Jap Drive on China Intensified Invasion Expands Near Foochow
Chungking May 21 AP The Japanese press forward to knock China from the war and threaten direct attacks on Japan. A force of about 25,000 troops landed on the north bank near Foochow Fukien province under cover of a naval barrage. China says 12 transports moved up the Min River and troops were heavily engaged. Total Japanese in Chekiang Fukien and Kiangsi may now reach 125,000. Chinese recaptured Kanglanchaj on the Lunghkiangkiao Tengyueh line in Yunnan, while Burma road positions west of the Saleen river show no change and the Yunnan front stabilizes under monsoon rains. Japanese air effort targets airfields and communication centers across the front.
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Chungking
China
Japan
Chekiang Province
Foochow
Fukien Province
Min River
Formosa Strait
Chekiang
Fukien
Kiangsi
Chekiang-Fukien Seaboard
Yunnanovince
Burnng
Chi- 2
Kanglanchaj
Lunghkiangkiao-Tengyueh
Burma
Saleen River
Yunnan
April Liquor Monopoly Net Profit Tops One Hundred Twenty Thousand
The state liquor control board reports April net profits at 2123,673.59 with gross sales of 471,620.69 for April 1942, up from 98,998.68 in April 1941, while May sales show a projected drop due to population and savings shifts. The year to date net profit to April 30 1942 stands at 550,004.27 on gross sales of 2,256,665.32, with March the strongest month at 140,354.98. a price-freezing extension request for monopoly liquor systems was denied, though Montana froze prices at March levels.
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State Liquor Control Board
Ray L. Wahl
Leon Henderson
Washington, D.C
Montana
Four British Flying Cadets Die in Alabama Crashes
Montgomery Alabama May 21 four British flying cadets died tonight and two are missing after a squall toppled 35 training planes between Atmore and Evergreen in the worst tragedy in Pi-tinier field history. The dead were Leading Aircraftsmen James B Maddick Dundee Scotland Victor W Lear Rapstock North Bath Somerset England Patrick G Overton Portcawl South Wales England and Ronald E Randall Birmingham England. The two missing cadets were not identified.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pi—tinier Field
Atmore
Evergreen
James B. Maddick
Dundee
Scotland
Victor W. Lear
Rapstock
North Bath
Somerset
England
Patrick G. M. Overton
Portcawl
South Wales
Ronald E. Randall
Birmingham
Allied subs sink Japanese cruiser and two cargo vessels
Allied submarines have sunk a 7,100 ton Japanese Kako class cruiser and two cargo ships of 9,000 and 6,000 tons. MacArthur headquarters reports 14 Japanese planes destroyed or damaged in air raids on invasion bases in New Guinea and Timor. No Allied losses. Continuous naval action details include additional enemy aircraft claims and ground losses in Lae.
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Allied
Australia
MacArthur
New Guinea
Timor
Lae
Timor Koepang
Dominican Steamer Presidente Trujillo Torpedoed
Ciudad Trujillo May 21 The 22 ton Dominican steamer Presidente Trujillo was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine this afternoon with the loss of 24 lives when only an hour from Fort de France Martinique. The captain and 14 crew members were landed at Martinique. The Dominican republic at war with the Axis powers had earlier lost the steamship San Rafcal 1161 tons to submarine action in the Caribbean.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Martinique
Fort de France
Caribbean
Poles Fight Again In Russia Arrive From Britain
Polish army units trained in Britain have arrived in Russia to fight the Germans again, informed circles said today. The report notes continued Allied support and renewed Polish combat roles on the Eastern Front during the war.
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London
Britain
Russia
Navy begins major salvage of Normandie wreck in New York Harbor
The Navy launches its largest salvage operation to raise the burned hull of the Normandie from New York Harbor slip. Secretary Knox approves, with experts advising a later decision on reconditioning. The ship, renamed Lafayette, could take a year to refloat and cost millions.
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Washington
Navy
New York Harbor
Knox
J. Barstow
Mexico ships sunk reported off Brazil coast
Mexico City reports government probing two more Mexican ships sunk today off the Brazil coast and possibly between Cuba and the United States. An official bulletin is expected within two hours.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
Brazil
Cuba
United States
Jose C. Valaedes
Ezequiel Padilla
Vigilante parade revival in Helena through Last Chance Gulch
Helena high school students revive the Vigilante parade with nearly 200 entries including floats, Indians, pioneers, mining and stage coaches. The route runs from noon forming on Main Street to Pioneer park then Park Avenue and Hill Park. Traffic restrictions and police escorts are in place to manage the event.
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Last Chance Gulch
Helena High School
Main Street
Pioneer Park
Park Avenue
Hill Park
Otto Krieg
Public Safety
Fort Harrison
Montana Patrolmen Serve as Statewide Guard
Montana highway patrolmen will serve as a mobile statewide guard to assist military and naval services within the state. Col. C. L. Sheridan said patrolmen will patrol restricted military areas, perform informative and investigative work for army and navy units, guard bridges and vital transportation tunnels, and protect motorists. They will also guard forests and crops as fire danger rises, with aims to preserve grass cover and bumper crops this season.
