Russians claim Kharkov fighting as German toll rises
Soviet dispatch reports Marshal Timoshenko’s troops defending newly fortified positions near Kharkov amid German flanking counterattacks. Red Star notes 15,000 Germans killed in three days with a Soviet counter seizure dislodging attackers from a fortified position. Soviet 39 tanks destroyed in Izrum Barvenkova sector as Germans push in waves.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
A.P
Timoshenko
Kharkov
Red Star
information bureau
Izrum-Barvenkova
Explosions Rock Coast Of France In RAF Attacks
London dispatch reports explosions along the French coast as large RAF formations return to the offensive after a night raid on the Nazi submarine at St Nazaire. Folkestone observers saw vapor trails and note German fighters resisted with intricate formations. A separate coastal artillery test sparked shells along the Boulogne to Calais shore, rattling Folkestone windows. one Axis fighter was shot down and two British airmen listed as missing.
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LONDON
C.P
English Channel
RAF
St. Nazaire
Folkestone
fiers
air ministry
Boulogne
Calaise
channel
Wheat stock reductions cut export carryover in Canada
May 23 Ottawa report from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes a major drop in Canadian wheat supply. As of May 15 total wheat stocks in all positions except farms stood at 424,300,600 bushels, up from 6,100,000 a year earlier. Exports of wheat and flour in the nine months to April 30 totaled 168,500,000 bushels versus 140,200,009 last season, leaving export and carry-over at about 471,000,000 bushels, down from a year ago by 104,500,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Jewelry makers rally to Britain’s war effort in London
Retired jewelers in London return to benches to craft war material parts for airlines, tanks, ships, torpedoes, bombs, and precision instruments. Many aged 60 to 88 work alongside veteran leaders like H C Antrobus, who led the jewelry trade in prior conflicts. Antrobus once offered £40,000 for Napoleon necklace linked to Marie Louise.
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RAPISMEN io
London
Britain
H.C. Antrobus
Antrobus
Napoleon
Napoleon I
Marie Louise
Rome
Two More Jap Ships Kagoed By Australian Airmen
Allied bombers knocked out two more Japanese ships north of Australia and reduced the enemy air force by 18 planes. A large transport at Rabaul was crippled and a tanker at Lae damaged while six heavy bombers were damaged and two enemy bombers destroyed on the Lae ground. Australian defenses will triple volunteer observers, operating with the US air force to watch for incursions. Akyab airdrome in Burma was raided by British bombers, the second straight day.
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LLIED
Australia
C.P
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Lae
New Guinea
Japan
Arthur Drakeford
United States army air force
AKYAB
NEW DELHI
CPF
Burma
Nazis Shoot Ten Hostages In Occupied France
Nazi authorities in Paris announced ten hostages were executed in reprisal for a May 19 attack on German soldiers. The notice warned that ten more would be shot if the attackers were not found within eight days, and added that others linked to criminal circles would be sent to labor camps.
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VICHY
France
Paris
Duplex Bird Nest Buffalo May 23 7
The housing shortage affects birds two families convert a six by eight inch bird house into two apartments. Sparrows nest inside while robins establish housekeeping on top.
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BUFFALO, No
Philip Murray Heads Steelworkers Union Rise
In Cleveland on May 23, Philip Murray was chosen president of the United Steelworkers of America, a $20,000 yearly post formed this week from the steelworkers organizing committee he has led since 1936. Crane operator Russell Richards of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania nominated Murray.
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CLEVELAND
CSO
Philip Murray Friday
C.I.C
United Steelworkers of America
steel workers organizing committee
Brackenridge
Russell Richards
Murray
Germany Enemy No1 tt Washington View
Washington reports show Australia fears US Pacific focus may be secondary to Europe and the Middle East while Washington stresses Germany as the main foe. The piece argues Japan is held in check for now and US resources are being allocated by strategic considerations, with strong public support for confronting Germany first.
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J. F P. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
Australia
United States
Pacific
Middle East
Britain
Germany
Japan
Hirohito
Governor Lehman Rehearses Tank Ride at Pine Camp
Governor Herbert H. Lehman of New York emerges from a light U.S. Army tank at Pine Camp home of the Fourth Armored Division. His son, Lieut. John R. Lehman, is an officer in the unit. He also rides, handles a Garand rifle, and fires a Tommy gun during the visit.
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U.S. army
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Pine Camp
N.Y
Fourth Armored Division
John R. Lehman
Half Japs Wiped Out In Fukien Invasion Action
Chinese reports claim more than half of the Japanese force that landed on Chuanshih island near Fukien's Min river was wiped out as survivors fled to ships. The communique also reports a failed landing attempt on the north bank of the Min near Foochow, with heavy ships backing the assault and large Japanese forces involved.
