Why Allied Bombing Pauses Show Italy's Fleet
In Robers Jr analysis Allied aircraft over Italian fleet daily yet rarely bomb. La Spezia, Taranto, Bari, and Genoa host ships while some argue Mussolini kept a “fleet in being.” Others say ships may be needed later for convoy duty and potential occupation era.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
J. M. Roberts, Jr
la Spezia
Italy
Crotone
Taranto
Middle East
Barri
Messina Strait
Sicily
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Bari
Genoa
Venice
Naples
Toulon
Marseille
Messrs
Tedder
Doolittle
Spaatz
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Night of boxing results across cities with wins by Callura Ryan Dorazio Margardia Doyle Lemieu McLarnin Mala Cara Peralta Coggins and others. Several decisions were by knockout or outpointing rivals in cities including Hamilton Wilmington Philadelphia Reading Fall River and New Bedford.
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Hamilton
Ont
Mobile
Ala
Jackie Callura
Frankie Ryan
Portland Ore
Wilmington
Del
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Ray Sully
Reading
Fort Hamilton
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Frank Rubino
New York
Drew
Worchester
Mass
Joe Lemieu
New Bedford
Gene Margardia
Fall River
Tauton
Pat Doyle
Jimmy McLarnin
Holywood
Calif
Cecil Mala Cara
Chuhuahua
Mexico
Cecil Hudson
Los Angeles
Lansford
Joe Peralta
Tamaqua
Joe Torres
San Diego
Jack Coggins
California
Red Nibert
Ouisiana
Deaths Last Night Benjamin Dale London
Benjamin Dale, 58, composer and warden of the Royal Academy of Music, died last night in London.
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The
Associated Press
Benjamin Dale
London
Royal Academy of Music
Clinton A Hackert Handles St. Paul Police Chief Role
Clinton A Hackert of St. Paul Minnesota served as chief of police since 1936. Born in 1891, he led the department through the mid 1930s before retirement plans.
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Clinton A. Hackert
St. Paul
Minn
War Department Lunch Bars Use 40900 Cups Daily
About 40 900 paper cups are consumed each day in the ten lunch bars located in the Pentagon building. This figure highlights cafeteria operations and daily consumption within the military complex.
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War Department
Pentagon
Protest Over Dismissal of Park Head in Arkansas
In Little Rock on July 31, Judge John G. Moore and John Q. Adams resigned from the park commission in protest of Sam Davis's dismissal as state park director. Gov. Homer Adkins asked for Davis replacement by Mack Morrison. vote 3 to 2 against Davis. Davis remains secretary of the port commission while moving to highway department duties to develop roadside parks system.
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Little Rock
U.P
John G. Moore
Morriston
John Q. Adams
Yellville
Park Commission
Homer Adkins
Sam Davis
Commission
Davis
Mack Morrison
Malvern
Adkin
Sam Nutt
Fordyce
Ike Willcockson
Paragould
John Milburn
Gordon
Davies
Port Commission
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Interstate Oil Group Plans Film Oil for Tomorrow
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission contracted a 40 minute sound and color film titled Oil for Tomorrow. Premiering at the September quarterly meeting in Late Fe New Mexico, the movie will be shown to public and technical groups and at schools, universities, industry events, and state legislatures. Do Coneway and Bob Bailey of Houston will produce. Gov Schoepel of Kansas and J C Hunter of Abilene Texas oversee production.
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Oklahoma City
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Charles L. Orr
Commission
Late Fe
N. M
Do. R. Coneway
Bob Bailey
Houston
Texas
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
J. C. Hunter
Abilene
Seven Outs In Three Plays Rally Ends Enid Prep
Enid Army Flying School athletes boast seven outs in three plays during a recent game against the Navy Zoon ers of Norman at Oklahoma City. A fifth inning triple play followed walks by Louis Kretlow and Dick Chambers line drive by Ray Honeycutt to Claude Gilchrist to Odie Strain for the final out.
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Endid
Okla
Enid Army
Enidair
Navy Zoomers
Norman
Oklahoma City
Louis Kretlow
Enid
Max McClearen
Hugh Ray
Dick Chambers
Ray Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Claude Gilchrist
Odie Strain
Permission Granted for Race at King’s Point Meet
Greg Rice could not race Gunder Haegg until he received permission from his superior officer at the King's Point Merchant Marine Academy in New York. The note records a delayed start due to authority approval.
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New York
Greg Rice
Gunder Haegg
King’s Point
N. Y
Merchant Marine Academy
A Rich Man's Game in New York Spending Report
The Census Bureau cites about $15,4644, 612 spent on golf equipment, representing one quarter of the 1939 total factory value of sporting goods in New York.
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New York
Harris Cox Exchange Heated Words Over Phillies Manager Firing
In Philadelphia July 31 private maneuvers erupted as Bucky Harris and William D. Cox clash after Harris is replaced by Fred Fitzsimmons. Cox defends firing to avert a cellar finish while Harris accuses Cox of lies and cites prior salary increase talks as motivation. Harris had warned players no changes would occur.
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Philadelphia
Bucky Harris
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Harris
William D. Cox
Cox
Phillies Board of Directors
St. Louis
Fred Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Paul Derringer
Bill Lee
Pittsburgh
Earl Whitehill
Bow and Arrow Golf at Salt Lake City Course
Archers combine mountain climbing and golf on a 14-target course built along brushy eastern foothills near Emigration Creek and Wasatch Drive. Targets range from 20 to 80 yards with varied positions and demanding distance tests.
