War warns and mothers day call amid sports heroes in wartime
Wartime warnings from Secretary Stimson and General Marshall frame a sober column. Dr Louis Dublin notes U.S. losses already surpass 1917 18 totals, with rising combat deaths since Guadalcanal and North Africa. A Kansas City Methodist conference cites Sunday school declines linked to juvenile delinquency. Sgt Everett Dodd nears his 26th mission as his mother fights illness, just as Mother’s Day approaches. Bitsy Grant, the Mighty Atom, now serves in the Fifth Air Force and continues to exemplify athletes aiding the war effort.
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Stimson
General Marshall
Frank Knox
United States
Louis I. Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dr. Dublin
Pearl Harbor
Phillippines
Pacific
Guadalcanal
North Africa
Associated Press
Kansas City
Nashville
Tenn
Mary Pauline Dodd
Poplar Bluff
Sgt
Everett Dodd
Sgt. Dodd
Europe
Atom
New Guinea
Grant
Fifth Airforce
United States Army
Thoughts of Others and Local Reactions Amid War Preparations
A column gathers opinions from RK N Potts FE T Brown H P Martin and others on awnings, invasion planning, church prayers, a farmers market, canning sugar registration, rationing roles for teachers and housewives, meat point use by cafes, and a man recounting a fall from a pony while his son enjoys it.
MacArthur defeats Japs advance in New Guinea campaign
General MacArthur used feints to lure Japanese forces from Hollandia and Wewak, bypassed strong defenses, and seized Hollandia with limited resistance. The article notes American air and sea dominance, island-hopping strategy, and ongoing bombing campaigns against Japanese outposts. It also covers European front movements and hints at GOP presidential maneuvering around MacArthur.
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Washington
MacArthur
Hollandia
Aitape
New Guinea
Lae
Salamau
Wewak
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Marshall Islands
Eniwetok
Kwajalein
Jaluit
Mili
Wodlje
Marshalls
New Britain
Philippine Islands
Carolines
Truk
Marianas
Yap
Saipan
Pearl Harbor
Italy
Balkans
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
Russia
Crimea
Tiraspol
Odessa
Dneiper
MacArthur backs away from presidential bid
Gen Douglas MacArthur announces he wants no part of the Republican nomination. Close military allies say the move confirms long forewarnings while political observers note his failed drive leaves him with few options.
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GOP
Cmdr
Harold E. Stassen
Gen. MacArthur
Gov
Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
MacArthur
Willkie
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Minnesota
Stassen
Republican Front
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Winslow on Broadway Nightlife Gossip and Celebs
Broadway scoop lists W L White war correspondent and author swapping gossip with The Spewbacks at Theodore's. William Gargan back from a 50,000 mile trip with a cold. Tony Mele of Ruban Bleu alarms about tax on night clubs. Many stars including Grace Moore Dolly Brill Nita Rosa and Cary Grant appear amid stage and club notes.
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W. L. White
South Pacific
Theodore's
William Gargan
China
India
Burma
New York
Tony Mele
Bistr
Ruban Bleu
Cong. H. Knutson
Sam” Dowell
Hollywood
S. Hindley
Luigi Sobolo
Bobby Watson
Mavisburg
Grandest Canyon
Hitler
Sunny O'Dea
Pittsburgh
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Philip Gillan
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Bryan “Bitsy
University of North Carolina
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FE. T. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
H. P. Martin
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War Price and Ration Board
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Washington Reporting
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