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Chuanshih
Min river
Fukien
Min
Foochow
Mines Act Disregarded At Nordegg Disaster
Edmonton report by Justice A F Ewing cites general and systematic disregard of the Mines Act as the cause of the Nordegg Brazeau Collieries explosion that killed 29 miners. It faults company officials for untrue gas reports and notes inspectors could not avert such a disaster. Miners were found to have done all that could be reasonably expected.
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EDMONTON
Braxeau Collieries Limited
Nordegg
Alfa
Justice A. F. Ewing
Justice Ewing
Exeter Cathedral Damaged in Baedeker Raid by Nazis
London May 23 CP Cable Exeter's 800 year old cathedral suffered heavy damage in a Baedeker raid. The blast shattered most windows and struck the south choir aisle directly. The south wall and buttresses were breached, splinters scarred the fabric, and a stone crashed onto the high altar. The abbot's lodge and several close buildings were wrecked while the deanery and bishop's house burned.
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LONDON
Exeter
Baedeker
Supply War Zones By Air
J. F. Sanderson reports that after the war, the most fascinating tale will be the construction of giant air transports to reach inaccessible areas and deliver war supplies. Washington officials see air fleets as the answer to Burma Road disruption, given submarine threats, shipping shortages, and vast ocean distances. Wartime production may shift to delivery as the era’s biggest logistical challenge.
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J. F. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
earth
China
navai
United States
Canada
Britain
United Nations
New Batch of Canadian Airmen Arrives Overseas
Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters in London reports arrival of a small group to bolster overseas air strength. The contingent includes observers air gunners pilots and wireless operators with RAF and RAAF allies. The crossing was uneventful in ideal weather with manned guns and deck watches aboard.
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LONDON
Royal
Canadian Air Force
United Kingdom
Canada
RAAF
GAP
RAF
Hann
Vancouver
Ireland
Camrose
Alia
PO Bi Whimster
Calgary
Calgary council denies probing price violations
May 23 Calgary reports a claim that the Wartime Prices and Trade Board is not conducting investigations or adjustments where price violations are reported. A Fraser Little, regional officer, declared no such investigation is planned. London reports King George of Greece will likely visit Canada in June before returning to Britain.
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CALGARY
Toca
Wartine Prices and Trade Board
A. Fraser Little
LONDON
George
Greece
United States
Canada
Paratroopers Wiped Out in Izyum Barvenkoaya Battle
Soviet information bureau reported cautious advances by Timoshenko’s divisions as the USSR claimed backstop measures in slow battles. BBC quoted German parachutists and air infantry in stubborn counter attacks, said to be wiped out as fast as they landed while Soviet troops repelled assaults and inflicted heavy losses near Izyum Barvenkoaya, eighty miles south of Kharkov.
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Soviet information bureau
Timoshenko
Moscow
BBC
Izyum-Barvenkoaya
Kharkov
U S Motorists Can Make Only One Trip Here
OTTAWA May 23 CPI says US motorists may enter Canada for a single short trip this summer due to gasoline rationing. Tourists receive a ration book valid for four units of fuel, but they may take only one book per year and must surrender it when leaving the country.
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OTTAWA
United States
Canada
No Herald Monday Due to Victoria Day Holiday
The Herald will not be published Monday as Victoria Day falls on Sunday. Important war news will be posted on The Herald Bulletin boards as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Herald
Air Battles Over Libya Reported By RAF
Cairo reports RAF headquarters stating British bomber attacks hit Axis airfields at Martuba and Derna in Libya. RAF says fighters shot down three Messerschmitts and a Junkers dive bomber was shot down near the coast west of Alexandria. Four British fighters reported missing.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Derna
Marouba
Royal Air Force
Martuba
Derma
deyrehs
R.A.F
RAF
Junkers
Alexandria
HAP
Maite
Bandit Dies After Shooting In Outremont Bank Hold-up
In Montreal Outremont bank heist attempt, Granville H. Pearson, 24, died of three chest and neck wounds after Roger Lepine, a bank clerk, discharged his revolver three times at the suspect. Lepine said he acted quickly and fired three times. police arrived shortly after.
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MONTREAL
Granville H. Pearson
Outremont
Roger Lepine
Provincial
Bank of Canadas
Tellar L. J. Dubois
Lepine
Russians Take Four Centres On Northwestern Front
Moscow radio said the Russian army occupied four populated places and strategic positions on the Northwestern front, suggesting readiness for farther offensive operations. The report appeared in London with May 23 dateline.
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LONDON
C.P
Moscow
FRENCIC
MEDITERRANEAN
BERLIN
APJ
DNB
Ateeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
CHUNGKING
China
high command
Chuanshih
Min river
Fukien
RED CROSS
TORONTO
Bethichem Steel Corporation
Hethichem
MONTGOMERY
GULF WASHINGTON
United States navy
Gulf of Mexico
United States
LAVAL
Vithe
France
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Aussia
Fukién
Nordege
Exeter Cathendral
LEEW
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Naz
Tory
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