Cebu Falls to Japanese Forces Amid Pacific Fighting
Washington reports Cebu, the Philippines’ second largest city, in Japanese hands as fierce battle rages on the island. Corregidor’s guns silenced more batteries on Bataan and Cavite while Panay defenses, Manila Bay forts, and Japanese air forces continue aggressive actions. Domei says 3 000 American Filipino defenders north of Cebu were dispersed, with 350 dead, and Panay troops occupy Pavia as Iloilo raises the Japanese flag.
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Washington
Cebu
Philippines
War Department
Corregidor
Bataan
Panay
Manila Bay
Cavite
Cebu City
Domei
Pavia
Iloilo
Springville Trucker Captured After Drunk Driving Charge
H J Christian 23 of Springville was jailed in Cedar Rapids on a drunk driving count after a late night collision. A crowd aided in capturing him after he rammed a vehicle at First Avenue and Eighteenth Street and drove to Cedar Memorial cemetery. Four locals testified he drove the truck while six officers said he was intoxicated. Christian pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fined 300 dollars plus costs, with 100 paid and 25 monthly payments scheduled.
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Cedar Rapids
H. J. Christian
Springville
First Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Gene Miller
Marion
Christian
Alonzo Brown
M Avenue NE
Brown
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Miller
Dale Cunningham
G. K. Thompson
Dr Munden Seeks GOP Renomination For Linn County Coroner
Dr R E Munden of 1625 Maple Drive NW seeks GOP renomination for county coroner in Linn County. First term currently, he was born in Eau Claire Wisconsin and educated in Milwaukee public schools, Marquette University Medical School. He studied in Europe 1925 and 1927 and is active in various organizations. World War I veteran, married with seven children. One son Dick is a first lieutenant of infantry at Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
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Cedar Rapids
R. E.munden
Maple Drive
Linn County
G.O.P
Eau Claire
Wis
Munden
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Europe
Camp Claiborne, la
Laval names cabinet and pledges responsibility to Petain
Laval forms new Vichy government after seizing power promising to be personally responsible to Marshal Petain for France's foreign and domestic policies. The cabinet includes Fernand de Brinon as secretary of state and 17 secretaries of state. Darlan remains under Petain with military command only.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Henri Philippe Petain
Laval
Francois Darlan
Petain
Darlan
Paris
Hitler
Fernand de Brinon
de Brinon
Lucien Romier
Joseph Barthelemy
Jacques LeRoy-Ladurie
Eugene Marie Louis Bridoux
Navy
Gaston Auhpand
Weather Roundup Cedar Rapids Sees Mild Weekend
Cool air persists despite sunshine with a warming trend into Sunday. Saturday highs hovered around 74 degrees the day after a cooler Friday while evenings dropped from 64 to 51 as winds stayed fresh. Continuous mild conditions boosted shopping mood.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Bargain for Gazette Want Ads Week Special
National Want Ad Week promotes Gazette ads for used articles and rentals with eight day ads at six price and four day ads at three. Ads may be canceled upon results, paying only for days run. Call 2-1121 for help wording the ad.
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Gazette
M Nutt Heads New War Manpower Commission
President Roosevelt created a nine man manpower commission led by Paul V McNutt to mobilize the nations labor resources for the war effort. The order also reorganizes the WPB labor division into a labor production division and elevates Sidney Hillman to a labor matters post. The panel includes representatives from war, navy, agriculture and labor, plus WPB officials and the selective service system. The commission will oversee both men and women mobilization as part of the overall war effort.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Federal
Paul V. McNutt
War Production Board
WPB
Donald Nelson
Sidney Hillman
Harry Hopkins
McNutt
Manpower Commission
War, Navy, Agriculture, and Labor Departments
Selective Service System
Civil Service Commission
Nelson
White House
Federal Security
United States
Requisitioning of US Tankers and Cargo Vessels
Washington based War Shipping Administration announced Admiral Emory S. Land has requisitioned all essential ocean going tankers and dry cargo vessels owned by American citizens. The action affects several hundred vessels as the government already holds title to or uses about 75 percent of United States freighter tonnage.
