Italian POW William Jackson reported among U.S. air corps
William Jackson from Midland Michigan is identified as missing then a prisoner of war in Italy. He serves as a pilot in the U S Army Air Corps under General Jimmy Doolittle famed for the Tokyo raid. In Logan Ohio the second Blood Donor Campaign moves to Logan Junior High with 280 donors sought and plans to adjust as plasma demand grows.
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William Jackson
Midland
Mich
John
James Krieg
Logan
Italy
U. S. Army Air Corps
Jimmy Doolittle
Hocking County
Sarah Holmes
Ohio Power Company
Miss Holmes
Miss Homes
S. H. Sebold
Lebold
R. B. Perkins
Weaver Services at South Perry Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lulu Weaver will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the South Perry Methodist Church. The 70 year old widow of W J Weaver storekeeper died suddenly Sunday at her home in South Perry. Burial will be at Mt Olive cemetery. She left two brothers and two sisters eight children Carl and Fred of South Perry Dewey of Columbus Mrs Fred Kelch of Logan Mrs Paul Good of Adelphi Mrs Clinton Kepler of Cleveland Mrs Lawrence Moore of Columbus and Claude of South Bloomingville plus 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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South Perry Methodist Church
Lulu Weaver
W. J. Weaver
South Perry
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Carl
Fred
Dewey
Columbus
Fred Kelch
Logan
Paul Good
Adelphi
Clinton Kepler
Cleveland
Ohio Republicans back Robertson-Forand tax plan
Ohio delegation split along party lines on two tax collection bills. Twenty Republicans supported both Carlson-Ruml and Robertson-Forand measures while three Democrats opposed them. The House passed Robertson-Forand after rejecting Carlson-Rum.
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Washington
Ohio
House of Representatives
House
U S Rides Time in Aleutians
Washington reports that American troops will land under fire to drive the Japanese from the Aleutian islands. The likely time is this spring or summer as Kiska or Attu may serve as bases for air attacks against northern targets. Despite bombing, Japanese forces remain entrenched on Kiska and Attu, with a large escort warship attempting to disrupt Allied transports in March.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Kiska
Kurile Islands
Japan
Attu Island
Free Food Program Ends in June in Ohio
Ohio's free food distribution program started in 1933 as a federal surplus commodities vehicle and will end with the school term on June 30. Carl M. Graves, program supervisor, said food for school lunches and for public assistance recipients concludes this term. peak reach was 300,000 people in 1937, with operation in 60 counties in 1942.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Welfare Department
Carl M. Graves
High Army Officers Die in Iceland Plane Crash
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Bishop Adna Wright Leonard killed in an Allied plane crash in Iceland while inspecting U S troops abroad. Plane reportedly carried other high ranking officers. only one enlisted man survived. Andrews, 59, champion of a larger air force and heavy bombers, was the eighth U S general officer lost since the war began.
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London
Frank M. Andrews
Adna Wright Leonard
Washington
U. S
Iceland
Andrews
Allied Northern Air Ferry
Atlantic
Bishop Leonard
War Department
A. W. Leonard, Jr
Pittsburgh
U. S. Army
Rum plan loses by vote margin in House fight over 1942 taxes
In Washington on May 5, Democratic House passage of a pay as you go bill with 313 to 95 vote ends a party clash. The Robertson Forand measure would wipe out 1942 income tax for about 33 million filers and impose a 20 percent withholding on wages starting July 1. The plan’s defeat widens Senate action as George a Ga announced quick committee session.
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Washington
House
Senate
George
Senate Finance Committee
Robertson
D-Va
Forand
D-Ri
RAF Pounds Ruhr Valley Arsenal
The largest four engined bomber force yet sent over Germany dropped about 1,500 tons on Dortmund in the Ruhr Valley. The attack cost Britain 30 bombers, a loss not deemed excessive, matching Cologne’s 1,500 ton load last year. Dortmund hosts machine tool and gasoline production.
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London
Germany
Dortmund
Ruhr
Ressen
RAF
Air Ministry
Cologne
Child Electrocuted at Troy Trailer Camp
Barbara Lee Birt 10 died after contact with a live wire meant to deter prowlers at a trailer camp in Troy Ohio. Coroner Charles Kiefer ruled electrocution the cause, noting she was the daughter of King and Mrs. Birt who resided at the camp.
