Centaur Hospital Ship Sunk by Japanese Submarine
The Australian hospital ship Centaur was torpedoed and sunk off Brisbane last Friday with 299 lives lost. Sixty four of 363 aboard survived, including one nurse, Sister Eleanor Savage. Survivors endured sharks and oil as they waited 36 hours for rescue, while Gen. Douglas MacArthur condemned the attack as savagery.
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Survivors on lifeboats after sinking face scarce supplies
The rescued describe rafts with varying food and water supplies while sharks swarmed the boats. Survivors rejected sharks with oars as crews fought to stay afloat. The sinking’s location of survivors was not disclosed in the announcement.
Eudora Rural High School Commencement May 21
Commencement exercises for Eudora rural high school set for Friday evening May 21 at 8 o clock in the high school auditorium. The program includes processional Pomp and Circumstance, readings by Miss Marjorie Folkers Jean Henderson address How to Make a Touchdown in the Game of Life, Dr William Lindsay Young presiding and other musical numbers. The Journal World reaches about 35000 readers daily and the Too Late to Classify column is widely read.
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Knox vows axis leaders to be held to strict accounting
Boston May 18 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox denounced Hitler and Tojo by name and promised a long record of their crimes in Europe and Asia. He warned phony peace offensives would fail and called for unconditional surrender as Allied forces push deeper into enemy lines.
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Commentary on War Strain and Home Front Sacrifices
A speaker laments rising war costs and human losses, noting increasing wealth spent to support the armed forces and growing restrictions and sacrifices on the home front as the conflict intensifies.
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