Road to Warsaw Cleared As Siedlce Falls
Nazi broadcasts claim German defenses in Poland have collapsed and Jaroslaw evacuated. Siedlce’s fall opens the Warsaw corridor for a Soviet sprint across the Polish plain. Berlin notes place Siedlce 60 miles west of Brest Litovsk, about 35 miles beyond prior Russian positions, signaling a rapid one day advance.
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Warsaw
Siedlce
London
Berlin
Poland
Jart
Jarowslaw
Lwow
Red Army
Siedice
Brest Litovsk
Moscow
Pravda
East Prussia
Germany
Seidkee
Polotsk
Carpathians
Konstantin K. Rokossovsy
Ivan S. Konev
Russians tighten ring on Lwow and advance toward Warsaw
Soviet forces pushed through Poland in a broad offensive as Lwow reportedly fell into encirclement and Jaroslaw and Siedlce evacuations were confirmed. Rokossovsky and Konev’s armies attacked from the east and south, driving toward Lublin then Warsaw while inflicting heavy German casualties and bypassing strongpoints.
Forces massed in Normandy drive to break out
British and American forces report renewed moves along a 100 mile Normandy front. Caen area clashes intensify as Maltot and Erneville change hands, while German losses mount to about 156000 killed or wounded with 60000 prisoners taken. Dietrich identified leading an SS Panzer unit amid purge signals.
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Mans
Americana
Troarn
Caen
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Supreme Headquarters
Germany
Josef Dietrich
Dietrich
Hitler
Allied Forces Push in Italy Around Pisa and Arno
Fifth Army advances north of Pisa and along the Arno River driving German positions to the river’s south bank and near Empoli. Casina is seized east of Pisa while Bar the Arno valley sees gains north of the river and in the Arezzo area. Allied air and ground actions target Gothic Line positions with minimal losses.
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Fifth
Pisa
Arno River
Empoli
Poggibonsi
Florence
Arno Canal
Cascina
Arno
San Miniato
Fifth Army
Livorno
Pontedera
Eighth
Terramuoaya
Mount Marciano
Arezzo
Tiber
Citta di Castello
Saint Ubaldo
Gubbio
Patricia Anne Jacks
Amarillo
Anna Karbach
South Fork
Colo
Patricia Anne
R. E. Jacks
Mississippi Street
France
F. S. Hudson
Grand Forks
Rio Grande River
Allied air raids hit Europe from France to Bucharest
Aerial London reports up to 500 U.S. heavy bombers struck German airdromes harbors and objectives in southern France northern Italy and Yugoslavia. A large British force dropped 2 500 tons on Kiel before dawn and raids from Italy hit Bucharest.
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London
U.S
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Kiel
Bucharest
England
Rmanty
Germany
Bavaria
Britain
Allied RAF Storm Kiel and Rouen in Night Bombings
Night raids by RAF heavy bombers hit Kiel with vast destruction at 156 tons per minute and targeted Donges and German V-1 sites in northern France. Mosquitos bombed Berlin and supported Normandy ground forces while laying mines. Eight Allied planes were lost, two over the Normandy area. Dawn saw formations approaching western Germany as Kiel's shipyards endured a heavy barrage. Weather in Normandy was patchy with two miles visibility and 4000 to 6000 feet ceilings.
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Supreme Headquarters
Normandy
Mediterranean
Montgomery
France
Cassino
Bucharest
Berat
Albania
Italy
RAF
Kiel
Donges
St. Nazaire
Raf Wiosquitos
Berlin
Rouen
Amiens
Ruhr
Britain
Germany
Air Ministry
Weather Outlook for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers across Amarillo and vicinity this evening. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with afternoon and early tonight thundershowers. New Mexico reports scattered showers and thundershowers today, tonight and Tuesday, warmer in the south Tuesday. Highs today reach 80 to 90 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
More Scattered Showers Forecast Here
Weather summary reports scattered showers to the region with Amarillo recording substantial moisture this month and year. Pampa and nearby towns reported small rainfall while Shamrock, Spearman, Clarendon, and Lubbock logged measurable amounts. Partly cloudy tomorrow with highs near 88 degrees.
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Amarillo
Shamrock
Weather Bureau
Pampa
Spearman
Clarendon
Lubbock
Purge Deepens as Nazi Leadership Faces Crisis in Germany
Berlin battlefront tensions rise as Gestapo actions widen during Himmler purge. Churchill warns of grave signs of weakness as German generals die in action or imprisonment. Reports say eight eastern front commanders are ousted while Korten and Brandt die from the Hitler assassination attempt. Berlin claims renewed loyalty pledges amid heavy retribution.
