Victory in North Africa Signals Strategic Stakes
DeWitt MacKenzie notes in commentary that 66 000 Germans and Italians killed wounded or captured in North Africa from January to April represent about a quarter of the Axis force. He argues the Mediterranean theater holds decisive weight, preventing a larger clash and shaping overall war outcomes.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Themeone
Constantes
Mediterranean
Beause
Rommel
Italy
Hitler
Russia
North
Africa
Market Report from National Stockyards includes hogs and cattle data
Hogs 9000, prices 14.65 to 14.70 top for 180-310 lb. 150-170 lb 14.10 to 14.40. sows 14.25 to 14.50. stags 14.50 down. Cattle 3000, calves 200. steer supply liberal. trading slow. veals about steady at 16.00. stockers and feeders 11.00 to 15.50. slaughter steers 12.00 to 17.25. heifers 12.00 to 16.35. bulls 13.74 top salvage. Sheep 1000. market steady. 100 lb clipped lambs 15.00. mixed in trucked lots unsold. Poultry and produce, Chicago. New York stocks and cotton notes follow with various price shifts.
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St, Louis
Annihilation Strategy Dominates Allied War View
The author argues Allied victory hinges on annihilating Axis forces and cornering Rommel in Tunisia. He contends the German army remains mobile, with millions of troops and yearly conscripts, and predicts a final end only after Allied forces invade Western Europe and trap Hitler.
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Montgomery
Eighth Army
Rommel
Tunisia
Afrcca
Hitler
Western
Europe
Fuehrer
English Channel
Hitler hosts Croat leader for wartime conference
The Associated Press reports a broadcast from Hitler headquarters stating Adolf Hitler met yesterday with Dr. Ante Pavelic leader of the Croat state in occupied Yugoslavia. Attendees included Joachim von Ribbentrop Fritzl, Milan Budak, and other Axis figures discussing political military aims against Bolshevism and Allied powers.
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Associated Press
Transocean
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Anton Pavelic
Yugoslavia
Joachim von Hibbbentrop
Milan Budak
Keitel
Begic
Fuher
Poglavnik
Anis
Pavelie
Pavelio
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Norway
Mussolini
Italy
Glaise von Horstenau
Crazzli
Life in Sweden Normal Despite Recent Crisis
Stockholm reports life continuing calmly amid tensions over relations with Germany. Despite rationing and shortages, Swedes maintain a strong sense of democracy and tradition as industry and culture adapt to wartime constraints. The army remains mobilized and the nation aims to avoid breaking 129 years of peace, balancing pro Allied sympathy with pre Nazi Germany ties.
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John Colburn
Stockholm
sApril 24
Sweden
Grmany
Draken
Utven
Aarttegat
Denmark
Gustav
Germany
Outposts Are Cold and Lonely Says Lookouts in Alaska
War dispatch from Andreanos Islands with Lieutenant Hess and Sgt Herbert Hess at a six by six OP hut. A snowbank six to eight feet against the hut, watches intact, cold winds, tundra scenery, and a sense of isolation. Wong, a 105 pound lookout from Kansas City, is praised as the smallest but beloved man on duty. Wong, born in Canton, has eight months in Alaska and vows to kill the Japs. His father runs a Pueblo, Colorado restaurant.
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Eugene Burns
Andreanos Islands
Ifi
Roy Qladdey
Alaska
Hess
Herbert E. Hess
Hiawatha
Kansas
Wong
Osadthey
Kansas City
Yuen Gin Wong
San Francisco
Puff Puffy
Canton
Wone
Pueblo
Colo
Ridghill Native Dies in Hope at 69
Will TL Ridghill, 69, lifelong Hope resident and longtime caretaker of Rose Hill Cemetery, died Tuesday night at his home. Funeral services were set for 4 p.m. today at Herndon- Cornelius Funeral Home with burial at Rose Hill. Survived by his wife, four sons Ernest of Hope Sims Minor and Thomas Ridgdill of Little Rock, daughter Mrs. Carl Erwin of Little Rock, sister Mrs. R V Stephenson, and brother John W Ridgdill of Hope.
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Hope
Nere
Rose Hill
Herndon- Cornelius
Rose Will
Ernest
Sims
Minor
Thomas Ridgdill
Little Rock
Carl Erwin
R. V. Stephenson
John W Ridgdill
John 3 Clarke
Il Paso
Texas
Ross B. Gillespie
Joe Manton
Webb Lageler
Comeyer Boyett
Sey Gibsony
Ruin
War Materials Pouring Into Russia Across Persian Corridor
Newsman recounts deliveries of American war equipment to the Soviet Union through Iran. Describes dumps, trains, locomotives, and convoys moving planes, tanks, and trucks under harsh conditions. Credits Major General Donald H. Connelly and notes extensive logistical efforts by U S volunteers and railway experts.
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Iran
Gm —Ean
Hrep
Perskin
Rems
Wwe
Persian Plains
Plas Steaus
Mitchell
Boston
Pushtikuh Mountains
Red Army
Brice Poindexter
Washington, Ark
Erie
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Donald H. Connelly
West Pointer
Philippines
Panama
France
Soviet Polish (Continued From Page One)
Soviet Polish reports discuss the Polish ambassador to Russia, his passport status, and a claim of a possible request to stay in Russia. Berlin and Kremlin sources are cited on Poland’s role and Western boundary issues, with accusations of clandestine talks with Germany and a Polish request for an investigation into prisoners’ deaths described as a swindle.
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Russia
Berlin
Die Tat
Nations’ Front
Stalin
Kremlin
England
America
Poland
Germany
Flashes of Life and Odd News Snippets from Indiana
A collage of brief, quirky items from American local life. An Indianapolis police mishap with a makeshift leg splint and a hospital dash. War bond party lunches among Cornell professors’ wives raising over $700. Idaho mayoral election results. a Kansas City painter and a group of women turning a bungalow into a new coat of paint with morning work and a noon break.
Mending Lady an English Star in London
The article notes Louise Browne, daughter of Mrs Lille M Browne, an American-born favorite of London society, who previously lived in Philadelphia and since 1927 made her home elsewhere. It mentions Browne’s daughter played in the musical comedy Girl Friend and that Mrs Browne mends soldiers' clothing weekly for the American Relief organization.
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London
Lille M. Browne
Philadelphia
Louise
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