Russians Repel Germans As Offensive Drives South
Rostov area battles widen as German forces push south with superior numbers of men tanks and weapons. Red Army retreats toward Rostov while air power circulates over Don region. Voronezh holds amid counterattacks as Pravda urges stronger artillery and reconnaissance.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Voroshilovgrad
Millerovo
Don
Moscow-Rostov
Kamensk
Donets
Pravda
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Party
Boguchar
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Berlin
Paris
Shakhty
American Raiders Strike Canton Airfield in China Raid
United States bombers in a China raid report catching 50 to 60 Japanese planes on the ground at the Canton airfield. Earlier dispatches said Chinese troops drove the invaders from four key railroad and seaport towns.
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Chungking
United States
China
Canton
Joseph W. Stilwell
Linchwan
Kiangsi
Upi
Siberian
Nanchang
Kyangtung Province
Iyang
Hengfeng
Nanchang-Hangchow
Wenchow
Juian
Chekiang
Tokyo
Chungking Radio
Inner Mongolia
Siberia
Jaian
Shanghai
Kiska Harbor Battle Sinks Japanese Invaders Hope
At sea with the Pacific Fleet a U P report details Japanese forces in Kiska harbor facing relentless American bombers. Catalinas and B 24s smash ships, sink a submarine, and pummel cruisers while Jap carriers launch Zeros in attempts to stem the attacks. The fighting shifts as weather and ships move through fog and fire.
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Keith Wheeler
Chicago Times Inc
U.P
Kiska Harbor
Honshu
Kiska
United States
Midway
Aleutian
Navy
Attu
Nakajima 97
Catalina
Umnak
Dutch Harbor
British Break Axis Defenses in Africa Raid at El Daba
British and American air forces joined in a major raid at El Daba in Africa. RAF fighters and bombers destroyed or damaged multiple Axis aircraft while ground forces advanced on three sectors near El Alamein. Prisoners, mainly Italian infantry, were captured as Allied troops tightened their grip along Ruweisat and surrounding ridges.
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Royal Air Force
U. S. Middle East
el Daba
RAF
Sir Claude ‘Auchinleck
Eighth Army
Gepel Kalakh
el Taq
el Alamein
Neely-Greenhill-Lownden
Army Air Corps
Tobruk
Makhkhad
Hill of Jesus
Tel el Eisa
Ruweisat Ridge
Ruweisat
Ele Alamein
Qattara Said
Imperials
Wartime revenue bill passes House with 90% excess tax
The House approved a $6.14 billion wartime revenue bill after a late floor vote, imposing a 90 percent excess profits tax and a 45 percent normal and surtax on corporations. The vote kept 45 percent surtax, despite moves to raise excess profits to 90 percent and cut normal rates. Chairman Doughton urged relief for small corporations, while Rep. McLean argued the changes favor affluent firms benefiting from the war effort.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Doughton
Rep
McLean
New Jersey
Misled Firemen Exam Applicants Question Texas Governors
About 140 civil service fireman exam papers showed errors as candidates claimed Miriam Ferguson W Lee O Daniel or Dan Moody were Texas governor and that President Roosevelt makes Texas laws. Civil Service Director Francis Gilbert reported the inaccuracies to Houston officials during grading.
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Houston
U.P
Miriam Ferguson
W. Lee O’daniel
Dan Moody
Texas
Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Francis Gilbert
Negotiations Over Interned French Warships at Alexandria
The United States State Department and British authorities in Alexandria are negotiating the disposal of interned French warships in the event the Mediterranean port falls to the Axis, a foreign office commentator said today.
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London
United States State Department
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Foreign Office
Municipal band concert moves to courthouse lawn
The San Jacinto Park concert moves to the county courthouse lawn tonight at 7 30. It will precede a talk by Dr. J Frank Norris, making a sizable cultural event in the area.
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San Jacinto Park
J. Frank Norris
Frank Norris Talks Tonight at Sixth Avenue Meeting
A town meeting on Sixth Avenue just south of the county courthouse will feature Dr. J. Frank Norris, famed Fort Worth and Detroit preacher, discussing war and politics with references to England and Hitler. If rain, the event moves to Municipal Auditorium. seating along the curb and courthouse lawn accommodates several thousand.
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Sixth Avenue
J. Frank Norris
Fort Worth
Detroit
Norris
Sixth
Taylor and
Fillmore
Municipal Auditorium
Taylor
England
Hitler
Texas
Senate
Nazis Fear Red Attack
Report from wartime coverage on page three notes rising concerns as Red Army actions threaten German lines. Authorities warn civilians to prepare defenses while editors emphasize vigilance amid evolving frontline developments.
British ships bomb Matruh base in Egypt raid
British light warships bombarded Matruh in Egypt on Friday and Saturday nights in raids announced by the admiralty. No damage figures were given. Axis shore batteries were ineffective in the first attack. One motor torpedo boat was driven off during the second bombardment.
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Matruh
Erwin Rommel
Admiralty
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Panhandle region
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms and cooler conditions today with little change tonight. Warm elsewhere in West Texas and New Mexico with scattered storms in the Rio Grande Valley and eastern areas. highs near 92 and a noon reading of 79.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Sunk American Merchant Vessels Reported by Navy
Navy reports two more merchant ships sunk by submarines in Atlantic waters. One United States vessel torpedoed off the coast. survivors landed at an East Coast port. A Swedish ship sunk weeks earlier. three killed from the second ship’s engine room. Overall wartime losses tally 385. Caribbean and Atlantic totals updated.
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Associated Press
Atelantic
Navy
South Atlantic
Washington
United States
Atlantic
South America
U. S
Caribbean
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Fire Danger Increased in Amarillo Hotels and War Center Fears
Mayor Joe Jenkins warned of heightened fire risk in Amarillo as crowded hotels and rooming houses raise danger. The fire marshal and chief will survey hazards and inspect hotel fire escapes while rooming houses are urged to post nearest exit placards.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Jenkins
Ed Spann
Earl Curry
Naval Committee Approves Pay Increase for Submarine Crew
The House Naval Committee approved a measure granting all officers and enlisted men on duty aboard a submarine a 50 percent pay raise above their regular rank pay. The action was announced in Washington on July 20.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
US bombers raid Tobruk daylight attack reported
Cairo dispatch notes heavy U.S. Army Air Forces bombers conducted a daylight raid on Tobruk yesterday per the RAF Middle East news service.
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Cairo
United States Army Air Forces
Tobruk
RAF
Middle East
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