Boris Flight Foreshadows Bulgaria's Axis Ties
The article reviews King Boris of Bulgaria fleeing Sofia amid WWII shifts. It notes Bulgaria's limited army, reliance on Nazi support, and loss of territories after 1914 and 1940 to Romania Greece and Yugoslavia. It warns of Axis exploitation and the risk of Balkan resistance collapsing as Allied pressure grows.
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Boris
Sofia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Germany
Wilson
Turkey
Wilhelm
Rumania
Greece
Serbia
Hitler
Reich
Macedonia
Yugoslavia
Thrace
Russia
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Balkan
European
By Any Other Name We Name Jobs in Advertising Speech
The piece notes euphemisms in newsrooms for common roles, citing press agents, selectees, realtors, financial advisers, and communication carriers as preferred terms. It highlights Western Union introducing the label communication carriers for messenger boys, reflecting trend toward marketable language.
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Western Union
Law and age limits in Wisconsin taverns
Mrs. Edward Gassen paid $20 to enter a Madison tavern with her husband. She is 19, legally able to marry without parental consent in many states, but not old enough to drink publicly in Wisconsin without a parent or guardian. The piece urges strict enforcement of laws as written.
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Edward Gassen
Madigan
Wis
Wisconsin
Madison
Japan Not Fooling The Japanese Warn of Axis Aid
A Japanese spokesman warned that while Japan will not fight side by side with Axis powers in Europe, it would strike vigorously in the Orient once the war in Europe begins. He asserted Japan’s forces are prepared and the crisis on both fronts must be met simultaneously, signaling tougher days ahead.
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Europe
Japan
Orient
Lobar
Battlefield medics in Tunisia face harsh demands and gaps
Ernie Pyle writes from Tunisia about battlefield medics and litter bearers. He notes the noble but under supported role, recalls delays of up to twenty hours, and describes brutal terrain and heavy loads. He contrasts German conduct with Allied care, mentions neurosis and fatigue, and ends with the deafening, unending shelling driving soldiers to despair.
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Ernie Pyle
Tunisia
Ury
Can wear mink coat day off opens maid job view
Ruth Millects women in ads as she argues a housework post should treat maids as equals. A NJ wife with a mink coat notes 600 calls for a maid but urges ads that promise respect, privacy, schedules, and fair wages to attract attentive applicants.
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Ruth Millett
New Jersey
So They Say in Public Discourse From Noted Voices
Quotes from Senator Walter Fy, George of Georgia, Willam L. Batt, and Sir Richard T. D. Alliend discuss views on government, family finances, wartime demands, and sweeping social change, framing a shift toward fellowship over competition in a new civilization.
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Walter Fy
George
Georgia
Sir Richard T. D. ‘Alliend
British Common Wealth Party
Germans abandon invasion hopes as allies loom
Stockholm reports from inside Germany agree Hitler failed at Stalingrad and Tunis, and the regime now eyes Allied strikes rather than a direct invasion. German leaders fear stalemate, boost defense against invasion, and anticipate Allied efforts from the French and Belgian coasts while seeking ways to split Soviet and Allied efforts.
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Haymond Clapper
Stockholm
Germany
Hitler
Stalingrad
Fuehrer
Tunis
Biserte
England
Balkans
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Channel
Normandie
Bretagne
Stalin
Russia
How Members Of Congress Voted
Washington May 14 LP Following is how members of Congress from South Dakota voted on recent roll calls House Carlson Ruml income tax bill defeated 206 to 202 For Mundt not voting Cage On motion to recommit the Ways and Means committee bill to committee with instructions to favorably report to the floor the compromise Robertson income tax measure approved 230 180 For Mundt not voting Case On Senate amendment to Treasury Postoffice appropriation bill to allow funds for silver purchase acts defeated 194 to 159 For Case not voting Mundt ury Post office appropriation bill to allocate 3800000 for Treasury s foreign funds control defeated 195 to 144 Against Case Mundt Senate On Dangher amendment to Connally plant seizure anti strike bill to remove provision which would have enabled President to seize plants for other cause than pirikes or labor disputes approved 41 34 For Bushfield against Gurney On Taft amendment to plant seizure bill giving War Labor Board statutory power to decide labor disputes rejected 45 to 34 For Bushfield Gurney On motion to send plant seizure bill back to committee defeated 52 to 27 Against Bushfield Gurney On passage of the plant seizure bill approved 63 to 16 For Bush
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Congress
South Dakota
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Mundi
Cage
Robertson
Mundt
Case
Senate
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Treasury-Post Office
Treasury
Dangher
Connally
Bushfield
Gurney
Taft
War Labor Board
Graduation at Willow Lake Commencement May 21
Commencement exercises set for Willow Lake on Friday May 21 with Rev M Tugla of Brookings as speaker. Dorothy Kretzschmar named valedictorian and Elsie Wardner salutatorian. Twenty five seniors will graduate and eighth grade students will also receive diplomas.
