Cadets killed in training plane crashes near Courtland Army airfield
Two training planes collided and crashed killing multiple cadets near Courtland Army airfield. Cadet James R Jansky 22 from New Jersey and Cadet Joseph Hemphry 4 of Tarentum Pa died in the incidents. Maxwell B Cleaver of Louisville Kentucky and Ceres of Alabama also among the dead. The first crash occurred east of the field during an attempted landing. Next of kin identified include Mrs Elize Cleaver and Jansky’s widow.
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Ala
Courtland Army Air
Maxwell B Cleaver
la Lealsville
Ceres
Aviax
James R Jansky
WNOJ
Joseph Hemphry
Tarentum
Ailisboro
St Ceaver
Asis
Elize Cleaver
Louisville
Jénfays
Perons
Joseph Jansky
Elmar
Henry K. Hemphill
Umt
Gnale Engine Planes Hake 1 300 Mile Trip
Currie Wright Corporation says the longest non stop flight by a single engine military plane covered 1300 miles from Midway Island to Hon. The test used Curtiss P-40 fighters with auxiliary fuel tanks under War Department approval. Lieutenant Aaron Tyer led a six and a half hour flight.
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Wew York
Currie Wright Corporation
Midway Island
Hon
He Company
War Departmenter
Aaron Tyer
Allied raids and fires strike near Mes san and Naples triangle
Allied HQ said Tauro lay 20 miles northeast of Messina with fires raging at retified points and railway targets Friday. In a night action, British sea forces sank seven landing craft off Sales. North of Naples triangle, RAF and US bombers hit rail hubs at Foggia and surrounding lines, aiming to cripple Italy’s railway system.
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Tauro
Messan
Sales
Hell's Triangle
Naples
Foggio Calabria
Foggia
Mitchel
Italy
Air raids strike inland rail links in Italy and Naples area
Allied air forces attacked the Naples to Rome corridor and targets around Benevento and Villa Literno, knocking down 14 enemy planes while suffering 10 losses. Rail lines north from Naples to Rome were damaged, with overpasses and tracks hit at Benevento and Villa Literno. Bombers also hit Sardinia vicinity and Monserrato airdrome while avoiding opposition.
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Italy
Aversa
Benevento
Villa Literno
Averan
Averas
Naples
Blecca
Rome
Pensacola
Sardinia
Monserrato
Lorri
Lipar Penalts Yang
Siclir
Plan to Build More Ships In Forty Four Approved
Washington AP says official approval of a merchant shipbuilding program for 1944 exceeds current schedules. A combined American British Canadian ship building committee was announced. The Maritime Commission confirms the 1944 program tops 30 million dead weight tons, with 50 090 000 tons target and 53 000 ships since 1988. Officials question war demand versus capacity, while Donald M Nelson announces a British American Canadian standardization committee.
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Washington
Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Norway
Pacific
Jappn
North America
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Vietory
Nelson
WPB Considers Brief Whiskey Recess Amid War Production
The War Production Board disclosed a plan to allow a whiskey making pause to assess grain supplies and molasses imports. Officials noted potential five days of production per month to maintain stocks, with WFA involvement and no whiskey produced since 1842.
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Washington
Chemical Division
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Eullers
War Food Administration
WFA
West Indies
Industria
Russians Rebuilding Stalingrad Rapidly
Moscow reports Admiral Bradley, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, observed rapid reconstruction of Stalingrad after the 1942 battle. He noted some tractor factory parts operational, rail lines functioning, and plans to rebuild the city with about 20,000 residents living in tents. He counted thousands of German plates and about 1,000 wrecked tanks, seeing bricks, twisted steel, and other materials for rebuilding. He visited the front where the Germans were driven back and where von Paulus was captured.
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Moscow
William Hriendley
U. & Ambassator
Russia
Staingrad
Nie
Brandley
Wolpe
Friedrich von Paulus
Sixth Army
Local effort aims to cut idleness and boost harvest work
The text emphasizes reducing idleness by mobilizing all able-bodied people including children loafers and farmers to their utmost effort in harvest fields. It describes prioritizing productive labor over nonessential activities to maximize field work and efficiency.
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Adoo
Discharged Soldier Whips His Sergeant in Street Clash
A civilian formerly in the Army’s ranks engaged a sergeant on a street corner in Win Mi Florida. The veteran, once a corporal in the sergeant’s outfit, had been honorably discharged a week earlier. The soldier prevailed in the altercation with the sergeant, who was beaten in the street confrontation.
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clyDien
Unclear OCR fragment about military life transition
Fragmentary report describes a 43 year old former Corporal and spouse in a civilian life transition near a North location. Details are garbled with missing names, dates, and places, but implies withdrawal from military proceedings and a resumed civilian routine after an incident.
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Vilian Pouce
J Korea
Jong Gefore
Army
Jeff
Salu
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