Allied air offensives reshape warfronts across Europe and Asia
The column notes intensified Axis pressure from Europe to Sicily and Sardinia, while Allied air power softens German industry. It cites Attu landings in the Aleutians, mass raids on Cologne and Duisburg, and positions for an imminent invasion. The piece highlights strategic aims to halt Japanese and German advances and to prepare for a major Allied assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewirt Maccrenzie
Tlera
Europe
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
United Nations
Tunisia
North
Africa
France
Balkans
Czecho-Slovakia
Russia
Warsaw
England
Hitler
English Channel
Sir Arthur Harris
Cologne
Duisburg
Attu Island
Aleutians
Kiska
Alaskan
Allied war fronts shift as Pacific push nears Japan
The report surveys moves across the Pacific and Europe with Attu terrain cited as harsh, Allied bombers striking southern Rome approaches, Sicily and Sardinia, Churchill forecasting an imminent invasion, and heavy fighting near Leningrad. Allied air raids reach Kiel and western targets while Japanese raids flank Oro Bay and News Guinea as mid May expectations rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Burma
China
Knox
Attu
Guadalcanal
Britain
Italy
Maly
Russia
Leningrad
Red Star
Germany
Kiel
U. S
Holland
Belgium
RAF
Southwest Pacific
Oro Bay
Guinea
Orthem
Japan
Hitler
Ape
Hurchill
Duke of Windsor Visits Bahama Farm Labor Camp
The Duke and a 30 member party toured a Farm Security Administration camp in Swedesboro New Jersey on May 1. They spoke with Bahama Island laborers, sampled asparagus, and inspected a juke box, noting meals centered on rice and grits. He also visited Sonia Swan’s 125 acre farm where 15 workers harvest asparagus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedesboro
N. J
Duke of Windsor
Fred Rohrs
England
New Jersey
Duke
Farm Security Administration
Sonia Swan
Miss Swan
New York
Fls. A
Attu and Leningrad News Divides World War Fronts
Military analysis says Japan must rush heavy reinforcements to Attu to avert loss of holdings near American shores. Attu could allow siege on Kiska, while Amchitka bases shift the balance. Soviet dispatches report Hitler’s siege armies attack Leningrad as Red Army reinforces. German guns batter the czarist capital as is evident along the vast frontline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Japan
Attu
Kiska
U. S
Amchitka
Tokyo
Burile
Hitler
Leningrad
Moscow
Red Star
Hitle
Churchill urges vigilance as war extends into second year
Churchill commemorated the Home Guard anniversary and urged continued vigilance against invasion. He spoke to about two million English civilians serving alongside troops and warned that only unconditional surrender of Hitler would end the danger. He met with leaders to plan ahead, stressing forethought and sustained effort for victory and support of allied nations including Russia and China. A Salvation Army donation to servicemen was noted amid wartime rumor caution.
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Home Guard
Churchill
Lord Chatshan
China
Attu
Aleutians
Pacific
Navy
Knox
Senate
House
Hoover defends draft raids as targeted inquiries
Hoover rejected mass raid claims and framed arrests as results of detailed probes into delinquencies such as missed physicals, missed questionnaires, and address changes. He cited 137 arrests in New York and 81 in San Francisco, urged registrants to stay in contact with draft boards, comply with examinations and inductions, and carry registration papers. He said following simple rules prevents arrests by FBI or local officers, noting the FBI handles about 15,000 Selective Service complaints monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
New York City
San Francisco
FBI
Soviet Raid Hits German Rail Stock And Allied Bombing Escalates
Soviet raiders destroyed 300 freight cars 200 trucks and two planes while targeting Germany's vital rolling stock in the Kharkov to Bryansk zone near Moscow and the Staraya Russ-Vitebsk frontiers. American heavy units bombed Antwerp and Courtrai with medium raids on Zelzen and Haarlem. RAF operations dropped thousands of tons of bombs on German lines factories and naval bases in a large night campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
Germany
Kharkov-Orel-Bryansk
Moscow
Staraya Russ-Vitebsk
General Motore
Antwerp
Courtrai
Belgium
Zelzen
Haarlem
Netherlands
France
Russia
Mediterranean
Hitler
London
Britain
RAF
Germain
Warsaw
Sardinia
Sicily
Naples
Ialy
Berin
Ruh Valley
Czechoslovakia
Duisburg
Kiel
Associated Press
U. S
DNB
Attu Invasion Boosts U S Offensive Outlook
Washington reports American soldiers and sailors push Attu Island battles as a vanguard for a broader Pacific drive toward Tokyo. Navy Secretary Knox and allied commanders stress joint power and ample ships, with possible Kiska actions guided by Attu gains and Amchitka fit into broader north Pacific plans.
