Battle Over Coast As German RAF Clash In Southeast
Allied dispatch reports a fierce air battle over the southeast coast with more than 60 German and British planes involved. German losses included 10 planes and several bombers shot down, while British fighters claimed several enemy aircraft as raids extended to Wales and southwest Scotland.
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Associated Press
London
Brillrom
Wales
Scotland
Sik Linen
Snine Tat
Berlina
Royal Air Force
Claim Germany Has Lost 5000 Planes
German and Allied reports clash over air war strength as Britain claims overwhelming air power and Germany asserts success in shipping raids. Berlin boasted destruction of enemy naval assets and heavy bombing of Southern England, including rail lines and roads.
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Anyne
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Britain
High Command
Nike Aalt Mowe Nau
England
Bere
Bombers strike coast to coast as war reports loom
Across London and Washington dispatches describe intensified air activity and conscription plans. In London fog, German raids and Royal Air Force responses are noted while Washington confirms September draft steps. Reports cover Pan American talks, political strategy in Hyde Park, and a Pittsburgh murder amid broader war coverage.
Early passage of measure expected in Washington
Registration for the conscription program is tentatively set for September 1 with 61 400,000 conscripts to start training a month later. The Senate military committee moved toward passing the Burke-Wadsworth bill as debate looms. The plan covers males 18 to 64 for potential service, with 21 to 45 liable for active duty and others for home defense, amid preparations in 46 states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Yoline
Senate
Sheppard
D.-Texas
Yee
Plan 10 Draft Boards in Pennsylvania for Draft Registration
Harrisburg reports a plan to set up 420 local draft boards across Pennsylvania to handle selective service registration. The machinery would mirror World War era models, with Adjutant General Edward Martin coordinating readiness ahead of possible law enactment, awaiting Governor Arthur H. James's approval.
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Pennsylvania
Department, of Military Affairs
National Defense Plant
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War Department
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Wife of Senator Davis Is Dead
Washington July 44 The office of Senator James J. Davis announced the death in Atlantic City of Mrs Jeannette Davis wife of the Pennsylvania senator after eight months of heart disease. The Davises were married in 1914 and had five children James J Jane Joan Jewel and can t Police Harrisburg July 26 Captain Charles C Kelley said the Saint Pennsylvania slate poler rodea will be field at York August al.
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Washington
James J. Davis
Atlantic City
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Pennsylvania
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Jane
Joan
Jewel
Can
Harrisburg
Charles C. Kelley
Saint
Rodéa
York
State motor police extend patrol work
Cor corporal J J Burke in charge of the local sub station said constant patrol and frequent motorist appeals plus prosecutions reduced accidents in the Corry district within a 25 mile radius. Arrests for speeding rose with extended one hour patrol by five officers. Reckless drivers are a chief target and a chart at the barracks shows accident locations causes injuries and fatalities.
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State
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Journal
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Burke
Roosevelt Attacks Four Bolting Democrats in 1940 Flight
Hyde Park July 24 The president denounced four Democratic defectors who joined the Willkie camp describing their actions as bolting the party. He avoided direct campaigning with Willkie but indicated counter punches would follow. He defended Douglas and Hanes as decent men while criticizing their focus on money over humanity.
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Associated Press
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Styne
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Edward R. Burke
James A. Reed
Missourii
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John W.hanes
Willide
Democratic Party
Burke
Douglas
Hanes
Licensing Bicycles Under New City Ordinance
The safety director prepares enforcement for a new bicycle license law taking effect August 1. City Council authorized seven hundred license plates, patterned after Pennsylvania plates, with a 25 cent fee. Plates attach to saddle or rear fender. License blanks and enforcement forms are being printed, and the Carry Safety Council will assist in issuing plates and operational calls for the court. The ordinance aims to check bicycle ownership and improve safety for youths on city streets.
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Richard Rasspocher
An & Ineeht meetIny
Jeventle Court
Carry Safety Council
City Council
Speedy action urged at meeting of American republics
Three major commissions of the conference of the 21 American republics met in secret session to push for rapid agreement on hemispheric issues. Delegates planned to wrap up by July 30 with Rio Janeiro viewed as a likely next site. US proposals on colonial mandates and economic cooperation were already on record, with further proposals anticipated for initial study.
