Navy reports heavy Japanese damage in Kula Gulf action
American warships inflicted heavy damage on Japanese forces in Kula Gulf near New Georgia in the Solomons. The destroyer Strong was torpedoed and sunk, with about 250 crew likely lost. Light U.S. damage noted. air strikes on Ballale Island caused five fires. Comdr Wellings piloted the Strong, part of a larger Pacific campaign through early July.
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Sandor S&s. Klein
United Press
Washington
Kula Gulf
Solomons
U. S
Strong
Vila
Bairoko
Comdr
Joseph Harold Wellings
East
Boston
Mass
Guadalcanal
Navy
Ballale Island
South Pacific
New Georgia Island
Shortland Island
Navy Department
U.S
Munda
Kolombangara Island
Japan
Wellings
Rodney
Bismarck
London
Chief of Naval Operations
U. S.S
Pacific
Allies Down Nine Axis Bases In Mediterranean Air Offensive
Allied air forces across Sicily and Sardinia and from the Middle East and Northwest Africa blasted Gerbini and other targets. More than 45 enemy fighters were shot down as Liberator bombers delivered hundreds of tons of bombs on Messina and other sites. The day’s attacks crippled air power on the invasion route toward Italy with multiple airfields and supply lines hit.
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Reynolds Packard
North Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Mediterranean
U. S
Gerbini
Middle East
Sicilian
Messina
Geprini
Benjamin Warmer
San Francisco
Villacidro
Africa
Marsala
Italy
Comisso
Russians Regain Ground as Nazi Drive Faces Setback
Reports from the front say Soviet forces stabilized along a line between Orel and Belgorod reclaiming all ground lost and repelling armored wedges. The June offensive showed strength but lagged in momentum with heavy Axis losses and continued fierce fighting from Orel to Belgorod as Berlin kept silent on results.
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Orel
Belgorod
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Columbia Broadcasting System
Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Kent
Kharkov
Berlin
Kursk
Senate Acts to Stop Subsidy Rollback in Food Price Plan
The Senate moves to extend the Commodity Credit Corporation to Jan 1, 1944 and authorize up to 525 million dollars in subsidy payments to push down retail food prices while barring any producer-harming rollbacks. An amendment targets subsidies from CCC or RF C to prevent price cuts to producers. Senator O Mahoney notes a tenth of a loaf is better than no bread.
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Washington
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
O'Mahoney
Swedes To Conduct Extensive Summer Military Maneuvers
Stockholm announces this summer drills of large scale, mirroring spring and winter exercises. The air force will join the concluding maneuver as Sweden remains wary of potential involvement in the war.
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Stockholm
Sweden
A Letter From Home To Boys in Service
A brief feature offering a message to servicemen, framed as a homefront note. It echoes encouragement and gratitude, inviting readers to keep faith with those serving, and to share words of support from home.
Oklahoma bombing scare hits Boise City church and street
Six practice bombs fell on Boise City Oklahoma damaging the Baptist Church a garage and sidewalk near the courthouse. No injuries reported. FBI Army and highway patrol investigated while Banister noted blue paint signified practice bombs and a nearby bombing range was near Dalhart.
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Boise City
Okla
U.P
Oklahoma Panhandle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
FBI
W. G. Banister
Dalhart
Ricks
Banister
J. J. Hamilton
Will Rogers
Steam Dominates Amarillo Weather Story
The report explains heat and steam from the day, not humidity, with temperatures near 95 degrees and a 67 degree low this morning. Steam rose from harvest fields and rail yards, briefly cooling with a northwest cloud that brought no rain to Amarillo, though showers touched rangeland along the Canadian River.
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Bureau
Amarillo
Adrian
Canadian River
Giraud to Meet Washington Chiefs of Staff on War Effort
Gen Henry Giraud will confer in Washington with the British American chiefs of staff on the conduct of the war against the Axis. Presidential Secretary Early said the visit will be military in character and to discuss war strategy with the combined chiefs of staff. Arrival date not announced.
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Washington
Henry Giraud
Early
Giraud
North
Africa
Air Armada Into France
Allied aircraft roared over the channel toward the French coast in clear conditions as Berlin claimed British raids on Germany last night. RAF and U S forces reported damage to Le Mans Gnome Rhone factory and Cha teau Bougon depot near Nantes, with several ships and docks struck and eight soldiers killed in three raids.
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London
Channel
Berlin
Germany
The
Reich
Associated Press
RAF
Air Ministry
U. 5
Army
le Mans
France
Eighth Air Force
Cologne
Spitfires Sweep Northern France Down Enemies
Large RAF formations of Spitfires over northern France shot down seven enemy fighters and returned unscathed. Earlier the planes wrecked a 500 ton enemy ship off the Dutch coast.
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London
France
Amarillo Area Weather Keeps Gentle Winds Through Day
Amarillo and surrounding area see little temperature change with light to moderate winds. West Texas and New Mexico report minimal shifts with widely scattered showers in the afternoon or evening. Temperatures over the last 24 hours ended at a high of 95 and a low of 67, with noon at 89.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
MacArthur South Pacific Offensive Seen as Turning Point
Berlin correspondent Otto Mossdorf, German military commentator, told Stockholm Tidningen that MacArthur's South Pacific offensive may mark a turning point against Japan. Mossdorf noted Japan had failed to keep promises to finish the Chinese war quickly over the past six years.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Tidningen
Otto Mossdorf
Douglas MacArthur
South Pacific
Mossdorf
Steel plant production climbs to 96.6 percent capacity
The American Iron & Steel Institute reports this week operations at 96.6 percent capacity, up 63 points from last week. This corresponds to 1,672,800 tons produced versus 1,563,700 tons the prior week as the sector recovers from the coal strike slowdown.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Senate OKs 525 Million for Food Subsidies
The Senate approved a plan by 32 to 31 to allow the administration to spend 525 million dollars on food subsidies through year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Burglar Nets Small Haul Across Several Amarillo Homes
A string of break ins in Amarillo yielded around 200 dollars in assorted items. Victims include Tommie Walker who spotted the intruder at 1203 North Buchanan Street and found 40 dollars and a radio missing. Bramblett home at 1717 North Mirror Street saw 100 dollars from a billfold plus 61 dollars belonging to J. B. Scott, with a broken mirror alarm. At 715 North Houston Street Earl Brook residents woke to noise and chased the intruder away. Albert Davis at 723 North Arthur Street reported a man entering the home as he slept on the floor near the door, then fleeing. Mrs. D. D. Smith at 1102 North Johnson Street also reported disturbances and pennies scattered around.
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Amarillo
Rom Tommie Walker
North
Buchanan Street
Bramblett
North Mirror Street
J. B. Scott
Earl Brook
North Houston Street
Albert Davis
North Arthur Street
D. D. Smith
Johnson Street
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Henry Shapiro
Eee Ve Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Russell Stationery Company
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. Sth
Air Armada
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