Revolt in Ecuador as troops seize Guayaquil
In Guayaquil clashes leave at least 40 dead as civilian and military factions seize strategic sites. The uprising supports Velasco Ibarra who is in exile and seeks new elections while Quito reports no word since midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Guayaquill
Seizos
Carabineros
Velasco Tbarra
Quito
Nhe
Velasco Ibarra
Colombia
Chile
Premd
Five men charged in bribery linked draft evasion
Chicago federal agents say five men bribed to dodge military service were arrested and a sixth aiding evasion was detained. Names include George Sam and Charles Bartoli with ages 36 and 29, plus James Cerone 25, Albert Di Leo 35, and Aloisio Smokes 37. Naval and FBI investigations continue as charges seek evasion contacts and bribe totals around 50 dollars to 3,050 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
FBI
George Sam
Charles Carl Bartoli
James Samuel Cerone
Oy Albert di Leo
Rone
Aloisio
FBI Ona
Naval
Otjen For Governor Club Formed In Wisconsin
Articles of incorporation for the Otjen for Governor club in southern Wisconsin were filed with the secretary of state on Monday. Incorporators listed include Alan Hayen Harold C Knapp and F N Buist Beloit as the club location with aims to support Col Otjen for the Republican ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otjen
Yoorpora
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Col. C “ Otjen
Col. Otjen
Beloit
Alan Hayen
Harold C. Knapp
F. N. Uist
Japs Strike On Four Fronts In China Burma War Effort
Chinese forces fight on four fronts to halt major Japanese offensives. Japanese advance nears Changsha along Hankow Canton railway while Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault's 14th Air Force supports from the air. Stillwell's troops push toward Myitkyina to link Ledo and Burma roads. American units move toward Mokmer on Biak Island as operations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
China
Chungking
Hankow-Canton
Changsha
Japan
Claire Chennault
14Th
U. S. Airforce
Yoyang
Puchi
Sinyang
Henan
Loyang
Yunnan
Burma
Myitkyina
Tatangtza
Stillwell
Stilwell
Explosion at Hammond Stand Oil plant kills three
Three men died and three others were injured in a blast at the Standard Oil Company of Indiana plant in Hammond on Monday. Local authorities investigated the blast and identified the dead and wounded, with emergency crews responding to the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond, Ind
Hammond
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Keep Off Island Beach Warned By Mayor
Mayor J. J. Verdota warns residents to stay off Pettibone island bath beach due to strong river current and deep drop off. Police will station an officer Tuesday, park workers to display warnings, and life guards will be posted when the bath house and beach reopen in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettibone Island
J. J. Verdota
Herman F Rick
Beac
Park Department
Bath House
Coast Guard Reserve
City Plans Memorial Day Parade Across La Crosse
The city will hold a large Memorial Day parade tomorrow led by Judge R V Ahlstrom. Units report by 8 30 a m for formation at Market Square Cameron Park with sections going to Oak Grove and Catholic cemeteries after marching east on King Street and West Avenue. Cars will be removed from parade routes overnight to ease movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
All la Crosse
R. V. Ahlstrom
Citizens’ Committee
Ahlstrom
Fourth
King Streets
Juge Ahlstrom
Market Square
Cameron Park
Ahistrom
Police Department
King Street
West Avenue
Oak Grove Cemetery
Cass
22Nd Street
Market
City to Close Public Buildings For Parade Day
All city public buildings including city hall court house post office and banks will close Tuesday. Only special delivery and perishable mail will be delivered. Crowds are asked not to block cemetery entrances to avoid delaying parade assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Wenzel M. Dvorak
Poison Alcohol Death Toll Reaches Nine
New York reports three new deaths from poison alcohol, bringing a three day toll to nine men and one woman. Police found 45 gallons of denatured alcohol in the home of George Krisunias, 50, a candy store proprietor. Krisunias surrendered for questioning. his wife Sophie, 31, was arraigned and held without bail on homicide charges after admitting selling 15 bottles of the alcoholic beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
George Krisunias
Krisunias
Sophie Krisunias
Pay Increases Approved for Postmasters in Senate
The Senate voted 44 to 12 to approve a conference report boosting postmasters salaries by five to 20 percent for those earning up to $8,000 annually. The measure replaces overtime pay with higher base wages and now goes to the House despite protests from Senator Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reed
R-Kan
Senate
Chamber
House
Allied Troops Close On Rome In Heavy Italian Front Push
Allied dispatches report American and French forces pressing toward Rome from the Alban hills and along the Liri and Casilina corridors. Fifth and Eighth Army units penetrate toward Campoleone Valmontone Lanuvio and Veltr i with strong German resistance and significant prisoner gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Alban Hills
Rome
Sid Feder
Fifth Army
London
Algiers
Italy
Via
Casilina
Camopeone- Valmontone
Velletri
Appian Way
Lanuvia
Alban
Pontine
Liri
Sacco
Valmontone
Sermoneta
Bassiano
Norma
5Th Army
Ville Santo Stefano
Monte Siserno
Ceprano
8Th
Hermann Goering
Berlin Broadcast Promises Sensational News Then Violin Prize
A Berlin radio announcer hype says sensational war news will follow, then teases a violin made in 1626 as the featured performance. The Associated Press notes the dramatic build up as the broadcast from Berlin unfolds with breathless rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
America
National Broadcasting Company
Increase Disabled Veterans Benefits Signed by President
President Roosevelt signed two measures raising disability compensation for World War I veterans and dependents. One boosts by 15 percent for service connected disabilities and for dependents. the other increases monthly aid for permanently and totally disabled non service connected veterans and for long-standing or age 65 recipients. A third bill allows retired military and navy personnel to enter pension rolls if they waive retired pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elc
