Easter Faith in Free Lands Herald Hopes for Peace
Easter messages from war zones reach millions as Christians in Moscow London and Rome mark the holiday amid ongoing conflict. Churches overflow in Moscow while Hyde Park hosts dawn services for American troops. In Rome Pope Pius XII celebrated Mass with diplomats but skipped a global radio broadcast.
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Free Lands
Uhough
North Africa
Rupin
Tlo
Moscow
Eddy Gilmore
Preas
London
America
Hyde Park
British Isles
France
Adon W. Leonard
Washington, D. C
Pius XII
Rome
Diplomatic Corps
Easter Mass and New York Parade Spark Large Crowds
A solemn High Mass in Jerusalem drew police to manage a 300 strong American worshipper crowd while 756,000 donned spring finery in New York City. Uniformed khaki and block tones led Easter fashion displays, marking a historic outward show of celebration.
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Arechlushtp Frageis Jo Spelman
New York
Cathale Guillary
Church of the Holy Republire
Jerusalem
New Yorks City
Fifth Avenue
Bistory
Air Force hits Japanese bases in South Pacific raid
Allied planes bombed Munda on New Georgia and other targets in the South Pacific. Avenger torpedo bombers and Wildcats set fires and damaged airfields while strikes at Kolombengar a Kahiti and Nekata Bay hit enemy positions. Indicators pointed to possible renewed offensives coordinating MacArthur and Halsey.
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South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia
Agen
Sianea
Prapag
Henderson Airfield
Bolomans
Vila
Kolombengara Island
Munds
Kahiti
Shortland Island
Nekata Bay
Santa Jabel
Miners Wage Dispute Sparks Labor Tensions Across Regions
United Mine Workers leaders face a stalled wage dispute with soft coal operators as contract extensions loom. talks in New York reveal demands for travel-pay, $2 daily rise, and unionization, while Southern and Northern regions interpret contract status differently. Officials warn of possible strikes affecting captive mines, with Army troop movements declared unrelated to coal tensions.
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UMW
Davis
Abe Utien
Tee Donid
Cnie
CIO
AFL Ee
LAW Weap
Unio
New York
OPA
C. Adams
Lewis
John le Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
WLE
Soft Coal Mine
Orature
K Adams
EWT
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Jfocomony
Adams
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern Coal Producers
Ana Coal Hill
Unidan Jeaders
Pennsylvania
Sft
Ates
Chicago
John F. Davis
Sixth Service Command
Ray Edmundson
Minois
Minole
Battle report from Tunisian front overwhelms Axis lines
Allied forces press along a 140 mile front in Tunisia with heavy engagements at Djebel Mansour and Djebel Terhou se. Eighth Army reports 900 prisoners south and captures strategic heights while air and sea operations target enemy transport. Second U S Army Corps seizes Gwinin counterattack positions near Mateur and Bizerte as Montgomery advances toward Enfidaville.
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Eighth Army
Djebel Terhouse
Enfideville
Djebe
Mansour
Pont du Fahas
Algiers
Preas
Tunte
Medjez-El-Bab
U. S
Sidi O’8ir
Kedoua
Djsbet Tanngouche
Gardon
Djebel Mansour Rill
Pont du Fabs
Sir Harold Alexander
Coubellat
Font du Faha
Font du Fahs
Miountains
Djebibina
Peason
Privonera
Highth Army
Alerigan
Mateur
Bizerte
U. & Army Corps
Gwinin
Green Hill
Bald Bill
London Redo
Bir
Bernard J. Montgomery
Enfidaville
Cractal
Ron Ficha
New York
CBS
Hon Fiche
Enfida- Iwhite
Paris
British First Army
Wea
Axia
Berlin
First Army
Long Stop Hill
Soviet report claims strong positions at rockey mountain heights
Number 14- continued from Page One describes the Russians holding rockey mountain heights overlooking the port with the Red army in possession of strong positions. The Soviet midnight communique notes improved positions in the region as German counter-attacks supposedly aim to hold Novorossisk bridgehead for a spring offensive.
