War Mobilization Office Established
President Roosevelt created a supreme war directing body headed by James F. Byrnes to direct all government agencies. Judge Fred M. Vinson will succeed Byrnes as economic stabilization director, and serve on the War Mobilization Committee along with key war agencies and Donald Nelson.
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Supreme War
James F. Byrnes
Washington
Roosevelt
Jack Vincent
NLS
Pate
Supreme War Directing
War Mobilization
Ways
Munitions Assignment Board
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Vinson
Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
Suceed
War Mobilization Committee
Office of Price Administration
United
Memorial Day Observance Noted Across Pa News Area
Memorial day will be observed Sunday with most businesses closed Monday and schools in the county largely shut. New Castle and Lawrence county urge a grand flag display and refrain from trampling public square beds as Owen Fox appeals to keep grass and flower beds intact during the parade.
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Perford
New Castle
Lawrence County
Hook Owen Fox
Fox
Daily Weather Report for the United States
Daily weather briefing records the 24 hour period ending at nine A M with a maximum temperature of 72 and a minimum of 48, no precipitation, and a river stage of 7.1 feet. For the prior wet year the maximum temperature was 75 with no precipitation.
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United States
Dionne Quintuplets Turn Nine At Home Birthday
Callander ont May 28 the Dionne quintuplets are nine years old today marking a first at home birthday with family in the Dionne household seven brothers and sisters joining in the celebration while the world famous girls stay together with parents Mr and Mrs Oliva Dionne for the event.
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International News Service
Callander
Ont
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Veterans Plan Memorial Day Observance Parade and Dedication
Veterans plan Memorial Day events with a 1 45 PM parade from the Legion Home to Greenwood Cemetery where ceremonies honor soldiers of the current war. Judge W Walter Braham will speak at the dedication of a memorial and honor roll at the courthouse, followed by a 6 PM water service by the Ladies of the G A R at First Presbyterian Church.
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C. Ed. Brown
Legion
Greenwood Cemetery
Court House
W Walter Braham
Ladies of the
First Presbyterian
Flood waters recede as patrols guard six Midwest states
High water levels drop after a peak that set a new Cape Girardeau record of 42.30 feet, surpassing the 1844 mark. Army teams from George Field, Illinois, lost two planes in a Wa bash River crash near Vincennes. About 3,551,000 acres were flooded across Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas, per a St. Louis flood conference chaired by Chester C. Davis.
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International News Service
Midwest
Cape Girardeau
Tne
George Field
Til
Illinois
Oklahoma
Indiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
La Guardia's Idea For Cartoonists Sparks Debate
New York May 28 A group of newspaper cartoonists heard Mayor La Guardia propose a provocative subject. He said he would draw a big ashcan and dump Washington’s white tails into it to keep officials in their offices, away from cocktail parties and distractions.
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International News Service
New York
F. H. la Guardia
la Guardia
Washington
Heavy Fighting Near Naval Base Of Novorossisk
Soviet and German forces fought northeast of Novorossisk, a key Black Sea naval base, with reports of a Soviet offensive and heavy aerial combat. Moscow said heavy fighting was in progress while German claims of an infantry and tank push circulated. Air battles saw 64 German planes shot down as the Soviets reported 13 losses.
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Natalia Rene
Son
Moscow
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Kuban
West Caucasus
Red Army
Arca
Japanese Base at Lae Bombed in Coordinated Allied Strike
A smashing coordinated attack on the Japanese base at Lae New Guinea was announced by General Douglas MacArthur as Allied forces pushed north of Australia. More than 28 tons of bombs and incendiaries plus nearly 12 000 machine gun rounds struck airfields supply depots and the Lady Lagoon area amid fierce Japanese anti-aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee van Atta
United Nations
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Douglas Macarthur
Lady Lagoon
OPA Shakeup Plan Delayed by Brown Compromise
Washington May 28 The house steering committee pursues revamping the Office of Price Administration as Prentiss Brown delays a shakeup within the agency amid clashes between J K Galbraith and Lou R Maxon. Brown aims to roll back food prices through the subsidy program but postpones a formal reorganization until the second week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Phillips
J. Peck
Qm.s
Washington
House
Office of Price Administration
Pikce
Prentiss Brown
OPA
Michigan
J. KK. Galbraith
Lou R. Maxon
Unntil
Tmo
Brown
Second War Loan Leaders Celebrate in Castleton Hotel
Executive committee members marked a modest celebration Thursday night at The Castleton hotel. They toasted the drive, noted totals of 5 250 000 in quotas with 10 283 350 75 subscribed, and highlighted a 167 percent public quota and 1134 percent bank quota. Ellwood City led the county with standout effort as the group prepared for September’s next loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Joel S. McKee
Joan
Mr. McKee
Father Fatally Hurt Near Oil City
Elmer F Carlson, 42, father of four, was fatally injured Thursday when struck by a duck driven by PF Mealy of Lickingville Clarion County. Coroner P Hi Cunningham announced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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CI Internationals
Oil City
Elmer. F. Carlson
PF. E. Mealy
Lickingville
Clarion County
P. Hi. Cunningham
New Tactics In Air Assaults Upon Sardinia
Allied air forces switch to lighter bombs in a bold attack on the Decimomannu airdrome in Sardinia using B 26 Marauders and P 40 Warhawks. About 30 German and Italian fighters engage in a 24 mile dogfight, with 13 enemy planes shot down. B 25 Mitchells hit nearby Villacidro, leaving columns of smoke and extensive ground losses for the Axis.
