Allies Gain in Italy and War Efforts Steady
Daily wartime analysis reports Allied pressure in Italy as Gustav and Hitler lines crumble, while Japan strengthens hold in China and Burma. Farm labor declines 4 percent to 10,068,000 as labor shifts and weather affect planting.
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Italy
China
Chiang Kai - Shek
Burma
Henry Wallace
Far East
Ledo
Joseph Stilwell
India
Department of Agriculture
West South Central
Gustav Line
U. S
Europe
Diplomatic Battle Over SKF Ball Bearings Escalates
Diplomatic clash over Sweden's SKF ball bearing output heats as U S envoys bid for Germany's stake. The United States weighs buying SKF output and even seizing the Philadelphia plant as Treasury and FEA auditors probe the company. William L Batt leads SKF U S operations.
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Sweden
SKF
U. S
Stockholm
Germany
Dicker
Philadelphia
Treasury and
Foreign Economic Administration
William L. Batt
War Production Board
Bowles rationing doubt amid cattle and corn woes
The article questions Bowles policy removing meat coupons and whether farmers will push more cattle and hogs to market. It notes corn supply shifts due to government actions and argues price and supply drive consumption more than coupons. It also reports the death of an elderly alleged seditionist during a Kansas trial.
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Washington
Bowles
Commodity Credit Corporation
Providence
Mr. Bowles
Henderson
Army
Navy
Washington Scouts and Raiders in War Time Lore
The piece recounts a wartime training raid by U S scouts and raiders at an airbase with a captured guard and a raider’s notebook sketch. It ties guerrilla tactics to the modern war, cites Captain Douglas Smith’s writings, and notes a Washington women’s committee proposal on postwar job questions for women in industry.
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O'Fallon
Douglas Smith
The
Cavalry Journal
Captain Smith
French Foreign Legion
Smith
Europe
Germany
Africa
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Margaret A. Hickey
McNutt
Women’s Committee
Manpower Commission
Practical household care tips from an old guide
The piece offers home hints: bind old carpet into a rug, prevent dirt from washer water backing into fabrics, alternate sunlit curtains to even wear, clean small bottles with warm sudsy water and a basin stop, shake chenille to restore fluff, cover hot iron handles with cardboard, protect and store shoes, and reuse leftover paint to brighten indoor shelves and cabinets.
Oldest U S Resident Reaches 119 in Vidalia Georgia
The census bureau lists James W. Wilson, a Vidalia Georgia resident, as the oldest person in the United States at age 119. A Newark New Jersey woman, Mrs Joseph Montone, 69, completes grammar school after 12 years of part time study and being mother of seven.
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United States
James W. Wilson
Vidalia, Ga
Joseph Montone
Newark
N. J
Navy bars drink on shore as Hewitt urges beer aboard
Vice Admiral H. K. Hewitt laments sailors cannot land for a drink and says beer should be allowed on all naval vessels. He notes the U S Navy bans alcohol on ships since World War I while the British Navy maintains a daily rum ration.
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U. S
H. K. Hewitt
U. S. Navy
Record meat and food stockpiles on May 1 highlight high holdings
Overall holdings reached 1.215 billion pounds led by pork at 781 million and beef at 282 million, with poultry 130 million, cheese 123 million, butter 69.5 thousand, eggs 12.8 million cases, fruit 130.9 million, vegetables 105.4 million. Bowles warned rationing may resume in 30 to 90 days or later depending on hog and cattle flow and feed.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
House Banking Committee
Bowles
Marvin Jones
Midwest
New Artery Splicing Method May Cut Amputations
Three New York scientists devise a technique to graft vein segments to bridge arterial gaps. The War department approves for front-line use with specialized equipment to preserve removed blood vessel segments.
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New York
War Department
War Department reports costs for soldiers and mail defects
The War Department notes the current annual cost of clothing food and equipment for a soldier at 465.06 dollars, down from 501.06 last year. Over 15 percent of more than 25 million overseas mail pieces have incorrect addresses. Japanese wartime diet deficiencies leave one in four youths with tuberculosis. German demand for rare stamps pushes prices to high levels, prompting Nazi price ceiling talks.
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War Department
Germany
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Arunel Mountains
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Philippines
Marshalls
Kurile Islands
New Britain Islands
Detroit
Mich
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Mack Avenue
Hudson Motor Car Company
CIO
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AFL
Buick
Flint
War Labor Board
Graham Paige
Moscow
Springfield
Mass
Josef Stalin
Poland
Stanislaus Orlemanski
Father Orlemanski
Thomas M. O'Leary
Russia
Sergei
Christ
Stalin
Red
Chiang Kai-shek
Rev
Orlemanski
Kansas
Justice Department
FBI
Washington Digest
U.S
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
James O'Fallon
Colonel Errs
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Wolke
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