Sumatra Raid Signals Allied Strength Across Two Oceans
Allied naval and air power shows in a limited Sumatra raid as Mountbatten tests Japanese defenses near Sabang and the Nicobar and Andaman islands. The action indicates greater Southeast Asia capability while Japan’s defenses remain pressured by MacArthur and Nimitz in the Central and Southwest Pacific.
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Sumatra
Dewitt Mackenie
Associated Press
Asia
Sabang
Indian Ocean
France
Southwest
Asiatic
Samara
Louis Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Nicobar and
Andaman Islands
Ceylong
Burma
Malay Peninsula
Southeast Asia
Indonesian
MacArthur-Nimitz
Central
Southwest Pacific
Used Fats to Continue at 2c a Pound
Washington reports used household fats will stay at two ration points and four cents per pound at meat markets despite zero value levels for lard shortening and cooking oils. OPA rationing chief Col. Bryan Houston says waste fats are urgently needed in the war program and hopes point free fats will prompt women to turn in used fats after extracting maximum food value.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Col
Bryan Houston
OPA
Shooting on Home Ground at Keesler Field
John M. Thoma of Millstone New Jersey fired a score of 199 out of 200 with the new U S carbine at Keesler Field Mississippi in a display officers hailed as practically unheard of Thoma shrugged it off saying he could shoot the corpse in par if anyone can The sergeant in charge of the firing range described the shot as superior.
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Keesler Feild
Miss
John M. Thoma
Millstone
N. J
U. S
Thoma
Flashes of Life From War Letters and Odd News
In Rochester William Mose writes weekly letters to his five sons in service and 27 others. Spokane residents joke about horse and buggy campaigns while officials joke about a saddle horse. Pfc Merle Lansden a 36 year old Oklahoma legislator gets Marine furlough to lead a special service vote session and becomes Oklahoma House speaker. Traffic officers end up delivering a baby in Spokane. In Chicago Kate Poshwinchuk names one baby Martin after Connaughton and another John after Azczynski following emergency births at home.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
William Mose
Oklahoma City
Merle Lansden
Oklahoma
House
Lansden
Marine Corps
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Chicago
Kate Poshwinchuk
Martin Connaughton
John Azczwnski
New City
Martin
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Military promotions announced for Arkansans in War Department
Washington April 22 The War Department announced the temporary promotion of Fred Leon McDonald of Little Rock from major to lieutenant colonel. It also promoted former Arkansas State Senator Charles Davis Frierson Jr of Jonesboro and Max Brown Adams of Prescott from captain to major.
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Washington
Fred Leon McDonald
Little Rock
Leutenant
War Department
Department
Arkansas
Charles Davis Frierson, Jr
Jonesbor
Max Brown Adams
Prescott, Ark
Marshall in Decision Over LaMotta
Lloyd Marshall defeated Jake LaMotta in a 10 round decision at not more than 161 pounds in Cleveland. Marshall controlled the bout with hard rights opening gashes while LaMotta rallied late. all judges and the referee scored for Marshall before 7 805 paying fans.
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Cleveland
Lloyd Marshall
Jake LaMotta
Jake
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Marshall
Jackie Davis
Vandermeer and Reds Triumph 1-0 in 11 Innings
Johnny Vandermeer shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 in 11 innings, allowing only two hits to beat Mort Cooper. The item recalls a 11 inning pitching duel with the Reds.
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Johnny Vandermeer
Reds
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Fortunate Isles: The Canary Islands’ Ancient Name
Ancient sources refer to the Canary Islands as the Fortunate Isles a phrase used to describe their reputed blessings and pleasant climate. The label reflects early navigation narratives and mythic geography associated with the archipelago.
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Canary Islands
Fortunate Isles
Two Big League Pitchers Off to Fast Starts
Ace Adams of the New York Giants and Mike Kreevich of the St. Louis Browns lead the early pace in 1944. Adams won another complete game as the Giants beat Brooklyn 3 2, while Kreevich hit two homers as St. Louis defeated Chicago 5 3.
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New York Giants
Mike Kreevich
St. Louis Browns
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Adams
Mel Ott
Philies
Brooklyn
Giants
Brownies
Jimmy Dykes
Thronton Lee
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Pat Seerey
Cleveland
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Harry Brecheen
Brecheen
Paul Derringer
Slats Marion
Derringer
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Johnny Burrows
Paul Erickson
Joe Beggs
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Rip Sewell
Sports Roundup Highlights From Philadelphia April Show
The column mentions Don Hutson considering a coaching return with Green Bay or a quick stint with the Bears. It cites Yankee and Cardinal pennant picks as likely in the wrong leagues. Ed Klieman reaches 20 wins for 1943 with Cleveland, and rookie notes cover Philadelphias war plant jobs for Phillies farmhands. Other items note Bidwill’s holdup tale, Cawthon Jr planning petroleum studies, Carmichael heading to the South Pacific, Lieut Surface’s tennis wins in India, and Brophy wounded in Italy with Captain Crowley.
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Phillies
Wilmington
Charley Bidwill
Chicago Cards
Philadelphia
Pete Cawthon, Jr
Oklahoma
John Carmichael
Chicago Daily News
South Pacific
Chicago
Pampa High Track Seeks Guidance From Noted Coaches
The Pampa Texas high school track team will receive expert advice this spring from Lieut Roger Terwilliger 1942 National Decathlon champion and a flying instructor at Pampa airfield Lieut Comm George Halas Chicago Bears boss has reached New Guinea taking over Jim Crowley duties.
