Japanese Nearing China in Burma Drive
Japanese spearhead reported within 20 miles of Free China border as battles rage across Burma. Chinese and British forces slowly fall back along the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers with heavy fighting near Lashio Mandalay Monywa and Taunggyi.
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China
Burma
Chungking
Free China
Lashio
Burma Road
Kweichieh
Fallen Mandalay
Monywa
Taungegyin
London
Chindwin
Irrawaddy River
Mandalay
Possible Peace Overtures From Hitler Rejected
United States, Britain, and Soviet Union reject any Nazi peace overtures. An authoritative source says policy remains unchanged and Hitler cannot be trusted. Churchill and Stalin share the no negotiation stance, suggesting Hitler may shift to military focus.
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U.S
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Stalin
Germany
Hitler
Winston Churchill
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Fuehrer
Pa Newc Observes War Bond Quota and Street Detours
Pa Newc notes a 10 percent income quota for war bonds and reports early June weather with showers. Parking signs line Mora Via due to industrial activity from Pennsylvania Engineering Works to Long Avenue. The historic Public Square tree regrows branches after being cut years ago. gardeners welcome the rain after a drought break.
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Pa Newc
Mora
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
Long Avenue
Start Distribution of Sugar Ration Cards
Citizens begin registering for sugar ration cards with assignment by name blocks in city and county schools. Registrations run daily by alphabetical groupings from A through Z, with specific blocks for each day and exceptions at Harlansburg. Everyone must be registered.
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Adams
Zeigler
Harlansburge
Another Japanese Thrust Is Indicated In Southwest Pacific
Japanese warships seen moving north through the China sea for repairs and redeployment. Analysts expect a fresh southwest Pacific assault as invasion forces concentrate near mid Pacific islands and targets around Australia.
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Southwest
Pacific
Washington
Southwest Pacific
China Sea
mid-Pacific Islands
Australia
New Caledonia
Soviet Push On Western Front In May Day Battle
Soviet soldiers pressed ahead through slush on the western front pledging to carry out Stalin's May Day order to defeat Germany. An official communique said little occurred during the night but on the 2000 mile front Red armies advanced in local actions inflicting heavy casualties. In three days on the Leningrad front 2000 German troops were killed as Nazis were driven from strongpoints. Berlin radio noted Russian motorized regiments penetrated the German left flank west of Moscow. The advance continued despite counterattacks according to a London report.
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International News Service
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Hitler
Leningrad
Berlin
Rzhev-Staritza
London
German Battleships Out Of Action For Some Time
The Admiralty and Royal Air Force said the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen were heavily damaged and out of action for the summer. Gneisenau located at Gydnia with a damaged forecastle, Scharnhorst in Kiel drydock, Prinz Eugen in Trondheim Fjord unable to sail.
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International News Service
London
Scharnhorst
Gnei- Senau
Prince Eugen
Admiralty
Brest
Gneisenau
Gydnia
Baltic
Kiel
Trondheim
Winston Churchill
Commo
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. with a maximum of 89 and a minimum of 55, and precipitation of 0.5 inches. A second period ending Sunday morning reports a high of 87 and a low of 60 with 0.25 inches of rain. River stage is 5 feet.
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United States
May Remove Gas Rationing Order In Western Pa
Western Pennsylvania may be removed from the east coast gasoline rationing zone. Ickes told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that surplus supplies justify relief and excess gasoline could be drawn off to other states. He said a decision on removal or redirection of supplies has not yet been made.
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Washington
Qcil
Ickes
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Youth Killed In Oakdale Crash
In Oakdale a 19 year old, Robert Carothers of McDonald, was killed when his 12 year old car was hit by a fast train after he failed to notice an oncoming train at a grade crossing. His brother William, 18, and Robert McCaffrey, 16, also of McDonald, were injured and listed in fair condition.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Robert Carothers
Oakdale
Carothers
McDonald
William
Robert McCaffrey
Fugitive German Delivered for Detroit Case Verificat ion
Lieut Peter Krug German flier captured in San Antonio will be returned to Detroit for verification and possible testimony in the Max Stephan case. U S District Attorney John C Lehr said Krug is to be questioned after crossing into Detroit. Krug escaped a Canadian prison camp and was nabbed by G men in a San Antonio hotel.
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International News Service
Detroit
U. S
John C. Lehr
Peter Krug
San Antonio
Tex
Lehr
Krug
Max Stephan
Detroit River
G-men
F.b.1
Aerial Warfare Extended By MacArthur In Pacific
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced aerial combat has extended from New Guinea to the Solomon Islands. UN pilots hit a Japanese transport at Rabaul, destroyed four planes, and repelled a Port Moresby raid. In the latest engagement, twenty Japanese aircraft took part, with three bombers and one fighter shot down.
