Public concern over Aleutian Japanese occupation grows
The article notes rising anxiety over Japanese occupation of Attu Kiska and Agattu in the Aleutians with calls from Representative Coffee for immediate forceful eviction. Alaska’s Dimond cites reports of 20 000 to 25 000 Japanese troops. authors suggest limited navy scale and weather hinder operations, while Soviet battle strains influence strategic caution.
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Aleutian Islands
Coffee
Washington
Alaska
Attu
Kiska
Agattu
Aleutians
Indictment Charges 28 Conspirators In Sedition Plot
A federal grand jury indicted 27 men and one woman across ten states for conspiring to undermine morale in the armed forces and obstruct the war effort. The lone woman, Elizabeth Dilling of Chicago, used the alias Rev Frank Woodruff Johnson. The two counts allege sedition and interference with the armed forces, with max penalties of 20 and 10 years respectively. Thirty publications and 28 organizations, including the German American Bund, America First Committee, and the Ku Klux Klan, were cited as aiding the plot. Notable defendants include Gerald B. Winrod, William Dudley Pelley, and Count Victor Cherep Spiridovich. (Continued on Page 2 Col. 3)
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Associated Press
Washington
Biddle
Federal District Court
Elizabeth Dilling
Chicago
Frank Woodruff Johnson
Bund
America First Committee
Ku Klux Klan
Gerald B. Winrod
Wichita
Kas
Herman Max Schwinn
Los Angeles
George Sylvester Vieveck
J. B. Hamilton
New York
William Griffin
Hans Dichel
Victor Broenstrupp
the Duke of
Cherep-Spiridovich
Bennett
J. G. Francis
Noblesville
Ind
William Dudley Pelley
Prescott Frees Dennett
Washington, D. C
Charles B. Hudson
Dilling
Omaha
Neb
Elmer J. Garner
James F. Garner
David J. Baxter
John Pepper
John H. Rand
Colton
San Bernardino
Calif
Hudson de Priest
Military Burial Given Germans at Hampton VA
The Navy announced the full military honors burial of 29 German crewmen from a submarine sunk on the Atlantic patrol. Twilight services featured a three volley salute and taps at National Cemetery, Hampton, as the first enemy dead landed on American shores in this war. Bodies and a few empty life jackets were recovered after the U-boat was sunk, a precedent set by a naval action dating to the War of 1812 near Portland, Me.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Navy
National Cemetery
Hampton
Portland
FDR Signs Bill Allowing Sale of Wheat Below Parity Prices
President Roosevelt signed an appropriation bill authorizing $895 million for the Agriculture Department and allowing government wheat to be sold for livestock feed and industrial use at below parity prices. The bill ended a fierce fight with Congress over wheat sales and Farm Security Administration programs, enabling sale of up to 125 million bushels at roughly parity levels to aid livestock feeding regions.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
White House
Senate
Market Slows At Southern Furniture and Rug Market
After three days of activity the Southern Furniture and Rug Market shows slower attendance and buying. About 120 buyers registered by noon today while 1,500 total attendance is noted. Maxwell Brothers group from North and South Carolina and Georgia shopped, led by Grover and Bert Maxwell. Case goods move slowly, upholstered items sell well, mattresses active, and floor coverings see fair activity.
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Chicago
Maxwell Brothers
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Grover and
Bert Maxwell
Navy Task Force Sees Action with British Fleet
Rear Admiral Poebert C. Griffen said the U.S. naval task force joined the British fleet in fighting enemy aircraft. He reported no severe damage, morale high, and crews loving their jobs as some await leave. Official details note Easter Sunday arrival and prior operations in the north against enemy air activity. Frank C. Sherrill, notable manufacturer, died in Statesville hospital of a heart attack.
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London
Poebert C. Griffen
U.S
Griffen
United States
Admiral Griffen
Landon
Morgenthau Pushes 2.5 Billion Tax Rise For War Finance
Secretary Morgenthau urged the Senate Finance Committee to raise the wartime tax bill by two and a half billion dollars, insisting bold war taxation is needed for a sound economic future. He proposed higher individual and corporate taxes, revised excises, and tighter exemptions, arguing to cut borrowing and protect living standards while avoiding a general sales tax.
