Merchant Seamen Return To Sea After Torpedoed Rout
From Reykjavik, Iceland, a Special News Service dispatch profiles merchant seamen as authentic war heroes. Surviving torpedoings and bombings in the North Atlantic, they return to sea to ferry munitions to Britain aboard cracked, creaking tramp ships. They endure hunger, cold, and long waits before resuming perilous duties.
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Drew Middleton
Reykjavik
Iceland
Special News ‘Service
North Atlantic
United States
Britain
Atlantic
Fighting reported among Serb soldiers and rebels in Yugoslavia
Zagreb dispatch says heavy fighting rages between Serb government troops and rebel bands with Belgrade papers noting no German troops. In one clash at Bregovice, 75 rebels were killed and several government officials were captured. Also mentions Hindu and Muslim women in India adopting Western dress.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Belgrade
Bregovice
Yugoslavia
India
Maps Per Man Keep Soldiers From Getting Lost In War Games
Photo mappers of the 30th Engineer Battalion produced more than 4,500,000 maps for a 60 day mock war on a 12,000 square mile battleground. An average of 21 maps per soldier aimed to prevent loss, with maps printed on over 95 tons of paper. Army topographical engineers, dating back to 18th century roots, worked in three shifts for nearly three months to complete the project, which set a record for thoroughness despite challenges from camouflage, aerial photo mapping, and later road changes by the WPA that can date maps within three years.
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Ralph Martin Ner
Fort Belvoir
30Th Engineer
Carolinas
George Washington
United States
California
WPA
Army to test blitz methods in Carolinas maneuvers
In a planned large scale exercise starting Monday near Chester, German blitzkrieg tactics seen in France and the Balkans will be attempted by mechanized units against infantry in the Carolinas. The Fourth Army Corps attaches all armored units to the blue forces, with the Red defense built around the 43rd and 31st divisions, cavalry units, field artillery, and anti-tank HQ. Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Friswold outlined the plan at Winnsboro.
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D. C
France
Balkans
Carolinas
Fourth Army
First Armored
Blues
43Rd
Third Cavalry
107Th Cavalry
Sixth Cavalry
Oscar W. Friswold
Fourth Army Corps
Winnsboro
Annual Conference Of Methodists To Be Held In Durham
North Carolina Methodist Conference gathers at Trinity Methodist Church Durham with about 650 attendees including 325 ministers and 325 laymen. Duke Divinity School dean Garber speaks on Early Methodism's Moral Code. Bishop Purcell presides. memorial and education sessions feature Roy L. Smith and other leaders. Weather note on meteorology course and Brazil's electrified railway mileage.
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Purcell
H. E. Spence
Duke University
Conference Brotherhood
Roy L. Smith
Chicago
The
Christian Advocate
Board of Education
E. P. Welch
New York
Board of Lay Activities
Taymen
Tobacco price declines noted across Old and Middle Belts
North Carolina and Virginia agriculture departments report lower averages this week on the Old Belt with declines of 1 to 3 per hundred and about 1 per hundred on the Middle Belt while some grades held steady or rose slightly. Week sales on the Middle Belt total 6 750 406 pounds, season to date 86 542 222 pounds. Old Belt offerings show lighter sales and more nondescript leaves with some lower wrapper and smoking leaf grades.
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Raleigh
U. S
North Carolina
Virginia
Two Paths Outline War Or Defense Bill Action
The article notes administration argues the legislation could drag the U.S. into open war or unlock full defense mobilization. Rayburn and McCormack seek special procedure to move the Senate bill to the House, asking Foreign Affairs and Rules committees to allow extended debate and a Thursday vote, with Republicans potentially backing the plan.
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United States
Rayburs
McCormack
Senate
Foreign Affairs
Rules Committee
House
Hitler comments on war losses and industrial impact
In remarks carried from TELLS Continued from Page One, Hitler claimed Soviet and German casualties total 8 to 16 million, dismissed Stalin’s figures, and asserted Germany has lost or destroyed 15,000 planes, 22,000 tanks, and 27,000 guns. He warned the global democracies cannot replace such losses quickly.
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Hitler
Stalin
Germany
Russians Use Flame Throwers as Germans Press Back
Soviet forces reportedly employ flame throwers to halt Russian tanks in the left flank area southwest of Moscow where the Moscow radio says the enemy has been pressed back for four days. London observers warn lines shift hourly with German attrition and Russian exhaustion.
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Moscow
London
Kalinin
Napoleon
Leningrad
Lake
Ladoga
War prep and Shanghai tensions shadow Pacific picture
Shanghai reports suggest U S patrols on the Yangtze may depart as Western forces pull back. Marines in Shanghai are seen as a security symbol while missionaries and business leaders weigh departure. Japan presses Indo China moves with Kenkichi Yoshizawa arriving in Hanoi with hundreds of aides, signaling possible regime influence. Commerce programs train meteorologists as film imports rise in Chile. Philco refrigerator ad and local furniture store reference conclude the page item.
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Shanghai
U. S. Yangtze River
Luzon
Wake
Shanghai Lan
Shanghai International Settlement
China
State Department
Japan
Indo-China
Domei
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Hanoi
Indo China
Tokyo
Vichy
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