RAF Bombs Hit Paris Arms Plants in Heavy Raid
A large RAF force of heavy bombers targeted Gnome-Rhone and Goodrich plants near Paris, destroying the Goodrich factory and causing many casualties. The missions also struck Cherbourg and Dieppe docks and mined surrounding waters, with seven bombers missing and heavy German retaliation on Britain.
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London
R.A.F
Gnome-Rhone
Goodrich Rubber Works
Paris
Air Ministry
Hudson
Frisian Islands
Cherbourg
Dieppe
France
Vichy
Gennevilliers
Good
Britain
England
92 Degree Mercury Sets Yearly High In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids record heat Thursday and Friday pushed the thermometer to 92 between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Friday marked a new yearly high with 92 as the area began a warm weekend. Overnight readings dipped to mid 70s before rebounding again Saturday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Iowa Weather Forecast Spoils with Scattered Thunderstorms
Des Moines area expected to be cooler on Saturday with scattered showers. Friday’s highs reached 94 in Sioux City, 92 in Marshalltown and Council Bluffs, and 90 in Des Moines. Rain totals included Cherokee .51 inches, Alta .50, Estherville .37, Decorah .32, and Forest City .38.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
Sioux City
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
Cherokee
Alta
Estherville
Decorah
Forest City
Memorial Day Observances Highlight Work Motive
Memorial Day focus on honoring the dead with parades and floral tributes. Donald Nelson urged workers to keep the country going by sustaining the fighting effort. Official WW2 death toll stands at 3,712 with broader historic totals for World War I, Spanish-American War, and Civil War losses.
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United States
Donald Nelson
Texans Sign Up to Avenge Houston in War Effort
Fifteen hundred fighting Texans volunteers travel to defend the nation after the cruiser Houston was sunk by Japanese forces at Java Sea. John D. Thompson of Iguana Guatemala becomes the 1500th volunteer as oath taking airs at 6 30 pm CST. Rear Admiral Glassford presides and delivers a presidential message. Remember the Houston becomes wartime rallying cry.
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Houston
Tex
Tojo
Java Sea
Hideki Tojo
Texas
John D. Thompson
Iguana
Guatemala
CBS
Canada
William A. Glassford
U. S. Naval
Southwest Pacific
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Navy
Alamo
British production chief to discuss supply with Roosevelt
Captain Olier Lyttelton, Britain's production chief, will travel to Washington to meet President Roosevelt and other U.S. officials to discuss supply matters, it was learned Saturday.
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London
INS
Olier Lyttelton
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Victory for Yank Pilots On 2 Fronts
American air forces claimed smashing victories on two fronts with a Burma and Australia scene. United Nations fighters intercepted 18 Japanese Zeros near Port Moresby, shooting down five and damaging three with one loss. Bombers hit Dili and Rabaul, setting fires at Rabaul harbor. American Volunteer group pilots based in China reported strong attacks on Japanese positions west of the Salween as they silenced anti air batteries and dropped bombs.
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Burma
Australia
United Nations
Port Moresby
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Rabaul
New Britain
China
Salween River
Burma-Yunnan Province
Chungking
Australians Form Mechanized Division For Overseas Duty
An Australian mechanized division, equipped largely with American gear, trains under Major M. H. McArthur. The unit runs 20 miles weekly in battle dress, with a 25 minute finish deadline leading to trench penalties, and wears gas masks daily. The force relies on American tanks and seeks Royal Air Force aerial support. The division adopts American methods for equipment maintenance and operates three eight hour shifts to stay ready at a moment’s notice.
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Australia
M. H. McArthur
Royala Air Force
McArthur
Hickenlooper Receives Warm Linn County Rally Ovation
B B Hickenlooper drew a large Cedar Rapids crowd at Memorial Coliseum as Linn County's GOP governor hopeful delivered a campaign finale. He urged voters to back the ballot and stressed government is by the people, for the people, with a call to account officials and records.
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Jack Jillian
B. B. Hickenlooper
Memorial Coliseum
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Hick
Frank Hahn
American
Hickenlooper
Earl G. Miller
Turbulent life of actor John Barrymore ends in Hollywood
Hollywood notes report that John Barrymore died in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after a lifetime of theater fame and tabloid headlines. His last words to brother Lionel were "Hello, Lionel" as he faced a final scene amid friends and fans.
