MacArthur Warns Of Japanese Rise In Pacific Air
Allied headquarters in Australia report a daylight Japanese air raid on Milne Bay, with prior raids on Oro Bay Tulagi and Port Moresby. Japanese forces used about 85, 45, 97 and 100 planes in separate assaults, signaling a push for air supremacy in the southwest Pacific per MacArthur's noon statement.
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Australia
MacArthur
Milne Bay
Southwest Pacific
Oro Bay
Tulagi
Port Moresby
Moresby
Mac‘Arthurs
Pacific
Papua
New Guinea
Houston County Bond Sales Near 0C Mark
Dethen and Houston County's wire on the second war loan campaign report about $300,000 invested in U S War Bonds and Government securities. Under War Savings Star and Victory Fund Committee leadership, Lovern and Flow ara represent the two groups as canvassing aims to raise $2,420,000 countywide. Despite no canvassing yet, over a third of the county's quota has been subscribed and workers will call on citizens to reach the goal.
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Dethen
Houston County
al Frowers
Clyde Levern
U. S
War Savings Star
Victory Fund Committee
Lovern
Flowara
Wiregrass Citizens
Sparks Urges Liquor Price Hike for Local Revenue
Governor Clauncey Sparks proposed increasing state liquor store prices by 10 to raise over 2.5 million dollars for counties and cities. Of the extra revenue, 630,000 would fund old age pensions via a population-based distribution, with the rest from the price increase.
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Montgomery
Clauncey Sparka
Rep
C. D. Norman
Bullock
World War II Update from Tunisia and Europe
Allied forces press toward Tunis and Rommel's defenses as American and British aircraft destroy more Axis targets. London reports Tokyo preparing a joint air offensive with German and Italian forces, while U.S. and Allied leaders warn of large-scale operations in Europe and the Pacific amid shifting German pressure and new aerial threats.
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Tunisia
Arcraft
Anna Baste
Erwin Rommel
Tunis
Axig
British Eighth
Sounse
London
Tokyo
Radio Broad
Tato de Éther
Amer Calment
Mile
W. Rusmans
Leningard
Rea
Pacific
McArthur Haw
Pyr
Aled
New Guin
Japanese Threaten Vast Air Assault On U.S. Mainland
Japanese officials warn of a major air attack on the American mainland as Maj Gen Kenryo Sato announces completed preparations. Tokyo and Berlin allied forces are cited, while Allied leaders urge vigilance as Pacific combat actions and Burma front defenses continue amid claims of heavy Japanese losses.
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U.S
Japan
United States
Kenryo Sato
Bureau of Military Affairs
Sato
James H. Doolttle
Tokyo
Alcoholic Tax Unit Offices Reopened in Dothan
The Alcoholic Tax Unit offices in Dothan, dropped last autumn, have been reopened. T Burton, previously linked with the office, will head the unit, with W F Allender transferred from Anniston. Officers had been stationed at Opelika when the Dothan office was discontinued.
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Dothan
I T
Denied wage offers by War Labor Board set to stay
Washington AP says voluntary wage raises by about 10,000 employers will be denied as War Labor Board refuses to permit adjustments of inequalities. Unofficial counts suggest hundreds of thousands of workers affected, though most cases involve under 100 employees. The board enforces the April hold-the-line order, denying proposed inter-plant adjustments that do not affect key pay disparities.
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WLS
WLE
Bombers Hit Kiska Runway Camp As Munda Attacks Rise
American Liberator and Mitchell aircraft bombed Kiska Island and Munda in the south Pacific. Bombs hit runways, gun emplacements, and the main camp at Kiska, starting fires near an ammunition dump at Munda. Navy communique notes 63 Kiska attacks since March and 105 offensive actions against Munda near Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Kiska Island
Navy
Munda
South Pacific
New Georgia Island
Coreair
North Pacific
Kiska
Guadalcanal
Flood Fighters Race To Construct Dikes
Flood fighters rush to raise a 25 mile dike belt along the Missouri river lowlands to shield southwest Iowa towns Hamburg and nearby Carter Lake. McPaul and Payne lie underwater as 15 families of two villages evacuate, while Army engineers boost a new dike to defend 200 homes in Hamburg’s southern sector amid rising flood crests near 22.45 feet. Lieut. Col. C. E. Stahl warns residents to heed evacuations as the threat grows.
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Hamburg
Iswollen
McPaul
Payne
Omaha
Carter Lake
Wood
C. E. Stahl
The
Artoy Apginents
RAF raids hit bases in Italy and Sicily in new strikes
Allied air units attacked naval bases in northern Italy and Sicily including Spezia and Palermo and Messina in Sicily. The sorties also raided targets in northwestern Germany at dawn. Three bombers were reported missing from the long northern Italy trip.
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RAF
Italy
Sicily
Lqndon
Middle East
Anil
Strategic Air Force
Rommel
Turin
Germany
Spezia
OPA Delays New Meat Price Schedule Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration postponed the new regional and class based retail prices on beef veal lamb and mutton for a month to May 17 and indicated possible reductions after review under the hold the line presidential order. Regions and districts were ordered to compare ceilings with current returns and prepare adjustments.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Alcatraz escape ends with two dead and two recaptured
AP report details another Alcatraz breakout as guards killed two inmates and two others were recaptured or found dead. Fred Hunter, 43, of Ohio, was last to be checked, after four convicts escaped from the prison shop the prior morning. Brest, 31, of Pennsylvania, survived an elbow wound and was returned to a cell.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Federal Prison
San Francisco Bay
James A. Johnston
Fred Hunter
Ohio
Stoop
Alvin Cold Creepy Karpas
Hunter
leif_le
James A. Boatman
Indiana ‘Polis
Floyd G. Hamilton
Southwest
Harold M. Brest
Pennsylvania
Large Scale Aerial Operations Open on Russian Front
Large scale air activity continues across the Russian front with scouting and heavy bombing. Ground fighting remains heavy south of Balakleya and along the Volkhov front near Leningrad as Soviet and German forces clash. Soviet bridges and positions under attack as air and ground units engage in ongoing combat.
