Meat and grain outlook clouds and government actions
Weather and harvest notes show lower wheat prospects in Kansas and drought regions. Officials warn fats oils and dry beans may face shortages next winter. The OPA cuts meat sugar and canned goods to improve distribution while egg-laying hens policy hints at protecting egg supplies.
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Bumper
Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Dodd
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
New England
Florida
Texas
Newaco
Oklahoma
Arizona
OPA
Price
Chester Bowles
Clinton P. Anderson
Rossignate
Victory Praise and War Reflections by Governor at Bradley Speech
Gov Phil Donnelly praised General Bradley as a typical American and praised the soldiers who contributed to victory in Europe. He spoke on rebuilding Germany, hunger this winter, and the need to continue fighting until complete victory is achieved. Bradley was introduced by the governor and described as a commander who strikes twice to reveal and remove the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vount Rman
Europe
Germany
Bradley
Phil Donnelly
Donnelly
Flagstad recalls exile and return to Norway during wartime
Flagstad explains her year and a half away from Norway, saying she loved her country and family and returned in time of trouble. She notes singing in Sweden and Switzerland but not Berlin, denying offers from Germany and recounting a Stockholm appearance that was booed by the audience.
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Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Berlin
Germany
Miss Flagstad
Berlin Philharmonic
Stockholm
Deeeees
Truman accepts resignation amid wartime shakeup
President Truman accepts the resignation of an under secretary amid a wartime and postwar reshuffle. Bard, 60, relied on for civilian navy affairs and shore operations, is mentioned with Gates, 49, a former air aide and World War I navy flier.
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Truman
Bard
Gates
Sophemines
New Oon Company
Newpanics
Internal Revenue
Hitler hid fate debated as Berlin battle ends
Reports from Berlin claim Eva Braun joined Hitler in the last days of the battle while Zhukov cites diary references to a marriage. Russians examine Goebbels and Bormann fates, with Bezarin noting disputed claims and Berlin officials unsure of Hitler’s final end.
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Eva
Braun
Hitler
Berlin
Zhukov
Eva Braun
Martin Bormann
Goebbels
Doolittle Hosts Arrival With Mayors Greeting Generals
Mayor Fletcher Bowron welcomed Patton and the two California born generals upon their Doolittle visit. Patton stepped from the plane and joked to the mayor while his sister Anne Wilson led the line. A P-40 escort roared overhead as 36 bombers and fighters paraded downtown.
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Fletcher Bowron
Patton
Doolittle
Anne Wilson
Ralph Cousins
Western Training Flying Command
we!Doolittle
Army voices push for yearlong compulsory training
Witnesses backed twelve months of compulsory military training. Arthur L. Williston urged national service for peace, joined by C. M. Penfield and Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox who proposed home environment instruction under military officers.
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Arthur L. Williston
Dedham
Mass
Massachusetts
Citizens Committee For Military Training
C. M. Penfield
New York
American Defense Society, Inc
Albert L. Cox
Cox
Mrs. Truman Busy Renovating Missouri Home
Independence Missouri June 9 The first lady after a week of house cleaning faces at least ten more days before the summer white house is ready for a promised visit by the president The trip to his hometown Abilene Kansas may coincide with Eisenhower homecoming civic leaders plan a large celebration.
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Independence
White House
Genight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kas
Civic
Europe
Truman
Big powers push veto for all UN security council levels
A UN subcommittee debated veto scope with Britain France and the United States pressing for full veto authority in all security council actions. Evatt and U S delegate Dc Connally argued, while Peru and other Latin nations urged clarification. Mexico urged rule changes to slow amendments, potentially blocking Senate ratification.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Security Council
Evatt
America
Dc Connally
D-Tex
Manuel Gallagher
Gallagher
Ecuador
United States Senate
Mexico
Textile Mills and Companies Listed Across North Carolina
A compiled list shows mills and fabric firms including Mills Inc. Lexington Wennonah Cotton Mills Co. Lexington Locke Cotton Mills Co. Concord Duplan Corp. Winston-Salem and others in Concord Burlington Greensboro Hillsboro and Salisbury. It notes 1944 meat production rising 53 percent above the prewar 1935-39 average and mentions Mark Twain attending a log cabin school until age 12.
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Hillsboro
Celanese Linese
Bar
Burlington Mills
H Point
Rowan Cotton Mills Co
Salisbury
Ivey Weavers Inc
Hickory Proximity Mfg. Co
Greensboro
Copland Fabrics Inc
Burlington
Macanal Mills Inc
E Bond Total 48 Per Cent From Goal
Washington reports E Bond sales reach 2.284 billion dollars and individuals total 5.022 billion, 72 percent of a 7 billion quota with three weeks left. Corporations hold a separate 7 billion target not yet reported as War Finance Director Gamble notes recent gains.
