Arrest 11,150 In Italy As Invasion Nears
In a London dispatch June 25 a United States correspondent reports Mussolini intensifying arrests of suspected dissidents and anti fascists as Axis prospects for invasion rise. Radio London and Berlin notes mention German divisions arriving in Italy, British naval movements, Axis defenses in Bulgaria and Thrace, and possible Allied actions in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Italy
Edward Murray
United State
London
Mussolini
Pota
Mussa
Aled
Oura
Tyrol
Giovanni Gentile
Romera
Radio London
Iiely
Radio Berlin
Gibraltar Strait
Gibraltar
King George Vo
Howe
Mediterranean
Bulgaria
Thrace
Salonika
Madrid
France
Missouri Marines listed as prisoners of war
Six Missouri residents serving in the United States Marines Corps are identified as prisoners of war in a government list. The report names Oscar S. Fargie Jr., Robert J. Martineau, John Roster, Norman Joseph Spiess, Eldon K. Strickland, and Buford E. Tahor, with home addresses in St. Louis, St. Joseph, Bolivar, and Monett.
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Washington
Missouri
United States Marines Corps
The
Corns
Missourians
Pic
Oscar S. Fargie, Jr
Oscar S. Fargie
Ada Hickory Street
Louis
Robert J. Martineau
Eugene J. Martineau
Chamberlain Street
St. Louis
John ¥. Roster
Albert Roster
Senaca
St. Joseph
Norman Joesph Spiess
George Spiess
Minnesota Ave
Pie
Eldon K. Strickland
Velma Cady
Dunnigan Street
Bolivar
Pile
Buford E. Tahor
Bulak Woodfill
Central Street
Monett
House to Kill Roosevelt Work or Fight Bill
Washington June 25 Members of the House affairs committee predicted a tough battle if President Roosevelt asks for power to draft labor into government plants. Critics called the plan a slave labor scheme while supporters argued it would back war needs. Senate and House members stressed the draft should not punish striking war workers, viewing work or fight as a debate over how to apply selective service during wartime.
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Tony Smith
United Press
Washington
House Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward V. Robertson
R. Wyo
Robertson
Republlicans
National Selective Service
Paul J. Kilday
Tex
House
Senate
Army
Trouble on Land and Sea Greek Guerrillas Worry Axis in Balkans
Stockholm dispatch summarizes Greek and Yugoslav guerrilla actions threatening Axis control in the Balkans. Reports show guerrillas operating at sea with small craft, while Axis patrols and reconnaissance hunt them. British, Indian forces focus on Card Island in the eastern Mediterranean as Axis fortifications increase. Berlin sources note large partisan bands in Montenegro led by Draja Mihailovic and Tito with tens of thousands of fighters. The piece highlights growing Axis nervousness over potential Allied Balkan landings and shifting troop movements across the region.
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John Fi. Colburn
Stockholm
Voelman
Die Woche
Axis
Aegean
Balkan
Balkans
Mediterranean
Card
Syria
Palestine
Berlin
Russia
London
Ankara
Belkan
Yugoslavia
Greece
Crete
Castelrosso
Turkey
Cyprus
Cairo
Tl Messegero
Iesi
Zagreb
Montenegro
Draja Miheilovic
Teacer Tito
Jospi Broz
Adriatic
Rome
Dagens Dyheier
Another Class of Bombardiers Ready for Combat
PAMPA TEX June 25 1 UP Another class of bombardiers was ready for combat today after graduation exercises at Pamp a Army Air Field Colonel DS Campbell commanding officer warned that the crews chances to return home depend largely on the support at home He said those who profit from the war slow the victory program and endanger bomber crews safety
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Pampa
Tex
Col
DS. Campbell
Pampai Army Air Field
War Hits The Press Newberry Sun to suspend weekly issues
The Newberry Sun announces it will suspend publication for the war duration. Army calls its last employee, the third in a year, noting the nation will survive without the paper but cannot live without victory in the war.
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Newberry
S.C
Newberry Sun
Edi i
QO. PL
Arméfeld
Sun
Shortage of Beef In U S Almost Certain
United States faces a looming beef shortage as record cattle on farms and ranges collide with reduced marketing. Officials blame price controls and reduced retail prices. WFA reports show marketing down about one third since the rollback. Slaughter rates may rise later this year. western ranchers hold stock due to good ranges.
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Fred Bailey
Washington
United States
Wac Food Administration
Burk
Packer
Food Industry Ay Committee
U.S
House Cculture Committee
Food Trades
House
OPA
Chchester C. Davis
Food Inxy
Duralien
Wess
power = Meat Board
Meett
Chicago
WFA
New Guinea Racing With Jap Materials
An advance Allied base in New Guinea hosts a turf meet amid jungle warfare six months after Pa pua combat. Bobodura club races use Japanese made gear and British Malayan horses. soldiers and Australians wager heavily as track work continues before sunrise and after dusk. Lieutenant Richard Rogers eyes more events to boost morale with horses and a grandstand planned.
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New Guinea
Papua
Turf Club
Japan
Malaya
Battle of
Buna
Spputa
Richard Rogers
Newton
Mass
Dartmouth
Army Special Services
Don
Rogers
Navy Secretary Knox endorses Elk Hills joint oil deal
Knox told the House Naval Committee that the nation faces a looming crude shortage and supported a joint development agreement with Standard Oil at Elk Hills over purchasing the property or condemnation. He called the $210,000,000 asking price excessive and said the joint arrangement would meet oil needs without tying up taxpayer funds amid wartime demands. He noted the reserve should be expanded beyond the continental United States.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Standard of Company of California
Elk Hills
United States
Elk Hulls
Stendard
Hs Joint Development
Standard
Soldier Identifies but Names Wrong Miss Barry
Pvt. Fred Steinhauser of Camp Hulen Texas claimed paternity of Joan Barrys coming baby but identified the wrong girl. He was detained for being absent without leave as the real Miss Barry and her supposed mother were imitation decoys in a plot by Miss Barrys lawyers.
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Hollywood
Fred Steinhauser
Camp Hulen
Tex
Joan Barry
Miss Barry
Charlie Chaplin
Steinhauser
Cattle Pens In Chicago Are Still Yawning
Chicago June 25 Hundreds of cattle pens lie silent around Packingtown as meat shortages threaten military and civilian supplies. Farmers hold cattle back fearing low prices, while packers claim losses without subsidies. Feed lots surge with market-ready cattle elsewhere as receipts at Chicago fall well short of forecasts. Linseed oil use is cut by half through new paint formulas mixing red white and blue leads.
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Chicago
Union
American Meat Institute
James F. Byrnes
South St. Paul
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