Nazi steamroller pushes Soviets in Caucasus battle
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Soviet defense under pressure as Nazi forces push for control in the Caucasus. Government wheat sales cited at 83 cents. steel wage pattern set by ruling. Editorial note indicates opinionated Reuters-style analysis.
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Caucasus
Western Newspaper Union
War Labor Board
Bethlehem, Republic, Inland
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
CIO
United Steel Workers
WLB
Hitler’s New Offensive Push in Soviet Fronts
WWII era report details Germany’s three spearheads aimed at splitting Soviet forces in Ukraine and Moscow regions. It describes planned moves toward Voronezh Kuibyshev and Stalingrad, with risks of a broader southward advance toward Astrakhan and links to Rommel’s forces in North Africa.
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Russia
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Kursk
Kharkov
Don
Marshal Timoshenko
Ukraine
Marshal Zhukov
Moscow
Voronezh
von Bock
Japan
India
Rommel
Mediterranean
Midway Saga Revels In Early Victory Feeling
A naval communique detailed the Battle of Midway confirming US victory prospects. It disclosed Japan deployed 80 ships to attack Midway in a prelude to Hawaii conquest, with 20 Japanese ships sunk or damaged, four aircraft carriers sunk and three battleships hit, 225 planes destroyed, and 4,300 men lost. American losses included the destroyer Hammann and the carrier Yorktown, with 307 American sailors killed or missing.
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Midway
United States
Japan
Hawaii
Hammann
Yorktown
Submarine menace spurs convoy system in Caribbean Gulf
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced a convoy system in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to counter Axis submarine attacks on United Nations shipping. Coastwise convoys would operate without destroyer protection, officials indicated.
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United Nations
Frank Knox
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Doolittle Sequel and China Front in War Strategy
Chinese leaders claim setbacks at Wenchow and Jufan limit Japanese air bases near Chekiang while pledging stronger counterattacks with growing American air support. The spokesman notes Germany and Japan face desperate summer bids to sustain a long war against the United Nations.
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Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
China
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Wenchow
Jufan
Chekiang
Kiangsi- Fukien
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Fighting France gains new name and allied links
United States officials move to strengthen Franco Allied ties by renaming the movement to Fighting France and elevating the French National committee to an administrative center. Admiral Harold Stark and Brig. Gen. Charles Bolte become military envoys to General De Gaulle in London as peace with Vichy remains strained. In London reports, Anglo American plans for a European second front advance, while Eisenhower reshapes the European theater staff with Clark, Spaatz, and Lee designated to ground, air, and supply roles. Price Administrator Henderson blasts political activity by OPA workers under the Hatch Act, warning dismissal for noncompliance.
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Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
de Gaullist
Fighting
France
Free France
French National Committee
United States
Harold R. Stark
U. S
Europe
Charles L. Bolte
de Gaulle
London
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Roosevelt
Alexandria
Egypt
European
Royal Navy
Marines
Dwight D. Eisenhower
M. W. Clark
Carl Spaatz
J. C. H. Lee
Price
Leon Henderson
UPA
OPA
Aleutians and global war aims shape wartime strategy
Analysis links Aleutian operations to broader aims in Egypt and the Pacific, arguing the war may pivot to the Far East if Near East fails and oil from Iran and Mosul falls under Nazi pressure. It traces competing views on fighting Japan vs Europe and cites Tobruk’s defeat and supply routes as pivotal factors.
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Aleutians
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Egypt
Japan
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Pacific
Hitler
Europe
Manila
Singapore
South Seas
Atlantic
Britain
Russia
Asia
China
Tobruk
Near East
Gulf of Persia
Caucasus
Siberia
United States
Far East
Iran
Iraq
Mosul
Our Friends The Greeks By Frank Gervast
The Greeks fought for democracy against Mussolini and Hitler, delaying Axis plans in the Balkans. King George II visited the United States while Greece’s resistance inspired Allied strategy, with premier Metaxas seen as a defender of liberty. The Greek people, from farmers to workers, fiercely opposed fascism, shaping the war’s course.
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George II
Greece
United States
United Nations
Europe
Poland
Holland
Belgium
Norway
Russia
George
Athens
Acropolis
Korizis
Lexington and Concord
Mussolini
Hitler
Albanija
Rome
Metaxas
Libya
Italy
Mediterranean
Yugoslavia
Stoyadinovitch
Hitleriam
New Ideas Home-omi chair cover by Ruth Wyeth Spears
An illustrated guide describes converting an old wicker chair with a chintz cover and green skirt into a refreshed piece. It details removable zippered covers, stitching through the cover and wicker, padding, and the layered muslin foundation with puffed ridges. Instructions promise Mrs Spears portable projects and order details.
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New Ideas
Home
Omi
Ruth Wyeth Spears
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