Japs Admit Losses at Midway in Pacific War News
Tokyo acknowledges a naval disaster with US forces sinking one carrier and damaging another while claims of Japanese losses vary. Ensign George Gay Jr describes bursts of flames on three carriers. Roosevelt announces Pacific War Council members met and reacted with elation at Midway victory news.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Midway
United States
George Gay, Jr
U.S. Navy
Japan
U.S
Washington
Mem
French War Effort Under German Contracts Exposed
A Washington dispatch summarizes confessional government reports on French production under German orders. It notes 1,100,000 French workers in war factories and that all major industries contribute to Reich needs. Textiles delivered 1,150,000 metres to Germany at 130 francs per metre vs 90 francs in the unoccupied zone, while automobile making serves occupation authorities.
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Washington
Cologne
Pierre Laval
France
Paris
Reich
Germany
Unidentified planes trigger Prince Rupert danger alarm
Victoria BC June 10 unidentified planes prompted an imminent danger alert over Prince Rupert yesterday afternoon. The alarm was lifted after military officials identified the aircraft as friendly.
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Victoria
Prince Rupert
Village Executions Reported After Heydrich Slaying
A Prague radio report says German forces killed men in a Czech village near Kradne r after suspecting them of harboring Reinhard Heydrich's killers. Women were to be deported to a concentration camp and children sent to educational centers. The village and records would be erased.
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London
Pragit Radin
Ty Jing
Kradner
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Petain States Nazi Cannot Be Victors
Reports from Vichy quote Marshal Petain declaring two years of war since Dunkirk show the Axis cannot win. Laval and Darlan reportedly hold the opposite view despite heavy RAF damage to France’s army plants in Paris and other occupied areas including the Ruhr Valley.
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London
Vichy
Dunkerque
Marshal Petain
Laval
Darlan
RAF
France
Paris
Secions
Ruhr
Arrivals and Departures For Star Air Lines Flight
Arrivals in Juneau on the Star Air Lines plane from Anchorage include Alonzo Douglas Carlton Douglas J R Hirst Mrs Evelyn W Payne John Payne Mrs James McGinty and daughter J A Pardo and W C Logus The return flight to Anchorage carried Mrs H L Price and son Mrs T F Henshaw Major Logie Carl E Anderson Mrs R H Stock and son Mr and Mrs Walker and Fay Stoddard The plane was piloted by Jorforris and Ted Pollard was cutout A Van Mavern leaves for Skagway on a business trip
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Juneau
Star Air Lines
Anchorage
Alonzo Douglas
Carlton Douglas
J. R. Hirst
Evelyn W. Payne
John Payne
James McGinty
J .A. Pardo
W. C. Logus
H. L. Price and Son
T. F. Henshaw
Major Logie
Carl E. Anderson
House Okes Service Men $50 Monthly Pay Rise
The House passed compromise legislation fixing the minimum pay for service men at 50 dollars a month with a 20 percent boost for sea duty and foreign service. The Senate is expected to approve the measure soon after convening tomorrow.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Bax
Senate
Unemployment Benefits Decline In Alaska May 1942
Executive Director Robert Sheldon reports May 1942 unemployment insurance payments were 50 percent lower than May 1941. First-time claims dropped about 72 percent, with 5 percent of payments going to former Alaska workers now in the mainland states. The Alaska plan aims to build reserves to cover wartime to peacetime shifts and requires workers to register and wait two weeks before benefits.
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Robert KE. Sheldon
Alaska
Shyldon
U. S Employment Service
Sheldon
United States Employment Service
Commission
Cornwall Loses in Sixth Round Seattle Bout
Seattle June 10 Tommy Cornwall former Alaska fighter dropped a six round decision here last night to Jack Huber. Cliff Daigler manager of the 20th Century Theatre in Skagway in morning for Skagway in the interest of Uae Gross chain of theatres.
