July Retail Sales Hold Steady From 1941 Levels
Washington AP reports July independent retailer sales across 34 states totaled 238.9 million dollars, down 1 percent from July 1941. Utah led gains while Montana posted the largest loss. Liquor stores rose 30 percent, shoe stores 28 percent, and restaurants 27 percent, with declines in filling stations and motor vehicle dealers. San Francisco Chinatown marked its 4579th year.
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Iowa
Predicts Germans Will Admit Defeat Soon
Douglas Miller, former U S commercial attache in Berlin and now a aide to Elmer Davis, told the Overseas Press club that German leaders will acknowledge defeat. He cited shifting claims from victory to inevitability and eventual loss as the war outlook changes.
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NEW York
Douglas Miller
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Berlin
Miller
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
The
Overseas Press Club
Italian Anti Fascists Back Free Legion Vision
Three Italian anti fascists Sforza Lombroso and Zevi in Washington said a Free Italian Legion to aid the Axis fight would align with Italy’s wish for Allied victory. They noted Italy’s faltering fascism after 66,000 party members were dropped and pledged to join the Legion when formed.
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Italy
United Nations
Iuly
Sforza
Mediterranean
Magnesium Plant Opens in Las Vegas
The War Production Board announced the start of production at Basic Magnesium Inc from the world's largest magnesium facility in Las Vegas Nevada marking a milestone in wartime materials production.
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Washington
Basic Magnesium, Inc
Las Vegas
Nev
War Production Board
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