Japs and Germans Distrusted Each Other So Much
June 26 report from Rechtesgaden cites captured German stenographers detailing Adolf Hitler and aides dismissing Japanese secrecy over Pearl Harbor. Hitler mocked Japanese envoys in Washington and doubted their truthfulness about Pacific plans. Jodl concurred that Japanese deception was common, and the discussion touched on Guadalcanal, Midway, and anticipated naval activity while cautioning on Russia and American submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fleischer
Hitler
Ukraine
Fuehrer
Alfred Jodi
Washington
Saburo Kurusuo
Adm
Kichisaburo Nomura
Pearl Harbor
Rurusu
Fuehre
Whitese Hull
U. S
Cordell Hull
Earl Harbor
Tokyo
Ahorthand
Guadalcanal
Fuehrerre
Jodi
Russia
Chinese Press Forces Advance Near Liuchow and Tapucheng
Northwest Chinese troops report capturing a point three miles from Liuchow and pressing toward Tapucheng eight miles north of Liuchow while battling Japanese forces at an airfield south of the city. Other units cross the Liu river and operate on the east bank as forces move toward Liecheng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Liuchow
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Tapucheng
Liecheng
Liu River
China
Wenchow
Linhai
Taichow
Chekiang Province
Hancock Runs Against Churchill on One Hour Work Day Platform
Woodford Essex June 24 Alexander Hancock farmer launches bid against Prime Minister Churchill for Parliament on a one hour work day for all. He vows 24 hours daily freedom and six days a week, argues for segregating necessities from luxuries, and notes he knows little of politics. He claims he is as good a man as Churchill and faults plutocracy in a populist pamphlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Essex
Alexander Hancock
Churchill
Hancock
Wall Bank
House of Commons
Hollywood Plywood Dey: Three Citations Affect Jack Read Fame
Fragmentary note cites three citations affecting Jack Read’s standing in Hollywood. Text mentions a moustached figure and age discrepancy of about three years, with unclear context or outcome.
Two and a Half Million Tires for July Rationing
Washington reports 2 500 000 tires will be available for rationing in July. The July allotment, matching June, goes to B and C ration holders while A card holders rely on existing tires. Deputy OPA official Max McCullough says the supply should meet essential drivers’ needs as the tire shortage remains severe and June and July quotas are the largest since rationing began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Max McCullough
Yanks Moving From France to China
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force announces troops are being redeployed from France to the Pacific. Several thousand have sailed from Marseille toward the Far East. Veteran engineers, quartermasters, and medical specialists travel with thousands of tons of equipment to outfit the moving forces. Around 800 volunteer army nurses are being processed at Marseille for immediate service in a combat theater, drawn from England, France, Belgium and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Pacific
China
Marseille
Far East
Europe
United States
Sermce
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Cargo for armed services dominated US exports in 194
About 60 percent of the cargo leaving the United States in 194 was allocated to the armed services. The figure highlights the wartime emphasis on military supply lines and the heavy burden on maritime and commercial shipping channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Armed Services
Mystery of Hope Organization and Radio Show Gag File
Fragmentary recollections describe an entity called the Hope organization involved in various ventures from candies to a radio show. The text mentions readers sending fan letters, a broadcaster named Bob, critiques from Jack, and a large crowd at a morning event where bond sales occurred. Several thousand buyers arrived, many from England, with mixed reactions and notes on script writing and gag material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ager
Hope Organizaon
Aes
Hope Metal
Bob
Jack
England
Englaid
Setia Eiseeinng
Ne Vain
Caer League
Bach
Boo
Washington Wherry Amendment Sparks Senate Debate
In a rare parliamentary clash, Senators faced a fast moving maneuver on the OPA extension bill. Senator Wherry offered an amendment debated only briefly before advancing 37 to 29 with no extended floor discourse. Senate leaders and others criticized the abrupt move as undermining traditional debate rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehair
Kenneth Wherry
Sen Hatch
Ser
Hatch
Sen. Thomas
D-Okla
Motios
Sen
Sime
Scott Lucas
del Contri
Duke
Las Amendmen
Aleen Bamen Bories
Air Force Takes Lead in Luzon Purge of Japs
Fifth Air Force fighters and attack bombers fly at least 300 sorties daily over northern Luzon, strafing roads and bombing enemy troop concentrations. In the Cagayan valley near Bokod and Ambuleao, Japanese positions left litter of corpses, wreckage, and dumps after heavy aerial and artillery bombardment. Nearby Tuguegarao faces pressure as the 387th Division advances, while a Formosan POW reports over 7300 allied-involved formations in one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Davisanila
Fifth Air Force
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Death Valley
33Rd Division
130Th Infantry
Balud River
Baguio
Bokod
Ambuleao
Guerilla
Tuguegarao
Cagayan