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Havana
Rio Janeiro
Comp
United States
Heat Wave Continues Across Regions Amid Record Heat
The heat wave persisted across the nation with the thermometer at the top in many areas. Thundershowers briefly cooled some regions but no wide spread relief was seen. The death toll from heat prostration reached 68, with drownings at 4179.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Allwasic
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Daladier To Face Sentence In Vichy Clampdown
Former French premier Edouard Daladier and several ex-government leaders were confined in Marseille under investigation by the Pelain-Lavel regime. They arrived from Toulon with Daladier on June 20, amid post armistice political actions and alleged responsibility for France's entry into and defeat in the war.
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Vichy
France
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Marseille
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Ahd
Franer
Marieille
Daler
Pararent
Southern Park
Iroroch Eo
Daladier
Tir
Kiwanis Pet and Bike Parade Draws City Crowd
Participants including Oye munarea and lu enuore joined a pet and bike parade organized by Kiwanis in Connnection with local activities yesterday afternoon. Winners earned prizes and will advance to further judging next Tuesday. Police and a drum and bugle corps escorted the event through the town center amid civic interest.
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Lu Enuore
Opsume
Kiwanis Club
Tax Delinquent Property Powers Expanded by Court Ruling
The state supreme court ruling allows cities to sell property for unpaid taxes even if prior mortgage liens remain unpaid. Philadelphia solicitor Francis Burch advises bondholders to ensure tax payments on rent estates are current to protect mortgage liens, with delinquent taxes due immediately.
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State Supreme Court
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High Court
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Philadelphia
Arrest Expected in Gasoline Theft Case
Police report an arrest in a theft case tied to the destruction of a car belonging to Orville Jackman of R. D. G. Aern Supply. The thief stole a tire and gasoline while the War parked on Pitt Avenue, with the vehicle later used after fuel was consumed. Authorities identified no suspect yet. In Greensburg, lightning struck William P. Kemeter, 49, while checking corn. two children and a farmhand escaped injury.
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Aern
Pitt Avenue
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Bolt
112th Infantry to Get Twelve More Officers
The War Department authorized 111 additional officers for Pennsylvania National Guard to finish before the First Army maneuvers in New York. Four infantry regiments Scranton 109th Washington 110th Philadelphia 112th and three light artillery units Pittsburgh Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia will receive new officers, plus the 13th Medical and 103d Quartermaster regiments.
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Yuvpe
New York State
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Ith
Haryisburg
Sinclair Oil to Erect New Station Here
Sinclair Oil will build a modern filling station on the vacant southeast corner lot at Pater and Pruderink streets. The company completed a long term lease with Jay Carton for the plot, with ground breaking expected within a week or ten days as plans for the new distributing station are finalized.
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Areet
Bin~ault Oi Company
Pater and
Pruderink
Sinclair
Jay Cartan
Lie Property
Severn
Fineline Company
Smith-Pretioviel Street
Rumania Confiscates Astra Romane Oil Company
The Romanian government seized the Astra Romane Oil Company, the largest Tri sh oil firm in Romania, jointly owned by British and Dutch interests. The action, announced today in Bucharest, marks a major nationalization of oil assets under wartime policy.
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Rumania
Associated Prewx
Bucharest
Tri Sh
Astra-Romane Oil Company
Gasoline bandit pair pursued across regions
A fragmented report details a pair of gasoline station robbers sought after an incident. The pursuit stretches from the south through the southwest and midwest toward Ontario and New York, with state police and local authorities involved in the manhunt.
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Bos Palin
Middlewest
Onla
New York
Unscrubbed names and suspects held for grand jury
Incomplete OCR text reports state police holding individuals including Willa Prympé and Roy Carlson for the Oneida county grand jury. Details are garbled with names and actions unclear but indicate charges or alleged crimes and detention by state authorities.
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Nan Harford
Haries
Willa: Prympé
Roy Carlson
Oneida County
Walig
Twxitco
Atm Heist: Robbers Use Gas and Vault Attendant Confusion
Two men used a gas station stop as cover to stage a robbery. They tied a station attendant, stole a dollar’s worth of cash, and fled in a car bearing a New York license plate. Police were alerted after a witness described the men.
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Tate
New York
Pryma
Hieor
Suly
Rome Defense Gunners Blaze Under Fire in City
Reports from near Naples say anti-aircraft batteries opened fire to ward off an attack on the capital. Authorities describe heavy barrages over Rome with several injuries from shell fragments, no fatalities reported.
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Naples
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