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Pierre J. Huss
Allied
North Africa
Jimmy Doolittle
Decimomannu
Sardinia
Sardinian
Mediterranean
Maj
Everett B. Howe
Waldron
Mich
Villacidro
Eden urges Italy to choose peace during Portsmouth speech
Foreign Secretary Eden urged Italians to decide whether to endure bombing or pursue peace. He recalled Mussolini’s request to share bombardment of London and warned Britain will not back aerial war plans. He vowed allied efforts and cited wartime lessons while noting Britain’s growing merchant ship output and U boat destruction.
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International News Service
London
Eden
Portsmouth
Italy
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Goering
Warsaw
Rotterdam
No Plea Of Neutral Will Halt Bombings
British deputy prime minister Atlee told the House of Commons that no neutral or enemy will divert the United Nations from air bombings and legitimate methods until complete victory. The UN air assault targets Axis Europe and is softening German resolve while reducing war material and shipping. This prelude to a future land invasion aims to save tens of thousands of Allied soldiers.
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Fiaul C. Raborg
New York
Clement R. Atlee
House of Commons
United Nations
Europe
Hitler
Fwo
U S Britain plan agreed on war strategy in Washington
The combined American and British staffs reached complete agreement on future war operations in Europe and the Pacific. White House said conferences ended with unity on launching a second front in Europe and speeding up actions against Japan. Eisenhower was among candidates for supreme Allied commander in Europe.
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William E. Zimmerman
On S
Washington
Pacific
White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Japan
Germany
Italy
London
Europe
Further Gasoline Cuts Threaten Atlantic Seaboard Transport
The threat of further gasoline cuts looms as more than 40,000 buses and taxis in 13 states and Washington DC operate under a 20 percent mileage curtailment. ODT Director Eastman warns of further trims if essential transportation needs aren’t met. The American Automobile Association reports many eastern stations closed or nearly empty, with some stocking only for emergencies.
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C International News
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
District of Columbia
ODT
Eastman
American Automobile Association
Fierce Street Fighting Rages in Warsaw Ghetto
On the German frontier the Warsaw Ghetto erupted in furious street clashes as a revolt, sparked two weeks earlier, reached its fiercest phase. Dispatches from underground sources in Poland described the blaze and heavy fighting across the district.
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Warsaw Ghetto
Chnnternational News Service
Oday
Wiedergraund
Poland
U P Assembly Is Organized At Westminster College
The 85th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian church of North America met at Westminster College in New Wilmington on May 28. Moderator W Bruce Wilson organized 100 ministers and elders into eighteen standing committees. Dr Robert W Gibson delivered a memorial address and reports on baptism and church membership were heard. Rev Virgini M Cosby reported 57 chaplains in service, 42 Army and 15 Navy, up from five two years earlier, with plans to exceed the quota this summer. Other church leaders addressed the assembly, including leaders from Churches of Christ in Europe and the War Relocation Authority.
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Wewn
New Wilmington
W. Bruce Wilson
85Th
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Westminster College
Robert W. Gibson
Pittsburgh
Virgini M. Cosby
Washington, D. C
General Commission On Army and Navy
United Presbyterian
Reerend Cosby
J. Jaroshevich
Churches of Christ In Europe
J. M. Bader
Federal Council of Churches
John C. Baker
War Relocation Authority
Hedy Lamarr Married Again in Private Ceremony
Hollywood May 28 Hedy Lamarr wed John Loder in a diet ceremony at the Beverly Hills home of Mrs. Conrad Veidt attended by four close friends and her mother Mrs. Gertrude Kiesler. Judge Cecil J Holland officiated with Sir Charles Mendel best man and Lady Elsie Mendel matron of honor. No honeymoon planned. both stars remain at studios.
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Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
John Loder
Gertrude. Kiesler
Cecil JD. Holland
Beverly Hills
Conrad Veidt
Charles Mend
Elsie Mend
Herst
Miss Lamarr
Loder
Fritz Mandl
Gene Markey
Death Record Mrs Liesic 80 of Bessemer
Mary Liesic aged 80 is listed in Bessemer with residence at Gaoredae Mie Motrici Winter bottom English avenue RevD 2.
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Mary Liesic
Bessemer
Gaoredae Mie Motrici
Winterbottom
English Avenue
British Bomb Essen in Massive Night Raid on Ruhr
British bombers attacked Essen and the Krupp armaments works in a major late night raid, with Berlin reporting heavy damage. The operation involved hundreds of aircraft, additional mines laid in enemy waters, and continued with Mosquito strikes on Jena and attacks toward northern France as RAF forces returned.
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Krupp Armaments Works
Leo V. Doland
London
Britain
Essen
Air Ministry
DNB
Berlin
Reich
Ruhr
Jena
Germany
England
France
Attu combat hand to hand on island ridges
The Navy reports violent hand to hand fighting as U S forces storm the last two Japanese positions on Attu Island in the Aleutians. Army troops gain several points along the ridge south of Chichagol Corridor amid rugged terrain and close combat.
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Joseph A. Bors
N.S. Sincf
Washington
Navy
Aleutians
U.S
U. S
Chichagol
Canbinand
America
Fragmented plea about taxes and bills from a shopper
The speaker rails at lawmakers and taxes, accusing leaders of promising reductions then demanding a second payment. He complains Uncle Sam has spent him and questions the timing and fairness of installment demands amid a confusing bill structure.
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Sam
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