Severe storms and floods hit central U S with loss of life
A weather system swept through Missouri Arkansas and Kansas with tornadoes floods and blizzards. Six people drowned in Missouri two died in Arkansas one missing in Oklahoma and several others injured. Bridges washed out roads impassable and trains disrupted. Cattle killed after a Midland Valley wreck near Haskell Oklahoma. Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and surrounding areas faced heavy snow and freezing conditions as lines of communication failed due to drifts.
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German Wounded Arrive in Romania by Trainload
Trainloads of wounded German soldiers from Greece reported arriving in Bucharest and other Romanian towns. Dispatches from Ankara relay the news via Reuters, noting the railway arrivals and Allied wartime movements.
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Greece
Bucharest
Reuters
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Cragey
Saranda Poro
Mount Olym Pus
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Britis
Ih i Dispatch
Sreinleada
Tree falls on man in accident near commerce street
NYA worker Ernest Ortla, 21, of 1090 Wast Commerce Street, was in the Robert B. Green hospital Saturday after a tree blew onto the Avetin highway, breaking ribs and injuring him. The incident blocked the roadway and prompted emergency response.
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Ernest Ortla
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Robert B. Green
Tive Brokerus
Avetin
Tis
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy Sunday with moderate northerly winds. Airport temps show a low around 64 and a high Sunday near 47. Coastal areas along Kent Texas coast near the hundredth meridian expect similar conditions with partly cloudy skies and easterly winds.
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Antonio
Kent Texas
Fle
West
Texas
Britain urged to quit Greece
London dispatch reports the Sunday Express editorial calls for immediate evacuation of the British Imperial Expeditionary Force from Greece. Signed by editor John Gordon, the piece argues Britain should withdraw as swiftly as possible and never have stayed.
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Greece
Sunday Express
John
Gordon
Japanese Seize Ningpo Port in Bombardment Drive
Reports say Japanese forces captured the strategic Ningpo port after a 10 hour bombardment by hundreds of bombers and many warships. Ningpo lies about 20 miles south of Bhanghal and would be a major strategic and commercial gain for Japan.
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Shanghat
Bhanghal
Japan
Anzacs Wipe Out Nazi Battalion Near Servik Mount Olympus
London dispatch relayed by Reuters reports an Anzac unit near Servik just north of Mount Olympus captured a battalion of Nazi troops. The report, relayed tonight, credits Anzac forces with wiping out the enemy in that sector.
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Ghetk
Reuters
Brittehy
Servik
Mount, Olympus
Kek
Death and collapse rumor swirl as Axis push nears Athens
Nazi circles forecast rapid Greek-British retreat on the Hellenic peninsula as German forces seize Larisa and threaten Volos and other targets. In Athens Premier Alexander Koritzis dies by his own hand amid crisis, King George II takes control, Gen. Alexander Magatak named vice premier, cabinet to be formed. second Balkan premier dies by own action amid mounting pressures.
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Mount Olympus
Larisa
Thessaly
Argosn
Volos
Phntéum
Thermopylae] Pass
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Hellente
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pBertics
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Turkey
Frangy von Pa- Pen
Beard
Berle
Reich
Insi
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George
Korjzis
Teres
Tade
Ceores
Alexander' d Magatak
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Nosi
Sortzis
London
Korizis
John Metaxas
Paul ‘Relekt
Hungary
Tool & State
Geunar
Storm Warnings Raised on Gulf Coast
Storm warnings were ordered from Brownsville Texas to Mobile Alabama by the Weather Bureau in New Orleans. The bulletin said strong southeast winds would build Saturday and shift to the north toward the Texas coast tonight.
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Brownsville
Texas
Mobile
Ala
Weather Bureau
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Worth
Banquet Parade Highlights Texas Officials In Houston
A chaotic banquet scene in Houston features nearly all Texas state officials along with Governor W Lee O Daniel who excuses himself to sing a pleasantry. Attendees reference Wendell Willkie Mussolini Hitler while the crowd displays a festive mood, turning the event into a wartime flavored celebration with mentions of Thanksgiving within the state.
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Texas
Plekety
W. Lee O'Daniel
Wendell Willkie
Hitler
Ures
Turkey
Corpus Christi Heads Texas Junior Chamber Convention
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce elected Corpus Christi’s Fred F. Morgan as president by acclamation at El Paso. Austin was chosen for the 1942 convention with delegates from 47 Texas cities endorsing an all-out U.S. war effort. Thomas Wingate of Amarillo and Howard Carroll of Fort Worth were elected national directors.
