Greatest Invasion Danger Will Be Fight to Get Ashore
War analysis warns the decisive European battle will hinge on the German west wall and invasion coast while the supply base and England act as the aircraft carrier. An Allied push from Italy and the east pressure by the Red Army are needed, with D-day risk centered on sea ashore fighting and a new type of military hell.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Berlin
West Wall
England
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Fuehrer
Western
Europe
Pravda
Gustav
France
In Bottles or Draught New Orleans Beer at Pelican Stadium
New Orleans baseball club sells beer this season at Pelican Stadium for the first time since the league was organized in 1901. The move sets a new concession policy at the stadium, reflecting brewing trends and fan demand.
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New Orleans
Pelican Stadium
Cardinals top Dodgers 7 6 in tight clash
Three years ago the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 7 to 6, edging ahead by 11 2 games atop the league. Five years ago Dizzy Dean tossed a three hit 4 0 shutout for the Chicago Cubs against the Boston Braves in his season debut.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dizzy Dean
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Spring fishing tales and summer coaching moves noted
A lively sports roundup links spring anglers in Maine Wisconsin and Peconic Bay with reports of trout catches and blues heading north. It also notes Louisiana racing reform, Colorado U inquiries, McKeesport high school coaching losses to Auburn and VMI staff moves, plus a Dodger farmhand’s small mischief at a cigar stand in New York Olean.
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New York
Maine Lakes
Wisconsin
Peconic Bay
Dave
Freedom Village
Sim
Louisiana
Colorado U
Kearns
Utah
McKeesport
Southern
Harold
Duke) Weigle
Auburn
Carl Voyles
Cornelius (Neenie) Campbell
V.M.I
Donald Runge
Dodger
Jolbs
Bear Mountain
Olean
N.Y
Don
Milking Streak Won Praise From State Agriculture Chief
Hugh Knox of Steel Creek near Charlotte has milked 15 cows by hand twice daily for 22 years without a miss. He received a letter of congratulations from W Kerr Scott, state agriculture commissioner, for the long record.
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Charlotte
N. C
Hugh Knox
Steel Creek
W. Kerr Scott
Memphis Chicks Close In On SA Lead With Twin Bill Win
Memphis Chicks move within one game of the Southern Association lead after a doubleheader sweep of the Atlanta Crackers 12 to 9 and 8 to 5. Frank Veverka and Ellis Kinder each win, combining for 12 of Memphis 15 victories, as Little Rock tops Chattanooga and Birmingham loses twice to Knoxville. Tonight’s slated games list Mauney, Brown, Cuellar, and unannounced pitchers.
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Associated Press
Frank Veverka
Ellis Kinder
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Doc Prothro
Atlanta Crackers
Veverka
Kinder
Memphis
Birmingham Barons
Knoxville
Barons
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Choo Choos
Oliverio Ortzi
Willis Hudin
Cleveland
Walter Brown
Nashville
Cuellar
New Orleans
Daniel Chattanooga
Kurile Raiders Cut Frontlines Near Tokyo 900 Miles Away
Army and navy air missions reach Shimushiru and Ketoi islands 900 miles from Tokyo in the Kuriles. Second Lt. John A. Nixon Jr. led a Liberator raid dropping bombs on Shimushiru. Two enemy vessels sank by B 25 bombers and Navy Ventura attacks. Lt. Clause Wilson and Lt. D. E. Banker helped sink a 140 foot auxiliary vessel. Wilson holds a prior Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Aleutian
Tokyo
Kuriles
Shimushiru Island
John A. Nixon, Jr
Omaha
Neb
Shimushiru
Ketoi Islands
Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Shimushiro
Matsuwa
Paramushiro
Hokkaido
Army
11Th Air Force
Navy
Clause Wilson
D. E. Banker
Jackson Heights
Long Island
Wilson
19Th St
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Paramushiro Strait
FDR Expected to Name Wallace as Running Mate
Washington May 22 Vice President Wallace's Asian trip prompts renewed talk that President Roosevelt has chosen him for a second place on the 1944 Democratic ticket. A Congress member said Roosevelt intends to run again and announce Wallace as the vice presidential nominee. The legislator noted little support for Wallace and that convention likely will follow Roosevelt’s wishes. Wallace left Saturday for Siberia and China for a first hand report on Asia.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Wallace
Siberia
China
Roosevelt
Congress
Asia
War Labor Board to act on Montgomery Ward seizure
William H. Davis told a House committee the War Labor Board would intervene in work stoppages to enforce a no strike policy across the economy. He warned that excluding Montgomery Ward from the pledge could trigger widespread job stoppages across ration, service, wholesale and retail sectors.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
House
Montgomery Ward
Davis
Chicago
WLB
Congress
Dewey
R-N
Ward
Supreme Court Reverses Kentucky Ballot Box Stuffing Ruling
The Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling 6 to 3, holding no federal statute covers ballot box stuffing. Eight Kentucky election officials faced charges from the 1942 general election in Harlan County. Justice Roberts wrote the majority. Justices Douglas Black and Reed dissented.
