Coral Sea clash could reshape Pacific war effort
The Coral Sea battle between Allied and Japanese fleets enters a critical phase. Analysts warn a Japanese defeat risks shifting naval control in the Southwest Pacific, while a Japanese victory could lead to an Australian invasion attempt or cut Allied supply lines. Japanese losses and Allied toll already mount as the struggle strains global sea routes.
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Coral Sea
Australia
United States
Nippon
Curtin
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Japan
Mayors, idealism and world peace in wartime view
Randolph Norton argues that postwar peace requires rejecting master-race fantasies and embracing equal rights. He cites Mayor A K Minter’s hands-onoded service, warns against policing the globe, and urges all lands to prosper through mutual dependence and lawful rights. He stresses unity, vigilance, and international cooperation to prevent conquest and ensure lasting security.
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United States
U. S
Woodrow Wilson
Italian King Ousts Mussolini and Ciano Forming New Cabinet
The King of Italy may have removed Mussolini and his son-in-law Ciano from power and created a new cabinet aimed at negotiating with the Allies, explaining recent hysterical outbursts by officials.
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Italy
Mussolini
Ciano
United
Steamroller Plans and Mosquito Boat Feats Spark War Optimism
Lieut. John D. Bulkeley boasts that manpower in a one to one war with Japan would steamroller them, saying a fleet of torpedo boats could sweep the Japs from the sea. He recounts Philippines exploits, sped General MacArthur’s party, and hints at future decisive action while visiting New York.
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John D. Bulkeley
Philippines
MacArthur
Lieut. Bulkeley
California
New York
Roosevelt
Bulkeley
Harvard
Aegean
Iceland
Spitzbergen
Tinkham
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China Sea
British East Africa
Those who hate England and Russia may fear Nazi jealousy
The remark notes that those who rejoice at England and Russia setbacks in the war may actually hate Nazi Germany and Japan less. It suggests a suspicion of biased loyalties among observers.
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England
Russia
Nazi Germany
Japan
Machine Picks Airmen Who Fly Into High Altitudes
At Pensacola naval air station a new low pressure chamber trains pilots for high altitude combat. The large steel cylinder in the hangar holds a crew of 14 with individual oxygen gear and radios. Four units cost over 70 thousand dollars and are used to select and train airmen for high altitude missions.
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Pensacola
Fila
Naval Air Station
School of Avia
C. L. Gemmill
Gemmill
Retiring House Veteran George Holden Tinkham Passes 28 Years
Washington remembers Boston's George Holden Tinkham who retires after 28 consecutive years in the House. His career spans civil liberties fights and anti prohibition stance, with tales of world expeditions and a famed Arlington hotel apartment packed with skins and curios.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Borah, Pittman
Ashurst
J. Ham Lewis
Boston
Ack Bay
George Holden Tinkham
Tinkham
Arlington Hotel
Congressional
Order of Moose
Rexford Tugwell
Movies as democracy messages in wartime cinema
Hollywood salutes democracy while critiquing fascism in recent films. Jeanette MacDonald in Cairo flees Nazis with Ethel Waters, and Ronald Colman appeals for defending law and freedom in Talk of the Town. Submarine Raider hints at German fixation on power, while a Nazi spy in Cairo vows to aid conquest.
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Robbin Coonsollywood
Hitler
Cairo
Jeanette MacDonald
Europe
Ethel Waters
Jeanette
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ethel
Harlem
Basin Street
Central Avenue
Taj Mahal
Suez Canal
Broadway Encounters Tie Two Billingslys in Odd Meet
New York report describes Kirby B Billingsly editor meeting Sherman B Billingsley of the Stork Club. They compare ancestry and discuss a shared billings surname history. Also noted Katharine Cornell hailed for Candida performances aiding Army Navy relief.
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George Tucker
New York
Broadway
White Light Lane
Bingsly
Kirby Billingsly
Wenatchee
Wash
Sherman Billingsley
Boniface
Kirby B
Sherman B
Sherman
Billings
West
Washington
Kirby B’s
Sherman B's
Katharine Cornell
Miss Cornell
Army & Navy Relief
Jurist to Soldier Joins Army as Major Wilkins Departs Court
Judge William J. Wilkins of the Washington State Superior Court leaves the Seattle courthouse in a new army uniform after resigning his robes to serve as a Major in the United States Army.
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William J. Wilkins
Washington State Superior Court
Seattle
Wash
United States Army
Central Press
Intrigue Grows Over Emerson and Carew Reception
Howard Dorian, a scheming lawyer, plans to marry Betty for money but faces a tangled plot with his secretary Janice and a web of social obligations led by Mrs. Saunders. Janice schemes to pose as Mrs Emerson to attend a high profile laboratory reception hosted by Paul Carew, while Van and Emerson confront a mounting social trap.
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Ae Howard Dorian
Martha
Wallace
Howard
Betty
Janice
van II
Van
Mrs Saunders
Emerson
Mrs. Saunders
Janice Betty
Mrs. Emerson
Paul Carew
Carlton
the Springs
Carews
Doctor Saunders
Saunders
Pat
the Herald
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