Free German movement on Russian soil meets Western silence
Our Daily Bread reports from Moscow describe a Free German movement organized by German POWs and refugees in Russia. Western leaders react with冷冷 silence, arguing any German program shaped by Russia would fail and threaten postwar stability in Europe.
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United Nations
Hitler
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Joe Stalin
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Stalin
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Asia
Europe
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Washington
Aerial Blitz Hits Kiska and Wake Island in July
Army Warhawks and Navy aircraft conduct 10 raids on Japanese installations at Kiska on July 25 and 26, with a lone night Catalina raid on Gertrude Cove. Wake Island also attacked by Liberator bombers, causing extensive damage and fires. one U S plane missing.
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Kiska
Catalina
North Pacific
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Central Pacific
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North Head
Little Kiska
Ration Book Details for July and Earlier Expirations
Ration calendar items list book two red stamps J L M and N expired June 30 with P valid through July and Q valid from July 4. Blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 to August 7. Book 1 shoes stamp 18 valid through October 31. Sugar Book 1 stamp 13 five pounds to August 15. stamps 15 16 five pounds each for home canning. Coffee Book 1 stamp 21 valid July 1 to July 21. stamp 22 July 22 to August 11. Gasoline No 6A four gallons through July 21. Renewal of A books via blanks at stations. new books issued starting July 22. motorcycles follow same procedure.
Butter Prices Increased Under War Ration Rules
The Office of Price Administration announced higher red point values for butter and related fats beginning August 1, with butter rising to ten points per pound. Shortening lard salad and cooking oils drop one point, margarine stays at four. Two meat items, fresh pork backbones and feet bone in, are removed from rationing, becoming ration free, while canned pigs feet cost one point in August. OPA expects demand shifts and a 10 percent rise in beef availability to balance pork supply.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Americans Press Munda Airbase in Solomon Islands Offensive
Allied forces launched a ground offensive against the Munda airbase in the Central Solomons following a 600 ton air and sea bombardment. Japanese defenders yielded ground along the perimeter as Allied ships and planes intensified the attack, with heavy bombardments and air superiority boosting the advance.
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C. Yates MC
Daniel
South Pacific
Munda
Solomons
New Georgia Island
Navy
New Georgia
Kula Gulf
New Guinea
Salamaua
Rains Slow Red Army Offensive Against Orel
Rain aided German defenders near Orel as the Red Army pressed a major advance. German forces with 50 to 70 tanks stalled the push north of Orel while Soviet troops moved to consolidate gains southeast of Zhizdra and at Berestna.
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Orel
William MC Gaffin
Moscow
Red Star
Zhizdra
Mekhovaya
Berestna
Lstoans
First Rome Peace Overture Hinted Within 48 Hours
London bulletin reports the British press association's diplomatic correspondent says Rome may issue the first peace overture within 48 hours via Switzerland. The correspondent often rejects Foreign Office views. A whistling shellfish is noted as a naive of the Indian Ocean.
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London
British Press Association
Rome
Switzerland
Indian Ocean
Allies Destroy 21 Junkers in Sicily Air Sweep
Allied headquarters say American and Canadian forces shattered German counterattacks in Northeastern Sicily and swept forward from Central Sicily. Air forces downed 21 Junkers-52 transports over the Messina Strait and shot down two He 323 Meresbergs, with raids on railways, harbors, and coastal targets in Sicily and Sardinia.
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Tyrrhenian Sea
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Boston
Mitchell
Adrano
Paterno
Nicosia
Cape Orlando
Regalbuto
Barcelona
Sanagata
Stefano Marino
Falcome
Sardinia
More Rebates to A P and L Consumers
The Arkansas State Utilities Department discussed rebates for A P and L and other utilities in line with last year’s $625,000 return to rate payers. Commissioner A B Hill said rebates reflect a fair return and expect a normal six percent profit. officials from Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. and Arkansas General Utilities joined the talks in Little Rock.
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State Utilities Department
Arkansas Power and Light Co
A. B. Hill
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkansas General Utilities of
Helena
The Average Man Shaves 20 Square Miles in Life
A curious statistic claims the typical man removes shavings equal to 20 square miles from his face over a lifetime. This figure highlights humorous scale rather than precise measurement and reflects lighthearted humor in period reporting.
Hamburg Bombing Surges Again As RAF Mosquitoes Strike
Allied air forces intensified raids on Hamburg and northwest German targets marking the fifth attack in 48 hours. Night and day bombardments hit Essen Hannover Wilhelmshaven Wesermunde and St Omer with heavy fighter opposition and substantial fires reported.
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Hamburg
RAF
British
Air Ministry
Germany
USAAF
Dover Straits
Calais
Channel
Essen
Hannover
Wilhelmshaven
Wesermunde
St. Omer
France
Courtrai
Abbeville
Merville
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State Legion Group Ends Meet Today
The Arkansas Department of the American Legion closed its annual convention after a brief business session. A banquet for those who recruited five or more members drew about 600 legionnaires, with about 750 eligible. An evening Rainbow Garden dance followed. State Commander Hendrix Lackey reported over 1,000 Arkansas Legionnaires back in the armed services and roughly 10,000 sons and daughters of World War I veterans in uniform.
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Arkansas Department of the American Legion
Department
Legion
Rainbow Garden
Hendrix Lackey
Arkansas Legionnaires
Armed Services
Archie the British anti aircraft gun to soldiers
A British soldier describes the term archie as the anti aircraft gun used by his forces, noting its role and name among equipment.
Churchill Again Warns Italy to Get Out of War
Churchill declares Italy must abandon Germanys war and warns of a harsh Allied campaign if Mussolini's regime endures. In Bern and London reports, Badoglio moves to dissolve fascism while Italian crowds demand peace and the pope negotiates potential armistice talks with the Allies.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
Bern
Switzerland
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
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Hans Georg Victor von Mackensen
Badoglio
Germany
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Vittorio Emanuele
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Genoa
Corriere Della Sera
Adolf Hitler
Algiers
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Balkan
E. C. Daniel London
House of Commons
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United Nations
Britain
United States
Pinchbeck
Parliament
Europe
Palermo
Adkins Reappoints Forestry Board
Gov. Homer M. Adkins announced re-appointment of five members to the State Forestry Commission for terms of four to six years. Reappointed were J. W. Rich West Memphis O Latting Batesville Virgil Willis Harrison for four years and W S Fox Pine Bluff Peter Watzek Crossett for six years. Two other members remain unnamed.
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Ark
Homer M. Adkins
State Forestry Commission
J. W. Rich
West Memphis
O. Latting
Batesville
Virgil Willis
Harrison
W. 5S. Fox
Pine Bluff
Petre Watzek
Crossett
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