Axis slackening shows signs in Balkans amid war weariness
Reports from Sofia and Budapest indicate nervousness in Bulgaria and Hungary as Axis grip weakens. Bulgaria imposes state laws on citizens over 16 amid youth sabotage fears while travelers warn of unrest and possible revolts should Allied successes mount in the Mediterranean. Germans hold Greece and Aegean, likely delaying moves by satellites until Allied forces near.
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Balkans
Hungary
Bulgaria
Bogdan Philovy
Mediterranean
Axis
Europe
Greece
Aegean Sea
Warmer Weather Forecast From The Bureau
The bureau says warmer weather will prevail with scattered showers and light winds. Yesterdays showers cooled Amarillo and nearby areas to 89 degrees while Fort Worth and Big Spring reached 100 and Abilene 96.
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Bureau
Amarillo
Canadian River
Adrian
Claude
Dumas
Tucumcari
English Field
Fort Worth
Big Spring
Abilene
Trial in Pantex land cases enters third week
The former owners and tenants of 15,000 acres condemned for the Pantex Ordnance Plant press for more compensation as the trial before Federal District Judge James C. Wilson nears the end cutoff. Testimony may finish by week’s end.
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Pantex
Pantex Ordnance Plant
James C. Wilson
Markets DOW Jones Averages and Chicago Livestock Report
Markets show Merrill Lynch figures with Dow and stock indices fluctuating. Chicago and Kansas City livestock lists note hogs steady to higher with spots up, cattle mixed and veal gains. prices detailed for weights and classes.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce
Cresssaavies
Eaves Enedean
Dentties Traveserse
Kansas City
Liberty Ship Contracts Awarded to Gulf and East Coast yards
The Maritime Commission announced contracts for 223 Liberty ships to Gulf and East Coast yards. New England Shipbuilding Company of South Portland Maine gets 115 ships and Houston Shipbuilding Corporation of Houston Texas gets 108 ships to complete the yard schedules.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Gulf and East Coast Ship Yards
New England Shipbuilding Company
South Portland
Houston Shipbuilding Corporation
Houston
Texas
C C Directors Meet Wednesday
The Amarillo chamber of commerce directs will hold a Wednesday luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel with member discussions on plans for a possible August meeting to hear Congressman Worley. The aviation committee chaired by Bob Stone also plans a meeting this week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Herb Budke
Gene Worley
Mr. Budke
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Bob Stone
OPA Sets August Quota For New Automobiles
The Office of Price Administration sets a quota of 45 500 new passenger automobiles for August, 6 300 fewer than July. Brisk beef prices drop 15 cents on steers, grain fed steadied. calves and stockers mixed. sheep sales limited with bids easing but overall steady. Market notes include stock prices and a $2.05 liquidation offering in the financial sector.
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NEW York Stock Exchange
Allied
Am Smelt & Re
Armour Co
Briggs Mfg Tener
Thease
Renee
General Electric
General ‘Oods
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Greyhound
Int Harvester Ay Weaee
Tel & Tel
Kennecott Copper Tree
Glenn L. Martin Ener
Montgomery Ward
Nasr Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central
North Amer Avia
Ohio Oil
Packard Ny
Pan Amer Railways
Paramount Wee
Penn Wee
Phillips
Radio Co
Republican Denkeich
Shell Union Oil
Southern Atific
Calif
Standard Oil Ind
Stand Oil N
Studebaker Eee
Swift & Co
Texas Cowees
Tex Gulf
Union Carbide Stone
United Aircraft
Woolworth Severe
Warner Bros Eee
Chicago
Washington
U.P
Office of Price Administration
Nebraska
Mussolini ousted as Badoglio named Italy leader
Reports from London and Washington describe Mussolini's fall after the "Blackshirt" march on Rome. Badoglio is named to lead Italy while the king takes command of the armed forces amid Allied pressure and continued German influence.
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Rome
Mussolini Ousted As Italy Faces Crisis And Badoglio Takes Command
Mussolini resigned after King Victor Emmanuel III accepted his offer to quit as Badoglio assumed control with full powers. The move follows Italy’s military setbacks in Greece and Africa, signaling a shift away from the Axis as Rome contemplates peace prospects and Allied pressure grows in the Balkans.
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Mussolini
Switzerland
London Daily Mail
Victor Emmanuel
Badoglia
Churchill
Britain
British Broadcasting Company
Italy
King
Badoglio
Romé
Giovinezza
Emmanuel
Authoritative
Balkans
Jugoslavia
Greece
Berlin
Romania
Hungary
Germany
Turkey
Hitler
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Vérona
Buce
Soviet Forces Press Advance Around Orel and Kursk
Soviet dispatches report Red Army units moving toward Orel and Bryansk along the Orel Kursk railroad and crossing the Oka River south of Mtsensk. They capture villages and seize Glazunovka rail station with heavy casualties on a German counterattack as entrenched enemy positions hold south and southwest of Orel.
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Orel
Mtsensk
Oka River
Orel-Bryansk
Kursk-Orel
Glazunovka
Zmeivka
Russians Near Orel Face Heavy Fight as Germans Suffer Losses
In a cited report the Russians pressed toward Orel with heavy fighting eight miles away while German forces sustained about 1,500 casualties and a number were taken prisoner.
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Orel
Axis and Allied Push Near Enna and Catania in World War II
Allied forces push toward Enna and Catania as Canadian and American troops threaten to cut through Axis lines. German divisions defend the Etna area with reinforced troops including the 29th motorized, 15th Panzer, and Hermann Goering divisions while paratroopers ferment behind lines.
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Enna
Eighth Army
Catania
Messina
Mt. Etna
15Th Panzer
Hermann Goering
Leonforte
Hamburg
Germany
Air War Briefing Reports Bomber Losses and Hamburg Attacks
Fragmented wartime notice notes RAF and Allied air activity over Europe. British raids on Hamburg set new records for tonnage, with heavy losses for the German side and mixed results for Italian and Greek targets. Casualties are described as minimal while several airmen are reported missing or killed.
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Ham
RAF
Hamburg
Droet
Ossex
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Lef
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Wilhelmstrasse
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Gustave Siegfried Eins
Africa
Stalingrad
John A. Harper
Oliver-Eakle
Etna Line
Standard Printing CO
England
Ambrosio
Milazzo
Beaufighters
Middle-East Command
Kalamante
Globe-News
Ottinger
West Texas Shoe Shop
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Amarillo Garage & Storage Co
Tyler and
Polk
Amarillo, Texas
Allied van Lines
Ine
Wise
Marillq, Texas
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