Nazis Having Real Trouble in France
In Annecy a Hamburg Freie Presse correspondent describes a tense scene with Vichy militia and Gendarmes guarding a large arsenal. He notes the presence of the Chasseurs Alpins resistance and Italian units as part of a real battlefront in upper Savoy.
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Madrid
Hamburger Freuydenblatt
Paris
Annecy
Savoy
France
G. Brautigam
Hamburg
Brautigam
Joseph Darnand
Vichy
Darnand
Lelong
Frances Gardes
Corps of Resistance
Chasseurs Alpins
Blue Devils
House Favors Boosting of Public Debt Ceiling
The House Ways and Means Committee approved raising the public debt ceiling from 210 billion to 240 billion dollars after Republican opposition trimmed the administration request from 260 billion. Treasury Undersecretary Daniel Bell signaled willingness to seek a higher ceiling in January with a March return to the Hill. Some Republicans pressed for an intermediate figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Daniel W- Bell
Representative Dewey
Bell
Congress
Treasury
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
El Doradoan Named Fiscal Officer of Mid-South Farmers Union
El Dorado resident Albert Hopkins was chosen as fiscal officer of the Mid-South Farmers Union at the southern division meeting in Greenville Mississippi. He succeeds Douglas Bradley of Little Rock who resigned to join another position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Albert Hopkins
EL. Dorado
Mid-South Farmers Union
Southern Division
Greenville
Miss
Douglas Bradley
Baby Siren Finds Metal Buried in Human Flesh
A baby siren detects near buried metal and angles toward its location with audible cues. Demonstrated to the Medical Society of New York, the device aids surgeons by locating splinters and guiding extraction for quicker, more accurate treatment. The system, created by Samuel Berman, uses an electromagnetic field and plugged into a standard light socket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siren
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Medical Society of
State of New York
John J. Moorhead
New York City
Samuel Berman
Hopkins Named In Charge Of Union Insurance Program
Hopkins will oversee the union’s insurance program in the state, taking charge of admin and policy matters as the new lead. The move aims to streamline coverage for members and strengthen risk management across chapters.
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Hopkins
Prisoners of War in U S Reach 183618
War Department releases show 183 618 POWs held in the United States with 133 135 Germans, 56 136 Italians, and 347 Japanese. Camps span the nation as the army expands labor relief and promotes a democracy based education program. Flood control talks set for Hot Springs May 17 with Arkansas Flood Control Commission.
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Washington
United States
Nazi Germany
War Department
Army
Little Rock
Quachita River
Arkansas Flood Contral Commission
Hot Springs
John P. Morrow
Congress
M. C. Tyler
Mississippi River Commission
Premiers of Empire Agree on Strategy
London May 9 premiers of the British Empire approve Allied war strategy and a beat Hitler first plan. Curtin says the conference fully endorsed pressure in the Pacific as Britain seeks to map empire unity. future talks may diverge on postwar tariffs and trade policies.
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Empire
Judson O'Quinn
London
British Empire
Pacific
Germany
John Curtin
Australia
Hitler
Churchill
Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
Curtin
Pearls Break the Ice in Consumer Surveys
A young woman conducting consumer research secretly scatters imitation pearls at a doorstep to break housewife resistance. As housewives scramble to pick up the pearls, she gains access and collects her survey responses. Also, odd brief items from across the country report a firehouse rescue, a car theft discovery, and stalled mail service in small towns.
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Twe
Associated Press
Pearls of Wisdom
New York
Sparse Wildlife On Kwa Jalein Atoll Noted
The report states few animals inhabit Kwa jalein atoll with dogs pigs rats and bats the only species observed on the atoll during the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwajalein Atoll
Perry Como rebounds from barber shop to movies
Hollywood gossip traces Perry Como from a Cleveland barbershop start at age twelve to Ted Weems orchestra stardom, a sustaining NBC job, night clubs and film roles. The piece notes his Canonsburg birthplace, a long marriage, and Ronald, his four year old son, with remarks on his career path and a comic line from Hope. It also mentions Victor Moore in Kay Kyser’s film and split screen scenes.
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Robbin Coons
Sinatra
Crosby
Dick Haymes
Haymes
Perry Como
Comoe
Carmen Miranda
Ted Weems
Ronald
New York
Aylvester the Great
Bob Hope
Samuel Goldwyn
Hope
Virginia Mayo
Morocco
Victor Moore
Kay Kyser
Columbia
Martha
Minerva
Aox
Moore
Davies Quietly Directs Wartime Petroleum Policy
Ralph K. Davies, deputy petroleum administrator for war, governs oil and fuel distribution for the armed services and civilians. Appointed June 9, 1941 by Harold L. Ickes, he avoids publicity while ensuring heat and essential fuel supplies meet wartime demand despite tough months of shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Washington
America
Ralph K. Davies
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Old Owl
Davies
Nature
Standard Oil Co
California
Petroleum Administration
Davies and the War Fuel Policy in Wartime Washington
The article praises Ralph K. Davies and the Petroleum War Agreement program for keeping fuel supplies steady during wartime. It notes Ickes and PAW support, oil companies’ tensions, pipeline debates including Saudi Arabia, and efforts to new reserves, pipelines, and price stabilization while avoiding shortages for transport and farming.
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Atlantic
Davies
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Indo-China
Waus
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Guernsey
Alcernzy
Naples
Lra C. Esker
Mediterranean
Faker
Eastern Front
15Th Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Baker
Ploesti
MAAF
Steam Romana
Campina
Balkan
U.S
Studebaker Service
Studebaker
PARTH
Archer Motor Co
East Third Street Hope, Arkansas
St. Louis
Harold Landau
Landau
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kansas City
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
M. E. Rawdan
Merciful Court
Los Angeles
James W. Dubtis
Caps
D. B
Louis Wembanman
The
Winnah
Chanute Field
Army Air Forces
Channahan
Ray Hulbert
Hollywood
Navy
Thornton & Minor Line
Thornton & Minor
Gibson and Briant Drug Stores
Memphis
Tennessee
Roy Anderson & Co
Hope, Ark
Ozark Ordnance Works
Lion Chemical Corporation
Lion Oil Refining Company
of Ozark Ordnance
Works and
Lion Chemicel Corporation
Army-Navy
Col
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Robert P. Patterson
LION
Kion Oi Refining Company
el Dorado
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