Allies Push in Italy and New Guinea War Fronts
Allied forces press advances in Italy as U S airmen pound enemy airfields in the New Guinea region. U S ground troops clash in difficult terrain while Navy bombers strike north toward fortified holdings, with light casualties reported in the eastern New Guinea area as advances continue with artillery tanks and war plants supporting Doughboys.
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New Guinea
Indies
Philippies
U. S
U.S
Mai
Simx
Post War Briefs and World War II Developments
Postwar planning looms as leaders like Churchill discuss world peace while delegates in Texas and North Carolina consider electoral strategy. Allied forces push toward Rome with Fifth Army in Italy, as German defenses weaken. Labor strife in Detroit involves CIO unions amid war production, while rationing and food supply agencies outline a tightened civilian diet and increased ammunition production.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
Liri
Italy
Rome
Europe
Toleport
U.S
Mark Clark
Fifth
Highth
Citrus crop records set with high prices in Rio Grande Valley
The general manager of the Rio Grande Valley citrus exchange announced record fruit harvests for this year. Grapefruit yielded about 17,539,081 boxes and oranges 3,354,250 boxes, with total value estimated at $53,469,080.
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Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange
Farm Machinery Program Off Schedule Yet Farm Land Values Rise
The War Production Board reports the 671 million farm machinery and spare parts program for the year ending June 30 is 13 percent behind May 1. Accelerated production narrows the gap to 10 percent behind and combines have until September to meet quotas. May 1 output shows wasteful machinery 33.4 percent off, tractors and attachments 28.2 percent, barn equipment 23.8 percent, pumps and windmills 16.4 percent, wagons gears and trucks 16.5 percent, harrows 14.5 percent, cultivators 15.2 percent, dairy machinery 13 percent, seeding and fertilizing 11.8 percent and poultry gear 11.3 percent. Land values rise 15 percent for the year ending March 15 to 114 percent of 1917 14 level. One-third of sales financed by credit involved mortgages of 15 percent of sale price. average debt per acre on new farms about one fourth higher than two years ago. Large turnover reported. some operators selling after a few months, city buyers buying farm property as inflation hedge.
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War Production Board
WPA
U. S. Department. of ‘Agriculture
USDA
Congress Probes Montgomery Ward Seizure and War Powers
Congressional panels hear testimony on government seizure of Montgomery Ward and related farm equipment sales. Attorney General Francis Biddle argues wartime emergency powers could justify action, while Congress debates extending or limiting those powers and rail rate reductions tied to land grants and government use.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Francis Biddle
Congress
Popular Novelist Harold Bell Wright Dies in California
Prominent writer and former minister Harold Bell Wright died at 72 in La Jolla California. Wright authored renowned titles such as The Winning of Barbara Worth The Eyes of the World The Calling of Dan Matthews and When a Man's a Man among others.
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Harold Bell Wright
le Jolla
Calif
Mr. Wirz
Dan Matthew
Barbara Worth
Bryan Kent
Helen
Daylight tactics intensify anti Axis air actions
U S engineers expand Streater flying range to boost pursuit planes as escort fighters meet Nazi moves. The Eighth Air Force reports clearer daylight engagements with heavy losses on enemy soil and rockets aiding precision bombing until new Nazi tactics emerge.
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U. S
Steater
Eighth Air Force
England
Ruth Wyeth Speaks on Front Page Curtain Trends
Ruth Wyeth speaks about metal curtain shortages and revival of elaborate window treatments. Describes formal swags, cascades, jabots and Victorian styling, with diagrams, bias-cut ends, and step-by-step directions from a 4-part modern adaptation series. Materials and book orders noted from Bedford and New York address.
Grave Digger Trapped as Drunken Confusion Deepens
A grave digger, increasingly absorbed in his task, ends up unable to escape a grave. Shouts for help provoke a drunk in the surrounding area who, upon noticing the situation, refuses assistance by asserting he cannot be pulled out, delivering a grimly ironic turn.
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