Sicilian Campaign Ends as Allies Press On
Allied reports from North Africa detail a Sicily victory praised by President Roosevelt and Eisenhower. German claims of Allied losses are disputed. civilians in Messina emerge from rock-cut caves after weeks of bombardment, describing fear and misery.
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Allied
North Africa
Roosevelt
Quebec
Dwight D. Eisenhowser
Sicily
Eelman Morin
Messina
Bictly
Fraying Nerves Amid Repeated Raids and Shelling
Residents faced intensified bombardment as raids continued day and night. Officers and guards lost nerve while civilians rushed to rocky shelters, fighting to reach safety as artillery fire intensified.
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Allieg
Baptists Propose World Reach Radio Station
Nudgcrest North Carolina report says Southern Baptists propose a radio station able to reach all nations. The foreign mission conference adopted a resolution noting many groups use short wave radio for propaganda and urged the Baptist Sunday School Board to consider plans to inaugurate and maintain a station broadcasting the gospel daily in multiple languages.
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Nudgecrest. N.C
Southern Baptists
Baptist Sunday School Board
Philippines and United States pledge for freedom amid war hope
The article notes Quezon promising imminent redemption and Roosevelt telling Quezon the US and UN must aid the Philippines. It cites joint hopes for liberation from a common enemy, with war-era context and calls for renewed resolve.
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Philippines
Quezon
United States
United Nations
Roosevelt
Presiident
Ex-WAGF Announcer Has Panama Program
Mre Fred J Weathare of 934 Went Collage Street Troy mother of James Weathers, former WAGE announcer now in the Panama Canal Zone, received word from Mary Campbell in Birmingham on leave from the Canal Zone that she listened to the radio program James helps produce. Aluminum and magnesium will be employed in more and accessory construction of the postwar automobile on a weight reducer.
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Mre
Fred J. Weathare
Collage Street
Troy
Mothe
James Weathers
Panama Canal Zone
Mary Campbell
Birmingham
Canal Zone
James
Informed World War II Briefing on Allied Preparations
Military observers assess invasion plans of Sicily and Italian mainland as German forces face Russian offensives. Talks at the Chateau Frontenac remain silent while Roosevelt considers Ottawa visit and press conferences to reveal decisions. Experts see timing for a western Allied strike while German reserves are strained in the east.
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Ewift
Sicily
Germany
Oly
Chateau Frontenze
Arenes
Roosevelt
Ottawa
Visions of the Illinois contract submitted to WLB
On the other hand, he may interpret it as a sop and prelude to a turn down of the portal to portal pay provisions of that agreement.
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WLB
Invasion Readiness Report Amid Circling Armies
A partially legible wartime broadcast suggests invasion was imminent with circles indicating the time was only hours away. It appears to echo Gen. Eisenhower’s prior statement that the American Seventh and British Eighth Armies were prepared to move at any moment.
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Eisenhower
Recommended manufacturing traits boost peo agr employmest
Members of the Southeastern Confederations include Henry T. Melntown Albany Ga chair EW Palmer Kingsport Tenn William R Calvin Atlanta LeTien Buros Selma Ala Av Mowkia Birmingham Ala Caries Helfenstein Live Oak Fla Jack Timmons Tallahassee Fla De J F Abercrombie Atlanta Robert F Madden Jr Atlanta Mandel Sieh Jackson Miss W O Tatum Batesburg Miss Dr Ben F Wyman Columbia SC P D Houston Nashville Theodore Johnson Raleigh N C Sanford Martin Winston Salem NC Asa Homer M Pape Charleston SC
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Kingspor
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Selma Ala
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Birmingham
Ala
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Live Oak
Fie
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Tallehasset
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Mandel Sieh
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Mim
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Ben F. Wyman
Columbia
P. D. Houston
Nashville
Theodore & Johnson
Raleigh
Sanford Martin
Winston-Salem
N. C
Asa Homer M. Pape
Charleston
Japanese Barges Sunk as Allied Forces Crush New Guinea Airbase
Allied reports say four Japanese destroyers engaged a screening force as barges packed with over 73 men each were sunk or damaged. Allied planes blasted Wewak, Salamaua, and southern New Britain reducing Japanese air power and supply lines. The day’s communique notes the sinking of a small cargo ship and heavy losses to Japanese air crews and ground forces.
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South Pacific
Japan
New Guinea
Wewak
Salamauare
Rurot
Salamaua
Apange
Salameaue
New Britain
Salartaua
New Ireland
Douglas MacArthur
Wewakaret Accromes
Bombers Hit Balikpapan Raid Destroys Tankers
A third raid on Balikpapan Borneo involved Allied bombers flying 2800 miles round trip to sink four tankers and set fires. Three ships were set ablaze and two more were damaged in the week, with losses of three Allied planes reported and the crews returned from the mission.
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Parker
Rucker Private Swamped By Mail In Apathy
Pvt William R Rogar Medical Detachment Camp Rucker Alabama, once a lonely Atlantian, reports in The Atlanta Journal that friends neglected to write. The Journal ran the letter and later received a telegram from him noting 117 letters and boosted morale. Germany uses an eight wheel scout car with forward and reverse speeds beyond fifty mph. Over 800 auto parts makers churn out more than three billion dollars in war materiel.
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Atlanta
William R. Rogar
Camp Rucker
Ala
Atlanta Journal
Rogers
Georgia
Germany
Lockhart Levies On Autos Banned
Montgomery authorities announced a ban on automaker levies after a ruling yesterday. The measure targets additional charges on vehicle purchases and road use, amid debate over funding and consumer impact.
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