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Willow
Lake Willow Lake
War ration calendar details and expiration notices
May 21 to June 1 list various stamp and coupon expirations for gas, sugar, processed foods, and shoes across war ration books. Includes weekly Civilian Defense classes, Red Cross home service, and contact details for Red Cross rooms and instructors.
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Parrott
Glittering Gossip Swirls Through New York Nightlife
A crowded page of society chatter and showbiz names paints a late night scene. Dorothy Kilgallen spotlights Gypsy Markoff at the Stork with Bob Ripley, while bohemian booms thread through Rachamba, Cafe Madison, and the Persian Room. Entertainer talk, song coauthors, and a headline act near Broadway mingle with Bertram and Kaiser as New York’s nightlife buzzes amid Frank Sinatra echoes and weekend revelry.
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Manhattan
Gypsy Markoff
Lisbon
Broadway
Vaughn Monroe
Adolf
Chanteuse
Hildegarde
Henry J. Kaiser
Mr. K
Chucho Martinez
Frank Sinatra
New York
Choo Choo Johnsen
Liberator crew survives after 594 holes in Nauru raid
In a South Pacific report, Lt Russell A. Phillips and crew of a Liberator bombed Nauru. Despite 594 holes from Japanese cannon fire and a flat tire, they landed safely after a five hour flight home. Pilot Phillips and crew member Stan Pillsbury, who shot down a Zero, are highlighted along with wounded gunners and the daring actions that kept the bomber aloft.
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Charles McMurtry
Seventh
Airforce
South Pacific
United States
Nauru
Russell A. Phillips
Stanley P. Pillsbury
Harold V. Brooks
Lou Zamperini
USAAF
Lou
Camp Picket
Carlton H. Cupperwell
Long Beach Calif
Robert HL Mitchell
Urbana
Louis Zamperini
Torrance
Calif
Donald E. Nelson
del Monte
Clarence K. Douglas
Hague
Stanley
P. Pillsbury
Shapleigh
Clarkville
Mich
Frank Glassman
Chicago
Raymond P. Lambert
Overbrook Road
Cantonsville
Pillsbury
Mitchell
Packaged Drugs Under Price Plan in Minneapolis
A new program for pricing packaged drugs from manufacturer to retail sale was announced in Minneapolis on May 14. It aims to continue the March 1942 sever of prices to address wartime price problems. It covers all packaged drugs including cold tablets vitamins remedies headaches cough syrups laxatives eye nose drops and more. New manufacturer packages will show a maximum price. old unchanged packages keep current pricing under the general max price regulation. Sales by physicians or authorized practitioners and sale by prescription are not covered. Botanic drugs such as bark leaves herbs roots essential oils and fine chemicals are excluded.
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Minneapolis
Non
OPA
South Dakotans named chairmen of national committees
At the National Congress of Parents and Teachers annual meeting in the Hotel Sherman two South Dakotans were named national committee chairmen. Mrs. Gertrude Flyte of Mitchell was named art chairman and Dr. L. D. Weeks of Vermillion was named chairman of rural service.
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Cmicag
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hotel
Sherman
Gertrude Flyte
Mitchell
S. D
Art
LD. Weeks
Vermillion
Rural Service
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Riobamba
Frank Sinawsa
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Harry Carey
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You and I
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Conrad Rel
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the Waldorf
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Mrr
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