Hitler Seizes Command Of Kursk Offensive Front
A London diplomatic source claims Adolf Hitler took control of the Kursk bulge attack from July 5, expanding a local push into a costly gamble to restore his prestige. The informant says Von Kluge disagreed, warning of depleted reserves, while many divisions were drawn from other fronts.
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Robert Bunnell
London
Adolf Hitler
Kursk Bulge
Europe
Marshal Guenther von Kluge
Hitler
Kluge
von Mannstein
Orel
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Ukraine
Caucasus
On Bock
Bock
Eberhard Warlimondt
Ger Mans
Soap Mask For That Judy Garland Look
Judy Garland outlines her beauty routine learned in childhood at MGM. She cleanses with cold water and soap three minutes as a daily mask, then uses lipstick mixed with cold cream for glow. Pat and smooth cosmetics gently, never rub.
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Judy Garland
Alicia Hart
ABC
Capital
Judy
India records lowest life expectancy in the world
The report states life expectancy in India is the shortest, with men averaging 22 years and women 23. It cites widespread health and living condition challenges contributing to the low figures.
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India
Dinosaurs Monument Utah Welcomes Visitors in 1934
The Dinosaurs National Monument in Utah drew 19 928 visitors during 1934. The figure reflects steady public interest in the site as travel to the park continued to grow.
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Dinosaur National Monument
Utah
How His Garden Grows in South Pacific
Sheridan Wyoming staff sergeant Yorkie A Walters reports from the South Pacific that he and his unit have planted the seeds his mother sent and their victory garden thrives among palm trees, sarongs, and wild orchids on the tropical isle. His mother Mrs Karl Walters notes she doubted his request for watermelon, cabbage, and tomato seeds but now believes his garden effort is real. The sergeant adds soldiers once worried about Japs, but that fear faded after seeing a cutworm.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Yorkie A. Walters
South Pacific
Karl Walters
Tarpon Derby Canceled As Gas Rationing Hits Venice Anglers
Venice Florida fishermen rally to tarpon season despite gas rationing canceling the Venice Nokomis derby. With power boats out, anglers pursue silver kings in rowboats and report large catches including 100 pounders.
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Venice
Fla
Self-Sealing Cloth Discovery By British Institute
In Manchester England Dr F T Price of the Shirley Institute developed a self sealing cotton fabric that blocks moisture filled interstices to render cloth water holding without rubber or other waterproofing. The method supplies the government for war needs and has strong civilian potential though not yet on the market.
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Manchester
England
F. T. Price
British Cotton Industry Research Association
Shirley Institute
Professor Says Democracy Vanishes in Complacent Era
Professor M E John of Pennsylvania State College warns democracy fades as Americans pass the buck. He cites centralization of local and national government and says the public has grown too complacent, leaving problems to others to solve.
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State College
M. E. John
Pennsylvania State College
Mounted mail carriers turn Amsterdam into early pony express
An account notes that mounted mail carriers delivered mail in Amsterdam as early as 1400 creating a primitive pony express. A separate military fact states an American armored division demands about 78,000 pounds of food daily while in combat.
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Amsterdam
All-Star Baseball Dream Game Sparks Sellout Bid
Philadelphia fans expect a sellout for the 11th all star classic with St Louis Cardinals’ Mort Cooper and a strong NL lineup led by Billy Southworth facing a Moonlight brew of American League star power. McCarthy’s lineup remains unsettled as Bonham and others compete for the starting pitcher spot. The game at Shibe Park aims for 33 000 attendance and around $70 000 gate, with teams boasting notable names like Vern Stephens Ken Keltner and Chet Laabs amid a tense interleague showdown.
