Bizerte and Tunis Fall End of Axis Control
The surrender of Bizerte and Tunis marks a turning point in World War II with Allied forces completing control of North Africa. The Mediterranean is reopened for sea traffic as Allied air bases prepare raids on Europe and escort merchant ships, signaling the beginning of the end for the Axis.
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Bizerte
Tunis
North Africa
Mediterranean
United Nations
Pnds
Berlin
Biele
Africa
Asia
Europe
Axis
England
Russians Report Violent Battle At Novorossisk
Moscow reports heavy fighting near Novorossisk as German forces rush reserves to halt Soviet advance toward the Black Sea port. Red Army units push south toward the city amid intensifying clashes. German claims include 99 Soviet planes destroyed and 30 tanks lost.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Nehredjayevskaya
Novvorossisk
Black Sea
Red Army
Gerning
Kuban
Novorossisk
Kabin
Donets Custod Kharkov
Orel
Velikie Luki
Latvia
White Russia
Neberdjevskaya
Germata
Stormov
University of Wyoming Expands Girls Garden Competition
In Tarmie Wyoming the University of Wyoming boosts its gardening prizes. After a course in gardening and vegeculture, the university quadruples the awards and offers four scholarships to top gardeners. The plan follows last year’s program to stimulate home food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarmie
Wyo
Wyoming
L Brown Honored by the Junior Bar
Prosecuting Attorney Lyle Brown of Hope was elected vice chairman of the Junior Bar association during Friday's session of the Arkansas Bar association in Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Brown
Atorney Lyle Brown
Hope
Junior Bar Association
Arkansas Bar Association
Not Springs
No 'Buts' About It in Martins Ferry Notice
Police warn residents to curb roaming dogs in Martins Ferry as officers promise fines for unconfined animals. A stray dog issue is linked to local enforcement efforts amid safety concerns.
Idle Miners Mail Back as Orders Stand in 3 States
About 2 600 miners remained idle across Pennsylvania Ohio and California as President Roosevelt indicated no strike was expected since miners were government employees. At Bobtown Pennsylvania workers failed to report for the 2 am shift while others returned after a District 5 United Mine Workers meeting. Ohio saw 1 200 miners refuse at two large mines over a dispute tied to last week’s power to stop work. In McChitingville 600 men at the Rail and River No 6 and Willow Grove mine reportedly stayed out after fines for April 2 and 30 absences. A brief stoppage at Powhatan Point Ohio affected the Powhatan mine’s night shift but full crews reported today.
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Pittsburgh
Ifornia
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Shannepin Ming
Bobtown
California
Adolph Puefico
District 6
Hope High seniors win University of Arkansas scholarships
Two senior students at Hope High School have been awarded $105 scholarships to the University of Arkansas. The recipients are Miss Bellye Jyene James and Miss Almieriit I Cox, showcasing the school's strong academic standing.
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Hope High School
University of Arkansas
Bellye Jyene James
Almieriit I Cox
It’s Just Kid Stuff Blowah Tennessee Victory Garden Tale
A quirky local note from Blowah Tennessee recounts a 74 year old man named Sherman Puels who misreads a neighbor’s actions as a dying farmer’s plan. His 10B year old father then tends a victory garden, inadvertently solving the scene with humor.
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Blowah
Tenn
Nelphiers
Sherman Puels
Thugks
Quints Enthusiastic Over Ship Launching
Five Dionne quintuplets from Callinceder Ontario express excitement about christening ships in Superior Wisconsin next Sunday. They will visit to aid war effort despite news the ships may not be named for them. They plan to support the ceremony and remain upbeat about the event.
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Callincder
Superior
Wis
Yvonne
Emilie
Annette
Olivia Dionne
United States
Mint
U.S
Texas Justice Warns of Post War Condition
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice James P. Alexander warned at the Arkansas Bar Association convention that postwar reaction could push foreign ideas on America. He urged funds to strengthen judiciary, full motion for civil case appeals, and juror service reforms to preserve the system. The Arkansas event also saw leadership changes in the Texas Bar associations with named officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
James P. Alexander
Texas Supreme Court
United States
Alexander
Arkansas Bar Association
Texas Jurist
Joe Barrel
Doneshore
Birol
Stdle Committee
H. Hartley Woolten
Terrell Marshall Little Tock
U S operating from new Aleutian base
American planes based at Architka Island near Kiska and Attu stepped up attacks on Japanese held Attu and bombed Kiska as Navy disclosed. The Architka base 63 nautical miles from Kiska and 293 from Attu was revealed yesterday.
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Washington
America
Aleutian Islands
Attu Island
Navy
Kiska Island
Architka Island
Kiska
Attu
Aimchitka
Submerging Volcano as Axis Refuge Considered
London reports that Sir Harry Luke proposes offering Axis leaders a refuge in the South Seas. He suggests Patcon Island in the Pacific as a residence after the war, noting its volcanic island that sinks and rises again.
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London
Harry Luke
Great Britain
Western Pacific
South Seas
Jpatcon Island
Pacific
U S Weighs Large Food Subsidy to Lower Costs
Washington reports a $2,000,000,000 federal plan under study to subsidize beef veal pork lamb mutton coffee and butter to cut retail prices. The program would be financed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and target price ceilings set to take effect June 1. Officials say payments to meat packers butter manufacturers and coffee firms would be conditional on price cuts, with compulsory application possible though approved by Congress remains uncertain.
