Armistice talks eyed after Syria conflict ends
London reports hostilities in Syria cease by midnight and Vichy France declares a cease fire offer under a flag of truce. Delegations agreed to meet on a designated Beirut Haifa road site to discuss military terms. British and Free French forces claim aim to prevent Nazi use of Mandated territories. Over 1,500 British and allied casualties recorded.
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London
Syria
Jerusalem
Vichy
Yenri Dentz
Beirut- Haifa
Littlemore
Syrian
Lebanon
Palestine
Transjordan
Iraq
Roosevelt Delivers Press Comment On Tax Spending
President Roosevelt said new spending need not upend current tax law and the nation could face a tax bill each year. House Republicans warned of frequent tax bills and urged a substantive package. Democrats voiced inflation concerns and tied tax goals to spending limits.
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Roosevelt
Rep
Martin
Mass
House
Crowther
New York
Ways and Means
Disney
D-Okla
Debate on British Troop Withdrawals and Iceland Defense
Senators and officials weighed the timing of British troop withdrawals from Iceland and the U.S. role in defense as President Roosevelt invited Iceland to hand over defenses. Reports of British contingents remaining and Axis threats in South America and the Pacific prompted a push to liberalize the Selective Service Act.
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Bone
Naval Affairs Committee
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Atlantic
Sintito
Pepper
Naval Committee
Roosevelt
United States
Churchill
National Broadcasting Company
New York
British
Iceland
England
London
Radio
Dsnew
South America
Western Pacific
War Department
Congress
Resistance and air battles amid Eastern Front clashes
Pravda reports 100 guerrillas raiding a German mechanized unit in the Berezina region, claiming German losses and驱 fleeing troops. The Soviet Air Force claims fresh blows against German armor and airfields, while a Russian communique notes 63 of their planes shot down with 19 losses, countered by German claims of heavy Luftwaffe destruction.
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Pravda
Berezina River
Ploesti
Luftwaffe
Raiding party seizes 45 gallons of white liquor in Midway township
In Thomasville on July 12 a posse including Deputies Sheriff Stone Kennedy Myers Brewer Graves Beck Kimball and Greene found 45 gallons of white liquor hidden in an old field at Jake Shoaf’s premises in Midway township. The liquor was moved to Lexington and jailed in Davidson County awaiting federal action. Russia says electric milking machines cut milking time. Sweden’s merchant fleet declined 12 percent in first 16 months of the war.
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Thomasville
Stone
Kennedy
Myers
Brewer
Graves
Beck
Kimball
Greene
Jake Shoaf
Midway Township
Hugh Shoat
Lessington
Davidson County
Russia
Sweden
Army theater on wheels keeps touring camps nationwide
Army truck shows will continue indefinitely by request of generals. Five mobile stages travel from New York to Florida and beyond, featuring professional Vaudeville acts led by Alan Jones and Jane Frohmar. Vehicles carry performers, crews, and a soldier orchestra, with support from the Citizens Committee and United Service Organizations.
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Eleanor Ragsdale
NEA
Washington
U. S
Pru Prioaes
Upper New York
State
Florida
Arkansas
Texas
Wyoming
M. C
Alan Jones
Jane Frohmar
Omgina X Committee
Citizens’ Committee For the Army and Navy
Joint Committee For Army and Navy Welfare and Recreation
Thomas Watson
International Business Machines
Robert Sherwood
MICROCOSM LESSONS AND QUIZZES IN ENGLISH CHATTER
A column presents English usage notes and word study tips, highlighting common misuses and pronunciations. It includes a sample on microcosm with quotations, a quiz on prefixes colors and African rivers, piano pedals, and U S presidents, followed by a brief Q A about bridal shower invitations.
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Robert
Foote
Modern Etiquette Q and A on Introductions and Coffee
A guide notes that servants should not be introduced to casual visitors but should meet a friend staying briefly, while coffee is served at the table during an informal gathering.
Final Scrutiny for New Cheap Gunsight
CAMP FORREST TENN July 12 The army will test a new artillery gunsight costing about five dollars to see if it can replace a six hundred thirty eight dollar instrument. Created by Captain Lowell G Bean and Lt Charles K Yancey the design uses simple components and microscope techniques.
