1000 Bombers Strike Cologne In Major Night Raid
The German air raid targeted Cologne with 1000 bombers, aiming at key industrial sites. British losses were 44 planes, while Germany claimed 37 bombers shot down. the attack damaged central Cologne including churches and hospitals and marked a major push in the air war. High Allied officials hinted at broader offensives and possible links to planned land actions, with Canadian squadrons reinforcing the attack and Churchill praising the operation.
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Coe Jogne
Cologne
Reich
Germany
Rhine
Kaik and Humbold Deutz
Koln- Nippes
Franz Clouth
A. T. Harris
Bomber Command
RAF
Washington
Wir
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Forces
Brehon H. Somervell
U. S. Army Services of Supply Command
U. S. Army
Navy
George c. Marshall
West Point
United States
France
Churchill
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Rhineland
Holland
Piles Relieved At Home By Dr Johnson Clinic Notice
A rectal specialist with 26 years of experience promotes a mild home treatment for uncomplicated piles. The article claims Dr G A Johnson of the Johnson Rectal Clinic offers effective medicines tested in his clinic and urges sufferers to try the method.
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Hom Ur
A. Johnson
G. A. Johnson
Johnson
Russia Jubilant Over British Raid on Rehr and Rhine
MOSCOW reports Britain’s air raid on German targets caused near equal jubilation to Marshal Timoshenko’s Rostov diversion. A veteran Soviet pilot wished to fly with the RAF and pledged Russians would retaliate with bombs on Germany.
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Moscow
INS
Britain
Rehr
Rhineland
Marishal Semyon Timoshenko
Rostov
RAF
Germany
RAF Losses Mount in Largest Night Raid Record
In a raid report a pall of smoke rose 15 000 feet over the target as bomber, fighter, coastal and army cooperation commands attacked enemy airfields and fighters. Forty four RAF aircraft were missing from these operations, the largest single night loss in RAF history. The prior record was 37 planes missing on Nov 7, 1941 during Berlin and Mannheim raids amid bad weather.
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Ing
Bomber Command
RAF
Berlin
Mannheim
Nippon Seaplane Base Is Bombed by Allied Bombers
Allied headquarters report fires were seen up to 80 miles from Tulagi and nearby Tulagi, Tanamboga, and Guavutu in the Solomons as U.S. and Australian bombers flew a 2,000 mile raid. Japanese seaplane facilities, fuel dumps, wharves and buildings were hit, anti aircraft guns silenced, with at least one seaplane destroyed. General MacArthur announced the Distinguished Service Cross for Albert C. Searle of Atascadero California for extraordinary heroism on February 27 at Bandjengan during defense of the Praja... plateau until capture.
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Allied
Australia
United States
Tuip
Tulasi An
Solomon Islands
Tanamboga
Guavutu
Solomons
Itealia
Albert C. Searle
Atascadi Calif
Bandgeng
Dutch Java
Searle
Praenger Plateau
Chinese Advance and Chekiang Fighting Reported
Chinese forces pushed into Anhwei while defending Anning and Hofer, with ongoing attacks. In Chekiang near Kinhwa, Chinese claimed retaking the city on May 21 then falling back from Japanese poison gas. Bitter street fighting persisted at Lanchi as Chinese alleged Japanese gas forced abandonment. five Japanese transports sunk near Tunglu.
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Kino
Anning
Hofer
Funchus River
Tunglu
Romine Jr. Dies From Self Inflicted Wound at Home
Thomas Edward Romine Jr., 24, died of a self inflicted bullet wound at his parents home on Greenbrier street extension. He was found about 9 am, seven hours after death. Survived by wife Stella Gebhardt Romine, son Thomas Allen, and his parents Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Romine. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church tomorrow at 2 pm. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery directed by Owen and Barth mortuary.
