Invasion Odds Rise as Allied Prep Peaks
Allied bombing and other preparations for D-day near peak as the invasion force readies. The analysis notes Sevastopol’s fall accelerates Western Front plans, with the Red Army set to strike in Romania and Poland while Italy shows signs of allied activity around Cassino and Anzio. Montgomery visits the home fleet to thank the navies.
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Sy Dewlint MacKenzie
Associated Press
Berlin
Winston Churchill
Sevastopol
Light Brigade
Florence Nightingale
Red Army
Europe
Red
Romania
Balkans
Romanian
Hitler
Balkan
Poland
Carpathians
Pripet Marshes
Baltic
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
Palena
England
Channel
Montgomery
Texarkana Escapee Curtis Jones Sent Back To Prison
Curtis Lee Jones, 22, who escaped March 22, was captured at his mother's Texarkana home and returned toward life imprisonment. He had fled for a month and a half from the Arkansas penitentiary, convicted last December for the slaying of H. H. Hasselburg, 47, a Freeport, Texas war worker.
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Texarkana
Tex
Curtis Lee Jones
Arkansas
Freedom Jones
Ark
H. H. Hasselburg
Freeport
Market Report from National Stockyards May 11
Hog and cattle markets largely steady with mixed movements. Hogs top and bulk good 200-270 lbs at 13.70, sows steady to 10 lower. cattle active with good and choice steers 15.00-16.00, vealers 15.25, cows 10.00-11.75, bulls 10.00-11.50, sheep steady with good lambs 16.00-16.50 and ewes around 7.80-8.25. Futures show mixed moves, May 21.13, Oct 19.94, overall chatter of good clearance.
Wheat and rye fall as government crop report boosts selling
Chicago May 11 wheat and rye lead a broad grain sell off as selling pressure grows after a government crop report projects higher winter wheat output. Oats and barley slip modestly. cash wheat steady at OPA ceilings. Receipts and bookings show active trading across commodities.
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Chicago
Commission House
New York Cotton Weighs Prospects With Mixed Trade
Cotton fluctuated in a narrow range as traders awaited developments from Washington and abroad. Unfavorable crop prospects and hopes for higher textile ceilings supported the market before liquidation by commission houses and New Orleans sellers pushed prices down. Late values were 10 cents a bale.
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New York
Washington
Commission House
New Orleans
Cotton futures ease after early advances in New Orleans
May futures traded 21.30 to 21.22 before closing 21.26, down 1 cent amid long liquidation spurred by weakness in wheat and rye and some favorable war news. Later contracts ranged from 20.68 to 20.78, closing 20.72. Oct 19.87 to 19.90, close 19.90. Dec 19.62 to 19.77, close 19.66. Mar 19.39 to 19.54, close 19.41.
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New Orleans
Stock market in May day for varied specialties
In New York on May 11 traders faced a cloudy tone with leaders showing indifference. Price moves remained fractional near the close as transfers reached about 600000 shares, with low and mid quality issues making up most of the volume.
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New York
Butter firm receipts and U S prices chart
Chicago May 11 butter receipts 645 812 firm market unchanged. Figgas receipts 32 290 weak. U S specials 33 1 2 to 35, U S extras 31 1 2 to 33, U S standards 30 to 31.
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Chicago
U. S
Allied Air Raids Target Rail Lines Across Europe
Record of continued bombing of German and occupied rail targets with 64 rail sites hit in 152 attacks since operations began. March 2 reports two bombers and seven fighters lost in Britain based sorties by Ninth Air Force including Marauders Havocs and Thunderbolts. RAF Second Tactical Air Force supported with diverse aircraft striking Monceau Sur Sambre Orival Melaunay and other objectives. Intruder missions hit airfields in France Belgium and Holland with losses noted.
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Germany
Ninth Air Force
Creil
Valenciennes
Douai
Tourcoing
France
Belgium
Holland
Invasion Continues on Other Fronts After Sevastopol
The article notes Soviet forces may attack despite weather when German threat remains. It highlights Gen Andre Tolbukhin's Fourth Army moving from Crimea to new fronts after Sevastopol victory, with the Black Sea fleet base now closer to Romania for potential amphibious operations.
Russia Strengths in Black Sea Reported
Latest reports place Russia in the Black Sea with one battleship four modern cruisers numerous destroyers and from forty to fifty submarines.
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Russia
Black Sea
Japanese Drive Aims to Seize 150 Mile Railway in China
The completion of the Japanese push to control a 150 mile railway would trim 60,000 square miles from Free China and force Chinese forces east of the line to operate as guerrillas. The high command calls the Henan offensive large scale with fighting intensifying as six Japanese divisions and other units are engaged. This effort mirrors Japan’s 1938 Hankow capture and fall of the Chinese government to Chungking.
