Hollandia to Give Bases for Bombing Philippines
MacKENZIE analyzes Allied pacific operations as Hollandia and Aitape landings create air bases for heavy bombers against the Philippines. He notes 140,000 Japanese neutralized from New Guinea to the Solomons, while German air power weakens but cannot vanish before D-day. He cites King’s optimism and cautious Nazi and Soviet assessments as the world braces for invasion.
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Associated Press
MacArthur-Nimitz
New Guinea
MacArthur
Bataan
Pacific
Hollandia
Aitape
Philippines
Phillipines
Solomons
Australia
Ernest J. King
United States
Japan
Flashes of Life and Small Town Alike News Snippets
A Yonkers boy survives a pond mishap and is rescued after an hour by firefighters. In Troy a man repeats a donation to USO lounges, sending funds and a witty note. In Omaha a 16 year old is questioned in a $700 Winterset robbery after police find only $37 on him.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Lawrence Matthews
Troy
New York
Gianessman
USO
Omaha
Iowa
Winterset
Municipal Court Docket Details Fines and Bonds
City docket lists A L Tullis speeding with forfeited 35 dollar cash bond. Several defendants including Dennis Williams Cary McNorton Re S Byers C H Carlton forfeited 10 dollar bonds for disturbing the peace. Henry David Smith pleaded guilty to drunkenness and fined 10 dollars. Arthur Tillman Lockwood Jessie Lee Harris Alvin Dunn John Rogers also listed. Jewel Dye drunkenness forfeited 10 dollar bond. Chas C Hubbard assault and battery pleaded guilty and fined 10 dollars.
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A. L. Tullis
Dennis Williams
Cary McNorton
Re. S. Byers
C. H. Carlton
Henry David Smith
Arthur Tillman Lockwood
Jessie Lee Harris
Alvin Dunn
John Rogers
Jewel Dye
Chas, C
Hubbard
MacArthur Sees Japanese Split in Island Push
General MacArthur reports Allied forces advancing toward three airfields 12 to 20 miles inland after landing at Tanahmerah. He says Japanese units are scattered into isolated groups, predicting desperate but unsuccessful local battles as the breakout attempt is contained. Ethiopians speak a Semitic language.
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Tanahmerah
MacArthur
Roundup of Sports Notes Across Leagues and Tracks
Boxing promotion interests surface with Dee Kearns and Nate Lewis driving efforts. Jamaica Race Course posts a $3,000,000 betting day led by Smart Bet winning race one. Dodgers bullpen coats draw jokes as knee-length fur trimmed mockery. Packers draft Bert Gisler from Nebraska. Lambeau eyed basketball if football falters. Minor league kid baseball prompts worry over independent ownership and fun. Phillies catcher Andy Seminick shines with Knoxville success and late-season homer. Alabama military police leaders Hamp Lyons and John Suther oversee detachments in Europe and Tennessee. Stir Up and Lucky Draw win Jamaica’s Wood Memorial on a 41,412 crowd with big wagering. NFL expands to five teams per division in 1944 Pfizer. Derby odds adjust as Stir Up’s price changes. England beats Scotland 3-2 in Glasgow with Montgomery among crowd. Boxing prepares servicemen via a three-month pre-induction program.
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New York
Chicago
Dee Kearns
Nate Lewis
Jamacia
Smart Bet
Dodgers
Green Bay Packers
Bert Gisler
Nebraska
Curly Lambeau
Jamaica
Philadelphia - Pittsburgh
Chicago Cardinals
St .Louis
James Carroll
London
Glassgow
Hampden Park
England
Scotland
Bernard Montmery
National Boxing Association
Selective Service
State Boards of Education
Notice of Sale in Hempstead County Arkansas
Mortgagee in a 1943 United States loan to Andrew Govan will sell at Sutton Sale Barn Hempstead County Arkansas on April 25 1944 9am to 5pm to highest bidder cash described property includes two animals a brown horse mule Tom age 6 a brown Jersey cow Jersey age 8 and a red horse Shorty 8002 IS age plus farm implements and a cooker witness W M Sparks FSA Supervisor April 24
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Arkansas
Andrew Govan
United States
Nevada County
John Deere
Avery
Oliver
Harrow
United States of America
W. M. Sparks
FSA
Notice of Sale in Hempstead County Arkansas 1944
Mortgagee under a 1943 US mortgage to William Johnson waives appraisement and sale rights. On April 25 1944 at Sutton Sale Barn Hempstead County the property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash including 1 bay mare mule 9502 SM 2 moremules 9002 6 1 cream Jersey cow Daisy 7502 7 1 dark brindle heifer 442 1 calf 2 sets of harness 1 John Deere Break Plow 1 Gee Whiz 1 cultivator.
