Rommel in tough spot as British 8th Army attacks
The article previews a renewed Allied push in North Africa led by Montgomery and Patton, with Rommel cornered behind Mareth. It recalls Montgomery’s past tactics at El Alamein and outlines expected moves to sever Axis lines, highlighting British resolve and the Churchillian tone of wartime reporting.
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Rommel
8Th Army
Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
Tunis
Montgomery
Highth
Churchill
Liban
el Agheila
Mareth
Asinow Montgomery
Gafsa
Patton
Marshal Rommel
America
von Arnim
Cairo
EL Alamein
Tunisia
Eighth Army
France
No Sign Nazi War Outlook From German Labor Studies
Analysts say 7.5 million laborers from occupied areas are not failing, German mobilization may aim to stockpile workers rather than meet an acute shortage. Goebbels is blamed for fear, Russian invasion depicted as existential, and Germans are expected to resist to the death, signaling a likely prolonged conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul “Joseph Goebbels
Steppes
Richmond Toy Maker Turns Wood into Christmas Gifts
Richmond clothing salesman Henley Hall spends July to Christmas in a basement workshop turning wood into doll beds blocks toy carts and wooden animals. The handcrafted toys go to Crippled Children's Home and the Methodist Orphanage in Richmond and to individuals to fill their stockings. Cleveland Ohio is mentioned as the world's largest ore market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child's Toys
Richmond
Va.l
Henley Hall
Hall
Crippled Children’s Home
Methodist
Market Report Louis LIVESTOCK National Stockyards NL
U S Department of Agriculture notes Hogs 13 000 market active with most orders 25 35 higher than average Friday early sales up less Sows 15 20 higher bulk good and choice 180 300 lbs 15 60 15 65 top 15 80 140 160 lbs 14 35 15 00 top 130 lbs 13 25 14 Sows 15 10 40 quotations based on hogs. Cattle 3 500 calves 1 100 generally steady good and choice steers 15 50 17 15 medium 12 75 15 00 good and choice mixed yearlings and heifers 13 75 15 50 common cows 11 00 12 50 medium and good sausage bulls 13 00 14 50 early good and choice yearlings 16 75 medium good 14 25 15 50 slaughter steer range 12 00 17 15 slaughter heifers 10 75 16 00 stocker and feeder steers 10 50 15 00 Sheep 3 000 receipts include six doubles of clipped lambs one load of wooled lambs 300 head trucked in no early action dealings lowest in months though late gains fractionally distributed transfers around 800 000 shares.
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Louis Livestock National Stockyards
U.S. Dept. Agr
Poultry and Produce Price List From Chicago Market
Chicago market poultry and produce prices list various weights and breeds. Includes hens under four pounds, leghorns, fryers, colored Plymouth Rock and white rock, broilers, roosters, stags, ducks, geese, capons with price ranges and weight categories.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Stags
New York Stocks Rebound Some Rails and Mines Lead Gains
New York March 22 traders pushed rail and gold mining shares higher while scattered industrials rose. Despite a brighter tone, many leaders still posted small minus signs as the market showed tentative improvement.
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New York
Grain and Provisions Reports From Chicago Markets
Wheat prices fell today as selling by commission houses and cash interests persisted. May wheat at 1.445 8, July 1.454 8, corn steady near ceilings, cash wheat with no sales, No. 2 yellow corn 1.02, No. 3 95 1-21.01 1-2. Rye and oats declined, barley bids around 0.80 to 1.06, sample grades mixed, widespread hedging noted in activity.
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Chicago
New York Cotton Futures Rally Amid Mixed Open and Close
Cotton futures in New York closed higher by 20 to 30 cents a bale after varied opening quotes in May and other months. Prices showed gains despite moves in May, July, and October contracts, while spot cotton hovered around 21 dollars and change. The report also notes Crete windmill interest, Suda Bay harbor significance, and a mention of early gas lighting via bamboo tubes from salt mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Data for Planning All Summer Harvest of Short-season Vegetables
Planning a Victory garden for continuous fresh produce all summer using short season crops. The guide explains sowing limits, harvest periods, and a table to compute servings per family. It uses beets as an example, showing six weeks of harvest and a minimum of three vegetable dishes daily across a week.
