Be Ready and Second Front Urged in WWII Broadcasts
The BBC urged French listeners to be ready for invasion as part of Allied prep. The Soviet information bureau and Moscow radio pressed for a second front this year, warning late action would weaken the common cause and hasten victory. German strength in France and setbacks on the Soviet front were noted amid a war status update.
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London
France
Inter- Allied High Command
United States
Britain
Wither
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow Radio
Russia
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Soviet Union
North
Africa
Found. Of Course Found. Of Course If theyre honest theyll return it
A brief one day notice notes the item is found and urges the finder to return it if honest, describing a simple expectation that ownership will be confirmed and the item retrieved promptly.
Marshall to Head War Chest in Brunswick Hills Group
Marshall of Brunswick Hills was named president of the War Chest at its annual meeting, succeeding Joseph P. Delaney. New officers include James F. O’Crowley as first vice president and James C. Covert as second vice president, with Rob ert J. Hannon chairing the directors’ committee. Directors from Troy include Mrs. Herbert G. August, Miss Julia Bush, and others.
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Marshall
Brunswick Hills
Allied Communities War Chest Appeal
War Chest
Joseph P. Delaney
Robbert J. Hannon
James F. O’crowley
James C. Covert
Harry Mr. Brooks
Joseph Goodman
Hannon
Troy
Herbert G. August
Julia Bush
Arthur W. Benson
Chauncey W. Cook
John H. F. Coughlin
Allied Bombardments Hit Sicily and Italian Mainland
Allied air attacks sweep Sicily and the Italian mainland as British bombers strike Mesina and other targets. Offensive actions hit enemy airfields at Castelvetrano Borizzo Milo while 16 Axis planes are shot down and Allied losses are five. Allied broadcasts urge Italians to demonstrate for peace and to withdraw from war industries and centers of communication.
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North Africa
Sicily
Mensina Strait
Allied High Command
Messina
Castelvetrano
Borizzo
Milo
Pantelleria
OPA Allows Food Mark-ups in Partial Restoration
The Office of Price Administration promised wholesalers and retailers a partial restoration of mark-ups on certain foods after last month’s reduction. Higher markups will raise prices by one to two cents per can, with exceptions for peaches pears pineapple fruit cocktail corn peas green and wax beans tomatoes and tomato juice. Administrator Prentiss M. Brown notified the trade by letter.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Prentiss M. Brown
300 Die in Jap Prison Camps
Washington reports that more than 300 American soldiers have died from disease in Japanese prison camps since the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Red Cross information from Japan cited malaria diphtheria dysentery pneumonia and beri-beri as principal causes, in addition to earlier announced deaths from battle wounds.
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Washington
Bataan and
Corregidor
War Department
Red Cross
Japan
Department
Davies Says Soviet Union Saved Our Civilization
Former ambassador Joseph E. Davies told the Governors Conference last night that the Soviet Union saved civilization and that peace must rest on an alliance of Britain Russia China the United States and other nations. He warned against bickering at Russia and urged recognition of the debt owed to the Soviet Union for aiding the Allied war effort.
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Columbus
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Soviet Union
Carp
Hitler
Davies
Great Britain
China
United States
United Nations
British Empire
Intervention By President Probable In Coal Strike
Washington reports indicate possible presidential intervention as steel mills face reduced schedules amid the nations third general coal strike. The War Labor Board demands any agreement with John L Lewis align with its directive, with Ickes and UMW officers meeting to discuss terms. No deadline set, but the board may seek presidential enforcement after a short period.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Labor Board
Ickes
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewin
UMW
Interior Department
Lewis
Roosevelt
Wayne L. Morse
WLB
Temporary coal distribution order by Harold Ickes
Washington announces a temporary order to distribute anthracite coal proportionate to last summer and prior shipping, limiting communities to amounts delivered April-August 1942 or five-twelfths of 1942 43 shipments, whichever is larger.
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Washington
Solid Fuels
Harold L. Ickes
British Lancasters Hit Friedrichshafen in Raid Crippling Factory
London reports heavy damage to the Luftschiffbau radio factory at Friedrichshafen in a night raid by Lancasters. The Air Ministry says all main buildings were hit and that the plant, a major radio location for the Reich, suffered crippling damage. Three of the four engined bombers did not return.
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London
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Air Ministry
Reich
Luftschiffbau
Zeppelin
Marshall Sees Victory Pattern Declared by Marshall
General George C. Marshall Army chief of staff, after visiting Africa, said the United Nations pattern for victory is clear. He told the 35th Governors Conference there is no prospect of victory for Germany and warned the superman has had his day while democracies call its bluff.
