Rampaging Rivers Spreading Damage Across Midwest
The Illinois river flood near Peoria leveled off at 28.60 feet as workers and residents evacuated about 160000 people across Missouri Illinois Arkansas Kansas and Oklahoma. Red Cross reports 2756000 acres flooded and 17 deaths with 4500 evacuated in Illinois Be sure to note Beardstown faces potential abandonment as 30 foot crest looms and Army engineers rush levee reinforcement along multiple towns.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
Red Cross
St. Louis
Ilinois
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Midwest
Cape Girardeau
Peoria
Ill
Washington
Chester C. Davis
Commissioners of Agriculture
Beardstown
Til
Army Engineer's
Fice
Worckmen
Army
Nameoki
Venice
Chouteau
Big River
Columbia
Chester
Illinois River
Indiana
Democrats To Hold Primary Notice Published in Winchester Area
The meeting chairman must publish a resolution as a primary notice in Winchester newspapers and in Clarke Shenandoah and Frederick counties. Each candidate must file written declarations of candidacy at least 60 days before the primary as required by statute. Ralph N. Dorsey serves as secretary.
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Winchester
Clarke
Shenandoah
Frederick
Ralph N. Dorsey
Randolph-Macon To Confer Degree at Ashland VA
Randolph-Macon College in Ashland Virginia will confer a degree. The article notes a former Mrs Mary F Davis connected to Jefferson Davis lineage and lists six Swann children including Edgar A Swann a US Army chaplain and Ida G Swann at home.
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dolph-Macon College
Ashland
George Washington University
Baltimore
Ington
D. C
Mary F. Davis
Jefferson Davis
Confeder
Edgar A. Swann
Army of the United States
Transport Service
Thomas Helm
Washington, D. C
Arlington County
T. M. Swann, Jr
Galverton
Ida G. Swann
Lee Swann
News Behind The News On Page Four By Paul Mallon
Paul Mallon analyzes the day's events with sharp commentary on key figures and ongoing stories. He highlights political moves, editorial pushes, and public reaction, framing how power informs daily developments across city affairs.
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Paul Mallon
Weaver Is Lions Nominee For President
Lt Dowdy and WAACs auxiliary officers visited the Winchester Lions Club to discuss WAAC enlistment benefits and war effort contributions. Dr Allen Hawthorne presented a new slate: Marvin Weaver president, William Wheatley vice president, Ben Cather second vice president, George Saunders third vice president, Earl Mason secretary treasurer, Ray GarbrBrandt lion tamer, Ralph Hengeveld tail twister, Ed Startzman assistant. Directors include Over Sencindiver Cammer Cochran Ritter Harper Galliday Hunter. Lions disclosed they have purchased 92 095 in stamps and bonds since August 1.
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Dowdy
Lack
Nolley
Winchester
Waacs
Lions Club
Allen Hawthorne
Marvin Weaver
William Wheatley
Ben Cather
George Saunders
Earl Mason
Ray Garrabrandt
Ralph Hengeveld
Ed Startzman
John Over
Dave Sencindiver
John Cammer
Clayton Cochran
Fred Ritter
Bryant Harper
John Galliday
Phil Hunter
Hove
Liberators Drop 150 Tons Bombs on Italian Harbors
U S Liberators bombed the southern Italian harbors of San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria dropping 150 tons before noon. The action damaged ferry slips and rail facilities and left small shipping burning. One to two enemy fighters were shot down. no U S plane was lost. A tanker at Reggio Calabria was reported damaged.
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Cairo
United States
San Giovanni
Reggio Calabria
U. S
US Planes Edge Through Monsoon To Bomb Burma Installations
United States planes flew into the teeth of a new monsoon to bomb Japanese barracks in northern Burma and attack railways and other installations. Most missions were hindered by four weather, but barracks were bombed strafed and set afire. Vehicles were shot up amid extremely bad weather.
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New Delhi
United States
Burma
Tenth Air Force
New Kamiang
Oil Pipeline Restored After Major Flood Break Repairs
In New York on May 25, veteran pipeline crews fought mud and water to restore eastward oil flow through the 24 inch war emergency line. The completion of a long temporary bypass line bypassing a flood break was announced by W. Alton Jones, president of the Pipeline and Cities Service Company.
