Japs Acknowledge Aleutians Defeat
The May 31 AP report notes American troops seized Attu island after 20 days of snowbound fighting. It cites Tokyo admitting defeat and Washington announcing the annihilation of a major enemy force, with Dupuy declaring the battle of Attu won and details limited.
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Washington
Attu Island
Navy
Aleutians
Chichagof
Attu
R. Ernest Dupuy
War Department
News Division
Battle of
Tokyo Radio
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Logan Man Killed In Fall From Bridge
Samuel H. Myers, 64, of West Logan, died late Saturday night when he fell 25 feet through an opening in the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad bridge over the Hocking River near the Sun Glow Industries plant. His body was found partly submerged in shallow water near the river.
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Samuel H. Myers
West
Logan
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking River
Sun Glow Industries
Myers
West Logan
Rockbridge
Lancaster
Anchor-Hocking Glass Corporation
Myrtle
Ralph Walters
Columbus
Bertha Searles
William
Walter
U. S. Army
Howard
Mahala Wilson
Memorial Day Observance Shifts in Logan Over Time
Memorial Day in Logan reflects a shift from G A R led rituals to American Legion ceremonies. Once two parades featured schoolchildren and post services at two cemeteries, with graves decorated by local ladies. By 1938 the last Civil War veteran had passed, and the book closed on the J K Rochester Post. Today, the Legion maintains graveside ceremonies and grave decoration, while historical notes trace past committees and observers amid changing community roles.
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Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
J. K Rochester Post
James Allen
Great Beyond
George Burk
Hocking County
American Legion
American Legion Post
Dr. Cable (Sic
A. Wilson
Dr. Mansfield
R. O. Kittsmiller
J. B. Stedem
G. W. Beery
Stephe Hudson
Mary Price
J. W. Strentz
J. E. F. VanHorn
Dr. Finney
Clara Teuscher
Phil Thompson
Joe Hafler
E. L. Davenport
E. L. Helpman
Jacob Weaver
A. Rathburn
Navy to Lower Physical Standards
The Washington Star reports the Navy will lower entry standards within a week to widen the recruit pool. EyeSight requirements for general service will be eased, with simultaneous changes in Army standards, though the Army impact is expected to be smaller due to existing acceptance rates.
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Washington
The
Washington Star
Navy
Army
Star
Nation's Holiday Death Toll Halves From 1942 Total
As Memorial Day neared its end the national death toll reached 136, exactly half of last year's figure. Traffic fatalities rose to 63 amid gas rationing leaving eastern highways sparse, with 25 drownings and 48 deaths from trains, airplanes, fires, and shootings nationwide.
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Associated Press
Harmon in Algiers New York Pilot P-38 Arrival
Thomas Harmon, former University of Michigan star and all American, has arrived in Algiers and will pilot a P-38 fighter plane, according to today’s report.
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Harmon
Algiers
New York
Thomas Harmon
University of Michigan
Beef Rations Expected to Be Slashed in June Revisions
Washington May 31 A general slash in civilian beef rations appears likely as the OPA readies its monthly red stamp point revision. The June list, usually reliable, may raise point values for most beef cuts, reducing purchasing power of red coupons. Adjustments in pork lamb and veal are seen as less drastic. Blue stamp values for canned goods also expected. In many areas beef shortages may limit real impact beyond updating official tables to actual butcher stock.
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Washington
OPA
World War II French commander flees to Algiers
Gen Alphonse Georges, 67, commander of French armies on the western front under Gen Gamelin, has escaped Nazi-occupied France and offered his services to Gen Henri Giraud in Algiers. He arrived directly from France, with details of the escape not disclosed.
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Algiers
Alphonse Joseph Georges
Gustave Gamelin
Henri Giraud
France
French Males Born in 1922 Drafted for Work in Germany
Berlin radio broadcast says all French men born in 1922 are drafted for labor in Germany with no exceptions. The Associated Press reports the announcement was recorded in New York. The broadcast mentions young workers in power and in private sectors.