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Morgenthau
Washington
America
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Trent
Requesis
Tan Morgenthau
Japanese tactics threaten Panama waterway in war plans
The article reports that Japanese surprise tactics in the southwestern Pacific alarm Washington about a possible move against the Panama Canal. It notes fears of Japan aiming to cripple the crucial sea highway, with Attu Agattu and nearby areas suspected as feints to draw U S forces. President Roosevelt has authorized rapid land and air reinforcements as part of a broader strategy.
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Ray Tucker
Pacific
Pearl Harbour
Aleutians
Washington
Panama
Coral Sea
Midway
United Nations
Attu
Agat Ua
Wiska
Canal
Roosevelt
Auchinleck's Forces Drive Axis From El Alamein Front
Cairo dispatch reports General Sir Claude Auchinleck's army attacking on all sectors of the el Alamein front for the first time driving back the Axis center. British gains at el Ruweisat ridge were consolidated as fighting raged along Te el Ejisa Meleiriya and surrounding coastal sectors. Experts in London note reinforcements in armor and artillery aiming for a decisive battle though RAF air support was hampered by dust storms.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Army of
Auchinleck
Stouny
el Ruweisat
Barl
Meleiriya
London
RAF
FDR May Stem Inflation With Own Authority
President Roosevelt weighs wartime powers to curb inflation without new laws. He held talks with Attorney General Biddle and teamed with labor and business groups to explore independent actions under war and peace control powers. House Speaker Rayburn says presidential authority is broad and legal justification would be needed.
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Donald A. Young
Washington
Roosevelt
Biddle
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Labor War Cabinet
AFL
CIO
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Leon Henderson
Capitol
Rayburn
House
Newspapersnen
Invasion Tide Rises Across Rostov and Stalingrad Regions
Soviet defense faces critical test as German armored columns push toward Rostov and Stalingrad, threatening the Caucasus. Three-way threats loom on Rostov fronts from Novocherkassk Voroshilovgrad and Taganrog, with Don River crossing risks near Tsimlyansk. Russians claim gains on Leningrad front, while warning of vast resources now endangered by the German advance.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Rostov
Stalingrad
Don
Caucasus
Russia
Red Armyw
Franck
Novocherkassk
Voroshilovgrad
Taganrog
Stalingrad-Likhaya
Volga City
Don River
Sea of Avov
Tsimlyansk
Leningrad
Volga
von Bock
Kharkov
North Caucasian
Alps
trans-Caucasus
Esimiyansk
Cripps Signals Possible Second Front Studied
London reports Sir Stafford Cripps publicly hinted Britain is considering a second European front to relieve pressure on Russia amid Atlantic agitation. Lip Station i said the government would not entrust the secret to Parliament, even in secret session, due to its vital importance.
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London
Atlantic
Russia
Sir Stafford Cripps
Lip Station i
Britain
House of Commons
Jeader
Sir Stafford
New Invasion Force Lands in Northern Ireland
United States army officials disclosed that new contingents of American pilots ground crews Negro troops and other forces arrived in Northern Ireland by a large convoy for a potential invasion of Europe. The exact composition and arrival date were secret but this force ranks among the largest since US forces first arrived in Northern Ireland announced Jan. 26. Girls to drive Robeson County school buses in the forthcoming season says superintendent C. L. Green.
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London
United States Army
Northern Ireland
Europe
Britain
United States
Widespread Postwar Meat Shortage Reported on Eastern Seaboard
CHICAGO July 23 cP Meat eaters face a widespread shortage of dressed beef and pork across the eastern seaboard and into Ohio. Akron stores and six Providence area chains report no beef. Warren W. Oley says shortages are acute in Trenton and spreading. Experts cite price squeezes, demand, shipping limits, and war needs as causes. Officials expect relief within weeks to months as meat supply resumes.
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Chicago
Easter Seaboard
South
Ohio
Akron
Providencer. R. I
Warren W. Oley
New Jersey
Bureau of Markets
Trenton
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G. L Sellers and Sons
Ed B. Vosburgh
Charlotte
J. H. Cannon
Piedmont Furniture Company
Greenville
S. C
W. B. Mitchell
Sellers Organization
Seven Seas
Elkin
Lime Rock
Yadkin County
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Ben L. Prince
Southland
Liz” Dilling
Financter
Cornelius
Frank C. Sherrill
Geil
Statesville
Ruan Torua
L. Wet
the Nueva
el Alamein Front
Egypt
Tutu
Cripps
Lumberton
Roberson County
C.L. Green
Eastern Seaboard
Noo Nne
Joseph Daram
Boston
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