Wake Island Hero to Be Promoted Before Retirement
Col. James P. Dever Devereux, hero of the Wake Island defense, will be promoted to brigadier general before his retirement next Sunday. The 45 year old officer requests retirement after 25 years of service as the Marine Corps promotion honors his gallant leadership in defending the tiny American outpost against overwhelming odds 15 days ago.
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Wake Island
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Wake Taland
Nazi Kidnaper of Mussolini Escapes Prison
Frankfurt reports Otto Skorzeny, a former SS colonel who led the 1943 kidnapping of Mussolini, has escaped from Darmstadt prison. An alert from the government notes Skorzeny fled while under guard, previously held for conspiring to snatch Allied troops.
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Frankfurt
Otto Skorzeny
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Meat and grain market notes from St Louis and New Orleans
Market roundup reports live receipts and prices for poultry and produce, with hogs, calves, sows, and cattle trading mixed. Grain and provisions show cash corn bids rising then wavering as futures rallied and then retraced. cotton futures drift lower amid hedging and parity expectations.
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Tate
New York
New Orleans
Explosion Continues From Page One Mystery in Aftermath
Reported blast devastates nitrate building area near rail lines. Authorities say the explosion produced a towering column of smoke and fire as responders search wreckage and evacuate nearby workers. US officals and city agencies coordinate amid unclear casualty figures and extensive damage.
McMath, Holt Face Runoff After Arkansas Vote
McMath led Holt for a Democratic nomination in Arkansas with a strong early count as Holt pressed late to close the gap. James McDaniel and T. E. Haley trailed with smaller totals while Boyd Tackett won in the 4th district and Cravens declined reelection. Horace Thompson ran strong in rural areas as the race moved toward the August 10 runoff.
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West Memphis
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el Dorado
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Arkansas
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T. E. Haley
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Gainels
Henry Whitley
Westward
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Nashville
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Fort Smith
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Little Rock
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Tory Bow Ownor
Marine Li
Sid McMath
Hot Springs
Jack Holt
United Press
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James
Uncle Mae) MackKrell
Little Rock Radiol
Horace Thompson
Arkansas Collector of Internal Revenue
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Parker
Ohn Lonsdale, Jr
W. T. Jennings
Charles Fleming
Ouachita County
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Arthur Adams
Jonesboro
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Camden
Fred White
Kenneth Coffelt
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Harris Leads District Races Amid Mixed Returns
Oren Harris leads in District One with 2,109 votes against John FE Harris and others. In the first district Rep. Gathings trails James McDaniel 20,487 to 9,841 with pockets of support in Garland and Montgomery counties, where predictions of an upset against McMath did not materialize.
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