Capture Of Munda Air Base Near Solomons
Admiral Halsey reported the Munda air base in the central Solomons is within range as American troops press inland through jungle to the stronghold. Australian forces repelled nine counterattacks on Mt Tabu near Salamaua as 282 Japanese were stated killed. American bombers dropped 133 tons on Bairoko Harbor and allied planes hit seven more Japanese bases in the Pacific.
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William F. Halsey
Munda
Solomons
Astralian
New Guinea
Mt. Tabu
Salamaua
Faingle
Bairoko Harbor
Tokyo
Pacific
Munday
Halsey
Thi
U. S
World War II World Events At A Glance
Allied actions across Sicily, Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and China show heavy fighting and advances. Axis troops pressed into a corner in Sicily as British ships bombard Crotone. Allied prisoners rising to 40,000 in 13 days. U S troops near Munda base. Mt Tambu fights with 282 Japanese killed. Tokyo admits a darker Pacific war. Red Army pushes toward Orel with 75,000 Nazi deaths listed. Burma targets mines and rail hubs. 14th Air Force assaults Haiphong Hongay Hankow Tengchung Luftwaffe airfields.
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Mediterranean
New
Coitin
Sicily
Crotone
Syracuse
Solomon Islands
U. S
Munda
New Guinea
Salamaua
Mt. Tambu
Japan
Tokyo
Russia
Orel
Moscow
Burma
China
14Th Air Force
Haiphong
Hongay
Indo-China
Hankow
Tengchung
Yunnan
Benny to be sent abroad to entertain troops
Chicago July 22 jack Benny, radio and movie star, will shortly be sent abroad to entertain American soldiers. His wife Mary Livingstone is en route from New York to Hollywood and awaiting a summons from United Service Organizations.
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Chicago
Jack Benny
Mary Iivingtone
York
Hollywood
Benny
New Y York
United Services Organizations
Two postwar speakers scheduled in Huron Monday
Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota and Representative A. M. Monroney of Oklahoma will visit Huron for a morning arrival at 11:30 a.m. and participate in an all day program. They will discuss forming a United Nations postwar organization at a public lecture 8:15 p.m. in the college auditorium.
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South Dakota
Joseph H. Fall
Minnesota
A. M. Monroney
Oklahoma
Huron
Ball
A J. McGuire
St. Paul
United Nations
Huron College
Chamber of Commerce
Huron Co-Operative Club
Incheon
YWCA
McGuire
Huron Captain Escapes Nazi Tank By Diving Under Bridge
Captain Claire Groves recounts escaping a German tank in Tunisia by diving under a bridge as tanks and infantry attacked. He returned to Huron on leave after two and a half years, sharing details of the near miss and his wartime service with the 109th Engineers.
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Huron
Tunisia
Claire Groves
Groves
Naxi
109Th Engineers
National Guard
Colorado Avenue
Illinois Avenue
Civilians To Have 100000 Army Tires
Washington July 22 Acting Secretary of War announced that more than 100000 tires no longer suitable for severe army duty will be made available for civilian use. The portable total tire market program aims to repurpose military tires for civilian needs.
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Washington
Wer
Fallerel
British Commons Vote on Massive Credit Bill Reported
Reported in London, the Commons voted today on a sprawling credit measure. The bill is described as a supplementary finance package totaling about £1.6 billion, with official notes naming the Exchequer and Sir Kingsley involved in presenting the measure to Parliament.
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Commons
London
Kingslelor
Exchegi
Deal Closed To Turn Huron Brewery Into Alcohol Plant
Dakota Brewing Company’s plant in Huron was purchased by a California firm, converting the brewery into an alcohol plant. Production expected by January 1, with 12 workers to begin and a daily output of 2,500 gallons of 100 proof alcohol for hospital and medicinal use. The project will employ at least 25 once running, led by H. H. Graham with Charles Mefford as chief distiller and Albert Singel arriving to assist. Principal buyers include H. R. Brinkerhoff and W. E. Britten of Santa Ana, who operate a west coast liquor firm and shipyard.
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Huron
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Dakota
California
H. H. Graham
Dakota Brewing Company
John G. Dorsey
Joe Poelinger
E. C. McKenzie
Mckeedzie
Hamm Brewing Company
St. Paul
Graham
Mckenzie
Graham Brothers Distillery Company
Rockford
Tll
Charles Mefford
Peoria
Grahams
H. HA
Albert Singel
Distiller
Copper- Smith
Production May Be Short 43 Aim
Washington officials warned that June war production rose slightly from May but remains far below the 1943 quotas. They cited a psychological letdown from military gains and optimism for early victory, plus a tendency to ease up on output due to fears of contract reductions.
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Washington
War Production Board
May
Allied drive to Palermo nears western tip of Sicily
Allied report on July 22 says American Seventh Army captured Castelvetrano and Sciacca and reached near the western tip of Sicily, with Marsala outskirts in reach. British forces also took Castelvetrano airfield. Axis resistance stiffens near Catania and Goering division. Allied airpower outnumbers Axis ten to one and targets include Crotone and Naples facilities.
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Seventh Army
Castelvetrano
Sciacca
Sicilian
Sicily
Patter
Son
Washington
Marsala
Patterson
San Stefano Quisauina
Palermo
Ennay
San Caterina
Caltanissetta
Menii
eCaltabelletta
Ramiacca
Catania
Agrigento
Parte Empedocle
Sciacéa
26Th Assieta
Simeto Rover
Hermann Goering
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Crotone
Naples
Homb “Bosssto
Grosseto Airfield
Rome
Page
Triton Submarine Presumed Lost On War Patrol
Washington reports the American submarine Triton, a raider of Japanese shipping, must be presumed lost on a war patrol. Commanded by Lt-Comm. George Kenneth Mackenzie Jr of Brooklyn, it carried about 60 men. It is the tenth US submarine lost in the war, with 283 ships sunk or damaged by US subs.
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Washington
Triton
George Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Navy Departments
Giraud predicts Axis defeat by Allies with Free French aid
General Henri Giraud, co chair of the French Committee of National Liberation, told reporters in London that he holds absolute certainty the Nazis will be beaten by the Allies. He said the United French Army will contribute to France's liberation and warned morale in Germany could not be expected to break soon.
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Giraud
Axis
London
Henri Giraud
Committee of National Liberation
France
War time prep and uncertain duration urged locally
Readers are urged to prepare for wartime amid an uncertain war duration. The message stresses that there is no harm in readiness and encourages practical steps for households and communities.
Clapper Witnesses Bombing Of Rome From Flying Fortress Window
Raymond Clapper describes watching the bombing of Rome from the window of a Flying Fortress. He recalls looking down on ancient Rome and the scene unfolding below.
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Clapper
Rome
Flying Fortress
Raymond
Reds Hurl Back Vicious German Counterattack
Moscow reports a fierce battle near Orel as German reinforcements counterattacked, but Soviet forces smashed them back and advanced to within nine miles of the city. The drive pushed toward Bryansk and Belgorod, with heavy tank and aircraft losses on both sides and tens of thousands of German casualties since July 5.
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Moscow
Orel
London
Hitler
Threeten
Buky
Orel- Bryansk
Bryansk
Optukha
Mtsensk
Zolotarevo
Malo
Donets
Belgorod
Berlin
High Command
Senator Chan Gurney Visits Huron Then Pierre Meeting
Senator Chan Gurney spent last night in Huron during Congress recess, visiting friends before leaving this morning for Pierre for a meeting with Governor Merle Hendrickson Sharpe.
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Chan Gurney
South Dakota
Huron
Pierre
Sharpe
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