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Associated Press
Washington, May
Prestiss M. Brown
Reconstruction Finance Corporaton
Bosal
Brown
Sone
Congress
Protho Says Travelers Are Among Best
Atlanta May 8 (UP) Dr A Thompson Prothro the dentist scanned Sundays Southern Association baseball schedule and praised Little Rock as top contenders. Memphis is slated to host the Lite Rock Travelers in a doubleheader while the Chicks hope to climb after setbacks. Moran has three straight wins as Little Rock leads the league with strong pitching and fielding.
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Phil Clarke
Atlanta
A. Thompson
Memphis
Lite Rock Travelers
Churatry
Prathro
Doe
Little Rock
River City
Ed Lopss
Greer
al Moran
Moran
Tod
Birmingham
Prothro
Bruvelers
Frog Traps Birds in Bartlesville Yard Incident
In Bartlesville Oklahoma a man found a bullfrog in his yard that reportedly captured birds as they flew to a nearby bugyard. The unusual scene involved the frog trapping the birds near a fishpond.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Wly. Montgomery
Modified Rums Plan to Senate Next Week
Washington reports a revised plan to shift to a pay as you go tax system for most income taxpayers while keeping some windfall protections. The Senate Finance Committee moved the measure toward a bill for presentation next week with several Democrats joining Republicans to back Clark’s motion. The plan would impose a 20 percent withholding on wages starting July 1 and adjust 1943 liabilities quarterly, with exemptions for farmers and certain others. Written records of dental disease and diets of Fremont have been found dating back to 7000 B.C.
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Jack Bell
Washington
May
Senate
George Gia
Barksey
Kentucky
Danny
Byrd
Oved
Jahnson de Cole
Labellette
Ayare Riden
Chirk
Isisouri
Corr
Rhode Island
Radcliffe
Maryland
Walsh
Massachusetts
Lares
Utints
Clark
Lucas
Fis Ark
George A
Connally
Fremont
U. S. Forces Set to Drive Japs From Aleutians
Washington reports American forces in the North Pacific poised to strike to drive Japan from the western Aleutians. Amchitka base now operational 63 nautical miles from Kiska promises air pounding while Amchitka and Adak enable continued raids and a potential hand to hand reconquest of Kiska.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
North Pacific
Aleutian Islands
High Command
Anmechitka Island
Tokyo
Aleutian
Kiska
Attu
Amchitka
Avan
Navy
Adak Island
Andreanoff
Kiskashan Amcchitka
Japan
Islance
Amehitha
Pacific Battlefront
Ellice Islands
South Central Pacific
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Auto Accident Fatal to Army Officer Near Newport Ark
Lt. Herbert Yelles a 22 year old Army officer was killed and Lt. Leonard C. Gold seriously injured when their car crashed into a bridge abutment north of Newport. Both officers from New York City were en route to Camp Barkley Texas after officer training. Gold taken to Newport Army Air School Station Hospital. Yelles body held pending relatives. Suzi Brewster, New York stylist, models turban for Women Ordnance Workers at St Louis plant.
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Newport
Ark
Herbert Yelles
Leonard C. Gold
John Moore
New York City
Camp Barkley
Tex
Gold
Newport Army Air School
Yelles
Suzi Brewster
New York
St. Louis
Army Ordnance Nepainvicht
Allied Forces Capture Tunis and Bizerte in 36-Hour Offensive
Allied troops from the United States and Britain, with French support, drove Axis remnants from Bizerte and Tunis in a rapid 36 hour advance. Prisoners and equipment were captured as Allied forces secured key positions and advanced to roll up the southern front. Air and naval units aided by sinking vessels and bombing enemy targets around Tunis and La Goulette. The North Africa campaign nears its final stages as forces seek to end Axis presence in the region.
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Associated Press
Aled
North Africa
United States
Bizerte
Tunis
Pont du Fahe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French North Africa
Africa
Mediterranean
Europe
Harold Alexander
Maison
Bizrte
Tunié Garrigons
First Army
Gulf
Tunig
la Goulette
Sicilian
Tactical
Commuunique
Eney
Ser
New U S Base Within 70 Miles of Kiska
American troops occupy Amchitka in the Aleutians less than 70 miles from Kiska after a swift landing under severe weather. Brigadier General Lloyd E. Jones commands the operation praised for flawless execution. Navy and Army personnel are credited for coordinated success and emergency actions under icy conditions.
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William L. Worden
Amchitka
Aleutians
Kiska
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Alaska Defense Command
War College
Alaska
Lloyed E. Jones
Columbia
S.C
Buckner
St. Paul J
Meg
William J. Verbeck
Possum Appears When Needed in Knoxville Story
In Knoxville a three year old girl, Carolyn Parks, loved wandering near home. Her father Floyd Parks used a tale of an opossum to curb the habit, leading to a playful scene with a real possum and its young in an old stump. Carolyn now stays home.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Carolyn
Parks
Floyd Parks
Hacle
Bradley Leads Americans in Bizerte Drive
General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced that Maj. Gen. Omar N. Bradley commanded the U. S. Second Corps’ successful advance into Bizerte, succeeding Lieut. Gen. George Patton Jr. as the army shifted north on April 1. Eisenhower praised Tunis and Bizerte’s fall and vowed continued action while German forces remained in Africa.
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North
Atica
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Bizerte
George §. Patton, Jr
Eisenhower
Tunis
Bradley
Patton
Maknassy
Pation
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Martins Ferry
Yuryilie
France
Italy
Quints
Texas
New Aleutian
U. S
Protho
Gracie McDonald
Hollywood
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