Saboteurs Smash Nazi Production Across Occupied Lands
Allied sources report sabotage of Nazi war production in occupied countries may total at least 22 percent, with estimates of 500 million dollars worth of machinery sabotaged. Reports claim mass guard deployment, unrest in Germany, mutinies on invasion coasts, and possible ship explosions in Oslo harbor amid strikes, arrests, and refugee government briefings.
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Sweden
Germany
Oslo
Bulgaria
Ankara
Sofia
Pleven
Varna
Poland
Warsaw
Pawask
Majdanek
France
Radio
Paris
Belgian Supreme Court
Dutch Reformed Church
Holland
State Convention Of VFW Convenes In Tucson
The twenty third annual state department encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars opens in Tucson for a three day session. Cootie Day features a 3 pm visit to the Veterans Hospital for cigarette distribution. Dinner for Cooties and wives at 8 pm followed by the Grand Scratch and initiation. Friday includes the Ladies Auxiliary at 9 30 am and a banquet at 7 30 pm. Officers to be elected during the meeting days.
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State Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tucson
Harry Juliani
VFW
Veterans’ Hospital
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Santa Rita
Lambert J. Kautenburger
Arizona Soldier Is Jap Prisoner
Pvt. James R. Slade of Eagar Arizona is reported by the War Department as a prisoner of war in Japan. He is held at an internment camp with location unspecified.
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Washington
James R. Slade
Janett Eager Slade
Eagar, Ariz
Japan
War Department
Rationing Time Table Details Stamp Deadlines and Limits
The notice lists coupon validities and deadlines for essentials. Coffee stamps 24 for 1 pound per person over 15. sugar stamps 13 for 5 pounds. canning sugar 15 and 16 for 5 pounds each. gasoline book No 6 for May 22 to July 21. tire inspection and interval deadlines by book type. shoes stamp 17 for a pair through June 15. canned food stamps G H J valid through June 7, K L M through July 7. red point stamps E F G H J through May 31 with 16 points per family member for meat butter oil lard shortening.
Arizona Motor Transport Association Reelects Officers
All officers were re-elected at the one day annual meeting in Phoenix. Harold M. Shaw remains president, Lawrence Smith vice president, Mary Mowatt treasurer, and Robert Apitz executive secretary. Directors include Harry Harpham Jack Skofstad Tucson and W J Reay Douglas. Ted W Rogers of Washington spoke at the conference.
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Phoenix
Arizona Motor Transport Association
Harold M. Shaw
Lawrence Smith
Mary Mowatt
Robert Apitz
Harry Harpham
Jack Skofstad
Tucson
W.J. Reay
Douglas
Ted W. Rogers
Washington
American Trucking Association
Mexico Renews Pledge In Defeating Axis
Mexico observes Navy Day with messages between Navy Minister Heriberto Jara and U S Navy Secretary Frank Knox. Knox praises U S Mexico unity in liberty. Cadets sworn in at the national stadium ceremony with President Avila Camacho taking part.
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Mexico City
Navy
Heriberto Jara
U. S. Navy
Frank Knox
Mexico
United States Navy
Knox
Jara
National Stadium
Avila Camacho
Frank Waldroup 63 Dies After Long Illness
Frank Waldroup, 63, a noted northern Arizona cattle rancher, died after a long illness. Graveside services and burial set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Middle Verde cemetery. Waldroup came to Arizona from New Mexico in 1905 and once served as a ranger in the Coconino national forest. He is survived by his widow, a son Eugene Waldroup, and two sisters Mrs F L Stinson of Holbrook and Mrs John McMenamin of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Frank Waldroup
Arizona
Middle Verde
Waldroup
New Mexico
Coconino National Forest
Eugene Waldroup
F. L. Stinson
Holbrook
John McMenamin
Great Record Of Carrier Is Cited By Navy
The Navy publicized President Roosevelt's unit citation for the Enterprise, a 19,900-ton aircraft carrier still afloat after nine major battles. The ship, with planes, destroyed 140 Japanese planes and likely sank a battleship, a heavy cruiser, three tankers, and a transport. It scored direct hits on a battleship, a carrier, two light cruisers, seven craft, a large transport, a destroyer, and a cargo ship, plus other targets. The Enterprise helped in Pearl Harbor and operated with another carrier’s squadrons.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Enterprise
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Navy slashes standards for inductees in selective service
The Navy announced reduced physical requirements for enlistment effective yesterday. Changes include vision limits, height ranges, venereal disease rules, extremity loss allowances, dentition with dentures, and literacy standards now aligned with the Army. Public notice from Washington dated June 2.
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Washington
Navy
Army
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