Army Supply Bill Seeks 42 Billion For War Needs
The War Department seeks a 42 billion dollar army supply bill to fund expansion in 1943 and 1944. Plans include 148000 aircraft factory outputs, a larger army of 4.5 million men, and intensified chemical warfare and training. Alaska railroad survey and West Point cadet strength increases are included. Roosevelt signals ambitious goals and expedited readiness.
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Roosevelt
Hoh Arnold
Richervell
T. McNarney
Attertis
Alaska
Army
West Point
War Department
Coulter Barn Yields 69 Lbs Scrap Rubber
A damaged clipping notes Harvey J. Coulter’s death in 1687 and a box of salvaged oil scrap rubber turned over to a local garage by John Kerr on behalf of Mrs. Coulter. The 69 pounds were added to Boone county’s Scrap Rubber Salt Campaign collection, found in Coulter’s workshop. The report blends garbled details about storage, labeling, and the local effort to recycle rubber.
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Harvey JC. Coulter
John Kernodle
Coulter
Boone County
Mr Coulter
Fox Attack On Girl At Lizton Stirs Local Worry
A reported incident in Lizton involves a fox attack on a girl, prompting local authorities to warn residents and advise precautionary measures. The event has drawn concern from families and neighbors in the surrounding area.
Shipping Experts Are Summoned At Washington June 2
Shipping experts are summoned amid wartime concerns as various officials and international figures discuss industry controls and cooperation. Names, dates, and places appear garbled. the notice references post ministry figures and multiple countries.
Boone County quota exceeded report fragment
Fragmentary OCR note describes Boone quota issues with unclear terms and garbled words. The readable elements mention Boone and county references, but lack coherent facts, dates, or actions to frame a complete news item. The text appears as a damaged excerpt with no identifiable events or sources.
British Planes In Attack On Ender
Royal Air Force launched a heavy bombing offensive against Germany resuming after a week of poor weather. Three raids were executed Friday and Saturday with multiple planes in each raid. The strikes targeted Ruhr and Rhineland war industries, with official reports noting a large force and significant damage.
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Landa
Earl Loxs
Nish
Azalns
Royal Air Force
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Ull
Par rs Retained On School Board
A local school board meeting adjourned with a petitioned item read and referred to Public Works. The board discussed a corporate avenue for a project, voting Noes and Yeses as officials weighed the four proposed tracks and potential state aid.
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Nii Ns Pacer
Gelatin
Lee
Hore
Chartessi Dams Rey
Sid Aled
Menieré
Maxoe
Io Beck
Atrey
Ask
iOvatrent
The
Baris Pare
Get In The Robber Campaign Raincoat Drive
A wartime notice urges readers to donate raincoats for soldiers and Girl Scouts, listing needed quantities and asking volunteers to supply rubber items. Warnings accompany calls for Civil Defense training and control board questions, with emphasis on practical aid and participation.
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Girl Scouts
Revolts in Asia and U S tensions spark capital turmoil
London dispatch reports hundreds killed and heavy destruction in native revolts against Japanese rule in Korea Formosa and Manchukuo. In Washington Senator Truman accuses big steel firms of dictating War Production policy while Ickes approves July petroleum production.
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London
Korea
Formosa
Manchukuo
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
War Production Board
Round-Up Dinner Well Attended Event
A heavily attended Round-Up Dinner drew community leaders and locals. The page notes continue on page four with delayed reports and scattered references to speakers and regional groups.
Major Ol W Sicks on Duty At Camp Pickett
Fragmented report describes Major Ol W Sicks on duty at Camp Pickett. Mentions transfer of Dida W Sicks formerly of Lelanon and staff positions, with references to hospital transfers and an emergency appendectomy performed at a station hospital near Indianapolis.