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Rockey
Red Army
Novorossiskara
Aakitmiah
Belgorod
Kharkov
Number 16 Continued from Fags One Reference
The article notes ongoing diplomatic pressure moves involving Stockholm and Finland, the sole country allied with the United States in this context. A newly launched aircraft carrier, bearing a navy designation, departed Newport News Virginia on February 24, 1933, with Mrs. Herbert Hoover christening the vessel.
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Stockholm
Finland
United States
Carry A
Newport News
Mra
Herbert Hoover
Military maneuvers begin under new Second Army head
Major General Lloyd R. B. Fredendall assumes command to lead upcoming realistic war games. General Ben Lear moves to Washington to assume temporary command of the Army ground force, following Lieutenant General Lenley J. McNair who was recently wounded in North Africa.
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Lloyd RB. Fredendall
Liaut
Ben Lear
Second Army
General Lear
Washington
Army Ground Force
Lenley J. McNair
North Africa
WAAC Commissioned Third Officer Mery E Harris
Mery E. Harris of Dothan was commissioned a Third Officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at Fort Des Moines Iowa. She was selected for officer training based on her ability and work record as an auxiliary in the WAAC, Third Officer equating to Second Lieutenant.
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Mery E. Harris
Dothan
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
WAAC
Confederate Memorial Day Remembered Through Lost Generations
A vivid reminiscence of Civil War figures and battles unfolds as Confederate Memorial Day is observed. The procession recalls Lee on his grey horse, Jackson, Ewell, Hill, Early, Gordon, and other generals, with the weary army marching and memories fueling a nation’s enduring ache for the fallen.
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Hubert
Lee
Pennsylvania
Lee& Grave
Jackson
Dick Ewell
Mangassa
Ln AP. Hill
Jube
Gordon the Magnificent
Confederacy
RAF Pilot Rescues Grandson Of Foch
Allied Headquarters in South Africa reports an RAF pilot rescued the grandson of Marshal Foch after his aircraft was hit by shell fire. The wounded man crash landed in enemy territory and was ferried aboard the pilot’s plane, then flown to Cairo for care.
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South Africa
Marshel Fork
Graf
Iva
Foch
Cairo
Break in Soviet Polish diplomatic ties prompts US regret
The State Department expressed regret over the break in diplomatic relations between Soviet Russia and the Polish government in exile. A department official said comments could not judge merits and full facts were not yet known while noting the development. The report also notes Allied operations near Medjez-el-Bab and Long Stop Hill in Tunisia as the First Army advances.
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Washington
Btata
Russia
Medjez-el-Bab
Tunis
Long Stop Hill
Tunisia
McNair Wounded In Tunisian Battle
Washington AP Lt Gen Lasley J McNair will be incapacitated for weeks after wounds in Tunisia last Friday. He was not critically injured. Eisenhower’s report says severely but not critically wounded by shell fragments that penetrated his helmet and caused a scalp wound and shoulder injury. McNair, commander of all ground forces, was at a forward observation post in northern Tunisia when the post came under heavy fire.
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Tuoisig
Americas
Department
Evacuation Planned After Treatment For Senior Leaders
Distorted lines describe leaders likely to be evacuated from a theater for medical treatment within the next day and possibly return to the United States in the manner of a future transfer. The text references Eisenhower and McMall in a war context with helmeted figures and injuries.
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Eisenhower
McMall
Ae Treat
United States
Manr
School bus schedule fragment from historic page
Fragmented OCR lists bus times for several schools with misread names and numbers. Entries indicate morning departures at Highland elementary North Highlands Negro Mineis nes elementary Mase HU elementary Sowthulde elementary and High Sebeel with times around 8 to 11 o clock.
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Twistie
Young Junior
Highland
Ame Northighlands
Mineis Nes
Mase HU
Sowthulde
High Sebeel
Japanese Air Losses Reported In World War II Battle
The report notes enemy air strength and loss claims including five Japanese planes destroyed and four probably shot down, with references to a delayed number of enemy troops and ongoing combat actions near a spa setting.
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