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Arkansas
William Johnson
United States
Hempstead County
State of
Sutton Sale
John Deere
United States of America
W. M. Sparks
FSA
Roosevelt and Dewey Face Challenging Week for Delegates
The Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls Roosevelt and Dewey face tough contests as delegates are selected this week. Ohio Governor Bricker seeks Kentucky gains for 22 convention delegates, while Kentucky factional moves hint at a Willis favorite son outcome as the state convention closes.
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Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Kentucky
Bricker
Simeon S. Willis
Glider Borne Troops Establish Burma Defense Box
Allied glider borne guerilla fighters have formed a defense line across a north south railroad deep behind Japanese lines in Burma. Forces were flown in to reinforce Chin dits operating over a front more than 100 miles wide inside Burma. Kohima Dimapur road cleared and Kohima garrison relief completed, easing threat to the Bengal Assam railway supplying American air forces in China.
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Thoburn Wian
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Myitkyina
India
Kohima-Dimapur
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
China
Texas Democrats bar Mongolian and Ethiopian voters in May
Dallas county Democrats move to bar applicants from the Mongolian Malayan and Ethiopian races from the May 6 precinct presidential conventions. Dr S W Geiser of SMU doubts race can be determined reliably while party leaders insist eligibility is a detail for election judges. American Indians will be allowed. scholars note Indian origins as Mongolian and Siberian Russians are excluded.
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Tex
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S. W. Geiser
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North America
Geiser
St Joseph Aspirin touted as fastest seller in market
Advertising copy extols St Joseph Aspirin as the top seller in its field. It claims superiority with statements of speed and popularity and notes two packaging options the 10c tablet and a 100 tablet economy pack for 35c. Demand is urged from consumers.
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St. Joseph
Market Report from National Stockyards and New York Cotton
National Stockyards Illinois reports hogs about steady with Friday’s average across weight classes. Cattle and calves mostly steady with varied ranges for steers, heifers, cows and bulls. New York cotton futures rise late, May at 21.15, July 20.67, Oct 19.96. middling spot 21.65. Chicago poultry and butter prices steady. eggs mixed with current receipts around 29.75.
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U. S
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Grain market nervy after War Food order in Midwest
Trading in grains was nervous as the War Food Administration order designated the government as the sole buyer of corn in 125 Midwest counties for sixty days. Prices dipped on the news, then recovered before easing again at close. Weakness in new crop rye added to selling pressure and dampened demand for deferred rye contracts.
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Chicago
War Food Administration
Refusal of
A brief continuation notes a decision or decree labeled as a refusal. The readable details are limited and do not specify parties, dates, or locations. The fragment suggests an official action or ruling pending further context.
Lawsuit details burn injuries from X-ray incident and physician liability
A burned plaintiff McLaughlin sued a physician for X-ray related injuries, arguing master and servant liability due to a specialist status. The court upheld the physician's liability difference from general practitioners and commented the burns did not disable McLaughlin from work. A separate Arkansas case preserved a land trespass dispute over Lake Meander usage and navigating status, ruling the lake was not commercially navigable and not subject to such use.
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McLaughlin
Kathleen, Egner
Gray
Gray Siable
Cook’s Sake
Kasas County
High Court
Arkansas Chancery Court
E. D. MccGabbey
Rey McCollum
McCollum
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