Biggest Arctic Convoy Battle Story Is Told
London report details PQ-18 the July 1942 Arctic convoy clash highest sea air battle on Murmansk routes. Thirty four merchant ships with 21 warships faced Nazi assaults. US battleship Washington and cruisers Wichita and Tuscaloosa plus Duke of York and Victorious fought off 25 torpedo bombers on July 4.
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Doan's Pills Offer Nightly Kidney Relief
Sleepless nights often accompany tired kidneys says doctors. Kidney filters fail, blood stays impure, and people wake at night with burning frequent urination and backaches. Doan's Pills are promoted as trusted relief used by sufferers for over 40 years to flush waste from blood and restore rest.
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German task force closes on Arctic convoy near Bear Island
A British escort battle group, including the Tirpitz and Hipper, moved northeast from Norway toward Bear Island to protect a convoy. Commanders feared the German ships could reach range to strike the convoy before the covering force arrived, risking heavy losses. The British destroyers were ordered to intercept, while the convoy scattered north into ice floes to improve protection. The German fleet altered course to gain advantage.
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Hipper
Norway
Bear Island
Allied convoy battles near Murmansk cited in blitz era report
The text recalls a WW II convoy attack where destroyers failed to prevent most ships from reaching Murmansk as U boats sank many vessels. A falsely alleged British escort abandonment sparked revision of Allied tactics. A subsequent convoy endured four days of air and submarine assaults with Allied losses and sinkings.
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Murmansk
Nazi plan to wreck European industry revealed
BERCHTESGADEN (UP) Allied intelligence uncovered a Nazi sabotage program code named paralysis of property aimed at stripping vital machinery records from German and Eastern European industries. Prompt Allied action and German sabotage slowed, but could not prevent long term economic disruption across Europe.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
Europe
Grocers' President Questions Sugar Shortage Famine
Boston United Press dispatch: Paul B Willis, president of the Grocery Manufacturers of America, urges U S officials to explain why a sugar famine exists while foreign nations have adequate supplies. He notes about 2,000,000 tons are slated for Europe and Britain’s reserves are high as U S stocks remain dangerously low.
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Paul
Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc
United States
Great Britain
Britain Welcomes French Push for Rapid Anglo French Treaty
A British foreign office commentator stated Britain warmly welcomed the French resolution urging speed in drafting an Anglo-French treaty, signaling cautious optimism for early agreement between the two nations.
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Foreign Office
Britain
Ourine Drop Ads Promise Hearing Help at Home Method
An advertisement promotes the Ourine Home Method to relieve earwax buildup using a simple syringe. It claims many users hear better afterward with a money back guarantee and recommends Curine, withMag’s and drug stores selling the product nationwide.
Queen Mary Lands Record Load in New York Welcome
The Queen Mary, first Atlantic crossing in nearly six years, arrived in New York with 12,326 troops and 14,526 tons of cargo. Civilians and military bands greeted the liner as it steamed up the Hudson in heavy celebrations. Units aboard included the 586th and 576th through 579th bombardment squadrons and several air squadrons.
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Krupp Held for Possible War Crime Trial in Essen
Alfred Krupp, head of Germany's leading munitions trust, was detained by British authorities in a secret hideaway in Essen for possible war crimes trial. He is the first Nazi industrialist known to be arrested.
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Alfred Krupp
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Munitions and Armament Trust
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