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Billy the Kid Southworth
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Yankee
Joe McCarthy
Shibe Park
McCarthy
Ernie
Tiny) Bonham
Yanks
Marie Joe
Chet Laabs
St. Louis Browns
Vern Stephens
Brownies
Ken Keltner
Cleveland Indians
Keltner
Long
Joe
Spud Chandler
Flinger
Bonham
Tiny
California Carver
Cooper
Howie Pollet
Army
Ace Adams
New York Giants
Stephens
Nationals
Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Billy the Kid
Billy Herman
Dodgers
11th All Star game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia
The 11th annual All Star game pitted the American and National Leagues at Shibe Park Philadelphia hosted by the Athletics. The game began at 8 p.m. Central War Time on July 12 with a sell-out crowd of 33,000 fans and gate receipts of $70,000. Proceeds benefited Baseball's Bat and Ball Fund for service men.
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Associated Press
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
All Star Benefit Game Drafted Lineup For San Francisco Show
National and American Leagues clash in a San Francisco benefit game led by starters Charley Ruffing and Harry Danning. Pitchers Hatten Ardizola and infielders Gehringer Lavaetta Lodigiani Fernandez join a star lineup with West Judnich Marty Hoag and more. Navy trainee Wayne Johnson, a Harvard alumnus, is noted at New Haven.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Russ Newland
Charley
Red
Ruffing
Harry
Danning
Joe Hatten
Dodgers
Rugger Ardizola
Yankees
Chuck Stevens
Browns
Charley Gehringer
Tigers
Cookie Lavagetto
Dario Lodigiani
White Sox
Nanny Fernandez
Braves
Max West
Wally Judnich
Joe Marty
Phillies
Myril Hoag
Joe DiMaggio
Wayne Johnson
Harvard
Yale
Navy
New Haven
Dodgers hold tryouts at Ebbets Field this week
The Dodgers launch large open tryouts at Ebbets Field with several hundred hopefuls seeking a chance to become the next Durocher successor. The piece notes AFL and college ties and hints at shifting prospects in the batter’s box.
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Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Durocher
Freshman coach Schroeder teaches Naval cadets at Wooster
Bill McKee reports from Ashland Ohio that William Schroeder Wooster College freshman coach is teaching a communications course to pre flight Naval cadets there. He argues the head coach should handle such duties and praises Carl Snavely of Cornell as a top communications officer in football.
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Bill McKee
Ashland
Times- Gazette
William Schroeder
Wooster College
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Ohio State
Prison Star Hopes to Join Steelers After Release
Don MacGregor, star of the Iowa State Prison eleven, aims to join the Pittsburgh Pro footballers after his release. Chicago Daily News headlines hinted at Burglars desire to become a Steeler, reflecting a colorful era in sports gossip.
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Don MacGregor
Iowa State Prison Eleven
Pittsburgh
Chicago Daily News
Fredd ie Cochrane grows mustache while in South Pacific Post
Welterweight champ Freddie Red Cochrane writes he is growing a mustache to pass time at his South Pacific Post. His manager Willie The Beard Gilzenberg may be jealous. Tech Sgt Frankie Strafac i, long in Australia, signs his letters Digger and reports a 3200 mile trip to a major Australian city for six days of golf.
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Freddie
Red
Stephens Tops Sluggers List in Game Today
New York July 13 A weekly switch in the slugging list gives the American League a ready leader for the all star game Vernon Stephens Brown s slugger tops the league with a .336 average after ten hits in 28 at bats, edging Guy Curtright whose pace falls to .333 Musial leads the National League at .331 with Her man at .328 behind McCormick who drops after a 0-for-11 slide Dahleren and Hack trail in the top ten while the all star selections shape the lineup
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New York
Browns
Vernon Stephens
Guy Curtright
White Sox
Curtright
Stephens
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Musial
Brooklyn
Billy Herman
Frank McCormick
Reds
Probable starting pitchers and managers listed for league game
Probable starting pitchers Mort Cooper for the St. Louis Cardinals and Ernie Bonham for the New York Yankees, with managers Billy Southworth and Joe McCarthy. Betting odds 10 to 11, American League 7 National League 3 standings. Broadcast by Columbia Broadcasting System.
