Montgomery Ward Boss Ousted By Army At Chicago Plant
Two soldiers forcibly removed Sewell L. Avery chairman of Montgomery Ward from his Chicago offices after he refused to yield to government orders during a labor dispute. Attorney General and commerce officials detailed the actions saying Avery refused to cooperate or turn over company books as troops remained on the premises. The clash arose over government supervision of the plant amid efforts to keep operations running.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sewell L. Avery
Roosevelt
Avery
Francis Bid- Sromm
Biddle
Government Ee
United States
Taylor
Wayne C. Taylor
Commerce
Maj. J. R. Weber
Army
Mr. Avery
Pre-Invasion Bombardment Continues Across Europe
London reports the Allied air offensive on April 27 aimed at German defenses and industrial targets. Bombers struck the Atlantic Wall near Paris and Essen while U S and British aircraft attacked railways and ports including Hamburg and Schweinfurt, with heavy losses and widespread fires.
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London
Atlantic
Essen
Furt
Paris
U. S
France
Germany
Italy
Channel
Pittsburgh
Schweinfurt
Jeneuve St. Georges
Hamburg
Berlin
Portsmouth
Air Ministry
Kuriles
Truk
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbors
Japan
Kurile Island
11Th Aaf
Matsuwa Island
Navy Ventura
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Allies Advance to Kohima in Burma Drive Near Indian Frontier
Southeast Asia headquarters reports allied reinforcements streaming into Kohima as Japanese positions dot the surrounding hills. Kohima village and the valley gateway lie under artillery fire as tanks push along the town’s outskirts. In North Burma, Stilwell’s Chinese forces seize Manpin in a Mogaung valley advance toward Kamaing.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
Assam
Manipur
Imphal
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Himalayas
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Manpin
Kamaing
Sweden and Uncle Sam clash over ball bearing note
Stockholm newspaper Aftonbladet questions Allied pressure to halt ball bearing shipments to Germany, noting Britain and Russia’s roles. It highlights Sweden’s neutral stance, Nazi threats, and reliance on German imports as the modern war tests of Sweden’s wartime contribution.
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Sam
Sweden
Germany
Stockholm Aftonbladet
Aftonbladet
Britain
Russia
McGinnis Named Acting President of East Carolina Teachers College
The East Carolina Teachers College board of trustees in Raleigh appointed Dr. Howard J. McGinnis registrar as acting president to succeed Dr. Leon Meadows who retires May 1. A subcommittee of Dr. Paul Fitzgerald A B Andrews and Mrs. Charles Johnson will recommend a permanent president.
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Raleigh
Board of Trustees
East Carolina Teachers College
Howard J. McGinnis
Leon Meadows
Paul Fitzgerald
A. B. Andrews
Charles Johnson
Butter Prices Fall as Beef Costs Rise in OPA Ration Chart
In Washington amid store butter up, the office of price administration lowers butter to 12 points per pound and beef cuts rise by one point. Margarine drops four points to two, farm butter tagged eight points from 17, veal remains on May chart, lamb and mutton cut by 50 percent, spare ribs set at one point to slow movement, other pork cuts unchanged.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Senators Seek Escalator Clause To Raise Cotton Prices
Three Southern senators plan a Senate Banking Committee amendment to the Price Control Extension Act to raise textile ceilings when raw cotton prices rise. Bankhead Maybank and McClellan argue the escalator would curb windfall profits and encourage millers to buy more cotton.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Maybank
DSC
McClellan
D-Ark
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Senate
Man Fatally Shoots Self at Alexander Residence
Robert Montoney aged 70 died after shooting himself with a Smith and Wesson .38 revolver at 7 30 this morning at the Alexander residence where he roomed. Sheriff Frank Hyatt and Coroner H H Webb said low mood from ill health and hospitalization advice likely caused the act.
