Nazi Crimea Attack Not Held Major 5 Spring Drive
Writing from Major Paul C. Raborg, the piece opines the Nazi assault on Russian forces in Crimea signals a potential spring offensive but may be a minor thrust. It notes censorship by Soviet and Nazi outlets, asserts Soviet forces halted Hitler’s blitzkrieg, and discusses Red Army resilience and Axis supply strains amid uncertainty over exact front positions.
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Dias
Paul C. Raborg Winvier
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New York
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Caucasus
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Kharkov
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Stockholm
Pisnatchies
Backache Relief Through An Old Treatment
Many suffer from backaches without knowing the cause. An old remedy claims to fix tired kidneys and bladder by cleansing the blood, offering relief from leg pains and general soreness. The ad urges asking a local doctor for free samples of a popular pill, praising decades of use and urging trust in the product.
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Finn
Dean
Wheat Yass Buy With War Bonds
The article extols War Savings Bonds as a means to fund anti aircraft guns. It describes a 37 millimeter automatic gun and a 90 millimeter unit, noting costs and shell weights. It urges readers to buy bonds at ten dollars and seventy five cents each to support national defense.
Hitler Aims at Oil Goes Through Black Sea Routes
The author argues Hitler seeks oil from Russia and the Middle East, with Sevastopol as a key naval base. He suggests Crimea sea action may determine oil supply routes and Batum could be an Axis objective to neutralize Black Sea naval forces.
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Ketch
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Tost
Stalin
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New British Navy Shown in Volume
London May 1 The British navy growth is shown in photographs from the 1949 edition of Dane's Fighting Ships published today. It features cruisers from the Mauritius and Dido classes, Le Hunt destroyers, and Flower class corvettes. The Mauritus is 8 000 tons, the Dido 5430, and the Hunt 904. The Nelson battleship, 23,930 tons, is pictured underway after being bailed by an Italian torpedo boat.
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Mauritius
le Hunt
Lie Flower
Nelson
Stone Pickets Blur Target as Rocks Hit Window
In Elkhart Indiana on May 15 a strike incident ended with rock throwing aimed at a rabbit but striking a window instead. Witnesses explained there was no intent to damage property as pickets claimed misdirection and confusion during the demonstration.
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Elkhart
Ind
Council Asks Sewage Drain Investigation
The city council on Thursday instructed City Engineer Thomas Coghill to investigate a report that sewage from a nearby subdivision is draining into Woodlawn Lake. The move followed discussion of Parkview Estates’ plan to connect to the Woodlawn sewer main and have buyers pay a $35 per thousand cubic feet sewer rental.
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Woodlawn Lake
Henry Hein
Thomas Coghill
J. E. Lowery
Parkview Estates
Woodlawn Avenue
Twentyfourth Street
Lowery
Paw Steffer
Gus Garcia
Mayer ©. K. Qin
Victor Keller
Steffler
Shop Manager Joins Army Reserve in Aberden Playing Grounds
Lieut. Ben E. Sharp of Big Twenty-fourth street has been ordered to active duty and will depart Wednesday for Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He has managed A. L. Bass Shops for ten years. Mrs. Sharp and their son Ben will stay home for the school term’s end.
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Ben E. Sharp
Twenty-fourth Street
Aberdern
Maryland
Sharp Haseen
A. L. Bass
Air Wardens Show Fires Up Community Demonstration
In Minston North Carolina on a May day a fire department was summoned when a smoke alarm triggered during an air wardens demonstration at a local hall. Firefighters entered a cold room to find several hundred air raid wardens watching a demonstration believed to be a poison gas display.
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Minston
N. C
J. Whitesiaw
Two-Cent Stamps Not Par in Oregon Excerpt
Oregon residents received two cent stamp rebates by return mail with a note stating two cent stamps are out of date and asking for an updated payment. The report, dated May 16 from Seattle Washington, attributes the missive to State Treasurer Ralph Stacy and references a rebate topic.
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Oregon
Seattle
Wasa
Ralph Stacy
Del Rio Airport Project Aims for New Training Site
Del Rio prepares to start construction of an air port and bombardier training school with over 1 million dollars in funding. The facility, seven miles from Del Rio, will house facilities for 40 cadets under guidance from a congressional official.
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Wel Atte
May
Bombardier
del Ri
Congressaint Charles
Phid
Freedom of the press under attack in unprecedented coercion
The article denounces DOJ intimidation of press members for upholding free expression in the United States. It notes agents calling during meetings, threats of indictment, and the chair being answered by agents. Editors are praised for refusing to yield to pressure and defended against liberal smear campaigns and Bolshevik tactics.
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FBT
Department of Jusstice
Xind
Johnson to Run Again in Democratic Primaries
Austin friends announce Lyndon B. Johnson will seek retirement from active duty as a naval officer and run in the Democratic primaries. Johnson acknowledged candidacy after his aide said applications were mailed to county executive committees in Texas Tenth district. The move ends speculation about a Senate bid against Moody Allred and O Daniel.
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Austin
Lyndon B. Johnson
South Pacific
Alvin J. Wirte
Y Nave
Wirte
Interior
U. S
Dan Moody
James ¥. Allred
U S
W. Lee O'Daniel
Chat and Nap Cost Him $171
Phoenix reports a humorous tale where W Spain recounts waking to a stranger on his bed and later discovering a smeared bilifold gore after a night of talking. The anecdote unfolds with police questioning and a mysterious, unsolved expense.
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Phoenix
Jess
Spain
Detalie
Fathers stamp out war birth celebration plan
Cath Holmes began a movement by giving out war stamps at his son’s birth in California. He inspired other fathers at the hospital to adopt the idea and aims to enlist all American fathers in his scheme. He suggests every year brings numerous births and urges stamps to mark them.
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Junior Bates
Calif
Cath Holmes
Holmes
Hinsiptut
Armed Forces to Parade in Washington Memorial Day Observance
The Army plans a national capital parade on Memorial Day May 30 with naval marine corps and coast guard detachments. Secretary of War Stimson announced the event detailing the military presence in Washington.
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Washington
National Capital Memorial Day
Naval
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Secretary of War
Stimson
Missing In U-Boat River Raid 11
Levis Quebec May 14 A Deboat sank two freighters in the St Lawrence river this week and likely torpedoed a third. Survivors said the submarine trailed a ship for miles before firing. Eleven crewmen are missing and a survivor died of exposure. A rescue vessel saved 29 aboard another ship. one more died later. In New Orleans a Norwegian cargo ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico after a torpedo strike. 23 Norwegians and one American were rescued.
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Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Pensacola
Fis
Central America
Reds Nearing Kharkov City
Axis forces push toward Kharkov as Soviet troops report storms of German fortifications and gains on the Kerch and Danube fronts. Moscow says Germans throw in reserves and face growing Soviet pressure in the Crimea and Ukraine.
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Berlin
Sitka
Crimea
Daneta
Ukraine
UT Naval ROTC to Use 30 Foot Whaleboat
The University of Texas naval ROTC unit will outfit a 30 foot whaleboat with masts and sails for training this summer. Lacking a cruiser or tugboat, they will use Lake Austin as a substitute for open ocean sailing.
Stimson Charts Four Divisions Training Plan
President Stimson outlined four division maneuvers limited to army corps troops to speed combat readiness. Training runs from late May to early November across four areas including the Southwest desert training center and Camp Forrest Tennessee, emphasizing joint air and ground missions and the endurance of a 25 mile foot march.
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Cral
Army Air Forces
Southwest Desert Training Center
Lewisiane
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South Carolina
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Stimson
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