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Cornwall
Seattle
Tommy Cornwall
Alaska
Jack Huber
Daigler
Skagway
Cliff Daigier
20Th Century Theatre
Jeff Unis Morning
Uae
Gross
Old Rubber Collections Begin Nationwide Campaign
The President announced a nationwide voluntary campaign to collect all old scrap rubber. He cited lack of accurate estimates on available scrap rubber and said the effort may become compulsory if voluntary collection proves insufficient.
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Washington
Oday
MacArthur’s Planes Destroy 13 Japanese Fighters
Allied bombers over New Guinea destroyed or damaged 13 Japanese fighters in combat yesterday. Strikes started fires at Lae and Salamana, with MacArthur's headquarters reporting the losses from the Allied air offensive.
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Lae
Salamana
Mrs E W Payne and Son Travel From Alaska to Kent Home
Mrs. E W Payne and her son John are en route from Juneau to Kent Washington after seventeen years in the Office of Indian Affairs at Wainwright Kanakanak and other northern posts. They plan a year away from the Indian service spending much of it at their Kent home. Mrs Payne is a cousin of the late John Wier Troy.
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E.W. Payne
Office of Indian Affairs
Wainwright
Kanakanak
Juneau
Payne
John
Kent
Washington
Marcel Mr
John Wier Troy
Westward Arrivals List Includes Fifteen Locals
Arrivals from the West today include William R. Alsup Jr Ralph A. Beaz Mrs James Carlson Nathanial Comden Gladys Comstock Donald C. Hayes H A Marshall John E Nelson James Rine Mrs James Rine Richard Harris Phillip Joseph Ellis Lier George West and M R Wylle.
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William R. Alsup
Ralph A. Beaz
James Carlson
Nathanial Comden
Gladys Comstock
Donald C. Hayes
H. A. Marshall
John E. Nelson
James Rine
Richard Harris Phillip Joseph
Ellis EB. Lier
George HL. West
M. R. Wylle
Prince Rupert Halibut Prices and Local Births
One hundred and twenty-one thousand pounds of halibut were sold here today for 16 to 16.20 and 14 cents a pound. See Mr. and Mrs. Donald Andrews became the parents of a daughter at 12:50 this morning in St Ann's Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Trucano became the parents of a daughter at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday in St. Ann's Hospital, the baby weighing 6 pounds HM. Bert Hutchinson, Alaska Placer Lakes miner from Windham Bay, has entered St. Ann's Hospital for medical care.
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Prince Rupert
Donald Andrews
St Ann's Hospital
Joe Trucano Becaive
St. Ann's Hospital
Bert Hutchinson
Alaska
Placer Lakes
Windham Bay
St. Anns Hospital
Battle off Midway Claims Heavy Japanese Losses
Admiral Nimitz reports that thousands of Japanese perished in the Midway battle as more than 30 ships were involved in the invasion attempt. He says enemy casualties are likely large, with many ships sunk and survivors left unrescued as American forces pressed the attack. Further totals are not yet available due to ongoing pursuit.
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Pearl
Midway
Hawaii
Nimitz
National Capital Transforms Six Months After U S Entry
Washington reflects wartime upheaval with Union Station bustle and crowded temporary buildings along the Mall. Arlington tombstones loom near a vast new Army building, while Suitland Maryland grows as a government hub.
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White Howe
White House
Washington
Arlington
Army
Rockefeller Center
Suitland
Munter Company opens offices in Krafft Building
M P Munter Co general contractors for Glacier Highway from Juneau to mile nine opened offices in Krafft Manufacturing building at Second and Franklin Streets. Construction supervisor James Doyle and sub‑contractor W J Manthey oversee a 20 man crew clearing and straightening the highway, with work proceeding as materials arrive. George Alexander returns from University of Washington for summer visit. Halibut vessel Arden sells in port, capt Olaf Larsen, 14,000 pounds priced at Booth Fisheries between 10 and 11 cents.
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M P. Munter Company
Glacier Highway
Juneau
Mile Nine
Krafft Manufacturing
Second
Franklin Streets
Highwy
James Doyle
W. J. Manthey
Charles Whyte
Manthey
Amucn
Arden
Olaf Larsen
Booth Fisheries
So Glad to Be Home Comment From Mrs. John B. Halm
Mrs. John B. Halm arrived home from Seattle after a three week visit and said she was surely glad to be back in Juneau. She resigned from Shattuck Insurance before her vacation and planned to finish it in Juneau where her husband works for Columbia Lumber. Pay Stoddard left for Anchorage on leave from Unemployment Compensation.
