Weather and war notes mix in July newspaper page
The page blends forecast chatter and war bulletins. Weather mentions fair to cloudy conditions with a high near 94 and scattered showers possible on Saturday. War reports claim Soviet troops wiped out a German infantry division near Smolensk as part of ongoing eastern front actions with heavy fighting reported around Zhitomir and near Leningrad.
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Ems
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Associated Press
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Smolensk
Zhitomir
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Lake Ladoga
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Leningrad
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High Command
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Nippon Trade Fell In May
The Commerce Department disclosed that trade with Japan dropped to an eight year low in May. U.S. exports to Japan totaled 6,621,000, the smallest monthly total since 1933, with five month exports at 47,848,000, and imports at 10,869,000 led by silk shipments.
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Indo-China
United States
Fires And Damage From RAF Night Raids Across Europe
London reports extensive damage from RAF night raids on Kiel Emden Wilhelmshaven and Rotterdam as well as air fields in occupied France. Five British planes were shot down and authorities say 30 German planes were destroyed in yesterday’s offensive sweeps. The air ministry notes Britain’s biggest bombing show of the war with Brest and La Pallice targets in attempts to disable the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
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Emden
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Air Ministry
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North Sea
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Netherlands
France
Great Britain
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la Pallice
Germany
Scharnhorst
Senate Military Committee Backs Limited National Emergency
Senate Military Committee members reportedly agreed informally on terms for a resolution to declare a limited emergency. Congress would allow selectees, national guardsmen, and reserves to stay in active army service beyond the one year limit. The move signals possible extension of manpower for ongoing needs.
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Washington
Dily
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Washington Insurance Scandal Hits Capitol Hill Over Cantonment Contracts
A minor scandal emerges on Capitol Hill over favoritism in army cantonment insurance deals worth millions. Investigations show twelve firms written about $5.9 million of $7.8 million in policies, with officers including former congressmen and ex-mayors among directors. The affair could spark a push to reform public property insurance and possibly create a government agency akin to WWI era setups. President Roosevelt plans no active role in New York mayoralty race but backs La Guardia by naming him director of civilian defense, as coverage continues on page 9.
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Kay Tucker
Capitol Hill
National Defense
Congress
Roosevelt
New York
Florello Henry la Guardia
New Yorker
Reckord Urges Extended Service If Need Exists
Major General Milton A. Reckord of the 29th division testifies before the House Military Committee that 90 percent of his men and all officers support extended military service “if the need exists.” He warns of grave peril and favors a national emergency declaration authorizing the President to recruit beyond one year. He criticizes officials spreading anti-extension letters as an absurd propaganda effort.
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Washington
Milton A. Reckord
House Military Committee
Reckord
Congress
War Department
Randolph Native Named N C Director Of UCC
Randolph County native Dr. W R Curtis was appointed by the Unemployment Compensation Commission to succeed E W Price as UCC director. Price returns to the industrial commission secretary post August 1. Curtis, director of research and statistics for four years, will earn 3400 a year. Major Arthur L Fletcher, UCC chairman, announced the selection.
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Randolph County
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Arthur L. Fletcher
Germany boasts gas warfare capability if Russia acts first
The DNB news agency stated Germany has no plan to use liaison gas but can wage energetic gas warfare if Russia uses gas first. The remark echoed Tass claims that Soviet forces had found German gas- use instructions.
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DNB
Germany
Russia
Tass
New Technique Causes Heavy RAF Losses Over Channel
Berlin reports a costly RAF defeat as German high command claims a new air fighting method. Thirty three British planes were shot down over the English Channel front, including nine bombers, with four lost by German fighters and others by anti aircraft fire. Claims say 54 British planes fell the previous day. The report notes British claims of 15 bombers and seven fighters lost, and reports 45 French civilians killed with 130 injured at Cherbourg.
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English Channel
High Command
Channel Coast
Adolf Hitler
RAF
France
London
Germany
Cherbourg
Ecuador summons class of men born 1916 19 for service
Quito July 25 The Ecuadorian government amid border clashes with Peru summoned military service men born 1916 to 1919 to report within five days. Dispatches report heavy Peruvian bombardments of Chacr as and Santa Rosa with no casualties. A military communique said Ecuadorian forces repulsed many attacks along the border despite Peruvian numerical superiority.
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Japanese Resentment Over U.S. Expansion Attitude
Tokyo reports growing resentment at the U S stance on Japan expansion in the South Pacific as Roosevelts remarks dominate front pages. Officials anticipate U S measures on French Indo China while press reaction ranges from astonishment to defiance.
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Japan Calling Million Men Mobilization Soars in 1937 Context
Shanghai reports quote foreign intelligence saying Japan mobilizes upwards of 1,000,000 men for active duty, the largest pull since 1937. Veterans and previously unfit individuals are drafted, ships to Japan from China carry reservists, and deployment details remain secret amid ties with Indo China bases.
Japan Gains Broad Rights in Indo China Territory
Tokyo is reported to gain rights to station warships in Camranh Bay and Saigon, establish air bases in Southern Indo-China, and post troops at coastal points. Major General Raishiro Sumita will direct operation of bases as Japanese troops, numbering in the thousands, are said to concentrate around Saigon and along the Indo-Chinese coast toward Cambodia. Cambodia lies on the Gulf of Siam side near Thailand. Details of the accord emerge gradually with officials not disclosing troop counts.
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Indo-China
Japan
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Raishiro Sumita
Indo- China
Cambodia
Singapore
British Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
Gulf of Siam
Thailand
Admiralty Acknowledges Convoy Hit by Italians
The admiralty confirms a heavy Mediterranean convoy attack in which a destroyer was sunk and a merchant ship damaged. Italy claimed four British ships sunk, including two merchantmen, a destroyer, and another unit. The destroyer named by Britain is the Fearless.
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Admiralty
Mediterranean
Fearless
Japanese Vessels Stay Out At Sea Over Seizure Fears
San Francisco July 25 Japanese ships paused at sea and avoided radio calls amid U S plans to seize assets tied to Indo China. Forty two ships marked time offshore while others loaded cargo in Pacific ports and two Nipponese freighters canceled sails to the United States.
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Japan
Roosevelt
Pacific
Yokohama
Acapulco
Mazatlan
Panama
Alaska
First Step To South Gaya Indo China Move Stirs Axis
Rome reports Virginia Gayda cites Japan's plan to occupy French Indo China as the first episode in its southward march. Fascist editor Il Giornale d Italia says Japan can face US reprisals, with bases to be set in Southern Indo China while respecting sovereignty.
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Il Giornale d'Italia
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Indo-China
Indo- China
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Saigon
South China Sea
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Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Soviet Airmen Exceed Hopes in War Update
Washington reports after a month of war the Russian air force is still active in large numbers. Moscow says planes fight bombers over Moscow and attack German airfields and columns, despite German claims of destroying more aircraft. American sources stay silent on Russian air strength.
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