Choice Of Next War Move Ours Says Knox
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox declared that secret information shows the ferling in Tokyo and Berlin matches American resolve after Pearl Harbor and that the choice of the place and time of striking now is ours. He said there are eight fronts, not just one, naming Western and Eastern Mediterranean among them during a Navy graduation in Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
United States
Tokyo
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Naval Academy
Washington Merry-Go-Round: Prentiss Brown’s OPA switch
Inside look at Prentiss Brown moving from Senate to OPA amid White House charm and a push by Senator Wagner. Brown initially rejected the Federal Reserve post but relented, prompting national reaction and coverage of Congress and corruption fallout. The segment notes a 1906 Burton Supreme Court ruling on accepting bribes and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prentiss Brown
U. S. Senate
OPA
Brown
Michigan
Robert Wagner
New York
Wagner
White House
Nuff
FDR
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Henderson
Federal Reserve
Prentiss
Senator Wagner
Rialto Company
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Secret Service Struggles Guarding Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Washington dispatch notes the Secret Service faced its toughest wartime guard duty in protecting Madame Chiang Kai-shek whose crosscountry itinerary was publicly known. The piece contrasts her security with Churchill and Roosevelt visits, detailing heightened precautions and the need for local cooperation during her movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Syinnett
Washington
Secret Service
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Great Britain
Churchill
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Mexico
Madame Chiang
Ss- Men
Elks Plan Flag Day Ceremony in Juneau
Juneau Elks Lodge meets at Als Hall at 8 PM to outline final plans for the annual Flag Day Exercises on June 14. All members urged to attend and the public will be invited to witness the ceremonies and ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau Elks Lodge
Als Hall
Attu Battle Rages as Japs Suffer Heavy Losses
A Navy communiqué from Washington reports Japanese forces at Attu sustained severe losses with eleven enemy soldiers killing themselves with grenades to avoid capture in the Chiagat Valley. The tally says 1,826 enemy dead to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Attu
Atte
Chichagot Valley
Attu Jap fighter toughness noted by Burns
Eugene Burns reports from Attu that Japanese troops resist fiercely, even with air and naval superiority. He warns Kiska will be tougher, citing brutal defense in the hills and continued Japanese tenacity across Pacific outposts like Guadalcanal and New Guinea. He says Attu shows the enemy’s stubborn will to fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attu
Lading
Massacre
Holtz Bays
Pacific
Kiska
Buncombe
Jan
Atw
Nurse Mable Morgan Pays Chicago Visit
Miss Mable Morgan supervisor of nurses for the medical division of the Bureau of Mdiin Affairs traveled from Seattle on official business to Chicago to continue work for the division. She is expected to take a brief leave of absence and return to Juneau by the latter part of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Morgan
Bureau of Mdiin Affairs
Seattle
Chicago
Juneau
Nineteen Jap Zeros Shot Down Near Russell Islands
United States fighter planes downed 19 Japanese Zero fighters and damaged several more in a swift air battle near the Russell Islands in the Solomons. Seven American fighters were lost in the clash as about 40 to 50 Japanese planes attacked from the northwest of Guadalcanal and Bourgainville. The action followed a large Saturday raid by Americans on a northern Solomon base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russell Islands
Solomons
Navy
Guadalcanal
Bourgainville Island
Solomon Archipelago
Big Lap
Bombers Hit Hongay Docks in Indochina Action