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London
Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
Winston Churchill
Poland
Warsaw
Anthony Eden
Reich
East
Berlin
Tidningen
Btockholm
Hitler
Guenther Korten
Air Force
Heinz Brandt
Army General Staff
the Fuehrer
And
Double
Berger
Heinrich Bergner
France
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Albert Kesselring
Johannes Blaskowitz
Bordeaux
Blaskowitz
Churchill
Britain
Normandy Front
Bob Gleason Wins News Tip Contest
Bob Gleason reported burglaries at a local food and drug store with money and narcotics taken and won $5 for the best news tip called to the Globe-News last week. Second prize of $2 goes to Gordon Molynesux for an accident tip about a woman run over. Merita Brummett wins third prize of $2 for a snake in her house. Others sending tips include Joe Perry Merle Baker Lydia Martin Jimmy Sorensen Philip Thomas Alpha Lee Stidham Jean Tomberlin Roy Filippo Jack Teeter Earl Nolan Charlene Waner Thomas Sneed.
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Bob Gleason
Carolina Street
Globe-News
Gordon Molynesux
North Lipscomb Street
Merita Brummett
Madison Street
Joe Perry
Olive Street
Merle Baker
North West First Avenue
Lydia Martin
West Sixth Avenue
Jimmy Sorensen
Philip Thomas
Alpha Lee Stidham
Jean Tomberlin
Taylor Street
Roy Filippo
Mirror Street
Jack Teeter
Earl Nolan
Monroe Street
Charlene Waner
Polk Street
Thomas Sneed
Bomb attempt on Hitler alarms Nazis in Berlin
Stockholm Tidningen reports a bomb attempt near a map table frightened Nazis. Hitler tore his pants but recovered and changed uniform. Mussolini arrived later. Hitler reportedly urinated pants, the correspondent said, as the only visible result. Office machine repairs. Russell Stationery Company.
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Stockholm
Adolf ‘Hitler
Fuehrer
Creamery Butter Now Costs 16 Points Per Pound
In Washington on July 24 1943 ration prices rose for butter to 16 red points per pound, four points higher than the prior three months. Aunt Nan column notes and insurance ads appear on the Woman's Page with Read Aunt Nan content.
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Washington
W.P
Man
Web. Pr
Marianas push tightens hold on Guam and Tinian falls
Allied forces opened a dawn landing on Tinian as they pressed from two beachheads to seal off Guam. Nimitz reported light opposition and rapid advance by Second and Fourth Marine Divisions with fleet and air support. Guam earlier saw five miles of coastline captured and Apra Harbor isolated, signaling a rapid strategic collapse of Japanese control in the Marianas.
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Tinian
Guam
U. S
Apra
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Saipan
Nimitz
Marianas
Late Returns On Election Details Page 5
Dallas July 24 The Texas Election Bureau reports 11 A.M. tabulation of close congressional races in the Democratic primary. District 3 eight counties six complete Beckworth 22 504 Martin 4 944 Meredith 17 191. District 4 seven counties three complete Morris 17 827 Rayburn 22 260. District 7 two counties seven complete Brannen 4 385 Patton 14 212 Pickett 17 044. District 17 twelve counties four complete Gerald 3 952 Garrett 10 009 Sell 12 785 Wagstaff 7 907 Rich 13 24,493 1 ge
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Beckworth
Martin
Meredith
Morris
Rayburn
Brannen
Patton
Pickett
Gerald
Garrett
Sell
Wagstaff
Rich
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Lublin
Bailystok
Jaroslaw
Red
Surochow
San
DNB
Vista
Vistula
Ernst von Hammer
Carpathian Foothills
von Hammer
Rokossovsky
Wieprz
le Havre
Omar R. Bradley
Leves
Ayers
Seves
Periers
Maltot
Btavaux
Orne River
Erwin Rommel
Munich
Balkan
Kharkov
Rome
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Thefuehrer
Ludwig Beck
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Ankara
Heinz Guderian
Guderian
Eastern Front
Russell Stationery Company
V. Neely- Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Japan
Nippon
Pacific
Orote Peninsula
Agat Village
Mt. Alifan
Tian
Rota
Pagan
Ernest King
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Formosa
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