Intuition opposed by Hitler as war rages
A London dispatch reports Hitler again entrusting Germany to his intuition while Stalin offers tanks and planes. Berlin claims Hitler took supreme command in Kharkov as rumors swirl over a possible purge after Heydrich’s assassination attempt.
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Oee
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Germany
Stalin
Heinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Berlin
Kharkov
Naval Air Station hiring workers amid shaky OCR report
The Corpus Christi Naval Air Station seeks batholders, joiners, carpenters, letterers, and grinders per a labor board notice. Applicants must be over 20, show experience, and may apply at the Corpus Christi unit. Wages listed around 0.84 per day with no written exam required.
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Elyle Service Board
Priday
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Grutera
Labor Board
Firther Jolie
Onal Foltiere Et al
Chinese High Command Reports Small Advances in Hupeh Front
May 29 Chungking says Chinese forces pushed 10 points along Ie hanging on the Yangtze front near Hankow while repelling attacks in Hupeh. Chekiang capital Kinhwa remains in Chinese hands as Japs reach Langyu after bypassing the city. Heavy losses reported for the enemy in Ichang and Langyu sectors with new cross-front skirmishes and a day-long Laneht battle.
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Iehang
Dap
Yangtze
Hankow
Haut
Hupeh
Cheklang
Icheng
Ichang
Kinkwa
Chekiang
Kinhwa
Langyu
Lauchi
Laneht
Six Die When Army Bomber Crashes Near Greeley
Greeley police report six men were killed and one injured when an army bomber crashed and burned five miles south of Greeley. The injured man was taken to a Greeley hospital. No further details were immediately available.
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Greeley
Cole
New Jaycees and Wives Honorees in San Antonio
New members of the San Antonio Junior Chamber of Commerce and their wives will be honored Saturday at 8 p.m. with a party at the Alamo Country Club. Meritt H. Steger announced as general chairman of arrangements. The program includes games a free dinner with beer music and dancing. Several hundred are expected to attend this annual affair.
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San Antonio
British Warships Reach Gibraltar
A May dispatch from Algeciras, Spain reports British warships arriving at Gibraltar led by the battleship Malaya and the aircraft carrier Eagle. Also aboard are five large marines including the Polish Mag and six destroyers.
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May
Algeciras
Spain
Malaya
Eagle
Gibraltar
Congress weighs curbing price czar power in gasoline pact
Washington reports a rising congressional opposition to nationwide gasoline rationing with leaders proposing limits on Price Administrator Henderson's authority. House leaders Sam Rayburn and Lea question extending eastern rationing nationwide while Steagall warns of dangers in concentrating power. Senate panel weighs rubber retread plan to aid motorists, proposing limited use of reclaimed rubber to keep millions of cars on the road.
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Congress
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Sam Rayburn
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Steagall
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Re Nouse
Senate
Arthur B. Newhall
Bender
Lafald
Nazis Build Giant Air Base at Dakar
The Telegram reports that Germany is constructing a large air base at Dakar in French West Africa to support air raids on South America. The base is linked to plans for a Trans Sahara railway to connect Dakar with the broader French empire.
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London
INS
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Riaut
Ind Dakar
West Africa
South America
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Ecint
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Ica
Man Kills Self Over The Rules
A 47 year old San Antonio man, F. J. Poerner, was shot dead in bed by an acquaintance over fears the new conservation rules would ruin his rural business. The killer, Jos Neal Calvert, a stop-ton, is held in an inquest at Peace Ottis West. Police report the crime occurred around 6:30 a.m. after Poerner rose to check on his ill wife Laura Poerner.
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Laura
Kia
Alsep
Jos Neal Calvert
Musilon
Tanks Clash Outside Tobruk in Libya Battle
German armored forces attacked toward Tobruk and around Bardia Rezegh in the Libyan desert but were repulsed by British units. Heavy fighting raged on a 50 mile belt between Ain el Gazal and the British line, with British and Free French defenders reporting tank losses and Axis air activity reduced behind lines.
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Cairo
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Bidi Regegh
Here
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Theist
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Hacheim
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Italiniy
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R.A. F
American freighter torpedoed in war zone losses and capture
The master of a torpedoed American freighter testified that a U boat sank the ship after firing three torpedoes near New York on May 21. One man, Second Mate Tred Co. Marin of San Antonio, perished on the bridge. Captain George Hazéleaf of Oakland and 29 crew members survived five days adrift and were rescued by a navy ship after being guided toward New York. The U boat captain reportedly spoke in English, expressing regret and declaring it was war. Photographers documented the exchange onboard the sub as the survivors were returned to port.
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Vonn
Losti
Tred Co. Marin
San An
Oakland
Calf
York
Rix Vegret
Bory
Havelens
Campa Goes to Trial on Alien Registration and Citizenship Claims
Mario Campa 27 son of Cccagio Sampa once a West Side political figure faced trial in U S District Court on counts alleging failure to register as an alien and providing false citizenship information. Campa pleaded not guilty before Judge We A Keeling. Witnesses included Sheriff Owen W Kil day who testified Campa worked for county employers. Campa, born in Helotes, affirmed American citizenship later outside the courtroom. Highway 80 widening near Mineola completed by WPA workers along Highway 30 route concludes report.
