Unrecognized China 4th Army Still Pursued By Chiang Forces
A wartime dispatch reports the 4th Army of China remains under pursuit by Chiang Kai-shek forces. The article notes ongoing operations and strategic visibility in the conflict zone without graphic detail.
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China
Chiang
Forgotten New Fourth Army Holds Out In Central China
The Communist New Fourth Army, denied official recognition by the Kuomintang, remains surrounded in the mountains of Hupeh Henan and Anhwei after fighting Japanese since 1937. They say they were ordered to move north and were ambushed, while Chiang Kai-shek accuses them of attacking a superior unit in daylight.
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Shin Hwa Dien
Hupeh Province
China
NEA
New Fourth
Kuomintang
Hupeh
Henan
Anhwei
Japan
Oe New Fourth
NFA
Chiang Kaishek
Yangtze River
Yeh Ting
40Th Division
N Pp
CNFA
CNFA Holds Central Plains Despite Bloodless Retreats
Report describes the CNFA's expansion into Hupeh after the war and its 60 000 to 70 000 regulars plus 200 000 militia. It notes a bloodless resistance stance, a new Communist government, and shops with party line labels amid a partially staffed university and uncertain ideological alignment.
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Nips
CNFA
China
Honan
Hupeh
Lee Hesien-Nien
Central Plains Liberated Area
Red Government
New Democratic
New Enlightenment
Kuomintang
British Steam Train Sets 126 MPH Land Propulsion Record
A British steam powered land propulsion train achieved a speed record of 126 miles per hour in 1938 marking a milestone in rail technology.
State Ends Auto Plate Manufacture Due to Steel Shortage
Madison reports the state prison at Waupun halted making registration plates after steel shortages. The motor vehicle department ordered 700000 plates since July but delivered only 579000, requiring motorists to use windshield stickers until production resumes. State law mandates plates be purchased from the prison. The sweet potato note is included.
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Madison
B. L. Marcus
State Motor Vehicle Department
Waupun
Marcus
Tojo Dejected As Allies Map Rise And Fall Of Jap Empire
In Tokyo during the international war crimes trial, Hideki Tojo and 25 associates watched 15 foot square red lined maps trace Nippon s expansion and decline across Manchuria China Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. The prosecution opened its case showing how aggression peaked and then receded as Japan lost its empire. Tojo, anxious and silent, studied the maps intently.
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Tojo
Tokyo
International War Crimes Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Manchuria
China
Southeast Asia
South Pacific
Japa
Philippines
Thailand
Burma
New Guinea
Malay Straits
Japan
Senator Johnston Charged With Accepting Graft
State Senator Ivan A. Johnston of Mt. Clemens faces a two count perjury warrant charging graft money accepted while he was Macomb county prosecutor from 1939 to 1943. The warrant was issued by a one man grand jury and Johnston was arraigned demanding examination set for Friday.
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MT. Clemons
Mich
Ivan A. Johnston
Mt. Clemens
Macomb County
Grand
Herman Dehnke
Harrisville
Johnston
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