Ruhr Afire As RAF Bombers Hit German Border Axis
London reports the RAF offensive on the eighth day with dawn raids on the German coast and heavy strikes over the Ruhr. British air power pounded Cologne Essen and Maupertus while German defenses and retaliatory raids occurred along the southeast coast. More than 3,000 bombers are said to have operated this week with hundreds of fighters protecting the channels and coastal towns.
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RAF
Cap Gris Nez
Germany
Ruhr
France
Channel
French
Con
Air Ministry
Normandy
English
Maupertus
Cherbourg
Britain
Reich
Cologne
Hitler
Essen
Guar
Bremen
Bond Pledge Drive In Kingsport Today
A. B. Coleman announces a modified Kingsport bond pledge drive timed around Remember Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies. Solicitors work 1 to 2 pm, then resume after the parade, urging universal participation from all wage earners and rooming house residents.
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A. B. Coleman
Coleman
Treasury Department
U S Over Hump In Alien Control Biddle Declares
Attorney General Francis Biddle told the Tennessee Bar Association in Chattanooga that the United States is over the hump on alien control with 1700 interned enemy aliens noted as having bad records. He said seditious material publishing being plugged up as a “rat hole.” Sam Costen of Memphis elected president of the association, with officers and council named in Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Francis Biddle
Tennessee Bar Association
Berlin
Sam Costen
Memphis
John Goins
Albert Stockwell
Nashville
Middle
Ewell T. Weakley
Dyersburg
West Tennessee
Thomas O. H. Smith
Richard N. Ivins
J. Washington Moore
Hugh Stanton
Hooker May Run for Senate Dem Nomination in Tennessee
Nashville lawyer John J. Hooker said he is seriously considering entering the Democratic race for the United States Senate seat held by incumbent Tom Stewart of Winchester. Hooker spoke in Chattanooga on a Saturday, outlining his potential candidacy.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John J. Hooker
Nashville
The
Bar Association of Tennessee
United States
Tom Stewart
Winchester
Four Allied Ships Sunk by U Boats in Western Atlantic
The navy announced four more Allied losses to enemy submarines in the western Atlantic raising the total from Pearl Harbor to 251 ships. The sunk vessels include a U.S. cargo ship, a British small ship, a Norwegian merchantman, and another Allied craft. Seventy one crewmen were rescued from three ships, ten were killed, and most of the fourth ship's crew survived. The American vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean on April 26.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United Nations
Sunik
Pearl Harbor
United States
Caribbean
Myrna Loy Remarries in Private New York Ceremony
Film star Myrna Loy wed advertising executive John D. Hertz Jr. in a quiet Saturday night ceremony at the groom’s sister’s home in New York. The couple, who had recently divorced Arthur Hornblow Jr., were married by Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora with only immediate family present.
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New York
Myrna Loy
John D. Hertz, Jr
Arthur Hornblow, Jr
Hertz
Robert Leylan
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Farley Says NY Dem Nominee Will Be Next Governor
James A. Farley, former postmaster general, met with President Roosevelt and said he is satisfied there will be no difficulty regarding the gubernatorial nominee in New York state and that the Democratic nominee will be the next governor.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
New York State
Red Planes Sink German Vessels in Baltic Missions
Soviet Stormovik bombers reportedly sunk 10 German ships including nine transports in Baltic convoy and base strikes. The attack damaged an ammunition dump and anti aircraft batteries at an undisclosed base. Separately Soviet reports cite heavy fighting on multiple fronts with Germany suffering hundreds of casualties and tank losses. An allied air force also claims destruction of another Japanese submarine and confirms MacArthur HQ updates.
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Moscow
Baltic
Black Sea
Kalinin
Germany
Central Front
Red Army
State Editors Oust Politics In War Effort
The Tennessee Press Association closed its 72nd convention with a pledge to support the war effort regardless of politics and to urge greater sacrifices. Capt Enoch Brown predicted production goals would be met and cautioned against criticizing officials before the war. E W Palmer warned of metal shortages and ordered a metal inventory by WPB. Editors toured the Vultee Aircraft plant and viewed the dive bomber in production.