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Bryson City
Robert Montoney
Alexander
Frank Hyatt
H. H. Webb
Defenses Crumble as Allies Seize Hollandia Aitape
Allied forces report widespread Japanese retreat across a 430 mile front in New Guinea. Hollandia and Aitape airfields are seized while Madang to Hollandia shows no stiff opposition. Fifth Air Force hits Kamiri and naval air bases, boosting air superiority.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
Soames Stn Rollee
Aitape
Cay
Fifth Airforce
Madang
Sixth Army
Tanahmerah
Humboldt Bays
Kamiri
Geelvink Bay
Ollandia
Reds Battle Germans In Sevastopol
Soviet artillery commands Sevastopol streets and squares firing point blank as German forces in the city face decisive pressure. Red Star reports German airfields in the suburbs rendered unusable while Soviet dive bombers aid the assault and Russians seize a hill near the city with eight artillery pieces and four mortars.
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Moscow
Crimean Front
Sevastopol
Red Star
Klastogy
Allies Push Germans Back In Adriatic Front
Allied headquarters report repulsed two minor German attacks in the Adriatic sector of Italy. Bad weather reduced air ops to a few patrols with 80 Mediterranean sorties flown. Four enemy supply ships, three lighters, and a tug sunk. One allied plane missing. Two German destroyers damaged and a corvette sunk by U S naval craft. Prisoners taken.
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Naples
Adriatic
Mediterranean Air Force
Fifth Army
Ligurian Sea
Corsica
U. S
Canosa
Ortona
Army Casualties For Americans Total 148,425
Secretary of War Stimson reports American Army casualties from the war total 148,475 through April 15. The figure includes 25,582 killed 60,166 wounded 32,727 missing and 79,950 who died of disease in enemy prison camps, mainly in Japanese territory.
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Washington
Stimson
Leap-Frog Advances Up New Guinea Set Stage for Future Drives
Secretary of War Stimson announced that a long leap-frog advance up the New Guinea coast by ground sea and air forces has set a pattern for future operations against Japan. He cited Hollandia and Aitape landings as a turning point and noted Allied gains 700 miles up the coast and 1,400 miles from Guadalcanal. He described the action as methodical under MacArthur and highlighted concurrent Allied offensives in India and Burma and reduced German losses despite heavy aerial operations.
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Washington
Japan
New Guinea
Stimson
Hollandia
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
Palau Islands
Buna
Guadalcanal
Central Pacific
India
Imphal Plain
Burma
Germany
Peace Offer Dropped By Japanese Leaves Soldiers in Conflict
Washington April 27 Allied forces received Japanese surrender passes and propaganda leaflets from the southwest Pacific base. The materials include a "ticket to armistice" instruction to wave a white flag and surrender gear, with messages in Japanese and English urging soldiers to seek peace while depicting home life and distrust of leaders. Pornographic comics and ridicule target morale, aiming to worry lonely troops and undermine fidelity and resolve.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Southwest Pacific
Owi
G.I. Joe
G.I
Waner Signed Bat Found In Jap Raid
A Japanese baseball bat bearing Paul Waner's autograph was captured during the Kwajalein Atoll Namur Island invasion. Corroborating letter from Corp. Charles E. Truitt notes Waner autographed the bat in Japan years ago and suggests auctioning it in the fifth war loan drive.
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Wilmington
Del
Paul Waner
Brooklyn Dodgers
Namur Island
Kwajalein Atoll
Waner
Japan
Corp
Charles E. Truitt
Ben Greenstein
Wilmington Journal
Residents Return After Flood Strikes Prattville
Several hundred residents of a cotton mill village returned home in Prattville Alabama after fleeing a sudden flood from a night cloudburst. Mayor L N Gillespie said waters five to ten feet deep in low areas on the outskirts of town caused no real damage.
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Prattville
Ala
L. N. Gillespie
CIO Cites Survey On Wage Demand In New England
Rieve of the Textile Workers Union of America told a War Labor Board panel that the union seeks minimum wages of 60 cents an hour, plus increases and a general rate not less than 60 cents. He cited a current 52 cent North Carolina baseline and a survey of living costs showing a 33 percent rise for low income workers since 1941, faster than moderate groups.
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Boston
Rieve
Textile Workers Union of Ame
CIO
Tional War Labor Board
North
England
TWUA
New Bedford
Lewiston
West Warwick
R. L
London Shelter Bomb Kills Adults and Children
A German raid bomb struck a ground shelter in a south coast town near Portsmouth, killing several adults and children who sought refuge there. The blast also damaged a mission hall and several taverns as bombs fell in a tenement district.
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London
Portsmouth
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