Japs Lose 13 Planes Over New Guinea Raid
Allied airmen raiding Lae and Salamaua encountered poor visibility while pursuing targets in Timor Island and Ermera. Lieut Walter Krell led a crew including an Australian co-pilot and Chicago native John Foley who added a Zero to his score.
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el- Mera
Timor
Lae
Salamaua Cay Thain
Hambhe Aran
Walter Krell
Greenwich, Conn
Chicago
John Foley
Foley
Ermera
Bombers Reach Lashio Despite Burmese Monsoons
U S bombers from Brereton’s India command struck Lashio on June 3 hitting airdrome planes on the ground railway equipment and supplies. Four planes were lost on return in severe mountain weather fighters attacked but caused no loss to the bombers.
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Washington
Lewis H. Brereton
India
Burma
Sashio
Burma Road
War Department
Lashio
Brereton
United States
Rangoon
Mingaladon
Myitkyina
Priests Mistreated In Reich Complaint to Catholic Prelates
London reports that Brendan Bracken told the House of Commons evidence of brutal treatment of priests in Germany would be presented to Catholic authorities in America and elsewhere. Lady Astor questioned notifying the Pope, who recently recognized Japan. Bracken responded he had no means to contact the Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
London
Brendan Bracken
House of Commons
Germany
America
Erie
Lady Astor
Japan
Braken
Sant-Flush advertised toilet cleaner promises easy stain removal
An advertisement touts Sant-Flush as a chemical toilet cleaner that removes stubborn stains and hidden germs without scrubbing. It claims odor reduction with each use, warns against confusing it with ordinary cleansers, notes safety for septic tanks when directions are followed, and lists two compact sizes from The Hygienic Products Co. Canton, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hygienic Products Co
Canton
British Ship Sunk. 71 Aboard Saved in Lifeboat Effort
The British merchantman went down in the Pacific with 60 aboard. 71 were saved after a lifeboat and two liferafts carried survivors to a West Coast port. One crewman died from exposure, eight were injured, and the stricken ship sank minutes after the rescue. The Navy reported the Atlantic loss of 30 of 47 crew and two passengers aboard the Norwegian ship after a daylight attack.
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Pacific
West Coast
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Navy
Atlantic
New Sinkings Reported From 2 U.S. Coasts
The AP reports torpedoing of an American merchantman off the Pacific Coast and a Norwegian vessel in the Western Atlantic raising total submarine losses to 262. The American Institute of Marine Underwriters says insurers lost 46 1486068 dollars on marine policies in the first half of the year. The seventh submarine victim in the sequence is noted.
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Pacific
Atlantic
American Institute of Marine Underwriters
Prosser Admits Disorderly Conduct in Police Court
Harold N. Prosser an 18 year old of 119 Jasper Street pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge and received a suspended sentence. Patrolman Harold Smith said the youth smashed a bottle in the street in the 400 block of Valley Drive last night.
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Harold N. Prosser
Jasper Street
Prosser
Harold Smith
Valley Drive
Senators weigh quick rubber from crops and scrap drive
Senate discussions explore fast rubber from synthetic tires and scrap drives aided by President Roosevelt. Norris and Gillette push grain-based alcohol routes, eyeing poinsettias as a possible rubber source while exploring other crops for butadiene production.
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Goodrich
Kentucky
Texas
Smith
Poinsettias
Roosevelt
Norris
Senator Gillette
D-lown
Gillette
Son of South Africa Governor Missing in Action
Major Andrew Duncan 22 son of Sir Patrick Duncan Governor General of the Union of South Africa was reported missing in action over El Adem Tobruk May 31 1940 after taking command of his squadron. He previously won the Distinguished Flying Cross for East African campaigns.
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South Africa
Cairo
Egypt
Andrew Duncan
South African’ Air Force
Patrick. Duncan
Union of South Africa
el Adem
Tobruk
Duncan
Oil Struck at Capitol Well Near Wilcox Sand
Oil from a Wilcox Sand well drilled beneath the Oklahoma State Capitol produced 545 barrels in a 24-hour test. The state earns a one fourth royalty of $165 daily at current flow. Nearby producers around the Capitol have generated over $3,500,000.
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Oklahoma Capitol
Oklahoma City
State Capitol
R. R. Owens
Capitol
Mrs Rohde Sees Denmark Restoring Prewar Freedom
Ruth Bryan Rohde, former U S minister to Denmark, told the Danish American Women's Association that after Nazi ouster Denmark will return to its prewar status. She expressed belief the war cannot alter the friendship between Denmark and the United States.
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Rohde
New York
Denmark
Ruth Bryan Rohde
United States
Argentina Faces Strain Over Neutrality Amid Axis Ties
Buenos Aires reports Argentina's neutrality tested as Chamber of Deputies debates a resolution by opposition leader Paul Damonte Taborda calling for a diplomatic break with the Axis. Debate centers on the Victoria torpedoing and Mexico's war declaration, with Chile and most Americas backing threats to Western Hemisphere democracy.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Chile
Japan
Victoria
Cape Hatteras
Free Sea
Paul Damonte Taborda
Ramon Castillo
Russia
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Did Diamond Jim Suffer From Stomach or Ulcer Pains
A repackaged ad copy claims Diamond Jim Brady could not have eaten voraciously if in pain. It promotes Udga Tablets at 25¢ a box for stomach indigestion gas heartburn and related pains with a money back guarantee. Available in all drug stores.
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Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim Brady
Mrs William Arnold Files Divorce Suit in Florida
Mrs William Arnold wife of the Democratic National Committee vice chairman filed for divorce in West Palm Beach Florida. A deposition shows mental cruelty. She is the former Kim Moran and ex wife of James Moffett. They married April 9 in Connecticut. Papers were briefly withdrawn by consent of attorneys and the judge.
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William, Arnold
West Palm Beach
Fla
William Arnold
Demoene National Committee
Arnold
Kim Moran
James Moffett
Standard Oil
Connecticut
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Cologne
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Liverpool
United Nations
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Associated Press
Privie
Grand Central Station
PCY
Tudor
Cerne
Jay-Cobbs
Senate
Buick
Syracuse
Buick Company, Inc
John J. Costello
H. B.romng
Genesee St., Auburn, N.Y
M. A
Fall Street
Seneca Falls, N.Y
James A. Farrell
Main St
Cortland, N.Y
R.E. Davis & Son
W. Wane and
Cayuga Sts. Oswego, NY
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Syracuse, N. Y
H. C. Clark
Elbridge
John A. McKendry
South Fourth St
Fulton, N.Y
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