Germans Open 165 Mile Front in Russia as Mediterranean Aid Shifts
The German offensive along a 165 mile front near Orel and Belgorod signals a major push in the Soviet east as Luftwaffe support for Mussolini increases in Sicily. The move could delay Allied landings in the Mediterranean and influence plans for a second front in Western Europe. Stalin renewed calls for a Western invasion asAxis efforts unfold.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Orel-Belgorod
Moscow
Europe
Hitler
Berlin
Sicily
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Russia
Italy
France
Stalin
Germans Admit Rising Desertions From Nazi Ranks
Stockholm dispatch reports Nazi officers and soldiers deserting in rapidly increasing numbers. General Falkenhorst posted proclamations in Norwegian garrisons acknowledging men slipping across the border to neutral Sweden amid a "shameful increase."
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Stockholm
U.P
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Oslo
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Norway
STB
Sweden
Allied push toward Munda in Solomons naval battle
Allied reports say United States forces advance toward Munda as they seek to seize the Solomons major base. Tremaine notes American infiltra tion near New Georgia and control of Wangunu Island. Japanese communique claims heavy losses for Allies at Rendova.
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Solomons
Munda
Munda Falls
South Pacific
Frank Tremaine
United States
Allied
South Pacific Forces
New Georgia
Viru Harbor
U.S
Wangunu Island
Tremaine
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Washington
Bairoko Harbor
New Georgia Island
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Gulf
Kula Gulf
Bairoko
Rendova Island
Russians Repel German Breakthrough on Orel Kursk Front
Soviet forces halted a German breakthrough on the Orel Kursk sector as heavy fighting resumed after a 101 day lull. In a separate action a Soviet detachment reportedly damaged or burned 17 German tanks and inflicted heavy losses on German forces.
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Orel- Kursk
Orel-Kursk
Orel
Belgorod
Sevsk
Kiev
Bryansk
Air Traffic Resumed Through Austin
Air traffic through Austin resumed after a five day suspension when a temporary control tower and army equipment were installed. Braniff Airways reported schedules back to normal with Civil Aeronautics Authority approval from Fort Worth following the port closure due to a lack of traffic control facilities.
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Austin
Bob Burck
Braniff Airways
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fort Worth
CAA
W H Hyso Reported Wounded in Action
Mr and Mrs W H Hyso of 113 B East Eleventh Avenue received a telegram from the War Department confirming their son W H Hyso Jr was wounded in action in the Pacific. The couple last heard from him on June 4. he had lived in Amarillo three years and worked at the Home Beautiful Furniture Company before joining the army.
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W. H. Hyso
East
Eleventh Avenue
Pacific
War Department
Hysos
Amarillo
Home Beautiful Furniture Company
Potter Randall Armstrong District Court Recess In August
The 47th district court of Potter Randall and Armstrong counties is in vacation recess until the first week in August when it will convene in Amarillo. The court wound up the early summer term in Amarillo last week.
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Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties
Amarillo
Rex Baxter to Attend Dallas Meetings Week
Rex Baxter chamber of commerce manager will travel to Dallas next week for two meetings one state and one regional. The Texas Chamber of Commerce Manager association will meet Monday and Tuesday. The Southwest Institute course for managers runs Friday. Baxter will speak Monday on Financing Farm Homes. The Southwest Institute jurisdiction covers Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Texas Chamber of Commercce
Southwest Institute
Chamber of Commerce and Trade Association
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
City to Consider Bids on Trucks and Gasoline
The commission will review bids to supply two trucks and about 8 000 gallons of gasoline for the city. One truck would go to the street department, the other to the trash department. Mayor Jenkins is away in Chicago. Commissioner Oscar Hargett acts as mayor pro tem.
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Jenkins
Chicago
Oscar Hargett
War Dads Meeting Postponed to August 7 in Amarillo
Amarillo chapter No. 2 of Texas American War Dads postpones its next regular meeting due to the holiday. The session will reconvene Saturday August 7 in the Herring Hotel Crystal Ball room with the executive committee announcing the new date.
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Amarillo
Texas
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Amarillo Junior Chamber sponsors WPB film showing
City and county officials civic leaders luncheon club members and other groups invited by the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce viewed a WPB film at the State Theater at noon. The film stressed salvaging gallopies for the war effort and Jaycees were asked to sponsor the showing, said Charles Bates president.
