Washington Roundup mourns Knox and predicts Forrestal successor
Washington and national leaders mourn Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox with flags at half staff. Congress foresees Acting Secretary James Forrestal filling Knox’s vacancy after his funeral at Arlington. Navy unity plans face setback as Forrestal opposes a single armed forces department. Independent notes include distilling policy talks and civilian penicillin distribution plans. Norristown salvage champ Ron Smith, an eighth grader, reports large collections since September 1943.
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Texas fishing trip for Salerno artist captain on leave
Captain Emil R Story 36 of San Benito, wounded Salerno veteran and war artist, returns to Texas on 30 day leave from Closkey General Hospital Temple. He visits San Antonio and San Benito with his 68 year old son Donat while his wife and sister in law greet him, plans to join family after weekend, and recalls sketches made in action at Salerno and North Africa.
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N. B. Story
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San Berlito
Air Training Plan Revised in Italy and U.S. plants
In Fort Worth and Naples reports, the air training plan is restructured to base units and new sections at training stations. Lieut. Gen. Barton K. Youal announces tomorrow’s effective shift to base units with fixed squadrons and detachments while preserving base names. Briggs spokesman notes production continuity despite the reorganization. In Detroit Briggs Manufacturing faces a wage dispute, and Col. James Kincaid announces O. L. Kidd named district judge for Milam County.
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Ialy
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Briges Manufacturing Company
James Kincaid
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AAF
One Killed and Two Hurt in Shell Explosion at Redstone Arsenal
Officials report a 5 mm shell exploded on the Redstone Arsenal production line. One person, Mildred Darin Googley, 20, wife of Army Sergeant Charles Guosby, was killed. Two others were injured. Sergeant Guosby is stationed in England.
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Googley
Charles Guosby
England
Ford Strike Ends as Canada Plant Reaches Settlement
Windsor April 29 1943 The Ford Motor Company of Canada strike affecting 14000 workers ends as company and union officials agree on settlement terms. Full production to resume Monday.
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Windsor
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Veteran Gets City Tax Office Job
M AO Bryant a World War II veteran recently discharged from the army has been appointed cashier in the city tax office. Commissioner Alfred Gallaghan announced the appointment, succeeding H V Palmer who resigned due to ill health.
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M. AO. Bryant
Coshier
Carrier Launched At New York Yard
The U S Bon Homme Richard a 27100 ton Essex class aircraft carrier named for John Paul Jones was launched today at the New York navy yard 49 months after keel laying INS reports the new ship marks a milestone in naval power development for the postwar era
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U. S
Star Anne Lee To Wed Flier
Hollywood announces actress Anne Lee will marry Capt. George H. Stafford of Houston. The ceremony is planned for July 29 after they met during her Africa SOQ tour.
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George H. Stafford
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Africa
OPA Warns on Fake Tokens in Texas
District OPA officer W. C. Marshall warns that some Texans are trying to stretch meat ration tokens amid shortages. Counterfeit red and blue tokens have appeared, with red tokens in higher demand. Report any fake tokens to the district OPA office or ration board.
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Ration Board
Weather Temperatures and Humidity Notes
Sparse readable weather data shows temperatures around 68 and 12 at noon on Saturday with unclear humidity figures. Mentions a location fragment and time marks, but details are garbled leaving an imperfect forecast summary.
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P.m. Mermidity
Two American Privates Sentenced to Death for Rape
An army court martial in Somewhere, April 39, sentenced two U S privates Wille Smith 21 and Elijah Brein-601 26 to death by hanging after convicting them of rape. An 18 year old girl testified that they knocked out her companion and assaulted her on March 4 as she was returning home from a dance.
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Wille Smith
Elijah Brein
Army
Covirt
D-Day to Reveal Synchronized Allied Plan
Capt Oliver Lyttleton stated the invasion will show how closely the United States Britain and allied nations have coordinated their strategy to destroy Hiller. He said the complete Allied plan for defeating the Axis will soon be unfolded for all to see the synchronized efforts.
Yanks Pound Jap Bases in Guinea Area
Liberators and attack bombers of General Kenney s Fifth air force bombed Wewak east of Altape and targeted Woleal Mayieng New Ireland and Rabaul in a broad daylight raid. Forty three tons were dropped on Wewak lines with follow up strikes on Truk in the Carolines dropping 22 tons igniting fires and heavy explosions. One enemy night fighter was shot down and one American bomber was shot down.
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Kenney
Fifth Air Force
Japan
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Eten
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Truk Atoll
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Mayieng
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Rabaul
New Britain
Policeman Delivers Baby for Sixteenth Time in 24 Years
In Philadelphia April 29 a patrolman Philip Pourton assisted Mrs Helen Mooney's delivery at home after she could not reach a hospital. A physician arrived shortly after and praised the police officer’s work. Mrs Mooney plans to name the boy Philip and to have Pourton as godfather. Police sergeant Van Gilder also noted for helping births.
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Philip Pourton
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Samuel van Gilder
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Pourton
Helen Mooney
Jap Emperor Celebrates Forty-Third Birthday in Health
NEW YORK April 29 The Emperor Hirohito of Japan remains in the very best of health though worried by intensified aircraft production. The Domei agency in Tokyo said he observed the day praying before the mirror and receiving felicitations from imperial and royal families and military leaders. In the afternoon he attended a military parade featuring planes that flew over Hawaii.
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