Eddy Valve Co Sold to Chicago Manufacturer
The 9 year old Eddy Valve Co of Waterford was sold to James Crow & Sons Co of Chicago, with Thomas A. Ripley named general manager of the Waterford plant. No changes in operations are planned beyond boosting production to meet wartime needs, employing about 100 workers. Ripley and Crow outlined a plan to expand while maintaining Waterford HQ, with O Day and Ripley to run sales and management. Established 1849, the firm remains a valve pioneer.
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Eddy Valve Co
Waterford
James 3. Crow & Sons Co
Chicago
Otal
John Knickerbacker
Arrs
Caroline C. Porter
Knickerbocker
Thomas A. Ripley
xerss @s
Watertown
War, Manpower Commission
Js. Ripley
Mr. O'Day
Mr. Ripley
Jap Press Critiques War Policies Amid Pacific Losses
San Francisco reports that Tokyo radio acknowledged heavy carrier strikes and admitted losses at Saipan. Mainichi editor Tokutomi faulted the government for hiding truth about Pacific islands. Domei dispatches downplay U S air power while noting public resolve to endure.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Radio
Kanto
Sebe Tokotomi
Mainichi
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Yokohama-Tokyo
Domei
America
Aussies Seize Balikpapan Harbor And Surrounding Areas
Allied forces gained control of the Balikpapan harbor with Australian troops anchoring the harbor defenses. Gen MacArthur reported Australians held the Pandansari refinery area north of Balikpapan town. Maj Gen Milford's Australians pushed from Cape Pendiam north of Dyinabora, facing no opposition as naval gunfire protected landing craft. At Manggar Airdrome northeast of Balikpapan, two Nipponese infiltrations were repelled with Australian forces advancing beyond the runways. A new enemy resistance center formed on Mount Batechampar slopes near Malavan.
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Manila
Balikpapan
Douglas Macarthur
Todas
Pokemman
Pandansari
Batikpapan
Borneo
Milford
Cape Penadiam
Dyinabora
Manggar
Balikpapah
Manggurs
Mount Batechampar
Malavan
Aussie Brides Challenge Army Over Marital Divorces
Sydney reports describe many Australian women divorcing American soldiers, with divorces not recognized under Australian law. Authorities investigate cases of husbands who vanish or leave without recognition, noting Australian wives must travel to the United States at their own expense for divorce under current law.
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Sydney
Australia
United States
Grew Blasts Japanese Peace Feelers Aiming to Split Allies
Acting Secretary of State Grew dismissed Japan's vague peace feelers as a bid to divide the Allies and push for negotiated terms. He listed four alleged channels and warned that Tokyo seeks to exploit debates on surrender, insisting the U S will accept only unconditional surrender.
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Grew
Washington
UPI
Japan
United States
State Department
Tokyo
Ameri
Cal
Far East
Dima of
Apinima
Baby Restored To Parents by Kidnaper
Marion police recovered infant Jean Creviston unharmed after Mrs. Phyllie Lanman a 29 year old married woman confessed to taking the child from Marion City Hospital Sunday night. Lanman claimed a impulse led her to steal a newborn after miscarriages. The baby’s footprints were checked and medical examination confirmed the restoration to Mrs. John Creviston of Marion Steinlite and her husband a Technical Sergeant at Lockbourne Army Air Base. Lanman faces 1 to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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Marion
CPI
Eileen Creviston
Phyllie Lanman
Jean
John 1
Creviston
Marion Steinlte
Marks
Wes
Marion City Hospital
Landiadyr
Seventh War Loan Sets All-Time U.S. Record Total
The Seventh War Loan raised 26.313 billion dollars, nearly doubling its quota of 14.00007 billion. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr announced the final figures noting E Bond sales missed by a small margin and individual buys exceeded the target amid record corporate investments.
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Washington
America
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Japs Retake Burma Town From British
Japanese forces advanced through mud and water to retake Nyaungkashe on the Sittang River from British troops. The outpost near Pegu endured heavy artillery and hand to hand combat as Japanese efforts aimed to ease retreat eastward toward Thailand. British air forces reported repelling groups attempting crossings while Mountbatten announced the renewed attacks marked by fierce fighting in the Burma corridor toward Rangoon.
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Southeast Asia Command
Nyaungkashe
Sittang River
Burma
Ran Soon
Sittang
Thailand
Syaung- Kashe
Pegu
Louis Mountbatten
Sit-tang
Liang
Rangoon
Maudsley and
Rangoos
Io Pyinchans
Tokyo Gone, Finn Missionaries Report
Finnish missionaries arriving home described conditions in Japan as very hard with little talk of aid. They cited poor food renditions and harsh living standards in Tokyo, noting the overall strain on residents during their stay.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Japan
Qadioq
Jasia
Broadea Fcg
Niagara Rapids Ride Netted Hill Stunt in Barrel
Niagara Falls Ontario William Red J completed a trip through the Niagara River rapids in a steen barrel on Sunday for 201.03 dollars. Hill said the amount drew a crowd estimates ranged from 100.00 to 300.000 people who watched, with funds collected to establish a memorial to his father.