Senate Tax Relief Plan Echoes Skip-A-Year Proposal
The measure, tied to Beardsley Rumis NY Fed plan and Carlson bill, would shift to current basis by crediting 1943 debt with 1942 tax installments paid by June 14. Beginning July 1, wage earners pay 20 percent of above exemptions. others file a 1943 estimate and pay quarterly, with conference as possible outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Beardsley Rumi
New York Federal Reserve Bank
House
Christenend at Dad's Bier in Foglesville
In Foglesville on May 1 the christening of baby Sue Anne Wanamaker was postponed until her soldier father could attend. The ceremony occurred at the father's bier shortly after, followed by funeral services for Private Clarence J. Wanamaker. The War Department notified the widow with brief details and no further information was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foglesville
Willa Wanamaker
Sue Anne
Clarence J. Wanamaker
War Department
Wanafield
Coto
Factories to be inspected in Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania CMP unit factories will gain more WPB auditor visits. A. H. Burchfield Jr confirms some plants will be visited at least quarterly, with about 611 CMP units in the area. PRP will be replaced by CMP by July 1, under supervision of E. C. Magnussen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
War Production Board
WPB
A. H. Burchfield, Jr
PRP
CMP
E. C. Magnussen
Mine Deaths Continue From Page One
Elizabeth Cicero and eight children died at home leaving brothers Samuel Cicero and Mrs. Bertinno of Niagara Falls and Charles Cicero of Indiana as survivors. Services planned at St. Anthony's Church Clymer at 10 a.m. Monday with Father Francis Karabinos officiating. interment in St. Bernard's Cemetery Indiana. Coronet Fleming to file official findings after Mine Inspector Hengston's formal report from the 25th Bituminous District.
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Zabeth Cicero
Sylvester
Angelo
Edward
Minnie
George
Helen
James
Loretta
Samuel Cicero
Bertinno
Niagara Falls
Charles Cicero
Indiana
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Clymer
Francis Karabinos
St. Bernard
Navy and Army men listed in service updates
SERVICE continues with Fred W. Little of 1187 Grant street granted leave after basic training at Sampson New York and eligible for petty officer rating. Seven Indiana men begin basic training at Great Lakes for sea duty. Corporal Orvald Hughes, Strongstown, finished AAF clerical training at Santa Monica and serves at Training Command Base.
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Little
Fred W. Little
Joseph W. Little
Grant Street
U. S. Naval Station
Sampson, N. Y
Bluejacket Little
Indiana Area
U. S Naval Station, Great Lakes
George W. Klink
Indiana
R. D
Verner C. Gromley
Cherrytree
Harry W. Hill
Rochester Mills
Peter Zapotocky
Heilwood
Arnold M. Keller
Commodore
Lewis C. Vessna
Glen Campbell
Edward Lemon
California
Orvald. Hughes
Albert Hughes
Strongstown
Army Air Forces
Santa Monica
Calif
Training Command
Von Arnim's Axis Generals Slated for Britain Prisons
Madrid dispatch says eight German and two Italian generals including Jurgen Von Arnim arrived at Gibraltar as prisoners en route to Great Britain. La Linea reports Allied ships ferried 300 Axis prisoners, mostly senior officers, from Tunisia to the Rock, with barracks prepared for them and more cleared nearby.
