Axis Prepares For Feared British Invasion of Italy
London reports from responsible sources say the Axis may face a British invasion of Italy as North Africa shifts. Die Zeitung cites Hungary mobilization and Balkans withdrawal, with Hitler arranging Hungarian control and Italian redeployment.
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Axis
Italy
London
North Africa
Die Zeitung
Balkans
Hungary
Ts To
Adolf Hitler
Budapest
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Agedabia
Tripolitania
Libya
Java Sultan of Jogjakarta In Coral-Glass Palace Saga
A travel-worn wartime correspondent recalls visiting Jogjakarta the seat of one of Java’s regional sultans. The scene features a throne room open to jungle, gold crest napkins, and a prince dancer, all amid royal pomp and comic opera touches. The sultan jokes about baseball over cricket while ruling in the lovaser.
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Java
Abcd Supreme Command
Southwest Pacific
Jogjakarta
Oxford
Conditier of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company Ledger
A scanned bank statement shows liabilities and totals for Iowa Linn County with entries for certificates of deposit, bonds, securities, and reserves. It records various ledger figures including total liabilities and the bank officers' affirmation by Shaffer, the president, and Frank and Pieer Cashier, dated May 1st in Linn County.
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Iewa
Linn Coun
Wex Prentee Shaffer
Pieer
Prank & Ae
Ra Tee
Hesinaia Ane Prenk & Tanke
Frontiersmen Fear Krisses in Jungle Confrontations
A speaker warns against mass conscription as jungle combat looms and vast forces of fighting age threaten to advance. He imagines troops with deadly krisses charging through dense terrain, voicing a personal unease about such a grim prospect.
Gen Robert E Wood Named Civil Adviser To Ordnance District
Gen Robert E Wood named civilian adviser to the Chicago ordnance district covering parts of seven states. Col Donald Armstrong and two Chicagoans join as advisory staff to assist in placing defense contracts totaling 1.5 billion dollars. Wood, former America First figure and Sears Roebuck chairman, to aid weapon production and capacity.
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Robert E. Wood
Ordnance District
Chicago
Robert FE. Wood
America First Committee
America First
James F. Oates, Jr
Armstrong
Wood
Army
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Tokio Warns Soviet Keep Neutrality With Japan
The Tokio Hochi broadcast warned the Soviet Union to stay strictly within the neutrality terms with Japan. The message was recorded in London and relayed by Berlin officials.
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Berlin
London
Tokio
Hochi
Warnin
Soviet Union
Anc
Japan
Wiggam Explores Minds on Judging Boys and Women
Albert E. Wiggam discusses experiments where judges rated traits of school children. He argues majority rule can be right in policy but protest is due if the majority causes harm. He weighs restaurant expenses for couples and favors cheaper outings to avoid financial strain and future dependency.
CAA Urges Civilian Pilot Graduates To Enlist In Air Forces
The Civil Aeronautics Administration urged more than 45,000 civilian pilot graduates to enlist in either the Army or Navy air forces. Administrator Donald H. Connolly sent letters urging further training, noting 13,000 graduates already serve and enlistment rates rose after Pearl Harbor.
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CAA
Air Forces
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Army
Navy
Donald H. Connolly
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
Pearl Harbor
War Bond Drive Urges Immediate Public Support
A wartime appeal urges citizens to buy United States Defense Bonds and Stamps to fund ships planes and guns. The drive promotes 25, 50, 100 and 1000 dollar bonds, emphasizing urgent action and daily impact on the war effort.
United States Mobilizes Early Jet Training Program
Fragmentary text indicates the United States considers immediate enlistment for about 22 pilots at the start of jet training to prepare for potential future training in the armed forces.
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United States
Payment Of Bills Winds Up Senate Film Investigation
The Senate Audit and Control Committee approved payments of bills totaling 2446.09 ending the inquiry into the Hollywood film investigation. Witnesses Jimmy Fidler and George Fisher received travel allowances of 285.54 and 264.50, while Senator Lucas chaired the panel after delaying vouchers for months. The subcommittee said it would discontinue the probe due to the war as the bills were paid.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Senate Audit and Centrol
Willnesses
Jimmy Fidler
George Fisher
Lucas
D-Ill
Audit and Control
Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Deserters Return to Duty at Jefferson Barracks
At Jefferson Barracks Missouri, 90 soldiers who had deserted earlier in peacetime surrendered at the gates after Pearl Harbor. The men, bored with peace time routine, included a former builder of a $20,000 annual business and a construction supervisor earning 190 dollars weekly. They say they now want to do their duty.
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Jefferson Barracks
Pearl Harbor
St. Louis
Sentane F
Lions legally classified as vermin in Africa
A regional legal decree in Africa designates lions as vermin. This reclassification aims to control predation on wildlife and livestock, prompting government oversight and potential culling or managed removal programs.
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Africa
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