Jap naval buildup hints at a push toward Australia
Reports from Australia say Japanese warships and troops are concentrating in Jaluit and nearby Mandated Islands about 1600 miles north of New Caledonia. Analysts warn of a possible major thrust against the American supply line to Australia, with Japan aiming to strike from Jaluit, the Bay of Bengal units missing, and movements suggesting feints to test American strength before a broader offensive.
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Marshall Islands
Pacific
Australia
Jaluit
New Caledonia
American Samoa
Haewall
Enens
Mandated Islands
Bay of Bengal
India
Flood The Trinity River Deluges Central Texas
The Trinity river breached near Crockett and Midway, inundating about 20 990 acres from Blue Lake to Long Lake. A wall of water 15 feet wide 10 feet deep flowed, washing away the Houston County approach bridge. About seventy people were stranded on a sand ridge at Blue Lake awaiting evacuation as the crest rose to 42 feet next week.
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Trinity River
Bic Lake
Crockery
G. L. Murray and Sons
Crockett
Blue Lake
Houston County
Midway
Madisonville
Riverside
Long Lake
Loss of Limbs Fail to Deter RAF Pilots
London May 1. Bruce Frederick Rose, 24, Australian, and Squadron Leader J PLD MacLachlan, both injured in flying accidents, refused to quit. Wing Commander Douglas Butler, legless RAF ace, also a prisoner, shows their resolve. Rose received the Distinguished Flying Cross. MacLachlan marked a return to duty after losing an arm over Malta and notching his 23rd victory.
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London
Bruce Frederick Rose
MacLachlan
Douglas Butler
Canada
Rose
Malta
Plane Bullets Spray Coast Town in Burbank
Police report an army interceptor plane fired tracer bullets from a caliber gun over Burbank California spraying three factory buildings and a residence. No injuries were reported yesterday as details emerged.
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Burbank
Cali
Bur-bank
Funeral for General Set Allied Despatches Cover Air Corps Loss
Allied Headquarters Melbourne reports Brig. Gen Kay H. George U S Army Air Corps and Life magazine correspondent Melville Jacoby were killed when a fighter aircraft veered off during takeoff and struck their party at an advanced airfield. The accident occurred Monday and a military funeral for George is planned for Saturday.
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Allied
Australia
Kaytid H. George
United States Army Air Corps
Melville Jacoby
Vime
Life Magazine
George
Jacoby
Melbourne
Supreme Effort Urged by German Labor Leader Message
Berlin May message from Robert Ley, German labor chief, appeals to Workers of Germany to rally for a historic supreme effort toward victory. The broadcast stresses unity and national resolve in wartime.
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Berlin
Robert Ley
Hitler
Germany
Toca
Effar
Corregidor Easter Service Amid War Hardship
Soldiers nurses and others on Corregidor attended Easter religious services amid bombing and siege. Simon McCloud, 27, stepped forward in a dust-streaked uniform to take his place, after requesting baptism. Chaplains in contact with Bataan reported most forces well despite injuries, with one case of light flesh wounds.
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Washington
War Department
Simon McCloud
Archie Mec Claud
Leesville
Percy C. Wilcox
Elmira
Bataan
Chaplein Wilcox
Alfred ©. Oliver Jr
San Francisco
United States Forces
Philippines
Batasa
Enid
Oliver
U S Planes Raid Rangoon Under India Command
U S planes conducted a night raid on Rangoon April 29 from bases in India. The operation, the third by American air forces against Rangoon, targeted the deck area and was led by Maj Gen J Lewis H Brereton of San Antonio.
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U.S
Rangoon
New Delhi
Th¢ia
Canites States
Bwima
Ats
India
J Lewis H. Brereton
San Antonio
Two Downed Pilots Return Safely
Two American pursuit pilots shot down in a Jap raid returned to their squadrons in Australia. One parachuted and swam in a harbor water from evening until morning, aided by a life jacket. The other crash landed on a beach and wandered overnight before army trackers found him. both were shot down while about to attack Japanese bombers.
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Australia
Hitler and Mussolini Seek Unity Amid Italian War Fatigue
Reports from Europe reveal mounting dissension in Italy over the war and the rising power of the United Nations. Mussolini touts punishment for dissidents while Hitler shows signs of concern and seeks to explain his Sunday speech to the Italian people. A British commentator doubts Italian soldiers are ready to bear winter warfare on the Russian front and questions Italy’s ability to exit the conflict.
