Americans Land On Guam In New Marines Push
United States Marines and army troops stormed ashore on Guam today after capturing Saipan, landing under heavy bombardment and facing moderate resistance. Admiral Nimitz reported beachheads established July 20 with carrier air support and Fifth Fleet ships pounding enemy defenses. Guam, largest Marianas island, lies 190 miles southwest of Saipan, expanding bases for possible attacks on Japan.
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Charles H. McMurtry
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
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Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
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Nimitz
Fifth Fleet
Marianas
Japan
Red Army clamps stranglehold on Nazi Baltic front
Soviet forces pierced deep into Lithuania and pushed toward Warsaw and Lwow, capturing Skopistiki near Daugavpils. German defenses along the Bug river faced renewed pressure as Brest Litovsk and Lublin came under threat. Soviet columns moved within 50 miles of Lublin, while German radio claimed advances toward Augistow as Moscow stayed silent.
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London
Germans retreat into mountains in Gothic line posts
Rome July 21 AP German guns in hills behind Pisa fired harassing rounds into Livorno as Fifth Army patrols probed north of the Arno. Allies report pockets of resistance on the south bank being eliminated while Poles press the Arno front and Adriatic advance toward Montec something near Ancona as Italian and Eighth Army efforts continue.
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Ancona
Tesi
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Tarzan Triumphs at Strand and Dixie Showings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. James Jardine of West Street Charles Street to tonight's cinema bill. The Strand presents Tarzan Triumphs starring Johnny Weissmuller Frances Gifford and Johnny Sheffield. The Dixie shows The Falcon Out West with Tom Conway and Twilight on the Trail with William Boyd.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
James Jardine
West Virginia News Briefs from July reports
Huntington work stoppage ends after union and contractor reach agreement over plant expansion 226 production workers had refused to pass picket lines. Ashland Oil fire hazard on Big Sandy and Ohio rivers removed as coast guard recovers about 8000 gallons of naptha from the water near Ashland. War Food Administration notes rising meat milk eggs and vegetables consumption in West Virginia despite rationing and lend-lease programs.
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Huntington Tent and Awning Co
Catlettsburg
Ashland Oil and Refining Co
Big Sanay
Ohio Rivers
Coast Guard
Ohio River
Assland
Here
Charleston
West Virginia
War Food Administration
Office of
W. R. J. Zimmerman
FDR Accepts Fourth Term Nomination At Pacific Naval Base
President Roosevelt accepts renomination for a fourth term from a secretive Pacific naval base. He traveled by special train through 16 states with limited public sighting, accompanied by top aides and Mrs. Roosevelt. The trip followed secrecy rules and wartime security tightened disclosures.
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Howard Flieger
Pacific Coast Naval Base
Roosevelt
Naval Base
Junior Republicans Assemble Today As Prelude To Tomorrow's GOP Meet
Parkersburg July 21 The junior wing of West Virginia's Republican party met as a prelude to tomorrow's quadrennial convention when electors are chosen and a party platform drafted for the November election. Leaders worked on a tentative platform for submission to the conventions resolutions committee. The Young Republican league will elect officers and map its role before the main event. Mrs. Clyde Corbin of Ashland Ky spoke in the afternoon. Donald Vancamp of Middletown was named probable successor to P. G. Meador as state league president. Mayor D. Boone Dawson of Charleston, GOP governor candidate, planned to join to work on the platform. Edmund A. Marshall of Huntington led the committee. Tomorrow's convention opens on JUNIOR page 2.
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West Virginia
Convention Resolutions Committee
Young Republican League
Clyde Corbin
Ashland
Young Republican National Federation
Donald Vancamp
Middlebourne
P. G. Meador
Charleston
State League
D. Boone Dawson
Edmund A. Marshall
Huntington
Supervisory miners face federal court over strike charges
Thirteen supervisory employees from Stotesbury and East Gulf coal operations appeared in federal court to plead to indictments under the Smith Connally Anti-Strike Law for seeking union recognition. Two true bills named seven defendants each. arraignment today to reveal identities. Trials slated for next January in Bluefield. bail possible. The cases arise from work stoppages in March at Koppers mine and C H Mead Coal.
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Stotesbury
East Gulf
Smith-Connally
Ben Moore
Bluefield
Fred M. Stone
U. S
Allied Normandy offensive slowed by heavy rains
British and Canadian forces pushed east of Caen and into St Martin De Fontenay while Americans tightened control near St Lo Periers. Torrential rains slowed ground operations for 36 hours, causing widespread mud and delaying operations as Allied troops faced flooded rivers and German counterattacks in the Caen area.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
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Paris
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Supreme Headquarters
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St. Andre-Sur-Orne
Orne River
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Troarn
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Dives
le Havre
Seemud Boggs
Demmy Conrab At A Glance
Fourth term nomination of President Roosevelt has been tendered and accepted. Delegates seek to settle the vice presidential contest between Henry A Wallace and Harry S Truman. A central war time broadcast is planned at noon with reviews of evening sessions and sine die adjournment after 9 p.m. services.
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Henry A. Wallace
Harry S. Truman
The War Today An analysis of Hitler assassination attempt
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the failed coup signals a large scale revolt against Hitler as he consolidates power through mass purges. He notes Goering and other leaders appealing to troops while Hofmeister’s report ties Hitler’s eastern failures to overreliance on doomed strategies. The piece suggests a turning point as Soviet and German forces clash.
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Edmund Hofmeister
Berchtesgaden
Er Arora
WAH
Wallace Truman Clash Clint Convention Battle
Wallace faces Truman in a Democratic vice presidential nominating battle as CIO bloc backs Wallace against Truman. Roosevelt signals global warfare as his main business, renominating himself in a heated convention and pledging to report facts to the people while opposing direct political campaigning.
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Roosevelt
Pacific Naval
Soldiers To Get Extra Gas During Furloughs
Washington July 21 A member of the armed forces after next Tuesday can get a gallon of gas for every day of his furlough from three to 30 days long The limit is thus changed from five gallons a furlough to 30 OPA said explaining it's a fairer system for the man who has only one long furlough No ration is to be granted for leaves or furloughs of less than three days at the suggestion of the army and navy
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Armed Forces
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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Navy
Civil War Rumors Grow as Hitler Starts Purge in East Prussia
July 21 report claims two German divisions revolted in East Prussia amid Hitler’s purge of generals after an alleged assassination plot. Col Ludwig Beck reportedly killed. conspirators executed as authorities push a brutal crackdown amid confusion and propaganda.
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London
East Prussia
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Berlin
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Heart of Germany Bombed by Allied Air Power
Around 2,500 American planes joined 1,100 heavy bombers from Britain in a fourth day of coordinated attacks on Regen sberg Schweinfurt and near Berlin. Allied fighters and RAF heavy bombers supported strikes into Germany, France and the Ruhr amid night sorties and rail-target strafing reports.
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