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Apw
MNS
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fred F. Mogan
Corpus Christi
Austin
Texas
U.S
Thomas Wingate
Amarillo
Nations
Howard Carroll
Pore Worth
Suspect Cleared by Perfect Alibi
Napoleon miltams 23, indicted in a double murder case in St. Louis, freed after a perfect alibi. The crime involved Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bell slain January 17. Court heard Williams borrowed 15 cents from a police officer near the time of the incident.
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Napoleon Miltams
Negra
Clyde HK. Bel
St. Louis
Polite
Bell
Williams
Elmer Jones
Crippled coast gun plane fails land in Gulf search on Maybell
A coast guard air crew, pursuing Elma Keats, 20, missing after the fishing schooner Maybell pitching, reports a downed 72 foot wing plane off the Gulf of Mexico coast about 72 miles from New Orleans. Six men aboard the aircraft were unsubdued as the search for the missing seaman continues.
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Guna Scapiang
Gulf of Mexico
Mate
Ing. Milles Enét
New Orleans
Fishieig
Aneph Sverboars
Lorton
Sterhalt
Elma Keats
Biloxt
Maybell
Bulgarians Occupy Part of Former Greek Territory
Reports say Bulgarian troops occupied part of former Bulgarian territories in northern Greece, seized during the German advance. The move follows German forces driving into the region and uprooting Greek control.
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Ofta
API
Greece
Ford Grandson Benson Ford Engaged to Edith McNaughton
DETROIT April 19 Benson Ford grandson of the motor magnate is engaged to Edith McNaughton of Grosse Pointe announced today. The announcement notes the couple will marry later this year and marks a notable union between prominent Detroit families.
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Detroit
Benson Ford
Edith’ McNaughton
Counter Attacks Reported in Two Sectors in Greece Front
A midmorning Greek defense bulletin said German forces advanced south in the Olympian front while Greek and Allied troops mounted counter Attacks in two key sectors. The report noted continued Greek withdrawals in Albania but strong resistance and losses for German forces, with Kalabaka area bearing renewed Greek counter offense as Australian and New Zealand troops redeploy southward.
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Athens
Suntay
Insi
Olympus Mounttain
Merce
Bulls Franklin Best Bullfighting Show Postponed
Mercury reports a bullfight at Alama stadium was postponed amid permit issues. Producer MIK Hinkle withdrew a key act, plans to renegotiate with his contract partners, while a board meeting with Protestant church representatives canceled the event. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high near 80 with cooler morning lows.
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Tit Board of Education
Myiday
Hungary Princess to be Readied for Return to Hungary
Russia will admit Princess Stephanie Hohentohe of Hungary to Hungary via Siberia on charges of being a secret agent. Major Lemuel Schofield of the U S immigration service announced the plan saying the U S had indicated willingness to let the princess cross its territory.
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Stephanie Hohentohe
Hungary
Sberia
Lemuel Schvofield
Lara
UW. 3
Immi
Station
Laiin
Schofield
McKellar Resting Well After Major Operation
MEMPHIS TENN April physicians report U S Senator Kenneth D McKellar D Tenn in good condition after major operation last night at Baptist Hospital for gall stones. Doctors call the operation a success and say the senator is resting well.
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Hitler and Mussolini to Meet in Berlin Reportedly
Stockholm dispatch says Hitler and Mussolini will meet soon in Berlin to resolve differences over German Italian wartime plans. The two leaders are set to discuss Crete Yugoslavia and future war strategies as tensions rise between the Axis partners.
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Food vs Guts Charleston 19 Wickard on wartime production
Wickard outlined the Agriculture Department program to expand production of key commodities as part of the defense effort. He argued hunger might threaten England and that plentiful U.S. food would aid postwar peace, while cautioning the Axis would face shortages. He suggested American food could influence the peace and counter Nazi expansion.
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Wickard
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C. B.S
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United States
Gerayny
TCU Chief Sadler Named New President
Texas Christian University trustees elected Dr. M. E. Sadler of Austin as the universitys new president to succeed Dr. B. A. Waits after his nine years of service. He is expected to assume duties around September first.
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New Port Worth
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Austin
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B. A . Waits
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Nis Atos
Bnedlee
Beech Pantor
Austin Church
War Ofnétan
Hynchowig
Vay College
Germans Rain Fire On London In Second Blitz Raid
London endures a ferocious night of bombing as German raiders unleash a second heavy aerial assault. Explosives and incendiaries devastate churches and neighborhoods while anti aircraft fire rings the metropolis. Casualties and homelessness rise as rescue squads work through the wreckage.
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Londart
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Lembott
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Helgalend
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Stuppig
Worth Sea
R.A.P
Italian Ace Dies in Crash of Plane
Italian ace Oscar Molinach, whose squadron tallied 80 aerial victories, was killed today in a plane crash. The Italian air force pilot, noted for his combat record, perished in the crash near an airbase.
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