War Today ships and sinks AWWI analysis by Mackenzie
Wide World War Analyst D Pewitt Mackenzie writes in absentia, noting Axis submarines sink American ships off our coasts while U S shipbuilding accelerates to win the war. He cites official tolls, the secrecy around losses, and the enemy’s boastful claims as part of the ongoing sea war and its impact on Allied fighting power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmwitt MacKenzie
Dpewitt Mackenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
United States
Kharkov
China
United Nations
U. S
Atlantic
Caribean
Gul
Mexico
World War II Daily Update Mixed Signals and Claims
The report cites German air raids on a British south coast base for light naval forces with few details. It notes unconfirmed US naval losses, Labour discontent with Churchill, and Laval’s stance on collaboration. Mexico edges toward war with Axis. Tokyo claims damage to a North Carolina class battleship and a Portland class cruiser sunk, while Rome pushes claims of Maryland class loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Churchill
Pierre Laval
Mexico
Tokyo
Imperial
Coral Sea
Rome
Bell Airacobras Fly to Fighting Fields Worldwide
Buffalo dispatch reports Bell Aircraft President Lawrence Bell announcing that the Bell Airacobra pursuit fighters are being flown directly to combat stations around the world. The aircraft combine speed, maneuverability and heavy armament, with special equipment for long hops despite weather delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Uncle Sam
Bell Aircraft Airacobras
Lawrence D. Bell
Bell
National Association of Manufacturers
Astracolors
War fronts shift as Burma loss routes Japan drive toward Kinhwa
Across the globe reports describe a volatile war scene. Italian seamen rescued by an Argentine vessel may be survivors from a battleship with details unclear. In Britain the Labor Party debates withdrawing from Churchill government as Laval faces German pressure in Vichy. In China and Burma the Japanese push toward Kinhwa threatens supply lines as they press for a broader war, while Allied air and naval actions in the Australian theater target Amboina and nearby ships, with casualties and rescue efforts disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Labor Party
Lord Strabolgi
House of Lords
Churchill
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Germany
Paris
Bern
France
Laval
Jacques Doriet
Burma
China
Orient
Chekiang
Kinhwa
Tokyo
Japan
United Nations
Chungking
Chiang
Australia
Man Sentenced in Tire Theft in Punxsutawney
William Burkett of Punxsutawney pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny for stealing four spare tires from cars at the Hyde old nickel mill. He received two to four years in Western State Penitentiary and a one dollar issue plus costs. Accomplice William Botts got a suspended sentence locally and faces a three year Virginia larceny term. FBI agents aided in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ve Clearfield
William Burkett
W. Wallace Smith
Western State Penitentiary
Burkett
Hyde
Virginia
Punxsutawney
FBI
District Attorney's
William Botts
Botts
Smith
Selective service debate seeks clear rules for deferments
Officials face complaints from family men anxious about whether they will be drafted and how dependents affect status. Taft and Johnson push for general local board guidance without automatic deferments. A provision for compulsory War Risk Insurance is also discussed as part of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Selective Service
Taft
No Air Circus To Amuse Crowd In Pennsylvania Air Patrol Show
Harrisburg May 35 The Civil Air Patrol under Commander William Anderson plans a disciplined Memorial Day exercise for about 400 pilots and planes at Black Moshannon Airport Centre County near Philipsburg. Flights run 7 30 to 9 30 a m with close adherence to schedules and chartered routes A three plane team contest will test accuracy dropping medical supplies and simulating lost aircraft search. After lunch planes return in an aerial review with no dignitaries present.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Civil Air Patrol
William Anderson
Black Moshannon
Centre County
Philipsburg
Air Patrol
Anderson
Allied Air Raids Strike Amboina and Rabaul Front
Allied headquarters report a busy weekend with long-range air strikes on Amboina in the Dutch East Indies and attacks on Vunakanau airdrome near Rabaul New Britain. One allied ship was sunk after a Japanese strike, with three allied planes lost and several Japanese aircraft shot down amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Amboina
Dutch East Indies
MacArthur
Vunakanau
Blanche Bay
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Celebes
Lae
Soviet Offensive Gains Ground at Kharkov
Russian forces under Marshal Semeon Timoshenko push forward in the Kharkov sector, driving German troops from a key resistance center. In Washington, a military pay and family allowance bill advances, detailing private pay deductions and government family subsidies. Senate memorial services are planned for four recently deceased members: Harrison, Houston, Lumpkin, and Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Semeon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Johnson
Congress
Senate House
House
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Houston
Texas
Lumpkin
South Carolina
Adams
Colorado
Flood Death Toll Reaches Thirty Three in Northeastern Pa
Honesdale and surrounding towns grapple with weekend floods that killed thirteen in Honesdale and raised the overall toll to 33 as rivers overflowed and mud clogged streets. Red Cross feeds 3,000 homeless, volunteers arrive, water declared safe, bridges washed, plants damaged, and rescue efforts continue amid isolated communities and widespread damage.
