British Evacuation in Burma Described as Tough Job
Calcutta dispatch by Daniel De Luce details the British struggle to evacuate survivors across harsh Burma terrain. Soldiers and pilots retreat behind lines toward India as Rangoon falls, with air support fading and frontline logistics collapsing under Japanese pressure.
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Burma
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
India
Calcutta
United Nations
Singapore
Java
Manila
Salween
Toungoo
Mandalay
Rangoon
Assam
Upper
Shwebo
Myitkina
Tibet
Goon Delta
Chintwin
Chin Hills
Burma Front Veterans Hold Line Amid Fatigue and Rain
The writer recalls harsh Burma campaigns while detailing ongoing Allied defense on Burma's eastern frontier. Indian troops in Assam prepare for clashes with a numerically superior enemy, urged to live in jungles, camouflaged hideouts, and to deploy mortars and improvised bursts alongside rifles and machine guns.
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Assam
Calcutta
Burma
Judge raises fine in repeat traffic violation case
Kansas City May 14 Ray Hill 18 was fined 5 for an ar violation by Judge Earle W Frost of the Municipal Court. Hill admitted promising to pay the prior fine when it was due. The judge doubled the fine to 15 saying you forgot.
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Kansas City
Ray Hill
Earle W.ee
Frost
Hill
New York City Expects Big Savings from Dim-Out Plan
Commissioner Patrick Quilty of the water supply gas and electricity department announced that the city would save about 200000 annually under the east coast nightly dim-out. He added a 20 minute blackout could cut about 300 from street lighting fire alarm box and one way arrow lights.
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New York
East Coast
Patrick Quilty
City Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Quilty
Rites Held For Mrs Lydia Pool Kerns
Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Pool Kerns 82 wife of Frank Kerns and mother of Ralph Kerns were held this afternoon at Fairview Church following a gathering at Giffen Funeral Home Capon Bridge. The Rev G C Russell officiated and interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.
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Lydia Pool Kerns
Frank Kerns
Ralph Kerns
Clearbrook
Giffen
Capon Bridge
Fairview Church
G. C. Russell
Military Secret to Portland May 14 Message
Portland city desk receives query about McLeod Field in a May 14 report. A local paper notes confusion over the location and routing for military traffic.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Special Meeting Notice
A special business meeting of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will be held this evening at 8 30. All members are urged to attend and those named below are requested to abstain from unrelated activities. List includes Elva B. James Frances Moten Bettie Minifield Marie W McCoy Catherine Harris Zella Long Grace Jackson Ellen Conley Mary Brint Lillian Praether Adeline Triplett Mary Jane Williams Brian Taylor Levenia Hill Virginia Turner Edna Mae Togans Blanche Moten Belle Jennings Hattie Q Giles Lovelena Lomax Moselle Jackson Lorena Williams Pauline Williams Estelle Mae Williams Catherine Thompson Portia Triplett Amanda Hubbard Mary Burks Frances Burns Julia Burns Evelyn Saunders Charles Redman Slater Coleman William Quigley Samuel N. Giles John M. Morris Henry Williams Larrie Turner Armel Jackson Thomas Avery Robert Moten William Rhodes Joseph Carthwright John Cooke Garfield Praether Walker Moten Charles Reed John Hill James Baylor Herman Washington Stewart Togans Wesley Burks Richard Hale Richard Ford Harry Taper William Parks.
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Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Elva B. James
Frances Moten
Bettie Minifield
Marie W. McCoy
Catherine Harris
Zella Long
Grace Jackson
Ellen Conley
Mary Brint
Lillian Praether
Adeline Triplett
Mary Jane Williams
Brian Taylor
Levenia Hill
Virginia Turner
Edna Mae Tog‘ans
Portland Air Base Called In To Help Identify Caller
A city desk relayed that a caller claimed to be at a local air base and suggested contacting the Portland air base for information. The exchange indicates uncertainty and seeks verification from base authorities.
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Portland Air Base
Stage Betrothal Is The Real McCoy
Minot North Dakota May 14. Here is a stage courtship that reads like a play in real life with stage style betrothal and formal courting details. The piece notes a public fascination with theatrical romance and local opinion on a staged engagement.
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Real McCoy
Minot, N. D
Minot State seniors Pearl Hagen and David White star in spring operetta
Pearl Hagen and David White, seniors at Minot State Teachers college, co-starred in the annual spring operetta for three years. This spring in the finale to Victor Herbert's romantic work the ring on the heroine's fourth finger sealed truth and business for the couple.
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Pearl Hagen
David White
Minot State Teachers College
Victor Herbert
Mr Hearts
Franz
Sylvia
David and
Pearl
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Firestone
Jiaesl
Home & Auto Supply
N. Bradock St
Voice of Firestone
N. B.C. Red Network
Dan de Luce
Kalewa
Moone
Miller
S. Loudoun St
Wards
Indies
Martinique
Kerns
Portland
Ore
McLeod Field
Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church Meeting
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Montgomery
Ata
S. Loudoun SF
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