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Troy. O
Barbara Lee Birt
Charles Kiefer
King Birt
Unrest Rumors Sweep Sofia After Police Chief Slaying
Axis radios report Sofia streets deserted and routes blocked as authorities hunt for killers of Col. Athanas Panteff former police chief. Dispatch suggests Bulgaria faces grave unrest and possible wider measures under Axis influence.
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London
Sofia
Athanas Panteff
Balkan
Fatal Blast at Triumph Explosives Kills 13 in Elkton
A mid afternoon explosion at Triumph Explosives in Elkton Maryland triggered a blaze that engulfed adjoining buildings. Officials reported 13 dead with dozens injured and estimates of total casualties ranging up to 125 as investigations begin.
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Elkton
Triumph Explosives, Inc
Triumph
Maryland
Gretna Green
Ickes Poised as Coal Boss For War Time
War time coal wage dispute continues with a 15 day truce likely to extend under Harold L Ickes as government overseer of coal fields amid a full wartime push. Both sides rally around avoiding coal shortages while Roosevelt and the wartime fuel chief favor the War Labor Board though John L Lewis opposes it.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Uncle Sam
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Lewis
Two Navy lives ended in plane crash near Lancaster
A Navy plane from Port Columbus crashed 10 miles northeast of Lancaster on the Fairfield Perry County line killing Ensign Claude Bassham 22 of Hot Springs Arkansas and acting Chief Quartermaster Walter Montee Holcomb 39 of Los Angeles. Naval officers and Fairfield County deputies investigated as two boys near the scene described the crash.
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Logan
Fairfield-Perry County
Lancaster
Earle C. Peterson
Naval Aircraft Delivery Unit
Port Columbus
Claude Bassham
Hot Springs
Ark
Walter Montee Holcomb
Los Angeles
Fairfield County
Sheriff's Office
Owen Mohler
Charles Mohler
Orville Hurley
Discing
Bus Driver Uncovers 32 Tires Dumped Along Highway
Cincinnati report says bus driver Jack Schrack of Lynchburg Ohio found 32 new tires along a road two miles east of Versailles. He collected them all into the bus as Police Sergeant Higdon Roberts suspects a tire theft scheme dropped tires from a transport truck for later pickup.
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Cincinnati
Jack Schrack
Lynchburg
Higdon Roberts
Versailles
Greyhound
Roberts
U S Forces Advance Toward Tebourba in Tunis Front
Allied dispatches report American and French troops driving along the Tunisian coast within 10 miles of Tebourba and 4 miles from the town, with gains near Mateur and Ferryville as the push toward Bizerte continues. Eisenhower’s HQ notes steady progress and Axis counterattacks repulsed.
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Mediterranean
Bizerte
U. S
Tebourba
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunis
Gibraltar
Sardinia
Sicily
Paris
la Linea
Spain
RAF
Dortmund
Antwerp
Belgium
Russia
Krymskaya
Novorossisk Naval Base
Caucasus
Kuban
Southwest Pacific
Rabo
Dutch New Guinea
North Pacific
Washington
Lake Bizerte
Zaghouan
Cap Bon
Aleutians War Report Highlights Navigation of Battle
Washington May 5 reports show the Aleutians battle underscored by delayed news of an outnumbered American naval force repelling a Japanese push toward the north Pacific outposts. Officials warn that ejecting the Japanese from the Aleutians will require American troops landing under fire amid a broader domestic labor and energy dispute context.
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Washington
R Street
North Pacific
Aleutians
Ohio and Kentucky plan 529 400 new war workers
War industries in Ohio and Kentucky intend to add 529 400 workers in a six month span ending August 31. The target reflects wartime manpower expansion across Cleveland and surrounding districts.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Gon
Kentucky
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Leite R
She
Bishop
Victor Lutze
Nazi Storm Troops
Hitler
Berlin Radio
International
The
Associated Press
By Frances M. Lemmay
Raf Pounds Ruhr
Balkan Kingdom
Robert Patterson
Truman
William Jeffers
Patterson
Jeffers
Ickes
U.S
Ferryville
Shipping Center
By Roger Greene
Mateur
Lewisburg
William Fox
New York
Fox
Nelson
Office of Civilian Requirements
Whiteside
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