Curfew Follows Assault On Nazi Troops in France
In Vichy Germany imposes curfew from 11 p m Tuesday to 5 a m Friday after a railway wreck near Rouen that killed 44 German soldiers. Hostages were executed and more deaths threatened if wreckers are not captured. An allied report says Japan may have requisitioned ships in French Indo China similar to U S actions in American waters.
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France
Vichy
Ernst Schaumburg
Occabarets
Schaumburg
Rouen
Japan
Indo-China
United States
Red Army Breaks Finnish Front Near Biyz Mey
Soviet dispatches report Red Army forces advancing northeast of the Karelian front with reserves. An Associated Press aerial observer notes snowlines rising as fighting expands revealing vast areas of the battlefield. The Caucasus region, cited as Hitler’s intended spring offensive target, remains dry and sunlit. A Berlin radio dismisses any Nazi pledge that the date would be set solely by the Fuehrer.
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Bix
Mie Tay Ne Penta
Soviet
Caucasus
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Polish Army Aids Allies in Near East
A large new Polish Army unit arrived in the Near East to reinforce Allied forces around Cairo. General Wladyslaw Anders leads the Polish troops, with Stalin having previously agreed on sending about 25 000 Poles to fight in the Near East. The force arrived after delays, bringing land ambulances and readiness to return to battle alongside Polish units already there.
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Russia
Near East
Cairo
Britain
Hitler
Wladyslaw Anders
Josef Stalin
Wladyslaw Silet
Survey finds American boys taller and heavier than 50 years ago
A new survey reports that today’s American boys are taller and heavier than those from fifty years ago, indicating measurable growth in average stature and mass across generations.
Iowa Proclaims Health Week Focus on Dental Care
Governor Wilson proclaims Iowa Dental Health Week to be observed in the state on April 26. He notes that many young men called for military service show health and dental deficiencies and urges use of professional guidance from doctors educators and scientists to improve general and dental health.
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Iowa
Wilson
George A. Wilthe Coentiet
United States
First Evangelical Boys Clubs Carnival Promises Variety
A minstrel show featuring a male sextet will headline the carnival at the Tires Grengelical church Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Other acts include a Rockets club freak sideshow and a Melo drama Little Nell by the older boys group. Named performers include Bob Muir Billie Tylee Billy Stodola Franklin Burke Johnny Williams and Dale Mc Connell.
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Tires Grengelical
Bob Muir
Billie Tylee
Billy Stodola
Franklin Burke
Johnny Williams
Dale McConnell
Rockets Club
Little Nell
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