Veterans retail scheme to aid WWII veterans in Richmond
A WWII veterans retail support program in Richmond Virginia aims to help ex servicemen start small businesses or farming using GI Bill provisions. The plan, backed by the Committee on Economic Development led by Paul Hoffman, seeks Department of Commerce and Agriculture approval, and may influence wider rehabilitation efforts for returning troops.
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Richmond
Virginia
Paul Hoffman
Er Corporation
Senate
House
Department of Commerce
Old Dominion
Washington
Winning the War By Albert Leman
The article outlines Allied invasion strategy with emphasis on air power and naval mobility. It describes long range air cover, amphibious boats called ducks, improvised portless landings, shallow draft barges, pontoon piers, and inflatable devices to move troops and equipment swiftly to the front.
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England
Reich
Norway
Spain
France
Turkey
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Nieuport
Ipswich Vicar Verifies Vision Of Cross Seen In Air Raid
The Rev Godfrey Green, vicar of St Nicholas Ipswich, said he confirmed hundreds of residents saw a white cross and Jesus in the sky after the April 27 air raid. Nearly 800 townspeople attended a sermon as Green voiced his belief in the vision despite differing explanations.
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Ipswich
England
Ld Godfrey Green
St. Nicholas Church
Jesus
New Air Ace Sets Record In European Theater
Capt. Robert B. Johnson of Lawton Oklahoma, a Thunderbolt pilot, downed two enemy planes over Germany to lift his total to 26 air craft kills in World War I era reporting. He ties Maj. Richard Bong’s record in the Pacific, while Capt. Don Gentile of Piqua Ohio holds the European theater record with 30 total kills, seven on the ground.
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U.S
England
Robert 8. Johnson
Lawton
Okila
Thunderbolt
Germany
Johnson
Southwest Pacific
Richard S. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Don Gentile
Piqua
Griffis Arrives in Stockholm On Sweden Visit
Stanton Griffis of the U S foreign economic administration arrived in Stockholm. He told newsmen he had nothing to say for publication, but speculation tied his trip to allied efforts to halt Sweden from shipping ball bearings to Germany. Spain speeds coal mining but cannot deliver fuel to consumers.
New Life Raft With Home Comforts For Mariners
The Globe American Co. unveils Kokomo life saving kraft a metal raft for up to 20 men weighing 3500 pounds and measuring 18 by 8 by 3 feet. It features a coal stove morale kit self bailer and remote or automatic release with four watertight compartments and a month of supplies.
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Richard Shaner
NEW York
INS
Merchant Marine
Globe American Co
Coast Guard
War Strains New York Homes Says Community Aid Chief
Walter S. Gifford, chairman of the Community Service Society, reports a sharp rise in broken homes and family upsets in New York City due to the war. The society aided 28,005 families last year.
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WAR Breaks Homes
New York
INS
New York City
Walter S. Gifford
The
Community Service Society
Allies Bomb Crete and Set Fire to Destroyer
Allied air operations in the eastern Mediterranean set fire to a destroyer and hit targets on Crete and nearby islands. Castelli and Melone airfields on Crete were bombed, a Paros fuel dump exploded sending smoke to two thousand feet. Kythera and southern Greece installations were attacked. two Allied planes were lost.
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Middle East
Mediterranean
Crete
Greece
Castelli
Melone
Paros
Kythera
Roosevelt Poised For Fourth-Term Nomination In Delegates Race
President Roosevelt leads with 415 pledged or claimed delegates as Democrats in six states move to finalize convention votes. Missouri Ohio and West Virginia delegations loom large while Bricker and Dewey seek GOP support. Ohio and West Virginia primaries set ongoing nominations and house races.
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Roosevelt
Missouri
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
North Dakota
Washington State
Bricker
John W. Bricker
Mississippi
Thomas E. Dewey
New Tennessee
Tomorow
Taft
Majority U.S. War Prisoners Are German
The War Department disclosed 183 618 interned captives of which 133 135 are Germans 50 136 Italians and 347 Japanese. Prisoners are held in camps across the United States. An educational program aims to denazify them and show the benefits of democracy while using their labor to ease shortages.