June 9 Amer ican bombers attacked Hongay 30 miles northeast of Hampongs French Indochina. Docks warehouses and rail yards were heavily damaged. Heavy smoke rose to 5 000 feet after the raid. Escorts reported no enemy interception and all planes returned safely to base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungring
Hongay
Hampongs
Indo-China
Stilwell
Mrs Arthur Tveten Arrives From Petersburg Visit
Mrs Arthur Tveten, 18, arrives Monday from Petersburg where she has been visiting Mrs Mamie Tveten, mother of her husband Corp Art Tveten, former Empire employee now in service here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur ‘Fveten
Petersburg
Mamie ‘Tveten
Corp. Art Tveten
The
Empire
Marine Ace Wins Major Promotion
Washington June 9 The Navy announced the promotion to major in the Marine Corps for Joe Puss a 28 year old ace from Sioux Falls South Dakota recently back from Guadalcanal where he downed 26 Japs He has been awarded the Navy Cross and the Congressional Medal of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe Puss
Marine Corps
Navy
Sioux Pails
South Dakota
Guadalcanal
Hie
Halibut Market Report Shows Large Weekly Sale Total
A regional fish market notes 42 500 pounds of halibut sold with prices up to 1760 and 1658 renta. Rosario sold 7 000 pounds to BK Engstrom, Mixon moved 10 500 to Alaska County Plshuries, Pane offered 4 000 to New England Pls Co, Mortimac and KE Engstrom handled 6 000 and 0 pounds respectively. Tennessee buyer moved 000 pounds to Booth Fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosario
Engstrom
Mixon
Alaska County Plshuries
Pane
New England Pls Co
Mortimac
Nusahice
New England Pe
Tennessee
Eries
Pantelleria Bombarded as Axis Garrison Urges Surrender
Allied North Africa dispatch reports British naval forces pounding Pantelleria with heavy shells while Italian garrison endures dust and air raids. Leaflets signed by Lieut Gen Carl A. Spaatz demand surrender with a white flag deadline. Coastal recon by British forces around Lampordusa finds no casualties or damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Dritikh
Rome
Tunisia
Siciy
Carl A. Spoate
Northwest African Air Force
Tire
Malte
Lib Light
Lampordusa
Pantelleria
Ite
Allied air pounding in Pacific hits Wainga pee area
Allied air forces attacked northwest and northern targets around Australia with heavy raids. A 56,000 ton Japanese freighter and two smaller vessels, including a gunboat, were damaged after a formation of bombers struck near Soemba Island. A Japanese convoy off Kavieng was attacked but results were not observed. other targets near Darwin Timor and Koepang were bombed with no ships sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Waingapee
Soemba Island
Kavieng
New Ireland
Babo
Darwin
Dil
Portunupse
Timor
Koepang
Atrmien
Niet Ypivert
Dimont Tiwes Schedule Shrouded In Nonsensical Text
Fragmentary OCR hints at Dimont Tiwes events tonight and tomorrow with unclear times and locations. Mentions Thursday at an unspecified spot and a vague reference to a 3 84 aim. Overall details are unreliable and fragmented.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knox
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Alien
Genett Girond
North
Africa
Charles DeGaulle
Free Veenet
Algeria
Army Signal Corps
Algiers
China
Michael
Mike” Reilly
Reilly
Sarah Spencer Churchill
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Edwin F. Russell
U.S.N.R
London
England
Elks Plan
Burns
Eugene Burns
Associated Press
Aleutians
Faroes
British Isles
Portugal
Lisbon
Bilbao
Shetland By
Trond
Norway
Finland
Jergong
Oslo
Vors Sea
Sweden
Denmar
Paris
France
Bordeaux
Stockho
Berline Y
Germany
Geecy
Marsaw
Poland
Sary
Madrid
Spain
Gibraltar
Morocco
Oran
Corsica
Sardinia
Milan
Bizerte Seo
Unis
Ataly
Sicily
Leningrad
Moscow
Russia
Minsk
Romania
Odessa de
Sbulgaria
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Crete
Black Sea
Turkey
Cairo
Benga
Europe
Wirie Eterna Journal
Conrad H. Lanza
Denmark
Low Countries
Mure
Texel
Brittany
Loire River
Maly
Adriatic
Ialy
Aegean Sea
Egypt
Japan
Britain
Tadahiko Okada
House of Representatives
Okada
Ohadd
United Stores
Atlantic
East Asia
Aetoxs
Arthur Tveten
Marine Ace
Spaatz
Pound Jap Shipping
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!