Red Armies Fight to Hold Leningrad Front
Amid heavy fighting near Leningrad and a two pronged German push from the south along Lake Peipus and the north from the Karelian Isthmus, Soviet officials reported fierce battles and a temporary northward lull. British sources noted slow Soviet advance but the German high command warned of near key targets. Axis air raids hit the Suez Canal region and Moscow, while a Soviet bulletin claimed routs of a Hitler death head division with heavy German losses.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Karelian Isthmus
Reuters
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Toden Kopke
Estonia
Uoward
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Caucasus
DNB
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Encephalitis claims two victims in Huron
Two deaths in Huron mark the outbreak, including M. Flin Beebe 66 Ipswich banker and Mrs. G. P. Olson 67 Lake Preston. Beebe, a prominent South Dakota banker, died after illness at a Huron hospital, with funeral plans set for Ipswich. Olson, longtime Lake Preston resident, had been ill for a week and leaves a large family.
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Huron
M. Flin Beebe
Ipswich
G. P. Olson
Lake Preston
Bedie
Marvin Hughitt
Alice C. Beebe
C. A. Bubb
Mitchell
Beebe
Burtis Mears
St Paul
State Bankers Association
Bank of Kimball
Parker State Bank
Union National Bank of
Rochester, Minn
American Bankers Association
South Dakota
Association Council
I Huron J
Sandusky
N. Y
S. D. University
University of Minnesota
Masonic Lodge
Modern Woodmen of America
The
Baptist Church
Izaak Walton League
Ducks Unlimited
Ernest C. Beebe
Miami Beach
Florida
Leota F. Beebe
Inez Perisho
Gertrude B. Mesis
St. Paul
Marjorie B. Beardsley
Minneapolis
H. E. Beebe
Earl V. Pierce
First Baptist Church
Brown and Barclay
Olson
Norway
Wisconsin
Elmer Knudsen
Larchwood
Iowa
Iner Olson
Gallup
N. M
Lawrence Olson
Taft
Calif
Freeman Olson
Lars Ryland
Verna Olson
Mussolini's Son Killed In Plane Crash
Captain Bruno Mussolini, 22, son of Benito Mussolini, died in a crash while testing an experimental plane near Pisa. The official note said he died gloriously, having lived a life of action in three wars and adventurous pursuits. He married in 1938 and left two sons.
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Rome
Bruno Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Pisa
Labor Troops Hit Defense Program in Two NJ Shipyards
A CIO and AFL walkout disrupted Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock at Kearny and Bethlehem Steel yards in Brooklyn. Kearny yard handles 93 million dollars in naval and merchant projects, with 22,000 CIO members involved. Brooklyn picketing affected 6,000 CIO members plus AFL teamsters demanding a contract raise from 72 cents to $1 an hour, further details pending.
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Associated Press
Kearney
N. J
Brooklyn
CIO
AFL
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Brooklyn
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Chris Matheisen
AFL Teamsters
Bethlehem
Teamsters
James B. Carey
National Organization
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Kearny
Bethlehem Brooklyn Yards
Matheisen
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Youth Dies From Car Crash Injuries in Rapid City
William Fuhrman Jr., 18, of Rapid City, died in a local hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile crash on July 23. Post mortem revealed a skull fracture, not immediately apparent, with the youth seemingly recovering before suddenly worsening Tuesday.
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Rapid City
William Fuhrman, Jr
William Fuhrman
Young Fuhrman
Minor Accident at Tenth Street and Nevada Avenue
A minor accident occurred yesterday at 5 33 PM at the intersection of Tenth Street and Nevada Avenue Southwest involving a tar vehicle driven by Mrs Glen Bowder and a Huron Ice Company truck driven by Ralph Sutter. The truck overturned but no injuries were reported and the powder car sustained a bent right front fender headlight and bumper.
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Glen Bowder
Huron Ice Company
Ralph Sutter
Tenth Street
Nevada Avenue
Senate extends military service to eighteen months
The Senate voted 44 to 23 to extend active duty for army selectees guardsmen reserves and enlisted men by 18 months with a possible further extension if needed in national defense. The bill caps service at 22 years for selectees and guardsmen, allowing 412 years for three year enlistees, and permits termination by concurrent resolution.
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Senate
Congress
Washington
Aug
Chamber
Thomas
Utah
Johnson
California
FDR On Vacation Keeps In Touch With World Events
President Roosevelt on a yachting vacation off New England was reported by navy radio to be closely following international developments. The Potomac dispatch noted good fishing, fine weather, and did not confirm rumors of a possible meeting with Prime Minister Churchill in the North Atlantic.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New England
Navy
U. S.s.-Potomac
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
North Atlantic
Band Concert by Huron Municipal Band Directors Hans Christensen
The Huron Municipal Band led by Hans Christensen and director J. W. Campbell performs Thursday August 7 at 7 45 PM in America. The program includes Boyer Overture The Northern Star Grunenfelder Waltz Gold and Silver Lehiar Stars and Stripes Forever and Orange Blossoms selections. A baton twirling exhibition features Le Lovre and four year University of South Dakota student Kenneth Machin now drum major. Bryan Brown and Frary participate.
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America
Northern Star
Grunenfelder
Franz Lehiar
Sousa
Vigieriene Fienry Fithm
Kenneth Machin
le ' Lovre
University of South D Dakota
Huron Municipal Band
Arms For
Bryan, Brown and
German Demands On Vichy Fits Into Plot
The United States believes Japan's push for Thailand fits a coordinated Axis strategy to dominate oceans. Germany seeks Dakar base and Mediterranean footholds, while Japan expands Indo China bases, threatening Malaya and the Philippines. Britain warns Thailand could resist with U.S. help needed, as Singapore and the Burma Road loom large.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Thailand
Germany
Vichy
Dakar
Atlantic
Pacific
Americas
Indo
China
South Pacific
France
South Atlantic
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Spain
Gibraltar
Malaya
Singapore
Philippines
East Indies
Burma
India
Iraq
Iran
Sharp Split On Seaway Project
After seven weeks of public hearings on the 255 million dollar St. Lawrence Seaway, the House Rivers and Harbors Committee remains divided. Proponents claim at least 14 of 25 would back the authorization, while opponents say 12 for and 12 against with one Democrat on the fence. The hearings ended with Leon Henderson testifying and a letter from Rear Admiral Emory Land placed in the record.
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Washington
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Roosevelt
Ence
Leon Henderson
Federal Price
Emory Land
Ose
The War Today on Nazi Reports and Russian Defenses
A fragmentary wartime column questions Nazi claims of victory and massive Soviet losses. It notes the Red Army’s persistence despite German announcements and hints at a discrepancy between reported destruction and actual defense. The piece reflects wartime skepticism about official accounts and the resilience of Russian forces.
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Red Army
Tts
Red Line
House Sustains President's Veto On Highway Bill
The House sustained President Roosevelt's veto of a 320 million defense highway bill but failed to reach the two thirds needed to override. A roll call showed 251 to 128 after a Senate reaction of 19 to 0. Several members altered votes during the recess.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
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FDR
Hans Christensen
J. W. Campbell
London
Britain
Burma Road
Chungking
Reutera
Ministry of Information
South
Far East
Melbourne
William M. Hughes
Lee London
Tokyo
U. S
Hull
Eden
Japanese Board of Information
Japan Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
A. Percival
Asia
Bangkok
Nai Vanish Pananonda
Commerce Department
Siberia
Siberian
Vledivostok
Gard
Sharp
Ghost
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