Voice of Doom speech shows Axis war potential waning
Dewitt Mackenzie discusses Donald Nelson's Toronto speech asserting Allied munition output will outpace the Axis by large margins. He cites Tunisia Sicily progress, Allied intelligence, and De Seversky's Victory Through Air Power to argue the Axis is declining, urging ramped up production and unified effort as battles begin in Italy.
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Donald Nelson
Axis
Toronto
Sicily
United Nations
Tunisia
Mussolini
Mr. Nelson
Nelson
North American
New York
Walt Disney Productions
Alexander P. de Seversky
Italy
Germany
Washington
Lindley Cook
Asbury Park
N. J
Order of the Purple Heart
Cook
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Chemical
Army
Air Corps
Must Submit Record of 41 Slaughtering
Earl N. Martindale, Hermpstead County War Board chairman, orders all butchers to prove 1941 base slaughter figures to the County War Meat Committee by July 15 1943. Acceptable evidence includes detailed monthly slaughter by species with live or dressed weight and owner’s records. alternatives cover purchase records inspection records graded meat or sale records of hides pelts and by products. If no evidence is held, other relevant proof may be submitted. Send to Hempstead County USDA War Board c/o Triple-A Office Hope Ark.
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Earl N. Martindale
Hermpstead
County War Meat Committee
Hempstead County
Usda War Board
c/o Triple-A
Hope
Ark
Nazi Industry Hard Hit by RAF Bombers
British bombers and fighters targeted German communications and war industries in France and Belgium. RAF attacked powerhouses near Bethune and rail lines in Belgium and northern France. two fighters were lost. U.S. Eighth Air Force noted reconnaissance photos showing direct hits on administration buildings, hangars, and barracks at Caen and Abbeville.
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London
France
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
RAF
Air Ministry
Bethune
U. S. Eighth Air Force
U. S. Flying Fort
Caen
Abbeville
Continent
Britain
Eyes Across Channel Nover England Calais Clock Tale
Seven young girls in a canteen amuse themselves by telling time from a clock in Calais across the Channel. On clear days they can plainly see the French coast and taller buildings, and with glasses can glimpse the hour and minute hands on a clock tower in the town.
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Nover
England
Calais
Channel
Ceylon Receives Australian Pedigree Cattle Aid
Ceylon receives pedigree cattle from Australia as part of the commonwealth aid response to the colony's appeal for better food supplies.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Australia
Commonwealth
Improvement in Nation's Meat Situation Foreseen
Chicago dispatch notes that heavy cattle shipments to the 20 largest markets, 80 000 head, signal easing of beef shortages. Government and packing officials say farmers are selling, with Chicago receipts at 18 000, the largest July daily total since 1936.
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Chicago
Packing Company
Middle West
Municipal Court City Docket Summary of Sentences
In municipal court D Gamble pled guilty to possessing untaxed beer and awaits sentence on July 26, 1943. Also, D Gamble for manufacturing untaxed beer was dismissed on motion. John Kizziar forfeited a $100 bond for driving under the influence. William Walker and Edgar Williams forfeited bonds for gaming and a fine respectively, with Williams also serving a separate fine. Melvin Wynn forfeited a $5 bond for speeding. A group including George Langston and others forfeited $10 bonds for drunkenness, while Georgia Willis Opal Stuart James Stuart Barnet Strong forfeited $10 bonds for disturbing peace. Arthur R Mattison forfeited $25 on disturbing the peace. Newman Taylor dismissed on motion. Albert Dye had multiple entries for disturbing peace, drunkenness, and untaxed liquor, with various outcomes including fines and dismissals on motion. Leaks and Virginia Addington and Speeding cases noted with small bond forfeitures. The jeep detail appears unrelated.
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Motion City
John Kizziar
William Walker
Edgar Wiliams
Melvin Wynn
George Langston
J. D. Dotson
Calvin Griffin
Herbert Hershel Voss
Georgia Willis
Opal Stuart
James Stuart
Barnet Strong
Arthur R. Mattison
Newman Taylor
Albert Dye
Disturbing Peace
Leaks
Virginia Addington
Congress Whirlwind From 1940 to Wartime Change
Washington reflects on the 1940s Congress as it nears 1 230 nonstop days in session and eyes a possible fourth term. The piece recalls Voorhis’ 1940 agenda on jobs taxation pensions and agrarian reform, while noting the nation’s slide into global war and shifts from neutrality to Lend‑Lease and broader mobilization. It paints a wartime backdrop including Dunkirk Vichy and Finland, with a wary view of the new political horizon.
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Washington
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White House
Jerry Voorhis
D.-Calif
America
Voorhis
United States
Maginot Line
Berlin
Italy
Dunkirk
France
Vichy
Frankie Maschek Captures Clippings for Wounded Vets
Frank Maschek veteran jockey at New England tracks collects cartoons from newspapers and magazines, pastes them into large scrapbooks, and forwards them to military hospitals to amuse wounded service members.
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Boston
Frankie Maschek
New England
Andes Reach Peak Height Over Nineteen Thousand Feet
The Andean mountain range attains its greatest elevation in Peru, topping more than 19 000 feet above sea level according to the latest measurements, highlighting Peru as the location of its highest summit.
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Peru
Robert Ryan emerges from obscurity to screen stardom
Hollywood columnist Robbin Coons profiles private turned actor Robert Ryan, noting his slow rise from anonymity in the Army to film star status. The piece describes his early bid for recognition, the public attention to come, and his breakout in Bombardier as he begins a promising acting career.
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Hollywood
Pare Lorentz
Lorentz
Bombardier
Anda
Robbin Coons
Bob Ryan
Robert Ryan
Bob
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