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United States
Nazi Germany
War Department
Warrtment
Army
Record-Low Weekend Temperatures Hit Southern Cities
A persistent winter hangover produced new record lows across the south last weekend. Fayetteville Arkansas saw 32 degrees with May snow, Atlanta logged its coldest May 7 in 46 years at 38, and Birmingham hit 35 with frost. Nashville tied May’s low at 37 while Memphis fell to 38, all well below normal.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Birmingham
Nashville
Weather Bureau
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War Labor Board urges restraint on regional appeals
The War Labor Board in Washington on May 8 urged workers and unions to avoid hasty appeals from regional board decisions. It said unnecessary delays in handling labor disputes fuel unrest and called for appeals based on genuine grounds only.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Women Run Roanoke Fire Engine Plant A Top Industry
Kathryn Lemon Counts, 34, president of the Oren Firetus plant in Roanoke, leads one of Virginia’s wartime success stories. Her father founded the Roanoke Welding and Equipment Co. and the family business shifted to building fire engines in 1934. During 1942 the plant expanded for Army needs, delivering 325 units in 1943, with the Army Navy E pennant awarded on March 15. Her sister Dorothy Lemon Brigham joined as secretary in 1938 and their mother serves as company president.
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Virginia
America
Kathryn Lemon Counts
Oren Fire Tus Company
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Counts
West Salem Avenue
Company
Dorothy Lemon Brigham
Secre
United States Army
Count
Gandhi Wavell Meeting Planned in India War Effort
New Delhi May 8 Gandhi in Poona is recovering from illness. Indian leaders eye a possible talks with Lord Wavell viceroy to align India’s military strength against Japan once Gandhi is fully well. Gandhi's son C Davidas says condition has improved.
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Mohandas K. Ghandi
Lord Wavell
India
Japan
Gandhi
Poona
C. Davidas Gandhi
Kite Causes Power Outage Halting Motors in New Castle Plants
A kite snagged on a power line in New Castle Pennsylvania causing a short circuit that stopped motors in several plants, interrupting war production efforts.
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New Castle
INS
15th Annual North Carolina Safety Conference Held Here
The 15th annual North Carolina industrial safety conference will be held in Winston-Salem on May 18 and 19. Britain’s average factory worker earned $18.82 per week for a 50 hour week last year.
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Winston-Salem
Britain
Bill to Simplify Tax Payments Is Protested
The senate finance committee faced a protest from Senator Butler against the charity deduction proviso in the tax simplification bill. He argues the bill allows deductions without evidence of charity, bad for church groups, and plans to fight it in committee. The measure would let taxpayers claim a flat ten percent deduction for contributions and other taxes.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Butler
R-Ngb
House
Tree-Dweller Seeks Vote in Town on Montclair Ballot
Coffing M. Arslanian, a West Orange rug dealer living 50 feet up in a tree, asks to vote in Montclair where his shop is. Essex County Elections Superintendent Anthony P. Micle planned to rule on whether consent is required.
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West Orange
N. J
Coffing M. Arslanian
Montclair
Essex County
Anthony P. Micle
Navy Divided On Question Of Consolidation
Washington May 8 witnesses from the navy will be asked for views on consolidating the armed services. Acting Secretary James Forrestal previously opposed immediate consolidation and urged cautious postwar planning. Army spokesmen backed consolidation. testimony from naval leaders may show disagreement and personal views.
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Washington
Navy
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Montclair election order. Arslanian ties to treetop dwelling
An order permits Arslanian to vote in Montclair's town commission election tomorrow and the May 16 primary. The note adds that since 1937 he has avoided annoyances by living high in a treetop dwelling.
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Sam
Montclair
Arslanian
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