Hitler May Seek a Sweeping Front Withdrawal, Mackenzie Says
In analysis by De Witt Mackenzie, Hitler could attempt a large withdrawal on all fronts to restricted boundaries as Soviet and Allied pressure mounts. A Balkan push or Western retreat could force German lines to shift to the Dnieper or into Poland, with the British attack on subjugated lands boosting Allied momentum.
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DE Witt MacKenzie
Hitler
Reich
Alfies
Bivins Hood
Eufich
Balkans
Balkan
Europe
Churchill
House of Commons
EF Sench
Russia
Dnieper
Poland
Texas Gulf Coast Hit by Severe Hurricane Damage
Damage across the Houston Galveston coastal region neared 10 million dollars with two dead and many injured. Power failures crippled water and communications as troops, guard, and civilian defense units aided rescue and relief efforts.
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Houston
Tex
Houston-Galvaston
Texas Gulf Coast
American Rice Growers Association
George W. Fraser
Galveston
Goose Creek
Baytown
Pelly
Galveston News
Ellington Field
Collis Jordan
Jordan
Houston Lighting and Power Company
J.kkinsey Darby
Coast Guard
Galveston Bay
Houston Power Company
E.T. Dawson
Texas Coast
Raymond C. Prowse
Office of Civilian Defense
Fortress Lines Ready for Clash as War Looms
The article notes French Maginot and German Westwall fortifications ready for defense as the standoff grows. It questions whether Hitler will withdraw while strong or wait until forced, echoing Churchill that German strength remains massive and could form a formidable front if he acts soon.
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Maginot
Westwall
Hitler
Churchill
Fuehrer
Marriage Boom Among Army Air Forces Sergeants in Utah
At Kearns Field Utah a month long check shows 24 officers and men wed Utah girls with 15 sergeants among the marriages. The piece highlights a wartime trend of servicemen taking local brides near the basic training center.
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Kearns Field
Utah
Army Air Forces
Market Report From National Stockyards Illinois July 28
Hog totals near 9,000 with weights over 170 pounds steady to 5 higher and lighter weights 5-10 up. sows steady to 10 higher. Cattle receipts 3,600 with some good and choice steer action at 15.09-16.25. slaughter steers 10.75-16.25. Sheep 5,500 with no early action. cash wheat in Nebraska supported hedging and led to narrow fluctuations. rye and oats futures moved with modest gains in oats and mixed moves in rye.
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National
Ill
Poultry and Produce Prices and Arrivals in Chicago
Poultry live: 24 trucks steady with prices at ceilings. Eggs receipts 11.95 firm with unchanged prices. Potatoes arrivals 81 on track 185. total US shipments 605. Supplies moderate, demand fair to slightly stronger for top white stock and weaker for others. Idaho Bliss 3.50 to 3.65. Nebraska Warbas 3.25. Missouri Cobblers 1.50 to 2.15. Kansas Cobblers 1.95 to 2.25. Virginia Cobblers 1.95 to 2.25.
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Chicago
Idaho Bliss
Nebraska
Missouri Cobblers
Kansas Cobblers
Virginia Cobblers
Grain and Provisions Amid Wheat Market Strength
Chicago on July 28 showed a firm tone in wheat trading as flour business appeared to expand. Reports indicated the Commodity Credit Corporation was involved in market actions shaping prices.
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Grain and Provisions
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hempstead Chancery Court Warns Defendants to Answer
Manuel W. Wyatt files a warning order in Hempstead County Arkansas. Defendants Kenneth Landes Selma Landes Clyde Durham Mrs Clyde Durham A W Overholser Mrs A W Overholser Neal Wesson Mrs Neal Wesson F B Durham Mrs F B Durham C D Crites Mrs C D Crites Ed Stockton Magnolia Petroleum Company must appear within thirty days to answer the complaint. Clerk J P Byers notes the July 27 1943 date with subsequent publication dates.
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Kenneth Landes
Selma Landes
Clyde Durham
A. W. Overholser
Neal Wesson
F. B. Durham
C. D. Crites
Ed Stockton
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Arkansas
J. P. Byers
Mame C. Horace
Elyce Yerger Simpson
Gwendolyn Yerger Sayles
Lucille Yerger Smith
Landes and Doss families in civil case involving Marine Oil and Magnolia
Kenneth Landes and Selma Landes sue H M Doss and his wife over a dispute with Marine Oil Company and Magnolia Petroleum Company. The action lists the two defendants and the two corporate entities as involved parties in the litigation. The filing names all principals and corporate plaintiffs as stakes in the case.
