Westbrook Pegler on Caris bed defense and NM guard losses
The piece notes Caris bed New Mexico population 13 908 and the local national guard unit in the Philippines as the 200th coast artillery anti aircraft regiment. It states about 1 600 soldiers were mostly New Mexico youths workers with many unaccounted after Corregidor and in the Pacific war. The author laments casualties and emphasizes patriotic youth and wartime sacrifice amid broader wartime industrial references.
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United States
Carisbed
N. M
National Guard
Philippines
20Th Coast Artillery
New Mexico
Orient
MacArthur
Japan
Carlsbad
Carisi Therin
North West Junior College Commencement Honors 162 Grads
The 16th commencement at Northeast Junior College in the college auditorium saw 182 graduates, the largest class in the school's 16 year history. Dr. Nolan Irby of Arkansas State College delivered the address, with performances by the choir and clarinet solo. The program included the Eternal Verve and Coronation of the Prophet, highlighting the top graduates: Helmut Elbertine Moore Olga Lipery Honeycutt Joe Bob Justus Shear Betty Jane Yeldell Nelson William B. Womack Marguerite Lindle.
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North West Junior College
Nolan Irby
Arkansas State Vers’ College
Conway
Ark
Calvert
University of Ark
Peabody
Aida
Northeast Junior College
the Prophet
Meyerbeer
Helmut Elbertine Moore
Olga Lipery Honeycutt
Joe Bob Justus
Shear
Betty Jane Yeldell
Nelson
Wiliam B. Womack
Marguerite Lindle
Missing Pennsylvania boy hunted in Allegheny forest
Searchers scoured a two mile square forest area near Allegheny for three year old Alvar Diggan who wandered from a farm patch with his parents working nearby. Volunteers farmers policemen and Boy Scouts joined the effort while air patrols and rope rescues covered rough terrain near the two rivers in Pennsylvania.
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Allegheny
Alvar Diggan
Aince
Trever Diggan
600 New Bills Introduced by State Solons
In Baton Rouge on June 1 the Senate voted to postpone indefinitely a bill reorganizing the New Orleans police board after a 21 to 18 vote. Senator A K Goff switched to the prevailing side, prompting a reconsid eration attempt as the measure was killed and a parliamentary tangle ensued over calendar placement. The New Orleans delegation and allies briefly gained a one vote margin before Goff’s switch, with further votes expected tomorrow on related civil service measures.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
New Orleans
A. K. Goff
Frank Filis
Covington
Goff
Representaive Moseman Simoneaux
T C. Brister
United States General Plans Unified Air Offensive with Britain
Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold, head of the U S air forces, said in London that conferences with British leaders are near completion to maximize combined air strength against Germany. He praised the RAF Cologne raid as a wonderful show and urged American planes to join such raids soon for air superiority.
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London
Henry H. Arnold
United States Air Forces
Germany
Arnold
Britain
Europe
Cologne
Knife wielding man slays fleeing girl in Boston park
A knife brandisher pursued 18 year old Pid-lia Briand along a Charles River park pathway, killing her as onlookers watched from Back Bay. Four Boston University students chased the assailant, who gave his name as Harry Adams, 28, of Somerville. The victim was a Fisher School student walking to class. the suspects included Harold Breski 21 of Bridgeport Henry Gates 21 of Gardner and Lyle Wilson 19 of South Portland.
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Boston
Charles River Basin
Back Bay
Boston University
Pid-lia Briand
Woburn
Fisher Business School
James Leonard
Harry Adams
Somerville
Harold Breski
Bridgeport
Veiled Fifth Column Claim Sparks Barroom Quip
In New Orleans a German dog brag becomes a moment of suspicion as an admirer bragged that his dachshund was tied to Baron Edgar von Spiegel. The woman labels him a saboteur and urges others to report him to the FBI, ending with the pair leaving the bar.
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New Orleans
Edgar von Spiegel
Gulf of Mexico
Pipeline bill pushed ahead in House calendar
Washington June 1 An urgent war measure authorizing a 144 million dollar pipeline and canal project across Florida to ease east coast gasoline shortages cleared the House calendar with little opposition Critics of price official Henderson faced renewed calls for checks on his powers as talk of nationwide rationing loomed Speaker Rayburn denounced the ration extension as nonsense The rivers and harbors committee called the plan an urgent war measure and the bill would authorize construction of both pipeline and canal facilities Continued on page two
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Washington
Florida
House
Henderson
Capitol Hill
Steagall
Alabama
House Banking Committee
Congress
Rayburn
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Two Youths Die In Train Auto Crash Near Winnsboro
In Winnsboro Louisiana two youths from Chase were killed when their brand new car was struck at a grade crossing by a Missouri Pacific train traveling between Natchez Mississippi and southern Arkansas. Arnold Roshto 22 died instantly Eugene Wallace 18 died after hospital treatment. Coroner R E King labeled the deaths accidental noting multiple fractures and head injuries. The crash occurred around 3 15 p m on State Highway 15 about a mile south of Winnsboro.
