Allies Establish Sicily Bridgeheads in Southeast Sicily Invasion
Allied forces have established bridgeheads along a hundred mile stretch of Sicily's southeast coast signaling the start of a major amphibious operation. Reports say Axis airfields at Gela and Pachino are under Allied control and that heavy air and naval support presses the invasion, with Messina as a key railhead to isolate the island.
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DE Witt MacKenzie
United Nations
Europe
Messrs
Hitler
Mussolini
Axis
France
Poland
Greece
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Sicily
Cape Passero
Eisenhower
Gela
Syracuse
Pachino
Cape
Headquar‘rs
North Africa
London
Berlin
Africa
Mediterranean
Ike
Messina
Tunisia
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Pozzalo
Cape Carrenzi
Ragusa
Pozzallo
Avola
Scoglitti
Licata
Ispica
Rosolini
Noto
Capo Passero
Sicilian
Catania
Gerbini
Reggio Calabria
Associated Press
Algiers
Law Stopping Transfer of Pupils Upheld
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a 1931 law preventing pupils from transferring between districts to gain equalizing funds. It ruled Brawley School District No. 38 cannot transfer Malvern district pupils, noting only three pupils resided in Brawley and fourteen from Malvern were counted to meet attendance rules. The decision also addressed Crossett Lumber Co. tax refunds under unemployment law.
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Little Rock
Supreme Court
Hot Spring Chancery
Education Department
Brawley
Malvern
Crossett Lumber Co
Crossett
Employment Security Division
Louie Bailey
Farmersburg
P. A. Ritchie
North Little Rock
Pua
Jaski
U S Plans to Buy Resell More Food
The New York Times reports the U S government plans to buy and resell larger portions of the nation s food supply to aid price controls. It notes subsidies will be used to prevent further price increases, with canned goods and cheese cited as successes and the program likely to expand.
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New York
The
New York Times
a_ dispatch
Washington
the Times
Easy Divorce Grounds Cited Over Eggplant Dinner
In a Palestine case a husband claims divorce on grounds that his wife during the eggplant season said she does not know what to provide for dinner citing many ways to prepare eggplant. The statement allegedly demonstrates incompatibility and leads to legal action.
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Palestine
Paratroopers Endangering Axis Positions Over Sicily Invasion
Allied paratroopers and glider troops dropped behind Axis lines in Sicily as invasion progress accelerated. Reports quote Pavolini and Italian press warning of disrupted communications and growing Allied control as Pozzallo Syracuse and other towns fall.
War Food Administration Cuts For Civilians Announced
The War Food Administration sets twelve month rations for civilians with reduced butter and cheese. Butter to civilians drops to 1.670 billion pounds from 2.074 billion, with armed forces allotted portions and Russia receiving some. Cheese allotment to civilians is 508 million pounds. evaporated milk and dried milk supplies also allocated with civilian shares clearly described. Allocations depend on urgency and production, valid for three months.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Red Cross
U. S
Tour Begins in Magnolia to Visit Fuel Oil Plant and College
The tour moves through Magnolia visiting the Arkansas Fuel Oil gasoline plant and A and M College for luncheon and a memorial address by Governor Adkins. A program on South Arkansas industrial prospects follows the memorial service led by Bishop Boaz. The group then proceeds to Stamps for a meeting with local businessmen and a dedication at the generating station, before traveling to Waldo for a buffet supper hosted by Laurin E. Davis.
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Magnolia
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
A. and M. College
Adkins
South Arkansas
Bishop Boaz
Stamps
Waldo
Laurin E
No Specials For Collectors
Great Britain Erie and the Chinese post office are among the few countries that have never issued special stamp sets for sale to collectors to aid national revenue.
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Great Britain
Erie
Chinese Post Office
Market Notes From St Louis and Chicago Grain and Livestock
In St Louis National Stockyards hogs open 15 to 25 cents higher with top at 14.10 and varied weights showing price ranges. Cattle and calves totals sparse with limited steer market establishment and mixed cow and bull values. Sheep reported no early sales. In Chicago, wheat prices fell on strong harvest receipts while oats and rye posted mixed moves and cash grain quotes for corn and barley listed with several No. grades and price points.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Market brief notes steady butter prices and cotton futures drift
Butter receipts total 1 142 866 with varied quotes from 93 AA 41 1 2 to 88 cooking 39 for creamery. Potatoes arrivals 203 on track 274. US shipments totaled 1 020 Saturday and 76 Sunday. Cotton futures in New York edged up slightly with July 20.64 and December 19.87, settled 10 cents higher to 5 lower. middling 21.52 unchanged.
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Chicago
California
California Long Whites
Russet Burbanks US
Kentucky Cobblers
Arkansas Bliss Triumphs US
Missouri Cobblers
Red Warbas
New York
Jly
Poultry and Produce Price List Chicago
Poultry and live firm prices listed for July 12 show hens 24, leghorns 24, fryers 27 1 2, broilers 27 1 2, roosters 20, ducks 25, geese 25, capons 6 lbs up 31, under 6 lbs 27 1 2 across 19 trucks.
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Chicago
Shults No 1 Abandoned by Barnsdall Co
Barnsdall Oil Co reports Shults No 1 well near Red Lake Hempstead area abandoned after hitting a hard igneous crystal at 4622 feet. Drilling to 4938 feet halted. officials say Hempstead not declared non producing and the field will be re shot to map the crystal run.
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Brooks Shults
Hempstead
Red Lake
Barnsdall Oil Co
Global Storm Activity Report
At any moment about 1800 thunderstorms are active worldwide producing roughly 360 000 lightning flashes per hour. This snapshot highlights the planet as a lightning rich environment with intense storm activity across regions.
Allies Score Air Supremacy In Coastal Offensive
Allies patrolled the beaches with fighters as air combat raged. About 45 enemy aircraft were shot down yesterday while Allied losses were nine. Allied HQ reported casualties were lighter than expected and hospital ships remained in reserve.
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Elbert Cain
Jackson County
Crittenden Circuit
G. E. Carson
Turrell
Herman Spears
Crittenden County
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Spears
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DenQeen
Sevier
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Affirmed
Faulkner Circuit
O. G. Bowie
Bank of
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R. W. Sibley
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Conway
Hefner Motor Co
Byron Hefner
Old Luck Motor Co
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U.S
St. Joseph
Stockholm
Italy
Allesandro Pavolini
Rome
Il Messagero
Dagens Nyheter
Pavolini
Pavolinin
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Il Giornale L’italia
Ralph Howard
NBC
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Shreveport
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Malta
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Scily
Edward Gilling
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Pepsi-Cola Company
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Texerkane
Ette
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Barnsdall Co
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