Red Airmen Blitz German Tanks and Rails
Soviet air forces attack German tanks troops and supply lines in the last 24 hours destroying or damaging tanks trucks and trains. They claim a German battalion of up to 1000 men was scattered and a 5000 ton train was sunk near Riga. Long range bombers hit the Vitebsk rail junction with fires and demolished trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Red Air Force
Pete
Riga
Moscow Radio
Vitebsk
Smolensk
Leningrad
Ukraine
Japanese Renew Attack in Hupeh Province
In central Hupeh Japan renews its assault with aerial support as fighting ripples along the front. Chinese communique says the attack began Friday after central position shifts and targets Chungking. Heavy losses reported as Japanese columns strike toward Ichang and Yuyangkwan, with setbacks south of the Yangtze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hupeh Province
China
Chungking
Hupeh
Ichang
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Yuyangkwan
Temperature Reaches 90 in Spring Report by Pigeon
Havelock Ellis the absentee weather pigeon returns with a dry humor filled forecast. He cites a 90 degree high between 4 30 and 5 p m marking the hottest spring day so far then cooling to 80 by 11 p m He declines to predict Sunday and jokes about dusting a pin feather before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock Ellis
Havelock
Col Pabst Dies Former Brewery President
Col Pabst former president of the brewery died Saturday after a period of ill health. He had been a prominent figure in Wisconsin and served in leadership roles within the company and related industry circles.
Dutch Judges Threaten Summer Courts Strike Against Nazis
Dutch judges protest brutal Nazi prison camps demanding improved conditions. They threaten to halt verdicts unless Ommen camp is closed or brought under Dutch supervision amid reports of 280 prisoner deaths at Heerte camp. News notes ongoing guerrilla activity and Axis anxiety in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norway
Greece
Holland
Aneta
Netherlands
Ommen Cap
Heerte
Wolffenbuttel
Denmark
Belgium
Bulgaria
Europe
Yugoslavia
Radio Moscow
Argos
Peloponnesus
Corinth
Invasion Guesses Stir London Papers
London papers speculate on a European invasion, with one suggesting the greatest naval operation in history. Rome radio asserts Pantelleria, Sicily and Sardinia as targets as Italy braces for an imminent invasion attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Pantelleria
Sicily
Sardinia
Associated Press
Italy
Mediterranean
Caucasus
Rome Radio
London News Chronicle
Europe
Woman Suffer Head Cuts After City Auto Crash
Mrs. Clark Chandler suffered head cuts in a Saturday night collision at avenue and Fifteenth street. Virgil Gardner aged 16 of Twenty-seventh street SE drove one car while Ralph Meyers of Forty-ninth street SE pushed another east on First avenue. Mrs. Chandler rode with Mrs. James Knox of Washington avenue SE. she was treated at St Luke's hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Chandler
First Avenue
Virgil Gardner
Twenty-seventh Street
Fifteenth Street
Gardner
Ralph Meyers
Forty-ninth Street
Chandler
James Knox
Washington Avenue
Congressmen urge hearings on anti OPA bill in banking panel
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio leading a group argues for centralized food control in the Agriculture Department. He says 106 federal agencies influence food, warns of further shortages if bungling continues and calls the CPA a failure. He pushes immediate hearings before the House Banking and Currency Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
House Banking and Currency Committee
Department of Agriculture
CPA
Swiss Warning Signals Axis Fear of Passes Breach
London observers say Switzerland may fear Axis attempts to breach its neutrality to speed Italian German wartime traffic. General Henri Guisan issued a blunt hands off warning though he did not name any nation. Swiss passes like St Gotthard and Simplon connect Italy and Germany and could be crucial for Axis movement if Allies invade Europe.
