War era women urged to build new economic democracy
A 1942 Los Angeles symposium letter from Elsie Newell, national president of the United Spanish War Veterans, argues that American women are increasingly essential to war effort and will shape postwar economic democracy. It notes women in factories, public service, and defense roles, praising their contributions and potential to lead in peacetime. The piece blends political advocacy with wartime sentiment and includes poetry excerpts and a follow-up YMCA youth inquiry about prisoner of war camp activities.
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Los Angeles
Calif
William Randulph Hearst
Los Areeles
Hearst
America
New World
F Tolar
Xan
Iady
Elsie 4
Newell
Natonal
AuriUury
United Spanih War Veterans
RAFs Daylight Bombing Targets German Diesel Works
RAF daylight raids strike Augsburg the Diesel works, a major supplier of submarine engines, heavily damaging the facility as Lancasters join Stirring, Wellingtons, Manchesters and Hampdens in a broad offensive. The Augsburg attack marks the RAFs farthest daylight penetration of the Reich with a bold deep raid and heavy losses reported.
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New Europe
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Germany
Augsburg
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Harmmer
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Lancaster
Stirings
Wellingtons
Manchesters
Hampdens
Hamburg
Comrayuuys
Archibald Sinclair
English Channel
Pas de Calais
Mistry
Istry
Bb. Nazaire
le Havre
France
Berchtesgaden
Engie
Tiltler
Berghof
Augss
Burg
Tyttui
Ger
Free French Sub Given Up
Landon April 18 The Free French announced the submarine Surcouf overdue and considered lost. The 2580 ton Surcouf was the world s largest submarine with a seaplane deck hangar and a normal crew of 150. It operated from St Pierre and Miquelon near Newfoundland. Launched Cherbourg November 1 1929 it carried two 8 inch guns and measured 341 feet.
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Landon
Nérmal
Suyreouf
Cebu Falls in Flames in Philippines WWII report
Washington reported Corregidor guns silenced more enemy bombardments and damaged roads in Bataan. Cebu City, inland's second city, was occupied and in flames. Fierce fighting continued on nearby Panay Island as invasion forces faced strong defense.
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War Department
Philippines Bataan
Cebu
Panay
Philippines
Training Plane Crash Kills Cadet
A training plane crash near Houston killed cadet Jame T Ferguson, 20, a University of Houston student in civilian pilot training. The incident occurred five miles north of Alvin as officers investigated the aviation accident.
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Alvin
Jame ‘T. Ferguson
Port, Arthur
University of Houston
Ferguson
Ballingar
Avian Hon
Onder Williams W. Perrce
Pearce
Tarmon
Bruce Steld
Japs Claim Royce Used Panay Bases
Dispatches say American activity this week near Panay Island hit large air fields and coastal targets. They report Manila as two hours away by bomber, with key coastal sites now under Japanese regard.
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Royce
Brisurom Broadcasta
Tokyn
Ib Waa
Fanay Island
Mania
Philippines
Manila
Panay
Australians Attack Koepang in Sudden Incident
A wartime dispatch reports Australian forces dropping hazardous materials and devices on Koepang occupying positions. Japanese defenders faced heavy anti aircraft fire as their fighters intercepted, but were defeated, according to a military communique.
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Vanbetuja
Koemang
Dutch Timor
Sheng
Japs Add More Indian Isle Bases
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese troops have landed on Sineroct and Nias islands off western Bengal in the Indian Ocean. Forces are said to be mopping up the enemy as part of broader Allied operations in the region.
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Tokyo
Bram Brovdersts
Sineroct
Nias
Bamatra
Indian Ocean
Nici Nich
Noel
Fenang
Bombera
Laval Fate Hinted As Laval Aims to Collaborate With Nazis
Associated Press reports Laval, under Vichy, was poised to reveal France’s policy and new cabinet steps amid fears of widespread hatred. US aides cautioned Laval's opponents would press him, while rumors of a military campaign and effort to divert Allied strength circulated. The Laval government faced tensions with Admiral Darlan, potential leash under German influence, and a shift in French leadership as Darlan became heir to Pelain and commanded forces.
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Associated Press
Pierre Laval
France
Laval
Halled
Vichy
Collaborationiat
Washington
Casablanca
Morocco
Seid Laval
Charles de Gaulle
Wiese
Witler
Germany
United States
U. S
William DB. Tealy
Jean Dartan
Rogime
Dartan Isot
Marshal Pelain
Lindbergh Sets Own Pay at 3500 in Detroit
Cheries A. Lindbergh, named technical adviser at Ford Motor Companys chamber plant, reportedly earns 3500 annually plus allowances. A Ford spokesman said his pay should reflect his own tickets but aligned it with a cornel in the army air corps reserve, a rank he resigned from last year.
