Communists Back Chinese War Effort Against Japan
DeWitt MacKenzie notes the Chinese Communist declaration to support Chiang Kai-shek until Japan and its Axis defeat. The stance unites Reds with the central government, delaying a Communist showdown, shaping UN strategy, and impacting China’s ability to resist Japan as Allied aid remains limited.
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China
Japan
Chiang Kai Shek
United Nations
Communist Party
Chiang
Kuomintang
Yangtze
Chungking
Burma
India
Southwest Pacific
Hitler
Moscow move echoed by Chinese Communist support
The article notes a Communist declaration aligning with Moscow’s dissolution of the comintern once called the general start of world revolution. It adds the Chinese Communist Party’s central executive committee backed Moscow’s action as hastening the defeat of the Axis powers through government support.
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Moscow
Comintern
Central Executive Committee
Chinese Communist Party
Flashes of Life Bits From Across The Nation
A collage of brief oddities from mass news features. A Worcester driver cited for lacking plates and licenses while flowers he picked were legal props. Rosa Lynch of Lake Lure earns an M award for eleven children. a Philadelphia fan theft at a Phillies display prompts questions of esteem. a Bellefonte officer’s “Silent Jim” dog-catching tale. Miami couples offer free wedding help to servicemen away from home. Oklahoma student Harold Dundee bitten by a deadly snake during a lab incident. Camp Abbot WAAC motor mishap with a sergeant and Sgt Anthony and Agnes Sonnenfelt’s motorcycle skills noted.
Braves Phillies May Face Tough Times Ahead
The Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies stumbled in recent days as losses mounted. Boston fell 2-1 in ten innings to St Louis, while Philadelphia squandered a five run lead in an 11-8 defeat to Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s offense erupted with 19 runs in three games, led by Steve Mesner’s four RBIs on 1M hits.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Boston Braves
Phillies
Biscuits
Phils
Bostons
Jimmy Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Quaker City “Darlings
Cubs
Reds
Cincinnati Outfit
Johnny Podgajny
Steve Mesner
Nelson and Cooper clash in 38-hole PGA quarterfinals at Atlanta
In 1930s style recap, Byron Nelson beat Harry Cooper in a long 38-hole quarterfinal at the National PGA Tourney in Atlanta City. The item notes three and five year-old results: Bobby Feller of Cleveland won 7 to 4 over Detroit for his seventh win, Bucky Walters blanked the Pirates 4 to 0 for his eighth straight victory, and the Yankees fell to fourth after an 11 to 9 loss to the Athletics.
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Byron Nelson
Harry Cooper
Atlanta City
Bobby Fetler
Cleveland
Detroit
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Pirates
New York Yankees
Athletics
Fights Last Night in California and New York Cards
In Hollywood Luther White from Worcester outpointed Julio Jatinez from Yucatan by 10 rounds. Johnny Cool, also Worcester, stopped Russ Sayer in New York. George Duke of Petaluma outpointed Bobby Berger from Chicago in San Francisco on the same card.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Calif
Luther
Market Report Highlights Peace Stock Buying Into Holiday Session
New York stocks rose on renewed peace stock buying as traders absorbed profit taking after a long advance to three year peaks. Short covering supported most sectors while turnover climbed with in-town orders. Memorial Day holiday recess looms for major exchanges. Also reports from St Louis cattle and hog markets show price moves with mixed gains and losses across livestock categories. Cotton futures rallied late on local and New Orleans covering amid limited offerings and hedge selling.
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New York
New Orleans
Jiy
Noblewomen Work In British Plants During War
Washington reports 44 titles held by British women in war work prove meaningless within plants where the privileged class labors. Montagu is a skilled machinist and effective mechanic. Lady Ursula Manners and the Countess Wharncliffe rose from the bench to run facilities, per the Office of War Information. A new rear gunner telescopic sight expands fighter plane fire arc.
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Washington
Montagu
Ursula Manners
Ays Aircraft
Countess Wharncliffe
Office of War Information
Sports Roundup From New York May 29
A mixed sports roundup notes postponement of a Jake LaMatia Fruizie Zivie bout in Pittsburgh and Johnny Allen stepping in as a substitute. Greg Rice shifts to coaching at the Metropolitan AVA.U. track championships with five entrants from the Merchant Marine Academy. Also covered are updates on Phillies payrolls, Johnny Ray coaching plans, and various player moves, plus trivia on Mount St Charles coaching, and remarks from Jerry Mitchell about Bucky Harris and the Dodgers.