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London
Switzerland
Europe
Henri Guisan
Taly
Germany
France
St. Gotthard
Simplon
Italy
Guisan
Brenner Pass
St. Gotthard and
Alps
$1500 Exemption for Servicemen in Tax Plan
Washington report details a settled pay-as-you-go tax proposal granting all military and naval personnel a flat $1500 exemption from gross income. The change, similar to Senate language, caps active duty pay exemption and delays payroll deductions to begin after July 1 1942 for most pay periods. Leaders anticipate passage this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Union Charges Public Employes Aid Farm Bureau Group
National Farmers Union alleges state extension service employees promote the Farm Bureau. President James G. Patton asks Congress to bar extension employees from aiding private farm organizations and to impound federal funds if violations occur. He cites franked mail and an Wyoming agent counseled an NFA organizer to quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
James G. Patton
NFA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Farm Bureau
Wyoming
Patton
Extension Service
Nefarious Drive to Kill OPA Charged by AFL Official
Washington AP Secretary-Treasurer George Meany of the American Federation of Labor charged in a radio address that big business farm organizations sought to abolish the Office of Price Administration and end food price controls. He warned that such a move would let profiteers reap gains at consumers' expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
AFL
Washington
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
Office of Price Administration
Sat Petuen
Tne
Allied air offensive badly damages Axis bases in the Mediterranean
Allied air strikes over ten days target nine Axis bases across Italy and Sicily. About 140 US bombers hit Leghorn and the Foggia airfield while other Allied planes bomb Sicily Sardinia and Pantelleria. The ten day toll reaches 398 enemy planes as two Allied aircraft fail to return.
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Allied
North Africa
INS
Mediterranean
Italy
United States
Leghorn
Rome
Foggia
Naples
Sicily
Sardinia
Isle
Pantelleria
Britain
Hitler
Allied Planes Strike Jap Shipping and Air Bases in New Guinea
Allied four engine bombers attacked Japanese shipping and airfields in New Guinea and surrounding areas. A 5 000 ton transport was left smoking after a bombing near Hansa bay between Wewak and Madang. Other raids hit Timika Babo Habire Namle Ma dang Cape Gloucester and Saidor to Finschhafen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Australia
New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Wewak
Madang
Stephan Straits
Vulcan Island
Bay
Banda Sea
Boeroe Island
Timika
Babo
Habire
Dutch New Guinea
Namle
Cape Gloucester
New Britain Island
Alexishafen
Saidor
Finschafen
Demar Island
Lombok
Rambang
Soemba
Waingapoe
Dr Keech Opens New Office In June
Dr R K Keech announces a new location at 815 Higley Building with a June 1 opening. Dial 8612. A Angott at 1625 Eighth Avenue SE spends today in Minneapolis with his son Philip a naval aviation cadet at World Chamberlain Field. Herman J Wood of Chanute Kansas visiting sister Mrs Margaret Hynes 32915 First Street Cedar Rapids area.
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R. K. Keech
Higley Bldg
Dial
A. Angott
Eighth Avenue SE
Minneapolis
Philip
Wold Chamberlain Field
Herman J. Wood
Chanute
Kan
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Hynes
First Street
Robert M. Alt
Fort Benning
Alt
Camp Roberts
Calif
Sixth Street
Camp Wolters
Texas
Franklin High School
University of Iowa
Penick and Ford
Pfc
Clarence J. Lunacek
Camp Claiborne
Joe Lunacek
Wilson Avenue
Lunaceks
Milo Lunacek
North Africa
Ray J. Smart
Jerry Zelda
Fourth Avenue
Army Air Forces
Kelly Field
Army Air Field
Laredo
Smart
Oakland Avenue
Lumir Mach
Navy
Wendl Mach
Eighth Street
Dorothy A. Tanner
WAAC
Camp Polk
Seattle
Wash
W. H. Tanner
Thirtieth Street
Tom Shive
Philip Shive
Miami Beach
Fla
Wisconsin State Teachers College
Milwaukee
Santa Anna
Sergt
Louis Pazour, Jr
Camp Scott
Ind
Marvin W. Rocarek
Pendleton Field
Ore
Sioux City Air Base
Frank Rocarek
Eighteenth Avenue
Richard Shaffer
Louise Shaffer
Seventh Avenue SE
Elginfield
Army Air Base
Glendale
Richard M. Shope
Verona
N. J
Flushing N. Y
Marvin Shope
Seventh Avenue
Gus Pusateri
Tony Pusateri
Fifth Avenue SE
Corp
Pusateri
Camp Shelby
Miss
Richard Homer Narber
Belford G. Narber
First Avenue NW
Army Flying School
Greenville
Trowel Chapter No 49 Royal Arch Masons Meet Tuesday
Trowel chapter No 49 Royal Arch Masons will meet in the Masonic hall Tuesday at 7 30 p m for regu lar work. The gathering includes Mark Master degree work and refreshments afterward.