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Pampa, Tex
Roger Terwilliger
Pampa Airfield
George Halas
Chicago Bears
New Guinea
Jim Crowley
Cleveland Lloyd Marshall Defeats LaMotta In Close Bout
In Cleveland, Cleveland Lloyd Marshall outpointed Jake LaMotta 160 1 4 to 158 1 2 after ten rounds in a hard fought match. Also in Philadelphia Gus Dorazio halted Ernie Williams in four rounds. Lew Nova stopped Pug Wilson in Des Moines eight rounds. tribune fighter Al Tribuani stopped Billy McCoy in eight in San Francisco. The brown trout originally came from Europe.
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Cleveland
Lloyd Marshall
Jake LaMotta
New York
Philadelphia
Gus Dorazio
Ernie Williams
Paterson
N. J
Des Moines
Lou Nova
van Nuys
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Pug Wilson
Gary
Ind
San Francisco
al Tribuani
Wilmington
Del
Billy McCoy
Market Report from St Louis and New York Futures
Livestock at National Stockyards shows hogs steady for 200 270 lb. lighter weights weak. sows scarce. Cattle and calves mostly steady with top week prices noted. In New York cotton futures edge down after early gains as liquidation and war news weigh. May contract ends near 21.05.
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ST. Louis
New York
New Orleans
Commission House
New York Stock Market Edges Higher Amid Gold Miners Rally
In New York on April 22 the stock market saw mild gains led by gold mining shares after an international preliminary postwar currency stabilization pact. Turnover was about 250000 shares, among the smallest since October, with leaders including Homestake Mining and Kennecott rising while losers such as Santa Fe and Southern Pacific slipped. Central Railroad of New Jersey weakened on views of unfavorable common-share implications from a planned reorganization. Bonds and commodities remained tight.
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Homestake Mining
MelIntyre Porcupine
Alaska
Juneau
Great Nothern
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Deere
Kennecott
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Owens
Illinois
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Southern Pacific General Mtrs
Montgomery Ward
J. J. Case
U.S. Rubber
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N. J
Military wedding at Camp Butner vows under artillery arch
Lieut Warren R. Turner of field artillery and Miss Lillian Stubbins wed at Camp Butner North Carolina. They left the chapel beneath an arch of grim 4.5 howitzers instead of sabers. Their wedding carriage was a jeep decorated with wildflowers. A robust lieutenant caught the bride’s bouquet.
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Camp Butner
N.C
Warren R. Turner
Feild Artillery
Lillian Stubbins
Three Navy Crew Parachute From Crashed Trainer Near Wynne
A single engine navy trainer plane crashed in a field two miles south of Wynne. The three man crew parachuted to safety before impact. Names of the fliers and the base were not learned.
Box Scores and War Facts Across a Turbulent Year
A wartime column notes shifting manpower in Japan with conscription of students, while Allied air combat box scores trend toward accounting debates. It contrasts ground destruction with aerial claims and discusses postwar optimism, court rulings on price fixing, and the first combat flight in 1912 with oxygen masks priced at 340.
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Supreme Court
Optical Company
Eleven team NFL circuit for 1944 set with rover club
Philadelphia April 22 reports say after three days of meetings the National Football League owners settled on an eleven club circuit for 1944. The eleven clubs including a newcomer Boston Yankees will operate independently with one eastern rover club, likely the Eagles, allowed to schedule freely. Postseason exhibitions are banned and individual player participation is sharply limited in such games.
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Philadelphia
National Football League
Cogside
Boston Yankees
Rover
Philadelphia Eagles
Sparkman proposes WASP training via Army contract schools
Rep. John Sparkman announced that Army Air Forces contract pilot schools could train women fliers for the Women’s Air Service Pilots if a pending bill making WASPs part of the army passes. He noted 63 contract schools in the South, with over 20 set to close next fall, and that about 20,000 women pilots could be trained. Camden Arkansas school listed among closures.
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Jonnnn Sparkman
D-Ala
Army Air Forces
Sparkman
H. H. Arnold
Air Forces
AAF
Camden
Ark
All Greek to Everybody All Greek to Everybody
Corporal Angelo Palazzalo of Deming Army Air Field helped solve a language muddle in Mexico while on leave. Two Italian POWs who escaped an Army camp were captured in Chihuahua City and handed to a U.S. Consular office. The consul spoke Spanish but not Italian, the prisoners spoke some Spanish but no English, and Palazzalo could speak Italian but not Spanish. He translated their Italian replies into English for the consul, and the prisoners were returned to the Army camp.
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Palazzia
Dog Learns Mute Language from Deaf Owner in Greenville
Charles Moskowitz trains his dog Butch using the manual alphabet of deaf mutes. The bright eyed terrier reportedly understands at least a third of the signs.
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Greenville
Butch
Charles Moskowitz
Moskowitz
Allied air blitz cripples Japanese targets in 15 minutes
In a 15 minute raid Allied aircraft destroyed Japanese planes ships docks and oil tanks. A British sub reported fires burning 12 hours later and rescued Lt Dale Christian Klahan of Larame Wyoming after surfacing near Japanese coast guns.
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J.G.' Dale Christian
Kledike) Klahan
Larame
Wyo
Stalin Real Name Discussion In Historical Context
A note on the real name of the Soviet leader commonly known as Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. Historical sources sometimes cite variations of his birth name and early identifiers, reflecting transliteration and archival record differences.
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Josef Stalin
Joseph Vissarionvich Dzugashiv
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