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Europe
Italy
United Nations
Mussolini
Hiller
Hitler
Bern
Fuehver
Gestono
Bastrop Funeral for J E Haines
J E Haines of Bastrop, formerly district manager for the LORA office, died Thursday in an Austin hospital. Funeral services were held in Bastrop Friday. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs Vo W Hackworth of Kerrville. Haines had left San Marcos months earlier to become manager of the municipal light system at Bratrap.
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San Mahcus
du. E. Haines
Bastrop
LORA
Austin
Vo W. Hackworth
Kerrville
Haines
San Marcos
Bratrap
Railroad Man Buried at Luling
Luling May 1 Funeral services for Robert Lee White who died May 1 in Houston were held here Thursday. He is survived by his widow son R M White daughter Mrs Eugen Henderson brothers E L White Springfield Mo J W White Uvalde and sister Miss C P Richmond Palmyra Mo White had been a resident of Luling since 1911 and had a continuous service record of 41 years with the Southern Pacific railroad.
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Luling
Robert Lee White
Houston
R. M. White
Eugen Henderson
E. £. White
Springfield
J. W
Uvalde
Pister
C. P. Richmond
Palmyra
White
Lullig
Southern Pacific Railroad
Georgetown Rises For Mrs. G. H. Price
Funeral services were held for Mrs. George H. Price of Georgetown. She died after an accident Saturday at her daughter’s home in Long Beach California. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Yearwood and Mrs. Lesesne, another daughter Mrs. Wilson Mahan, and a son George H. Price Brice Jr.
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Georgetown
George H. Price
Price
Wilson Mahan
Long Beach
Calif
Hubert S. Yearwood
George
Insn
Sherman Lesesne
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ana
George H. Brice
Birjangnam
Offensive Units Trained In Australia
United Nations military leaders plan power full commando forces in Australia for possible offensive work, as Sir Thomas Blamey explains. He says full-scale offensives against Japan will wait for sufficient manpower and supplies while Allied forces readiness grows. Blamey notes American supplies are flowing in at an exceptionally rapid rate and that forces will be integrated under supreme command to deter any Japanese move. He praises American support and Australian resolve, forecasting remarkable Australian war production and efficiency.
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van Atta
N. 8
United Nations
Australia
INS
Australi
Thomas Blamsy
MacArthur
Pacific
Japan
Blamey
United Nations High Command
Unite Nations
United States
Floresville Ships First Yellow Onions In 1942
Floresville reports the first carload of 1942 Yellow Bermuda onions shipped from Wilson county loaded by farmer Emil Ventur southeast of town. Shipment sent to northern markets. County onions improving after recent rains despite pest damage and drought. Floresville Polk area anticipates heavy shipments soon.
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Floressville
Lost Plane Seen From Air Over New Mexico
A four motored plane missing from the Albuquer que base since April 22 with seven men aboard was located from the air today 15 miles southwest of Cimarron New Mexico. The aircraft disappeared during a routine training flight on the route to Albuquerque. Aboard were Capt Robert O Redding Lieut Charles Reynard Hiram Ohio Rowland L Jef nteries Kansas City J G Ruff San Jose Calif copilot G E Van Hoozer Kaness Coluy tight engineer Cpl Duane M Peterson Salt Lake City and Cpl Pallo Macomber Pendleton Field Ove Ground crews were en route to the scene. Fate of the men aboard was not known immediately.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Albugueique
Cimarron
New Mexico
Army
Robert O. Redding
Minatare
Nem
Charles C. Reynard
Hiram
Ohio
Rowland L. Jefn Teries
Kansas City
J. G. Ruff
San Jose
Cali
G. E. van Hoozer
Kaness Coluy
Duane M. Peterson
Salt Lake City
PaLlo Macomber
Pendlevin Field
Ove
Guard Who Killed Thames Ousted From Prison Camp
W. T. Smith who killed Peter Thames, a Georgia convict, was suspended by prison commissioner Royal Mann after a preliminary hearing plan. Parole Officer W. D. Burch to conduct full hearings into Thames death while another prisoner was present. Thames’s brother Millard Thames asserts his brother faced harsh life after return to the prison farm, claiming he was shot down.
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San Antonio
Hortense
Royal Mann
Prison Commission
Mann
W. D. Burch
Burch
Thameéa
Nomonebo
Millard ‘Thames
Columbus, Co
Iis
Constant
Hia Ife
Aes
British Escape Jap Burma Trap
A damaged wartime fragment describes British and Chinese forces evading a Japanese trap on the Burma road. It notes Japanese advances threatening Lavhio area and 80 miles of Chinese retreat, with defenses near the Wurmin line and rapid overland reinforcements from India.
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Burma
China
Lavhio
Mane
Inla
Umas Wedrestay
Thien
Ace
Allins
Bow Blanding
Card Pailey
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