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China
Henan
Hankow
Chungking
Sees Approval and Forrestal’s Quiet Leadership in Pacific War
The article profiles a disciplined naval leader, Forrestal, described as affable and exacting. It recalls his decisive actions during early Pacific campaigns, including Kwajalein and Guadalcanal, where he traveled with the crew, ordered rapid supply runs, and pressed Washington to accelerate aid amid rising danger.
Liberated 707 Japanese prisoners highlight New Guinea advance
Allied forces report freeing 707 Japanese prisoners in north central New Guinea, including 462 Sikhs captured in Malaya. Accounts say prisoners endured brutal mistreatment with executions and forced labor, as MacArthur notes 621 released at Hollandia and Aitape, with major airstrikes across the region.
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Douglas MacArthur
Malaya
Admiralty Islands
Department of Information
Singapore
Jemedar Shingara Singh
Lance Naik Gurman Singh
Havildar Bahadur Khan
Bahadur Khan
Associated Press
Olen Clements
Momote
MacArthur
Hollandia
Aitape
Hollandia-Aitape
Wewak-Hansa Bay
Schouten Islands
New Britain
New Ireland
Ohio Girl Placed on Probation
Helen Vinhogenis, 16, Warren, Ohio, pleaded guilty to violating the juvenile delinquency act and received three years probation from Judge T. C. Trimble in Little Rock. She was among four Ohio teens arrested in Memphis for possessing a car alleged to be stolen. later she admitted the car was stolen in Warren.
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Helen Vinhogenis
Warren, O
T. C. Trimble
Ohio
West Memphis
Ark
U. S
W. H. Gregory
Miss. Vladogenis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Warren
Fulbright to Receive Honorary Law Degree at John Brown
Rep J W Fulbright of Fayetteville to receive honorary doctor of letters at John Brown University commencement May 24. Paul Spearman Washington radio attorney to receive honorary doctor of law. There are 55 American Indian languages and many dialects mentioned.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
J. W. Fulbright
Fayetteville
Paul Spearmann
Washington
John Brown University
Locales and Marines Aid Guadalcanal Supply Push
A notable leader warned a wary observer that those who miss the global war risk narrow views amid localities. Forrestal retorted that localities would have a bad case of localities in the seat of his pants if Marines were lost at Guadalcanal as supplies began to move out.
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Forrestal
Guadalcanal
Blowout on Highway Express Tire Causes Alert in Hempstead
A loud rumbling sound drew bystanders to East Third in front of Hempstead Lumber Co. midafternoon today. The source was a large Highway Express trailer blowout. A pale driver emerged as onlookers discussed the incident and the driver quipped I’m sure glad it wasn’t that ammunition I’m hauling.
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East Third
Hempstead Lumber Co
Outdoor shower bath aids pine cutting growth
The Southern Forest Experiment Station set up an outdoor shower bath to address hardships in growing pine-tree cuttings. Director E. L. Demon notes foresters previously used hormones and exotic plant foods with little success.
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Southern Forest Experiment Station
E. L. Demmon
Turpentine Trees May Yield Tenfold Resin
Researchers describe overhead water spray systems to keep cuttings drenched and note southwide forests could futurely boast super producing turpentine trees. Selected trees yield up to ten times as much turpentine and resin as ordinary pines, Demmon said.
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Demmon
Lucky Kick Fixes Boy's Leg in Maryland
In Hagerstown Maryland 15 year old Billy Cahill son of a chalk artist suffered a leg infection after a soccer injury. A horse kicked him and surfaced a bone chip not detected by X rays allowing him to walk without crutches after surgery.
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Hagerstown
Billy Cahill
Billy
Hancock
Pioneer Blackout Tales From Gunnison Utah
Mrs Sylvia FE Muteau aged 98 recalls Pioneer days in Gunnison Utah when settlers used a single candle as the cabin light to hide from Indian raiders. The account highlights early Utah residents seeking secrecy and safety during attacks.
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Gunnison
Utah
Sylvia FE
Muteau
British Hero’s Widow Welcomes Son in Aberdeen
A son was born to the 26 year old widow of Maj. Gen. Orde Charles Wingate leader of the Wingate Raiders in Burma. Wingate died in a Burma plane crash on March 24.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Orde
Charles Wingate
Wingate
Burma
Planter Killed in Tractor Accident at Bluffton
May 11. W A Carpenter 70 a Bluffton planter was killed in a fall beneath a tractor yesterday. The incident occurred as he was working on his farm in Dardanelle. Local authorities are investigating the accident.
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Dardanelle
W.A. Carpenter
Bluffton Planter
Adjutant Storks Earn High Regard for Scavenging Feats
Adjutant storks, despite their size and ugliness, are valued in India and Africa for scavenging. They digest bones and hoofs and can swallow a dog or cat in a single gulp.
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India
Africa
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