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Niagara Falls
William “Red” J
Niagara River Rapids
Hill
Storms In Lehigh Valley Leave Several Dead In NJ
New storms swept the Lehigh Valley and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, killing at least six people Monday. A landslide near Philipsburg buried an area with 11 occupants, four bodies recovered so far, including Helen Souders and Nellie Van Norman. Additional deaths were reported in Bethlehem and Allentown amid outages, flooding, and toppled trees.
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Phillipsburg
N. J. Pr
Lehigh Valley
New Jersey-Penneylvania
Fhilipshbure
Morthampton
Bethlehem
Allentown
Philipsburg
Helen Souders
John Souders
Nellie van Norman
Peter Newman
Garth
Kouder
Quadruple Amputee Aims to Raise Chickens in Battle Creek
Master Sgt Piedric Hensel from Corbin Kentucky, a quadruple amputee, met the press after describing plans for a chicken farm once he receives two artificial legs and two prosthetic arms. He lost his right hand and left arm after stepping on a Japanese anti-tank mine at Chitose on June 2 during World War II. Army doctors could not save the right hand.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Tiwar
Piedric Hensel
Corbin
Gee
Chitose
Ed Wynn Recovering After Operation in Hudson Hospital
Ed Wynn, the Perf ect Fool, is ill and recuperating at Hudson City Hospital after a minor operation performed Saturday. Dr C B Egsellyn of Hudson, once of New York and a friend, said Wynn hoped to be discharged before the weekend.
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Ed Wynn
Hudson City Hospital
C. B. Egsellyn
Hudson
New York
Wynn
Truman Aboard Two Warships in Europe for Potsdam Talks
President Truman travels aboard a two cruiser task force toward Europe to meet the Big Three in Potsdam. The delegation includes James F. Griner and D. Leahy. they will fly to Berlin for discussions on postwar Germany including boundaries and reparations.
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Mids Atlantic
Truman
Europe
the & Im
Allan R. McCann
North Adams
Mass
James F. Grinee
D. Leahy
Potsdam
Berlin
Germany
Washington
Truman Farty
Congressmen Push Berlin Occupation Clash
Representative Wilson labeled Berlin occupation issues unsettled and urged realism saying the United States should replace tin soldiers with real diplomacy if pushed out of Berlin. He warned the Atlantic Charter and San Francisco Charter would be scrapped before ink dries.
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Washington
Wilsay
Ind
Berlin
Wilson
San Francisco
3 Way
Queen Mary and Seven Other Ships Returning Troops
The Queen Mary and seven other transports are slated to return with over 35,000 troops from Europe. The return includes major hospitals and personnel, with Canadian and New York channels contributing. Exact routes and dates are being coordinated.
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Queen Mary
New York
Trans
Europe
Benbar
Eral
Advance Ants
Eighia
Pioneer Movie Director Harmen Dies at 61 in Niagara Falls
A. Charles Harmen a noted film figure and former cameraman died at 61 after a stroke in Niagara Falls. He began in films at age 15, later worked as actor director and producer, served as Cataract Theater Corp president, and helped distribute The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation era works.
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Niagara Falls
Charles Harmen
Cieiy
Hayman
New York City
Iss
Camerman
Cataract Theater Corp
Hetr
Gowdbore
Japs Offer No Defense in Early Pacific Air Attack
The text notes Japanese defenses were not engaged as Allied carrier forces attacked, with Nimitz reporting 72 planes destroyed on the ground and 80 damaged in the first hours. It says seven hours after the attack began there was no determined enemy air resistance, while praising U S carrier operations and naming battleships and carriers involved.
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vHalis
Eileata
Ombre
Teryo
John Sans
Nipaigara
Tokyo
Hobe
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Nippon
Air forces in Ryukyus reassigned to MacArthur command
General Douglas MacArthur announced a shift placing all Army air units stationed in the Ryukyus under his command. The move consolidates Seventh Air Force, Navy and Marine wings in Okinawa and aims to tighten the blockade of Japan and prepare for amphibious assaults.
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Guam
Ryukyusi
Okinawas
Seventh Air Force
Haz
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Japan
Ryukyus
Jnor
Hame
Heaney
Macar
Meni
Okinawa
Iwo Ima
Marianas
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Ronald Weeks
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Zhukov
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Weeks
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