Stimson And Knox Blast O'Daniel Liquor Bill
Washington dispatch reports that Defense chiefs Secretary Knox and Secretary Stimson urged defeat of Senator O Daniel’s liquor control bill. They warn it would force army and navy to enforce prohibition in cities and drive servicemen to speakeasies nearby military reservations. They oppose through letters to Senator Reynolds, arguing it would undermine morals and fail to curb the liquor evil. Reynolds will chair hearings with Senators Wallgren and Gurney.
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Washington
INS
Armed Forces
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Army
Navy
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Robert L. Reynolds
DNO
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Knox
House
Stimson
Tam
Reynolds
Per Fon
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Frantisco
Tre Mevy Department
Wallgren
D.-Wash
Gurney
Camacho Note Pleases Stalin
News from Moscow reports Premier Stalin answered a letter from Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho delivered by new Mexican minister Dr Luis Quintana. Camacho’s note praised Mexico’s role in the Soviet fight and Stalin’s reply conveyed warm greetings and best wishes, noting the Red Army’s resolve against the Axis powers and the worldwide enthusiasm sparked by Soviet efforts.
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Moscow
Rurala
Mexico
Germany
Stalin
Manuel Avila Camacho
Luis Quintanta
Camacho
Red Army
Soviet Union
Camicho
Secret Base Plays Part in War Game
Cadets from the army air forces bombardier school conducted five days of day and night simulated bombing at a secret Panhandle base near Mesanchine. The exercise included camouflage, navigation to targets, and self sufficiency in bombs, fuel, and communications as an opposing force hunted the base and tried to disrupt operations. Cadets must graduate May 13.
Fire forces family from Beverly Hills film couple home
Fire swept through the Holmby Hills mansion of producer Jann Ben Adel Cerroll causing injuries to Tony Buzan and his family, while a Black intruder was fatally shot by police after a sharp object attack on the cafe. The violent incident left two adults and a child in hospital with serious wounds.
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Beverly Hills
Calai
Taylor
Tony Buzan
Wangers
Louis
Tiana
Melindy Markey
Holmby Hills
Jann Ben
Detl
Walter Wan
Adel Cerroll
Ber
Five Point Program for Lasting Peace Outlined
Chicago May 3 A.W. Watson chairman of the Midwest conference of the Republican Post-war Policy association presented a five point program for lasting peace. He urged decisive Axis defeat and a UN peacetime agreement before the meeting ends. He stressed four great powers China Russia Britain and America and urged planning for postwar famine disease civil disorder and uprooted peoples. A council of nations with the United Nations as its nucleus would prevent the rise of new wars and remove the causes of war.
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Chicago
Deneen A.watson
Midwest
Folicy Association
Briiness
Roosevelt
Watson
United Nations
China
Russia
Britain
America
Council of Nations
Boy Dies From Playful Bet After Lamp Post Dare
Donald Wolff aged 17 died after a dare to climb a lamp post. He won the bet but touched a live metal top and was electrocuted. Funeral services were planned for him.
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Donald Wolff
Donald
Coroners Office
Pyote Base Names Paper The Rattler
Pyote base launches weekly tabloid The Rattler for men at the base Volume 1 reports eight pictures a cartoon and a Tunisian war front nap front page shows a sign at main entrance warning of rattlesnakes with boots or high tops and protective footwear. The Rattle snake bomber base taglines honor bombermen with a slogan bomb for venom.
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Sigw
Iler
Pyots
Bond Drive Nears 17 Billion in War Loan Receipts
The second war loan drive raised about 17 billion dollars, surpassing the goal by roughly 4.1 billion, with most funds from non bank sources. Treasury to announce final total around May 10. Morgenthau praised the drive, noting its unprecedented scale and ambition for future campaigns.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Laredo Company Buys Railway For 125000
Laredo based firm sold the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass line from Laredo to Dolores to H G B Zachry company for 125000. The railway opened in 1883 and originally tapped coal mines at Dolores.
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Laredo
May
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Dolores
H. Gb, Zachry Company
Three Cadets Die In Crash Near Blanco
Three San Marcos field navigation cadets were found dead yesterday near Blanco Texas after a plane crash. Pilot Second Lieutenant Robert A. Gibson survived with a broken leg and head wound, after eight days in brush country. Names listed include Frederick Swill Charles A. Taylor Jr and Join R. Zale Jr.
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San Marcos
Frederick Swill
Piladelphia
Charles A. Taylor Jr
Oil City
R. Zale Jr
Clevelant
Ohio
Gibson
Mrs F D R Predicts Many Casualties After War
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt told the Teachers College Graduate Club in New York that America should expect tremendous casualties after the war. She warned the nation will face the reality of wounded veterans returning home and the need to absorb them into daily life, emphasizing preparation for their reintegration.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amerita
Graduate Club of
Collee
Roosevelt
Farmer Proud Of Twin Mules
Dallas reporter notes a farm near Dallas where Frank Wylie and an eight year old describe twin mules as rare. the pair arrived after about 16,000 births. The smaller mule is joked to be the brighter one, while the mother mule remains indifferent to the unusual birth.
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Dallas
Jins
Frank Wylie
Wylie Siys Doey
Italians to Seek Peace Pact Plea in U S Drive
A mass petition sponsored by the Federation of Italian Americans aims to rally support for Italy’s overthrow of Mussolini. The drive, led by New York Assemblyman H Lamuta, calls on President Roosevelt to revoke signatures and unite Italian communities to press the United Nations for action, with petition deliveries planned by plane.
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New York
Italy
United Nations
Ameri
Hitler
Mussolini
John
H. Lamuta
Roosevelt
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