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John B. Halm
Seattle
Juneau
Mrs. Halm
Halm
Shattuck Insurance Agency
Jineau
Columbia Lumber Company
Antvauun
Stoddard
Star Airlines
Anchorage
Department of Unemployment Compensation
Firemen Put Out Minor Roof Fire in South Willoughby
Members of Jones Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a minor roof fire in the South Willoughby Avenue district at noon. Damage was slight and no injuries were reported.
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Jones Volunteer Fire Department
Willoughby Avenue
Reds Nazis Fight for Sevastopol in Crimea
German troops reportedly breach defenses as Sebastopol fortifications tighten. Soviet reports claim 2,500 German dead in yesterday's battle and ongoing heavy fighting around the city approaches. The Red Star notes German infantry penetration near two strategic heights but no major city change.
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Associated Press
Hiller
Sebastopol
Crimea
Red
Nazia
Red Star
TWO SEAMEN DEAD IN DISASTER AT SEA
Navy reports a United States merchant ship sunk by submarine off the Pacific coast. One seaman died of exposure in an lifeboat, another from oil inhalation, and a third was trapped in a bunk near the torpedo hit. Sixty crew members survived on two rafts after 38 hours at sea. Senator Homer T. Bone identifies Noah Bay near Juan de Fuca Strait as the site.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Pacific Coast
Homer T. Bone
Noah Bay
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Vancouver Island
Strait
State of Washington
U S Tanks Engage Rommel Front In North Africa
American made tanks and planes support Lieut. Gen. Neil Ritchie's forces as they counter attack on the North African front. British HQ reports Axis assault near Biya Hachiem repulsed while Rommel presses one of the 50 mile defense anchors. British mobile columns push at Rommel's supply lines west of the Tobruk area.
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Associated Press
Trajan
Neil Ritchie
Biy Hachiem
Rommel
Vila
Mal
Tobruk
Dugout Open This Week for Service Men Events Noted
The American Legion Dugout will be open each night this week for the entertainment of service men with American Legion Auxiliary hostesses. Tonight a special party is planned at the Catholic Parish and Sunday a party and picnic is planned by the Chapeladies on the Highway. The Dugout will be open on two evenings.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Stock Quotation Highlights From New York Market
Closing quotations show Maska Juneaut mine at 24 percent, American Can 68, Anaconda 24, Bethlehem Steel 1, Commonwealth and Southern 3/16, Curtiss Wright 6, International Harvester 46, Kennecott 27, New York Central T s Northern Pacific 4, United States Steel 46, Pound at 4.04. Dow Jones Averages list Industrials 10419, veils 23.57, utilities 12.21.
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New York
Maska Juneaut
American Can
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central T's
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
DOW, Jones
Dow Jones
Weather Grounds Raiders Over English Channel Front
On the English Channel front bad weather kept the Royal Air Force from offensive actions against Germany and confined operations to occupied German territory. Last night the raiding force was grounded for the third night this month.
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London
English Channel
Royal Air Force
Germany
Hallie Rice Home Visit Before Annapolis Arrival
Hallie Rice son of Mrs George B Rice arrived in Juneau to spend a week or ten days at home before reporting to Annapolis for U S Naval training. He has not fixed a reporting date and just completed his first year at Reed College in Oregon.
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Alexander
George Alexander
G. FP. Alexander
Juneau
University of Washington
Seattle
Hallie Rice
Mra
George B Rice
Annapolis
United States Naval School
Reed College
Oregon
Ray Peterman Returns from Business Trip
Ray Peterman Sitka contractor returns today from a business trip to Beattle. He plans to resume work at the Dis Sitka headquarters tomorrow and is staying at the Gastineau Hotel during his visit.
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Ray Peterman
Sitka
Beattle
Dis
Gastineau
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