Roosevelt
Navy
War Goes On Even If F. Ros Away Gifford
Rep. Gifford of Massachusetts told the House that relief exists if President Roosevelt could leave Washington for a month and the war would continue. He warned that a fourth term for Roosevelt would prompt a message to his district to say goodbye to their form of government. He spoke citing Roosevelt’s recent vacation in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gifford
Mass
House
Roosevelt
South
Army Reports Rockets Effective In Pacific
The army air forces say Rocket equipped fighters have been used successfully in combat against Japan in the Pacific and China Burma India theaters. They targeted bivouac areas bridges and ammunition dumps land targets and barges and light shipping at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Forces
Europe
Pacific
China- Burma-India
Stevenson Keefe File For Reelection In Wisconsin
Reps William H. Stevenson and Frank B. Keefe filed nomination papers for reelection to Congress with the Wisconsin secretary of state. Stevenson represents the third district and Keefe the sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Keefe
Madison
Wis
William H. Stevenson
la Crosse
Frank B. Keefe
Roshkosh
Congress
Secretary of State
Memorial Day Newsprint Pause For The Tribune
The Tribune will not publish its normal wartime porn editions on Memorial Day to conserve newsprint. If unusual war news arises, the editions will be published as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
German broadcasts flag looming invasion amid high Dover heat
London reports show increased tension along Marshal Von Rundstedt's front as Britain braces amid heat waves. Nazi commentators say Eisenhower missed a favorable invasion window while German agency DNB notes invasion could come on a next date, amid peak alert levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marshal von Rundstedt
Strait of
Dover
Eisenhower
Germany
Hitler
Eisenhower Returns From Canadian Troop Field Inspection
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to headquarters with Lieutenant General Henry Crerar after inspecting Canadian troops in England. The Allied invasion commander praises Canadian battle fitness and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry D. G. Crerar
England
Fresh Troop Delays and Rail Strikes Cloud Western Invasion
Gazette de Lausanne hints at growing fear of a general D-day rail strike by French workers, with Nazi officials reinforced at key transport posts. Allied leaders reportedly view their invasion timing as uncertain, while Berlin speculates Eisenhower awaits fresh American troops. A Berlin meeting between Hitler and Japan’s ambassador Oshima adds further intrigue to the invasion picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette de Lausanne
von Rundstedt
Berlin
Eisenhower
America
Hitler
Hiroshi Oshima
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Senator Vandenberg seeks to curb Petrillo influence on school music
Senator Vandenberg introduces legislation to release music of school children from the control of James Caesar Petrillo, president of the musicians union. He says the bill would prevent interference with noncommercial educational or cultural radio programs and notes Chairman Clark would have introduced it if present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
James Caesar Petrillo
Musicians’ Union of
The
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Clark
D-Idaho
Petrillo
May Exchange Gas Coupons On June 1
B-2 and C-2 gasoline coupons valid on or after June 1 may be exchanged at local war price and ration boards for new coupons of equal gallonage. The old coupons become invalid June 1, and the exchange allows full use of the original gallonage. Announcement came from Phil H. Griffin, district OPA director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil H. Griffin
OPA
Bill for Armed Forces Merger Faces Cautious Critique
Senator Hill proposes abolishing the army and navy and creating a unified department of armed forces with a civilian secretary and under secretaries for each service. A special House committee cautions against hasty reorganization during wartime, warning it could distract high command from winning the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hill
D-Ala
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Department of Armed Forces
House
Woodrum
D-Va
House Committee
War of the War and Navy Departments
Armed Forces
Air
United Chiefs of Staff
Fice
Air Force
William D. Leahy
United Armed Forces
Allied Air Fleets Hit Germany and Poland in Wide Blitz
Massive Allied air offensive strikes German and Polish targets from Poznan to Leipzig and Leipzig area oil works. American bombers plus Italian and British craft stage operations across central Europe including Vienna and Wiener Neustadt with losses and multiple landings reported in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Poland
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Europe
France
Belgium
Italy
Austria
U. S
Poznan
Kreising
Leipzig
Tutow
Cottbus
Sorau
Lower Danube
Anders
Sweden
Berlin
Stockholm
Reich
Yugoslavia
Bom
Atzgerdssdorf
Nord
Willersdorf
Messerschmitt
Naples
Marshal Tito
Naeples
Hit
Britain
RAF
Angers
Ludwigshafen
Dresden
Magdeburg
United States
Ruhland
Lutzkendorf
Merseburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miguel Angel Alborace
Clasco Tbarra
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
House Rules Committee
Wiley On
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Hatch
D-Nm
Justice Department
Ferguson
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Chandler
D-Ky
Wiley
R-Wis
Bronxville
N. Y
Roberts Investigating Commission
Secretary of the Navy
Roberts’ Commission
Navy Department
East
Island Beach
Sky Armada
Oak Grove
Robert S. Hanson
Christopher Boland
Bulletin
Aprilia
Mediterranean Air Force
Anzio
F. Ros
By James M. Long
Fear Rail
DNB
Ike
Aim
Gladwin Hill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!