China fights back recaptures ports and railway front
Chinese forces halted three weeks of Japanese gains along the Hangchow Nanchang railway in eastern Kiangsi Chekiang recapturing Julian and Wenchow ports and pushing into the southeast Chekiang coast. Officials said attacks continued along the line as garrisons were thinned in newly occupied areas.
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Hangchow- Nanchang
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Julian
Wenchow
Inner Mongolia
Russia
Kangchow
Nanchang
Chungking
Air War Expands as U S Bombers Strike Axis Ports
Maj. A F Kalberger led four U S Army bombers in a Mediterranean attack on the Italian fleet near Egypt marking the first U S air action in the theater. Gen Lewis Brereton commands U S forces in the Middle East directing raids on Tobruk and Benghazi while RAF cooperation keeps planes flying and as Rommel’s drive toward Alexandria slows.
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A. F. Kalberger
North Hollywood
Calif
U.S. Army
Mediterranean Sea
U. S
Egypt
Rommel
Alexandria
Suez
U. S. Army Air Forces
Cairo
Lewis Brereton
Middle East
Tobruk
Bengali
United Nations
el Alamein
Brereton
India
Western Desert
RAF
Bloodiest Battles On the Russian Front Finered
Russian retreat from Voroshilovgrad signals German push toward Rostov and Millerovo. Soviet communiques report heavy blows elsewhere including Voronezh and the south. American and British tanks aid the defense. Luftwaffe losses cited at 211 planes, Soviet losses 136. Rostov area described as in grave danger.
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Voroshilovgrad
Don Basin
Donetz
Millerovo
Rostov
Voronezh
Volga River
Don
Blind Man's Buff In Aleutians Warns Of Major Push
Allied forces report grim exchanges across the Aleutians with Japan taking Aggatu while American landings on Attu and Kiska are offset by loss of ships and damage. The Dutch Harbor base is attacked twice, with the Northwestern destroyed in the second raid.
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Aleutian Islands
North America
Aleutian
Navy
Attu
Kiska
Aggatu
United States
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Northwestern
Government Says Rubber Output Grows Under War Drive
Secretary Jesse Jones reports private industry produces 25 000 tons annually while two government plants add 30 000 tons capacity. He expects 100 000 tons capacity by end of 1942 300 000 by August 1943 and 800 000 tons by end of 1943.
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Jesse Jones
Jones
Letter on American class mobility and lasting peace
A reader urges faith in opportunity and a fair government to lift every citizen. The piece discusses postwar peace, Hoover and Gibson’s The Problems of Lasting Peace, three stages for peace, and the dangers of a Versailles style settlement. It also honors the Lexington and notes WPB claims China could win the war with fewer planes.
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America
Herbert Hoover
Hugh Gibson
Germany
Austria
Hoover
Gibson
Professor vs Subs and wartime scams across the globe
Navy pursuits test a wartime tale as Governor Rex Tugwell narrowly avoids diving depth charges on a Caribbean sighting of a Nazi submarine. The column then exposes war-time frauds from eye-sight falsification to deferment schemes, German food rations, and new tech in aircraft construction including a breakthrough magnesium welding process.
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Rex Tugwell
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Caribbean
Tugwell
Extrain Truster
Iyuan
Navy Department
Washington
Navy
Senate
U. S. Senate
Berkeley L. Bunker
Nevada
Walter Winchell
OPA
Hon Wu
Chicago
Northrop Aircraft Company
Accidents and Deaths on Farms Need Preventive Fixes
Farming is hazardous with daily fatal and injurious incidents. Prompt repairs to floor boards, stairs, windows, ladders, and tools can prevent tragedies. A home tool kit and routine shop repairs reduce risks from loose boards, broken hinges, sash cords, and nails left around.
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U. S
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
How to Make Rubber-Tired Tractors Last Longer
Farmers can extend life of rubber-tired implements and tractors now that tire production ends for most equipment. Key tips include keeping tires inflated, avoiding oil and grease contact, inspecting for cuts and damage, and promptly repairing. Also weight tires properly under load to prevent wheel slippage and wear, and minimize driving on rough roads to reduce tire wear.
Freshen Your Living Room With DIY Couch Cover Ideas
A home improvement note promotes DIY couch covers lampshades curtains and slip covers to refresh living rooms. It advertises Book 1 in a series by Mrs Spears with 32 pages of new ideas and working drawings to update old furnishings and invites readers to send their order.
Hybrid corn dominance prompts soil nutrient checks
A decade after being described as in the laboratory stage hybrid corn is planted on 30 million acres in the Midwest. Its heavy yields drive demand for soil nutrients and require yearly replenishment of nitrogen phosphorus and potash as advised by the Middle West Soil Improvement committee.
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Midwest
Middle West
Man’s Loves Proverb Highlights Vows and Family Ties
An Irish proverb notes a man’s loves in order by affection: his sweetheart, his wife, and his mother. The saying emphasizes enduring family bonds and the priority of kinship in domestic life.
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Western Newspaper Union
China
Denver
Margaret Hie Ding Lin
Foochow
International College of Surgeons
Wright A. Patterson
Coral Sea
WPB
Clemenceau
Washington, D. C
Hitler
Hausfrau
Europe
Ruth Ron Pears
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
C. M. Coe
Pine St
St. Louis, Mo
Kelloge
Mendenhall
J. C. Mendenhall
Evansville
Indiana
Schwab
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
Doan
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