Allies Press Rome Drive Amid Gustav Line Strong Resistance
Mackenzie analyzes Allied gains of three to eight miles and more than sixty square miles in Italy against the Gustav line. He notes heavy fighting, possible Hitler line defense, and warnings of a hard campaign to capture Rome with unity and diverse Allied forces including a French contribution. The piece also discusses H. G. Wells controversial stance on Hitler and the question of punishment after the war.
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Dewit MacKenzie
Associated Press
Italy
Gustav Line
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Piedimonte
Gustav
North Africa
France
Pony Bumped Off Job Surfaces Street Cleaner Work
Street Cleaner Jimmy Napier works the Goldsboro beat picking up trash by basket after a pony was struck several times by motorists while Napier waited to fill the cart. The incident disrupted the pony’s duties and prompted caution around roadway waiting areas.
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Goldsboro
Jimmy Napier
Napier
Sweden May Ship Bearings to the Allies
United States and Axis agents clash over ball bearing exports from Sweden to Germany as Allied officials press a broader pressure strategy. Officials note Finland may seek armistice terms, Spain faces disruption, and satellites Austria Hungary Bulgaria Romania may move to exit with the war.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Sweden
Germany
Hitler
Finland
Britain
Russia
Spain
France
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Philadelphia
Wiliam L. Batt
American Ski Industries
WPB
United Nations
Women of British Land Army Use Rats to Fight Pests
In London an unusual role for women in the British Land Army involves acting as rat operators to eradicate pests as a health measure. Girl teams cycle from farms requesting government aid in de ratting and employ poisoning trapping and gas techniques.
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London
British Land Army
Dead End Kid Returns From 38000 Mile USO Tour
Actress Paulette Goddard shows a scroll from Lieut Gen Joseph Stilwell naming her a Dead-End Kid for her trip to the front lines in the China Burma theater. She became the first American civilian woman to reach the Himalayas with battle zones.
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Paulette Goddard
Joseph Stilwell
China-Burme
Invasion Coverage Team Formed for Europe Landing
Supreme Headquarters in England assembles the largest news staff to cover the European invasion. Brig. Gen. T. J. Davis leads the public relations unit with 300 to 400 reporters from American British Canadian and Allied press. Eisenhower communiques issued twice daily with special updates as events unfold.
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James M. Long
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forces
England
Europe
T. J. Davis
Russa
China
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Empire
Britain
Shael
United Nations
Robert E. Bunnelle
Associated Press
London
The
Association of American Correspondents
Secret Session of British Commons Set Thursday
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced a secret session of the Commons for Thursday May 18 to discuss future sittings. He said he is prepared to give reasons in secret and noted wartime measures banning publication of meeting dates were lifted last month.
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British Commons
London
Anthony Eden
Commons
Eden
Endowed Schools Oppose Legion Bill of Rights says Rorex
Sam Rorex of Little Rock, candidate for national commander of the American Legion, accuses Columbia University and other eastern universities of opposing the Legion’s bill of rights for veterans. He argues eastern schools fear loss of enrollment to smaller colleges receiving government aid. The Ninth Arkansas District heard his talk as the Legion endorsed Rorex and urged extended furlough gas for veterans overseas beyond the five gallons now allowed.
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Pine Bluff
Sam Rorex
Little Rock
The
American Legion
Columbia University
East
Rorex
Legion National
Arkansas
U.S
Ninth Arkansas District of the Legion
Legion
Sailor Bridegroom Bargains for Cheaper License
A sailor stormed from the probate judge's office in Hutchinson Kansas after being told a marriage license cost 3.50. He argued 2 should suffice and vowed to shop around. Judge A B Leigh pondered the bride's reaction as the sailor planned to beat the fee. The piece notes the AEF in World War I consumed 200 million milk cans and 190 million tomato cans.
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Hutchinson
Kas
A. B. Leigh
Market Report from National Stockyards and Chicago May 16
Hogs showed a slow market with some strength on 170 lb hogs and mixed sow activity. Cattle and calves remained active and largely steady across classes, with good beef cows and bulls in narrow ranges. In Chicago live poultry unsettled with varying prices, while grains and wheat futures posted modest gains and cash wheat stayed at ceilings. Cotton futures in New York firmed on mill price fixing and Spain-related demand, with May futures expiring and closing higher.
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WEFA
Winnipeg
OPA
Grain pits rally as liquidation eases in Chicago trading
May 16 reports advances across all grain pits as the earlier liquidation waned and short sellers returned to the market. The upturn reached about a cent in rue, viewed as a technical correction after a sharp recent decline.
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Chicago
Trading closes as May futures expire at noon today
Dee high 19.75 low 19.58 last 12.75 up 15. Mch high 19.53 low 19.37 last 19.53 up 15. Middling spot 21.70N up 14 N-nominal. The May futures contract expired at noon today after session activity.
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Dee
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rally on May Liquidation
May cotton futures rose as final liquidation of the May position occurred with May expiring at noon. Last notice for 1100 bales quickly stopped. Market closed steady with gains of 60 to 80 cents per bale, several futures contracts posting higher highs and closes.
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New Orleans
19 57 58 Up 16 May 1945 High Low Close
The record notes a 16 point rise on 16 May 1945 with intraday highs and lows of 19.32 and 19.20 and a close at 19.27. Bid data shows B up 14. The snippet reflects a bond or stock quote from that period.
Young Seven-Year-Old Farm Helper Makes Big Harvest
A seven year old boy on a 256 acre farm in Onedin New York helped during last fall’s harvest. He drove a tractor and horses to prepare a 32 acre field for planting and earned payment for his work converting income into maps and bonds.
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Onedin
N. Y
Keith
Students Run Tokyo Broadcast Listening Post
Los Angeles area Monte Bello high school students built a shortwave set and use their classroom as a listening post for Tokyo broadcasts. War prisoner messages are mailed to relatives.
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Los Angeles
Montebello High School
Tokyo
Human nature and rationing shape choices amid shortages
Sam Abernethy argues that lifting coffee rationing reduces frantic buying. He notes that when rights are clearly allowed, people choose moderation and common sense, comparing coffee, beer, and Army exchanges. The OWL report is cited to suggest access influences consumption toward soda milk or beer rather than excess.
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Sam Abernethy
Sam
OWL Report
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Brewing Industry Foundation
Arkansas Committee
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