Oil Skirmishes and Japanese Graves Reported War Signals
The article notes Germany’s oil shortage with Romania supplying a third of its needs and synthetic fuels from coal, predicting a crippling blow if Romanian oil is lost. It discusses Allied air fuel use, upcoming invasions, and a Bougainville update noting 300 newly found Japanese graves and rapid Japanese withdrawals.
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Europe
Heaven
Allied High Command
Romania
Germany
Reich
Hitler
Caucasian
Rumania
South Pacific
U Bay
Bougainville
Millard F. Harmon
Soviet forces push toward Odessa in multiple thrusts
Soviet troops battered westward toward Odessa driving from Razdelnaya and storming Karpova and Grosulova while another column moved along the Kuyalnik to Maryanovka and a shore assault hit Sverdhova. The Fourth day without Konev's Second Ukrainian Army progress noted.
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Razdelnaya
Odessa
Bessarabia
Malinovsky
Karpova
Grosulova
Kuyalnik
Maryanovka
Black Sea
Sverdhova
Moscow
Ivan S. Konev
Prut
Iasi
Bonnet Shortage Hits London Easter Parade
In London on April 7 postwar bonnet demand clashed with scarce supplies. Department stores offered mainly felt cloth models in wine black navy and brown. Some shops improvised with brighter options priced at 860 and up while standard models cost about three times their prewar price.
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London
Britain
John Bull Feeds the Yanks Celebration Opens
World wide holy days Good Friday and Right-Day Pass over begin as Christians observe services in churches and homes. West Point opened in 1802 and a rubber tree takes six years to mature.
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New York
U.S. Military Academy At
West Point
Weather update for North Carolina
Increasing cloudiness with windy conditions and warmer temperatures. Thundershowers expected tonight in the north and west, starting in the west late in the afternoon. Saturday will be partly cloudy and mild.
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North Carolina
Bombers Hit Italian Targets as Allied Air Losses Decline
Medium bombers struck Perugia airdrome, a hydro electric plant at Terni, Capronica railway station, and a rail bridge near Maccarese in northern Italy. March data show Fifth Army anti aircraft units destroyed 80 German planes with possibly 56 more.
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Ang
Italy
Perugia
Terni
Capronica
Maccarese
Fifth Army
Many Strike Bound Pits Reopened in England
Good Friday quieted Britain's coal fields and many strike bound pits reopened as holidays spread. In Yorkshire Wombell area the principal pits resumed operation while other sectors were quiet. indications suggested most pits would be back by Wednesday.
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London
Britain
Yorkshire
Wombell
Methodists to Name Two Bishops at June Conference
Atlanta April 7. The southeastern Methodist jurisdiction will elect at least one and possibly two bishops at the biennial conference in June. Bishop Arthur J. Moore said B U V W Darlington of Louisville will retire because of age and Bishop H M Dobbs of Birmingham will retire due to ill health. The jurisdiction currently has nine bishops, exceeding the standard membership base.
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Atlanta
Southeastern
Arthur J. Moore
U.V.W. Darlington
Louisville
H.M. Dobbs
Birmingham
Moore
Russian Sergei Challenges Pope
Metropolitan Sergei of Moscow challenged the pope’s role as Vicar of Christ in an article in the Journal of Moscow. He cited Biblical texts to argue there is no such office on earth.
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Moscow
Sergei
All Russia
Journal of Moscow
Salis bury Marine earns Silver Star on Bougainville
Marine Pfc. J. R. Beck of Salisbury North Carolina received the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry on Bougainville. The citation notes he charged two Japanese pillboxes alone and attacked with grenades, killing occupants. He is based at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. R. Beck
Salisbury
N. C
Bougainville
Beck
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Firemen Rescue Cat Using Booster Line in Sewer
Jamestown firefighters perform an unusual rescue when a cat falls into a manhole. They direct a booster line through a storm sewer, guiding the water to the next chamber where a firefighter retrieves the animal.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Little to Run for Senate in 19th District
Wadesboro April 7 Robert E Little attorney and former Anson county clerk of court announced he would run for the senate from the 19th district. Sen H P Taylor has said he will not seek reelection.
Some Hope For Apple Crop In Western N C
Asheville April 7 A district farm agent F R Farnham said that indirect signs from farm agents suggest a fair apple crop is possible in Buncombe county and western North Carolina if no further freeze occurs The crop will be smaller than earlier bumper estimates and it may take two to three weeks to gauge prospects He noted the Wednesday night freeze reached 30 degrees above zero and did not worsen the prior 20 degree low official record at the weather bureau
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Asheville
Buncombe County
North Carolina
F. R. Farnham
Farnham
Roosevelt Officials Cite Gains From Stabilization Program
Roosevelt officials said stabilization produced tangible long lasting benefits for about 20 million people whose incomes lag behind rising prices. They urged continued restraint and cooperation with the program and defended wage policy while noting price rises were offset by reductions in other items. The report claimed earnings rose due to longer hours and war jobs, while the basic wage structure stayed stable.
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Ficials
Roosevelt
United States
Trustees Vote to Retire East Carolina President
East Carolina Teachers College trustees vote 10 to 1 to retire President Leon R. Meadows effective August 31. A successor search was not discussed in the session but a subcommittee is expected to be appointed at the May meeting chaired by Clyde Erwin.
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Raleigh
Trustees
East Carolina Teachers College
Leon R. Meadows
Meadows
Clyde Erwin
Allied air raids praised in Russian press six reports
Moscow dispatch notes prominent coverage in the Soviet press of Allied air raids on the European continent. The six stories laud feats by British and American pilots and underscore their impact on the war effort.
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Moscow
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