Defense Study States U S Navy Strong Yet Army Lacking Arm
United Press surveys show the navy as the world’s most powerful fleet with 334 combat ships and 249,727 personnel, while the army trails in modern weaponry and production with about 1,345,000 troops, 6,000 aircraft, and plans for rapid expansion. Production shifts begin, funds rise toward a $25 billion annual wave, and bases from Hawaii to Puerto Rico fortify as air and sea power race to meet two ocean needs.
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Washington
United States
Hewani
Canals
Jane
Air Force
Treasury
Britain
Army Air Force
Navy
Germany
United Press
Army
Hawaii
Alaska
South Seas
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Great Britain
Newfoundland
South America
Marine Corps
Growth in America's Fighting Power After Year of Defense
Washington reports rapid expansion of military strength with 3951 warships under contract and 3340 built, 6000 Army planes and 2300 Navy planes on hand, 3458000 Army manpower and 249727 Navy personnel. During the year 50 destroyers were sent to Britain and 43 converted out of combat use.
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America
Britain
North Carolina
Washington
Marine Corps
Army production drive aims to outpace 1941 targets
The army reports May 29 strength of 1,845,800 with a July 1 goal of 1,418,005 and notes rapid expansion plans including ten GHQ tank battalions and more armored divisions. Mechanization lags, but air, parachute, and ski troops are training as 1,600 new plants or expansions begin nationwide. Major shortages persist in antitank and antiaircraft weapons.
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Army
Navy
Britain
Army Air Corps
Congress
Air Corps
Regular Army
National Guard
Garand Semiautomatic Fles
Federal aid urged to aid migrant families
Atlantic City June 2 AP A conference committee led by Philip E. Ryan urged federal funding to relieve migratory families losing state residency rights. Recommendations include grants to compliant states, extending social security uninsured occupations, and loans to prevent migration. La Follette warned neglect risks democratic society amid subversive ideas.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Conference of Social Work
Conference Committee
Philip E. Ryan
American Red Cross
United States
U. S
Robert M. la Follette
Democratic Society
Swiss Seeks Wood Fuel For Vehicles Amid War Shortages
Switzerland faces wood fuel shortages as coal dwindles and forests thin. A new bill requires state tests of wood powered motors, including cars, trucks, and tractors, as wartime demand climbs. Meanwhile US wartime output expands with bomber plants, aircraft, tanks, and ammunition racing to meet strategic targets.
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Bern
Switzerland
Federal Council
End of Week Deaths List Heads Colorado and Texas Figures
Sterling Colorado mourns 66 year old Charles B. Timberlake Republican former 18 year Colorado House member who retired in 1933. Buffalo New York reports 63 year old Dr Augustus H. Shearer former Bibliographical Society of America president and since 1917 librarian of the Grosvenne Reference Library. Houston Texas notes 64 year old John O'Brien Demaret father of top professional golfer Jimmy Demaret.
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Charles B. Timberlake Sterling
Colo
Charles B. Timberlake
House of Representatives
Colorado
Augustus H. Shearer
Buffalo
Bibliographical Society of America
Grosverne
John O’brien
Demaret
Houston
Tex
John O'Brien
Jimmy Demaret
Senators Hope for Enactment of Food Plan
London reports backers of Hoover food aid plan press for Senate approval. About 40 senators have signed, with 38 pledged to back, while Britain warns large scale aid could aid Germany. Senator Thomas predicts a majority will support before a vote.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Lord Cadman
Silverdale
London
Lord Cadan
Britain
Depachment
Belgium
Norway
Holland
Raymond 5S
Richmond
Hoover
National Committee On Food For the
State Department
Europe
Germany
Thomas
Qkla
Firebugs May Have Set Norfolk Blazes
Norfolk, June 2. Authorities found evidence that fires at three Norfolk industrial plants were set deliberately. Fires hit the Dr Pepper Bottling plant the storage plant of J W Hurst Oil Co and Blassingham Lumber Co. Lumber yard damage put at 50000 while the oil plant was destroyed with little damage to bottling works Deputy Fire Chief Willard said the lumber fire was started by a fire pug and police found break in at the bottling plant.
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Norfolk
J. W. Hurst Oil Co
Blassingham Lumber Company
R. L. Willard
Flashes of Life and Odd Local Tales
A Boston caller told police to send a cop because mother was spanking Georgie a 30 year old man. Kansas City notes a dog and a stray robin brood plus a sign hung: no vacancy. Seattle golfer A R Say yes shot a 43 yard hole in one with a left hand. St Paul judge reports nightmare assaults from stray horses on his lawn. Chicago workers saved a pelvis fracture by lowering a man from a foundry roof with a traveling crane.
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Associated Press
Boston
Daniel P. Barry
Barry
Georgie
Animal Haven
Kansas
Leonard Painter
Seattle
A. R. Sayyes
St, Paul
Clayton Parks
Chicago
Nicholas Callabrese
Trout fly maker funds MO dorm with tackle shop roots
Rus sell Thompson from Columbia teaches trout fly making to pay room and board at the University of Missouri. He learned the craft at his father's tackle shop in Roaring River State Park and last year fulfilled a 300 dozen order. The Nile valley irrigation note mentions multiple harvests per year.
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Columbia, Mo
Russell Thompson
University of Missouri
Roaring River State Park
Ozarks
Chemist Warns on Hubber Reserve Slow Wa
Pittsburgh June 2 4 An expert urged publicly financed construction of large synthetic rubber plants as an emergency measure declaring the present crude rubber supply would last five months and the synthetic supply five days if imports suddenly were cut off Dr Waldo L Semoun research chemist of the B F Goodrich Company Akron credited with the discovery of a synthetic rubber said he based his estimates on a current consumption rate of 80 000 tons yearly He proposed expenditure of 200 000 000 or less than one year s import value to produce 300 000 tons of synthetic rubber per year as a national defense battleground plan
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Pittsburgh
Waldo L. Semoun
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
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