Japanese Submarines Shell Chicago Promise From War Camp
A wartime memoir describes Allied prisoners in the Philippines and their captors. The narrator recalls Corregidor surrender, brutal marches, and life at O'Donnell camp with scarce water and improvised shelters. A Jap officer boasts of Tokyo victories and of submarine strikes on Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco, prompting forced relocation toward a new camp in Cabanatuan.
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O'Donnell Camp
sCorregidor
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Philippines
MacArthur
Wainwright
Cebu
Hig
Mip
Pacific
Java
Sumatra
New Guinea
Australia
Chicago
San Francisco
Seattle
Beer Whisky Charges Filed In San Antonio Night Spots
Two San Antonio night spots face multiple counts in County Court No. 1 for selling beer after curfew and for possession and sale of whisky without licenses. Larry Wood and A W Latham named as bartenders in several cases, with Keith Showman's club managers Tarkington and Roberts charged in related counts.
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Eran Vet Cdrs
San Antonio
Gus Brown
Texas Liquor Control Board
Larry Wood
Carnival Club
Soledad Street
Bob Roberts
J. GC. Tarkington
East Crockett Street
A. W. Latham
Blim Ruseett
Bill Carr
Showman’s Club
City Tax Notices To Be Mailed Soon
Tax Commissioner Alfred Callaghan announced notices will go out three weeks early and be in the mail by income tax day. About 98 000 statements will carry assessments for school site auto and three improvement districts. Taxes become delinquent June 1.
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Istance
Japan
Formoss
Cubsna
Wan
Nueva Ecija
Brigor
Begat
Fridny
San Antonians
Alfred Callaghan
Senate Group Hears Plea for Captives Aid
Senators heard pleas from wives mothers and fathers of American prisoners of war held by Japan for faster relief and automatic insurance programs. Testimony named Dr H Spensley of New Mexico Mrs Parson of Michigan and Mrs Bigger of Georgia among others urging action to deliver supplies and arrange prisoner releases amid stalled Russian routes and wartime red tape.
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Washington
Senate
H. Spansiey
Albuquerque
Federated Organizations
Bataan Relief
Elizabeth Parsons
Pontiac
Mich
Cuyler Bigger
Atlanta
G. W. Hirsch
Columbia
Mearthur
Maywood
Pressor
Bataan Glan
Chivet
New Philippines
Bigger
Australia
Ena
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
Thomas
Utah
Bataan
Spensley
Wake
Guam
Uhing
Philippines
Bataan Escapee Recalls Jungle Survival and Escapees Eat Cat
Sergeant Cyril Grohs recounts six months battling malaria in Philippine jungles after the Bataan fighting and Clark Field destruction. He and fellow soldiers dodged Japs, survived on bananas and snakes, dug a grave for him believing him dead, and later escaped to shore via jungle routes. Grohs, once presumed dead, confirms escape, with details kept secret.
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Arison
O'Donnell
United States
Odonnnly
Clark Field
Met
Singapore
Ching
Bataan
Quita
Hemet
Gallf
Cyril Grohe
Grohs
Mialaria
Colin Kelly
W. E. Dyngs
Pail Gros
Rocket Guns Guard London as London Defenses Rise
Oslo reported the German controlled wire services claiming Britain has begun using rocket guns to defend London during the main air raid threat. The dispatch notes searchlights from Dover to the target and continuous rocket fire described as a terrifying spectacle, with censorship concerns about reporting this development.
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London
Oslo
Tne
Dover
U S Demands Japs Stop Cruelties
The United States, via Acting Secretary of State Edward J Stettinius Jr, demanded Japan immediately improve the treatment of American nationals in Japanese held territories. The note, dated January 27, calls for compliance with the Geneva Prisoners of War convention and punishment for those responsible for mistreatment of prisoners and civilian internees.
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Washington
Edward J
Stettiniusky
United States
Japan
Brettinius
Jay
Slavs Fall Back After Bitter Fight in Dalmatia
London dispatch reports Yugoslav Partisan 18th division fell back from northern Dalmatia into Lika in Croatia after bitter fighting. Tito announced no further Dalmatian details, but said operations were successful in eastern and western Bosnia.
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London
Dalmatia
Lika
Croatia
Tito
Dalmatian
Bosnia
Relief Report From Logan Unit Receives Crosalogy Box
In Wome, Logan, West Virginia, Jamty C. Algredge reports to his father that his unit has received a box of crosalogy. The log entries indicate preparation by the Logan Red Crow chapter.
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Logan
W. Va
Jamty C. Algredge
Tryin Stoly
Logan Red Crow
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Gaya
Sommers Drac
Gobler
Ford
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Fhat
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Tarlac
Gapas
SAN _FERNANDOS
Oni
Manila Bay
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Faent
Corregidor
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FOX CO
Alamo Plaza
Broadway
Ind
Boston
Austin Perrees
Heyenne
Wyo
Corpun Christ
del Ria
Pradericebute
Laredo
Senate Group
Rocket Guns Guard
Oslo States
Tommy
Austin
Maite Flour Shoe Salon
U.S
Childs
Thore
WMC
Home Office
W. J. Allen
St. Anthony Hotel
Texas
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