Nazis Kill Suspects In Nazi Blood Purge After Plot
London report says Hitler's regime intensified a purge after an abortive revolt. Col. Gen. Ludwig Beck, former chief of the German general staff, was executed as a ring leader. Reports from Sweden claimed hundreds of German officers were killed in the crackdown as Berlin teeters under siege and Nazism tightens grip.
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U.P
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Sweden
Germany
Ludwig Beck
Rings
Hitler
Malmo
East Prussia
Stockholm
London Evening Standard
Russia
Oakland Red Cross Policy Meeting Chooses Nomination Panel
Oakland chapter and Hayward branch officials met in city hall with Grace Morton reporting. Mrs R Morton Manson discussed stepping down as Hayward chair but offered to serve on committees as a nominating panel for a new officers slate. Oakland leaders Dr Ching Lea Neubert and Lulu Webster attended as part of the policy discussion.
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Red Cross
R. Morton Manson
Hayward Red Creek
Oakland
City Hall
Grace Morton
Oakland Red Cross
Dr. Ching
Lea Neubert
Lulu Webster
Hayward
Nels Nelsen to be Arraigned in Alameda County Court
Vollmann and Nels Nelsen of Hayward indicted by the Alameda County Grand Jury on July 11 over alleged irregularities in California Farm Production contracts. Nelsen accused of paying Vollmann $5,000 in exchange for contract favors. arraignment set for next Tuesday in Superior Court.
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Vollmann
Nels Nelsen
Hayward
Alameda County
Grand Jury
California
Superior Court
Council
Nelson
Meeting Arranged By Disaster Relief Group
A meeting of the Disaster Relief Chapters in Hayward and nearby communities is set for next Monday night at B o'clock in Hayward City Hall. Committeemen from Pleasanton Oakland Livermore San Leandro Centerville and Hayward relief groups will discuss Disaster Relief as it Pertains to Natural Disasters. Hans Ogaard, chairman, will preside.
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Hayward
Pleasanton
Oakland
Livermore
San Leandro
Centerville
Hans Ogaard
Warren Names 5 To Investigate Port Chicago
Gov Earl Warren named a five member panel of Assembly and Senate members to study if Port Chicago disaster prompts revision of California civilian disaster relief laws. The appointees include Assemblyman Charles Lyon Harold Saweallisch and Thomas Maloney and Senators Jerrold Scawell and T H De Lap. Meanwhile state deputies ruled state funds may aid a Port Chicago children's recreation center to assist residents rebuilding their homes.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Port Chicago
Warren
Charles Lyon
Los Angeles
Harold F. Saweallisch
Richmond
Thomas Maloney
San Francisco
Jerrold Scawell
Oro
Gas Coupon Theft Case In Hayward Youth
A young Hayward boy on probation from the Oakland Detention Home ran a thriving stolen gas coupon business. Police nabbed him after his father reported 125 missing T stamps and investigators found he had sold over 20 stamps at 60 cents each to friends. The boy was returned to detention. friends were questioned and will face the Hayward detention board.
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Hayward
Oakland
Roosevelt Warns Against Immature Hands In 1944 Bid
President Roosevelt, aboard a west coast naval base special train, accepted the fourth term nomination and warned the nation against leaving the wartime job to inexperienced hands. He said he would not campaign in the usual sense and would report facts about Muss ters of concern to the people while continuing to guard security. He noted tragic wartime sorrow and global conflict as context for his remarks.
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Pacific Coast Naval Base
Washington
Open Inquiry Into Explosion Port Chicago
A naval board of inquiry convened at Port Chicago in closed session to investigate the ammunition ship explosion that killed 323, wounded hundreds, and caused extensive damage. The three captains on the board, with Lt Cmdr Keith Ferguson as judge advocate, will hear testimony and make recommendations to Rear Adm Carleton Wright.
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Cmdr
Keith Ferguson
USNR
Navy
Adm
Carleton Wright
Lth
Naval
Navy Department
Washington
Democrats pledge speed victory and broad wartime platform
Convention in Chicago presents the Democratic platform praising 12 years of leadership in war and peace. It stresses speeding victory, maintaining peace, full employment, and prosperity while noting the Republicans push for centralized power and tighter regulation. The document contrasts policy aims and highlights foreign policy goals with allied nations.
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Chicago
German Home Front under Martial Law as Revolt Rumored
Bulletin from London reports Berlin under martial law amid disorders in eastern Germany and east Prussia. German leader Heinrich Himmler pursues leaders and followers in a titanic front revolt against Nazi rule, with Adolf Hitler facing a first serious challenge to his authority.