Plan All Summer Harvest of Short Season Vegetables
Plan all summer harvest for short season vegetables with staggered sowings. Sow within an eighteen foot row per serving and twenty feet for guests, then make two or three sowings seven and five weeks apart. Avoid overplanting and adjust spacing for excess or short harvests, considering future storage needs.
Allied Leaders Aware of Such Menace
Washington reports on the vital Atlantic battle with U boats, stressing how a single well aimed torpedo can wipe out fuel, ammunition, and equipment essential for Allied operations. It notes the need to defeat the U boat to defeat Hitler and weighs fleet numbers and timelines for possible victory this year or next.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Tunisia
England
Russia
Europe
United Nations
Hitler
South China Sea
Pacific
Atlantic
Knox
Municipal Court Docket Highlights Forfeitures And Dismissals
The Municipal Court docket shows Bill Davis and H T Blackwell forfeiting $10 cash bonds on disturbing the peace. A list of defendants including Jessie Sanders Thomas Stimson James Harris Lex Jones Howard Douthit and George Munjus forfeited $10 bonds for drunkenness. Nick Summers disturbed the peace was dismissed on a morten city attorney. State docket includes John J Eisner speeding $5 bond. Onlee Douglas grand larceny examined waived held to grand jury with $500 bond. Civil docket Hope Builders Supply Co vs Acco Transport Co judgment by default for the plaintiff.
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Aty
Bill Davis
H.T. Blackwell
Jessie Sanders
Thomas B. Stimson
James W. Harris
Lex Jones
Howard Douthit
George Munjus
Nick Summers
Mortern
John J. Eisner
Onlee Douglas
Hope Builders Supply Co
Acco Transport Co
Italians Bombard Mareth and Kettane Area
400 Italians and medium bombers of the western desert air force attacked Mareth and Kettane while Tunisian air force bombed enemy fields. Daylight escort fighters over Mareth downed one Messerschmitt 109 as air opposition was light. Northwest African air forces pounded Rommel's air fields. large fires started and several enemy aircraft were destroyed on the ground. One enemy fighter was destroyed. bombers and escorts on another raid shot down four Junkers 87s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Desert Air Force
Mareth
Kettane
Northwest African Air Force
Rommel
AEF Told to Disregard Beggars in Northern Ireland
Belfast reports police court magistrates impose fines to curb begging by United States troops stationed in Northern Ireland. Initially, locals asked for pennies and nickels, then youths moved to demanding quarters and half dollars as troops arrived.
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Belfast
United States
Northern Ireland
Flashes of Life from Memphis to Long Beach
Fragmented column recounts quick vignettes: soldiers at J C Whitaker’s pharmacy wall in Memphis read notices on furlough. pianist Arthur Rubinstein escorted by a mystery hotel guest Ruth Chalterton. Miss Alki Bastian assists a soldier at a station door to reveal a passing company. gardener James Phillips touts nesturtiums deterring pests. Claude Clowell of Amarillo marries Marjorie Miller with Rev. Paul Odlesbee officiating after a motorist offers help. two live elephants on a Long Beach highway stupendously parade past a circus mishap.
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Praga
Memphis
Tenn
J. C
Pup
Spokane
Wash
Claude Clowell
Amarillo
Tex
Army Air Depot
Marjorie Miller
San Bernardino
Cal
Colwell
Paul Odlesbee
Senate recess and committee actions in Congress
Senate recesses as Judiciary panel weighs James V. Allred nomination to the federal court. Foreign Relations panel reviews a four freedoms resolution while the postwar economic committee organizes. House considers DC legislation as Military subcommittee questions Hershey on draft deferment policies for federal workers.
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Associated Press Senate
Judiciary Committee
James V. Allred
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
House
District of Columbia
Selective Service
Hershey
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Lydia U. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Taxi Service
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Jesse Brown
Shorty
Free Estimates
Bob Elmore Auto Supply Phone
Hope, Ark
Hope Star
Cleveland
Ohio
Market Report
Crete
Suda Bay
Mediterranean
Aef
Artur Rubinsstein
Rubinstein
Ruth Chalterton
Alki Bastian
Magna
Ulah
James Phillpis
The
Tabernacle
Baptist Eburch
Long Beach
Calif
Congress
the Pines Dairy
W. M. Ramsey
Harry W. Shiver
Arkansas Louisiana Gas CO
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