Seven Huge Nazi Transports Shot Down By Allies
Allied air forces hit the Italian mainland and the islands of Sardinia and Pantelleria. Seven MB-323 transports with 100 troops capacity each and 14 fighters were shot down. The Grosseto airfield near Rome was bombed. Sardinia saw heavy airfield and dock strikes with air power from B-25 and B-26 aircraft, aided by P-38s, P-40s, and Wellington bombers. One Allied plane was lost.
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Pierre J. Wuss
Loon. S
Allied
North Africa
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Rome
Vialian
Grosseto
Stardinian
Milic
Millcc
Strategic Air Force
Spring delays and OPA drive curb pleasure driving in Pa
In the yard at the corner of Rels street and Highland avenue a Pauls Scarlet thorn tree blooms as OPA orders keep the pleasure driving ban in effect in the district. Gasoline allotments remain six quarts weekly restricting trips. Westminster prepares for graduation tomorrow with May Day tied to the ceremony. Old Timers note an exceptionally backward spring with April rain and cloudy days. Despite heavy rainfall farmers manage some planting. Continued on part two.
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Rels Street
Highland Avenue
Paul's
OPA
Washington
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9 am show a max 78 and min 62 with 0.23 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 6.8 feet. A separate garage reading reports max 64 and min 61 with 0.61 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Allied air offensive claims 113 planes destroyed in North Africa
Allied headquarters report in North Africa on May 21 that 113 enemy planes were destroyed in hours of offensive operations. The strike also hit a dam in Central Sardinia near Sassari, signaling intensified aerial warfare against Italian outposts.
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Pierre J. Hoss Gloom
S&s
Strat
Allied
North Africa
Mediterranean
Italy
Strategic Air Force
Sardinia
RAF
Germany
London
Reuter
Sassari
Pacific-area strength tops U.S. forces report
President Roosevelt said the main strength of American forces abroad is now in the Pacific, with air forces there nearly as large as in Europe. He confirmed Churchill’s claim of shared responsibility for war efforts and noted most work has been done by combined American and British staffs, expecting preliminary recommendations soon.
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Jack Vincent An
S. Suez
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific
Winston Churchill
Congress
America
Great Britain
Atlantic
Churchill
No Decision In Pottery Voting
No decision was reached in the NL R B election at Shenango Pottery held Thursday May 20. Unions Congress of Industrial Organizations 643 None 597 United Construction Workers 453 National Brotherhood of Operative Potters 242. About 1975 of 2600 employees voted. No majority for any union. Another election likely will be ordered later. timing not announced. Election opened 6:30 am and ended at midnight with four NL R B representatives handling the process.
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National Labor Relation Board
Shenango
N.L.R.B
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Construction Workers
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
National Labor Relations Board
Victory ships being built shift in war effort
President Roosevelt announced the United States will shift from Liberty cargo ships to new Victory ships with more powerful engines and higher speed to aid wartime shipping. He said the Victory vessels, durable and swifter, will also be useful in the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internations News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Mary Pickford Leads Canada Tour for Bomb Victims Aid
Mary Pickford, once a famed silent film star, begins a two week Canadian visit to raise 200000 for bomb victims in England and Malaya. The tour opens in Toronto, her birthplace, with plans to mobilize fundraising across the country.
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America
Mary Pickford
Canada
England
Maly
Toronto
International
Westminster College to hold 89th commencement on Saturday
Westminster College in New Wilmington will conduct its 89th commencement exercises on campus this Saturday marking the completion of its first full WWII year. This follows a January mid year graduation and precedes another planned for August after the 12 week summer session.
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New Wilmington
Westminster College
Westminster
Time Week On G H And J Blue Ration Food Stamps Extended
The OPA extended blue stamps G H and J for one week to June 7 to ease end of month shopping. K L and M with 48 points will be valid through July 7, overlapping May 24 to June 7. The move aims to reduce store congestion and simplify marketing for consumers and retailers.
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OPA
Disposition of Axis Prisoners Poses Logistical Problem
The United Nations face a major logistics challenge with 267000 Axis prisoners from Tunisia. Secretary of War Stimson said the Allies must secure ships food and personal supplies for prisoners while planning large scale operations. Some argue many captives might be kept in North African stockades under Allied supervision until shipping improves.
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International News Service
Washington
Tunisia
Stimson
United Nations
United States
North African
Stockades
Russians Repulse Heavy Nazi Attack Near Novorossisk
Moscow May 8 A heavy Nazi counter assault northeast of Novorossisk was crushed by Red Army infantry charging into the attack. The Germans used four regiments totaling about 12 000 men supported by artillery and mortars. Soviet counter fire halted the assault and inflicted heavy casualties while capturing many Nazis. In Kuban Valley Soviet guns destroyed 12 German block houses and silenced several batteries. Four German aircraft were shot down. Soviet ships and aircraft over the Black Sea destroyed six barges filled with German troops.
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Natalia Rene
N.S Starr
Moscow
Black Sea
Novorossiski
Red Army
Herd- Jong
Kuban
Yanks Raid Burma Targeted Installations Amid Bombardment
American heavy bombers reported a strike in Burma along the Arrawaddy River using 125 tons of hazardous devices on Wirgets and oil installations. Other planes hit Magwe rail sites and oil wells in Padakan and Monya Thayamyo. Mitchell bombers also attacked Langwa workshops near Chauk Uragyat and Singu.