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New York
Jake LaMatia- Fruizie Zivie
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Johnny Allen
Jake
Greg Rice
Merchant Marine Academy
Francis Dunbar
Villanova
Pvt
Johnny Greco
Pete Odet
United States
Abe Elkins
Titlsburgh
Johnny Ray
Boris O'Toole
Ray
Johnny
Charley Waters
Notre Dame
William
Helis
Georgie Walt
Fred Digby
New Orleans
Mount St. Charles
Dave Woods
Alf Vanderbilt
Belmont Park
Jerry Mitchell
New York Post
Bucky Harris
Phillies
Dodgers
Army
Great Force Continues After Submarine Base Raids
Berlin dispatches report intensified German threats of reprisals against England after the Friday submarine base raids on Wilhelmshaven and Batten, with damage from the Madine and Eder dam attacks possibly reaching 20,000 casualties. The RAF answered with large scale raids on Dortmund Dusseldorf and Essen as Lord Sherwood warns of further air power.
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Wilhelmshave
Batden
Berlin
Bern
Madine
Eder
Paul Schmidt
Germany
England
Tribune de Geneve
London
Tarnerrow
Dortmund
Dusseldorf
Essen
Lord Sherwood
Dumfries
Scotland
Haly
Production figures show Northwest Arkansas gas and oil trends
The report notes 450 million barrels total production as of June 1, 1943 and 142 stripper wells permanently abandoned with 270 temporarily shut as of December 31, 1942. It highlights potential price-driven resumption of pumping and new secondary recovery projects from fields found between 1922 and 1937. Northwest Arkansas produced 0.736 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 1942 with a five year upward trend and a 75 billion cubic feet gas reserve available as of January 1, 1943, after expending about 162 billion cubic feet from a 237 billion cubic feet discovery since 1904.
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AT. M
Crowell and Thigpen
Northwest
Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas
Bartering Stage Reached On Coffee In WW II Era
The Office of War Information notes coffee bartering at high value in parts of the country. In Louisiana a pound of coffee was offered as first prize for musk rat trapping season opening, while Oklahoma City hosted society invitations tied to buying a tablespoon of coffee.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Louisiana
Oklahoma City
Barons Take Rubber To Gap First In Southern Loop
In a pivotal Southern Association race Birmingham won the series finale to pull ahead of Nashville. The Vols and Barons head to Knoxville and New Orleans with Atlanta's Crackers climbing behind after a 2-1 win over Little Rock. Charley Cozard and Bobby Dews led Atlanta’s late rally as the Chase tightens.
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Phil Clark
Atlanta
Burons
Knoxville
Nashville
New Orleans
Southern
Chattanooga
Memphis Chicks
Engel
Avlanta
Crackers
Little Rock
Charley Cozard
Atlanta Crackers
Ed Lopat
Lopat
Bobby Dews
Atlana
Birmingham
Anderson
Warceel
Sunner
Winfield
Lindsey
Soldiers in Puerto Rico Learn Jitterbug Dance
In San Juan soldiers will learn rumba conga guaracha and danzan from conga experts while local Puertorriqueñas provide the beat at the USO center. In exchange for weekly lessons Latinos teach troops Latino American dance steps and boogie to the scrub-downs.
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San Juan
Sutin
Goard
Puerto Rico
USO
Whitey Wietelemann Humbles BS Errors This Season
Whitey Wietelemann of the Boston Braves starred at shortstop, handling chances flawlessly before recording his first error. The piece highlights his glove work and steady defense as a backbone for the club this season.
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Whitey Wietelemann
Boston Braves
Ten Difficult First Half of War Analysis Continues
The article discusses the heavy Axis burden from aerial bombing on production and transport, and the theory that Axis resolve may fail suddenly. It cites Field Marshal Smuts and Wing Lanen’s estimates of roughly 200 Axis divisions engaged on the Russian front, with about 150 more in Western Europe or reserves. The piece speculates on Turkey joining the Allies and makes strategic notes about bases and potential invasion routes, noting the high stakes of a renewed push.
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Jan Christian Smuts
South Allied
Russia
Lanen
Europe
Germany
Turkey
Istanbul
Balkans
Dardanelles
Wulgari
Rownanian
Associated Press
Asd
Africa
John Evans
London
Cairo
Middle East
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U. S
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Sports Mirror
Market Report
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U. S&s
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Fullerton, Jr
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