Soviet forces close on Taganrog as German hold tight near Dnieper
Soviet troops attacked the German garrison at Taganrog and pushed into Ukraine along a 400 mile front. German detachments retreat toward the Kalmius river with hopes of escape to Melitopol as Soviet forces seize towns west of Sevsk and along the Black Sea coast. Stalin announced Taganrog’s liberation and hailed it as a major summer victory amid heavy fighting and high losses on both sides.
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Moscow
U.P
Taganrog
Stalingrad
Ukraine
Kalmins
Melitopol
Dnieper
Sevsk
Bryansk
Amvrosievka
Veselo Voznesenskaya
Sea of Azov
Joseff Stalin
Lund
Bomb-Drunk Rhineland Reels Under Assault
RAF heavy bombers pounded the Rhineland in a third major assault in eight days. Muenchen Gladbach Rheydt and Duisburg suffered damage and losses reported by German broadcasts, while daylight raids reached Calais and the channel coast.
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Rhineland
London
Muenchen-Gladbach
Rheydt
Duisburg
Calais
Europe
Duesseldorf
Germany
Soft baby jacket set pattern from Pattern 668
An old sewing pattern description offers a soft jacket with cap to protect a baby from cold. directions include sea stitches and materials. It provides ordering details for Pattern 668 from Globe Needlecraft Dept in New York with a request for key pattern number, name, and address.
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Jack Frost
Amarillo
Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Taganrog as Crucial Soviet Anchor in Eastern Front
DeWitt Mackenzie reports Taganrog’s loss weakens Hitler’s southern wing as Red Army closes in along the Sea of Azov. He notes turning movements north toward Kharkov and questions whether German counter-attacks will restore position or indicate a collapsing war machine.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Russia
Taganrog
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
Red Army
Kharkov
Fuehrer
Donets
Leningrad
Dnieper
Irregular Train Near Mishap Prompted Quick Telegram
A passenger warned a conductor about an active iron aboard a home stairway as the train proceeded. The conductor dispatched a message to a section gang. the foreman notified via telephone to Muskegon for safety. The Nile Diver’s journey includes no tributaries for 17000 miles.
Ickes Snaps At Texas Gas Protests
Washington reports a heated exchange between Texas Lieutenant Governor John Lee Smith and Petroleum Administrator Harold Ickes over a mid western gas ration cut. Smith derided federal officials as power mad, while Ickes charged Smith with falsehoods and urged him to consult Texas oil industry representatives.
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Ickes
Texas
Washington
John Lee Smith
Mid-West
Harold L. Ickes
Smith
Price
Prentiss M. Brown
Train Message Sparks Iron Left On Recall
Mrs. Ben Foster of Muskegon Heights Michigan boarded a train to Detroit and recalled her electric iron had been left on. Police and train staff coordinated a quick check at the next stop to prevent damage.
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Ben Foster
Muskegon Heights
Mich
Detroit
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