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Thomas Edward Romine, Jr
Greenbrier Street
Arthur Litton
Stella Gebhardt Romine
Thomas Allen
T. E. Romine
Trinity Lutheran Church
George Schillinger
Spring Hill Cemetery
Owen and Barth Mortuary
Householders Urged to Salvage Rubber for War Effort
The article notes a National War Production Board call for households to salvage rubber as a critical wartime supply. Plans include laying a pipeline across northern Florida within 90 days to move oil by barge canal along the Gulf, across Florida, then up the Atlantic coast. Roosevelt expected to address the rubber gasoline situation this week.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Intercoastal Canal
Mansfield
Roosevelt
WPB
Paris Leaders Rally on War Time Labor Policy
A Paris meeting led by Laval outlines labor reallocation to boost industry and agriculture amid shortages. He pledges higher farm wages and broader industrial pay for longer hours, aiming to sustain the nation and support the European cause. The gathering marks a milestone as presidents of professional committees align with Laval’s strategy.
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France
Mawallsche
Kent
RAF
Fernand de Brinon
Stele
Paris
Laval
Afarstal Petain
Ecommunidad
Soviets See Nippon Facing Real Trouble
A Soviet military briefing warns Japan faces serious strain as American air raids pressure its shipbuilding and aviation sectors. It notes vast Allied resources, while the distance from Japan to Pacific forces complicates long deployments and base support abroad.
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Soviets
Nippon
Japan
Pacific
Sub boards to begin sugar rationing in Kanawha area
Kanawha county announces new sub boards at St Albans South Charleston Eskdale Cedar Grove Malden Denns Clendenin and Sissenville to handle sugar rationing applications. County board directs residents to submit requests at the county courthouse on specific days with South Charleston sub board operating at city hall daily this week except Saturday.
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Kanasha Coun
St. Albans
South Charleston
Eskdale
Cedar Grove
Malden
Dennas
Clendenin
Sissenville
Guy W. Vanhorn
Kanawha Court House
Vanhorn
City Hall
W. M. Kennedy
Reds Triumph in One Day with Heavy Luftwaffe Losses
Reported Soviet air and ground actions claim Red forces downed 143 Nazi aircraft in a single day amid a broader front clash near Kharkiv and Kharkov. Allied reports mention more than 2,000 German troops attacking a strategic river crossing, with 1,000 killed and a key hill reportedly retaken on the west bank. Northwest of Moscow, Soviet forces reportedly seized the initiative, recapturing several villages along the Kalinin front as fighting around Kharkov dwindled to sporadic clashes.
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Kharkaye
Museentania
Anne
Thar
Ieee
Kharkov
Moscow
Students protest Nazi lecture at Buenos Aires university
A group of Buenos Aires university students disrupted a lecture by visiting professor Carlos Astrada, seen as sympathetic to totalitarian ideas. Police entered the building as protesters were detained, with twenty seven students, including eleven women, taken to the police headquarters before being released the next day after disciplinary actions were considered.
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Buenos Aires
Agap
Carlos Astrada
Protog. Sur
Philos.phy
Elas
Unnger
Births in Charleston and Byers areas reported
Wr. and Mrs. Thurmin Steinbap ger of FP.D. 6 Charleston are parents of two daughters. A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Halbronk of By. Rey at McMilan hospital.
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Thurmin Steinbapger
Fp.d
Charleston
Barn Home
Charles Halbronk
By. Rey
McMilan Hospital
Standard Accused Of Helping Japs
Washington Mas 31 The Standard Oil company of New Jersey was accused to mail of housing sided Japanese and German aviation gasoline programs shortly before World War II. Asst. Atty. Gen. Thurman Arnold charged that Standard officials misled the Truman senate committee about help given the Axis war effort and the tie up with J G Farbenindustrie. He said a Standard subsidiary license allowed a Japanese firm to make a key additive used in aviation gasoline and that Standard supplied know how and support in establishing the plant. Arnold noted Standard had not disclosed all licenses and did not fulfill its obligation to tell the truth about its arrangements.