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Washington
War Shipping Administration
Emory S. Land
United States
Glass Stove Patented By Illinois Manufacturer
In Chicago an Illinois manufacturer has created a glass kitchen stove after iron and steel shortages halted metal stove production. The Illinois Manufacturers' Association disclosed the invention on Friday night, highlighting a novel solution to ongoing material scarcities.
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Chicago
INS
Illinois
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Washington mum on raid but U S equipped for it
Washington officials declined to confirm Tokio radio reports of a Japanese capital raid. Unofficial sources argued the United States could strike Japan by sea or land-based bombers from China coast bases, noting past Marcus Island raids and naval carrier air power.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Tokio
United Nations
United States
Marcus Island
Japan
China
Philippines
War Department
Island Kingdom
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Soviet Union
Nippon
Hirohito
Vladivostok
Russian Siberia
Sea of
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Russia
U. S. Troops to Join Commandos in Ireland
Gen. George C. Marshall declared during an A. E. F. inspection that American troops inevitably will join the commandos raiding the Nazi coast from Britain. He said the U. S. air force will establish units all over the British Isles and that the time for action is near. Marshall arrived with Harry Hopkins and W. A. Harriman for the visit.
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United States Army IN
Northern Ireland
George C. Marshall
United States
A.E.F
Britain
United States Air Force
British Isles
Marshall
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
CCC Motor Repair Shops Handed Over to Army
Washington reports that motor repair shops built and operated by the Civilian Conservation Corps were turned over to the army on Friday, marking a shift in management and funding for the facilities and staff involved.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Army
Free French Sub Surcouf Declared Overdue and Lost
The Free French announced the submarine Surcouf with 2,880 tons was overdue and presumed lost after surviving in a British port during the armistice conflict. It housed a seaplane in a deck hangar, carried 150 men, and measured about 361 feet with two 8 inch guns.
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London
Surcouf
Cherbourg
France
Wilson Orders Investigation of Phone Rate Boost
Governor George A. Wilson directed Attorney General John M. Rankin to investigate Northwestern Bell’s 15 percent rate hike in Iowa. Rankin will review the earnings and exemptions amid protests, with possible court action to challenge discrimination between communities.
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DES Moines
George A. Wilson
John M. Rankin
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Rankin
Northwestern Bell
Tam
Federal Communications Commission
Public Utility Commission
Last Days of Bataan End as Food, Medicine Fail
On April 1 1912 Gen J M Wainwright ordered extra rations as Bataan defenders endured nonstop Japanese air and ground assault. Malaria and dysentery crippling 20 000 troops. rations halved twice. quinine ran out. Soldiers starved, exhausted, and beaten, many later became prisoners of war. Capt Arthur Wermuth famed for single handed fighting.
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Ral MacArthur
Australia
Bataan
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Wainwright
Corregidor Fortress
Manila Bay
Bataan Peninsula
Corregidor
Taan
Philippines
Arthur Wermuth
Chicago
Wermuth
Tokyo Raid Report Features Fires and Casualties
Allied bombers reportedly attacked Tokyo in daylight causing fires and casualties with Tokyo radio claiming American planes. Yokohama Kobe and Nagoya were also hit as warnings shrieked across Honshu. Tokyo said only schools hospitals and residences were damaged and no bombs fell on the capital.
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Tokio
Japan
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagoya
Honshu
United Nations
Central Defense
Wakayama
Yokk~ Aichi Suga
Berlin
Oguni
Offensive Is On In Pacific War Armor
Japanese and Allied lines jostle for position as Tokyo reports incendiaries and near misses in a bold air raid. U S insignia seen on planes. Tokyo claims limited damage while Imperial HQ confirms alarms across three of four main islands. Guides point to possible carrier and long range bomber origins with cautious Axis chatter.
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Japan
Tokio
U. S
Yokohama
United States
United States Army
Navy
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Kanagawa
Sea of Japan
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Ekyushu
Inde
Takeoka
Wdakayai
Tokyo
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Dr. Munden
Want
U.S
Wilson
Frank Newlett
The
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Far Pacific
Tokio Radio
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Tokio Foreign Office
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