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Kenneth Landes
Selma Landes
H. M. Doss
Marine Oil Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Irregular stock relief fades in late trading losses
New York markets ended with mixed results as late selling trimmed gains and left the Dow average down slightly. Leaders posted small losses with Dow Chemical off as much as six points and Loew’s about three amid renewed concerns over Italy and after a softer tone from President Roosevelt’s radio speech.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Chemical
Loew's
New York Cotton market steadies on price fixing and buying
The New York cotton market held steady with light volume as New Orleans buyers and price fixing influenced trades. Late afternoon values rose 15 to 25 cents a bale with Oct at 19.86, Dec 19.69, and Mar 19.53 amid a slightly less favorable weather report.
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New York
Mussolini Fallout Shuts Fasci Barracks From City View
Swiss agency says fascists once guarded by Italian troops since Mussolini’s downfall are no longer visible in the city. Italy praises King Vittorio Emanuele for acting, while Rome reports specify Count Giacomo Suardo’s resignation and Don Paolo De Velle’s appointment as new fascist senator. The king met with the new cabinet in Rome amid the upheaval.
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Law
Benito
London
Vittorio Emanuele
Giacomo Suardo
Paolo de Velle
Rome
Americans Closing in on Japs at Munda
Allied forces press the drive at Munda New Georgia as troops push along the coast toward the airstrip within about 2100 yards, while clashes continue northeast of Mt Tambu. In China, Allied air raids hit Hong Kong and Hankow as Tokyo claims submarine success off San Cristobal.
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Munda
Southwest Pacific
New Georgia
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Tetere
New Guinea
Mt. Tambu
Salamaua
China
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Hankow
U. S
Imperial Tokyo
United States
San Cristobal Island
Luzon
Philippines
Bazooka costs and anti-tank comparison for wartime troops
The rocket gun known as the Bazooka, priced around eight dollars to manufacture, fires a TNT loaded rocket that explodes on contact and is claimed to match the damage of a seven to thirty seven millimeter anti tank rifle costing about seventeen hundred fifty dollars. An operator notes the weapon as a potential equalizer against German armor and claims it provides extraordinary armor piercing capability, though exact specs are secret.
Swift Shots Ed by Japanese Troops Declared U.S. Leader Killed
A brief dispatch reports swift shelling by Japanese forces and announces the American leader was killed, detailing wartime actions and immediate consequences.
Religion Thrives In The Services In The Armed Forces
The office of chaplains reports high religious activity in the military with about 100000 services in a month attended by over five million people. Chaplains performed nearly 4000 marriages and received about 3000 professions of religion. They distributed nearly 500000 religious articles and testaments. Three hundred thirty three field reports were missing.
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Washington
Office of Chaplains
Soviet appoints Ivan Maisky as vice commissar of foreign affairs
Moscow announces the appointment of Ivan Maisky, the Russian ambassador to London, as vice commissar of foreign affairs. The significance of the move was not immediately clear.
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Moscow
Ivan Maisky
London
Earth’s orbit slows as it moves away from the sun
The text notes that the farther Earth moves from the sun, the slower it travels. It also defines perihelion as the season when Earth is nearest to the sun.
Rationing Stamps Overlap and Points Change Announced
Blue point rationing stamps for August will overlap September stamps by three weeks and stay valid until September 30. The Office of Price Administration announced Aug 1 changes to point values including increases for frozen fruits berries and vegetables and a decrease for frozen fruit juices.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
FDR to Talk Amid War Comments Stir Controversy
President Roosevelt faced questioning over his remarks about Vittorio Emanuele of Italy described as the moronic little king. Samuel Grafton of the New York Post called the phrase a temperate reference amid war tensions with Italy and Britain. The president emphasized a broad war effort over slogans and simplification.
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Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
New York
Samuel Grafton
New York Post
OWI
Roosevelt
England
America
Badoglio
Bazooka Becomes Morale Booster Among U S Army
In Southern England the Bazooka plays sweet music as a morale boosting weapon used by soldiers. The device resembles a colorful rain spout and is widely adopted as a favored field tool.
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U. S
England
iPr
Wyatt Children sue Landes and Yerger heirs
Plaintiffs Cindia Wyatt and others as minors by mother and next friend sue Kenneth Landes Selma Landes Mame C Horace Elyce Yerger Simpson Gwendolyn Yerger Sayles and Lucille Yerger Smith plus others. Court and seal dated July 26 1943.
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Hempstead Chancery Court
Cindia Wyatt
M. C. Wyatt
Adell Wyatt
Elbert Wyatt
Ellis Wyatt
Ruth L. Wyatt
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Ion Foote
Onte
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinknam
Hope Star
Garin
John P. Cox Drug Co
Market Report
Hempstead
Massine
Marine Corps
Jean Foster
Maisky
TAX! Service
Toxi
Barbee French
Ken Carter
In Hope Star
FDR
Eagle
Uncle Sam
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch
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