Sinking of Allied troopship cited as major naval disaster
Allied announcement confirms the French auxiliary cruiser Province was sunk in the Mediterranean on February 26, 1916, with nearly 4900 aboard and about 1000 casualties. The loss is likened to great maritime disasters and follows earlier sinkings in wartime. Next of kin were notified. the event marks a historic U.S. marine tragedy and shifts in Allied convoy losses.
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Beware Coughs Following Flu Mie Chronicle
A fragmented health note warns that coughs after influenza may become chronic if neglected. It urges readers to consult a druggist and obtain Creal medicine. The garbled text mentions age references and court-related garble, with terms like chest colds and bronchitis implying common respiratory illnesses.
Jap Invasion Doubts Spark Pearl Harbor Battle Talk
The article weighs reports of a Japanese invasion and Nimitz’s readiness at Pearl Harbor. It notes a Truk expedition as a bold challenge, with February reconnaissance showing Japanese naval concentration. If Japs withdraw ships, U S forces could gain a major edge. defenders face heavy reef passes and carrier air attacks.
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Pearl Harbor
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United States
Girl Gains After Seeing Brother
Hammond, Ind. Feb. 18 Six weeks ago physicians despaired for invalid Marina Jean Mathews 18 after she halted eating in hunger strike over absence of her soldier brother who read her stories for hours. Her recovery progressed after the brother Salvation Cedst Oceania Mathews telephoned long distance and she began eating again, gaining more than half a pound weekly for a total of 10 pounds. She just returned from a quiet visit with Denis at the air force primary training field at Sikeston Mo.
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Denis
Air Force
Sikeston
Are Bingo Games Fixed The Fix Explained By Detective MacDougall
Michael MacDougall, famed gambling detective, provides the Teal with a low-down on bingo play and what millions may not know in the March issue of The WOMAN. The digest magazine promises 23 features including Fonale Hura on juvenile delinquency and an excerpt from Burma Surgeon by Bob Hope plus a full book condensation.
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Seven Beaumont Police Resign After Protest
BEAUMONT Feb 18 Chief of Police Artle Pollock and seven Beaugnant policemen resigned during a protest over an order to lock up fellow officers. The seven formed the entire graveyard shift of scout car officers and were replaced by auxiliary policemen and emergency volunteers.
Birdmen To Meet at Dinner at the Gunter Hotel
Weather permitting, state leaders will gather Friday night at the Gunter hotel for a Quiet Birdmen dinner. The group, dating from World War I, follows three rules: speeches only, no programs, no duels. Attending officers include Maj. Gen. Gerald C. Brant, Brig. Gen. Aubrey Homeby, Brig. Gen. Isaiah Davis, Brig. Gen. Michael F. B. Davis, Brig. Gen. Paul Wilkins, Brig. Gen. Luke Smith, and Cmdr. Earl Spangler.
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Central Flying ‘Training Command
Aubrey Homeby
Sherman
32Nd Flying Training Wing
Isaiah Davis
Midland
34Th Flying Training Wing
Michael FB. Davis
San Antonio
8Th Flying Training Wing
Paul Wilkins
Kelly Tield
Luke Smith
Central Flying Training Command
Earl Spangler
Beeville
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Labor Reorganizes After 20 Years In Southern Italy
Salerno reports delegates arrive for a three day General Confederation of Labor convention seeking Allied help to reopen idle factories, adjust wages to living costs, and organize cooperatives for rationed food stocks. Since Mussolini’s fall, over 60 trades with about 300000 workers have organized with Allied backing.
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General Confederation of Labor
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American Federation of Lavor
Condesa of Industrial Organizati
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Nazis Desert Troops in Last Stand at the Diyeper
MOSCOW Feb 1 Nazi officers scrambling to board transport planes near the Diyeper end trap. Tevasila cited raptured Germans urging doomed men to Keep out Relief will come. Dozens of Junkers transports carrying 30 to 40 officers each were shot down by Russian fighters as they fled. About 800 of roughly 1,000 commanders fleeing to transports were killed by Russians at Suklea.
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Navy Raids Truk Atoll In World War II Air Recon Mission
U S Pacific fleet planes attacked the Jap base at Truk with several hundred aircraft. Reconnaissance Libera tors photographed the atoll after an arduous mission from the Bolomons, eluding enemy fire. Captains Yawn and Sanders described a vast maze of anchorage and facilities, hinting at fortified future assaults.
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Mascot Makes Long Trek Home From Ellensburg
A P-38 aircraft mascot trudged home on foot from Ellensburg to Santa Ana. The bird, nicknamed Mongrel, belonged to a training detachment at Central Washington College of Education. After training shifts dispersed, Mongrel lingered in barracks and set out wandering until officers reported his arrival in Santa Ana.
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Central Washington College of Education
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West Coast Army Air Forces Training Center
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