Panic of Axis is Clear Now
War analyst notes that Axis nerves fray as Tojo falls in Tokyo and Hitler faces a panic surge in Germany. He argues Japan seeks a new path to escape defeat while Nazi leadership feuds and calls Himmler to power, signaling deep revolt inside both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirke L. Simpson
Germany
Japan
Europe
Pacific
Tojo
Tokyo
China
Hitler
Berlin
Himmler
Nazis see plotted revolt as generals reach for peace
Reports from Berlin and neutral press describe the failed coup against Hitler. Key figures include Ludwig Beck and Claus von Stauffenberg. rumors tie Kesselring to the plot as Berlin remains quiet. Observers in London and Rome assess German generals’ likely aim to negotiate while prolonging resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Western Front
Rshal
Ernst Busch
Lindemann
Schoerner
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Norway
Baron Maximilian von Weichs
Europe
Gunther von Kluge
Normandy Front
Ludwig Beck
Claus von Stauffenberg
Hitler
Geneva
la Suisse
Marshal Kesselring
Berlin
der Bund
Bern
Germany
Robert Ley
Ley
Markets Slip As Sellers Drive Dow On Weak Week
Wall Street extended losses as sellers dominated trading and major steel, rail, motor and industrials led declines. The 60 stock average fell to about 54.3, down 0.5, with a week net drop of two points, the largest recession since mid last year. Cotton futures rose 35 to 50 cents a bale amid buying and cover. Wheat futures in Chicago and New York also rose on easing liquidations, while war news and German political concerns weighed on grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Mussolini
Associated Press
Chicago
Germany
Soviet Union Sets World Bank Quota At 1.2 Billion
At Bretton Woods the Soviet Union agreed to a 1.2 billion dollar quota for the world bank for reconstruction, raising the bank’s capital to 9.1 billion. The shift ends a heated dispute with the United States after Moscow initially pressed for 900 million. The final document rests on this revised figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hagenbuch Bretton Woods
N. H
United Nations Monetary Conference
Treasury
Morgenthau
Soviet Union
World Bank For Reconstruction
Diiner
World Bank
Moscow
United States
Incumbents Forge Ahead In Early Democratic Primaries
In Texas, Governor Coke Stevenson and other incumbents led early returns from the Democratic primary with Stevenson at 7 658 votes to 269 for Minnie Fisher Cunningham in scattered county totals. In congressional races veterans trailed some challengers, while key figures Rayburn Sumners Patman and Patton had no results yet. South Carolina focus centered on Ellison D Smith seeking renomination with opponents Johnston Epps Daniel Merrimon and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Stevenson
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
New Waverly
Joe Mansfield
L J.sulak
la Grange
Richard M. Kleberg
South Carolina
Senate
Ellison D
Cotton Ed) Smith
Olin D. Johnston
Carl B. Epps
Sumter
John M. Daniel
Augustus S. Merrimon
Sumter - At
Mrs Truman Excited Over Vice Presidential Nomination
Chicago July 22 Mrs Harry S Truman says she is beginning to get excited about her husband’s possible vice presidential nomination. She notes she will travel and assist with his speeches and defense committee work as public support grows. Her daughter Margaret, a George Washington University student, hopes for music careers and piano duets with her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Margaret
Chicago
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Maryland
Washington
George Washington University
Republicans to Open Birmingham Campaign HQ in Alabama
Alabama Republicans announce plans to open a campaign headquarters in Birmingham around Aug. 1 to support the Dewey Bricker ticket. C O Vardaman, GOP state committee chairman, says the party expects many Democratic supporters to join in opposing the Chicago convention results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Dewey- Bricker
C.O. Vardaman
G.O.P
Vardaman
Chicago
Voters Qualified for 400000 Election
About 400000 voters were qualified for the upcoming election, outlining the broad participation expected and the scale of the voting body. The registration depth signals a wide electorate for the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torney
Ploesti Oil Area Struck by U S Fifteenth Air Force
London reports a massive air raid on the Ploesti oil fields as roughly 750 heavy bombers from the U S Fifteenth Air Force hit multiple plants and refineries. The operation marked the seventeenth raid in the region and contributed to a record week of Allied bombing across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugh Moore
London
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Romania
Ploesti
Air Force
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Europe
Germany
Britain
Italy
Parbudice
Czecho-Slovakia
Berlin
RAF
France
Truman Declines Running Mate Role Amid Convention Drama
President Truman confirms no running mate plan with Hannegan while Missouri primary looms August 1. He delays resigning the special Senate war investigating committee chairmanship to avoid politics, and remarks on rumors of office influence. Other party factions in Chicago push Dewey and Bricker, with Texas and Alabama figures shaping the convention lineup.
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Truman
President
Missouri
Special
Senate
Hannegan
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
National Committee
Navy Chief Visits Saipan and Plans Strikes From Pacific Bases
Admiral Ernest J. King announced after touring Saipan that the U S fleet has base reach to assault Japan China and the Philippines. He said future operations could attack from Saipan Guam Kwajalein and Eniwetok, with Saipan about 1500 miles from Japan and the Philippines, creating uncertainty about the next target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. McMurtry
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Ernest J. King
United States
Marianas
Tokyo
Japan
China
Philippines
Saipan
Navy
King
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
China Coast
Guam
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Nine
German forces mass on beachhead amid probing actions
German heavy reinforcements mass at the beachhead and fight continues as commanders call local clashes a probing of terrain before a large-scale attack. The situation signals preparation for renewed assault and heightened frontline activity.