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Supreme Court
Eastern Kentucky
Federal District Court
Harlan County
Chandler
Roberts
Douglas
Black
Reed
Justice Douglas
OPA
Anthony Cramer
Cramer
New York
Los Angeles
a_ Securities Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
California
Connecticut Corporation
Spector Motor Service, Inc
Missouri
Chicago
Midwest
Seaboard
Justice Murphy
Richard Simkins
Prudential Insurance Company
Madison County
Ohio
Texarkana Life Underwriters Elects Talbot Feild Sr President
Talbot Feild Sr a former Hope resident was elected president of the Texarkana Life Underwriters association at its monthly meeting in the border city. The group announced plans for intensive work in the Fifth War Loan next month with Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr to make Texarkana a national headquarters for the drive.
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Talbot Feild, Sr
Hope
Texarkana Life Underwriters Association
Henry Morganthau
Texarkana
Clark Narrowly Escapes Booby Trap on Italian Front
Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark commander of the Fifth Army survived a near miss when a booby trap on an abandoned German gun exploded within 25 feet of his jeep on May 21 in Italy. One soldier was critically wounded and several others injured in the blast.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Mark W. Clark
One-Fifth of England Skips Moviegoing Says Survey
A survey reports that about twenty percent of England’s population never attends cinema screenings. It highlights regional variations and suggests factors such as age income and access influence moviegoing habits.
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England
Market Report National Stockyards Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Hogs 38 000 light weights steady to 75 higher on 140 170 Ibs with heavier lots unevenly steady to higher. sows up to 10. Cattle 4 000 calves 1 800 steady to higher ranges. steers 15.00 16.25. yearlings 14.50 15.75. beef cows 12.00 13.50. vealers 50 lower with 15.25 top. Sheep 2 500 receipts clip lambs weak to 25 lower. good slaughter ewes 6.00 6.50. lamb prices in 14.25 16.25 range. overall demand active with openings. Near close some gains to year highs, some losers. total transfers near 700 000 shares. Railway bonds noted for strength.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Market mix as grain futures edge higher and scan
Chicago May 22 price activity shows May rye down about three cents while deferred rye contracts rise on short covering. Wheat futures finish 1/4 to 7/8 higher with July at 1.641-25-8, oats up 1 to 1-1/4, rye ranged 1-3/4 cents, barley up 1/4 to 1-1/2. Cash grains mostly on OPA ceilings with receipts and bookings noted.
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Chicago
New York Cotton Markets Drift Lower Amid Liquidation
After modest gains from mill buying, New York cotton prices edged down as selling pressure persisted through the day. Late values fell about 25 cents a bale with July at 20.63 and October 19.92, while futures closed 20 cents lower to 15 cents higher.
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New York
Cotton futures drift as traders eye invasion and policy
New Orleans on May 22 reports cotton futures holding steady with declines of up to 20 cents per bale amid wait for invasion news and legislative developments. Prices show mixed daily ranges with several contracts ending lower or higher as markets digest events.
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New Orleans
Market Mixed as Leaders Face Sluggish Demand
New York May 22 stocks edged toward a mixed close as select motors rubbers gold mines and specialties helped keep gains alive while leaders again showed weak buying interest. Prices were uneven and trading slowed after a steady advance.
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New York
Chicago Market Report May 22 Butter Eggs Poultry Prices
Butter receipts 974.303 with grade scores AA to C and carrots at 90 to 40. Eggs unsettled with U. S. specials and standards quoted. current receipts 29 with dirties at 25 1-2. Live poultry market weak for fowl and firm for young stock, receipts two cars and twelve trucks, including Jeghorn fowl, roosters, fryers and broilers ranging around 20 to 31.
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Chicago
U. S
Prohi Forces Suffer First Setback in War Liquor Bill
Washington reports a House judiciary subcommittee postponed hearings on a wartime anti liquor bill with at least half the members opposed. Representative Bryson’s measure would outlaw beverages over 0.5 percent alcohol for the war duration. Chair. Hobbs said no date set, election politics cited as a factor.
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Washington
House
Hobbs
D-Ala
Bryson
D-Sc
Booneville Man to Manage Campaign for J. Bryan Sims
Booneville’s W. W. Bill Carolan has been named campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate J. Bryan Sims. The headquarters will open June 1 in the Fulk Building on West Markham Street. Carolan, former Logan County sheriff, is unopposed for fifth district senate nomination. Will Steel of Texarkana said he will open a governor race headquarters about June 1.
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Little Rock
Bryar Sims
W. W.bill Carolan
Booneville
Fulk
Markham St
Carolan
Logan County
Will Steel
Texarkana
AFL to Seek Repeal of Picketing Law at Convention
Fort Smith May 22 The Arkansas State Federation of Labor opens a three day session today and will seek repeal of restrictive labor laws, announced Secretary L Williams at the convention.
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AFL
Fort Smith
Arkansas State Federation of Labor
L. Williams
St Joseph Aspirin Advertising Claim
Slogan style ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as world’s largest seller with prices 10 cents for 100 tablets at 35 cents and urges customers to insist on the brand.
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St. Joseph
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