Duisburg Raid by RAF Planes Shocks Ruhr Cities
The air ministry reports a large RAF assault on Duisburg in the Ruhr, with over 300 planes and 13 bombers missing. Canadians, Americans, and British forces aided the raid, targeting industrial centers along the Rhine and Ruhr while Axis defenses claimed some civilian casualties in Duisburg and Moers.
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London
Air Ministry
Duisburg
Germany
RAP
Rhine
Ruhr
France
Bomber Command
Fighter Command
Bus Valley
Adolf Hitler
England
Moers
Royal Canadian Air Force
Belgium
Eagle
Taylor
Oregon
Channel
RAF Ferry Command
Atlantic
United States
RAF
Mediterranean
Sir Claude Auchin
Leck
el Alamein
Social Calender Highlights Church Activities and Red Cross Work
July events at First Methodist include a supper meeting for General Workers Conference members in the church basement at 7 30 p m with children division hosts and all officers and teachers asked to attend. Choir practice follows on July 24. Also noted are Tuesday Club games at Mrs Ray Stephenson's home and a Red Cross knitting drive listing many volunteers who contributed mufflers to the 1940s effort and noting continued garment donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Workers Conference
First Methodist Church
Children's Division
Ray Stephenson
Roy Stephenson
J. P. Byers
George Peck
Joe Black
C. C. Sutton
Unsure supply items urged to be returned this week
Mrs Bernard ODwyer requests that quota items not yet returned be sent back to the production rooms this week so they can be finished promptly. The note indicates knitting a chairman as part of the process. Duration and exact items are not specified.
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Bernard O'Dwyer
Social Roundup of Visiting Folks and Summer Trips
Wichita Falls visitors stay three days with Mrs Evans at the Roy Anderson home. Charles Dana Gibson Jr arrives by train to visit grandparents in Winco Texas. Lulle Alien Will Save plans Greenville North Carolina guest week with sister Mrs Jim Greene. Sydney McMathani Sol and party vacation in New Orleans this week. Carolyn Trimble retires from a visit in E Barada. Mrs W R Herndet and Mrs Kelly Bryant guests of Mrs Roy Powell in Texarkana. Miss June Duke leaves for Magnolia and Waldo to visit friends and relatives for two weeks. Patsy Duke to spend summer in Illinois. Mr Angles, Bull Baker, Nancy Faye and Pat Williams guests in the Ched Hall home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py. Thompson Evans
Dix
Wichita Falls
Texas
Evans
Roy Anderson
O— Charles Dana Gibson, Jr
Winco
Hain
John S. Gibson
Miss Lulle Alien
Greenville
North Carolin
Jim Greene
Mr. Green
June Duke
Magnolia
Waldo
Patsy Duke
Hinois Points
Mr. Angles
Bull Baker
Theater to Be Constructed in Pine Bluff
Washington reports the War Production Board approved a theater construction project in Pine Bluff Ark after a thorough investigation. The special defense committee advised protesters that further significant information would be considered. Protest came from Rowell Rowell and Dickey, who represent other Pine Bluff theater operators. Pine Bluff hosts an air force training school and a military arsenal, with population rising from 21 900 in 1940 to 37 715, increasing demand for recreational facilities.
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Washington
Special Defense Committee
National Defense
Pine Bluff
Ark
War Production Board
Bush A. Fulton
WPB
Rowell, Rowell & Dickey
Negroes to Try to Vote in Arkansas Primary
In Little Rock on July 22 1930s era accounts detail how Negroes face voting in Arkansas Democratic primary. Officials state party rules restrict membership to eligible white electors with Supreme Court backing cited. Arkansas Negro Democratic Association plans mass meeting to discuss voting plans amid large support claims.
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Democratic
U. S. Supreme Court
Arkansas
Little Rock
Leis Bunial
Arkansas Supreme Court
Barnett
Arkaists Negro Democratic Associaton
Murder in Ferry Command
Three days after Carole Fiske escaped to St. John’s a blizzard lifts and Dawson learns the Fort Glengarry was torpedoed off Cape Angl. Darwin Lemoy and Carole’s brother Bernard Fiske are tied to a Nazi spy ring with the Dexels. Darwin’s silence after a shootout nets his capture and the ring’s exposure, but Carole’s fate remains unresolved.
