Clapper Sees Strong German Resistance To RAF Bombs
Raymond Clapper reports from London that German resistance to Allied bombing is fierce and may mirror a Stalingrad of the air. He notes the Eighth Air Force losses, the need to double bomber strength by October, and to saturate air with bombers to crush German fighters while protecting fighters escort.
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Clapper
Stalingrad
Raymond Clapper
London
Y Wireless
Atlantic
Germany
Eighth Air Force
Tra Eaker
Flying Fortress
Kiel-Bremen
Kiel
Mediterranean
Pacific
Japan
Russia’s farms and factories mobilized for total war
The article notes Russia’s collective farms near Kuibyshev and the Volga bend, detailing farm size, 551 families, a 140 acre per family ratio, and 800 head of cattle. It describes farm management, tax-like payments in kind, equipment rental from state stations, and harvest-based distribution traded for goods, illustrating the backbone of Soviet resistance. It also recounts Willkie’s Moscow press dinner with Soviet writers, highlighting intransigence, mutual misunderstandings, and a guarded but hopeful tone about postwar understanding and allied effort.
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Russias
Hitler
Rzhev
Central Asia
Siberia
Russia
Volga
Kuibishev
Kuibishevy
TVA
Grand Coulee
Bonneville
Valga Bend
Rush County
Indiana
Ie Farm
Soviet Union
Moscow
Simonov
Stalingrad
Ory
Villears
Dmitri Shostakevich
United States
Tschsikovsky Hell
Fogether
Shostakovich
Mr. Willkie
America
Mundt Claims Japanese Internees Were Mishandled In West Coast
In a weekly newsletter Karl Mundt accuses Japanese internees of lacking proper pre Pearl Harbor records and current activity checks. He questions suspected failures to fortify Guam and Panama Canal, and suggests risky wartime actions by some internees.
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Pearl Harbor
Enc
Karl Mundt
Mundt
Guam
Panama Canal
America
Congress
Six To One War Bomber Exchange Cited In Air Fight
The article notes a six to one ratio in Allied bombing against Nazi planes highlighting firepower and crew courage. It warns the exchange is not fair as Fortresses and Liberators are lost while German losses are lighter. It mentions broader home front aims and odd anecdotes.
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Reich
George Jennel
Lois Andrews
Ann Corio
Emmett Callalan
Ivin Lebedeff
Iwho
Uncle Sam's sympathy for war babies fathers in overseas mail policy
Ruth Millett notes Uncle Sam allows V mail photographs of infants under one year or born since a father left for overseas duty. The policy helps morale for mothers and fathers separated by war, recognizing war babies as cherished despite differing draft considerations.
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Ruth Millett
Sam
America
Uncle Sam
Mama
Dad
Uncle
Hoover Yearns For Good Old Days In Wartime Debate
Ex President Hoover challenged wartime food progress claims in a Spade Magazine piece. The article cites production indices, price shifts, and export data to argue Hoover overstated hunger and misread U S food policy while noting dehydration enabled larger shiploads for allies. It also mentions public figures and cultural notes from the era.
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Hoover
Spade Magazine
New York
Unites States
U. S
War era showbiz chatter and wartime romance gossip
Army intelligence notes hint at Doroth Kilgallen. Tin Pan Alley buzz links Jimmy McHugh with a hit “Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There.” Minerva Plus and Jack Benny plan USO tours. Salvador Dali and Xavier Cugat exchange portraits. The Savitts welcome a baby girl. Bud Westmore and Rosemary Lane reconcile after in law trouble. Cole Porter to spend the summer in Mexico. Jane Pickens courted by two generals. Fox enjoys civilian days with Marie Johnson. Anne Shirley and John Payne speculated as a pair after breakup doubt.
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Tin Pan Alley
Jimmy McHugh
Minerva Plus
Fred Allen
Jack Benny
Bud_ Westmore
Rosemary Lane
Cole Porter
Mexico
Jane Pickens
Real Live
Matty
Fox
Marie Johnson
Anne Shirley
John Payne
Army Correspondents Find Help Front Line Windshields
North Africa dispatch recalls Ernie Pyle praising army aid to reporters at the front. A glassless windshield prompts an officer to repair it with a wartime repurposed piece from a Flying Fortress. The tale highlights camaraderie, with Lieut. O Conn or and Sergeants Kelly Hunter among the kind helpers. Another anecdote follows four brothers in service reuniting at Grand Junction on Mother’s Day.
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Ernie Pyle
North Africa
James O'Connor
Worcester
Mass
Ernest Kelly
Spokane
Wash
Lawrence Hunter
Pensacola
Navy Inductions and furloughs detailed in Frankfort roster
Lyle Kearney and Dick Drayer were inducted into the navy last week. Kearney trained at Farragut Idaho while Drayer awaits a call at home. He attended Brookings College two years. Milton Kutil arrived home on furlough from AMM 3/¢ to visit parents and relatives. Pvt Harold Katil returned to Camp Carson after a nine day furlough. Kenneth Walch left for Tennessee after furlough. Raymond Schroer rejoined his company in New Mexico. Edendtt Corp Eugene Erlandson and Swift Texas arrivals noted in Highmore. Mrs McKichan reports Pvt Robert D Crawford may be reached at the Army Air Base Lincoln Nebraska.
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Grand Junction
Frankfort
Lyle Kearney
Dick Drayer
Navy
Kearney
Farragut
Ids
Drayer
Brookings
Lane
Milton Kutil
Amm
J. Cc. Katil
Pvt
Harold Katil
Camp Carson
Colo
Blunt Corp
Kenneth Walch
Tennessee
Raymond Schroer
New Mexico
Bonilla
Mr. McKichan
Robert D Crawford
Army Air Base
Lincoln
Neb
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Great Plains
Dinah Shore
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Montgomery
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Charlie Chaplin
Gene Autry
Doroth Kilgallen
Army Intelligence
Salvador Dali
Xavier Cugat
Jan Savittr
Scrut
Ray Swim
Denver
Ray
Halph
Lowry Field
William
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Orville
Australia
Bombardier
Midland
Tex
Bill Stoneman
Chicago Daily News
Brew Middleton
New York Times
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France
Newcastle
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