New Insecticide DDT Shows Promise on West Coast
The War Production Board reports experimental use of the insecticide DDT on the West Coast for crop protection. Early WPB research indicates a high degree of control over insects damaging oranges apples onions and grapes. It is not yet available for general public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ots
War Food Administration
WPB
Johnson Named Assistant Sergeant at Arms After Halsey Resigns
Ted Sergeants at arms, in place of Edwin A. Halsey, Virginia, who re signed because of ill health. Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson, of Texas, was named assistant sergeant-at-arms. Hannegan asserted he was optimistic but declared we have a tough job ahead of us. He said we must go back to our states and inaugurate the campaign immediately and get our people registered through door to door vote wooing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Edwin A. Halsey
Virginia
Rep
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Hannegan
Community Notes on Local Residents and Events
J. J. Humphrey remains ill at home. Staff-Sergeant James Meadows arrived from Fort Leonard Wood after three years in Alaska. Charlie Frazier has arrived safely in France. R. L. Parsons plans to return to work Monday after losing two fingers in a prior accident. George F. E. Almon returns from six weeks at Hot Springs. Mrs. Ernest Phillips and infant son sent home from Decatur General in a Mutual Service ambulance. Mrs. M. H. Donaldson and infant also discharged home. Shoal Creek monthly singing tonight at 8 with Richard Wallace presiding. Bev Howell, Mrs. J. R. Thorneberry, and infant daughter moved from Baugh's infirmary to 709 Tenth Avenue East by Mutual Service ambulance.
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James Meadows
Fort Leonard Wood
Meadows
States
Alaska
M. H. Donaldson
Decatur General
Shoal Creek
Richard Wallace
Decatureae
Bev Howell
J. R. Thorneberry
Baugh's Infirmary
Tenth Avenue East
Local Notes From Decatur and Nearby Towns
Brown of Eva was his suad Gon Baughs ARSTY Frie day. Mrs. H O Powers of Tanner 1 was dismissed from Baughs infirmary Friday afternoon. Roy B Lamon recently graduated from Paul Hayne electrical school and works at Bechtel McCone Aircraft Modification plant in Birmingham. Roy is youngest son of Mr and Mrs W F Lamon of Austinville. Horace Clemons and son Tommy of Greenville Alabama arrived to visit Decatur and Huntsville relatives. Mrs Charles Canterbury of Gadsden visits her mother Mrs J H Woodall at 1223 Seventh Avenue South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy B. Lamon
Paul Hayne Electrical School
Bechtel-McCone Aircraft Modification Plant
Birmingham
Roy
W. F. Lamon
Austinville
Horace Clemons
Tommy
Greenville
Alabama
Decatur and
Hartselle
Charles Canterbury
Gadsden
J. H. Woodall
Seventh Avenue South
Pacific War Notes Highlight Guam as U S Base
The report praises Guam as an ideal advanced U S fleet base while noting Japanese air and naval weaknesses. U S land based bombers shelled Japan’s reinforcement routes northward hitting targets near Bonin islands and the Carolines. British and Chinese forces report gains in Burma and China amid advancing operations against Japanese positions.
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U. S
U.S
Japan
Chichi
Ha- Ha
Bonins
Tokyo
Carolines
Palau
Yap
Guam
Douglas MacArthur
Mogaung-Myitkyina
Burma
India
Lungling
China
Chungking
Hengyang
Swindler Meredith Receives 40 Year Federal Term
John Meredith known as the man with 100 aliases was sentenced by Federal Judge Robert Baltzell to concurrent 20 year terms and fined $15,000 for issuing fraudulent checks and interstate transport of stolen vehicles. Prosecutors said Meredith used 88 aliases since 1942, bought 17 cars with bad checks and stole two autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Kennetheredith
FBI
Robert C. Balt Zell
Meredith
Montana
U.S
Paul Pfister
Alabama
Iowa
Pfister
Nevada
Peewee's dining room mishap aboard a wartime ship
In a wartime diary style narrative, Peewee clumsily pushes a colonel aside with a wet cloth during a dining room lesson on manners. The tale also notes Captain Walker and Captain Pershing with his father General Pershing, plus a humorous account of a bulldozer mission that miraculously succeeded without stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Peewee
Warren Pershing
General Pershing
Engineers
Walter Reed Hospital
Perashing
Perorm
Athens Resident John Greer Mason Laid To Rest
Funeral services held in Athens for John Greer Mason a longtime resident who died suddenly at home Tuesday evening. Rev Randolph Claiborne of the Church of the Nativity Huntsville conducted the rites and interment was in Athens cemetery. He was a member of a pioneer Athens family and survived by sister Miss Mary Elise Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John Greer Mason
Randolph Claiborne
Church of the Nativity
Huntsville
Mason
Mary Elise Mason
Turkish Law Makes Primary Education Mandatory
A new Turkish regulation declares primary education compulsory for all children aged seven to sixteen, expanding state schooling coverage and aiming to boost national literacy and future workforce skills.
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Rome
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Dutch East Indies
Mrs. Truman
Gaylord
GOP
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New England
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Joseph Lee
Boston School Committee
Charles M. McGlue
Emocf
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CDA
Ted Ere Eaye Semice
Anyone Committee
Lennard Thomas
South
Dewey
H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Clara Driscoll
Corpus Christi
Ralph G. Devoe
Halloran Hospital
William Lang
Vincent Moore
Alexander Ross
Albert Hanson
Lang
Schrafft
Chief OF Navy
Marianas Islands
Fabia
Gan
J. J. Humphrey
Clifford Lipsey
Hartseller
Charlie Frazier
R. L
Bob” Parsons
George FE. Almon
Hot Springs
Ark
Ernest Phillips
Decatur General Hospital
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Eva
Hissuad Gon Baugh
H. O. Powers
Tanner 1
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Pyle
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