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Amarillo
Maritime Unionists Pledge No-Strike
The National Maritime Union CIO at its fourth constitutional convention unanimously reaffirmed its no-strike pledge and pledged full support for the war effort despite the Smith Connally act and any other moves to restrict labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Maritime Union (Cio
Fines Assessed by Corporation Court Over Weekend
Fines assessed by the corporation court at city hall over the weekend totaled more than 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
State Guard To Fight Saboteurs at Camp Bullis
Texas State Guard faces saboteurs as Maj. Gen. Richard Donovan emphasizes guarding Texas. About 350 officers attend one of four weekly training sessions under Eighth Service Command. Donovan calls sabotage threats imminent and praises Texas’ ability to handle difficulties without federal troops.
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Camp Bullis
Texas State Guard
Texas
Richard Donovan
Army
Eighth Service Command
Donovan
Allied Air Forces Hit Sicily and Sardinia Airdromes
Allied forces bombed Gerbini on Sicily and targets at Licata Mar Sala and Sciacca in daylight. Ninety percent of the enemy planes were shot down over the Gerbini area, with 42 losses reported and Allied planes suffering 12. Additional raids struck Messina and Catania. Missions included Fortresses and night bombers from the Northwest African forces.
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Italy
Mediterranean
Wolfram Baron von Richtofen
Rome
Gerbini
Catania
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Licata
Mar Sala
Sciacca
Sicily
Villacidro
Sardinia
French Popular Party Dissolved by National Liberation Committee
Algiers report says the French Popular Party with Nazi links via Jacques Doriot was dissolved by decree of the French Committee of National Liberation. The committee chaired by Gen. Charles De Gaulle also abrogated Vichy decrees on obligatory "groupements" in production and commerce.
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Algiers
French Popular Party
Jacques Doriot
French Committee of National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
WLB Demands Hearing Over Transcription Ban
The War Labor Board summoned President James C. Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians and seven transcription companies to a Friday hearing to decide if the union ban on transcribed music constitutes a labor dispute within the board s jurisdiction.
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Washington
War Labor Board
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Markets and livestock report from Chicago and Kansas City
Dow Jones averages mixed as Industrials edge up while utilities and transports show small gains. Chicago market notes hogs, cattle, and sheep with prices down vs Friday. Kansas City reports slow hog trading and steady to higher cattle values with top steers around 16.25 and lambs near 14.75.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Idaho Rangers
Idaho
Kansas City
California
Texas
Pantex Land Cases Set for Monday Trial
Owners and tenants of land condemned for the Pantex ordnance plant seek fair payment in federal district court. The trials, delayed until after the wheat harvest, will be heard without a jury before Judge James C. Wilson next Monday.
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Pantex Land
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Federal District Court
James C. Wilson
Dances for All Planned Tonight
USO clubs host dances for servicemen tonight with an 8:30 PM square dance at the Auditorium USO led by Cecil Hefley and a ballroom program at the Downtown USO. Pvt Harry Presutti will teach conga and rhumba at 7:36 PM before joining Company D of Victory Command partners. Soldiers and girls may learn new steps. former New York performer Presutti brings stage experience. The article also notes a Ryan PT 25 trainer aircraft eliminating strategic materials.
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USO
Cecil Hefley
Company D
The
Victory Command
Harry Presutti
Pvt. Presutti
New York City
Harry James Ordered to Report for Physical Exam
Bandleader Harry James husband of Betty Grable acknowledged his hometown draft board order to report for a preliminary physical examination as the first step to 1-A classification. Beaumont Board indicates Grable is a wife not a dependent and James would be reclassified to 1-A if he passes.
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Beaumont
Tex
U.P
Harry James
Betty Grable
Miss Grable
York City
H. A. McDonald
James
Fourth of July Mixed With Tax Day at Bruner’s Soda Fountain
The columnist notes the annual July Fourth routine but focuses on taxes and duties. He mentions due payments including 20 percent withholding tax finalizing Victory Tax and Social Security Tax, plus state and federal cosmetic taxes, narcotic tax, car stamp, and pharmacy license fees. He plans a Dallas trip to seek new goods to sell and return to running the drug store.
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Jewell Jameson
Dallas
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USCG
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W. G. Bloom
Coast Guard
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Bruner Pharmacy
Bell
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Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Askew & Brown
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Rolla V
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FINCH
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