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OL W. Sicks
Camp Pickett
Mai
Dida W. Sicks
Formenly
Lelanon
Sarfron
Iflie
Methot
Apd
Hospitalae
Jydianapelis
Caing- Meade
Miavlanily
Cand
Thief of
Bicker
Val
I “Ita
Sicha
Sevastopol Still Holds Amid Severe Attacks
Moscow reports Sevastopol remains fortified as German blows falter. Pravda says civilians, mostly women and children, evacuated under Black Sea front protection toward the Caucasus. Heavy fighting continues in northern Sevastopol and surrounding Donets sectors with significant Soviet losses and German casualties.
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Sevastopol
Moscow
Crimean
Pravda
Black Sea
Caucasus
Kira
Red Army
Horse Race Draws 56000 While Bets Surpass Two Million
The crowd of 56 000 packed the racecourse and wagered over 2 million dollars in a single day. The bustling scene back home boosts morale for service members from Australia to Iceland and sailors dodging submarines near the coast.
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Australia
Iceland
British in raids on Axis in Libya
UPI reports heavy Allied air strikes against Axis bases in Libya with US Army Air Corps and RAF bombers targeting Benghazi and supply lines. Rommel massed forces near Egypt as British and American planes attacked convoys, depots, and coastal defenses, aiming to disrupt Tobruk’s defenses and deter a push toward the Egyptian frontier.
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Cairo
UPI
United States Army Air Corps
Royal Air Force
RAF
Tabyan
Benghazi
Miway
H. A. Halverson
Iowa
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Tan Tae
Libya
RAY
Britis
Americge Sait Plata
United States Army
Lid
Tobruk
Hite
Binek Sen
Turkey
Middle East
Amunique
Bet Front Teporta
Gera Patie
Toarak
Taheak
Iour
Rust
Cat
British rush aid to army in Egypt
London reports say government supporters in Parliament back a surge of British reinforcements to the Egyptian front amid a crisis at sea. Sir Claude then announces a full Commons debate on the Libyan front and Churchill’s Washington visit as naval losses mount.
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Egypt
London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Pridwe Minter Clement
Teres
Claude Atwhinteek
Mediterranean
Ai Lyrht
Wesaul
Royal Air Force
Soy Staffira Cripps
Gouse
Patie Pie
Local youths attend Hoosier Boys State program
Three Lebanon youths enrolled in the sixth annual Hoosier Boys State opened Saturday for a week in Indianapolis. Hugh Tanner, Ralph Houser, and Charles Slaughter participate, sponsored by Tri Kapna Sorority, Rotary, and Psi Jota Xi Serenity. The Indiana Legion program acquaints enrollees with civic duties, assigning them to cities and counties and governing themselves through simulated offices and elections. Voting uses seting machines supplied by Marion county.
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Lebanon
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hugh Tanner
Tri Kapna
Ralph Houser
Rotary
Charles Slaughter
Psi Jota Xi
Indiana Department of the American Legion
Marion County
Bergdoll Seeks Enlistment in U S Army Air Corps
New York June 28 United Press reports WWI draft dodger Gre Cleveland Bergdoll has offered to enlist in the army air corps or any other service branch to redeem his status. The offer was disclosed today by his attorney.
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New York
Gre
Cleveland Bergdoll
Aiviera
Army Air Corps
Pelleys Trial Set for July 28 in Indianapolis Ind
Indianapolis June 23 United Press Federal Judge Baltzell denied a plea in abatement by William Dudley Pelley and the Fellowship of the Light officials in the sedition indictment. He set July 28 as the trial date for the case arising from the charges against them.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal
Dodge
Robert Gay Baltzell
William Dundee Fey Pelley
Tee
Fellowship Tress
Troopship Still Un sunk Says Wartime Panel
Ashville North Carolina June 23 Up Avaisturt Se ry of Nays Ralph Bard told the 34th annual ovate nee of governors that no troop ship has been sunk and no soldier lost through sinkings in sending American expeditionary forces overseas. He stated the navy cannot risk ships being sunk and none have been so far during the war effort.
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Ashville
Avaisturt
Ralph Bard
Bard
Navy
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