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Rabaul Harbor
Johnstown Flier Adds Three More Jap Planes To His Record
Advanced United Nations base in the South Pacific reports Boyd Wagner of Johnstown Pennsylvania, age 25, painted three more Rising Suns on his plane signaling three additional Japanese planes shot down since the war began. Wagner, who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in the Philippine campaign, led a mission over Lae Salamua in New Guinea, accounting for three Zero fighters while his unit protected bombers that destroyed ground aircraft. American losses were light and no pilots were lost. Continued on page.
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Lae
Salamaua
New Guinea
Wagner
San Francisco Blackout Hits Bay Area For 46 Minutes
An unidentified target near San Francisco triggered a 46 minute blackout that cut radio stations from 11 02 p m to 11 59 p m. It was the eighth blackout since the war began and the first since February 18. Alerts prior to this were later cleared when targets were identified as friendly.
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San Francisco
Throop Resigns City Engineer Post
Glenn R. Throop, who joined the engineering department in 1934 and became city engineer in 1935, formally resigns to enter essential war industry. John Z Street, assistant, named to fill the post pending formal appointment. The position pays 250 dollars monthly amid council discussion and a resolution praising Throop’s faithful service.
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Glenn R. Throop
John Z Street
Throop
James Gibson
Women Enlistment Proposals Likely to be Rejected
Washington May 4 Congress proposals to enlist women in the army and navy with ranks as privates and officers appeared doomed. The Senate Military Affairs committee planned another hearing, but surveys of members on both committees showed the enlistment ideas would be decisively rejected.
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International News Service
Washington
Army
Navy
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Aged Man Dies After Auto Crash in New Castle
Ralph Casciato of 124 Hawthorne street dies in New Castle hospital from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Harry W. Pierce at Hawthorne street and Croton avenue. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and a skull fracture. He was 79, born June 19, 1862 in Pizzaferrato Italy and had lived in the Croton district since coming to America 36 years ago. He had worked at Lehigh Portland Cement Co. and was a member of St. Vitus church. Surviving are one son Adam, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral mass will be Wednesday at St. Vitus church with interment there.
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Ralph Casciato
Hawthorne Street
New Castle Hospital
Harry W. Pierce
Sandy Lake
Croton Avenue
Casciato
T. F. Nugent
St. Vitus Church
St. Vitus Cemetery
Small Part Of Farmers Vote On Quotas For Wheat
Harrisburg May 4 The State agricultural conservation committee began tabulating Pennsylvania farmers votes on federal wheat marketing quotas with 11 942 eligible in 45 counties and about 30 percent turnout. Vice chairman C A Zehner said organized opposition had ceased in Snyder Northumberland and Montour counties, showing favorable quota experience.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Pennsylvania
C. A. Zehner
Snyder
Northumberland
Montour
Death notices from Wilmington and New Castle area
Obituaries list several deaths including Mrs. Sarah Hood Johnston 85 in Wilmington township and Mrs. Edward Johnston 67 of New Castle R. D.1. Also listed are Mrs. Julius Treadwell 27 of New Castle R. D.2 Wesley McMillen 83 of Wayne township and Ralph Casciato 79 of 124 Hawthorne Street.
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Sarah Hood Johnston
Wilmington Township
Edward Johnston
R. D
New Castle
Julius Treadwell
Wesley McMillen
Wayne Township
Ralph Casciato
Hawthorne Street
German Port Of Hamburg Again Bombed By RAF
London reports Hamburg bombed again leaving it in flames. RAF planes struck Le Havre in occupied France destroying five Nazi fighters and one German bomber that tried to intercept. All British bombers returned. three fighters are missing.
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London
Hamburg
Royal Air Force
le Havre
France
RAF Bombs Hamburg as French Ports Fire Back
London reports the Royal Air Force bombed the German port of Hamburg. Anti-aircraft batteries at Toulon and Marseilles fired at unidentified planes. Berlin claimed incendiaries hit residential areas and that six attackers were shot down. Later waves of RAF bombers flew toward France at high altitude. no bombs hit Toulon.
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France
R A F Operates in Iceland Under Allied Command
May 4 reports indicate the Royal Australian Air Force is operating in Iceland under American leadership to protect supply lines and aid Allied operations. A separate London dispatch notes a German broadcast claiming Vichy planes bombed English towns in reprisal, though no raids occurred Saturday night.
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Melbourne
Royal Australian Air Force
Iceland
Arthur Drakeford
R. A. Alf
London
Vichy France
Germany
England
Signed on the Dotted Line and the Card Rationing
The speaker describes signing a form with personal details then receiving a card asking for sugar. It suggests the card aids workers on the line and references a weather note of sixty two degrees. The tone implies social or wartime rationing and collective aid.
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Joseph A. Bors
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Caroline Islands
Java Sea
Indian Ocean
1942
Daily Weather Report
W. Pa
Mich
MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
Corregidor
Bataan
By Lee van Atta
Port Moresby
Johnstown
John Z. Street
Hawthorne
Croton
Vichy
Marseilles
Toulon
Exeter
Leo V. Dolan
Arthur Mometer
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