War Moves Toward Allied Drive on Japan From West
Allied planners see a major push against Japan forming this year, with an offensive campaign from the west through Burma and China, aiming to open an aerial highway for heavy bomber operations. The Burma drive is timed after the monsoon, with Stilwell leading a new Far Eastern command and Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces to clear the road to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pat
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Japan
Hitler
Pacific
Aleutians
Solomon Islands
Burma
China
Hideki Tojo
Diet
Joseph T. McNarney
Senate Appropriations Committee
Claire L. Chennault
Archibald Wavell
India
Joseph Wstilwell
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rise in Race Riots Prompt Appeal to F R Support
Washington clashes prompt four national groups led by the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the NAACP to urge President Roosevelt for a threefold plan. They call for explaining underlying causes of riots, summoning federal grand juries to assign responsibility, and pushing anti discrimination legislation. The appeal condemns Rep. Dies for probing Detroit riots and argues his approach aids subversive forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Automobile Workers of America
National Lawyers Guild
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Jug Fee
Martin Dies
Tex
Egroes
Reston Man Held on Liquor Charge in Creston Case
R L Mulree of Creston faced grand jury action on liquor charges after Creston police seized seven containers of liquor, most with Nebraska stamps, from his home. Mulree waived preliminary hearing. bond set at 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
R. L. Mulree
Nebraska
Mulwee
RAF Bombers Hit Cologne in Major Rhine Raid
British and American air forces mounted a large night assault on Cologne and a Hamburg raid, with 25 bombers lost. The strikes followed U-boat base operations and an escort convoy attack through Dover Strait. Allied forces report extensive fires and damage to Cologne, Hamburg, and nearby targets, with heavy German losses and claims of cathedral damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cologne
Germany
Hamburg
St. Nazaire
Atlantic
Beaumont le Roger
Paris
RAF
Fleet Air Arm
Dover Strait
French
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Northwest African Command
Leghorn
Rome
San Giovannia
Sicily
Sardinia
Cty
DNB
Berlin
Ruhr
Rmneland
Hitler
Stay at Home Eastman Warns
Washington defense transportation director Joseph B Eastman warned people planning Fourth of July trips they may be stranded temporarily and unable to return home as planned The only patriotic way to spend the Fourth weekend is to stay at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Pers
Workers paid too high say wartime wage report
A Washington report, presented by Rep. Albert J. Engel, warns that war workers with little experience earn near or above top Army officers. It cites 1942 averages of $1.35 per hour in 47 leading plants, totals for GM Ford Chrysler and GE, and compares machine gun assemblers earning up to 8,600 yearly with generals earning 10,200. The panel criticizes wartime wage policy and taxes, urging restraint to avoid penalizing service members and low-wage workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
George C. Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
House
Albert J. Engel
Mich
House Appropriations
War Department
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
General Electric
Engle
Roosevelt
Armed Services
America
Allied invasion fleet reported ready for Europe
United Nations plans a multi site invasion in several places along the North African coast opposite France and Italy, with Britain and Russia key in the effort. London reports a mammoth allied fleet concentrated on a 1200 mile stretch, possibly striking next Saturday. Axis sources cite American battleships in the Mediterranean and Mussolini urging Italians to resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anis
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Europe
Gibraltar
Paris
Sicily
Daily Sketch
Mussolini
Sardinia
Madrid
Serene
Aigieat
Tripoli
Pre
List of 922 Soldiers Nazi Prisoners Released
The war department released names of 922 U S soldiers held as prisoners of war in Germany. The list includes 185 Iowans. Two men from the vicinity, both previously reported missing, are Floyd E Pilcher and Robert L Pepin. Pepin is listed as a prisoner of the Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Germany
War Department
Floyd E. Pilcher
Rawson E. Pilcher
Robert L. Pepin
Plans Drive to Smash Cartels Across World Markets
