Stalin calls for combined Allied smash to end Germany
Across London and allied lines Stalin urged a simultaneous Red Army and Allied onslaught to crush Nazi Germany. He praised Allied aid as decisive and called on Romania and Hungary to join the fight while noting Soviet victories at Stalingrad and other fronts.
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Ondon
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Lerite Germmany
Stalin
Alin
Ies
Romania
Hungary
Stalingrad
Readmission for Lewis to United Mine Workers debated
Philadelphia in May 193? AFL spring meeting contemplates L L Lewis readmission to the United Mine Workers. The council had last reviewed the application three months ago and faces terms of re admission rather than outright entry. Lewis would rejoin with his miners if allowed, but car workers he has enrolled complicate the plan.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Philadelphia
Maye
American Federation of Labor
Hn L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Oferica
Lewis
Council
Janny
Ling
Lee Afl
Theatre listings feature Keaton and Brooks at local houses
The Grafton Sentinel announces tonight's theatre program at the Strand or Dixie with star names including Gene Kelly Ann Rutherford John Boles and Jean Rogers. Brooks and Whistling in the Dark are shown at the Erain theatre with Kathryn ravsn and Mart Astor. Mrs R F Bender attends Maple Avenue presentation.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
R. F. Bender
Maple Avenue
Hkthryn Ravsn
Gene Kelly
Mart Astor
John Boles
Etrain Tre
Brooks
Ann Rutherford
Recton
Jean Rogers
He Theatre
West Virginia war loan drive plans announced in Charleston
West Virginia state chairman A C Spur announced a May 10 meeting in Charleston to map the fifth war loan drive set for June 12 to July 8. Robert W Coyne and Ralph Engelsman will outline details of the campaign, from the Treasury Department's war finance division. The briefing was part of broader West Virginia briefs from Charleston Fairmont and Huntington reports.
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Charleston
Reginal War Finance Committee
West Virginia
A. C. Spur
Robert W. Coyne
Ceasury Department
War Finance Division
Ralph Engelsman
Fairmont
West Virginia ‘Academy of Science
State Junior Academy of Science
Association of Higher Education
Kappa Delta Pi National Éducation Honorary Society
Mississippi River Rises Over Hundred Year High
The Mississippi swelled to its highest level in over a century, reaching past St Louis while tributaries Illinois and Missouri floodwaters threaten earthen levees. More than 11,000 workers fight to hold lines as basins flood, with Coast Guard aid deployed to evacuate Hangin g Dog Island and Valmeyer residents. The Red Cross tallies 1,212,000 acres inundated, as levees break across multiple sites and soldiers become trapped.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
U. S. Army District Engineer's
Cupe
Preston
Mississippi
Clear Creek
McGee Creek
Coast Guard
Greenbrier
Cape Girardeau
Hanging Dog Island
Grand Tower
Coast Ward
Valmeyer
Tiinois
Red Cross
Harrisonville
May Brings On Burst Of Political Activity And Delegate Lead
May brings a sharp rise in campaign activity as Democrats and Republicans prepare for large delegate selections this month. Florida and Alabama hold primaries tomorrow with 13 and 24 votes at stake. By June 1 both parties will have chosen most major delegates, with Dewey and West likely to continue their delegate harvests barring sentiment shifts. The MacArthur draft movement wanes as the general rejects nomination and clubs wind down.
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FDR
Jack Bell Washington
Florida
Alabama
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Sidental
West
Douglas MacArthur
Repy A.L. Miller
R.-Neb
MacArthur
Month of May figure in invasion timing due to weather
London May 1 The favorable weather forecasts for May are cited as the statistically best month for invasion planning. Records show May brings fewer fogs and gales in the English Channel, aiding the movement of ships, landing craft, troops, and aircraft. The timetable envisions a massive armada, air cover, and precise drops to disrupt enemy communications as the strike hour nears. See MONTH OF MAY Page 2
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Edward D. Ball
London
English Channel
Scilly Islands
Dungeness
Scilly
State Candidates Begin Last Week Of Intensive Campaign
State candidates for major nominations on both parties enter the final week of campaigning before May 9 with a harsh tempo and little sign of broad voter appeal. Observers predict turnout will be similar to 1942 figures. disputes persist between Democrats Rush Holt and Clarence Meadows with J Blackburn Watts weighing in, while Republicans D Boone Dawson and Raymond Funkhouser spar and William McKinley Garrison of Wayne plans radio appearances.
