Roosevelt Seizes Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad
President Roosevelt ordered federal seizure and operation of the 239 mile Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad to avert a strike and push a wartime labor board settlement. Eastman to oversee federal management with Barriger as federal manager and troops possible, continuing prestrike conditions until an agreement is reached.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
War Labor Board
Troes
Joseph B. East
Jan
Office of Defense Transportation
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Exustman
J. W. Barsiger
Offee of Defense Transportation
Peoria
Eastman
Barriger
National War Labor Board
Surgoinsville Seaman Safe After Torpedoing of Merchant Ship
Surgoinsville seaman L. Williams was among 26 survivors landed in Norfolk after the torpedo attack on a large American merchantman off the Atlantic coast on Wednesday. The East Tennesseean served as an oiler aboard the merchantman. Thirteen others were landed at Merecitad City, N. Cy two crewmen are missing. Lieutenant Walker of Virginia and James E. Bormer University of Ala, a Virginia Military Institute coach, has been commissioned a navy lieutenant and will report for active duty immediately.
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Norfolk
Walker
James Ebormer University
Virginia Military Institute
Sugar Sales Halted Nationwide Amid Rationing Plan
Officials announced a nationwide halt in all sugar sales beginning April 28 for about a week as part of a broader rationing program. Individual consumers will register May 4 to 7 at local schools, receive 28 stamps for two week allotments, and use stamps at purchase. Industrial users will obtain certificates instead of stamps as the rationing system is prepared.
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Chicago
United States
Frank Bane
JCPA
Santa Anita Race Track to Serve Induction Center
The wartime civilian control branch says the Santa Anita track near Los Angeles will be used as an induction center for Japanese evacuated from coastal regions. The plan reflects broad wartime population moves affecting California facilities.
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San Francisco
Army
Santa Anita
Los Angeles
Uncle Ef Calls for Public War Parade Showcases
A voice urges turning the war into a community event with local parades and public displays of tanks and mechanized equipment. The author questions secrecy and proposes showing off equipment to boost local pride and awareness of service members.
Missing Kingsport youth reported in naval action
Charles Norris aged 20, fireman first class, is reported missing in action after naval engagement. Grandmother Mrs. (name unreadable) notified by Old Kingsport official Samuel Patton. Telegram from Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs says information from Washington hints at possible survivors but no definite news. Norris and another Kingsport youth, William E. Leedy, are listed among local boys reported missing in naval action since war began.
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Charles Douglas Norris
Kingsport
Jos
Samuel Patton
Old Kingsport
Navy
Norris
Randall Jacobs
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Sam
Isethieen
William E. Leedy
Ruth May Linkous
Arch Street
United States Navy
Leedy
Chartsytd
Dobyns-Bennett
Hwar
U S Bomber Destroys Axis U-Boat Off East Coast
An American bomber destroyed a German U boat off the eastern United States coast during a photographic mission. Four depth charges plus machine gun fire shattered the conning tower and left no survivors probable, according to Lieut. Gen. Hugo A. Drum. Pilot Second Lieut. E. H. Upperson and co-pilot Second Lieut. Barn ey I. Johnson described four runs at 100 feet altitude and direct hits on the conning tower. Gunner Corporal Clifton A. Cyr reported firing four bursts and seeing subsurface debris. photographer Pvt. 3. A. Boyle took seven pictures confirming destruction.
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New York
Hugo A. Drum
Era
General Drum
E. H. Upperson
Scott City
Kaa
Jonemy
Barney I. Johnson
Fort Worth
Tex
Johnson
Clifton A. Cyr
Spokane
Wash
Cyr
Pvt.3. A. Boyle
Brooklyn
Charles G. Parrott
Clay City
Japan Masses Forces For Drive On Sittang Lines
Massive Japanese formations converged for a crossriver push through the Sittang defenses near Toungan toward the Irrawaddy as Chinese troops under Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell observed action on the Burma front. Dispatches indicated a stiffening Allied line after Chinese forces struck near Pyu, 20 miles downriver, signaling a potential main engagement.
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Mendalay
Sittang River
Toungan
Irrawaddy
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Sittang
Pyu
Toungao
Flowers Blooming in Ulster Bring Spring Romance
United States soldiers in Northern Ireland discover engagements with local Irish girls as spring arrives. AEF privates report quick romances, with at least one announced engagement, while officers caution about support and payroll allotments. The mood is light as Irish eyes and spring charm mix with military life.
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United States
Northern Ireland
Colleen
London
Ulster
Trish
Clarence Herris
Greenvale
N.C
Harris
ALF
Colleens
Soft Coal Price Ceiling Advised
Washington officials urged a price ceiling for soft coal to curb runaway costs. Interior Secretary Ickes warned all coal users to stockpile fuel now to prevent shortages next fall due to transport disruptions. The Interior Department proposed a 72.50 a ton ceiling at the mine as the weighted average for soft coal.
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Washington
Luther
Herr
Interior
Ickes
Sand Fuels
Hitler Seeks Chile Friendship in Cable Message
El Imparcial reports Adolf Hitler cabled Chilean President-elect Juan Rioz expressing a wish for German Chilean ties to grow closer. Rioz, who takes office April 2, heads a nation previously allied with Argentina in Latin America. The message was dated March 19 from Fuehrer's headquarters.
