Allied Breakthrough Near Cassino In Mediterranean Offensive
Allied forces pressed a major push toward Cassino, Britain’s heavy guns battering the ancient Cassino monastery as Polish troops seized hills near the Gustav and Hitler lines. American units advanced along the Aurunci range toward Formia while French detachments hit Esperia, signaling progress along multiple fronts in the Tyrrhenian theater.
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New GOP Song For This Evening Premieres In New York
New York May 18 The county Republican committee will world premiere a campaign song set to Yankee Doodle Dandy at its meeting tonight Lyrics praised Thomas E Dewey for tackling gangs and mobs and clearing out phonies The chorus pledges Dewey to the White House next year with the Yankee Dewey Dandy tune.
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New York
New York County Republican Committee
Thomas J. Curran
Tom E. Dewey
Letters to the Editor Policy and Advertiser Contacts
Editorial letters may be published freely if not libelous and offered for general public interest. They must bear the author signature and be published under that signature. Advertising representatives listed include New York and Chicago offices with specific addresses.
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Ational Advertising
Land ‘Newsp. Representatives, Inc
New York
Pith Avenue
Chicago
Wrigley Building
Hidden radio clue spurs siege on Canadian frontier
Colin and Blair uncover a hidden room in a smugglers’ base with a powerful short wave radio. They suspect German spycraft tied to Jonathan Dove while debating when to alert mounted police as tensions rise with Cree and Brandon communities and whisky smuggling.
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Jonathan Dove
United States
Canada
Turbulent Strike Talks Spark Air Force Backup Concerns
General H H Arnold avoided disputing merits while noting strain from ongoing labor friction. The report highlights Reesor Pac Co ownership and a payroll of 186070 with 16 000 idle workers across multiple departments.
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H. H. Arnold
Pak
Cat. Co
Nike
Dewey questions foreign policy control and Hull roles
Gov Dewey in a speech raises concern over foreign policy handling. He notes Hull’s words are respected but observations abroad and other officials’ statements create unease. He argues ultimate responsibility lies with the President, as the secretary acts only through the head of government.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Hull
Fire service training basics urged by NC Fire Marshal
Sherwood Brockwell, North Carolina Fire Marshal, addressed the International Association of Fire Chiefs in Chicago. He compared firefighting to an alphabet and urged departments to establish standard evolutions, then build advanced training, stressing that fire control safeguards national safety.
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Chicago
Sherwood Brockwell
North Carolina
Brockwell
Fire Service
ABC
The Red Cock Crows review by Frances Gaither Macmillan
The Red Cock Crows is praised as socially conscious and richly drawn, surpassing Gone With the Wind in depth. Frances Gaither’s novel explores Mississippi antebellum life through a tapestry of social strands at Shandy plantation, with focus on the Dalton family and Adam Fiske Maine.
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Macmillan
Margaret
Mitchell
South
Frances Gaithe
Adam Fiske Maine
Fannie Dalton
Portraits of loyalty in a tense historical tale noted
The work features a memorable portrait of Schofield, the Dalton's Black headman torn between race loyalty and allegiance to his master. It offers atmospheric detail and deft handling of melodramatic material within the broad portrait of the period.
Wire Recorder On Front Lines For Invasion Broadcasts
War time wireless era preview notes the wire recorder enabling front line broadcasts. NBC CBS and BLU MBS outline usage rules with line pickups near action and censorable commentary. Program listings follow with NBC CBS and BLU schedules and features through the evening.
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New York
NBC
CBS
BLU
MBS
Barrier of secrecy on dig sites evades Allied airmen
The article notes efforts to hide complete installations from Allied reconnaissance while air forces continue to track digging steps. Bombers and other aircraft have marked these sites as high priority targets, intensifying the search for hidden facilities.
Armed Service Chiefs See War Production Satisfactory
Navy leaders express satisfaction with overall war production despite manual labor drops and design changes. They warn that peace talks with Japan may rise after a European beachhead, while penicillin distribution expands to aid the home front.
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China
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Now You Tell One Now You Tell One
Stratford on Avon prints a touching scene as a young New York flight sergeant gives a bouquet to a Red Cross worker and asks her to be his mother for the day. He laments his real mother is absent and imagines her kisses.
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New York
Red Cross
Geyserville Youth Triggers Realistic Air Raid Drill
A 19 year old pulled the blackout switch and set off an air raid drill in Geyserville California halting traffic and plunging Main Street into darkness. He also activated the air raid siren. He received a six months suspended sentence and a $50 fine.
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Geyserville
Calif
Main Street
Pasadena Traffic Officer Resigns Over Overtime Parking Tags
Albert D. Waldron a 31 year old Pasadena traffic officer with seven years service resigned declaring he could not issue another overtime parking tag. He cited moral reasons and left his post at the Pasadena department. Waldron did not specify future plans.
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Pasadena
Calif
Albert D. Waldron
Photographers risked life to capture West Wall images
Weeks of day and night reconnaissance planes, each with three to six cameras capable of 180 pictures apiece, hunted the West Wall. Photographers fly unarmed, often swooping close to the enemy. One pilot lamented wishing to shoot but prioritizing vital pictures.
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Camela
West Wall
West Virginia tax receipts rise in April report
West Virginia consumers tax receipts increased in April with a total intake of 1,884,924.12 from state sales, beer, and gasoline taxes, up about 183,000 from the same period last year. The report lists March and February totals, detailing consumer sales, beer, and gasoline excise contributions and year over year changes.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Tax Commissioner’s Office
State College enrollments fall as coeds outnumber men
Charleston May 18 reports show West Virginia state colleges' March census declines. The male student population slipped while female students rose to create a two to one female majority. Total state college enrollment fell from 5388 in February to 4411 by March 31, 1943.
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Charleston
State ‘Board of Control
West Virginia
TISL
Controversial Polish Catholic Visit Figures in Moscow Meeting
The report discusses a consulative assembly plan to advise the government and hints at a Moscow visit by Father Orlemanski, an American Catholic priest of Polish ancestry, and Prof. Oskar Lange of the University of Chicago. Some interpret the pair as aligned with Russian aims to ease Catholic church tensions in Poland.
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Moscow
Father Orlemanski
Oskar Lange
University of Chicago
Orlemanski
Poland
Lange
Timely filmplay stars Tom Neal and Ann Savage at Dite Theatre
Advange reports promise a wartime melodrama titled Two Man Submarine opening tonight at the Dite Theatre. The cast includes Tom Neal and Ann Savage delivering action and excitement in a production expected to rival recent war era pictures.
Victory Garden Transplants Guard Against Wilting
To prevent wilting after transplanting in Victory gardens, gardeners must handle seedlings carefully and protect roots. Cabbage lettuce cauliflower onions tomatoes peppers eggplant and celery transplant well due to fibrous roots, but wilting can occur within 24 hours without proper care and watering.
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Deran
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