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Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Chester County
Wayste County
Lackawaxen
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Delaware
Red Cross
Anna Marshall
Edwin B. Callaway
Hawley
Ella Hiller
Washington
Struggle Near Kharkov Escalates In Soviet Push
War dispatches report heavy fighting as German forces press on south of Kharkov while Soviet counter moves encircle and blunt German advances. Communiqués claim several Soviet armies face encirclement, with German gains centered on villages and central sectors of the Kharkov front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Red Army
Kharkov
Izyum-Barvenkova
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Three-Point Program Aimed At Easing Farm Shortage
Harrisburg May 25 The Pennsylvania War Board under the U S Department of Agriculture announced a three point program to ease farm labor shortages. It will use schoolboys over 14 and the Farm Placement Bureau to match labor with crops. Community committee men will verify current and future labor needs and reports go to county employment offices.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania War Board
U. S. Department of Agriculture
James E. Walker
Farm Placement Bureau
The
U. S. Employment Service
Walker
Employment Service
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
River flood damages across Lackawaxen area and casualties listed
Severe flooding gouged riverbanks and wrecked multiple homes with several houses swept from foundations. Police ordered residents off streets while boats are barred. Dead listed include Sadie Blain, Mary Tinsman, George Coess, and others across Honesdale Hawley Reading Philadelphia and a state health director.
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Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Honesdale
Sadie
Grace Blain
Michael Tenbus
Mary Tinsman
Joseph Westbrook
James Marshall
Marjorie Marshall
Lucy Murray Kelleher
James Muray
Lizzie Appel
Louise Rous
George Coess
Hawley
Carline Lehman
Emaline McKean
Gussie Keyes
Dora Stephenson
Lydia Peters
Janes McDonough
Carl Walters
White Mills
John Richter
Emma Partridge
Stock market movers list broad but routine
A long OCR list shows many company names and tickers with scattered figures such as percentages, prices, and indices. The item reads like a market snapshot or index summary naming firms from Air Reduction to Warner Bros Pictures and noting various numeric data, without a central narrative.
Funeral services for Samuel H. Donahey
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m today at the late residence on South Seventh street for Samuel H Donahey with Rev Stillman A Foster of the First United Presbyterian Church officiating Interment followed at Oakland Cemetery Donahey died Friday morning
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Samuel H. Donahey
South Seventh Street
Stillman A. Foster
First United Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Mr. Donahey
Obituary notes multiple local deaths with services and kin
Obituary continues on page one detailing survivors and funeral arrangements for several locals. McAndrews and Koozer families are named with spouses children and siblings listed. services scheduled at SS Cosmas and Damian and Greenwood Cemetery noted. additional obituaries mention Earl George Long with service details and survivor list. Henry Wisner’s funeral services are described.
Food production set to hit new peak in wartime drive
Washington reports farmers amid shortages of labor machinery and tires are still pushing record food output. Weather across the nation is favorable with abundant moisture and extended harvest prospects. Secretary Wickard says barring drought, production will meet set goals to feed troops and Allies, with milk egg and meat outputs hitting records and crops expanding for processing.
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Washington
America
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Defense
Wickard
Great Britain
Russia
United Nations
Deaths in Fairfield township and Holsapple area
A death occurred Friday in Fairfield township Westmoreland County with funeral yesterday. Rev Sarah Ambey of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church officiated and burial was in Fort Palmer Cemetery. Surviving are a widow and multiple children and grandchildren. A second obituary notes Harvey Toy of Holsapple died Friday of pneumonia at 57, survived by his mother and four children, with funeral today at Juneau Evangelical Church and burial in Marchand Cemetery.
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Daniel B. Koozer
Alvin
Koozer
Bedford
Samuel
Elizabeth (Parks) Koozer
Clearfield County
Clark Brothers
Glen Campbell
Virginia
Indiana
Kazin Temple
Roanoke
Damascus
Fred Koozer
Charles Wolfe
Henry Weaklen
C. F. Beggle
Altoona
Robinson Funeral Home
Clement G. Belcher
Christ Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Earl George Long
Jacksonville
Pla
Ella. M. Long
Stanley Long
New Castle
Ruby £. Ditmar
Leroy Long
Hays F
Elmer Long
R. D
Jay Long
Ebensburg
Clay Long
Cora Hartman
June McAdoo
Pittsburgh
Earl Putt
Clymer
R. BD
Fairfield Township
Westmoreland County
Sarah & Ambey
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Fort Palmer
Cora Wisner
Thomas
Harry
Indiana County
Lemon
McKinley
Weaver
Dixmont
Joseph Nodgers
Monianton
Catherine Provins
Margaret Kuhns
Eleanor Kuhns
Ligonier Township
Rachel Palmer
Martha Vickers
McKeesport
Harvey Toy
Due Neau
Holsapple
Harvey
Catherine
Shields) Toy
Dee McDonald
Halsopple
Catherine Stiver
Punxsu~tawney
Harvey, Jr
Donald
Ellen
Betty
Arch Miller
Allen Lambertmont
Punxsulawney
John Cavender
Warren, O
Evangelical Church
Juneau
Marchand Cemetery
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Interwoven Headquarters
Thing
Williamsport
Ida Dewey
Philadelphia
Oxford
William Turney
Pottstown
Ella Haldeman
Norristown
George W. Gleason
Scranton
Carl Jaffeny
Bridgeport
Howard M. Hassell
Bucks
Montgomery Counties
Alco Am
Anaconda Aich
Atl Refining
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Brigus Mfg
Budd
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum
Caml Solvents
Con Edison
Con Oil Cent Can
Curtiss-Wright del Lack
West Bu Pont del Gen
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motora Greyhound Corp
Int Harvest
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Gas
Imp US Rubber
Us&s Smelt
R and M US Steel
Warner Bros
Mfg
Wonelworth
Yellow Trend
Pennsoad Corp
Henry Wisner
Mr. Wisner
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Indiana Evening Gazette
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