Rev Niemoeller Tried To Enlist In Navy Amid War Hope
The Rev Niemoeller, jailed by the Nazis for anti regime sermons, said he attempted to rejoin the submarine service at the war’s outbreak. He cited his sons who fought and died, and noted his imprisonment eight years in camps. Niemoeller, liberated as a displaced person, speculated Hitler might have fled to Japan aboard a submarine and described Germans as cautious under Nazism yet not eager to embrace democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Palmer
Niemoeller
Hitler
Fuehrer
Japan
Berlin
Russians Map Out Big German Zone
London dispatch reports a Moscow broadcast detailing maps that would place a large German region, including East Prussia and cities like Leipzig and Erfurt, under Soviet occupation. The plan would keep Hamburg in Allied hands and notes a special arrangement for Berlin. No confirmation on exact divisions for the U S Britain and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Germany
Moscow
Soviet Monitor
Russia
East Prussia
Gulf of Luebeck
Schleswig-Holstein
Kecklienburg
Mecklenburg
Berlin
Leipzig
Gotha
Erfurt
European Advisory Commission
Tass
United States
Britain
France
Ration Calendar Details for June to August
The Associated Press notes stamp validity across categories. Meats fats and processed foods use Book Four red and blue stamps with varied end dates. Sugar stamps expire August 31 with next valid September 1. Shoes gas and oil ration details include indefinite airplane stamps and gasoline coupon dates. Ration boards will accept increased ration applications starting June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
OPA
Czechs Begin Nationalizing Industry Across Key Firms
The Prague radio announced Czechoslovakia had started nationalizing industries including Skoda munitions at Pilsen and Bata shoe works. Provisional managers were sworn in for 24 industrial enterprises. Other taken over plants included Vitkovice Iron Works and Poldi Foundry. Vice Premier Gottwald stated on May 12 the Benes government will nationalize industry banking and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Prague Radio
Czechoslovakia
Skoda
Pilsen
Bata
Vitkovice Iron Works
Poldi
Prague
Federal Communications Commission
Klement Gottwald
Benes
Derby Candidate Is Sensational Derby Workout At Louisville
Louisville June 6 F W Hoopers Hoop Jr posted a sensational Kentucky Derby workout running a mile and one eighth in 1 51 3 5 with 47 4 5 for the half and 1 12 3 5 for the three quarters. Burning Dream Air Sailor and other entrants posted fast times on a fast track ahead of Derby distances.
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Louisville
F. W. Hooper
Hoop, Jr
Col. E. R. Bradley
Burning Dream
T. D. Buhl
Air Sailor
J. K. Houssells
J. T. Brink
Liuchow Occupied Said by Chinese Forces
Reports from American sources claim Chinese troops seized Liuchow in Kwangsi, a rail junction and former U S Air Base. Unconfirmed words also place spearheads near Wuchow as Japan funnels forces through Kwantung last year.
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Chungking
Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
Yang Sen
Kweichow
West River
Wuchow
Canton
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Yang
Chunqing
Indo-China
Szelo
Nanking
Pukow
Yangtze
Hankow
Henang Province
Hsihsiakow
Shansi
Tatung-Puchow
Ichang
War losses mount as air raids on Japan intensify
The article reports extreme destruction from Allied air attacks on Japanese cities. Eight B 17 Superfortress bombers were lost, with at least one rammed over Kobe, according to the 21st bomber command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
21St Bomber Command
Milk Samples Fail Standards Across Virginia Regions
Nine of 75 April milk samples were substandard for butterfat solids not fat or total solids. Two samples from Botetourt and Culpeper met tests below 3.25 percent butterfat. Ice cream and sherbet samples also fell short, with 12 of 53 under state limits, including several from Lynchburg drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Division of Dairy and Foods
Department of Agriculture
Department
Botetourt
Culpeper County
Virginia
Lynchburg
Hampton
Roanoke
Hot Weather Boosts Hopes for Saturday News
Federal forecasters in Chicago say March like warmth will return by Saturday across the plains to New England after a six day cool spell. Temperatures remain below normal in some areas by day and morning, with a path to warmer weather into late summer though no precise predictions.
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Chicago
Plains States
New England
Upper
Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
Great Lakes Region
W. H. Crim Dies After Illness at 70 in Frederick County
W. H. Lonnie Crim a Cedar Grove farmer died at 8 30 AM in May Winchester Memorial Hospital after several weeks of paralysis He was 70 son of the late Jacob Crim and Sarah Steard Crim He was a trustee of Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church and president of the Old Stone Church Memorial Association Survived by his wife Cora Brannon a daughter Jesse Lewis a nephew Elmer Lee Crim and several siblings Funeral plans pending with interment in Old Stone Church Cemetery.
