The first of the following excerpts is continued from yesterday. The second is continued from May 15.
Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring
Axis Fliers Beaten – 2
Eaker Air Force to Double in Fall (Daniell) – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Eisenhower is Held Likely Choice for Commander of Allied Invasion (Anderson) – 4
Nazis Warn People of Worse Bombing – 4
Reich Churches Resist Nazi Rule, Cooperate with Outside Forces – 5
Sterilization Hit by Dutch Churches – 5-6
Soviet Blow Dents Rostov River Line – 6
Anti-Russian Acts Denied by Sweden – 6-7
40 Tons of Bombs Rained on Rabaul – 7
Argentina Ends Code Leaks; Moves to Curb Axis Agents (Cortesi) – 7-8
Mayors Hear Plea on Local Planning – 8
Pay-As-You-Go Tax is Signed Into Law; In Effect July 1 (Crider) – 9-10
Soldiers’ Amity is Vital (Baldwin) – 11
Yanks Live Cozily on Old Race Track (Bracker) – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-13
Seek Basic Causes of Zoot Suit Fray (by Lawrence E. Davies) – 14-15
First Zoot Suit on Record (photo) – 15
Zoot Suit Originated in Georgia; Bus Boy Ordered First One in ‘40 (by Meyer Berger) – 15
Books of the Times (by Orville Prescott) * – 16
* I’ve never heard of Lodwick Hartley or his book. This review printed out intact with the zoot suit article, so here it is – HJS.
