British Reconnaissance Mission Off Lampedusa Report
British naval communiques say coast reconnaissance of Lampedusa island was carried out by surface forces at night. The small landing party suffered two missing members with others returning. Italian reports claimed a prior landing attempt with losses and sunk boats. The island lies about 70 miles from Tunisia and 80 miles south of Pantelleria.
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Alletta
Malta
Island of Lampedusa
Fur
Axis Comiques
Lamperdusa
Panria
Yester
Io Germans
Prisoners Escape From Camp Hood Interment Area
Five German prisoners of war escaped from Camp Hood military internment area. Two were captured inside the camp as authorities broadcast notices to military and civil officials.
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Hood. Tex
Camp Hood Miliprisoner
Aly
Camp Hood
Tex
Bic
Tce
Chinese Forces Break Japanese Defenses Near Hwajung
Reports from Chungking say Chiang Kai-shek’s troops pierced the Japanese line southeast of Hwajung, a key rice-producing area in Hunan. Police broadcast lists several captured, uniforms marked FW, with more than 200 items stolen from a local cafe during the clash.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Hwajung
Boneramare Tungting
Gus Geladas Mener
Orthern
Hunan
Cate
Fifth Street
Jim
Local Airport Contractor Is Former Zanesville Man
F M E Daugherty heads a Bloomington Indiana company awarded the airport contract. A former Zanesville resident, he married Miss Margaret Elmore and said his local knowledge gave him an edge. He lived in Zanesville from 1926 to 1928 and worked at a shearing crew, an American Rohling Mill plant, and the Mosaic Tile company before arriving for the project.
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Daugher
Daugherty
Bloomington
American Rohling Mill. Company
Mosaic’ Tile ‘Company
Pioneer Brown Moulding owner dies at son’s home in Hollywood
Died last night at his son's home in Hollywood California Commander Thomas Townsend Brown reported the death of Brown Moulding Land company founder and Zanesville industrial leader. Born Beverly he studied in Marietta and traced lineage to Virginia Foxcroft school. He had been ill for months and moved to his son's house two weeks prior.
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Daugherty
Airways
Zanesville
L.A
Thomas Townsend Brown
Hollywood
Calif
Brown Moulding Land Company
Mr. Brown
Beverly
Marietta
David Thornton Brown
Marian Lowe Brown
Middlesburg
Foxcroft School
New England
Brown
Weston
Mass
Wess
Pacific
Ved
Chicago
Philippines
Solomons
Daniel Linehar
Linehan
Allies Blast Rail Lines In Greece And Bombress
Allied air forces struck supply trains near Kyperissia on the Peloponnesus west coast and along both Greek coasts to disrupt enemy shipping. Long range fighters and bombers set two Axis vessels ablaze and damaged a third in the Aegean. two tugs near the Gulf of Corinth were attacked. In North Africa American airmen bombarded Pantelleria while British naval units shelled the island. American pilots escorted Flying Fortresses as Royal Navy ships delivered heavy salvos against the rock island between Funetis and Sicily. American bombers also hit Hongas ten miles northeast Halpong in French Indo China, damaging docks warehouses yards and power lines.]
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London
Greece
Kyperissia
Peloponnesus
Grecian
Aegean
Gulf of Corinth
North Africa
Pantelleria
Itatian
Funisis
Sicily
Chungring
Bombera
Hongas
Halpong
Indo-China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Rome
Yesterda
Pante Meria
Liberator Bombers Hit Waingapo Port in Timor Campaign
Allied communiques report Liberator bombers attacked Waingapoe on the north coast of Sumba 800 miles west of Darwin, damaging a 5,000 ton cargo ship while artillery fire lit the harbor. Other missions struck Dili Koepang Timor and Kavieng New Britain as bomber force extends westward.
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Australia
Singapore
Waingapoe
Somba Island
Suhdra
Darwin
Lombok
Awaited blackout to prompt arrests in Muskingum County
Residents of Zanesville and rural Muskingum County are warned that any violations during tomorrow night’s blackout will be prosecuted. Defense leaders say the test runs from 9 30 to 12 00 will be observed by police. essential war industries are exempt only for show purposes. Householders and storekeepers are told to keep lights off and follow signals. whistles and sirens will aid coordination.
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Zanesville
Muskingum County
Cendn
S. Roach
Sudible
Esville
Ares
Secret info says Tokyo and Berlin feel Pearl Harbor shock
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told Naval Academy midshipmen that secret information shows Tokyo and Berlin share our shock after Pearl Harbor. He cites eight fronts in the war and notes Allied initiative in every theater from the Atlantic to the Pacific and China’s recent land victory over Japan.
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Tinapolis
Frank Knox
Tokyo
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Naval Academy
Knox
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
Atlantic
South Atlantic
South Pacific
North Pacific
Russia
China
Navy
Far East
Britain
Plane Wreckage Found at Union Station Turmoil
Parachute packs used by military baggage crews at Union Station triggered a scene as a Red Cap retrieved a pack by the ripcord. Clouds of white dust and shroud lines burst over the lobby crowd in an odd wartime incident.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Pantelleria Island air raids and garrison resistance reported
Allied bombers and naval actions target Pantelleria as Italian reports claim the garrison rejects surrender requests. British and Allied forces press coast bombardments while air raids continue. A separate note from Ohio Governor Bricker confirms Marietta man Reno G Hoag’s new role in an Ohio development mission.
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Wellington
Marietta
Royal
Columbus
Apleria
New Zealand
Reno G. Hoag
Mariela
Ohio
Seal Mission
John W. Bricker
Sicily
Sardinia
Wage Dispute Between Mine Owners and United Mine Workers
The wage dispute between mine owners and the United Mine Workers neared a possible shift as the board indicated readiness to receive reports on issues in dispute. Lewis previously refused board jurisdiction and may now cooperate or remain aloof as the 15 day bargaining limit expired with talks described as farcical.
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Washington
Esterday
Develo
W. John L. Léwis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis Ras
Lewiss
Allow More Wool For Civilian Use
Washington AP reports the War Production Board doubled the amount of wool available for civilian woolen and worsted fabrics. The decision sides with removing rayon or cotton blending requirements, promising warm durable clothing while easing material shortages. Domestic wool stockpiles have risen to about 1.8 billion pounds due to conservation and munitions shipments.
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Washington
WPB
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