Picture History Of War Is Hobby
Baltimore publisher J A Hopkins runs a wartime archive project titled Diary of World Events. He compiles clippings from major papers to document the war, indexing weekly and issuing ten volume sections yearly. The venture began as a private hobby in 1938 and expanded into a budget friendly public resource.
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John Belb
Associated ‘Press
Baltimore
J. A. Hopking
Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Candler
Social Security Board
Calvert Street
Baltimore Sun
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
Washington
Newark
Madison
Wis
Munich
America
Stilwell Bombers Smash Jap Bases
American bombers attacked Hon Hay 30 miles northeast of Haiphong in French Indo China and heavily damaged coaling docks warehouses railroad yards and power transmission lines. The raid by Mitchells and Warhawks faced no enemy interception and all aircraft returned to base.
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Chungking
Hon- Hay
Haiphong
Indo-China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Tokyo
Hanoi
Adventists Start Temperance Crusade at State Fair Encampment
The South Dakota Conference of Seventh Day Adventists pledged a temperance crusade at a encampment on the State Fair grounds. The movement aims to educate the public with literature, rallies, and features and to persuade thousands to sign a pledge and urge legislators to enact anti traffic laws.
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South Dakota
Joe Foss Promoted to Major by Navy
Navy announces Joe Foss 28 from Sioux Falls South Carolina promoted from captain to major in the Marine Corps. Foss returned from Guadalcanal where he shot down 26 Japanese planes becoming America’s top ace of the year tying Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I record. He previously received the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt.
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Joe Foss
Navy
Washington
Marine Corps
Flier
Sioux Falls
S. C
Guadalcanal Islands
Ameerica
Eddie Rickenbacker
Foss
Tunnel Complexes of Attu Island Revealed by U S Forces
American troops uncovered extensive Japanese subterranean works on Attu Island. Tunnels and caves extend through positions from sniper nests to machine gun emplacements with underground command huts and antiaircraft rooms. Some shelters lie beneath hillsides with vents and drainage planned, including settlements under Holtz Bay and under the east arm airport landing strip.
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Attu Island
Attu
Holtz Bay
Invincible Japanese fighter proved human at Attu
On Attu, U S troops faced Japanese defenses and artillery but overran the position. The article depicts Japanese fortifications as vulnerable as they broke cover, abandoned gear, and fled under American fire, contradicting tales of invincibility and praising the Allied assault.
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Attu
Yank
Phogey
Tokyo says Yanks Lost 49 Planes in Guadalcanal Fight
The Imperial headquarters broadcast quoted by the Associated Press says a large formation of Japanese planes shot down 49 American aircraft over the Russell Islands near Guadalcanal. Six Japanese planes were lost. The report notes American pilots claimed to have down 19 enemy fighters while seven American planes were lost, three pilots rescued.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Imperial Headquarters
Russell Islands
Guadalcanal
Amno
Engine Troubles Hint at Sticking Valve
A reader notes intermittent engine misbehavior described as the motor running as if the choke were open. The observer suspects a sticking valve causing irregular performance.
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Stilwell
Adventists Promise Temperance Crusade
William L. Worden
Phooey
U 5
Sherman Montrose
ACME
NEA
Massacre Bay
Bering Sea
Ve Renn
Chesterfield
Fred Waring
Gang
Victory Tanes
Nation
Harry James
Laurence
Betts
Waibel’s
Ork
CAR Conservation Headquarters
Ars
Gibby’s Standard Service
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