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J. €. Stovall
Arnold Ray Roshto
Eugene Wallace
Chase
Missouri Pacific
Highway 15
Winnsboro
Here
W. R. Roshto
Stantly
Jack Wallace
Rogers Clinic
R. E. King
Franklin Parish
Wallace
King
Rashto
Cormier
Natchez
Miss
Arkansas
J. H. Moore
Seven Drownings From Lake Erie Water Wall
Seven men and youths were drowned when a wall of water 15 to feet high swept a mile of Lake Erie shore near Cleveland during early Sunday fishing. At least seven others were injured and hospitalized as witnesses reported a second crest later. Drownings included Merle Diehl 45 Cortland Orlo Lenney 2 and Lenney's wife Esther 25 Cortland Merrill Riley 50 Cleveland Esther Allen 48 and George Ferrier 44 Berea and Robert Michaels 14 Cleveland. The cause was a sudden wind shift according to the Cleveland weather bureau.
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Cleveland
uPi
Lake Erie
Cleveland Weather Bureau
Merle Edward Diehl
Orlo Lenney
Lenney
Esther
Cortland, O
Dey’s-on-the- Lake
Geneva
Merrill F. Riley
Tiny Japanese Submarines Shell Sydney Harbor
Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney harbor triggering Allied air raids on bases facing Australia. Three submarines likely destroyed after a night of shelling and depth charges. General MacArthur met Curtin in Melbourne amid speculation on sub base damage or capture. Chinese forces also pressed to blunt Japan’s Chekiang offensive.
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Sydney
Japan
Australia
Chekiang Province
MacArthur
Curtin
Melbourne
Pearl Harbor
Australian
Injuries Fatal To Worker In Plant Accident
James Thaxton Jr. 22 of Bernice died at 6 40 am Monday at a local hospital from injuries suffered last Thursday in a 40 foot fall from a scaffold during construction at the Dixie Ordnance plant in Sterlington. He worked for M W Kellogg Construction and is survived by his parents two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services set for 4 pm Tuesday at Pisgah community with Rev A L New officiating. Interment in Pisgah cemetery under Kilpatrick Funeral Home arrangements.
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James Thaxton
Bernice
Dixie Ordnance Plant
Sterlington
M. W. Kellogg Construction Company
Jim Thaxton
Thaxton
Thomas
Army Air Corps
Horace
Peggy
Joyce
Aloise Thaxton
Pisgah
Rev
A. L. New
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Reports From Libyan Front Signal British Victory
Allied forces report a decisive Libyan land victory for Britain with Axis defenses collapsing as Cruewell is captured. The German Afrika Korps commander’s diary links to Hitler, while a massive RAF night raid on Cologne underscores escalating air power in the war.
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Associated Press
Germany
Russia
United Nations
China
Rhineland
Libya
Italy
Hitler
Ludwig Cruewell
Afrika Korps
Erwin Rommel
Cruewell
Adolf Hitler
Rommel
Cologne
U S Gives Fourth Casualty List
The Navy Department released its fourth casualty list of the war, total deaths, wounds and missing surpassing 8,500. The April 16 to May 10 period added 64 dead, 34 wounded and 2,193 missing, with names largely confined to hometowns. Captain Kenneth M. Hoeffel of Washington, D. C., listed among those initially reported as wounded or missing, was noted as a prisoner of war presumed earlier.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps and
Coast Guard
Kenneth M. Hoeffel
Washington, D. C
Philippines
Corregidor
Airmail and passenger service halted at Monroe
The last outbound flight from Monroe carried mail and passengers east from Selman field this afternoon at 2 05. The government has requisitioned Delta Airlines four Lockheed planes and Douglas planes cannot land at Selman field due to limited runways. Service expected to resume in a few weeks after expansion.
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Mone
Selman Field
Monroe
Delta Airlines
Lockheed
Douglas
Cologne Air Raid Deepens German Ruin Yet to Come
London dispatch reports a record air raid on Cologne by the RAF and allies. More than 1,900 bombers struck Saturday night, with over 1,000 targeting Cologne and surrounding Rhineland Ruhr, creating a three mile high smoke pall and widespread fires as Germany faces intensified bombing and potential invasion prospects.
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Rhineland
Hitler
Europe
Cologne
Ruhr
Memorial Day Toll Drops in War Years
The Associated Press notes a Memorial Day toll of 287 violent deaths across the United States during the two day holiday, far below typical weekends. Gasoline rationing and steady war plant work kept motorists at home and at their posts, with 102 traffic deaths and a similar number of drownings reported.
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United Stat
Louisiana Coast Lights to Go Out
Louisiana coastal cities will dim all lights within 10 miles of shore and shoreside areas near the coast after sundown. Major General Richard Donavan ordered the dimout to curb visibility for Axis subs, with New Orleans awaiting final placement.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Army Provost Marshal
Toda
Richard Donavan
Eighth Corps
Gulf
Gulfside
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N. J.cass
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Hene
Arch
Nazi Germany
U. S
Knifer
von Spiegel
Ickes
Congressional
Criies
Leon Henderson
Harold Ickes
Esther Allen
George H. Ferrier
Berea. C
Bay Village
Robert Michaels
Phan Dis
Libyan Front
Claude A. Farnsworth
Cologne City OF Ruins
Drew Middleton
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