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Columbus
George C. Marshall
United Nations
General Marshall
Germany
Home Front Sagging Prompt Senate War Mobilization Panel
The Senate War Mobilization Committee urged a domestic high command to end loose home front management. It called for price controls, centralized distribution of essentials, a single subsidy policy, a wartime needs committee, a mobilization board under OWM, and incentive wage plans to boost production.
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Washington
Senate War Mobilization Committee
Kilgore
D.-W.va
Thomas
Utah
Johnson
D.colo
Wallgren
D-Wash
Murray
D-Mont
War Mobilization Board
Office of War Mobilization
OWM
Lake George Campsites Opened for Summer Use
Ten New York public campsites that were closed to enforce drive restrictions will reopen through July. Nine are in the Adirondacks and one near Haines Falls in the Catskills. Adirondack sites include Crown Point Reservation, Cumberland Bay, Eighth Lake, Fish Creek Pond, Hearthstone Point, Lake George Battle Ground, Moffitt Beach, Eagle Point, and Wilmington Notch, with state islands on Lake George also available to campers.
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Albany
New York
Adirondack Mountains
North Lake
Haines Falls
Catskills
Adirondack
Crown Point Reservation
Cumberland Bay
Plattsburg
Eighth Lake
Fish Creek Pond
Saranac Lake
Hearthstone Point
Lake George Battle Ground
Lake George
Moffitt Beach
Eagle Point
Wilmington Notch
Baseball Scoreboard National and Eastern League Results
The Baseball Scoreboard reports National League games St. Louis 6 Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 7 New York 1 with no other NL games scheduled. In the Eastern League Hartford 17 Albany 4, Scranton 5 Wilkes-Barre 4, Scranton 3 Wilkes-Barre 1, and Springfield 11 Utica 2 are listed with open dates for the rest.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
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Albany
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Springfield
Utica
Steel Mills in Pittsburg Close Blast Furnaces
The steel industry faced coal shortages after three wartime coal strikes in seven weeks and began curtailing operations as 500,000 UMW coal miners joined a work stoppage. Republic Steel in Birmingham cut coke production by 30 percent, signaling broader plant curtailments across blast furnaces reliant on coke.
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Republic Steel Corp
Birmingham
Alabama
Republic
Coal Freeze Hits Washington War Industry Fuel Chain
The government froze an estimated 3,000,000 tons of railroad borne bituminous coal in transit under Secretary Ickes to aid war industries and essential users. Coke and pig iron ingredients were cut to 80 percent capacity as Carnegie Minors Steel Corp Pittsburg prepared to curb steel output and some blast furnaces would go down. U S Steel subsidiary anticipated coke production to fall to 25 percent in a few days.
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Washington
Ickes
Carnegie-Minors Steel Corp
Pittsburg
United States Steel
No More Oil for East Says Ickes
Secretary Ickes, wartime petroleum coordinator, told governors at Columbus that the East will receive only essential petroleum products for the duration of the war. A special eastern states congressional committee chairman said testimony suggests the fuel and gasoline outlook brightens, with no promise of supplies beyond essentials.
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Tekes
East
Hartley Ur-N. J
Congressional Committee
Ickes
Governors’ Conference
Columbus
Death Toll 23 as Detroit Riots Subside Under Troops
Detroit AP report details nearly 24 hours of race riots across Wayne Oakland and Macomb counties ending with soldiers and police regaining control. 23 killed 700+ injured as National Guard and state police quell violence in Cadillac Square and surrounding areas.
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Detroit
Arsenal
Roosevelt
Edward J. Jeffries
E.W.T
Harry Kells Decrie
Cadillac Square
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Wayne County
NAACP Urges Roosevelt Radio Appeal Over Axis Propaganda
The NAACP called on President Roosevelt to address Americans on resisting Axis propaganda blamed for race riots including Detroit. Walter White urged action to curb pro Nazi influence aiding attacks on minorities and harming war production, noting outbreaks in Los Angeles, March Field, Beaumont, Mobile, Newark, El Paso, Philadelphia, and Chester.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Roosevelt
Detroit
Walter White
INLA
A.C. B
Newark
N. J
el Faso
Tex
Philadelphia
Chester
Department of Justice
Axis
Blackout Practice to Hit First and Third Commands
Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce announced a practice air raid and trial blackout will occur soon in the First and Third Service Commands and the Washington military district. The drill aims to test alertness and coordination across key defense zones.
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New York
Washington
Ralph Royce
First Air Force
Army Bill Authorizes 195 Million Daily War Outlay
The House approved a war funding package totaling about 71.51 billion for the Army and raising the daily defense outlay to 195 million for the coming year. The plan aims to equip an army of about 7.5 million with roughly 100000 warplanes, plus 2 million in the Air Force, and includes a Navy fund of 27 billion. Senate action was expected promptly.
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War Department
House
House Appropriations Committee
Germany
Italy
Japan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
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