Swedish Attitude On Ball Bearings Not Satisfactory
In Washington the Swedish envoy stated that stopping ball bearing shipments to Germany was not satisfactory. Britain and the United States indicated they cannot be blind to the issue as Allied air raids destroy ball bearings. Sweden did not reveal next moves but signaled no compliance with pressure seen against neutral Germany.
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Washington
Pate Mulaia
Tench
Germany
Britain
United States
Sweden
Russia Produces New Autos in Ural Factory
Izvestia reports a large new auto factory in the Ural mountains is nearing full production after winter 1941 construction. First engines and gearboxes were completed in spring 1942 and assembly work is now under way.
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Moscow
Ural Mountains
Izvestia
Health Quiz and Liver Pills Advertisement
An old style health quiz promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a simple remedy to aid digestion. The ad claims a normal liver produces about two pints of bile daily and suggests taking the pills to improve liver flow. It imitates a medical tone with questions and a buy-now offer.
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Carter
Nature
Main Methodist Meeting Opens in Conference to Chart Course
The conference opens with ten delegates six Church of England ministers turned Methodists and four lay preachers. It aims to remain in session until May 7 as statisticians note rising Methodist affiliation in the United States. Bishop Arthur J. Moore will present a voluminous council report detailing four years of progress and offering future recommendations.
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Old Cannon Factory
Church of England
United States
Arthur J. Moore
Atlanta
Germans Tricked By Airmen Feint to Milan and Back
The R A F said it deceived the German air force by sending Munich bound Lancasters on a feint across the Alps to northern Italy. The bombers reached within miles of Milan before turning northeast toward Germany, a round trip near 2000 miles, with no night fighter opposition over Munich. The Germans reportedly spread their fighter cover over southern Germany.
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London
Alps
Italy
Milan
Germany
Munich
Reading Pleasure Brightens Homecoming in Ashton
Marine Cpl. L. M. Lansberry returned to a postal station in Ashton Idaho from a South Pacific front to find 51 letters from his wife and 20 from other family members awaiting him.
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Ashton
Idaho
Cpl. L. M. Lansberry
Transit Groups Worry Over New Fake Fares
Transit groups report widespread use of counterfeit ration tokens since February. Automatic fare boxes and vending machines have been affected, costing streetcar and bus companies up to 33 thousand dollars. The ATA and OPA clash over token size while church anecdotes illustrate token confusion and illicit use.
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Oae
ATA
Office of Price
OPA
Chester Bowles
Episcopal Church
Hingham
Magruder
More German Maps Seized By Swedes
Swedish military examined thousands of large German maps of Scandinavia seized by Trelleborg customs on a ferry from Germany. The second such seizure in a week drew about 25,000 maps entering neutral Sweden. Sweden also ordered German transit mail cars to Norway cease April 29, routing through the Swedish post.
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Stockholm
Scandinavia
Trelleborg
Germany
Malmo
Sweden
Order by publication in divorce case Frederick County VA
The Clerk's Office of Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia issues an order of publication for Dwight L Funkhouser v Lucy Strawderman Funkhouser. The defendant, not a resident of Virginia, must appear within ten days of publication to protect her interests. Publication will run weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star. Copies will be posted at the courthouse and mailed to the defendant.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Dwight L. Funkhouser
Lucy Strawderman Funkhouser
Winchester
Bessie Brannon
Deaths From Coal Mining Decline in 1943
Washington reports 1943 saw the second lowest fatality rate in US coal mining history with 1,488 deaths from 646 million tons produced. Chief Daniel Harrington of the Bureau of Mines notes a rate of 2.303 deaths per million tons, compared to 2.237 in 1941, while nonfatal injuries are estimated around 70,000 for the year.
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Washington
United States
Daniel Harrington
Health and Safety Service
Bureau of Mines
House Appropriations
Interior Department
Harrington
O P A Finally Catches Up With Price Gougers
The piece details a butcher charged high prices on chopped meat and sweetbreads. The boss Ed ward S Braunschweiger confronts a misnamed employee who storms out while Braunschweiger receives a warning. Inspector Johansen later encounters the same butcher with a resigned remark.
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Price Gougers
Edward S Braunschweiger
Braunchweiger
Johansen
Hegan
Partner of Sam Tuerkheim Braunschweiger Dissociates in Court
In mani court Jared asserts the partner of Sam Tuerkheim Braunschweiger at issue, with statements made during a later hearing. The incomplete OCR leaves ambiguity over the exact charges or actions involved.
Butcher Co-owner Fined In Braunsch District Case
A butcher co-owner faced a fine of 28 million in Braunsch district proceedings after a series of financial irregularities. Investigators outlined alleged misuses of funds and market practices, with officials pushing for restitution and stricter oversight.
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Braunsch
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