Halsey Departs South Pacific Leadership to Newton
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr relinquished his post as Allied commander in chief in the South Pacific to Vice Admiral John Henry Newton during a simple ceremony at Allied Headquarters. Newton becomes the new South Pacific commander as Halsey transitions to a new Pacific Fleet role.
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South Pacific
William F. Halsey, Jr
John Henry Newton
Halsey
Pacific
United State Pacific Fleet
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
Tojo
Ernest King
Atlantic
Allies establish foothold on French coast Stimson says
War Secretary Stimson announced that Allied forces have a firm foothold on the European coast and expect heavier counter attacks in Normandy. He cited heavy damage to Seine bridges by Allied air forces as delaying a major counter offensive and noted mines and fortifications along the shore.
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Washington
Stimson
France
Germany
Normany
Seine River
Junkman jailed in woodshed over child incident
Carolyn Sue Oliver nine year old in Pueblo Colorado was left home alone when her parents sold junk to a dealer who visited the house. The dealer went to the woodshed and was locked in by Carolyn until the parents returned, with the girl defending him as a thief.
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Pueblo
Colo
Carolyn Sue Oliver
Carolyn
Removal permit notice for 325 East 3rd Ave Amarillo
The applicant requests a removal permit from the Texas Liquor Control Board and publishes notice as required by law. The Retail Liquor Permit will operate the business at 325 East 3rd Ave Amarillo Texas, formerly 315 Texas. HERRING HOTEL PHARMACY MACY Mattie Hedgecoke Estate Owner J A Hedgecoke V Lee Matney Executors.
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Texas Liquor Control Board
East 3Rd Ave
Amarillo
Texas
Herring Hotel Phar
Macy Mattie Hedgecoke Estate
J. A. Hedgecoke
V. Lee Matney
Goebbels Warns His People Germany's Life Is at Stake
London reports German propaganda cites Goebbels warning that life is at stake in both east and west as Allied gains press toward Cherbourg. Berlin says Cherbourg harbor facilities blown, while Allied advances near St Lo are contested.
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Goebbels
Germany
London
Cherbourg
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
DNB
Zurich
International
Worley Seeks Harvest Aid for Texas Panhandle
Representative Worley of Texas and J D Precit of the Texas Extension Service met with War Department officials to arrange use of war prisoners and furloughed soldiers in Texas Panhandle wheat fields. County agents will collect farmer needs and relay them to Army officials so harvest aid is available as planned.
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Washington
Texas Panhandle
Rep. Worley
Texas
J. D. Precit
Texas Extension Service
War Department
Worley
Panhandle
Hull Stays Out of French Politics
Secretary of State Hull declined to discuss the delicate French political situation. He said the question affects cooperation with liberating military forces and would let his statements speak for themselves. The report notes Japan as being 70 percent mountainous.
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Washington
Hull
Charles de Gaulle
Liberation Committee
Infantry Stops Tiger Tanks In France
German Field Marshal Rundstedt presses for a push as Allied forces push inland across multiple points. British and American units advance and a British tank column executes a pivotal westward sweep. A British infantry unit knocks out nine German tanks in the action.
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France
Karl von Rundstedt
Flanders
Tank battle near Tilly-Sur-Seulles reports German casualties
Mark VI Tiger tanks engaged a few hours west of Tilly Sur Seulles yesterday. Several hundred German casualties were counted in the sector over the past 24 hours.
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German Propaganda Agency
St. Lo
Balleroy
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Caumont
Vichy Radio
France
High Command
Normandy
irate man confronts mail carrier over undelivered letters
In Weehawken New Jersey a mail carrier Lawrence Viale is blocked on his route by a furious resident protesting repeated undelivered letters. The man claims six weekly letters were mailed into a municipal garbage receptacle.
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Globe News
Whitney Company
Japan
McCormick-Deering
Mer
Montgonw
Montgomery Ward
Falstaff
Falste
Blue Network Man
KGKO
Hearland
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