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New Delhi
Blastina
Wirgets
Arrawaddy River
Burma
Pires
Magwe
Padakan
Monya
Thayamyo
Mitchell
Atiack
Ube Langwa
Chauk
Jameson Family Gifts Home for Hospital Nurses Use
Announcement today of the gift of the Jameson home at North Jefferson street and Toincoln avenue for the Jameson Memorial hospital to provide additional housing for nurses. Mrs Elizabeth Jameson McCreery, daughter of the late philanthropists, spoke at the presentation acknowledging the nurses’ home is inadequate. The donation honors the will of the late David Jameson and follows the nurses’ home gift by Mrs Jameson and her daughter.
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David Jameson
North Jefferson Street
Toincoln Avenue
Tor
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Jameson McCreery
Jameson
Pitt
New Castle
Mrs. Jameson
Berlin Bombers Hit Again In Night Attacks
Berlin endured a second consecutive night of bombing by British Mosquito aircraft as bomber, fighter, and coastal commands targeted the Reich and occupied territories. Mosquito raids focused on Bremen area rail yards and northern France intruder sorties aimed at locomotives and barges.
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Berlin
Leo V. Dolan
U.S
London
Reich
Air Ministry
Bremen
Bomber Command
Fighter Command
France
Germany
Mosquitars
Tergnier
Darth
Bam Bt
Bombers Hit Rabaul and New Britain Airdromes
Allied heavy bombers battered the Rabaul base in New Britain destroying 18 tons of demolition and incendiary bombs at the airport. Other raids struck a second New Britain airfield and Jap installations at two New Guinea points. Jap raids against Allied territory were largely ineffective.
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Lee van Atta
U.S
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
New
Krieger
Vunakanau
Rabail
Dtinschhafen
New Gidnen
Irish Vessel Torpedoed in Atlantic
A British radio broadcast heard by CBS said an Irish vessel named the Trish Oak was torpedoed in the Atlantic. Crew members were rescued and reached port safely, according to Dublin announcements quoted by the broadcast.
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Cinternation
New York
CBS
Porb
Dublin
Italy May Be Knocked Out Of War This Summer
Washington today heard predictions that Italy will be out of effective participation in the war within three or four months. Officials doubt whether Mussolini or Germany will allow unconditional surrender before Allied occupation. Mussolini might try to exit the war if a deal with the Allies removes the Germans.
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Italy
Kingsbury Smith
Washington
Thaly
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Mussolini
Thahy
Alles
Tr Duce
Traly
Kiska Looms As Next Target In Aleutians
American forces push toward final kill of Japanese garrisons in the Aleutians. Attu stronghold now near collapse as 3,000 plus enemy troops expected to be killed or captured. Kiska poised for invasion or blockade to follow once Attu cleared. Japanese on Kiska estimated at 10,000 with fortifications built over extended campaign.
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Kiska
Aleutians
Josephe A. Bors
S&s
Washington
Iska
United States
Bay Alcinens
North Pacific
U. S
Alta
Attu
Alte
Chicagel Harbor
Almericas
Holly Hay
Chicago
Alu
Amieh
Maryland socialite found guilty of manslaughter
Mrs. Helen Aileen Randle, a Maryland society woman, was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 13 year old neighbor Allen Willey after a day long domestic quarrel. The jury deliberated about two hours and she awaits sentencing, with potential penalties from one to 10 years or a fine of $1000. Attorneys indicated no immediate appeal.
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Randle
Ulmo
Willey
Sald
U-boat crew abandons Greek captain on sinking sub
Rio de Janeiro May 21 1943 International News Service reports a German U-boat captain said he left the Greek ship captain wrapped aboard the submarine as it sank off Fernando Noronha 400 miles from the island. Fifty three crewmembers are missing and 20 survivors were rescued. The submarine crew claims they do not believe the North African campaign is over despite Allied destroyers sinking their vessel.
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Rio DE Janeiro
South Atlantic
Fernando Noronha
Be Marine
Tunisia
Midwest Flood Damage Deepens Across Eight States
Floodwaters from the Mississippi and tributaries threaten St Charles Missouri and Cairo Illinois as levees weaken. The disaster, the most destructive in a generation, leaves 10 dead and drives about 2000 people from flooded homes. Farmland across 3 million acres submerged, fueling fears for wartime food production. Indiana hardest hit while other states report subsiding or rising waters.
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Midwest
Mississippi River
St. Charles
Indiana
Mississippi Valley
Missoni
Mississippi
Cairo
Ohio
Wabash
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
Executions Rise as Nazi Martial Law Claims Dutch
London May 21. The Dutch news agency Ancta reports 10 more Dutchmen executed under Nazi martial law, raising the definite total to 64 since enforcement began. The casualty roll underscores the harsh crackdown amid occupation.
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London
Ancta Today
Death Notices Tell of Several Local Losses
Death record items list Mrs. WG Carder aged 73 of Enon Valley and infant McKissidik in Kittanning. Also noted are funeral details for Frank Perviert, age 7, of 386 East Long Avenue, and Martha Geaston of 604 County Line Street.
Admiral Yamamoto Killed In Action In World War II
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese combined fleet, was killed in action aboard a warplane during operations against the enemy. Tokyo announced he died while directing operations, and Emperor Hirohito posthumously awarded him the Order of the Golden Vulture and the title of grand admiral. Mineichi Koga is named his successor as fleet commander.
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International News Service
New York
Isoroku Yamamoto
White House
Washington
Tokyo Radio
Yamamoto
Ique
United States
Federal Communications Commission
Hhe
Radio Tokyo
Hirohita
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Washingon
Mineichi Koga
Tokyo
Battle on Solomon Tiles Promises Swift Reporting
Arthur Memeter 1 presents a distant world tale of rapid wars and fast news in London and Papua. The piece emphasizes precision and speed, noting the paper’s promise of timely updates despite distances. It mentions seventy two as a detail in the day’s context.
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London
Papua
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