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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union reports Allied forces push ahead in Normandy as De Gaulle travels to the White House creating new diplomatic tensions. Analysts frame the visit as a potential obstacle to alliance unity during wartime talks.
In Normandy the Allies advance on La Haye and St Lo while British and Canadian units hit German concentrations near Caen. Berlin replaces von Rundstedt with von Kluge as German forces slow the Allied push in Italy and Russia. The Red Army drives German troops back along a 350 mile front toward Warsaw, with Livorno a focal point for Mediterranean supply.
The Hartford circus fire at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey killed 135, mostly children, as burning canvas collapsed over panicked spectators. Concurrently 64 miners remained trapped at Powhatan pit near Bellaire, Ohio, with rescue efforts and shaft openings described. A Louisville and Nashville train derailment near Jellico, Tennessee left at least 25 dead. Chinese troops resisted Japanese advances in eastern China while the 14th American Air Force supported Allied efforts in Burma and China.
The United States debates recognition of De Gaulle and his Free French government in Washington. De Gaulle seeks approval of plans to control liberated areas, supply underground forces via lend lease, and resolve wartime property transfers under Nazi occupation. The U S remains cautious, insisting elections would determine legitimacy when feasible.
The War Food Administration estimates 700000 extra workers will be needed for harvest, with about 12 million farm workers required to meet October needs and 700000 city workers to be recruited. Unrest spreads in Central America with resignations and riots reported in Honduras Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Navy secretary James Forrestal said U S submarine and air attacks are increasingly crippling Japan's shipping. He cited 15 cargo vessels and two warships sunk recently, risking about 75 million tons of annual waterborne freight to the home islands and 75 percent of oil and gas from the East Indies. Japan relies on stockpiles and prewar tonnage to offset losses and maintain supply to encircled South Pacific areas.
Lend-lease shipments of food to the Allies stayed steady through January to May 1944. About 9.3 percent of U.S. meat and 15.6 percent of pork were sent abroad, with the United Kingdom and Russia receiving most of the aid and the United States supplying about 10 percent of British needs.
Military officials concealed details but released a full rear and front view of the twin fuselage Black Widow fighter. Described as the largest and most powerful pursuit plane, it is said to be equipped for night fighting with censor deletions visible in blank spots.
In Illinois more than 40000 predatory wasps and flies were released to battle corn borers. Experts say the method complements clean farming and deep plowing, as wasps lay eggs inside the borers and flies lay eggs on the outside to destroy the pest.
Britain endures the flying bomb toll with over 10 000 killed or wounded while Churchill warns no guarantee on future attacks. Allied planes bomb French coast as robots fly at 300 mph and 3000 feet then dive with 1000 pound blasts. In Texas Biggs Field fights dust with Grama grass using hay, seed, and a cultivator to stabilize soil.
Virginia Vale notes incidents from 1940s film and radio circles. Bob Hope caused a reshoot for The Impatient Years after stealing a scene for a magazine cover. Cole Porter meets Xavier Cugat for Night and Day hints at Latin rhythms. Joan Crawford lands Mildred Pierce after Hollywood Canteen cameo. Kate Smith expands Sunday radio duties across multiple shows.
Pat O'Brien has been asked to record a wartime adaptation of the Knute Rockne pep talk for the San Diego boot camp training schedule. Col George Hall proposed the idea after O'Brien appeared on the Halls of Montezuma program during filming. Jay Jostyn recalls a marine sea captain role on a midwestern station, while Eddie Cantor heads to Hollywood for a Purple Heart rehabilitation circuit. Harry Savoy ad libs provide stage warmth as Jimmy Wallington introduces him.
Special footage for Kay Kayser's Columbia Battle ship Blues plays in his hometown Rocky Mount North Carolina. Flower Parry ex wife of Jackie Coogan returns to a Genevieve PeeSarere cee Hollywood canteen. In New York soldiers sailors and marines get free tickets at 99 Park to Back Home in a new song Dont Peace Me In sung by Roy Rogers and the Pioneers.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1990 offers a one piece nightgown with a wide shirred neck and waist finish. Ties run through the shirring using satin or ribbon. Sizes 12 to 42, size 14 uses 3 1/4 yards of 39 inch fabric.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1982 offers a charming practical set for babies and young children. It includes a dress, petticoat, panties and romper in moss-rose dimity or pastel percales sized 6 months to 3 years.
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