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Associated Press
Germany
Berlin
New York
Powe
Pv Tr
Bitter Tax Fight May End Without Decision
Algiers May 31. A seven man executive committee under joint presidencies of General Charles De Gaulle and General Honore Giraud was set up to govern liberated France and French territories and to direct the French war effort until homeland freedom. Massigli and Honore Phillipe were named by De Gaulle. Georges and Jean Monet by Giraud. General George Catreux acceptable to both. two posts left vacant. The meeting began as a group of men and became a committee of Frenchmen to govern free France with Algiers as provisional capital.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Honore Giraud
France
de Gaulle
Renee Massigli
Honore Phillipe
Giraud
Alphonse Georges
Jean Monet
George Catreux
Free
Fire destroys three Seattle plants. two killed in blaze
In Seattle on May 31 a fire consumed three south end industrial plants, two of them war production sites. Twelve engines, three truck companies, a fire boat and two coast guard boats fought the three hour blaze. A watchman and two firemen died.
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Seattle
South End
Coast Guard
Roosevelt expected to sign pay-as-you-go tax bill
Washington reports a bitter congressional fight over the pay-as-you-go tax bill may end without clear victory for Democrats or Republicans if President Roosevelt signs it. After four months of debate the measure heads to both houses in a compromise that proponents say removes politics from the issue while critics claim it favors the rich over the poor. Neither side appears to have won a clean victory as the bill emerges from joint conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Unknown Soldier Honored At Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Day at Arlington drew about two thousand people to the Unknown Soldier tomb where Lt General Somervell pledged a covenant to persevere until justice and liberty are restored worldwide. White House aide Onnie Lattu laid Roosevelt’s wreath as veterans’ groups added wreaths beneath the marble monument. The Carillon rang as James Yaden noted Civil War veterans no longer led the service.
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Arlington National Cemetery
National Cemetery
Brehori
Somervell
Marine Corps
White House
Onnie P. Lattu
Roosevelt
White Monument
Fort Myer
America
Wuppertal Bombed by RAF in Major Strike
London reports a heavy RAF raid on Wuppertal, a key Ruhr city between Essen and Duesseldorf. More than 1500 tons of bombs fell Saturday night, with smoke rising three miles after the attack. The air ministry says 33 planes were lost in what officials call the week of most severe punishment on Germany.
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London
RAF
Wuppertal
Hitler
Ruhr
Essen
Duesseldorf
Air Ministry
Germany
Chinese troops recapture town near Chungking in attack
Chinese headquarters announced a smashing attack recaptured Yuyangkwan, the gateway to Chungking, inflicting about 2000 Japanese casualties and driving survivors into retreat. Northeast, another Chinese thrust rolled back a Japanese advance toward Chungking, with heavy fighting on the Yangtze right bank opposite Ichang.
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Chungking
Yuyangkwan
Yangtze
Ichang
Warn Ohio motorists against trips east to fuel shortage areas
The regional Office of Price Administration warned Ohio motorists not to take pleasure trips to gasoline-shortage areas east of the state line even if no fuel is bought there. OPA regional rationing chief Charles H. Schreiber said the ban in eastern states calls for elimination of all pleasure and most nonoccupational driving.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
State Line
OPA
Charles H. Schreiber
Memorial Day service speaker in Londonderry Ross County
James D. Wells Logan assistant to the state forester gave the principal address at a union Memorial Day service in Londonderry Ross County on Sunday. His topic was The Responsibility of the Individual in Representative Government.
French Warships Sail to Join Allies at Sea
Berlin quoted a French government announcement that the Alexandria fleet has come into Allied hands after being immobilized since France fell. The force includes Le Dragon battleship and three armored cruisers. it will sail to New York to join Richelieu for refit as Paris hints at shifting loyalties amid a political split between Petain and de Gaulle/Giraud.
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London
Alexandria
France
Berlin
Frefnh
Oea
Duquesne
Suffren
Dugay Trouin
F Basque
Forbin
Marine
New York
Paris
Richelieu
Dakar
Wiege
Mi Rene Smil Godfroy
Godfroy
Henri Petain
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Associated
Earthquakes Reported in Southern Germany
Berlin radio reported timing tremors in southern Germany near Conti London on May 31 as seismic activity recorded across the region.
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London
Berlin Radio Today
Sou
Germany
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