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Forrest
Tenn
Army
Artillery Proving Ground
Fort Bragg
N.C
W. Q. Howell
75Th Brigade
Lowell G. Bean
Chattanooga, Tenn
Charles K. Yancey
Nashville, Tenn
Oddities From The Carolinas Strewy News Gazette
A collection of light local oddities features a bullfrog snatching a hen, a Jacksonsville woman adopting neighborhood kittens and rabbits, a Guernsey cow yielding four calves in a year, and a motorist ticket for parking by a hydrant while trainable animals, such as a hobo dog and racing ducks, add whimsy. The items blend rural life with pithy humor from North and South Carolina communities.
Sub Menace Being Solved
London reports First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander urging war workers to intensify effort for total war against Nazi U boats. He cites anti submarine successes and RAF bombing disruption of German supply lines in Libya, stressing higher output to pressure Hitler on all fronts.
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London
the Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Germany
Hitler
Alexander
Britain
Navy
RAF
Libya
South End
Route home for Nazis not approved by Britain
Washington reports the British have not granted safe conduct for axis officials returning via Japan, while the United States approves that route. British guarantees cover axis consular officials and passengers aboard the West Point leaving New York July 15, with possible Bermuda inspection avoidance. Some coastal consular staff may still head to Japan without a guaranteed safe conduct.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Japan
United States
Welles
West Point
New York
Bermuda
Pacific Coast
Ee Pre
New York Stocks July 12 Final Totals
Final stock list for July 12 shows numerous firms including American Can, American T&T, General Electric, Pennsylvania Railroad, PepsiCo, Standard Oil, US Steel, Westinghouse, and Woolworth. Trading figures vary, with many prices reported in 1/8 or 1/4 point style. The roundup notes several utilities and industrials across sectors, reflecting broad market activity.
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New York
Alaska Jurieau
T& T
Anaconda Armour Finois
At& SF Atlantic Coast L
Atlantic Refining
Avas
Aviation Corp
Bastian
Kodak
General Electric
General Foods
General Mowrs
Gilletre
Ak Gildden
Goodrich
Goodyear
Graham Paige
Great WN. Rypt
Hudson Motor
Miipots
Balovwin Int Harvester
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Jonas Manville
Boeing Airplane
Borden
Borg Warner
Kennecott
Briggs
Nash Kelvinator
Caterpillar
Trac National Biscute
AVS Ches & Ohio
National Cash
Chrysler
Nat Dairy
Columbia G& EB
National Distillers
Carl Solvents
Natlonal Lead
Commith & Son National Pow & Lt
Gonsol Edison
New York Central
Consolidated Oi Bly North Am Aviat
Continental Can
It Corn Products Assy
Northern Pacific
del Lack
Way P
Douglas Aircraft
Pacific G & E
Bu Pont
U S Experts Fly To Chungking For Burma Road Traffic Plan
Three United States trucking experts left Hongkong by air for Chungking to assist the Chinese government in reorganizing traffic to increase the flow of American supplies over the Burma road. The mission aims to improve logistics and transportation efficiency during wartime.
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U. S
Hongkong
United States
Chungking
Burma
Daniel Arnship
New York
Harold Davis
Marco Hellman
Yunnan Province
Rang
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Franchot Tone
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Hollywood
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N. J
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Harry Delmar
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Nile
Congo
Niger
Zambezi
George Washington
James Madison
Leningrad
Stockholm
Helsinki
Finland
Chareotte
Caralinas Strewy News Gazette
W. A. Gresham
Oxford
Gresham
D. EL Riggs
Jacksonville
N. C
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Albert F. Stone
Greenville
S. C
Tom Stillwell
Concord
Stillwell
Walter Bonds
Valhalla
S.C
J. Pat Miley
Stumphouse Mountain
John Kinlaw
Lumberton
Europe
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Ander Son School
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Rural Electrification Administration
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation
Marine Corps Base
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Westville
Fla
72Nd Field Artillery
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Keithe
Republic Steel
Reynolds
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Seaboard Oil
Shell Union Socoty Vacuum
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
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Standard Oil
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Ind Standard
Stewart Warner Studebaker _ Swift
Texas Corp
Trans & West Air
U Union Carbide TS
United Atrezate
United ‘Corp
United Flute
US Smelt & Ref
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Sby
Vanadium Warner PLC
Western Union
Mfg Wilson Woolworth
Yellow Tac Youngs S & T
High Point Savings and Trust Company
High Point
ET SA
Sparbaab
Nalions
U.S
Eae
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Ea Getde
Ealadaoa Slo
Bell Sane OB
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Aero
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H. N. Williard
R. H. Sechrest
S. Grayson
R. R. Ragan
Seal
Guilford
Bessie A, Foster
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