The Japanese Octopus heads for heart of Japan’s war planes
A U.N. plan to strike Japan’s core with decisive air power. The author likens Japan to an octopus, identifying Tokyo Nagoya Yokohama Kobe as targets and detailing industrial centers across Honshu Hokkaido Kyushu. Bases in the Aleutians Kodiak Kamchatka and Vladivostok are noted as potential launch points.
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J. C. Oestreicher
New York
United Nations
Japan
United States
Tokio
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Australia
Coral Sea
Osaka
Kyoto
Osaka-Kobe
Kure
General Staff
Mitsubishi
Aichi
Yokosuke
Hyogo
Beppa
Fukuoka
Odomari
Karafuto
Nagata
Yugosuke
Nagasaki
Aleutian Islands
Kiska
Dutch Harbor
Kodiak
Alaska
Soviet Russia
Petropavlovsk
Kamchatka
Vladivostok
Siberia
Russia
China
Ribbon spools restricted to twenty five percent output
The War Production Board limits metal typewriter ribbon spools to 25 percent of 1941 production. The move will likely curtail commercial supply as government controls most of the allowed output, but it will save 38,400,000 pounds of steel for tanks shells and guns.
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War Production Board
Whimsical Notes and Odds and Ends From Texas
A collection of light vignettes and observations from Whitesboro News-Record includes humor about sugar shortages and rubber, reflections on suspenders and watches, a French lamp anecdote, musings on machinery and timepieces, and a subway stairway mishap with a polite pardon at the end.
Bomber Names Honor British Military Heroes
The Wellington and Hampden bombers carry names honoring British military heroes while the Blenheim bomber bears the name of a renowned battlefield.
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Wellington
Hampden
Divorce Petition Served In Grayson County Texas
The State of Texas issues a citation to Abigail Johnson requiring appearance by 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, Monday June 29 1942, in the 15th District Court in Sherman. Perry Johnson seeks a divorce on abandonment alleged since April 15 1937. Case No 48961 filed May 16 1942. issued May 16 1942 by Clerk W R Henderson.
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State OF Texas
Abigail Johnson
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Perry Johnson
W. R. Henderson
15Th District Court
Pauline Wiggins
Substituting for Sugar in Home Recipes
College Station advises homemakers how to replace sugar with honey molasses or sorghum. Extension specialist Hazel Phipps notes approximate ratios plus adjustments for liquid content and baking temperature to prevent burning or flavor changes. Honey and molasses offer similar sweetness with careful moisture and leavening adjustments.
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College Station
Hazel Phipps
Extension Service
Miss Phipps
Baking Tip: Soda Amount for Honey Based Cakes
Use approximately one eighth to one fourth teaspoon of baking soda per cup of honey in baked goods like cakes and quick breads. This guidance helps balance sweetness and leavening for a proper rise.
Holiday Photo Plays Big Part in Commando Raid
A Royal Navy spokesman urged Britons to hand over holiday photographs taken abroad. He cited a Bruneval raid in occupied France where a family snapshot helped identify a crucial stretch of terrain for the commando operation to destroy a German radio location center.
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London
Admiralty
BBC
Bruneval
France
French Warn U.S. Ships Faces Scuttling at Martinique
French sources signal that if the United States attempts to seize French merchant ships at Martinique, crews would be ordered to sabotage the vessels. The warning follows Pierre Laval's note to Washington that handing over the ships cannot be envisaged by the French government.
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Vichy
France
United States
Martinique
Pierre Laval
Washington
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Pocketbook of
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Whitesboro News-Record
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Fort Worth
Austin
Ashburn
U. S. Martinique
First National Bank
Tion
The
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whitewright
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