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Mario Campa
Cccagio
Rs & Jatter Ab County Rs
Caesario Campa
Marlo
Helotes
Mineola
WPA
New Russia Thrust Seen in World War II Campaign
London reports discuss Rommel's Libya threat as Axis forces push toward the Caucasus from southern Russia. Military experts suggest a broader campaign with German parachute troops in Greece, Crete, and the Dodecanese, plus Italian air units. Paratroops may target Tobruk again, as control of Tobruk and Bengasi is seen as key for a sustained offensive.
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London
Rommel
Libya
Russia
Caucasus
Syria
Troy
Grete
Greece
Tobruk
Rochelle Man Earns Air Corps Wings in 2nd Lieutenant Role
Rochelle resident Donnie Burk son of Mr and Mrs Jess Burk has received a commission as a second lieutenant in the U S Army Air Corps at Albuquerque New Mexico He has been assigned as an instructor at the new air base in Roswell New Mexico
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Rochelle
Air Corps
Brady
Culloch County
U.S. Army Air Corps
Donnie Burk
Jess Burk
Albuquerque
N. M
Negbectt
Roswell
ExClerk Faces Naval Contract Fees Probe
Washington May 22 ExClerk Sexander Stone 39 of Washington testified before the House Naval Committee about securing naval contracts for multiple firms totaling about 12 million dollars under commission agreements taking a 6 percent fee. He estimated gross earnings of 800000 in 15 months, with payments due after deliveries, and noted resigning from the Federal Housing Administration on November 19 1940 when his first defense contract with Lionel Corporation began. Stone accused contractors of targeting parasites and questioned why government business required such intermediaries.
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Sexander Stone
House Naval
Vinson D.gai
Roger Wolcott Griswold
Erlé, Pa
Griswold Manufacturing Company
Stone
Federal Housing Administration
Lionel Corporation
Irvington
Gerk
German Air Force Loses Strength
London reports the German air force is weaker in numbers manpower and quality than 1941. Present first line air strength is estimated around 1500 plumes, down 1500 from June 1947. Aircraft production rate also declining versus the Allies, notably the United States.
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London
Luftwaffe
Germany
Windsor on Way To Washington Duke and Duchess to Meet Officials
The duke and duchess of Windsor prepare to depart Windsor on for New York and Washington to discuss the tactical defense of the United States and the Bahamas with American officials. The duchess will visit friends and relatives in Baltimore while the duke stays in Washington. The royal couple landed here yesterday.
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Duchess of Windsor
Mlami Taddy
New York
Wrshington
Americal
United States
Bahamas
Fey Waabington
RAF Bombs Jap Targets in Burma Reported
NEW DELHI May 9 The RAF attacked Japanese positions in western Burma around Wanapee and Kalewa. Allied forces shelled and bombed lines and targets as part of ongoing operations, authorities announced today.
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Burma
New Delhi
May
Jap Possions
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Howking
Ro Ferty
Kalewa
Sheep Men's Meeting Set in Kerrville
Kerrville will host the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers association meeting Wednesday with officers Fred Earwood of San Nora and Mrs. Guy Nations of Maryneal presiding. Governor Coke R. Stevenson will speak. The group, the nation’s largest with over 10,000 members across 208 Texas counties and beyond, will discuss wartime regulations impacting the industry.
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Kerrville
Texas Sheep and Gost Raisers' Association
Fred Earwood
Sa Nora
Guy Nations
Maryneal
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas Shemp and Goat Raisers’ Association
Texas
Roosevelts look at educating rejected draftees
President Roosevelt said the government is studying whether to educate many men rejected for military service due to low intelligence ratings. He has discussed the issue with Major General Lew Hershey and Federal Education Commissioner John Glodebaker, noting a surprisingly large number are rejected not for lack of intellect but for educational gaps.
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Roosevelt
St. John’s Cliff
Army Chief Marshall Foresees 4.5 Million US Army
WEST POINT May 20 Gen George C Marshall army chief of staff told the West Point graduating class that American troops are standing by for a landing in France and the army would total 4.5 million by year end up from 3.69 million. he praised citizen-soldier spirit, cited mother letters, and pressed unity behind victory in Europe and the Pacific.
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Europe
George & Marshall
Marshall
Atatl
Germany
Japan
First West
London
Will
France
Pearl Harbor
America
Cadet First Captain Appointments At West Point
West Point May 20 7 pointment for the summer only Cadet First Captain Carl Minkle of Goodlettsville Tenn and midshipman George Houston and Rex D Minckler among others named to regimental staffs as new cadet officers prepare for Merit training. Many cadets will be away from West Point all summer ahead of fall appointments as the World War II class graduates.
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Goodlettsvie
Tenn
West Point
Carl Minkle
Goodletsville
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atl-Arney
West Fountlea
Vanderbilt
Military Academy
Hinkle
Shirley Shields
New York
Cart & Hinkle
Kelleher
Postal receipts ease from peak as Texas records dip
A Texas posting report shows postal receipts sliding slightly from their March peak. In St John's Newfoundland on May 29 a report notes an explosion near the coast of two badly damaged German torpedoes aboard a submarine near a cargo ship.
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Newfoundland
Germany
St. John's
Brlie
Atric A Chet
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