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Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Hall
Death of Mrs. P. A. Anderson at 57 in Marshalltown
Mrs. P. A. Anderson, 57, died at 1 15 p m Saturday at her home in Marshalltown. She is the mother of Fred C. Anderson of 2743 Meadowbrook Drive SE and is survived by her husband and 10 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Anderson
Marshalltown
Jar Rapids
Fred C. Anderson
Meadowbrook Drive
Plane Reserve Rumored Ace Card of Hitler
London reports and Axis broadcasts warned of a looming invasion and a vast Luftwaffe reserve. Allies hunted for hidden airfields in France, Holland, and Belgium while Axis troops and guns moved toward Greece. London press and News Chronicle described a vast invasion plan with allied naval dispositions and a likely Italian resolve to fight.
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London
Hitler
Europe
France
Holland
Belgium
Luftwaffe
Axis
Greece
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean
Radio
Berlin
Giornale D’italia
Rome
News- Chronicle
Allied air raids target French submarine base railhead
USAAF Liberators battered La Pallice and Rennes while St Nazaire and Bordeaux raids were noted. Thunderbolt and Spitfire escorts roamed the air as bomber fleets pounded rail and submarine facilities. Off Cherbourg peninsula Albacore torpedo planes destroyed or damaged nine of twelve German R boats.
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St. Nazaire
Rennes
Radio
Vichy
la Pallice
Bordeaux
USAAF
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Dortmund
Dusseldorf
Essen
Ruhr
Fleet Air Arm
Cherbourg
Air Ministry
Oere
Servicemen and Cadets Reach New Training Posts
Cadet Ben Carns completes primary flight training at Blythe California and moves to Pecos Texas for basic training. Private Kenneth Barnoske transfers from Camp Robinson Arkansas to Fort Sam Houston Texas. Several officers and privates, including Lieut. Robert Alt and Sgt. Louis Pazour Jr., report new assignments, furloughs, and stationing locations across the country and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Carns
F. R. Carns
Sixth Avenue SE
Blythe
Calif
Pecos
Texas
Kenneth M. Barnoske
J. W. Barnoske
Eighteenth Street
Marion
Camp Robinson
Ark
Fort Sam Houston
Memorial Day Observance and Closures Across Cedar Rapids
The city marks Memorial Day with a Monday holiday for most workers in Cedar Rapids while federal employees and most war plants operate as usual. Banks post offices and city hall close. Schools dismiss for the day and normal post office service continues. Some shops and associations also close for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Marine
Retail Merchants Bureau
Court House
Frank K. Hahn
LaPlant- Choate Manufacturing Company
Quaker Osis Company
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Arthur Deamer
Frank B. Baldwin
Federal Building
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Standley Resignation Reports Not Confirmed
Washington reports say Admiral William H. Standley intends to resign as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, but Secretary Hull and White House Secretary Early say they have no information to confirm the claim. Circumstances cited include tensions in Russian American relations and Standley’s alleged anger over sidelining on key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
William H. Standley
U. S
Soviet Union
Hull
White House
Stephen T. Early
Early
Standley
Roosevelt
Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
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Red Airmen
Col. Pabst
Ee Cui Sumoa
Farm Union
Aid Farm Bureau Group
City Briefs
U.S
British Air Ministry
R.A.F
Waterland
Lieut. Smart
J. C. Viktor
Otis Road
Army
Paul George Viktor
Farragut
Idaho
Joseph J. Viktor
Laguna Beach
Lloyd Wilkinson
Armored Force Replacement Training Center
Fort Knox
Jennie Floyd
Twenty-second Avenue
Gerald L. Chapel
QO. J. Chapel
B Avenue
University of Mississippi
Milton J. Pickart
Camp Barkeley
Oscar Pickart
Sixteenth Street
Carl Sorenson, Jr
Pacific
Carl Sorenson
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Edward V. Scott
Victor Scott
Seventeenth Street
Philadelphia
Bainbridge, Md
Louis J. Dvorak
Frank L. Dvorak
Westwood Drive
San Pedro
Edwin D
Armed Guard Center
South Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank
Pacific Area
John J. Russell
J. H. Russell
Bever Avenue
Russell
Africa
Tunisia
Capt
Immaculate Conception
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
1St Ave
Aurex Cedar Rapids Co
Higley
D. I. Danluck Phone
John B. Turner
Funeral Directors
Second Avenue
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