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Washington
Ted R. Gamble
Allied air and ground offensives push across Asia in final weeks
General MacArthur reports heavy bombings on Labuan and Brunei bay with raids reaching Formosa and the China coast. American forces advance in the Philippines, Mindanao, and Luzon while B 29s strike Nagoya and other Japanese targets. Chinese troops push toward Indo China border as trapped Japanese total about 200,000. Philippines restore representative government and await independence with wartime allies.
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Douglas MacArthur
Borneo
Labuan
Brunei Bay
Philippines
East Indies
Brunei
Sandakan
Formosa
China
Woosung
Shanghai
Canton
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Solano Town
Mindanao
Davao
Japan
Guam
Tokyo
Nagoya
Narao
Akashi
Iwo Jima
Honshu
Yokohama
Osaka
Kobe
Nippon
Okinawa
Ryukyus
Kantaro Suzuki
Diet
Hirohitoe
Suzuki
Southeast Asia
Chungking
Indo-China
Chungchingfu
Coabang
Hanoi
Malaya
Kailand
Burma
Szelo
Ag Mente
Sergiona
United States
America
Allied victory parade planned in Berlin after troops arrive
The British radio quoting a Russian announcement says an allied victory parade will be held in Berlin as soon as British and American troops reach the German capital. CBS records note a large stand has already been erected in the center.
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New York
Berlin
CBS
Planes Rush Wounded To The Hospital In Luzon
More than 7,000 American casualties were evacuated from Luzon battlefields by Stinson built airborne ambulances. The program, under Lt. Col. Klem Kalberer, has logged over 50,000 flight hours and returned 7,214 patients to rear area hospitals within hours of wounding.
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Fifth Air Force
Philippines
INS
Luzon
Ennis
Whitehead
Stinson
U. S. Army Air Forces
United States
Klem Kalberer
Dallas
Tex
Air Commando Organization
Arvid Olson
Chicago
Laurence Bouvier
Boston
Mass
Aneny Bouvier
Viking Koch
Ontario
Calif
Taxicab Operator Found Beaten Near Hickory
Evi C. Yoder a taxicab operator was found in a ditch eight miles south of Hickory semiconscious with severe injuries and lacerations. Sheriff Pitts reported the cab was found in Hickory with snail change scattered on the floor. Yoder was last seen last night with three Negro passengers.
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Hickory
Eli C. Yoder
Here
Ray Pitts
Notable Leaders Featured in Red Army Rally Hall
An article describes a rally hall where large photographs of Franklin Roosevelt Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin hang over the stand. The setting emphasizes Allied wartime leadership and the display of key figures in a public ceremony.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Reindeer Introduced to North America in 1891
A domestic reindeer was brought to North America from Siberia via Alaska in 1891, marking a historic transfer of Arctic livestock. The event underscored early movement of reindeer herds into the region for subsistence and transport purposes.
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North America
Siberia
Alaska
Mighty P Returns Home After 13 Pacific Battles
The destroyer USS Phelps, nicknamed The Mighty P by its crew, has returned to port after a career spanning 13 major campaigns in the Pacific theater. Commissioned in 1936, she survived Pearl Harbor and fought at Bougainville, Salama, Coral Sea, Midway, and subsequent invasions including Guadalcanal Tulaga Kwajalein Eniwetok Palau and Saipan.
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United States
Sh 4
Shi
U. S. S. Phelps
Phelp
Boston Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Phelps
Bougainville
Salamaua
Coral Seas
Midway
Kiska
Attu
Gilberts
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Palau
Saipan
Bond Selling Has Humorous Moments Too
Washington reports light moments amid war bond drives as attendees navigate denominations and quick wit. A shopper jokes about differences in bond denominations while another purchases an $18.75 bond for her 11 year old daughter with a promise of $25 at maturity.
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Washington
Filipinos Seen As Loyal Allies Keeping Bases
Lt. Biff D. Richardson, USNR, a Denver native and war hero, says Filipinos remain hopeful for independence but want American bases on their islands. He praises Filipino patriotism, notes many are destitute, and urges feeding and clothing them.
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New York
INS
Allid
Biff D. Richardson
USNR
Philippines
Ira Folfert
Denver
Richardson
Ruperto Kangleon
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Army
MacArthur
Wright considers resignation over UN war crimes hush policy
London dispatch reports Lord Wright chairman of the United Nations war crimes commission threatened to resign over the body's hush hush policy. No official confirmation available though the note followed a recent press conference outlining the commission's functions.
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London
Lord Wright
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Commission
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers Promising Treatment
A recent medical discovery claims a milk mixture called Lurin quickly relieves stomach ulcer pain. Sold by Mann's drug stores, each bottle should be mixed with two teaspoons in a glass of milk, with refunds offered if unsatisfied.
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Mann's and
Truman Urges Open Access to Facts by Newsmen
President Truman told editors that international problems are easier to solve if journalists have access to facts. He emphasized reporters must gather rapid, accurate news and present it clearly to the public. Truman floated a world news freedom half hour with ASNE on a 40,000 mile trip to interview officials and edit for freer postwar reporting.
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Washington
Truman
American Society
World News Freedom
A.S.N.E
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