Navy strengthens patrols as U boats attack coast
Navy Secretary Knox said U-boat strikes along the Atlantic coast declined last week likely due to new protective methods and ongoing anti submarine measures. The Navy plans more patrol craft, blimps, and coastal defenses while expanding merchant shipping efforts to keep routes safe.
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Poultry Killer Cuts Thumb in Kitchen Incident
A teenager, Ward Garza, 17, suffered a severe gash to his right thumb while slaughtering a chicken at a pantry on South Laredo Street. He was admitted to Robey Green Hospital for treatment after the Tuesday accident.
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Messenger Boy Joins War Effort For Austin Heroics
Johnny Rey Carroll, a 16 year old San Antonio messenger, quits his postal job to help in the war effort. He obtains a birth certificate to prove his age after winning over Lupe Heredia, branch manager, who buys him a bicycle for the cause. He dreams of military service but wears a company uniform delay. In Austin HAL Gardens, new spring victory parades emerge as a war note.
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Ruhr Raided By Bombers
British bombers raided the Ruhr and Rhineland for the second straight night despite bad weather. Sunday saw over 800 bombers hit Cologne Le Havre and Gennevilliers near Paris with five planes missing. German raids targeted an English coast destroyer and radio stations while a Luftwaffe unit claimed its 3000th Allied victory.
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One Ship Launched, Another on the Ways
In Oregon, the mine sweeper Annoy was launched by the Continental Iron Works yesterday. Within hours, 80 percent of the hull of the second vessel was already on the ways, with its hull built in sections swung into place after the Annoy slid into the Willamette River.
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British Planes At Gibraltar In Intense Air Maneuvers
The Vichy News Agency reported heavy British air activity over Gibraltar this morning. Aircraft of every class participated in maneuvers of considerable scope and significance.
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Japs Claim Sumatra Fall
An April broadcast report says Japan gained control of nearly all Sumatra inland of Bunatra after Dutch forces surrendered in March. It states 3100 Allied troops were captured in northern and central Sumatra, including 1000 Dutch, 800 British, with 34 Royal Air Force members among the British.
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Three Hurt in Traffic Mishaps
Three people were injured in traffic incidents on Tuesday. Paul Zapata, 18, of 3051 North San Sal Street, was knocked from his bicycle on Main Avenue and suffered shock and internal injuries. Elaine Schulz, 26, of 1524 West Woods Lawn Avenue, drove the car involved. Hersel Gray Jr., 16, of 119 Emory Street, was knocked from a motorcycle at Commerce and Las Moras, with a sprained right finger. Forrest Blake, 19, of 422 Victoria Street, sustained cuts to the left ear when a car carrying him as a passenger lost control and a truck toppled in Concepcion Park.
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Allied report from Port Moresby details Japanese killings
Official Allied report from Port Moresby recounts a massacre of Australian prisoners by Japanese forces on New Britain and New Guinea. It describes survivors from a group of 10 officers and men, bayonetting, shooting, and brutal killings after capture, with one officer personally executing a bound prisoner. The report notes scattered leaflets warning that captives would be killed.
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