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Carole Fiske
St. John's
Clyde Dawson
Newfoundland
Dawson
Eastern Air Command
St. John’s
Darwin Lemoy
Daws 0N
Carole
Paul Dexel
Bernard Skrol
Bernard Fiske
Dexels
Darwin
Chicago
Germany
United States
Hitler
Poland
Russia
America
Britain
Paul
Pyt
Skrol
St John's
Fiske
Ferry Command
Dexel
Ring
Lempy
John Dexel
Bernard
John
Paul Dexe
Primary rules spark party split over Negro voting
Democratic leaders debate strategy for the preferential primary including U.S. Senate and governor contests. Barrett notes no action on Negro voting unless requested, while Judge of the polls may permit. Governor Adkins says party rules are for the State Democratic committee to decide.
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Piarly
U.S. Senate
Supreme Court
Barrett
State Committee
Adkins
State Democratic Committee
Mind Reader and the Sax Driver Short Moral Gag
Three men repair telephone wires while a passing woman jokes about her driving with a quip comparing it to a Sax. The light exchange captures a roadside moment reflecting humor amid everyday work.
Ex Tulane Grid Star to Sign With Pros
Greenville Mississippi July 22 Ralph Wenzel of Pine Bluff Arkansas former Tulane star said today he had signed a contract to play professional football next season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Pro League Wenzel is noted as an assistant coach at Green
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Tulane
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wenzel
Green
Murray Not Discouraged By Defeat In Oklahoma Politics
Former Governor William H. Murray says a polling setback won’t end his political career. He notes he was beaten for the Democratic U S Senate nomination by John Lee but hints at possible future runs, citing election laws and the 84,000 votes ready to follow him. He remains undeterred at 72 and won’t reveal plans.
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Oklahoma City
William H
Alfalin Bill) Murray
Sage of
Tishomingo
Sen
John Lee
U. S
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Coach Wenzel to Join Marines After Tulane Exit
Ville High last season and end coach at Tulane in 1940 will report to the Steelers August 10. Resigning his coaching position here to join the Marines, Wenzel said he was advised he will be called into service December 7.
Conference on Cost of Living Summary
Washington July 22 AP Speaker Rayburn said a White House conference on the cost of living went throughly into the present powers of the president and a further investigation is being made. Senator Barkley of Kentucky said present powers are being studied and there is no prospect of a message to Congress this week. He noted the president’s powers under the War Powers Act and price controls are broad and that wage control and the whole setup were discussed.
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Washington
Rayburn
White House
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley
FSA Personnel to Be Reduced in Several States
Fay Security Administration moves to cut about 400 administrative jobs across Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi effective August. Regional offices in Little Rock and Alexandria will shed most staff while a plan splits the region into 11 areas for development of rehabilitation and tenant purchase programs. About 15 000 fewer families face smaller loans and aid, with 700 fewer in tenant purchases, officials said.
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Little Rock
Fay Security Administration
Jae Miss
Alexandria
Stewart
Ofmeu
Mecu
Arkansas
Ozark
Fayetteville
Ouachita
Border
Kit Rock
Piney Woods
Arkadelph! Little Rock
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William Driscoll
Gafayette
Ind
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
Sholr
Red Cross
Mary McCorkle
A. D. Bratman
Mary Roy Moses
Ee, White
Lois Jackson
Harvey Barr
Della McClanahan
C. C. Lewis
Daisy Dorothy Heard
Mary Walker
C. W. Bridges
Dell McClanahan
Xvine Pranks
Logit Bailey
J. F. Ward
Etta # Champlin
Andrea Harrington
Harry Oastler
R. C. Ellen
Yom McLarty
Linus Walker
Sami Young
Louise Noble
R. L. Gosnell
Evelyn Briant
G. W. McDowell
Rialto
Don Ameche
Joan Bennett
John Kimbrough
Rialto Matinee
Ya McMathanisol
Sydney
New Orleans
Carolyn ‘Trimble
E Barada
W. R. Herndet
Kelly Bryant
Roy Powell
Texarkana
Nancy Faye
Pat Williams
Lite Rock
Ched Hall
St. Joseph
Ginger Rogers
Robert
Montgomery
Roxie Hart
A. W. O'Brie
NEA Service, Inc
Phe
Fom
Bund
Lemoy
Mind Reader
Greenville, Miss
Ralph Wenzel
Death Larks
Berlin Street
Berlin
Wittenberg Platz
Murray
Yank Flying Chief
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Air Force
Cost of Living
FSA
Western Auto
Ter Jones, Quner
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