Rubber Formula Chemist Kidnapped in Brooklyn
Brookyn research chemist Samuel B. Sklar told police two New Jersey men lured him into a car for questioning and assaulted him. The suspect duo, Samuel Paris and Julius Suhoke, were charged with kidnapping assault and robbery after Sklar escaped and identified the attackers. Police recovered the vehicle and Sklar was treated for facial injuries amid the investigation into his claimed rubber manufacturing process.
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Samuel B. Sklar
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Jewish Hospital
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan
Herman Lowenstein
Samuel Paris
Bradley Beach
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Julius Suhoke
Paterson
Federal Ship Building and A Dock Company
Kearny, N
British Troopers Under Attack Reported on Libya Front
Italian high command said Axis warplanes and artillery bombarded British troop concentrations and lines of communication on the Libya front yesterday causing considerable losses. British forces attempting to reach Axis positions were dispersed by artillery fire. Air attacks on Malta continued with good effect.
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Malta
Hamburg Bombing Hit by British Raids Reported
German dispatch says Hamburg was bombed by British raiders. Six invading planes were shot down and incendiaries dropped on the city causing damage and casualties in residential areas.
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Hamburg
DNB
Leahy Arrives in Madrid En Route to Washington
Admiral William D. Leahy United States ambassador to France arrived in Madrid for consultations before continuing to Washington. The May 4 formal arrival signals U.S. diplomatic efforts during ongoing discussions with France and allied officials.
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William D. Leahy
United States
France
Washington
British Bombed Town on England's Southeast Coast
Six German fighter planes bombed and machine gunned a town on the southeast coast this afternoon causing casualties and damage to several buildings. The report notes hydrogen fusion concepts as a postulated energy source.
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London
England
War News Extends Allied Advances and Threats in Asia
The weekly war briefing notes progress in Burma with the fall of Mandalay raising concern over China’s position and Japan cutting China from Burma oil and the road to Russia. British reports say German battleships Gneisenau Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen are badly damaged, easing Allied supply to Russia. American remarks highlight growing forces in North Africa and the Red Sea arsenal construction to bolster supply routes to the Middle East and India.
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Seven Additional Allied Ships Sent Down Within Week
Allied merchant vessels in the Atlantic last week raised the UN total of ships sunk since Pearl Harbor to 157. Axis submarines sank six east coast victims between April 27 and May 3, with one more in the Caribbean for a total of 38 there. Three of last week’s sinkings involved U S ships and one each British Panamanian Swedish and Dutch registry.
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Desirable Room Wanted for Young Man of Good Reputation
Advertisement seeks a room in the best locality in exchange for a small service from a young man of good reputation. Only high calibre applicants considered. Respond in care of R. F. at the Star.
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Fifty Five French Hostages Shot At Lille
New York reports fifty five French hostages executed in Lille by German occupation forces. Details were not disclosed. The death toll among French men ordered killed in reprisal actions by Germany increases to at least seven hundred seventy seven.
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Lille
France
Vichy
In Memoriam for Ola Hummer on Her OneYear Anniversary
A grieving note recalls the death of Ola Hummer on May 4 1941. The writer laments the year's passage without her and describes the home as empty and the room as dark. They express enduring love, prayers, tears, and a wish that she rest in peace.
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Mother
Dark
Sale of Valuables at Funkhouser Residence Winchester VA
The administrator Philip Williams will sell at 446 Fairmont Avenue Winchester Virginia a collection of old china glass antique chairs bureau beds cedar chest quilts hand spun linen and other items at 1 30 P M Friday May 8 1949 cash on day of sale.
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Fairmont Avenue
Winchester
Virginia
Philip Williams
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