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London
U.2
Berlin
Germany
East Prussia
Heinrich Himmer
Adolf Hitler
Police Order Closes Dine Dance Hall
A Hayward dance hall run by Joli Purcell 46 at 653 Castro SL was ordered closed by Police Chief George Forth and Sgt Meyers after allegations of free admission for girls and paid court dances for underage workers. Purcell faced charges of employing minors.
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Joli Purcell
Tribune St. W
Castro SL
George Forth
TR. T. Meyers
Weather Forecast For San Francisco Bay And Valleys
Weather outlook for San Francisco Bay Region west of Twin Peaks. High fog in mornings, otherwise clear through the weekend. Cooler afternoons. Livermore Santa Clara and Salinas Valleys show high fog in mornings, otherwise clear, cooler across the weekend.
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Livermore
Santa Clara
Salinas
City Plans Building Code Adoption at Next Meeting
Wetzel requests adoption of uniform building and related codes as City Hall prepares for future ordinances. Fire and police chiefs attend as officials discuss two story downtown awning safety, city planning revival, and residential zoning. Next regular meeting or adjourned session may take action.
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Wetzel
Hayward
City Hall
Execution Stay Granted in Colorado Slaying Case
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered a stay of execution for Franke Martz, a former soldier convicted of killing 3 year old Katherine Geist last December. The ruling delays his scheduled execution in the state penitentiary's gas chamber while a further review is conducted after his recent appeal for a new trial.
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Dev
Katherine Geist
Colorado Supreme Court
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State
Inrtial
Woman Released In Mute Slaying Case
Visalia report says Louise Dodson, 28, freed from county jail after telling deputies that Frank Mendonica, neighbor to the Wailer home where a deaf mute 16-year-old girl died in a trailer fire, had threatened to burn the trailer. Investigation continues. DA says ruling on Mendonica custody expected today.
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Visalia WR
Louise Dodson
Frank Mendoniva
Wailer House
Two Killed in Auto Crash At Ashland
Herbert Hall and his companion Mrs Lucene De Noon died instantly when their car skidded 400 feet and struck a telephone pole at East 14th Street and Kent Avenue in Ashland. Companion Lt Jack Hoffman and Mrs Eleanor Cochran were treated for injuries at Fairmont Hospital. Evidence indicates Hall attempted to pass another vehicle before losing control on a wet roadway.
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Eleanor Cochran
Foothill Blvd
Fairmont Hospital
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Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Cochran
Hall
Vice President Gets Big Chicago Ovation
At Chicago Stadium the Democratic convention surged in support of Vice Presidential hopefuls. Samuel D. Jackson noted the session would stay open until a VP choice and other business conclude. Wallace garnered raucous cheers as flags and balloons proclaimed his name amid a chaotic floor scene.
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Samuel D. Jackson
Guy
Lester C. Hunt
Wyoming
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Hunt
Martin V. Coffey
Ohio
Truman
Wallace
Iowa
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Ema Guffey Miller
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. (Dewey
Farm Bureau Urges Buying More War Bonds for E-Day
Alameda County Farm Bureau and its allied groups urge citizens to buy extra Series E War Bonds on E-Day July 25 and again on July 26. President Jeryl Fry says the push aligns with California Federation actions and emphasizes agriculture’s role in financing the war effort and supporting soldiers.
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Normandy
Farm Bureau
Jeryl Fry
Alaneda County
California Farm Bureau Federation
Guam Falls to U S Forces in Invasion News
U S forces landed on Guam on June 1 after a heavy bombardment and air support, meeting only moderate ground resistance. The operation, reported by Adm. Nimitz, followed the rapid conquest of Saipan and marked the first major incursion on American soil to fall to Japan in the Pacific conflict.
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Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Prewiy US
Fukyo
Saipan
Baseball roundup lacks coherent headline
Partial box score style excerpt lists teams Washington Detroit Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Boston with fragments of players and numbers. No clear result or readable context. Data appears garbled with mismatched innings and batting lines, making a concrete summary impractical from the fragment.
Postal Pick-up Change Is Started This Week
A new postal pick-up system begins this week with Postmaster Anthony J. Foster overseeing. City mail routes on cars will collect mail when flags on house boxes are raised. Previously rural routes used this. now main highways will host collection boxes as part of the improvement, saving steps for patrons.
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Anthony J. Foster
Imerly
Fuser
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