War Today by DeWitt Mackenzie Analysis on Japan China
The analysis notes Japan's renewed push in East China, with 125000 troops in Chekiang Fukien and Kiangsi, aiming to pacify China and threaten Allied air bases. It argues Japan seeks to consolidate gains, avoid large India or Australia invasions, and end Axis cooperation as Germany cannot aid Japan. The result could extend the war as enemy strategies diverge.
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Axis
Japan
China
Free China
Yunhai Province
Burma
Ation
Chekiang
Fukien
Kiangsi
East China
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Asia
Chiang Kai-Shek
India
West Pacific
Australia
East India
Coral Sea
U. S
Germany
Siberia
United Nations
Markets Sannimbatel Pittsburgh Hogs and Cattle Prices
Pittsburgh May 22 Hogs steady and higher with weights listed 14.0 to 14.50 per hundred. cattle active with steers 10.00 to 14.50, cows 7.00 to 10.50, vealers 11.50 to 12.50. sheep steady with best lambs 13.50 to 14.00. produce demand fair with assorted potato and fruit prices. sale notes include various Russets and Katahdins with several price ranges.
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Aveawek
Pittsburgh
Maine
Railroads Urge Citizens Stay Off Tracks During War
Pennsylvania Railroad warns trespassers endanger lives and disrupt war shipments. Sgt. K D Davies appeals to parents to keep children off right of way as carelessly tossed stones injure crew and threaten the open tracks for speeding trains. In New Jersey, FBI probes sabotage on a Troop line near Fort Dix after rails and bars were placed to derail a three car commuter train.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
K. D. Davies
Conemaugh
Sergeant Davies
Sgt. Davies
Camden
Philadelphia
Military Rest
Point Pleasant
Trafic Gaihg
Thorpe
Safety gains cited in coal mine inspection report
Federal mine inspectors reviewed a February 2 to 7, 1942 period and credited fewer accidents despite higher production to management adherence to safety rules and strong employee cooperation. Dr Sayers praised good housekeeping and efficient operations, noting Helvetia and Chanson No 20 as examples and urging practices to further reduce hazards.
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Sayers
Assu
A. E. F. Restrictions and Gibraltar Troop Arrival
The United States abroad enjoined silence on troop movements and related operational details. Berlin reports say 3000 U S troops with three British destroyers arrived at Gibraltar on May 22, with ships docking at Algeciras. Northern Ireland received the largest troop convoy of the war, armored units, confirmed by American and British officials.
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Berlin
United States
Gibraltar
Madrid
Algeciras
Transocean
Northern Ireland
Ireland
U. S
Atlantic
Navy
United Nations
British Bombings of Germany Sap Morale and Production
Louis P. Lochner reports that RAF raids cripple German morale and cut war production, though German officials tightly guard war-impact details. The piece describes deceptive post-raid restoration, selective casualty reporting, and propaganda measures by Goebbels to minimize public awareness while hinting at deeper disruption.
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Germany
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Associated Press
Portugal
Lishon
War bonds global reach outposts size kept secret
The article details broad American military deployments across the globe including the Philippines Mindanao Central Visayan group Northern Luzon Australia New Caledonia India Eritrea and other Middle East areas. It notes fortress-like defenses in Hawaii Alaska Canal Zone and Caribbean and outlines a United Nations strategy to push the war toward the Axis while keeping force sizes confidential.
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Russell P. Hartle
Philippines
Corregidor
War Department
Mindanao
Visayan
Luzon
Australia
Army Aly
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
America
Alexander M. Patch, Jr
Free French
New Caledonia
South Pacific
India
Eritrea
Middle East
Hawaii
Alaska
Canal Zone
Surinam
Curacao
Aruba
Panama
Guatemala
West Indian
Anti-gua
Santa Lucia
Trinidad
Jamaica
Newfoundland
Iceland
Axis
Coach McKnight Ousted Amid Picket Threats at School
Placards reading We Want Mc Knight and 2 000 Can't be Wrong were shown as board members affirmed McKnight dismissal for the school’s best interest. They cited dissatisfaction with the football program and complaints by players and parents, while praising his classroom work as excellent. The athletic committee warned that athletics could be suspended if picketing continued. committee members are Willian O. Peterson Dr. Paul O. Marsh and Fred M. McIntyre. McKnight is a graduate of Indiana High School and Indiana State Teachers College and is a Philadelphia street native.
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McKnight
Willian O. Peterson
Paul O. Marsh
Fred M. McIntyre
Indiana High Schol
Indiana State Teachers College
Zoe McKight
Philadelphia Street
Soviet and German Tank Tactics Reported Amid Heavy Fighting
International dispatches describe German tank screeners tactics failing to break Soviet lines while heavy losses mount for the Germans. The Kharkov and Kerch Peninsula battles persist as British quarters note German counter blows near Izyum and Volchansk with fighting along the southern flank and at Krasnograd.
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We Bank
Red Star
Bigruale
Advanve
Kharkos
Palf
Kerch
Berlin
Crimea
Izyum
Red armies crush counter attack into populated place
In the broader war news, Red armies drive through a key populated place as they crush a Nazi counter‑attack. The Soviet drive continues into its 12th month amid Allied efforts in the Pacific and Europe.
Roosevelt pledges action to curb unwarranted pay raises
President Roosevelt said the government would prevent unwarranted wage increases by private plants. He hinted at several steps without specifics and stressed keeping plants in line with wage stabilization. He cited a Southern California aircraft firm willing to raise wages and warned of conflict with living-cost control if one plant pays more.