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Lonnie” Crim
Cedar Grove
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial
Jacob Crim
Sarah Steward Crim
Berkeley County
W. Va
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church
Old Stone Church Memorial Association
White Hall
Cora Brannon
Jesse Lewis
Elmer Lee Crim
Baltimore
John Crim
County
Page Crim
Martinsburg
Steward Crim
Wilson, Md
Roberta Wilhelm
Shepherdstown
Vernon D. Adams
Rhinelander Wis
Old Stone Church Cemetery
Derby Betting Sets A Record In England
London reports the Derby betting surge as the heaviest in history with an estimated 10 million dollars wagered by post time. Thousands of racegoers, many driving cars, are expected at Newmarket for the wartime Derby before it returns to Epsom Downs next year.
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London
United States
England
Britain
Newmarket
Epsom Downs
Rosebery
Ocean Swell
Ladas
Sir Visto
Jap Balloon Fall Reported in Michigan
The Army disclosed that a Japanese bomb balloon has fallen in Michigan within the past few months. No date or exact location was released and authorities provided only this statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Sixth Service Command
Clearbrook Mill Awarded E Flag This Afternoon
The Army Navy E Award for efficiency in war material production was given to Clearbrook Woolen Company six miles north of Winchester in a short ceremony on the plant lawn. William H. Lawrence Jr accepted from Lt Col R J Dillon while workers and families looked on.
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Clearbrook Woolen Company
Winchester
William H. Lawrence, Jr
R. J. Dillon
Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
Robert Patterson
Lawrence
Harry J. McAboy
Clearbrook Mill
Pfc
John Pribram
France
Germany
Richmond
McGuire General Hospital
Secretary of the Navy
James V. Forrestal
Joseph Yamin
Baltimore
ASF
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. Victor Arthur
Pfc. Pribram
Married At Fifteen As A Favor In 1941 Annulled
In Chicago a 1941 marriage of 15 year old Mary Lou Marshal to Iowa farm youth Alvin Wasson was annulled. She testified she married him as a favor to protect him from another woman and never lived with him. She later produced 18 allotment checks totaling 900 dollars.
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Chicago
Mary Lou Marshal
John A. Sbarbaro
Iowa
Alvin Wasson
Wasson
Italy
Truman Orders Seizure of Humble Oil Refinery in Texas
President Truman directed Secretary Ickes to seize and operate Humble Oil and Refining Company at Ingleside Texas due to a labor disturbance. The aim is to maintain crude oil and war production. agencies including War Manpower, Selective Service, and the Justice Department will cooperate. The War Labor Board cited refusal to follow its directive terms and the NLRB strike vote favored a work stoppage 187 to 119.
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Washington
Truman
Ickes
Humble Oil and Refining Company P
Ingleside
Tex
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service System
Justice Department
War Petroleum
Williams Davis
War Labor Board
WLB
NLRB
Memorial Services at Stonewall Cemetery Honor Valor and Heritage
A commemorative program at Stonewall Cemetery recalled Civil War valor and current wartime service. Speaker Quarles linked past heroism to Americans serving today, with invocations by Rev. Fulcher and a Virginia State Guard volley and taps. A city parade preceded the ceremony led by the Handley High School band and a color guard from Robert Y. Conrad American Legion Post.
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Quarles
America
Naboth
W. W. Glass
Stonewall Cemetery
Stonewall Memorial Association
F. T. Fulcher
Brucetown
Virginia State Guard
Salvation Army
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Robert Y. Conrad American Legion Post
Darden Appeals For More Bonds
Governor Darden in Richmond urges Virginians to buy extra Seventh War Loan bonds within 30 days. He notes Virginia motion picture theaters open to bond purchasers as part of the campaign and stresses full homefront support against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Darden
Motionr Picture Industry
Virginia
Medals for Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Made by the Mint
All medals for the Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard and many for the Army are manufactured by the Mint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Army
Mint
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists correct responses to a quiz with items including the presiding officer true and false claims, names of states, Sir William Howe, the opening phrase of the Constitution, Yalta, Nin Q, and black paint as a matching item.
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True
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
New Mexico
Sir William Howe
United States
Yalta
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Rev. Niemoeller
Europe
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Clarence R. Huebner
Fifth Corps
Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne
International
Warren
George W. Miller
Warren County
Fulton, Md
Eliza C. Hodges
Jack Vaughan
Cedarville
Dayton Butts
Garland J. Mason
Rockland Cemetery
Congress
John Taber
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
The
W. H. Crim
Derby
Home Sweet Home
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
DIAL
E. E. Harbaugh
Mgr
Valley Avenue
Dell
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Coke
Alva
Thrift Days
CLL
Auul Cd
J. .W. Grove Fur
S. Loudoun Street
Ruture Co
DU Pont
John W. Rosenberger & CO
S. Braddock Dial
al Vai
Amans
NTT VM
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