Chinese trap annihilates five Japanese divisions south of Ichang
Chinese and American air power help push back a major Japanese advance in western Hupeh. The 116th regiment and accompanying units were surrounded and annihilated near Lis hutang as Chinese forces encircled and shattered retreating Japanese 3rd and 13th divisions. Allied bombers and fighters supported the counterattack, destroying multiple enemy planes with no losses on Allied side.
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Australian minister cites 446 Japanese ships lost
Melbourne AP reports Air Minister Arthur Drakeford stated Japan has lost 446 ships and about 2,000 aircraft since the war began. He broke down losses as aircraft destroyed or damaged and listed shipping totals at roughly 2,224,600 tons with battleships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and merchantmen among the casualties.
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House Passes Modified Tax Plan In Congress
The House approved the conference version of a pay as you go tax plan by 159 to 68, with a confirmatory roll call 256 to 114. President Roosevelt indicated he would sign if Congress approved. Senate action expected soon to complete five months of debate.
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A. Willis Robertson
Sam Rayburn
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Okla
Crosby's Nag Wins at Belmont Park Suburban Handicap
New York report says Bing Crosby's Don Bingo won the 57th Belmont Park suburban handicap in 1:01 2/5 for the mile and a quarter, racing two lengths ahead of Market Wise. The win adds $27,600 to Crosby's bankroll as jokes fly over the gagsters and the singing star's stable.
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Don Bingo
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Jay C. Flippen
Market Wise
Louis Tufano
Memorial Day Holiday Toll Drops to 144 in Nation
A state by state survey shows 144 accidental deaths over the three day Memorial Day weekend, down from 350 last year. Traffic crashes killed 71, miscellaneous accidents 38, drownings 35, with nine drownings, one fatal train collision, and a five year old girl fatally hurt in a car fall. Peppered by gasoline rationing and a 35 mph limit, the safer holiday marked fewer peacetime fatalities.
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Saboteurs Impair German War Output Across Occupied Europe
Allied sources report saboteurs cut German weapon production in occupied territories by about 22 percent, destroying some $500 million in equipment and forcing guard forces to swell to 2,000,000. Reports cite Skoda plant guards, rail and shipyard damage, and unrest across Bulgaria, Poland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands amid wartime collapse.
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London
West Union hires grade two teacher for coming year
West Union Public School fills its first teaching vacancy this weekend. Superintendent C. B. Christians hires Virginia Woeste of Greeley for the second grade. Woeste, a graduate of Upper Iowa University two year normal program, has taught the past two years at McCallsburg, Iowa.
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Virginia Woeste
Greeley
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Miss Woeste
Upper Iowa University
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Towa
Butter Subsidy Extended to Small Processors
The office of price administration expands the butter subsidy to small processors under 1,000 pounds monthly if they form cooperatives and sell through a single outlet. The five cent per pound subsidy aims to lower consumer butter prices by five to six cents per pound, effective June 10.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Henry Ford Again Heads Company
Henry Ford was elected president of Ford Motor Co in May to succeed his son Edsel Ford who died last week The 79 year old industrialist who in 1919 turned over control of one of the world's largest industrial empires to his son returned to the head of the company at a meeting of shareholders of Ford Motor Co The action was approved immediately by the board of directors.
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Ford Motor Co
Edsel Ford
World War One Year Ago May 31 1942 Headlines
World War II roundup notes major Cologne air raid on May 30 by British forces. Reports say 20 000 fatalities and 54 000 wounded in that attack. Prague and Canterbury reprisals cited. Japanese midget submarines reach Sydney harbor. Mexico declares war on Germany Italy and Japan. Partial and unofficial reports.
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Burma
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Japan
Mexico
Byrnes Declares War Mobilization Era Underway
James F. Byrnes, named to direct the Office of War Mobilization, told a Spartanburg audience that the war has entered a critical phase requiring Americans to take a larger role in military operations and home front duties. He warned production must rise alongside fighting, stressing discipline, efficiency, and shared sacrifice. The speaker cited milestones including 1000 cargo ships and nearly 100 tankers built in the last year, with the fleet set to double and air power expanding. Roosevelt has delegated powers to Byrnes while keeping final authority with the president, a shift linked to Churchill’s recent wartime conferences.
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Office of War Mobilization
Hitler
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Mr. Roosevelt
Allied Fleet at Gibraltar and Europe Invasion Talk
London up reports the largest Allied shipping concentration at Gibraltar since the war began, with 104 transports and support vessels. German broadcasts and Italian spokesmen probe invasion timing, while Allied strength grows in the Mediterranean and North Africa. The U.S. confirms senior staff assignments as June invasion speculation persists. In North Africa Allied airpower claims 337 Axis aircraft shot down in May, boosting morale ahead of potential operations.
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James C. Crockett
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Fogger
May Divert Gas To Relieve Eastern Shortage
Petroleum Administrator Harold L Ickes announced possible diversion of gasoline from the Midwest to the East Coast to ease the eastern shortage. In a radio address he urged motorists to avoid waste and use only what is absolutely necessary, warning that the shortage could spread inland if relief from other regions is not secured.
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Union Memorial Honors War Dead in Oelwein Ceremony
Oelwein citizens honored local soldiers who died in the present conflict at a first of its kind Union Memorial service held after Decoration Day. King Palmer of Des Moines spoke, praising sacrifice and democracy, with Col. E. E. Stoup and Roy Anderson among organizers. A parade preceded the service featuring the high school band, veterans groups, Boy Scouts, and city departments. The event, deemed a success, is planned to become a yearly tradition.
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Roy Anderson
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the Legion
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Methodist Church
Attu Island Offensive Ends as U.S. Forces Meet Jap Holdouts
Three American troop columns linked at Chichagof harbor on Attu after a weekend drive that killed about 400 Japanese soldiers. Navy officials said no organized Japanese resistance remained and the three forces had advanced from the west, south, and southwest to seize Attu village and control key terrain on Fish Hook ridge and Holtz Bay.
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Oelwein High School Class of 1943 Officers Named
The Ghost of 1943 year book distribution highlights Dick Theo bald as class president Faye Larson as editor in chief and vice president Markery Huffman as secretary Theobald is noted for sports music dramatics and scholastic clubs Larson serves on the Student Council and School Register Huffman aids in publication with music and council involvement.
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Oelwein High School
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Faye Larson
Markery Huffman
Miss Larson
Theobald
Miss Huffman
War Labor Board Talks With Vinson as Coal Strike Persists
Washington reports Chair man Davis and two public members met with Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson as the United Mine Workers strike keeps 530,000 miners from work. The board contends Lewis no contract no work is invalid while miners demand a $2 daily raise and portal to portal pay. Negotiations resume amid uncertainty of future government action to reopen mines and risks to war production.
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War Labor Board
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Wayne L. Morse
George W. Taylor
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Vinson
UMW
John L Lewis
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James F. Byrnes
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GOP Chief Names Post War Council
Washington DC, UP reports Republican National Committee Chairman Harrison E. Spangler announced a 49 member post war advisory council. The group includes members of Congress, governors and party officials to craft a peace time program for American progress and will seek input from former President Herbert Hoover and past nominees Alf Landon and Wendell Willkie.
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Republican National Committee
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National Committee
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Alf
Smsooe
Q Hickenlooper
A & Tember
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