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Washington
Roosevelt
California
Wartime Budget Tips Fold Beans into Meals
War budget advice from MRS GAYNOR MADDOX urges frequent dried bean servings. Garbanzos with ham bone, cabbage and peas form a hearty, inexpensive dish for four, simmered slowly, seasoned with garlic and olive oil, then plated with ham slices and rice.
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Gaynor Maddox
NEA
United States
CociDa
Vogel Named District Engineer in Pittsburgh
Lt Col Herbert D Vogel appointed district engineer for the U S Army in Pittsburgh succeeding Col D Lee Hooper. Vogel had served as acting district engineer for two years at the Pittsburgh headquarters before Hooper’s transfer to active duty.
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Pittsburgh
Herbert D. Vogel
U.S. Army
Col
D. Lee Hooper
Col. Vogel
Col Hooper
Dividends Paid To Depositors In Eight Pa Banks
Pennsylvania state banking secretary John C. Bell Jr announces May dividends to depositors from eight closed banks totaling 478 710 91 dollars. Payments include Smicksburg State Bank 6323 15 and Dixonville Depository Bank Clymer 4647 00.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
John C. Bell
Smicksburg
Freight car traffic declines in week ending last Saturday
Washington May 22 The Association of American Railroads reported 839062 cars of revenue freight loaded for the week ending last Saturday a drop of 201 cars or 0 02 percent from the prior week down 21780 cars or 25 percent versus a year ago and up 159987 cars or 236 percent from 1940 with revenue traffic fluctuating.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Man In Reverse Sprint Leads To Reckless Driving Charge
Patrolman E Johnson reports a driver sped in reverse through three intersections in Little Rock before being overtaken. The renter claimed the vehicle was rented to save mileage and forfeited a $10 bond on the reckless driving charge after meters showed reverse travel.
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Little Rock
Traff
E. Johnson
Greenville gasoline ration tale sparks dispute at station
A Greenville motorist claimed one unit on his ration card equaled six gallons, not three, after a filling station operator punched two units on his card and was punched in the nose in the ensuing dispute.
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Greenville
Oday
Bean Chowder From a New England Kitchen
A traditional bean chowder recipe uses dry beans soaked overnight then simmered with carrots tomatoes green pepper and onion. Add milk pepper and wheat or flour to thicken and heat to the boil for a hearty chowder.
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New England
Relief checks still lower in Indiana County week
State Treasurer G Harold Warner said direct relief payments to needy residents in Indiana County for the week ended show a decline of 124 from the prior week. Total payments reached 191,084, 87380 less than the same week last year. Warner noted current payments required 1082 fewer checks than a year ago amid Bureau of Assistance Disbursements activity.
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G. Harold Warner
Indiana County
Wagner
Bureau of Assistance
Treasury Department
Man Slain in Courtroom Ending Death Sentence Riddle
In Harlan Kentucky May 22 Manzo Shepherd 24 was shot fatally during the murder trial for slaying taxi driver Joe Christian. Sheriff said Jack Heaton 26 surrendered and faced no charges. The judge delayed verdict as Shepherd was carried from the courtroom. Christian’s body was found on Black Mountain near the state line.
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Harlan, Ky
Manzo Shepherd
Shepherd
Joe Christian
Jack Heaton
Lovedlen
Christian
Clint Ball
James S. Forester
Sherman Clouse
Howard Hensley
Yancey
Forester
Black Mountain
Kentucky-Virginia
Spies Said on Maine Coast Warn of Foreign Agents
Francis H. Farnum state director of civilian defense said accurate information shows foreign agents have recently been handed over to police and Army authorities along the coast of Maine. He said others entered the state via the Canadian border or from other parts of the United States and they are here for no good purpose.
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Augusta
Francis H. Farnum
Maine
Canadian
United States
Farnum
Trade City Services Sunday Gatherings and Visits Noted
Trade City Services in the local church on Sunday May 24 at 945 AM. Sunday School at 1045 AM. Numerous local residents and visitors, including C W Postlewart family and Coon family of Beaver, Proctor of Mayport, Casaday Nevilles and Reitzes of North Point, Cochran and Sprankle families, and others from Punxsutawney, Hamilton, Rural Valley, Marchand, and March and Dayton, called or visited in homes and attended Sunday School.
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C. W. Postlewart
J. B. Coon
Elis
Ralph
Sara Proctor
Mayport
Danko Chambers
Sharetts Chambers
Beaver
Olive Chambers
Ida Comb
Punxsutawney
Cree Casaday
Merle Neville
Paul Reitz
North Point
Carl Cochran
Hamilton
Russel Cochran
C. C. Sprankle
Budd Sprankle
Midland Heights
Kemp Elkin
Alice Neal
Eugene Neal
Ruby Cochran
Shirley
Smith
F Smith
Neal
Whilmer
Charles Peffer
March
Lawrence Peffer
H. B. Foster
Valley
Walter Kinner
Merle Neal
John Milliron
Wailer
D. E. Lewis
Indiana
Ann Cheatem
Molly Neal
Clark Reitz
Betty Ruth Graham
Soy
Marchand
Harry Peffer
Italian Sub Barbarigo Claims Sinking U S Battleship
Rome radio reports that Italian submarine Barbarigo attacked a U S naval formation off Fernando Noronha on May 20 and sunk a Maryland class battleship after dodging two destroyers. The Maryland class ships include the Maryland Colorado and West Virginia with 1407 crew and eight 16 inch guns.
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Rome
Rome Radio
United States
High Command
Fernando Noronha
Enzo Grossi
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
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