Russeell W. Volckmann
First Cavalry Division
Southwest
Pacific
East Indies
Hongking
Nanking
Formosa
Balikpapan
Borneo
Malang
Java
Charter May Take Effect This Year
A World Charter could take effect before 1945 ends if the Senate approves quickly. Early polling of 26 nations shows 20 expect ratification by year end, with the United States Britain China and several others in the line for probable signatures by January 1946. Predictions vary from a few weeks to months, with some delegations tying dates to elections or forthcoming votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Chester
San Francisco
United States Senate
United Nations
Associated Press
Senate
Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
France and Ocean
New World Organization
Philippines
Norway
Belgium
Greece
Peru
Cuba
Paragua
Honduras
South Africa
Bolivia
Aes
Luxembourg
Dominican Republic
47th Bombardment Group Homeward by End of June
The 47th Light Bombardment Group of the 12th Air Force that fought over North Africa Sicily Italy Corsica France and Austria will return to the United States before the end of June pending further assignment. It earned a citation for its work at Kasserine Pass in North Africa and has completed 1 962 missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ight
12Th Air Force
Northica
Sicily
Taly
Corsica
France
Austria
United States
Kassemme Pass
North Africa
Lynne Carver Arrested for Drunken Driving
Hollywood report says actress Lynne Carver was booked on intoxication charges after a car collision injuring a 12 year old child. Her companion Musi clansyme 46 was held on local living charges. The report lists several misreadable names and places from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Carver
Hollywood
Jap Chagrined Over Retreat Before Yanks
By Richard Bergholz, Fortieth Division, Philippines. Gen Brush leads 40th Inf to Negros landing and chases 15,000 Japanese into mountains. Eighth Army’s Lt Gen Eichelberger pins Silver Star on Brush, nicknamed Speed Brush, as tears mark a rare moment of pride. Brush reflects a lifelong army career and ties to Lingayen and Iloilo campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bergholz
Fortieth
Philippines
Rapp Brush
40Th Division
Brush
Negros
Robert Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Negros Front
Philippine
Lingayen
Luzon
Dan’l H. Brush
Rapp
Hloilo
Visayan Department
America's Entry in War Saved Britain
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery credited American entry into World War II with saving Britain. He awarded British medals to about 100 American officers and enlisted men at Wiesbaden in recognition of their efforts. Montgomery said the U S forces faced peril together with the British and that relations between the two armies have been excellent since America joined the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiesbaden
Germany
Bernard L. Montgomery
Britain
Montgomery
Commissioned Arkansas Highways to Undertake Second Tour
Highway commissioners under Director J C Byker announced plans for a second tour to inspect Arkansas highways. The itinerary lists stops at England Stuttgart Dewitt Clarendon Pine Bluff Star City Dum as Dermot McGehee Lake Village Eudora Hamburg Crossett Monticello Warrer Bison Fordyce and Tre. The first leg covered northern and northwest roads as part of a broader inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Side Rock
Arkansas
State Highway Commission
J. C. Byker
England
Stutgart
Sae
Sysem
Northwest
Poultry Prices Rise After OPA Order Across Arkansas
Little Rock June 26 The Price Administration announced a federal order raising producer ceilings on live broilers by about 14. cents per pound nationwide, with an extra 12 cents per pound for the major northwest Arkansas zone. Prices will start after Saturday under a new zone based pricing plan ranging from 26.5 to 29.3 cents per pound with movement costs causing variations. District Director Robert P. Hall cautioned that actual selling prices in Little Rock may remain below recent levels due to enforcement actions tightening ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
District Office of Price Administration
Northwest
Chicot
Desha
Robert P. Hall
Hall
Return From Flood Reported Damage May Require Funds
Upon their return, officials reported considerable damage from flood waters that may necessitate construction funds to restore to proper condition.
War Developed Hearing Lenses Demonstrated In Hope Arkansas
Mr E Grant Gibbons will conduct a free clinic for the hard of hearing at the Barlow Hotel in Hope Arkansas. He will demonstrate the new Hearing Senses devices developed from wartime research including Acousticon 5 Hearing Test and Futura Acousticon hearing aid. Evening home demonstrations may be arranged with sessions also scheduled at Hot Springs Ark Arkadelphia and Nashville in late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Grant Gibbons
Hope
Arkansas
Gibbons
America
Hot Springs
Ark
Come
Arkadelphia Ark
Caddo
Hope, Ark
Barlow
Nashville
Garner
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Wwima
Oshimia
Amell Midway
Uss
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Okinawa
Yanks
William Ferguson
NEA Service
Kcg & 1
REG. U
Sau Vern J. Koenig
Braeveen
Norte Daxore
By Hershberger
Jack Stinnett
Air Force
47Th Bombardment Group
Britian
Barlow Hotel Hope
Frisen
Frisee
Buerterto-Beeder
Thorsagin
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