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Eddy Gu.moke
Moscow
United States
Rusma
Balakleya
Vulkhovo Frount
Ter
Ohare
Volkhov
Leningrad
Kars
Veningrad
Jap-American Troops Arriving At Shelby Camp Shelby
About 2,500 Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii joined roughly 8,000 troops from the mainland at Camp Shelby Mississippi to form a compact Japanese American combat unit. The first trainload arrived as operations continued to organize the force into a streamlined Army.
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Shelby
Camp Shelby
Miss
Hawaii
United States
Army Recruit Post Here To Be Closed
The Army recruiting station at Totvan will close temporarily effective Saturday. Sergeant Chiscette 16 neang trane ferred to Une diained recruting wa. (Turn to No, Bon Page 2)
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Army
Totvan
Ajai IP Seegeant
W. J. Gryysette
Idas
Chiscette
Neang
Second War Bond drive tops two billion in first day
Washington AP reports the Second War Bond drive collected about 2,000,000,000 in subscriptions within the first 24 hours. Treasury estimates widespread newspaper ad campaigns are aiding the fund raiser, with about 6,000 papers carrying coverage and appeals. The effort runs three weeks beginning Monday, aided by unpaid space from newspapers and advertisers. The slogan They give their lives your money frames the drive, and ads were mailed to papers urging readers to participate.
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James Marlow Washington
Treasury
Leharze
Tarlin
Speam
Odidhearl
Speampalkn
Niin
Western Hemisphere Pattern for Postwar Planning
AP dispatch reports a hemispheric union outlining a pattern for postwar planning. Roosevelt lauded increased cooperation, noting how emerged frameworks from earlier conferences enabled continental defense and peaceful progress. Observers question whether UN role will shape future peace efforts, as leaders stress shared responsibility.
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HY Kennetie
L. Dixon Washington
United States
Alster
Gow International Polidays
Alan
Republica
International Society of the
Troosevelt
Thea Union
Boenog Astres
Lama
United Nations
Last Minute BULLETINS Washington AP reports
AP dispatch outlines several last minute items from Washington including complaints against packing companies accused of resisting government orders to supply data. The full Tokyo raid story from war reporting headlining unreleased material will be released by the Army. Admiral Seaund testifies on war labor issues before the Martine Commission with a call to accelerate regulation citing the slogan why not now.
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Washington
Abr Reid
Tokyo
Eimer Bitcby
Tre
Emory Seaund
Martine Commissian
Dns
Austin Wadeworth
Howe
Army food waste admitted by Quartermaster Chief
Quartermaster General Maj. Gen. J. B. Gregory told the Senate War Investigating Committee there may be instances of large quantities of food discarded as garbage in Army camps. He said such wastage has been reduced to a minimum and should not be repeated.
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Washington
Bmaj
J. B. Gregory
Senate War Investigating Committee
Anme
Nauter
Gregory
Mead
D-N. Y
Sena‘tor Truman
Gregory Tat
Wichlard
Downtown Traffic Improvement Noted in Dothan
Police chief M Tatum reports downtown traffic improved after double parking restrictions and marked auto parking. Many ticketed offenders failed to appear to dispose of cases. First offenders warned. second offenses incur fines.
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Dothan
M. Tatum
Motoriata
ODT Truck Examiner To Be Here Two Days
Truckers under ODT rules without Certificates of War Necessity should apply at the Chamber of Commerce on Friday and Saturday as John Haggett the ODT examiner visits Dothan to discuss Kanone problems. Wilkerson urged truckers to file for supplemental gasoline allotments directly with the examiner to save time versus mailing to Montgomery.
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ODT
Chamber of Commerce
John Haggett
Ald Wilkerson
Heggett
Dothan
Montgomery
Wilkerson
Allied air blitz drives Rommel toward Tunis stronger ring
Allied forces in North Africa push Rommel's defenses northward from Enfidaville toward Mateur and Bizerte as American and British aircraft destroy dozens of Axis planes. The British First and Allied air forces strike air bases at Castelvetrano and Milo in Sicily, with heavy losses for Axis units and significant damage to their transport and supply lines.
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North Africa
Tania
Ervin
Gousse
Somilem
Tunis
Rommel
Qjehrl Hou
Bidy Nair
Tunin
Bridgehenra
Amtreme
Milo
Sieny
Castelvetrano
Addtion
Meaverschimitt
Tuniala
Tegrine
Fochvilla
Tunle
Oudna
lTunts
Frommel
Tent. W. IR. Thompson
Forest Home
Alabama
Fild
Bemba
Reuters
Switzerland
Rome
Marselie
Tunisia
Algiera Radio
Tinta
Tha
Tantva
Remmel
Cagiiar Fo
Sardinia
Trapan
Marsala
Sicily
Axia
Fortreraca
Mito
Cuatelvetrano
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John Curtin
Southwest Pacific Battle Theater
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Kali Islands
Burma
Mayu Peninsula
Imperial Tokyo
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Channel
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Yank
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State Center
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