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Madrid
Cléra
Algeciras
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunisia
Gibraltar
Great Britain
la Linea
the Rock
Merger of Marlborough Daughter to U S Navy Lieutenant
In London at St Margaret's Church Sir Walter Raleigh’s tomb, Lady Saray Consuelo Spencer Churchill Marlborough married Lieut Edwin F Russell, a former Newark Star-Ledger associate publisher. The bride is a 22-year-old cousin of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. her mother is Consuelo Vanderbilt of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Apj
Duke of Marlborough
St. Margaret’s Church
Sir Walter Raleigh
Saray
Consuelo Spencer
Winston Churchill
Edwin F Russell
Newark
N. J. Star
OPA Eases Meat Rules for Farmers in Home Production
The Office of Price Administration loosened meat rationing for farm use. Farmers slaughtering and dressing their own cattle may consume or transfer meat raised on owned farms without surrendering red ration points. City farmers still must use red stamps for farm meat and cannot pay cash for their own meat.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt Churchill Hold War Strategy Talks In Washington
In Washington on May 15 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill resumed war strategy talks amid reports of joint planning for campaigns in Europe and the Pacific. They met for their fifth day with no disclosed decisions while affirming full accord. Attu island operations and a broad tax debate back home dominated headlines. Leaders hailed Allied momentum as Tunis victory boosted morale. The Mine Workers dispute continued as the War Labor Board ordered continued production in the fuel sector.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Capital
United Nations
Hitler
Europe
Britain
Tunis
United States
Attu Island
Aleutians
House
pBenate
Senate
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
White House
Lewis
WLB
Dog Owners Urged to Keep Pets Confined
Rabies in dogs remains prevalent across Pennsylvania. The Bureau of Animal Industry urges strict compliance with the dog law to prevent dogs running at large. Quarantine, destruction or isolation of bitten dogs, and elimination of stray dogs are urged to control and eliminate rabies, with medical attention advised for people bitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Trailing Arbutus Protected by Delaware Law
Pennsylvania officials warn that the trailing arbutus or Mayflower, a prized early spring flower, is protected by law. Director Milford Bratton of the State Department of Forests and Waters urges careful handling, noting uprooting harms patches and hillside plantings. Transplanting should occur in spring or autumn with proper soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Victory Garden
Milford Bratton
State Department of Forests and Waters
Bratton
War quotes and farming stats in a wartime roundup
A collage of wartime quotes from George Mardikian and Polish ambassador Jan Ciechanowski, plus remarks by Lieut Gen Devers, alongside a Pennsylvania hog and pig farm census showing 1943 numbers up 103 000 from 1942 and a per head value rise from 4 60 to 21 60, with commentary on installment plans and a tongue in cheek note about a blubber tire inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Poland
Jan Ciechanowski
Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Kaiser Now Man of Steel in California Mill Start
Henry J. Kaiser proclaims a new era as 185 tons of molten steel pour from the first open hearth furnace at Kaiser’s Fontana mill west of the Rocky Mountains. The plant, rising on a 1500 acre site, aims for peak production by war’s end and pledges steel for shipyards and war industries nationwide including lend-lease shares via the Maritime Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yew Fontana
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser
Rocky Mountains
Kaiser
Maritime Commission
Tokyo
Berlin
Live Hog Prices Hit Low Point in 1943 Levels
Chicago, May 15. Live hog prices fell to the lowest levels of 1943 as traders attributed pressure to government threats to impose a ceiling near 14.50 dollars. The top price paid Friday reached 14.45 with the average around 14.25 while the government backed hogs at 13.75 and could activate price supports if declines continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Obituary notices from NuMine and vicinity deaths
Obituaries note Smeltzer farm near NuMine with September 18 1998 Army service and later discharge details. Other notices include John L Douglass death in Green township with family survivors and funeral plans in Royal Valley Cemetery, and Frederick Lee infant death in Tarentum with service and burial details.
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Moorhead
the Duke
Salvation Army
William J. Hocking
Salvation Army Corps
Dixonville
Sweetey
Aleutian
North Pacific
Secretary of Navy
South Pacific
Central Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
William F. Halsey, Jr
Southern Pacific
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co
Carnegie Institute of Technology
OPA
Congress
America
George Mardikian
West Coast
Bizerte
Jacob L. Devers
al Chem & Dye Am Can
Smelt & R
Atch
T&s F
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Avial
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Carp
Colum G & EL
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Curtiss-Wright
del Lack
West
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
General Elec
General Foods
General Motors
General
Greyhound Corp
Hercules
Ilinois Central
Int Harvester
Nick Canao
Tel & Tel
Johns Manville
Kennecott Co
Kresge
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val Coal
Val RR
Libby McN &L
Liggett & Myers
Loews Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy /rod
Nat Dist
Nat Pew & St Urs N
Y Central RR
North Amer Ca
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor
Penney
Jcco Bby Penn RR
Stand Oil Car Ab
Oit
OI NJ
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corps
United Gas Impala US Rubber
Warner Bros
Vibe West Union Tel
Woolworth
MAN OF Steel
Smeltzer
NuMine
U. S. Army
John Frampton
Norman Spade
South Fork
Alfred Shull
Penn Run
Joh McLaughlin
Harrisville
John L. Douglass
Green Township
Thomas
Kizzle (Gorman) Douglass
Miners Hospital
Spanggler
Sadie (Berringer) Douglass
Burl Fish
Akron
Elsie Lowman
Barnesboro
Marie Watterson
W. T. Douglass
West Virginia
Emma Braughter
Raleigh
Hillsdale
Salem Church
Church
Frederick Lee
J. C. ‘Stewart
Tarentum
Robert
Wayne
Mary Louise
George Fulmer
Shelocta
Mt. Airy
Palo el Se
S.C
Jusmal
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