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Hollywood
John
Barrymore
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Lionel
Hugo M. Kersten
Diana
Gene Fowler
John Decker
Alan Mowbray
Watch of
Kersten
W. C Fields
George M. Cohan
Herbert Bayard Swope
Monte Blue
the Waeman
Detroit
Elaine Jacobs Barrie
Michael Strange
Cohan
Fields
Royal Family of
The
American Theater
Indict Three Packing Firms on Anti-Trust Charge at Sioux City
A federal grand jury indicted Armour and Co. Cudahy Packing Co. and Swift and Co. along with three executives in Chicago for conspiring to share hog sale receipts at the Sioux City live stock market. The case cites 40 percent for Armour and Cudahy and 20 percent for Swift and Co. and alleges market allocation and withholding of purchases to fix hog prices. Indictments say records from the Bronx City Stock Yards were used to track yearly hog purchases by each firm.
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Sioux City
John Caskie Collet
Armour and Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Swift and Co
Floyd M. Sherwood
Armour
F. W. Hoffman
Cudahy
Frank E. Knutzen
Sronx City Stock Yards Company
Ensign Hears Baby's Voice by Telephone
Ensign Thomas Lewis Blackman serving in the Pacific war zone heard his infant son cry by telephone thirteen hours after his wife gave birth. Mrs Blackman recalled the husband was speechless with emotion as the call connected for about three minutes.
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Springfield
Thomas Lewis Blackman
Pacific War Zone
Hedy La Marr Breaks Engagement to George Montgomery
Viennese born film star Hedy La Marr has called off her engagement to actor George Montgomery and returned his ring, according to friends of the couple.
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Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
George Montgomery
Patterson Says U S Has Barely Begun to Fight in War
Under Secretary of War Robert P Patterson told Bowdoin College graduates that America suffered a humiliating defeat in the Philippines and warned the United States has barely begun its participation in World War II. He cited German and Japanese advances and urged continued sacrifice to defeat Hitler and Japan.
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Brunswick
INS
Robert P. Patterson
America
Philippines
Bowdoin College
Patterson
Hitler
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Western
Pacific
East Indies
Burma
President Roosevelt Reviews Memorial Day Parade
President Roosevelt rode a short distance from the White House to review a Memorial day parade of US troops and equipment. He canceled his Arlington cemetery trip and had Major Chester Hammond lay the wreath on the Unknown Soldier’s tomb.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Arlington Cemetery
Chester Hammond
Major Fight In Progress Near Tobruk
In the Libyan desert south of Tobruk a major battle rages as British forces launch a counterthrust against the Axis. Maj Gen Neil M Ritchie says the outcome remains uncertain but British armored and motorized units, aided by aircraft, are pressing the front.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Neil M Ritchie
Eighth Army
Axis
Erwin Rommel
Knightbridge Camel-Trail
Acroma
Afrika Korps
Bir Hackeim
el Gazala
Navy reports torpedo strike on merchant ship in Gulf of Mexico
The Navy announced the merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico and that survivors were landed at a gulf coast port.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Cedar Rapids Honors War Dead On Memorial Day
Cedar Rapids paid tribute to Civil War Spanish American and World War I dead while honoring more recent heroes from World War II. Ten names were added to the city roll of the fallen and 12 youths were listed as missing in action as the community observed Memorial Day 1942 with reverence and prayer.
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Cedar Rapids
Pearl Harbor
Jack A
Breediive
James A
Callahan George R. Devore
Donald Ho Edwards
Gerald Heim
Lawrence J
McFadden
Maurice M
Miller Larry A
Montena Willan
J Shanahan
Charles E. Smith
Nazis Claim A Triumph At Kharkov
Soviet and German claims clashed over Kharkov battle results with Nazi broadcasts asserting a great victory while Soviet headquarters reported heavy fighting, village captures, and continued Red Army offensives including Kalinin and Orel areas. Guerrilla actions in Orel region and air war losses were also noted.
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Acon
Eperts
Red Arms
Kharkes
Orel
Kalina
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Fielel
Kharkov
Kheorkov
New Commander Named for Gulf of Mexico Area
Rear Admiral James Laurence Kauffman was named commander of the Gulf Sea Frontier to strengthen anti-submarine actions. The force includes the Seventh and Eighth Naval Districts and waters from Jacksonville to the Gulf. Headquarters move from Key West to Miami, while Key West retains the naval operating base and hospital.
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Washington
James Laurence Kauffman
Gulf Sea Frontier
Gulf of Mexico
Eighth
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Key West
Miami
Naval Station Hospital
Am Station
Admiral Kauffman
Naval Operating Base
Iceland
Crowds pack Hawkeye Downs for Memorial Day rodeo show
At Hawkeye Downs on Memorial Day crowds packed the Midwestern championship rodeo with advanced tickets signaling a record turnout Saturday. Cowboys faced peril in Brahma bull riding and bareback bronc events while steer wrestling and calf roping drew steady applause as contestants seek prize money and glory in a long circuit.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Cowboys
Jimmy Hazen
Plains
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