Move to Sea by Germanys Fleet May Be in Cards
British naval officials monitor the concentration of the German fleet in Trondheim Norway for signs it will go to sea as a unit. Doenitz has replaced admirals and may try a desperate breakout or surface raids, but the British home fleet would outmatch them.
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Germany
Trondheim
Norway
London
England
Stockholm
Karl Doenitz
Hitler
Doenitz
Erich Raeder
Arctic
Russia
St Joseph Aspirin Promoted As Most Dependable Cold Relief
In a promotional boast the ad urges readers to rely on St Joseph Aspirin during cold season. It claims aspirin offers unmatched relief for pains and aches and positions St Joseph as the world’s largest selling aspirin at 10 cents.
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St. Joseph
War's Toll in 1942 Across Fronts and Nations
The piece notes millions dead in 1942 with 2,000,000 soldiers and sailors lost. It cites Metropolitan Life Insurance estimates and lists top country losses, including 6,100 known U S dead and about 40,000 Americans missing. Navy inset includes Marines.
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Flanders Fields
Russia
North Africa
Philippines
Dutch Indies
Guadalcanal
Metropolitan Life
United States
Navy
German Navy to Strengthen Atlantic Fleet with Major Ships
reports from Trondheim describe a powerful fleet led by the 35,000 ton Tir pitz armed with eight 15 inch guns. It lists Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with nine 11 inch guns, Graf Zeppelin carrying 40 planes, Luetzow and Sencer with six 11 inch guns, Hipper and Prinz Eugen 10,000 ton cruisers, Seyslitz possibly completed with eight inch guns, Nürnberg Leipzig and Emden 6 inch cruisers, and up to 25 destroyers with five inch guns and torpedoes.
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Trondheim
Tirpitz
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Graf Zeppelin
Luetzow
Sencer
Hipper
Prinz Eugen
Seyslitz
Nurnberg
Leipzig
Emden
Jap Supply Vessel Captured in Burma
A Japanese supply ship was captured at the mouth of the Masu river near Akyab Burma by a small British naval craft. Numerous Japanese prisoners were taken. Royal Air Force planes based in India attacked the port of Akyab Thursday night.
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NEW Delht
INS
Masu River
Akyab
Burma
Royal Air Force
India
Soldier With Fist Fight Aboard Train Is Hospitalized
Eugene Zbikowski of Detroit, a soldier en route to Camp Knight California after a furlough with his parents, was badly beaten Thursday afternoon on a westbound train near Cedar Rapids. Patrolman Navratil and MP Mayer took him to Mercy hospital where he remained Friday with two black eyes and several missing teeth. he had argued over a card game with another soldier.
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Eugene Zbikowski
Detroit
Camp Knight
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Jerry Navratil
Don Mayer
Zbikowski
Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Iowa Estate
Bertha C Baldwin named Administratrix of Elmer Baldwins estate in Linn County Iowa. Probate confirms appointment March 4 1943. Creditors urged to file claims and debtors to settle with the Administratrix at Linn County District Court offices.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Elmer Balduin
Air Raid Wardens House Parked Patrol Ends in Wreck
Philadelphia AP report notes air raid warden James Rush on patrol during a practice, reported no incidents to headquarters, then found his home wrecked when he returned. Details on cause or damage remain unclear.
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Philadelphia
James Rush
Forget About Sex Appeal For Women War Workers
Washington based Dorothy Sells of the Office of Defense Transportation urged women war workers to ignore sex appeal and glamour. She stressed concentrating on the job and discipline, noting manpower shortages in transportation and the need to employ more women to keep schedules on track.
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Washington
Dorothy Sells
Office of Defense Transportation
DDT
Miss Sells
Taber Denounces OWI Booklet as Fourth Term Propaganda
Rep. Taber attacks an Office of War Information pamphlet titled The Life of Franklin D Roosevelt as political propaganda and urges Roosevelt to focus on the war effort. OWI Director Filmer Davis responds with a letter noting the publication was discontinued and not political propaganda, aimed mainly at distribution abroad.
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Washington
Rep
Taber
Office of War Information
Roosevelt
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Davis
Taher
Open Washington rhetoric abroad as symbol of American strength
A wartime analysis notes how national messaging portrays the president as a worldwide symbol of American strength and principles, aiming to bolster support abroad and at home. The piece discusses propaganda efforts and the impact on international perception.
One Known Dead in Los Angeles Flood Train
In Los Angeles floodwaters a Pacifi electric interurban plunged into a wash after rails gave way. A six week old infant Ruth Corela died after slipping from her father’s grasp during evacuation. Workers halted at nightfall while attempting to free a likely unoccupied small convertible car buried beneath the wrecked train.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ruth Corela
Alfred Correla
Fear of wage strikes drives pilots to quit industries
Los Angeles leaders warned that failure to meet wage demands could push many workers in the aviation sector to leave critical western coast jobs seeking higher pay elsewhere, signaling trouble for the region's air industry.
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LOS Angfiles
Liien
Fidsw
Failiure
West Coasts
U S Aviators Report Sunday Picnic Over Rotterdam
U S airmen conducted a bombing raid over Rotterdam from a Flying Fortress base in England. Lieutenant Colonel George L Robinson from Los Angeles reported their flight split to Hamm and Rotterdam under dense haze, with heavy anti aircraft fire and multiple shells detonating close to the ship, yet bombs largely hit the land target.
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England
Rotterdam
George L Robinson
Los Angeles
Robinson
Hamm
Frehters
Alb Reparrs
Robinsons Ship
Leigt Woodrow Smin
Jerome Ida
Brest
Japanese Convoy Defeat Silent On Radio According to AP
New York AP reports Japanese radio remained silent about an American air attack that crushed a 22 ship convoy off New Guinea. US monitors said no Japanese broadcasts mentioned the battle.
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New York
Fidas
New Guinea
United States
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