British Turn On Foe Furiously In Burma Drive 300 Japanese South
A British column withdrawing along the Cindwin river in Burma turned on the Japanese to drive a force of over 300 enemy troops south from Shwegyin. RAF planes machine gunned Japanese troops and transport during reconnaissance. The British guard the approaches to India. fighting continued on other front sections.
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New Delhi
Cindwin River
Burma
Shwegyin
Mandalay
Kalewa
RAF
India
Chindwin River
Irrawaddy
Chindwin
Nazi U Boat Sank By Planes Report
The Brazilian paper A Noite quoted officials saying United States naval planes sunk the submarine that torpedoed the 6692 ton Brazilian steamer Parnahyba near Trinidad last month. The waters cited as a cemetery for German pirates reflect the ongoing Allied patrols.
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Rio DE Janeiro
A Noite
Trinidad
Hitler's Legions Reel Under Reds
Tass reports Germans used poison gas shells in Crimea marking a new wartime tactic. A German spokesman denies employing outlawed warfare and claims future battles will prove no gas is needed.
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Tass
Crimea
Hitler
Rites Wednesday For Mrs Whitacre
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Alice Brown Whitacre at Redlands Methodist Church. The widow of Turner Whitacre died Sunday at her Whitacre home. A 12 noon gathering at her residence precedes the church service led by Rev. S. J. Goode. Burial follows in the adjoining cemetery with pallbearers Hunter Brown Edward Stotler Edward Bailey Lee N Alfred A and Dr. Noble Whitacre.
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Redlands Methodist Church
Alice Brown Whitacre
Turner Whitacre
Whitacre
Redlands
S. J. Goode
Hunter Brown
Edward Stotler
Edward Bailey
Lee N
Alfred A
Noble Whitacre
Court notices list multiple driving and alcohol related penalties
In Charlies Lee Washington Deck burg W Va reckless driving 10 and costs Ralph Kiester drunk 30 days and costs Effie Mason Opequon shop lifting 30 days and costs suspended Charles drunk 30 days and costs avoided William Harris Piletown 30 days and costs suspended
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Charlies Lee
Washington
Deckburg
W. Va
Ralph Kiester
Effie Mason
Opequon
Charles Drunk
William Harris
Piletown
Igre
Noted Reptilian Expert Dead
Dr. Zoo and author of numerous reptile books died today at St. John's Hospital in New York. He led DC's department of mammals from 1910. Born in Newark New Jersey on June 20, 1876.
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New York
St. John's Hospital
Department of Mammals
Newark
N. J
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Market Reports
Market quotes from Baltimore Chicago and Pittsburgh show cattle hogs and sheep steady with mixed price moves. Cattle steady to firm calves 12.00 to 15.50 hogs mostly 12.60 to 14.40. lambs and sheep active with higher quotes in some regions. Prices for specific weights and classes listed by city and department sources.
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Baltimore
U. S. Dept. Agr
Chicago Livestock Chicago
U. S. Dept
Pittsburgh
Chicago Grain Quotations May Opening Prices
Chicago May 12 grain prices opened weaker on the gov ernment crop report and possible relaxation of wheat sale restrictions. Wheat May 1 21 3 4, July 1 24 3 8 to 1 24, Sept 1 26 1 2. Corn May 87, July 90 89 7 8, Sept 92, Dec 94 5 8 to 3 4. Oats May 57, July 56 to 55 7 8, Sept 56 1 8, July 77 3 4 to 1 2, Sept 80 1 2, Dec 83 1 2.
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Chicago
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore May 12 market summary lists wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.21 to 1.22 May delivery and 1.21 2. corn range 96 to 98 cents. Winchester Market shows Wheat at 1.15 dollars per bushel and Corn at 90 cents.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Stock Market Report Echoes Light Trading Day
New York May 13. Buying faded as two weeks of recovery slowed with light profit taking. Turnover was small with only a few low priced blocks showing activity. Most major issues slipped or held flat while some specialties posted modest gains amid a mixed bond and commodity scene.
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New York
Washington
Twentieth Century-Fox
Packard
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Great Northern
U. S. Rubber
Kennecott
du Pont
Westinghouse
Boeing
American Telephone
Woolworth
Johns Manville
Western Union
American Tobacco
B” Philip Morris
Macy
Local Markets Focus on Wholesale Flour Trade
Local wholesale markets show daily activity in flour trading with emphasis on supply and pricing dynamics as buyers and sellers navigate price shifts and availability amid regional demand.
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Ear Ee
Local Etal Market Flour Prices and Feed Staples
Local Etal Market lists patent brand flour in 12 24 48 and 98 pound bags with per barrel pricing. Also shows corn meal feed middlings mixed feed scratch feed egg mash chick grower broder mash turkey grower and retail butter prices.
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Mioiliets Claress
Atent
Ecccecnceces
Cic
Crsyennec
Ucaensee
French Faced With Big Decisions on Martinique
Secretary Hull said the United States is not concerned with whether a Laval led French government recognizes any Martinique accord. He noted Washington will not pursue Vichy approval and will follow only the negotiations directly about Martinique.
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Martinique
French West Indies
Hull
Washington
United States
Pierre Laval
Vichy
United State
Syria Debates Independence Amid Allied Actions
The text notes Syria as an independent nation question while Free French authorities are proclaimed and Sheik Tajeddine Hassani named president. Free France collaborates with Great Britain to terminate the French mandate.
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Syria
SIS
Sheik Tajeddine Hassani
Free France
Great Britain
Japanese push in Pacific seen foiled but threat to Australia remains
Allied reports say eight days into the Coral Sea conflict, Japan's plan delays complicate a southward push toward Australia. Aircraft and naval losses rose for Japan, including 17 ships in the battle, while Allied communiques note damaged ships and continued air patrols over New Guinea and the Deboyne Islands.
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Coral Sea
Yester
Japan
Australia
Arthur
Drakeford
Solomon Islands
MacArthur
Deboyne
Pannaetti
Pacific
Concert Next Week to Benefit Lions Charity Work
A concert next week will raise proceeds for Lions Club charity projects. The event supports multiple community service efforts organized by the Lions.
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The
Lions
Soldier far from home calls mother on Mother's Day
Sgt. Mack Diehl of the Coast Artillery wired his mother Mrs Mae Diehl in San Diego to wish her a happy Mother's Day. He said he is well and happy and noted he had been stationed in Hawaii before being transferred to the mainland last November, missing the Pearl Harbor attack.
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San Diego
Cal
Mack Diehl
Mae Diehl
Coast Artillery
Set
Netherlands executes 24 more anti Nazi leaders
London May 12. German occupation forces in the Netherlands executed 24 more alleged leaders of a secret anti Nazi organization. The 24 were charged with espionage and possession of arms, bringing the total shot to 96 for alleged plot to pave way for an Allied invasion.
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London
Netherlands
King's Horse Wins in Thousand Guineas at Newmarket
London May 12 King George VI's Big Game led by Gordon Richards won the thousand guineas at Newmarket in easy fashion by four lengths. The King’s thoroughbred, Bahram's son, finished near Watling Street as betting odds had placed it even.
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London
George VI
Big Game
Gordon Richards
Britain
Watling Street
Bahram
Frisco Reports Brief Air Raid Alarm
San Francisco reported a short air raid alarm at 11 45 a m when sirens wailed citywide. A second alert followed after a separate unidentified plane was identified as friendly, easing the tension.
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Frisco
San Francisco
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