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Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Thurman Arnold
Toatandard
Thurman Senate
J. G. Farbenindustrie
German Chemical Trust
Air Corps
Besant
U.S. Army Air Corps
Standard and
Farben
Arnold
Standard
Manuficthive Ige-Oetane
New York
Armaki
Wys Farish
Truman
Wlies
Ig International Cariels
Ard
Ukst
Elf
Barrage balloons guard West Coast in air raid prep
The report notes barrage balloons guarding the West Coast and Los Angeles fire units equipped with new masks. Auxiliary police and firemen canceled holidays to stand by for possible attack. The Office of Civil Defense announced a stepped up program for raid watcher turnout air raid wardening and enemy aircraft spotters.
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Gus le
Los Angeles
Office of Civilion Defense
TRE Plant to Rise On Cemetery Sites
An estimated 200 graves, many overgrown, will be moved at government expense to make way for a 35.6 million TNT plant north of Point Pleasant. Graves in seven old cemeteries on a 1,000 acre tract will be relocated to a single new burial ground on Lock Lane Road off West Virginia State Route.
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Point Pleasant
Lock Lane Road
West Virgina State
Four Seriously Hurt As Train Hits Truck
Four young men residents of the Levi neighborhood were seriously injured when a NYC freight train struck their grocer delivery truck at Burning Springs crossing. They were taken to Charleston General Hospital by Barnett and Wynns ambulance. The fifth occupant was only slightly hurt. State police investigated but could not complete a report as all victims were not interviewed.
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Levi Neighborhood
NYC
Burning Springs Crossing
Barnett and Wynns
Charleston General Hospital
Bill Hammonds
Monroe Painter
Is Stump
Darwin Whi White
Grocers
Ahich
U S Ship Blasted In Mexican Harbor
Three explosions ripped a U S tanker in Tampico harbor early today, killing four crew and wounding twenty. Mexican troops surrounded the refinery as authorities opened an inquiry into sabotage or negligence while guards were posted and fear of Axis actions grew in the port city.
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Tampico
Mexico
U. S
U.S
Lott
Grert
Wale
Bollee
Gulf
Curacso
South America
Holdup Suspect Escapes Police
Police pursued a holdup suspect who vanished into a crowded area then fled on foot through a building. Lt Lacy fired toward the runner who turned into a lane and woods, after which the suspect disappeared despite a gun visible in his hand.
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Lt Lacy
Lacy
Just to Add To His Tire Problem
Walter tured a Sire on Electric pow production in Colombia is showing a remarkable growth.
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Bata
Mycre
Walter Tured
Colombia
Undersea Raiders Add Four Ships In New Losses
The Navy announced four more ships torpedoed in eastern U S waters. Three were U S merchantmen of medium and small size, torpedoed in the Caribbean and survivors landed at eastern ports. An earlier release said a medium Norwegian merchant ship was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico with survivors landed at a gulf port.
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Washington
U. S
Navy Department
Caribbean
East East
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
New Orleans
Navy
Heals
Batsel
the &Ars
Sam Webster gravely ill at Francis Hospital
Sam Webster of Bigley, a member of The Gazette's printing staff, is severely ill and hospitalized at Francis Hospital.
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Sam Webster
Bigley
British Seize Edge in Libya
A wartime communique describes intensified fighting around Knight's Bridge with Axis forces sustaining heavy damage. Allied land and air units press the assault as tanks and planes move up supplies amid a four day battle tailed by cautious Axis reports.
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Knight's Bridge
Berlin
Rome
North
Africa
Rommel
Tripoli
Mussolini
Italy
CIO Faces Accusations Over Miner split and loan row
District 50 miners accuse CIO leaders of abuse slander sabotage and treason while a disputed 1.665 million loan from the miners treasury to the CIO hangs over tensions. President Lewis contends the loan was not a gift and demands repayment before the November CIO convention.
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CIO
District 50
UMW
Lewis
Murray
Berlin Admits Raid Did Great Damage
Berlin acknowledges the raid caused great damage and notes the fighter squadron under Lt Gen Kammhuber achieved its 800th victory over Cologne a key Rhine city with major industries railways port and famed eau de Cologne.
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Berlin
Kammhuber
Cologne
Germany
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Contlourd
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