King reveals damage to U S warships in Pacific
Admiral Ernest J. King releases a report detailing damage to numerous U S ships across major Pacific battles. He cites carrier Yorktown and Enterprise damage at Coral Sea and Cape Esperance, plus losses and other ship damages at Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, and the Solomon Islands campaigns.
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Recort
Brimley
Coral
Chicage
Ralpn
Talbot and Patterson
Cant Naignes
Sulking
Quincy
Viagennes
Astoria
Australia
Canberra
Enterpri
Guadalcanal
Cape Esperance
San Fasta
Bunran
Battle of Santa Cruz
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Sat Juan
Brith
Parter Hornet
Porter
Francisca
Portland
Helo
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Sterren
Gwin
Aaron Ward
Elviciog Oof
Junrad
Aliwota
Gishing
Tresinn
Benham
Wolke
Maussen
Liffey
Barton
Anderson Seeks Job With County Official
County Commissioner Sam Anderson visited Park Commissioner Henry Hein on Monday to request a garbage truck driver position. He claimed Don Pellettici implied a change in the summer, and he hopes Hein will reserve the job for him. Local figure G A West of Harlandale is named as a possible challenger to Anderson. Baby eyes often lack synchronized movement until about three months after birth.
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Henry Hein
Joxmely
Anderson
Don Pellticy
Hein
G. A. West
Harlandale
Marauder patched for 90th mission over Europe
U S Marauder nicknamed The Mild and Bitter suffered heavy flak damage over France but was patched and completed its 90th mission. Captain Lloyd Lubensky led the aircraft with crew members Stuart Donna and J A O Shaughnessy among those cited for wounds and a single heel fracture during maintenance.
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England
France
SCM
William Lb. Stuart
Donna
Texas
Lloyd C. Lubensky
Marshall
Mald
Biter
J. A. O'Shaughnessy
Rochester
N.Y
Plea of Guilty in Assault Case Sentences Suspect
Santer Brooks pleaded guilty in Criminal District court Monday to an assault with a pistol case. He received a 90 day jail sentence for wounding Ernest Huff at 220 North Cherry Street.
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Criminal District
Ernest Huff
Nori Cherry Street
Admiral Sees Dark Outlook For U S Foes
Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the U S fleet, warned that Germany’s encirclement is in sight and American strength could threaten attacks on the Marianas, Carolines, and Kuriles. He reported in a 50 000 word de tailed dispatch that the European theater grows dire while U S fleets in the Pacific move unchallenged and Japan’s shipping losses rise.
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Former Internee to Speak at Texas Congregational Meeting
A former internee of Japanese camps will address the Texas Conference of Congregational Churches annual meeting in San Antonio. The speaker, Rev. Ronnyinsewone, evacuated from Gripsholn, asks lessons from a camp experience. Other speakers include Dr. Lindeman, Dr. Petrie, Dr. Maxwell, and Ray Stetson.
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Texas Conference of Congregational Churches
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China
America
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Oklahoma Cuy
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First, Unitarian
Houston
Maxwell of
Texas University
Ray Stetson
Camp Barkeley
United States Employment Service
Nueva Street
San Antonio
Texas
Kaiser
Tersons
Jap-Held Son's Voice Identified From Broadcast
Recordings of a radio broadcast used to identify the voice of a Japanese-held son. The message mentions his capture and confinement in a camp in Mindanao Philippines and notes letters and Red Cross contact. Mrs Gerlich of 318 Tuxedo Avenue reports receiving multiple recordings and a Sept 11 letter from him.
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Tuxedo Avenue
Pic
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B. Stapleton
Gripsholm
Mindanao
Philippines
Red Cross
Gerlich
King Illustrates Growth of Navy War Production
Admiral Ernest J. King presented charts detailing U S Navy growth to 1944. Enlisted personnel rose from 83 185 in 1923 to 2 035 000 by December 1943. Combatant tonnage climbed from 1 000 000 tons in 1927 to 2 500 000 tons by 1944, with authorized tonnage over 5 000 000.
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Ernest J. King
United States
United Kingdom
Alaska
Hawaii
South Pacific
China
Inelia
Mit- Die East
United States Navy
Old Friends Welcome Writer in North Africa
In Algiers Hearst Junior details getting ship-ready with Lt Vaneck and Brig. Gen. Kilpatrick. He tours the port, notes supply docks, and follows a daylong gear check including papers, gas mask, and medical kit before sailing across the Atlantic with old friends guiding him through the embarkation precincts.
Postoffice explains air mail delays from heavy loads
The Post Office explains air mail delays due to jammed planes and sacks waiting for transfers. After Pearl Harbor, military planes were borrowed, but now commercial air lines are expanding with more Army planes promised, aiming to move mail entirely by air again, though no date is set.
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George Ziwlke
Washington
Post Office Department
Pearl Travhor
Ameria Comonercinate Nes
Joreen
Eries
Wolomig
IAM & i
Air Mui
Flair Nail
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Midnight meal on a big troopship to an unknown land
The narrator recalls eating in London at midnight aboard a large troopship five days after Honey’s farewell at Penn Station. He marks their eleventh wedding anniversary and notes the uncertain voyage ahead while Van runs a precise, clockwork operation aboard. The scene ends with farewells as the ship sails.
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Honey
Pennsylvania Station
New York
Van
Seven Seas
Probing War Policy and Presidential Roles in Washington
Ferron Lewis Jr. analyzes how wartime strategy depends on military leadership rather than presidential direction. He argues cabinet ministers are largely figureheads while civil servants do the work, and voters care more about domestic living standards than distant international problems. He suggests Republicans must convince the public they can change leadership without harming war aims.
Diseased Meat Deal to Be Probed
Austin April 2. A three carload seizure of allegedly diseased cattle in Fort Worth spurred a court of inquiry. The attorney general's office said the inquiry would be held sometime this week to probe reports of purporting dealings in diseased meat animals.
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Nsg
Houston
Attorney General's Office
Court of Diquiry
Fort Worth
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