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Charleston
Rush Holt
Weston
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Kanawna
J. Blackburn Watts
D. Boone Dawson
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Charles Town
William McKinley Garrison
Wayne
Lady Halifax Visits West Virginia Capitol in Charleston
Lady Halifax wife of the British ambassador tours Charleston with an official party visiting Governor M. M. Neely and the executive mansion. She expresses admiration for the state capital as crowds observe the royal visitor and plan further stops in the Kanawha valley. The ambassador remains in Washington for Navy Secretary Knox’s funeral and will travel to Huntington then Charleston by car.
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Charleston
Lady Halifax
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
Kanawha
Neely
Lord Halifax
Statehouse
Capitol
PAX
Allies Broadcast Signals Hope for Europe Liberation
The United States launched a new broadcasting station in Britain to urge occupied Europe to prepare for imminent Allied aid from the west and south. Robert Sherwood announced the message calling for underground readiness and warned against Nazi deception while urging caution until the signal from supreme Allied commanders Eisenhower and Wilson.
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London
U. S
Britain
Europe
Office of War Informaton
Absie
Sherwood
Eisenhower
Sir Henry Maitland
Wilson
Engineer And Fireman Killed In Train Crash
Pittsburgh May 1 The engineer Walter R Klein 82 of Portake Pa and fireman R Briggs 27 of Al Pa were killed when the New York St Louis passenger train collided with a wrecked freight train east of Trafford. Both locomotives overturned but all 600 passengers were unharmed and no cars derailed.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York — St. Louis
Trafford
Walter R. Klein
Portake
R. Briggs
al Pa
Sinking Announced But Details Remain Unclear
A brief announcement says the vessel sank swiftly in a recent incident, with 498 military personnel missing. Next of kin have been notified, but the date and mode of attack, whether submarine or aircraft, were not disclosed.
Luftwaffe fights back as Berlin defense stiffens in bombing week
The War Today reports that German fighters again opposed Allied air strikes on Berlin amid sustained round the clock bombing aimed at crippling Hitler's air force. Observers note Luftwaffe strength may be replenished for the invasion window, suggesting Hitler may rely on reserves as D-day nears. Allied bombers crossed the Channel for the seventeenth straight day of heavy operations.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Luftwaffe
Hermann Goéring
English Channel
Allied air raids strike northern France and Belgium rail targets
London reports large Allied air foray with hundreds of bombers targeting rail yards in northern France and Belgium. Separate raids hit Namur and Haine Saint Pierre while Maintenon ammunitions dump and additional French rail points were bombed. German broadcasts claim lone Western Germany planes.
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Austin Bealmear
London
Lanehanee
Toe
France
Belgium
Mustang
Namur
Haine St. Pierre
Maintenon
Paris
Germany
York
U. S
Allied Bombardment Reaches Philippine Vicinities in Pacific Campaign
Allied air forces report intensified long range strikes across western New Guinea and the Schouten Islands. Bombers hit Wewak Rabaul and other bases crippling enemy aircraft and installations. A mid April push near Gogh Bay and Manokwari disrupted airfields as forces press toward Rabaul and key New Guinea fronts.
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Spencer Davis
New Guinea
Philippines
Douglas Macarthur
Coty Munique
Schouten Islan
Otee
Alr
Wake ‘Island
Elanes
Dia
Wewak
Guinea
Bay
Rabaul
New Britain
Fifth Army
Gogh Bay
Stré Manokwari
Makmer
Sorido
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Dimenes
Strand
Dixie
George H. Love
Consolidation Coal Company
Union Collieries Company
Renton
Allegheny County
Huntington
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Thélmas Brumfield
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