Canadians breach hill lines near Pontecorvo front
Allied forces push along the Lin valley as Canadians breach fortifications near Pontecorvo and French seize Pico, while Americans advance toward Monte Alto and threaten key routes to Rome. German high command reports major breaches as forces race to connect beachhead lines and protect Terracina and the Pontine coast.
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Pontecorvo
Lin
Pico
Monte Alto
Terracina
Pontine
Priverno
Valmontone
Fifty Army
Hitler
Liri
Belated Mother’s Day Greeting From Across the Sea
A belated Mothers Day greeting to Mrs A W Wagner of this city from Corporal John K Wagner. He says words fail to convey a son’s love and that boys abroad will pause to think of their dear mother on this day.
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A. W. Wagner
Cpl
John K. Wagner
River Rescue Ends With Warm Cabin Return
Colin and Irina endure a perilous river run, the water low and rocks hidden, a capsizing near ice banks, a drenched pup rescued. They reach Colin’s cabin soaked but safe, warm blankets and stoves easing the chill as memories of their growing bond unfold.
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Colin
Lrnia
Trina
Ma Corrigate
Irina
Cate
Tring
Debating Debt and Liberty in Wartime Policy
A historic reflection argues that unchecked government borrowing breeds inflation and erodes freedom. It cites OPA price controls and a Massachusetts meat case, noting Supreme Court limits on challenging the law. The piece warns of national bankruptcy and urges rejecting the belief that debt is harmless.
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Oas
Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
Drake
Portland Oregonan
America
OPA
The Dark Glass and Other Time’s Voices in Books
The article reviews Joan Hes The Dark Glass and Charles Jackson Last Weekend, noting The Dark Glass as a highly feminine novel told through flashbacks centered on Ann’s hospital years. It compares Jackson’s dipsomaniac tale with Hes’s work, highlighting themes of insanity and abandonment and predicting further novels from the authors.
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Joan Hes
Harpers
Charles Jackson
Joanes
Mrr. Jackson
Charles
Jackagh
Ann
Fragmentary Nonsense About Ann and Sanity
A brief, fragmentary line questions Ann's sanity, remarking that she seems too sane to be insane, set within a jagged snippet about houses and reproduction. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or attribution.
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Ann
Red Skelton to finish NBC season before draft call
CBS signals higher standards by ordering an experimental transmitter above 400 megacycles pending license and cost talks while Red Skelton’s draft postponement to June 7 allows NBC season completion. A new three year Heatter contract raises annual pay by 50,000 dollars. He remains with CBS in program mentions and schedules.
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Red Skelton
C. E. Butterfield
New York
CBS Network
Gabriel Heatter
MBS
Hollywood
NBC
Mr. and
Mrs. North
Eddie Cantor
Morton Downey
District Attorney
Kay Kyser
Daley
Digges
CBS
Allen Jones
Red Barber
Frank Sinatra
Jack Carson
Nation
Blu—Thonnes Boswell
Dunninger
Bellaie Howard Band
Boldin
Wings
German War Prisoners Prove Tough and Smart
Washington column reports on German POWs in U S camps at Fort Lee and Fort Pickett. Col. Molson and Maj. Gleason describe disciplined but not superior German soldiers, noting strong training, machine-like obedience that kills initiative, and occasional disturbances amid efforts to balance humane treatment with security.
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Helen Essary
Central Press
Washington
United States
Philip Moison
Maj
William Gleason
Fort Lee
Fort Pickett
W. P
Molson
Gleason
P. W
Eaka
Japan
BP. W
Cen
Ieee
Johnny Doakes
Allied Drive Exceeds Thirty Miles In Italian Front
Lt Gen Mark W Clark reports fifth army has pushed beyond thirty miles on the main front in the Italian offensive. Fighting continues as enemy resists to halt the beachhead thrust. By noon May 23 about 300 prisoners taken as armor and infantry breach fortified positions amid mines and wire.
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Mark W. Clark
Lenoia
Valle Corsa
Frosinone
Fifth Army
Rome
British Mosquitos Hit Berlin and Dortmund in Dawn Raid
Allied air forces struck at Berlin Dortmund and other targets in dawn operations over France and the Baltic region. American Marauders led waves across the channel as the Luftwaffe faced heavy aerial activity with no immediate German losses reported. A RAF plane was downed as operations resumed after a short pause in April.
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Berlin
Vienna
Dortmund
Germany
Baltic
Paris
Joseph Saal
Channel
Calais
Air Ministry
Rosie the Rivers Republic at Pali Opera House
The Pali Opera House provided entertainment with Rosie the Rivers Republic featuring girl tunes and light songs for a humorous stage experience. The show drew audiences with its comical situations and lively musical performances.
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Rosie the Rivers Republic
Opera House
New Hollywood Musical Tackles Housing Shortage Theme
Jane Frazee shines in a new film about four defense plant workers facing a housing shortage. The plot centers on a swing shift room share among two girls and two men. Frazee and Frank Albertson star in romance, with Vera Vague and Frank Jenks providing comedy as several hit tunes appear in the production.
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Hollywood
Jane Frazee
Western Skies Opens At Opera House With Livingston Duo
Republic studio presents Beneath Western Skies at the Opera House for two nights. The film stars Livingston and Burnette as Johnny Revere and Frog Milhouse, two crowd favorites in a rootin est western saga. Robert Livingston plays Johnny Revere with swashbuckling flair while Smiley Burk handles the saddle duties.
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Republic Studio
Opera House
Johnny “Revere
Frog Milhouse
Johnny Revere
Hansome
Robert Livingston
Smiley
In Old Chicago Comes to PPP Theatre
Tyrone Power headlines a show at PPP Theatre in Chicago. Don Amethey leads the program as a featured performer in a city entertainment outing.
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Chicago
Tyrone Power
Don
Amethey
Melons in Small Victory Gardens Face Transplant Hurdles
A veteran gardener notes melons are impractical in tiny Victory gardens due to rampant vine growth and transplanting sensitivity. He recommends seed planting or inverted sods, even strawberry boxes as safer methods, and highlights the cautious approach needed for successful harvests.
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Centra
Folka
Callador
Transplanting melons improves yield and early harvests
The Victory Garden notes transplanting keeps crop setbacks in check and enables early melon harvests before blight or wilt. Start seeds indoors in moist paper cups or containers, plant three to four seeds per pot, thin to the strongest seedling, and transplant to a permanent location once several leaves have developed.
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Casilina
Eighth Army
Elror
Carrie Stokes
Effie Laird
Coli
Ian Alk
Old
Strand Theatre
Alice Faye
Opera
O'Leary
Histoky
Pita
John Selby
Obin
Harold Alexander
Pali Opera House
Defense
Livingston and Burnette
Big Hat
Aah
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