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New York
W. Alton Jones
Pipeline
Cities Service Company
Dwindling Axis Air Power Is Pronounced By London
London reports Axis air power in decline under Allied air pressure. Raids on Sardinia and Dortmund signal heavy Allied momentum as refugees flood north from Italian toe and Mediterranean islands.
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E. C. Daniel London
Washington
United Nations
Sardinia
Rome
Cagliari
Italy
Mediterranean
Zurich
Reuters
Germany
Nazi Party
Voelkischer Beobachter
Ruhr
London
Dortmund
RAF
Essen
Krupp
Morocco
Continent
Churchill
Significant Lull Still Unbroken on Russian Front
Moscow reports a volatile front with sporadic artillery fire and air raids. Both sides press transports and communications, while the Red Army holds lines west of the Donets near Lishchansk and northeast of Novorossisk in the Kuban. Guerrilla raids penetrate German lines, including a 22 car train wreck in Crimea.
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Moscow
Red Army
Donets River
Lishchansk
Novorossisk
Kuban
Crimea
Britons Asked For More War Money In Parliament
London May 25 Sir Kingsley Wood chancellor of the exchequer asked the House of Commons for a supplementary vote of credit of a billion pounds to fund war operations from early June to August. He noted daily British war expenditures reach 13.5 million pounds with 11 million spent on combat and supply services.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Allied Air Bomb Raids Rabaul and Timor Bases
Allied units pounded Rabaul New Britain with 16 tons of bombs setting fires at three airdromes Vunakanau Lukunai and Rapopo and at Sulphur Creek seaplane base. Gasmata Timor Penf cooperation and Lae New Guinea raids followed with Liberators Mitchells and Catalinas involved.
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Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Blanche Bay
Truk
Pacific
MacArthur
Vunakanau
Lukunai
Rapopo
Sulphur Creek
Gasmata
Penl Foei
Koepang
Timor
Boston
Lae
New Guinea
Finschhafen
Gasoline Shipments Planned From Richmond
The Office of Petroleum Administration for War announced plans to move about 15,000 barrels of gasoline daily from Richmond Virginia to Washington and Baltimore. Gasoline will travel by Plantation Pipe Line to Richmond, then by barge to the two cities, using roughly 200 tank cars for rail transfer. Negotiations with the Office of Defense Transportation seek the needed equipment, with barges identified as the chief hurdle.
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Washington
Office of Petroleum Administration For War
Baltimore
Richmond
Greensboro
N. C
Office of Defense Transportation
Rubber unions pause at Goodyear plants amid production calls
Workers at Goodyear plants faced scuffles as the Goodyear local executive urged members not to force picket lines. The strike actions, sparked by WLB wage proposals, prompted union leaders to call the stoppages spontaneous and tied to low hourly wages.
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United Rubber Workers Union
Gophers
Goodyear
WLB
Goodrich
Attu Battle Continues as U S Forces Press Japanese
Amid reports that Attu remains contested, Secretary of the Navy Knox said American troops pressed the Japanese on the northeast peninsula. He noted no fresh information beyond yesterday’s communique and speculated the raid origin to be possibly from the Kurile islands.
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Guadalcanal
United States
Shortland Island
Munda
Solomons
Espiriu Santo
New Hebrides
Attu
Knox
Penina
Kuriles
Seabees Begin Work on Aleutian Island Front
Seabees At Work are the Navy construction force set to start island development as American troops land in the Aleutians. Knox notes Seabees are trained to fight and work and cites Guadalcanal experience. He also dismisses Japanese claims of sinking American ships in the western Aleutians.
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Aleutians Island
Knox
Attu
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Severe Fighting in Yugoslavia Escalates Across Regions
London reports intensified German and Italian operations across Montenegro southern Bosnia Herzegovina and Sandjak as Allied landings threat rises. Seven divisions totaling tens of thousands were in action, part of a broad push to tighten control amid rising conflict.
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London
Yugoslavia
Montenegro
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Sandjak
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Randolph-Macon
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Miller’s Hardware
Baytown
Texas
General Tire & Rubber Company
Ase HP
George Washington Garage
Geo. T. Barnsley
Loudoun St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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