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Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
N. L
Ernie Bonham
New York Yankees
A. L
Billy Southworth
Joe McCarthy
Columbia Broadcasting System
Fights Last Night Across Cities Feature Boxers in Action
A roundup of welterweight and middleweight bouts across Pittsburgh Baltimore Portland Chicago New Haven Newark Seattle San Francisco and West Springfield highlights several stoppages outpoints and a title bout. Notables include Fritzie Zivie outpointing La Motta in Pittsburgh and Rodolfo Ramirez drawing Drew in Portland with several stoppages and decisions noted.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivie
Jake la Motta
New York
Baltimore
Tarni Mauriello
Toya Musto
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Rodolfo Ramirez
Mexico City
Jimmy Garrison
Kansas City
Drew
Clarence Brown
Nate Bolden
New Haven
Conn
Julie Kogan
Patsy Spataro
Newark
N. J
Joe Carter
Rome
N. Y
Cocoa Kid
Seattle
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Moon Crater Origins Split Between Meteorites and Volcanoes
Scientists remain divided on how the moon's craters formed with roughly equal support for meteorite impacts and volcanic processes.
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Moon
Byron Nelson Seeks Tam Open Victory Again
Byron Nelson aims to win the Tam O Shanter Open for a third time as a field of 75 pros, including Sam Byrd and Sgt. Jim Turnesa, competes for $10,000 in prizes. The concurrent All-American Amateur has 90 entries and the Women’s Open 17, led by Patty Berg and Elizabeth Hicks, totaling 182 players chasing $11,300.
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Chicago
Byron Nelson
Lord Byron
Sam Byrd
Philadelphia
New York Yankee
Jimmy Demaret
Chick Harbert
Harry Cooper
Herman Barron
Lloyd Mangrum
Jim Turnesa
Howard Wheeler
Sgt. Joe Louis
Patty Berg
Elizabeth Hicks
Health Clinic Schedule in Hempstead This Week
State Board of Health announces July 13 to July 19 clinic schedule with Typhoid clinics at multiple churches on Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Venereal Disease clinic at Dr. R C Lewis office 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Home visiting Wednesday morning and Friday. Saturday office hours and Monday all day office with typhoid and immunization services for diphtheria and smallpox and food handler exams.
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State Board of Health
Lucille Moore
Wallaceburg
Bethel Church
Sweet Home
Marlbrook
Hope
R. C. Lewis
Oak Grove
Centerville
Rocky Mound
Non alcoholic beverage consumption in the United States
In normal times the United States consumes about 11 billion bottles of non alcoholic beverages annually, reflecting broad household demand across categories and a steady market size.
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United States
The Volga River Stretches 2300 Miles Long
The Volga ranks as the fifteenth longest river worldwide with an estimated length of 2300 miles. This assessment notes its position among global waterways and its notable geographic span.
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Volga
Market Report From St Louis and Chicago Rail Markets
Hogs at National Stockyards show prices uneven but strong with top at 14.15 and heavy ranges near 13.25 to 14.10 for various weights. Cattle activity remains undeveloped with limited choice steers and steadier cows and bulls. vealers up about 50 cents. Chicago wheat futures steady with slight gains. corn and oats mixed. rye modestly down. New York stocks reach a fresh three-year high amid selective buying and optimism from Sicily fronts. Cotton prices edge up on hedge selling lessening and Wednesday close reported higher.
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ST. Louis
New York
Jly
Poultry and Butter Prices Steady in Chicago Trading
Chicago on July 13 reports live poultry with 21 trucks from a firm at ceiling prices unchanged. Butter receipts total 1,060,278 with prices steady and unchanged as quoted by the Chicago price current.
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Chicago
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Tom
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Hope Star
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Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press Sports
Alabama
Ford Frick
Ernie Lombardi
Schnozz
McCormick
Babe Dahleren
Stan Hack
Bob Elmore
Hempstead
Market Report
Seaboard
Sicily
Jiy
Buck Powers
Diamond Cafe
Hefner Motor Co
Byron Hefner
Old Luck Motor Co
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