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Santiago
Chile
Adolf Hitler
Juan Rioz
el Imparcial
Rios
Argentina
Asi
Fuehres
Navy Reports Two American Ships Torpedoed
The Navy announced two American merchant ships were torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. One vessel was sunk near New Jersey with 44 missing and six survivors found later. The incident marks the Honduran liner sinking on March 1 as the first Honduran ship lost in the war, amid several South American ships torpedoed.
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New York
New Jersey
Tltd Naval District
Arnold Attacks Unions Over War Effort Conduct
Washington reports Thurman Arnold assistant attorney general leveled sharp accusations against organized labor. He claimed unions hinder efficient use of workers and machinery and threaten farmers and consumers while impeding housing and food distribution. He urged stronger protections and criticized the pending labor union registration bill as inadequate.
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Washington
Organized Labor
New Deal
Thurman Arnold
House Judiciary Committee
Japs Raid Australian Seaports In War Update Melbourne
MacArthur marshaled Al lied forces for a rendezvous with destiny as Japanese ships were sunk near Rabaul and at New Britain harbor. The attack on Broome and Derwin marked intensified raids on northwest Australia while Allied planes increased patrols from Koepang to the Solomons. MacArthur and staff conferred with Allied leaders in Melbourne as U S troops joined the cheering crowds.
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Melbourne
Douglas Macarthur
Destiny
Rabaul Harbor
New Britain
Australia
Broome
Darwin
Airpork
Derby
Derwin
New Guinea
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Cape Leewin
Forth
Kopeang
Timor
Solomons
Yamdena
United Nations
Ing
Winston Dugan
Victoria
Anzat
Patrick J. Hurley
U. S
New Zealand
Richard K. Sutherland
United States
Hugh J. Casey
McKellar Reports FDR Support on Economy Move
Senator McKellar of Tennessee said President Roosevelt offered helpful suggestions on his bill to abolish the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Youth Administration as an economy measure. He met the President at the White House for about 45 minutes and said he would relay the suggestions to the committee.
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Arnold
Thomas
Special
Senate Committee On
William Green
Philip Murray
AFL
CIO
Washington
McKellar
D-Tenn
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Tennessee
Senate Education and Labor PebbuniteRe
White House
Stephen T. Early
CCC
NYA
U S Gunboat Asheville Presumed Lost Near Java
The Navy Department says the 1270 ton gunboat Asheville is presumed lost south of Java after enemy action. Commander Captain Kenneth Mortimer Hoeffel, 48, of Oronto Wisconsin led the ship built in 1948 at Charleston. Jane's Fighting Ships lists 185 sailors as normal complement aboard.
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Washington—P
Navy Department
Ashkeville
Java
Kenneth Mortimer Hoeffel
Oronto
Wis
Navy
Jane's Fighting Ships
Asheville
Charleston
S.C
Tsince
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Full-Scale Offensive Is Expected In The Philippines
Across the Bataan Peninsula patrols clashed as Japanese batteries pounded Manila Bay fortifications. The U S war department reports indicate a new large Japanese offensive is anticipated, with American Filipino defenders bracing for impact.
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Washington
Bataan
Manila Bay
War Department
Mass Red Troops Readying for Soviet Offensive Drive
Moscow reported massive Red Army divisions drilled for a northern central and southern thrust toward Orel a key German strong point. Guerrilla actions around Bryansk and rail targets supported the push as Nazi supply lines and the 16th Army faced rising resistance. Red Star said hundreds of thousands of troops were poised to strike with air and artillery pressure thinning German transports.
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Moscow
Siberia
Siveria
Red Army
Red Star
Orel
Bryansk
Moscow Radio
Staraya Russa
Memphis Rail Chief Threatens Arrest Over Transportation Plan
Memphis Street Railway Company president Roane Waring faces daily arrest threats from Memphis Police Commissioner Joseph Boyle if current transportation service conditions are not changed. The clash centers on public transit operations and regulatory actions amid ongoing disputes.
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Memphis——Paolice
Joseph Boyle
Roane Waring
Memphis Street Railway Company
Jycur Transportations
Lonely Kingsport Soldier Seeks Mail From Home
A US Army air corps gunner Clayton J. Brock of the 308th School Squadron at Custer Field Biloxi Miss appeals through the Kingsport Times for letters to ease loneliness far from home. He writes of missing familiar towns and asks civilians to keep letters coming to support those in service.
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U.S
Clayton J. Brock
U. S. Army Air Corps
Brock
Custer Field
Biloxi
Mississippi
Kingsport
Clayton J. Browie
Miss
Officers Seize Liquor In Raids Near Kingsport
A Tennessee Department of Finance and Taxation team with highway patrol and deputy sheriffs confiscated more than 10 cases of whiskey in two raids near Bristol on Friday and Saturday. They found 10 cases at J. G. Redo’s home in Bluff City while six pints and a quantity of whiskey plus a quart of wine were located at Ed Blevins’ home on Yerda Avenue. No arrests were charged. The raid party included palsy McGhee J E Morelock RA Smith James Weaver Frank Williams Jack Doak and Deputy Sheriff W L Frazier.
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Tennessee Department of Financ and Taxation
Sheri
Bristol
J. G. Redo
Bluff City
Ed Blevins
Yerida Avenue
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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Surgoinsville
Charles Norris
Chertes D, Norris
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AEF
Rice Yahner
Hitler
Atlantic
Vern A. Haught
Pacific
Yamashita
Singapore
Tovmmand
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Ehserters
Netherlands
Indigs
Corregidor
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Continental
United States Army
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Rail Company
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