Chinese air victory over Japanese forces in pivotal campaign
American air forces backed Chinese troops in a decisive battle west and south of Ichang. P-40 pilots dived on retreating Japanese formations, delivering brutal strafing that caused mass disorder. Mitchell bombers hit Rauzagpur and Yochow depot, with fires observed. One Zero shot down, other planes damaged. barge with 13 unassembled planes sunk on the Yangtze. Squadron commander Forsythe promoted to major. Colonel Vincent led strafing missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itu
Lays
Rauzagpur
Hankow
Chungking
Yochow
Ichang
Yangtze
Yochow Mision
Allen Forsythe
Houston
Minnesota
Clinton Vincent
Natchez, Miss
Calvin Moody
Blytheville
Ark
Arthur Cruickshank
Ruston
Italian prisoners exchanged for British at Izmir
The Berlin radio quoted advices from Rome that 269 Italian prisoners including medical staff and wounded were exchanged for 535 Britishers at Izmir Turkey on Thursday. The exchange occurred with Turkish authorities and Red Cross representatives present, per the AP. The Amazon River is about 3400 miles long and 150 miles wide at its mouth.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Rome
Amazon River
Miners weigh how to respond to Roosevelt order
The UMW presidents warn workers to be cautious as the strike enters its fourth day. Leaders from Illinois and West Virginia doubt the order will force a return, while Pittsburgh district official William Hargest suggests miners may not return unless mandated by the policy committee. Reports show limited back-to-work actions and widespread vigilance as coal output faces curtailment across mills and furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh White
Ilinois
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Kentucky
William Hargest
U. M. W. District 5
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Republic Steel Corporation
Birmingham
Ala
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
Clairton
United Mine Workers
Lindley
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Gabor Kish
Kish
Charles Spitka
Washington
John L. Lewis
Three Selman Men Set for Officers Candidate School
Post headquarters announced that three enlisted men from Selman Field will attend OCS. Corporal Alfred E. Grady leaves for Army Air Forces Administrative OCS class 43 G in Miami Beach. Sergeant Harold E. Becker and Private First Class William P. Simms head to Fort Benning for Infantry OCS. Private Irvine O. Goodwin proceeds to Parachute School at Fort Benning.
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Selman Field
Alfred E. Grady
42Nd Navigation Training Group
Army Air Forces Administrative Ocs
Miami Beach
Fla
Harold E. Becker
William P. Simms
329Th
Fort Benning
Irvine 0. Goodwin
Next Scrap Drive Planned by Ouachita Parish Salvage Committee
The Ouachita Parish salvage committee met on Thursday and approved a new scrap drive to begin June 14. Attendees included Lt. Jack Hale of the Eighth Service Command Dallas, Lt. S. L. Carlisle Selmanfield, T. H. Scott parish salvage chair, I. F E Lucas AAA, Joe Trammell civilian defense, W. R. Younger, Mrs. Chrissie Williams, Mrs. Jewel McQuiller, Police Chief Jett Caldwell, and Mayor D. C. Golson. The signal corps installs and maintains army communications systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Jack Hale
Eighth Service Command
Dallas
Tex
S. L. Carlisle
Selmanfield
T. H. Scott
Parish
I. F E. Lucas
Joe Trammell
W. R. Younger
Chrissie Williams
Jewel McQuiller
Jett Caldwell
D. C. Golson
No Third Term Measure Aims to Bar Roosevelt
Senate debate centers on a Bailey introduced amendment requiring two thirds in both houses and ratification by state legislatures to bar any person from holding the presidency if they have served two prior terms. The plan would not cut short a current term but could prevent a fifth term. Proponents count 55 backers, with Senator La Follette pledging support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
George
Bailey
North Carolina
State Legislate
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Wartime labor shift urged to free men for war effort
Officials urged businessmen to place 6 500 000 workers at military and essential industries, noting nine million new workers joined in 1941 1942. They called for substituting women for men and streamlining operations to conserve materials and manpower. Sound personnel planning was urged for essential and non essential firms, especially non rated ones, to sustain wartime economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nessmen
Plane returns to base after Kiel raid with three unconscious
Lieutenant William R. Smith of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, flew the Flying Fortress Fire Ball back to a U.S. bomber station in England from the Kiel raid on May 19. A German cannon ball ruptured the oxygen system at 26,000 feet, leaving three crew unconscious while one soldier continued firing and a fifth died when his parachute trapped at the door. The rest of the crew had functioning oxygen. After a nearly 1,000 mile round trip, Smith landed the Fortress on an outlying field. Smith remarked there was little gasoline left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
England
William R. Smith
Wilkes-Barre
Kiel
Smith
Secret explosive in blockbusters unveiled at Ambo y
A June report from Peach Ambo y New Jersey cites Major General Charles T Harris Jr of the Aberdeen proving grounds confirming hex amine as a key explosive in blockbusters. He says Allied forces now have both will and means to strike the Axis with large offensives ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach Amboy
N. J
Europe
Charles T. Harris, Jr
Aberdeen
Harris
Two Monroe men jailed for trespassing on Sears property
Essie C. Haddox and Joseph L. Bramlet, both of Monroe, were arrested Thursday and charged with trespassing on Sears, Roebuck and Company property on DeSiard Street. They were found guilty and sentenced to sixty days in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie C. Haddox
Joseph £. Bramlet
Monroe
Sears, Roebuck and Company
DeSiard Street
SOS BY BALLOON Aid for airmen adrift at sea
A 33 pound portable radio transmitter sends continuous SOS from a hydrogen inflated balloon that carries an aerial aloft.