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Tennessee Press Association
Congress
Capt
Enoch Brown
Memphis
Memphis Publishing Company
Roosevelt
Brown
E. W. Palmer
Kingsport
War Production Board
WPB
Palmer
Vultee Aircraft
Vultee
British Ready For The Kill In Libyan Desert
British forces break Axis armored superiority in the Libyan desert as the Eighth Army and air power pound Rommel’s troops. About 340 German and Italian tanks destroyed or captured. Allied siege drives narrow Rommel’s options near Ain El Gazala and Bir Hacheim.
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Cairo
Egypt
Eighth Army
Suez
Claude Auchinleck
Erwin Rommel
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hacheim
Knightsbridge
Tobruk
Rommel
Tamar
Kingsport Navy enlistment marks Pearl Harbor anniversary
Ten Kingsport men will take the oath as Avengers of Pearl Harbor at a 2 25 p.m. ceremony at Broad Street circle. Judges T R Bandy and Shelbourne Ferguson will speak, Lt J E Wilson will administer the oath, and a parade led by the Dobyns Bennett high school band will accompany the event with participation by the Tennessee State Guard and local Boy Scouts. Recruits may still join by 10 a.m. today.
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Broad Street Circle
Kingsport
Navy
Pearl Harbor
T. R. Bandy
Shelbourne Ferguson
J. E. Wilson
U. S. Navy Medical Corps
Avengers of
R. N. Runion
Hawaiian
Wilson
Runion
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Broad Street
Tennessee State Guard
Bristol
Johnson City
United States Navy
Midway Battle Net Gains as Japan Loses Warships
Admiral Nimitz in a third communique reports Pearl Harbor avenged as U S forces sink or damage 13 to 15 Japanese warships and transports at Midway including two or three carriers. He notes light U S casualties and states victory is in the making amid ongoing fighting.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
United States
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Midway
Oahu
Nimitz
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian
Coral Sea
Oahu Island
Washington
America
Admiral Nimitz
Ernest J. King
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Army
Nimitz Finds Light Moment Amid Midway Battle
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commander in chief of the Pacific fleet adds a rare smile in the Midway fight as he notes in his third communique that perhaps they are midway to their objective.
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Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Midway Island
Midway
Governmental Work Requires Full Use Of Civic Auditorium
Mayor Glen Bruce announced at a Saturday meeting that a request was made to use the Civic Auditorium for governmental work. Civic and patriotic groups agreed to relocate activities from the municipal building to other sites and may move some groups to school buildings until the auditorium is free again. Applications to use school buildings should be directed to school authorities.
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Glen Bruce
Civic Auditorium
War Department to Build Cherokee Ordnance Plant Near Kingsport
In Washington, the War Department announced a large munitions plant will be built near Kingsport. Senator Tom Stewart and Rep. B Carroll Reece said the facility, named Cherokee Ordnance Corporation, will cost about $6,000,000 and be run by army engineers with Heyden Chemical Corp of New York City.
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Kingsport
War Department
Washington
Tom Stewart
Army Engineers
Heyden Chemical Corp
New York City
B. Carroll Reece
Cherokee Ordnance Corporation
Japanese Claim Chuhsien Capture
The Japanese claim the walled city of Chuhsien in Chekiang province was captured after a three day battle. They say 15 Chinese divisions were annihilated and that the city was occupied at 6 p m Saturday according to a Domei dispatch datelined Chuhsien.
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Tokyo
Chuhsien
Chekiang
China
Domei
Japs Thrown Out Here’s Box Score
Pearl Harbor Honolulu reports Japan’s attempt to invade Midway failed with heavy losses. The first hostile fleet in American waters saw at least 13 to 15 ships sunk or damaged including aircraft carriers battleships and transports.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Japan
Midway Island
Pacific
New Auto Stamps On Sale Wednesday
Federal five dollar automobile tax stamps go on sale June 10 at post offices and internal revenue offices. Commissioner Guy T. Helvering said possession of the stamp will be required to obtain new gasoline rationing cards in areas with fuel restrictions.
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Coleman
Mr. Coleman
Bataan
Corregidor
Free
America
Kingsport
Washington
Internal Revenue Collector
Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
Statewide blackout guidance issued for June 9 1942
Official Civilian Defense notice outlines a two hour national blackout from 10:00 to 10:30 p m with specifics on when to darken windows turn off lights and how to handle vehicles and traffic It includes district coverage for Kingsport and instructions for air raid wardens and broadcasters to inform the public while emphasizing safety and cooperation.
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Fourth Regional Corps
Civilian Defense
United States Army
E.W.T
Kingsport
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Battle
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