United Nations Initiative Across the Globe in World War II
A wartime summary notes the United Nations pressing a global initiative while Churchill hails progress. Allied bombing targets Rome, Sicily advances, and the Soviet counteroffensive nears Orel as Pacific forces weaken Japanese air and naval power near Munda. The piece compares Hitler to the Kaiser and frames the present Allied drive as the beginning of the end.
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Dewitt Mackenze
United Nations
Churchill
Rome
Sicily
Orel
Pacific
Munda
Hitler
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Fuehrer
Russia
North Africa
Germany
History of Romania Begins In 101 A D
The history of Romania traces to 101 A D when the Romans began colonizing the Dacian kingdom marking the start of Romanian state formation.
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Romania
Sunday Curfews Cause Mixup in Ball Standings
The Associated Press reports major league baseball standings muddled by Sunday curfews and protests. Four NL games suspended, two entered as wins or losses. Cardinals, Pirates, Braves, Dodgers affected. Yankees extend win streak with doubleheader sweep. Indians, Senators win two, Cubs sweep Reds.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
National League
Pirates
Mort Cooper
Boston
Massachusetts
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Ford Frick
St. Louis
Cardinals
Phillies
New York
Babe Dahlgren
Giants
Frick
New York Yankees
Yanks
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Johnson
Ernie Bonham
Cemetery Work at Forrest Hill set for July 22
A cemetery work session is planned at Forrest Hill Cemetery in Nevada county on Thursday July 22. All interested persons are urged to attend.
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Forrest Hill
Nevada County
Inside the Ice and Other Sports Gossip
National Hockey League expands to eight teams with Cleveland and Buffalo added as players tighten for American League viability. Jimmy Dykes clashes with umpires over quick returns and a mutilated rule page reveals the gag. Hal Burgess notes shift in sports coverage by women potentially sweetening gridiron boxes. Harry Craft transfers to Del Monte Navy Pre-Flight School to join the Navyators lineup replacing Hill, with Bronson stepping in as coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Hockey League
Cleveland
Buffalo
Harry Craft
Cincinnati
Kansas City
del Monte
Beau Jack Favored in Shibe Park Fight Tonight
In Philadelphia on July 19 Promoter Herman Taylor reports about 20 000 expected to attend as Beau Jack 22 faces Johnny Hutchinson 26 in a 10 round lightweight bout with $25 000 in the till. Proceeds support Boxing’s Service Athletic Fund Inc. and gear for armed forces.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Hutchinson
Bob Montgomery
Beau Jack
Shibe Park
Jack
Herman Taylor
Augusta
Service Athletic Fund, Inc
Deaths Last Night by The Associated Press
Col. Arthur W. Little 69 proprietor of J J Little Ives Co printers and binders known for World War I Croix de Guerre dies. Louis G Lower 49 Republican who helped wreck Tom Pendergast political machine dies in Kansas City July 19.
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Associated Press
Arthur W. Little
J.J. Little Ives Co
Louis G
Kansas City
Louis G. Lower
Tom Pendergast
Yankees extend win streak with doubleheader triumph
In a year ago today recap, the Yankees captured their ninth straight win by defeating the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader. Francisco Segura of Ecuador won the Eastern Clay Court Tennis title, and Joe Angyal claimed the singles title at the National Regatta in Philadelphia.
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Yankees
White Sox
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
Joe Angyal
Philadelphia
Tony Ale
al Hostak
Seattle
Cleveland
Mel Harder
Red Army presses Kursk as German losses mount in week
Russian communiques claim the Red Army inflicted heavy losses on German armor and aircraft near Kursk. They report 78 tanks and 137 planes destroyed on Saturday with another 20 tanks later, bringing two week German losses to about 3,500 tanks and 2,000 planes, while advancing factors and frontline flanking successes. England and Wales report about 500,000 footpaths in estimates.
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Kursk
Red Army
Market Report from St Louis and New York financials
At National Stockyards Illinois hogs run about 20 000 with prices 10 to 15 lower than average. Cattle and calves set mixed receipts around liberal. vealers down 25. Sheep receipts 8 000 with no early action. New York market mostly unresponsive to war news with transfers near 900 000 shares, oats and rye lower, cash wheat varied, corn no sales, oats and barley quoted. Poultry and produce in Chicago steady with hens and fryers firm, butter and eggs unsettled, potatoes moderate demand. Prices listed for several regional items including Long Whites Bliss Triumphs and Cobblers across states.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Ill
Oklahoma
New York
Chicago
Sun
California
Washington Bliss
Kansas Bliss
Missouri
Nebraska Bliss
Wheat and grains rally as July contracts snap losses
Chicago traders covered short positions and rallied wheat in the final minutes. Most contracts closed with slight gains or small losses, oats and rye recovering from lows but not erasing earlier declines. July wheat settled around $1.44 1/8 to $1.44 1/4.
