Britain to Shift Naval Forces to Far East
Britain will move a large portion of its naval strength to the East as Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser is named to command the eastern fleet succeeding Admiral Sir James Somerville. Fraser, noted for sinking Scharnhorst and crippling Tirpitz, may spearhead blows against Japan with allied forces in the Pacific.
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U.P
Britain
Japan
Bruce A. Fraser
Fraser
Tirpitz
James F. Somerville
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
East Indies
Singapore
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Central Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Widows seeks used bathtub and other classifieds
Readers offer items and help requests including a used bathtub for a widow, a high school girl seeking babysitting, a lost red and white shepherd named Lucky, lumber and kindling for haul away, a Practical Nurse job search, half day housework exchange, and a white smooth haired fox terrier puppy missing since in Ruidoso with express return and reward offered.
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Amarillo
Lucky
Lipscomb Street
A. D. Gugenheim
Ruidoso
NET
Missing puppy near Furr Food Store in city
A white small terrier mix escaped from a vehicle near the Furr Food Store at Sixteenth venue and Washington Street last month. Described as a Yale part fox terrier, the pup may be shorthaired with a white coat. Please contact local authorities with any sightings.
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Furr Food Store
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Washington Street
Fox Dead and Rommel Rumors Stir War Reports
Reports from the French underground claim Marshal Erwin Rommel and Gen. Otto von Stuelpnagel died in France. Rommel was said fatally wounded in Normandy air attacks, while Stuelpnagel reportedly committed suicide after a failed Hitler plot. NBC's Merrill Mueller cited France-based reports of Rommel’s death and injuries.
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Erwin Rommel
Otto von Stuelpnagel
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Normandy
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Hitler
NBC
Merrill Mueller
Air Transport Reaches Deep Amazon Frontiers
Los Angeles professor Dr. George M. McBride describes air routes penetrating the Amazon headwaters and linking inland settlements to the coast. Rubber and quinine move by plane as air, land, and water networks expand, charting areas still marked unexplored on maps.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Amazon
George M. McBride
University of California
McBride
Peru
United States
International Commission
Ecuador
Andes
Hollywood Memo Mix of Rumors and Star Sights
Hollywood gossip notes from Aug 1 report Reagan and Wyman rumors, Garbo with a cane, MacDonald and Eddy re team plans, Susan Hayward romance bids, Carey's fall, Ava Gardner remarrying rumors, Berlin film ban in Ireland, Lupino romance hints, Ike inviting Crosby Shore and Durante, Stewart family overseas service, Nancy Kelly hair dye on screen, and playful quips about Betty Grable Hepburn and others.
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Jane Wyman
Garbo
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Nelson Eddy
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Susan Hayward
Harry Carey
Ava Gardner
Mickey Rooney
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Ike” Eisenhower
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Dinah Shore
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Red Cross
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Wallace Beery
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Birth of Girl Announced By the Charlie Chaplins
Santa Monica Calif Aug 1 A baby girl was born to Oona ONeill Chaplin wife of comedian Charlie Chaplin at St Johns Hospital last night Dr Sheldon Payne announced this morning The baby weighs six pounds 1135 ounces and has not been named The mother and baby are reported doing well
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Calif
Oona O’neill Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
St. John’s Hospital
Sheldon Payne
Finnish President Ryti Resigns Expected Within 24 Hours
Stockholm reports private sources say Finnish President Risto Ryti has resigned or will resign within the next day. The development comes amid political turmoil in Finland as officials confirm the move from the presidency.
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Stockholm
Risto Ryti
Finland
Caraway Won’t Endorse in Arkansas Runoff
Sen. Hattie W. Caraway, after losing the Arkansas Democratic senatorial primary, said she would not support either runoff candidate, Rep. Fulbright or Gov. Adkins, urging supporters to vote as they please and noting no plans after her term ends next January.
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Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
Fulbright
Adkins
Caraway
Wish You Were Here Letter Comes True
In Gary Indiana Mrs. Charles Roush wrote a desk note to her husband overseas in the Solomon Islands. He arrived home by air before the letter arrived, a wartime surprise.
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Ind. W.P
Charles Roush
Solomon Islands
Senators Seek Looser Propaganda Rules For Armed Forces
Senators Green and Lucas offer an amendment to relax political propaganda restrictions for overseas servicemen. The plan would allow broadcasts and written materials similar to civilian programs, with safeguards for balanced coverage. They argue the current law impedes information to troops while preserving impartiality.
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Green
Rhode Island
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Illinois
Senate
House of Representatives
Mail Volume at Camp Lee Reaches Grand Scale
Maj. D. A. Myers of the Postal Information Branch told graduates at the quartermaster school that May mail handling reached 140 million pieces, a load capable of filling a 10,000 ton Liberty ship.
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Camp Lee, Va
U.P
D. A. Myers
Postal Information Branch
APS
Quartermaster School
Loretta Young Gives Birth to Daughter in Los Angeles
Actress Loretta Young wife of Lt. Col. Tom Lewis gave birth to her first child, a boy named Christopher Paul, at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles. The baby weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. The couple also has an adopted daughter, Judy.
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Loretta Young
Tom Lewis
Queen of Angels Hospital
Christopher Paul
Judy
North Amarillo Kiwanis Holds Regular Meeting
The North Amarillo Kiwanis Club held a noon meeting led by the house and attendance committee. Members listed include Ben Ratliff Bill Edwards J C Arden Neil Sylvester and Potts Weatherford. Special music was provided by Mrs Cecil Eewell and Miss Lucy May Ratliff.
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North
Amarillo
Singer Dinah Shore Arrives to entertain Allied Troops
Di nah Shore arrives from the United States to entertain Allied troops for two months and hopes to travel to France. The brief item notes her arrival and purpose in London.
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London
Dinah Shore
United States
France
Barcel Your Figure Restore Youthful Curves
An advertisement urges overweight readers to try Barcelel concentrate mixed with grapefruit juice to make a pint and take two tablespoons twice daily. It promises quick, easy weight loss without hard exercise or starvation and offers money back if the first bottle fails.
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