Naval Facts Backing U S Pivot to the Pacific
The article argues U S naval strength in the Pacific has recovered since Pearl Harbor. It cites reduced Japanese cruiser and aircraft carrier counts, swift Pearl Harbor ship repairs, and Midway defense by land based planes. It notes King sought balance against Japanese moves toward Midway Alaska Hawaii and the U S mainland.
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Washington, D. C
Solomon Islands
U. S
Solomons
Pearl Harbor
United States
South Pacific
King
Midway
Alaska
Hawaii
Continental
Pacific
Philippines
Singapore
Java
Russia
Largest U S Convoy Arrives in England Turning Point in War
The largest U S troop convoy of the war landed safely in Great Britain, with thousands of troops and material disembarking to join training for a European push. In the Pacific, Marines hit Mak in Gilbert Islands in a fast raid destroying airfields, stores, and planes, leaving 670 Japanese dead and 30 captured. U S losses were 28 killed and 72 wounded.
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Europe
U. S
Great Britain
United Nations
England
U.S
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Makin
Gilbert
Solomons
Pearl Harbor
Brazil declares war on Axis and U S convoy reaches Britain
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Brazil joining the Allies and broad Western Hemisphere solidarity. It highlights the largest U S convoy reaching Britain and Marine operations continuing in the Pacific as part of ongoing war drive.
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Brazil
U. S
Britain
Pacific
Western Newspaper Union
WPB Sets July 1 1943 Target For War Output
Donald Nelson WPB chief says U S war production is ahead in some areas and behind in others with shortages of materials and balancing output. The plan aims to maximize impact on the enemy by July 1 1943 and production will be judged by its contribution to the war effort by that date.
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Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Europe
United States
Key Pittman
Nevada
Hjalmar Schacht
Pittman
West Point
N. Y
Mexico
China
Canada
New England
England
War Production Board
Donald Nelson
WPB
U. S
Nelson
War Production Board trims civilian power projects
The War Production Board halted or suspended 85 public and private power projects to reallocate wartime resources. It also gave 28 federal projects low priority, likely delaying completion past the war unless new demands emerge, stating civilian inconvenience and sacrifice must be expected.
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War Production Board
WPB
Brazil Declares War as Axis Pressure Mounts
Brazil becomes the first South American nation to declare war on Germany and Italy joining the United Nations. Demonstrations followed Axis aggression and sunk Brazilian ships, with about 600 lives lost. The move aims to protect the Natal bulge and northeast defense. The Dieppe raid yielded Allied gains with heavy casualties and valuable intelligence.
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Brazil
Germany
Italy
United Nations
Japan
Atlantic
Natal
Dakar
Africa
Amaro Soares Bittencourt
United States
Dieppe
Calais
le Havre
Vichy
Draft status may change as war work is reassessed
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey said in Chicago that men deferred for war work 2A and 2B will be reclassified as substitutes are trained. He indicated grandmothers cases and those with dependencies would be prioritized, with wives and children next in line, before September 1.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Chicago University
Coffee, Overalls: One Down, the Other Up
Government orders reduce coffee deliveries to 65 percent of last year’s level, with the current monthly quota at 75 percent. War Production Board actions also push cotton loom output for sturdier work clothes as theater operations face material shortages and possible reduced fares.
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John
War Production Board
WPB
Elizabethan Echoes From Mrs Roosevelt on War and Democracy
Mary Winslow visits Washington to discuss her Mexico trip with Mexican women leaders and a mass meeting. The piece discusses local elections, democracy rooted in communities, a soldier poem about mail, and remarks on Barbara Ward and a British book review.
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Hyde Park
Mary Winslow
Inter-American Affairs
Washington
Mexico
Miss Winslow
Allotment Speed Up Eases Dependents' Payments
Congress passed a bill and the President signed it speeding up allotments to dependents of servicemen. Navy says payments start very soon and the Army expects early in September. Basic payment is 50 dollars monthly with servicemen contributing 22 and the armed forces 28. About half of service members may have eligible dependents.
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U. S
Congress
Navy
Army
Bis sell chosen commander of US air forces in China Burma India
Brig Gen Clayton L Bis sell named commander of the US Army Air Forces in China Burma India theater after an Alaska tour. American submarines in the Pacific sank four ships and damaged two more as operations against Japan continued. Henry Kaiser and Howard Hughes announce a joint plan to build 500 flying freighters for wartime supply routes.
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Clayton L. Bissell
U. S. Army Air
China
Burma
India
Alaska
Sen
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington
Aleutians
Japan
Pacific
Western
Henry Kaiser
Western Shipbuilding
Howard Hughes
Embroidered Pillow Slip Motifs for Linen Closet
Four embroidery designs for pillow slips feature a top picture treatment a white scalloped border pastel center flowers a butterfly motif and tulip pots in cross stitch. All four on one transfer Z9344 offered for 15 cents with order details to follow.
Mr Chu Name Not One to Be Sneezed At
At a United China Relief dinner a prominent Foochow businessman was to speak. The master of ceremonies mispronounced his name and improvised with a pun on kerchoo yielding the nickname Mr Sneeze.
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Mr. Chu
United China
Kah Chu
Foochow
China
Camel Cartons Favored Gift for Service Men
A Navy floor becomes deck and bulkheads replace doors while Camels are the preferred cigarette among Navy Army Marines and Coast Guard based on service store sales. Local dealers feature Camel cartons as the top gift for service men and now is the time to send that carton.
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Navy
Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Adv
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