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Grain and Provisions
Chicago
New York Cotton Futures Slip Amid War News
NY July 19 Ner vous liquidation weighs on cotton prices as war developments support demand. Late quotes drop 15 to 30 cents per bale with Oct 19.96 Dec 19.80 and May 19.65. Futures close 15 to 20 cents lower. spot middling around 21.43.
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New York
Macy
Tam O'Shanter Gold Tourney Opens Amid Tension
Chicago July 19 The Tam O'Shanter Gold tournament began with 260 players as promoter George S May insisted on his rules. Wilford Wehrle sought to withdraw from the amateur event to focus on the All American Open and faced disqualification pressure. Pro Bill Gordon predicted a pair of 78s could win a berth while Sgt Joe Louis endorsed the target score.
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Chicago
Tam O'Shanter
George S. May
Wilford Wehrle
Racine
Wis
May
Wehrle
Byron Nelson
Bill Gordon
Sgt
Joe Louis
War Funds Surface As Congress Eyes Wartime Spending
Washington watchers say wartime appropriations for the last two fiscal years have peaked and will taper starting in 1944. Senators Byrd Truman La Follette and others warn about vast unspent totals and insist future hearings scrutinize colossal allocations while Army and Navy demands proceed.
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Washington
Congress
Jesse Jones
Wallace
Robert M. la Follette
Harry S. Truman
Army
Navy
Harry F. Byrd
Treasury
Byrd
Two Surrender Beer Licenses in Little Rock
Ed Bevis and Harold Dunaway pled guilty in Circuit Court to permitting gambling on their premises and surrendered their retail beer licenses to Revenue Commissioner M B McLeod. Bevis gave up permits for his Main Street recreation parlor and a veterans club room.
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Little Rock
Ed Bevis
Harold Dunaway
M.B. McLeod
McLeod
Bevis
Main Street
Female Mackerel Carries Up To Half a Million Eggs
A single female mackerel can produce as many as 500000 eggs in a spawning event, highlighting the reproductive capacity of this fish species and its role in marine ecosystems.
Allied raid targets Rome rail yards and Italian war machine
Allied forces conducted a major raid on Rome targeting the railway marshalling yards and key industrial facilities. Bombers avoided sacred sites per a Vatican cautious directive, while leaflets warned Italians of possible Axis provocations and emphasized strategic aims over cultural damage.
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Rome
Mussolini
Vatican City
Pope
Roman Forum
Italy
Monte Corvino
Pomigliano
Eighth Army
Catania
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Middle East
Reggio Calabria
Roosevelt
Pius XII
Sicily
Vatican
Mediterranean Air Command
North African
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Tunisian
Ustica
Increasing Span of Active Life Studied by Scientists
A St Louis infirmary study links minerals and organic substances to longer active life and better arterial health. Of 271 patients with degenerative trouble, 38 aged 61 and up work in war industries after treatment. Researchers Dr. Kouitz and Dr. Steinle emphasize protein rich meals and new feeding schedules while exploring blood transfusion use to improve circulation.
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Nedville Nordness
St. Louis
St. Louis City Infirmary
John G. Steinle
Steinie
Steinle
William B. Kountz
Washington University
Kouitz
Konitz
Rockefeller Research Foundation
Flam ing Onion Term Linked to German Anti Aircraft Fire
A British soldier notes the term flaming onion to describe a German anti aircraft projectile used in air defense. The phrase captures the improvised or colloquial nickname from battlefield slang.
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Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Rudy York
Paul Richards
Johnny Humphries
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Bill Nicholson
Hefner Motor Co
Byron Hefner
Old Luck Motor Co
South Walnut St
Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Bill Summers
Summers
Hal Burgess
Sioux City
Iowa
Sports Mirror
The
Stalingrad
England and
Wales
Market Report
Jack Stinnett
United States
Auturn
Sevral
BOB Elmore Auto Supply
Dr. Kountz
Buck Powers
Diamond Cafe
Dad
Sis and Brother
Eagle
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Nashville
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