War Anniversary Noisy in Italy
London reports the third anniversary of Italy entering the war as Italian outposts in the Mediterranean endure heavy assaults. Allied landings feared possible while Pantelleria may be stormed. Rome says surrender demands aimed to spare civilians. Sardinia and Sicily feel air power impact amid invasion speculation. Lidice rememberance marks Czech resistance. Berlin circles claim anti invasion wall strengthened.
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UPI
Italy
Mediterranean
Ooe
Antelleria
Tunisia
Sicily
Daily Express
Pantelleria
Altho
Rome
Sardinia
Hitler
Lidice
Reinhardt’ Heydrich
Bohemia and
Moravia
Paris
Berlin
Hog Prices Slump in Chicago Market
Chicago reports hog prices dipping under 14 dollars per hundredweight for the first time this year. FDA sources say it will hold to a 13.75 dollar average support level, with further action possible via increased meat purchases for military and lend lease needs. Hog supplies are at their heaviest for June in nine years, signaling producer feeding difficulties and drought-era strain on corn.
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Chicago
Hher Food Distribution Administration
Food Distribution Administration
Suport
FDA
Drouth
Proguc.ergs
Cooperative trucking plan eyed to cut 120000 miles yearly
Four eastern Kansas truck firms Topeka Transfer & Storage Lawrence Transfer and Storage Graham Ship-by-Truck and Wheelock Bros Inc join a cooperative plan. George West says the arrangement could save about 120000 truck miles annually by eliminating duplicate service. A minor car collision on Sixth and Massachusetts injures no one. W S Russell of Olathe and C E Thompson of Hume were involved.
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Kansas City
Kansas
George West
Office of Defense Transportation
Topeka
W. S. Russell
Olathe
Kan
C. E. Thompson
Hume
Sixth
Massachusetts
Russell
Collision Involving Thompson Vehicle Details Missing
A fragment notes Massachusetts incident where a vehicle struck the rear of Thompson's car as it backed out from the curb. No further details on identities, location, or resulting injuries are provided.
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Sachusetts
Thompson
Curtin Sees Shift to Limited Offensives Against Japan
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin outlined a approaching shift from defensive warfare in the South West Pacific to limited and possibly full scale attacks on Japan. He cited Allied sea control from Midway and Solomon Islands and noted Australia can still be raided but can be held as a base for offensives. He spoke after talks with General Douglas MacArthur in Sydney on June 7.
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Douglas MacArthur
Curtin
Australia
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Washington
Churchill
Roosevelt
United States Navy
Midway Island
Solomon Islands
Coral Sea
Japan
War shortages spark pediatric debate on pacifiers
Chicago June 19 The war impact on babies includes pacifier shortages a Washington report notes. Dr Morris Fishbein cites rattles teethers and nipples as affected while pediatricians weigh substitutes most find many items nonessential and thumbs offered as a remedy.
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Chicago
Washington
Morris Fishbein
Hygens
Health Magazine
Fishbein
War Production Board
Division of Medical Sciences
National Research Council
Freed in Shooting Verdict Clears Fort Worth Divorcee
Jury in Tulsa returns a verdict clearing Ella B. Howard, a Fort Worth divorcee, in the manslaughter case over the fatal shooting of Mrs. T Earl Simmons of Tulsa. Mrs. Howard planned a quiet life with her two children and mother after the hour and 50 minute deliberation. Simmons testified he gave her $20 000 in diamonds and other gifts.
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Tulsa
Okla
T. Earl Simmons
Ella B. Howard
Fort Worth
Mrs. Howard
Mrs. Simmons
Pwaie Mayo
Simmons
Carrier With Convoy: Nazi Radio Describes U-Boat Fight
German radio reported a mid Atlantic clash between a U boat and eight British carrier planes. It claimed the submarine shot down one aircraft and, after the engagement, continued its operations.
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London
mid-Atlantic
Associated Press
Wind Strikes Olathe Naval Base During SevereStorm
A CP-A wind storm hit the Olathe naval air base late yesterday with heavy rain and hail. Lieut. Marion Collins reports all airborne aircraft landed safely. several planes on the apron were torn loose and damaged. Winds reached 65 to 70 mph, causing injuries.
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Olathe
Olathe Naval Air Base
Marion Collins
Baseball hall of fame debate from a Kansas City Star column
Clyde McBride argues old time players should be recognized with a fuller Cooperstown ballot. Hugh Fullerton senior recalls nineties stars and earlier, naming many players by positions and praising legends like Jere Denny Fred Pfefer Mike King Kelly and Mordecai Brown as candidates with varied ballot support.
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New York
Baseball Hall of Fame
Clyde McBride
Kansas City Star
Cooperstown
Chadbourne
Phelan
Bulger
Sam Crane
McBride
Hugh Fullerton
Jere Denny
Fred Pfefer
Mike “King” Kelly
Babe Ruth
Pop
Frank Chance
Rube Waddell
Ed Walsh
Miller Huggins
Ed Delahanty
Hall of Fame Outfield Stock Aces Early Election List
The discussion notes Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Willie Keeler as elected and Delehanty and Hughie Duffy near the top of outfielders, with strong praise for Duffy as "the best outfield of them all" from Pop.
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Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Tris Speaker
Willie Keeler
Delehanty
Hughie Duffy
Hall of Fame
Pop
Duffy
Baseball Hall of Fame debate among star players
The article compares all time greats and near misses like Billy Hamilton and Stahl of Boston who could steal 300 bases a year, Fred Clarke and Tommy Leach of Pittsburgh, and Clarence Beaumont and Kess Burkett versus George Stone of the Browns, arguing only superstars merit induction.
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Billy Hamilton
Stahl
Boston
Pittsburgh
Fred Clarke
Clarence Beaumont
Tommy Leach
Kess Burkett
George Stone
Browns
Bill Brandt
Rutgers professor pitches garden slogan Weed Em and Reap
P Professor Frank G Helyar of Rutgers university college of agriculture suggested the slogan Weed Em and Reap for victory gardeners to rally and cultivate crops amid wartime shortages.
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Frank G. Helyar
Rutgers University College of Agriculture
Victory Gardeners
Former Sultan Abd-El-Aziz Dies at 65 in Tetuan
Muled Abd-El-Aziz, former sultan of Morocco, dies at age 65 in Tetuan Spanish Morocco. He abdicated years ago and had long been a figure in regional affairs.
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Morocco
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Muley
Abd-El-Aziz
Moroccan Sultan 1894 1908 abdication and death note
The sultan who ruled Morocco from 1894 to 1908 abdicated the throne and died yesterday at the specified location. His reign marked a transitional period as internal and external pressures shaped the moroccan monarchy.
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Morocco
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Toad” Ramsey
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