planes in weekend raids centered on Rabaul and Koepang. U S bombers struck Lae Faisi and Timor targets while protecting fighters repelled Japanese interceptors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
United States Flying Fortresses
Pearl Harbor
Rabaul
New Britain
New York Times
United Nations
Koepang
Dutch Timor
United States
Lae
New Guinea
Faisi
U-Boat Damage Off Coast Soon To Be Negligible
Secretary of the Navy Knox said the Atlantic coast inshore patrol has been strengthened with over 100 small craft and 100 planes. He expects enemy submarine damage to U S shipping off the eastern coast to be negligible by May 1 after tours of Boston Philadelphia and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Knox
United States
R. R. Waesche
U. S. Coast Guard
Boston Navy Yard
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Miami
Two Men Nabbed By Highway Patrol For Drunk Driving
Cedar Rapids resident Floyd Buck and Dale Yoder of Lisbon were arrested Sunday night by the highway patrol on charges of operating motor vehicles while intoxicated. Buck was found at a Marion filling station about 7 10 p.m. having a tire changed. Yoder was stopped near Mt. Vernon around 9 p.m. after patrolmen followed his car for about half a mile and a passenger claimed he had tried to let Yoder drive following a tavern gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Buck
Thirty-third Street
Dale Yoder
Lisbon
Highway Patrol
Marion
Harry Cloud
Buck
Yoder
Gildroy
Clapp
Farmer's Market Place Want Ads Promote Daily Use
Alert eastern Iowa farmers use Farmer's Market Place Want Ads every day to buy and sell farm equipment livestock and other items. To place a want ad mail to The Gazette Want Ad Dept Cedar Rapids or call 2-1121 to charge your ad. A trained want ad taker will help word your ad for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Council Votes Pay Increase for Fire Department Officers
Seventeen officers plus the chief will gain a total of 2040 dollars annually under a revised ordinance the city council authorized the legal department to draft. The plan raises the chief to 250 dollars a month and boosts ranks from assistant chiefs to captains and inspectors with retroactive pay to April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Legal Department
E. P Kohout
Wes Benesh
Kohout
City Reappoints Supervisory and Technical Staff for Two Years
The Cedar Raunds city council renewed the citys entire supervisory and technical staff for two years. Mayor Frank Hahn named Don Hines city attorney and Dwight Krumholtz assistant city attorney, with Dr Vic Hasek as city health officer. Salary raises go to Ben Carstens and Clare Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Raunds News
Frank Hahn
Don Hines
Dwight Krumholtz
Vic Hasek
Maude M. Krebs
H. H. Wage
R. E. Norman
Walter Miller
Jim Scolaro
L. D. Burgus
Dave Williams
Frank Young
Harold Eggleston
Frank Pollock
Wes Benesh
Civil Service
Ben Carstens
Clare Murphy
King of Nandang Declares War on Japan
New Delhi dispatch reports the king of Nandang in Assam has declared war on Japan. The tribal territory lies near the Burma frontier and the boundary with Assam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nandang
Assam
Japan
Burma
Russia Warns Japan To Honor Neutrality Pact
In Moscow on the first anniversary of the Japan Russia neutrality pact Pravda warns Japanese military and fascist circles about war risks. The move coincides with new U S and Japanese ambassadors presenting credentials as Germany invades the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuibyshev
Russia
Tokio
Pravda
Central Committee
Communist Party
Japan
Naotake Sato
United States
William H. Standley
Moscow
Germany
United Nations
Mussolini Reported in Prostration After Breakdown
A London dispatch cites an Italian frontier specialist who examined Mussolini and found him in a state of complete prostration. The Duce reportedly sobbed and then laughed hysterically, losing control of himself and his dictatorial powers amid chaotic state affairs. No public appearances have occurred since January, with March reports noting deep mood illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
London Daily Mail
Mussolini
11 Duce
Italy
New Arctic Convoy Battle Reported in Stockholm Dispatches
London reports from Stockholm say a clash is underway between German bombers and naval escorts guarding a large new United Nations convoy bound for Murmansk in the Russian Arctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
London
INL
United Nations
Murmansk
Stockholm
Welles Warns Axis Satellites Over War Aid
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles warned Hungary Romania and Bulgaria that the United States would seek a declaration of war if these Axis satellites aid the attack on the Soviet Union. He noted U S policy would change only if they assist the Axis, and tied the threat to a plan to ask Congress for war. The statement followed a Berlin radio claim that notes of war had already been sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sumner Welles
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
United States
Russia
Welles
Balkan
Soviet Union
Roosevelt
Congress
Berlin
Japs Claim Homma Still in Command
Tokio Radio broadcast from San Francisco asserts Lieut Gen Masa Haru Homma remains in command of Japanese forces in the Philippines. The report cites Filipino agents who say Homma committed hara kiri after failing to subdue American Filipino forces, with Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita said to have taken over command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Calif
INS
Tokio Radio
Columbia Broadcasting System
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
Horhma
Harakiri
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Singapore
Reserve Vacation Tickets In Advance U S Advises
Federal officials urged planning but not banning summer travel. They dismissed rumors of a travel shutdown while noting railroad and bus lines may struggle to meet demand. advise reserving tickets early and staggering vacations to avoid overtaxing facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Travel Bureau
Mathilda Heuser
The
Travel Bureau
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Eastman
Roosevelt
M. F. Dolan
Traffic Department of the
Association of American Railroads
Japanese Fleet Seizes Bay of Bengal Force Near India
Prime Minister Churchill disclosed in the House of Commons that Japan has deployed a major fleet, including battleships and five aircraft carriers, to the Bay of Bengal near India. Observers say the force supports possible invasion of India, with US and British fleets urged to respond. Churchill named Admiral Somerville to command in the Indian Ocean region and noted heavy losses at Trincomalee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Bengal
United States
Churchill Gra
House of Commons
India
Burma
Bengal
Ganges Basin
Church WI
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Tokio
Churchill
Trincomaliee
Ceylon
Indian
James Somerville
Dunkirk
Mediterranean
Stafford Cripps
Archibald Wavell
Japanese Occupy Billiton Island Reported by Tokyo Radio
Tokyo radio announced Sunday night that Japan has occupied Billiton Island, located between Borneo and Sumatra in the Billiton passage, a development in the Pacific theater reported from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
INS
Island of
Billiton
Borneo
Sumatra
Billiton Passage
Tokio Radio
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
FBI Comics
Hugh S. Johnson
Serene Paul Mallon
Henry McLemore
Walter Winchell
Lord Mountbatten
Farmer's Market Place
Belford Narber
Cedar Rapids News
Duce
Admiral Somerville
Axis
Homma
AP Dispatches
Somerville
Malaya
Hermes
Colombo
Trincomalee
Indies Isle
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!