Assistant Attorney General Tom Clark pledges to smash cartels to ensure free enterprise after the war. A New York grand jury indicted National Lead Co and partners with Titan Co for conspiring to monopolize titanium compounds and fix prices. Clark created a cartel section and named Herbert A. Berman as its chief, arguing war powers enable cartel growth unless checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom €. Clark
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Caretel
New York City
National Lead Co
E., du Pont de Nemours & Co
Titan Co., Inc
National Lead
Clark
Herbert A. Berman
Newark
Wallace Charges Jones Obstruction in BEW Affairs
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, chairing the Board of Economic Warfare, accused Secretary Jesse Jones of harmful misrepresentations and obstructionist tactics. He said Jones failed to build critical material stockpiles, mischaracterized BEW funding, and harassed BEW administrative staff while demanding action to shorten the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Wallace
Jones
Joint
Congressional Economy Committee
Economy Committee
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations’ Committee
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
Truman Committee
Congress
World War Fronts Update June 29 1942
On June 29 1942 reports note the British evacuated Matruh a year ago. The U S Army Air Force in Hawaii announces Japanese held Wake Island was heavily attacked by U S bombers on June 27. Russians acknowledge a minor German push on Kharkov. RAF bombers raid St Nazaire submarine base June 28. Netherlands Indies News Agency reports arrival in Britain of Dutch troops trained in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matruh
U. S. Army Air Force Command
Hawaii
Island of
Wake
U. S
Kharkov
RAF
St. Nazaire
Netherlands Indies
Great Britain
Canada
Richard Connor to report for duty as Ensign in Navy Reserve
Richard Connor, vice president of Connors' Inc and Connor-Wagner, Inc, will leave July 2 from Clarinda to serve as Ensign in the U S Navy Reserves at Babson Park Massachusetts. He was sworn in June 15 at Omaha and has directed seven stores across Iowa and Missouri since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Connor
Connors’ Inc
Iowa
Connor-Wagner, Inc
Missouri
Clarinda
U. S
Babson Park
Wellesley
Massachusetts
Oelwein
Connor
Omaha
Ensign
Sc-V
USNR
Red Oak
A. Agnew
Celeste Hall of Independence
Court Upsets Treason Cases in Chicago Appeal
U S Circuit Court of Appeals reversed convictions of six defendants for harboring Nazi spy Herbert Haupt. The ruling remanded for fair trial concerns and invalid statements obtained before magistrate review. Included are Haupt’s parents Hans Max Haupt and Erna. others Walter Froehling Otto Richard Wergin and wives Lucille Froehling Kate Wergin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Herbert Hans Haupt
Haupt
Hans Max Haupt
Erna
J. Earl Major
Court of Appeals
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Walter Froehling
Otto Richard Wergin
Wolfgang
Germany
Herbert
Erna Haupt
Lucille Froehling
Kate Wergin
William J. Campbell
United
Marvin Jones Takes Over As War Food Administrator
Marvin Jones sworn in as the third war food administrator in three months. He pledges the U S will have enough food for a healthful diet while pledging to carry out Roosevelt policies including subsidies and coordinated controls. Jones faces congressional criticism and expresses resolve amid shortages concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marvin Jones
Jones
Chester Co. Davis
Jesse Tapp
William E. Byrd, Jr
Richard Smith Whaley
U. S. Court of Claims
Roosevelt
Claire E. Hoffman
Mich
House
Congress
Governors See Encouraging Talks On Policy Differences
Gov Bourke Hickenlooper after a governors conference in Columbus says Washington policy disputes between the White House and Congress create confusion and will take time to clarify. He notes consensus among governors that federal power in international affairs is expanding danger. He cites a new eastern pipeline easing winter fuel oil scarcity but not Iowa's situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Washington
White House
Congress
Columbus
Hoover reports arrest of Nazi spy accomplice in New York
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of an alleged accomplice to a German spy in New York City. The suspect Erwin Harry of Dongan Hills Staten Island was charged with aiding the spy ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Hoover
Peet
Erwin Harry
Dongan Hill
Staten
Rcouke
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.R
Reston
Rhineland
Eastman
Congressman
Iad
Max Stephan
Detroit
Milan
Stephan
Hans Peter Krug
International
Axis
Ottawa
United Nations
Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald
Big
Hans Haupt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!