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Montana
Col
C. L. Sheridan
Army
Navy
Sheridan
New Process to Make Rubber and Gas From Petroleum
New York May 21 A new process announced by W S Farish president of Standard Oil Co enables simultaneous production of raw materials for synthetic rubber and higher grade aviation gasoline from petroleum. Developed by Standard Oil development company scientists the method will be offered to other oil companies under patent license arrangements.
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New York
W.S. Farish
Standard Oil Co
New Jerger
Standard Oil Development Company
Farish Raid
Weather in Helena Sees Little Change Friday
Helena forecast shows minimal temperature shift as Friday approaches with light wind and dry conditions. No significant precipitation expected, and highs remain near seasonal norms. Calibration suggests variable cloud cover but overall stable weather across the day.
What You Buy With War Bonds Barrage balloons defense
Barrage balloons play a crucial coastal air defense role as silent sentries. Each balloon costs about $10,000, and regular War Bond purchases fund thousands of balloons for national protection. A dime from every dollar earned supports the county War Bond quota.
Nazi Line Is Broken At Kharkov
Moscow reports a breakthrough near Kharkov with a fierce six mile Russian advance overrunning a German stronghold and pushing tanks and infantry into open ground. Far north Soviet troops crossed icy volt lines, killing thousands and widening control while German counter drives were checked in the Baryenova Izynm sector. Pravda claims guerrilla forces recaptured a large city in White Russia as another raid disrupted German rear lines.
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Moscow
Kharkoy
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Star
Kharkov
Army
Karelia
Viktor von Schwedler
Baryenova-Izynm
Kharkev
Crimea
Kerch
Catteagus
Pravda
Communist Party
White Russia
Permanent Ceilings Put on Prices Of Pork Products
The Office of Price Administration establishes permanent wholesale ceilings for pork products with minor revisions. Dressed hogs and pork cuts remain at March 3 to 7 levels, while wholesale prices for pork goods reflect February 16 to March 7 raw material costs. Retail prices stay under the general price ceiling.
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Washington
Army
Commadirins Corporation
Thy
Office of Price Administration
Mexico weighs war as Axis rejects protest
Mexico’s foreign office said Axis powers refused to receive Mexico’s note demanding complete satisfaction over the submarine sinking of a Mexican tanker. President Avila Camacho plans a manifesto for war on Germany Japan and Italy, with a congress session to follow.
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Congress
Mexico City
Foreign Office
Avis
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Germany
Japan
Italy
Ignation
Stockholm
Axis
Pearl Harbor
Mesicc
Falls
Agila Camacho
Lazaro M. Cardenas
National Palace
Joss
Florida
Nuevo Laredo
Mexican Revolutionary Party
Confederatia of Mexican Workers
Japs Bar Red Cross Aid to Hongkong Prisoners
Buenos Aires reports that Japan will not permit a Red Cross ship to Hongkong or Singapore for prisoner relief due to navigation security concerns. An international Red Cross representative to visit Hongkong was proposed but rejected.
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Red Cross
Hongkong
Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Zhongkong
Bangapore
Cmty
Tokyo
Two Young Men Die In Livingston Auto Crash
Two Livingston men died and two companions were hospitalized after their car left Highway 1 east of Greycliff and struck a telegraph pole. Harald Bullock, 22, a corporal from Fort Lewis, died instantly. Beverly Sturges, 24, a streetcar worker, died at Ble Timber hospital. William Smith, 30, and Francia Larango, 19, survived with injuries. Patrolman Harry Burnham investigated the wreck.
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Livingston
Lrre
Harald J. Dullock
Fort Lew
Wash
Fort Boning
Beverly Arthur Sturges
Northern Pacific Railway
William J. Smith
Columvbus
Francia Larango
Indlork
Z. Howard Bullock Sturges
Q.J
WPB to Limit Store Inventories in New War Measures
Washington reports the War Production Board will curb inventories of all merchandise held by retailers and wholesalers to ensure reasonable on hand quantities and equity in distribution. The plan may set an overall dollar limit and could bar building beyond 1940 levels, with firms holding swollen stocks restricted from new purchases.
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The + War Production board
WPB
W.P.B
Mum
Interpreting The War by Kirke Semplon
Wide World War Analyst Kirke Semplon notes Timoshenko holds the initiative in a late May Kharkov pivot battle as the clash nears its third week. He argues Hitler wasted two weeks and marks June 22 as the war’s first anniversary with Rostov’s fall five months after the invasion before the retreat began.
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Timoshenko
Kharkov
Naai
Hitler
Ukraine
Russia
Berlin
der Fuehrer
Rostov
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