Germany builds divisions as arms output rises in war prep
A German official stated Germany is preparing for future battles on a large scale, with divisions created and arms production surpassing expectations. In the Balkans, Yugoslav government in exile noted ongoing resistance and renewed guerrilla successes. A special German communique said General Jacob overseeing Balkan fortifications was decorated by Hitler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Balkans
Jacob
Balkan
Adolf Hitler
Memorial Service Hears W F W Post in Honor of Sullivan
Rod ney J Hobbs post Veterans of Foreign Wars held a memorial service at the post hall. A. 8. Sullivan, who died recently and was buried at Riverview Burial Park, was honored as the charter was draped. N O Freeman read the services with Fern L McCulley assisting. Carl A Dennis joined the post after returning from foreign service as the post bought a second $500 war bond. Refreshments followed. Omaha Nebrioads note highways junctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney J.hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Hall
N. O. Freeman
Fern L. McCulley
Carl A. Dennis
South Second Street
A. 8
Sullivan
Riverview Burial Park
40Th
United States Volunteer Infantry
Warships report hazardous device strike near Porto Ponte Romano
A 375 foot merchant vessel was hit by a dangerous device as Marauders engaged near Porto Ponte Romano in southern Carolinia last Monday. Berlin and Rome broadcasts claim rising casualties from a May raid on Leghorn, Italy, with figures of 249 dead and 600 injured, while Allied air forces attacked shipbuilding and submarine bases north of Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Ponte Romano
Carolinia
Berlin
Rome
Leghorn
Italy
French Chiefs Backing Emerges in Liberation Committee Rise
A new committee for liberation forms amid signs of unity between General Giraud and General de Gaulle. Enthusiastic demonstrations greet the announcement as tension eases. Muselier, named deputy to maintain order in Algiers, may be relieved of duty. The committee claims full sovereignty outside enemy control and will transfer power to a provisional government under French law once France is freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giraud
de Gaulle
Committee For Liberation
Emile Muselier
Giraud Wednembay
Nazis Lose 162 War Report Summary
Soviet military brief says Red Army air force hit six German tanks and over 40 trucks while sinking a transport and a tug in the Gulf of Finland. A submarine and tanker were sunk in the Black Sea. Moscow reports long range bombers struck Kiev Roslavl and a rail hub near Smolensk Bryansk with light losses. German claims note raids on Soviet supply centers in the Caucasus and Velizh area with 21 Russian tanks destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
Gulf of Finland
Black Sea
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Roslavl
Smolensk
Bryansk
Kuban
Caucasus
Els
Velizh
Velikie Luki
Civic addresses and school awards at Fort Mire ceremony
Graduation exercises feature speeches on war and peace by E L Neville and remarks on courage and wisdom for lasting peace. Awards include Yvonne Kahn, Jo Ann Biedenharn, Miles Sager, and Ann Inzina with honors from the American Legion and Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. Diplomas issued by Mayor Benoit as the band plays Hail Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Europe
John Coon
Fort Mire
D. A. RB
Yvonne Kahn
O. M. Arnette
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Jo Ann Biedenharn
E. L. Neville
Busch and Lomb
Miles Sager
Sigma Sigma
Bernhardt
Florence Abrams
Yu Kuhn
Ella L. Mussett
Bessie Silverstein
Jean Thomas
David Gee
Raymond Perkins
Joseph M
Jean Carroll
Grant
George Holland
Jo Ann Benham
Ann Inzina
Mary Patty David King
Thelma Oseland
Jane Farr
Jane Kilpatrick
Phelps
Moruline Hair Torte Ad Claims Bold, Flat-Lying Style
An ad-style fragment promotes Moruline Hair Torte for bold styling and a flat lie technique. It mentions a large bottle price and urges maintaining a lying flat hair finish with a confident tone.
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MLL Ree Aly
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Cogn
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Walker Bros
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Fort Knox, Ky
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Signal Corps
Army
Omaha, Neb
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Tunisia
Pantelleria
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Sardinia
Pirot
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Lyon
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WAADS
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