Chinese Batteries Halt Major Han River Crossings
Chinese dispatches report large numbers of Japanese troops killed by camouflaged Chinese batteries while crossing tributaries of the Han River northwest of Tsaoyang in Northern Hupeh Province. Fighting in Hupeh is seen as potentially a major battle with heavy casualties on both sides as the Japanese advance, villages around Tsaoyang altered hands and many settlements reduced to ruins. George Hall rites held at King Ferry Cemetery after his death Monday at home King Ferry.
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Han River
Hong Kong
Tsaoyang
Hupeh
China
George Hall
Auburn
King Ferry
Hatred in Belgian towns as German advance described
Louis P. Lochner reports from Belgium with German forces describing heightened hostility in Aerschot and other locales. He recalls a brutal tank clash leaving Aerschot desolate and citizens watching in despair as occupation soldiers mingle with locals.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
From Belgian Front to the Ghent Drive by Von Kuechlen
Descriptive wartime travel notes recount shelled Malines and Antwerp, refugees queuing at the Bureau for the Scattered, and German plans to seize Ghent Canal. General von Kuechlen claims the odds favor the German advance as Messerschmitts from a near England-front airfield join the push toward Ghent in a coordinated land and air operation.
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Malines
Iits
Antwerp
George von Kuechlen
Ostend
Ghent
Burges
von Kuechlen
Ghent Canal
Bruges
England
Walther von’ “ Reichenau
Calais
Dunkerque
Istukas
Britain
Messerschmitt
Messerschmitts
False Teeth Slipping or Irritating
An advertising note urges readers not to be embarrassed by loose teeth and promotes FASTEZTH powder. It claims the product stabilizes plates, improves comfort, and prevents wobbling while eating or talking, with a call to buy at any drug store.
Subi Cansiz and Wendell L. in Political Row
Fragmentary notes show Rep Subi Cansiz and Wendell L. in a political dispute. The text references former chairmanship and an active political role, but details are unclear and names are partially garbled.
Vague Posturing Halts Action On Membership Drive
Fragmentary notes indicate a halted move tied to a membership drive. No clear names, dates, or places are readable, leaving the outcome and responsible bodies ambiguous.
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