Allied sea power says Japan crippled by heavy losses
U S House Navy committee chair states based on Navy Department briefing that Allied campaigns in New Guinea and southwest Pacific show Japan severely weakened. He cites sunk ships and dozens damaged, noting German surrender leaves Japan fighting alone with no German aid.
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New Guinea
Wewak
Vinson
Jma
Southwest Pacific
Tygom
Japan
Germany
Pacific
House Votes Monday On Postwar Pledges
Washington AP reports a House group claims it has strength to obtain the first official expression of opinion by a branch of Congress in favor of postwar collaboration among nations to maintain peace. The vote will be on a simple resolution favoring creation of appropriate international machinery with power to publish and maintain a just lasting peace among nations.
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Washington
Biatisa House
Sat
Connie
House
Congress
Solons Say Public Likes War Progress
Congress members report broad public satisfaction with wartime conduct abroad but fault lines exist at home with the war effort. A cross section of 69 lawmakers from 42 states cited price control OPS officials amid calls for decentralization of power, simpler tax methods, and better food distribution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Department
House Hears Debate on Participation Resolution
A split over timetables marked weekend discussions on a participation resolution. Majority Leader McCormack and Minority Leader Martin signaled confidence in adoption as the House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed it unanimously, with Eaton urging caution on substituting law for force in world affairs and implying Congress must decide the scope of U.S. involvement.
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United States
McCormack
D.mass
Martin
R.-Mass
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Eaton
R-N- J
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Ickes Warns All Must Cut Coal Use
Secretary Ickes, Solid Fuel Administrator for War, urged every coal consumer in the United States to reduce fuel use in the coming season to ensure coal for war industries. He noted production keeps pace with war needs and outlined efficiency steps. He warned conditions may worsen before improving and announced an educational campaign on conservation.
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Washington
Ickes
Solid Fuele
Administrator For War
SFAW
United States
Toll In Norfolk Blast Rises To 25
The Norfolk Navy Yard disaster raised the death toll to 25 with Navy officials reporting about 250 injured after an ammunition explosion at the naval air station on Friday. Sailor Joseph Ray Bair, a machinist’s mate third class from Norfolk, died. Command officials sought eyewitness accounts for a board of inquiry as to the blast’s cause, with unofficial word pointing to ignition of stored depth charges, while the origin remained undetermined.
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Norfolk
Joseph Ray Bair
Aviaton
Stanley Coming Home To Report On Soviet
Washington AP report on William H Standley U S Ambassador to Moscow returning to brief Secretary Hull and President Roosevelt in Washington for consultations as part of possible three power talks with Britain and the Soviet Union. His return aims to discuss ongoing discussions with allied governments and may imply changes in Moscow posting.
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Washington
William H. Standley
U. S
Moscow
Hull
Roosevelt
State Department
Department
Staney
Boscow
Fragmentary OCR Teases an INES Port and Tre Wash Agenda
Readable fragments mention an INES port and a wash agenda with tre. The text hints at plans or events around a 12.0 month period, but details are unclear due to damaged wording.
Last Rites Held for CoC Wilson at Fehobeth Church
Services for CoC Wilson who died at home in Dothan route one after a long illness were held this afternoon at 2 o clock at Fehobeth Baptist Church with Rev. Alec Callina and Rev. Sem Ethridge officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Fellows and Former directing. Ralph Ie Palms, an elderly person, was mentioned in relation to a racing auto franchise.
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Coc Wilson Frwoe
Dothan
Fehobeth Baptist Church
Alec Callina
Sem Ethridge
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Stanley
CC Wilson
Fellows
Ralph Ie Palms
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DR. C H. Poitevint
Dothan Drug Co
Wes Phone
WAR
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Super Delune
Wijec
Glasstex
3. F. Goodrich
Leng Il
A. F. Goodneh
Tewnis
Geasine
Wright & Ditson
Joe Medwick
Dripout
Alre Fae
Wales
Beverly
Makenra
Aetelee En Pendleria Fasier
BE Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
N. Oates St
H. Coker
Bolzano, Mary
Jenner Pass
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