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Detroit
Cheries A. Lindbergh
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Cornel
Army Air Corps
Lindbergh
U S Planes Bomb Rangoon Docks
A U S heavy bombers raid Rangoon Burma during the night targeting docks and barber installations. Official communique says the attack was conducted by the CPI-Ay squadron and returned without damage to planes.
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Cpi—Ay
U. 8
Duyp
Rangoon
Burma
Riiders
Chinese Hail Bombing Of Japan Sparks Jubilation
London reports Britain's jubilation over initial air raids on Japan as headlines trumpet new Tokyo Noon Raid by Allied planes. Chinese officials caution Japanese not to lose composure. remarks emphasize morale and mental preparedness amid continued bombing.
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London
Britain
Japan
Tokyo
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
The
Star and
Evening News
Germany
Sea Blasts Shake Famous Boardwalk in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY N J April 18 Residents were awakened at 130 am by five terrifying explosions at sea and other blasts were heard last night A stove proprietor said the boardwalk was shaking under my feet due to the powerful detonations described as sea blasts by witnesses and officials review ongoing investigation into their cause and origin
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Atlantic Cliy
N. J
G. W
Portuguese freighter sunk off Lisbon by unidentified warship
A Portuguese freighter was sunk near Lisbon last night by an unidentified warship. Fifteen crew members landed at a nearby port with no casualties reported. A separate German attack against Nak headquarters at Arras was announced, as occupation authorities described activity in the occupied French zone around April 15.
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Lisbon
New Lisbon
Vichy
Nak
Arras
Fifth Column Not Native but British Mating Indians Speeded Japs in Malaya
An Associated Press report from San Francisco describes how a so called fifth column, including disaffected Indian workers and Malays, aided Japanese bombing efforts in Malaya. It notes banana leaf booby traps used to mislead air raids and mentions Indian workers providing critical information that hampered British defense. The piece references a photographer's eyewitness account from Singapore and Penang, detailing Japanese advances and planned forts. It also mentions an American freighter crewman and travel routes, with the broader context of the Malayan campaign and ongoing bombardment.
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Malaya
San Francisco
Waln
Associated Press
Photprapher
Noel
Singapore
Road Crash Kills Three in Houston Area
Three people died and twelve were injured in a Beaumont highway crash near Wallisville. Victims include Gary Neal a Baton Rouge infant 18 months old Licclons 52 of Baytown and Julius Storey 39 of Houston. Deputies work to piece together sequence as crowd gathered and a third car struck spectators.
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Nouston
Sheriff’s Office
Beaumont
Wallisville
Gary Neal
Bad C.neal
Baton Rouge
Baytown
Julius’ Storey
Houston
Honshan
Two Coats Stolen From Parked Car
Burlary report from North Laredo Street shows two coats taken from a car. victims Rudolph Herrera Tyler J F Mobley 205 Injavenio and others listed include a purse with $2.50 as a radio, fender skirts, garden hose and a town witness at 2015 North Trinity Street.
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Rudolph Herrera
Tyler
J. F. Mobley
Injavenio
3. Ip
McGuire
Weel Commerce Street
Glaude Berry
Woodward Street
Jewell Berggs
Clourdin Street
Garden Hose
Ryeva
Trinity Street
Tewn Wiowe
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas Weather
Weather notes anticipate thunderstorms across San Antonio Saturday night with strong winds inland. East Texas coast shows threat of storms and gale conditions, with increasing winds inland and on the coast through Saturday night.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
Sealer
Marshall Heads to Ireland with Roosevelt Aide
Gen George C Marshall chief of staff arrives in Ireland at United States Army Headquarters Northern Ireland with aides including Harry Hopkins en route to President Roosevelt. Wartime dispatches report in Rome claim an Italian destroyer torpedoed four submarines in the central Mediterranean as the Italian high command asserts.
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Irelants
Chilef
George C. Marshall
Harry Hopkins
Atersey
Rooselvelt
W. A. Harriman
Jense-Jond
London
Rome
Central Mediterranean
Tratlan High
Tokyo Raid Describes Massive Allied Air Attack
Tokyo reports describe a broad Allied air assault across 800 miles striking Tokyo and other major cities including Nagoya Kobe and Yokohama. Claims and eyewitness accounts say U S built planes conducted the raid lasting about seven hours with fires, casualties and damage, while Tokyo officials stated only minor damage to noncentral areas.
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Kobe
Tokyo-yokohama
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Armerican
Imperial Family
Imperial
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U. S
Japan
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Brent
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