Magnitude of Normandy Forces Dwarfs Last War on All Scores
Lloyd Stratton reports from Normandy that Allied strength in 1944 far exceeds World War I in troops equipment and mobility. He notes mass armored power intense air operations and widespread mechanization, while infantry remains decisive. Casualties vary, with some units suffering heavy losses and others enduring little more than exposure and mud.
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Normandy
Lloyd Stratton
France
Western Front
Light sentences for traitors in retrial in Chicago
In Chicago on July 24 an appellate ruling spared Otto Richard Wergin and Walter Otto Froehling from the electric chair and sentenced them to five years in prison for treason. Wives Lucille Froehling and Kate Wergin were discharged from 25 year terms from their first trial. Hans Haupt’s mother Mrs. Haupt, and others connected to the case, faced varying outcomes as the court ordered proceedings to revoke citizenship for Mrs. Haupt. Hans Max Haupt received life imprisonment plus a $10,000 fine after a second trial.
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Chicago
Otto Richard Wergin
Walter Otto Froehling
Lucille Froehling
Kate Wergin
Hans Haupt
Herbert Hans Haupt
Wergins
Froehlings
Haupt
Hans Max Haupt
Herbert
John P. Barnes
St Joseph Aspirin Assurance of Quality and Purity
An ad notes St Joseph Aspirin as a trusted choice emphasizing guaranteed quality and purity. It brands St Joseph as a leading aspirin product, promising reliable standards for consumers seeking dependable pain relief.
Hot Food Brings Popularity to Marching Men in Italy
In a Ital ian valley a GI kitchen truck feeds four days’ marchers of the 36th Division at 11 PM. Sgt Joe Graves and Cpl Don Sellars gain favor by serving hot meals. Graves later saw Rome and wrote his mother about St Peters Cathedral and the Pope. Graves is son of E O Graves of 313 Tennessee St. Sellars is son of Pearl G. Sellars of 1500 W Twenty-seventh Ave. News notes also report Rome’s beauty amid war damage and a civilian defense program shift in New Orleans with periodic practice alerts every 90 days and no further unit training needed.
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Joe Graves
Don Sellars
36Th Division
Sergeant Graves
Corporal Sellers
Sgt
David Golding
Stars and Stripes
Rome
St. Peter's Cathedral
Pope Pius
Italy
E. O. Graves
Tennessee Street
Pearl G. Sellars
West Twenty-seventh Avenue
ODC
New Orleans
U.P
Civilian Defense Protective Services
Harry S. Armstrong
Office of Civilian Defense
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Itching First Application Promises Quick Relief
Agonizing itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples scabies is claimed to ease with one application of Blue Star Ointment. Repeat as needed as nature heals. Money back if first application fails to satisfy. Try it today.
Radio Schedule Front Page Listings
A dense radio grid lists KGNC KFDA CBS NBC and Blue network shows for Monday and Tuesday. Entries cover music, news, dramas, variety, and sports with program names such as I Love a Mystery Bing Crosby Lone Ranger Cavalcade of America and News by Altr. The schedule spans morning to late night with multiple stations and noted hosts and program blocks.
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NBC
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Blue Horace Heidt
Bing Crosby
Altr
KFDA
Carolyn Gilbert
MBS
London
CBS
Bob Hawk
H. V. Kaltenborn
Harry King
Vox Pop
Cecil Brown
Abner
Blue
Nick Carter
KGNOC
Voice of
Firestone
Lionel Barrymore
Gabriel Heater
Raymond Gram
CBS Screen Guild Players
Henry Gladstone
Bishop Pardue
KGNC
Treasury
American Legion
Horace Heidt
Freddy Martin Orch
Als
Henry S. Taylor
Hal McIntyre
Claude Thornhill
St. Louis
Chez Paree Orch
Three Suns
Henry J. Taylor
Lee Simms
the Continentales
the Trading Post
Daily War Journal
Central Baptist Church
the Music Shop
Ali
Kate Smith
Winstop Duzzit
Sons of the Pioneers
Morton Downey
Ma Perkins
Hollywood Star
Pepper Young
Appointment With Life
Backstage Wire
Ethel and Albert
Stella Dallas
Don Norman
Lorenzo Jones
Bill
Marie Baldwin
Farrell
Dick Tracy
Parker Willson
Mrs Coffee Grinders, LLC
Terry and the Pirates
NBC News
Quincy Howe
Harrigan
Tim Healy
Jack Armstrong
Jeri Sullivan
KGNO
Alr
Rae
Eeenrdia
CBS World News and
Nazi Purge Bases Task
DeWitt MacKenzie reports Allied analysts say Hitler’s home front holds, but focus lies on battlefield outcomes. Churchill notes weakness in the Reich as purges remove Prussian high command, a dual boon for the Allies by weakening German military leadership and simplifying postwar dismantling.
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Hitler
Germany
Churchill
Normandy
Reich
Accident Fire Wind Storm Surety Bonds Automobile Compensation
A sequence of incidents involves an accident fire wind storm and related auto compensation matters. Officials note claims and coverage actions by insurers and surety bonds providers. Details on persons vehicles and payout timelines are not fully clear in the available text.
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Surety
Handle This Airplane With Care It Has a Record
Crew chief Master Sgt. William S. Jones of Pam pa Tex notes on the nose of a B 26 Marauder home for re equipping that the aircraft has completed 61 missions over Pantelleria Sardinia Sicily Italy and France. The plane has faced fighters and flak and has been browbeaten nursed cursed and blessed reflecting wartime hardships.
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AEF
Italy
Willie, Jr
William S. Jones
Pampa
Tex
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Sicily
France
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Marian Bones
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Port Arthur
Tony Gochnauer
la Verne Salyer
Maryland Street
Amarillo
RADIO
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Lora ‘Lawton
Ant Jemina
Kay Armen
Sade
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David Harum
Judy
Jane
Cedric Foster
Widder Brown
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Sere Canning
Ashul
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Long Island City
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