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Salt Lake
Emigration Creek
Brigham Young
Salt Lake Valley
Wasatch Drive
Soldiers Prefer Mashed Potatoes Over Baked and Boiled
A brief note lists potato preferences among soldiers with mashed potatoes rated highest followed by baked and then boiled. The ranking suggests comforting staples favored in meal planning.
Army Navy game to open and likely close season at West Point
Army and Navy figures clash over a late September meeting as the season kicks off at West Point. Luke Appling homers and jokes with Jake Wade, while other notes cover Marine flyer James E Johnson and a Keesler Field no hit game.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Army
Keesler Field
Miss
Pfc
Otto Riddle
Charlotte
N.C
Reds
Elmer _ Riddle
James E. Johnson
Missouri
Rekata Bay
Jim
Market Report New York July 31 Cotton and Livestock Prices Slip
Weakness in securities and anticipated Italian developments push cotton futures 30 to 35 cents lower with Oct and Dec leading declines. Spot middling at 21.10, saus age bulls at 13.75, vealers 16.00, replacement steers 13.75, sheep steady with lambs 50 lower for the week. various cattle and calf prices given for the week ending Friday.
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New York
Jly
Market Declines on Italian Tension Lead to Weekly Slide
New York July 31.4 Tens ion over the Italian situation sparked another stock selling wave with leaders slipping fractions to about 2 points and some issues off percent to 3. The week saw its widest setback since the market began its climb in April of last year. Leading stocks fell about a point at the open and volume stayed low in the first hour. Losses widened in the second hour as turnover rose to about 700000 shares for the session.
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New York
Hogs Steady to Higher. Cattle Steady at National Stockyards
At St. Louis National Stockyards on July 31 the hog market shows 250 head not enough to test. Prices for 180-240 lb hogs range 14.35 per cwt with smaller lots favorable. sows 12.50 while lighter weights rise 10-15. Cattle count 50 with calves none. good and choice steers and heifers steady, common to medium 25-50 lower, cows and bulls steady, weaners 25 higher, replacements steady. Market compares Friday to Friday. Top for cattle mentioned.
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National
Ill
New Orleans Cotton Declines on War Peace Rumors
Cotton futures in New Orleans slip as rumors of a peace deal between Eisenhower and Badoglio dampen sentiment. October through July contracts post 5 to 6 cent declines with prices ranging from 19.51 to 20.17 per bale. Spot cotton also eases about 25 cents.
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New Orleans
Eisenhower
Badoglio
Mishkin Named Manager of Wellsville Pony League Team
Solly Mishkin, a former Yankee farmhand who has spent six years in semi pro ball, becomes the new manager of the Yankees Pony League squad in Wellsville New York.
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Solly Mishkin
Yankee
Yank
Wellsville
N. Y
Smokies Clinch First Place With 4-3 Win Over Memphis
The Smokies defeated Memphis 4-3 yesterday, aided by a wild pitch from a Memphis hurler as the weather disrupted the Knoxville game. The win moves the Smokies to the Southern Association lead while New Orleans stays second and Birmingham remains last. Nashville took 12-1 in the opener at home, with a 9-4 follow up as the Travelers split the doubleheader.
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Associated Press
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Memphis
Southern Association
New Orleans
Montgomery Rebels
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
Vols
Travelers
Barons
Montgomery
Atlanta
Buck Fausett
Nashville Uprising
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Greer
Ralph Pate
Glenn Gardner
Ed Lopat
Walker
West
Knoxville
Lindsey
Warhol
Vosheski
Riding the Bench on a Church Stop
Eddie Mooers owner of the Richmond Colts calls River View Alabama to track down new outfielder Jim Milner. The operator locates Milner on a church step and Mooers asks him to fly in, but Milner replies there is no plane within a hundred miles of Richmond.
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Jim
Mooers
Starred Barons Pitcher Chase Riddle Signs with Red Sox
Birmingham native Chase Riddle, age 17, has signed with the Boston Red Sox for future delivery after previously starring for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern Association.
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Birmingham
Ala
Chase Riddle
The
Red Sox
Barons
Balkans Set to Erupt Against Axis Powers
Dispatches from multiple fronts report rising Balkan resistance to Axis rule after Mussolini steps down. Underground movements in Greece and Yugoslavia consolidate, while German and Italian forces bolster positions in Trieste. Reports note clashes in Paris and heavy guerrilla activity across occupied Europe as Allied successes in Sicily bolster partisan efforts.
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Germany
Balkan
Italy
Trieste
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la Cairo
Berlin
Athens
Vichy
Paris
Russia
Bern
Switzerland
France
Bucharest
Phalange
Arriba
Mussolini
Draja Mihailovich
Sicily
Boxing notes lead Angott stops rival in MSG bout
Sports Mirror Today recalls a 10 round non title bout at Madison Square Garden where lightweight champion Sammy Angott edged Ray Robinson 144 1 4 to 139 3 4 in front of 12 073 fans.
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Associated Press Today
Ray Robinson
Sammy Angott
Madison Square Garden
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Ted Adams
Columbus
Ross Somerville
Les
Tital
New London
Ont
First sheet asphalt payment laid in 1870
A historic note records the laying of the first sheet asphalt payment in Newark New Jersey in 1870. The event marks an early use of asphalt paving in the city.
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Newark N. J
Italy Warned Aerial Blows to Again Start
Allied High Command warned the Italian people that the terrible aerial offensive would resume immediately. The broadcast blamed the Badoglio government for delaying action and strengthening German positions. The warning urged civilians to stay clear of railways factories depots and German military targets.
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North Africa
Allied High Command
Italy
Badoglio
United Nations
London
Washington
Rome
Legion Meeting Set for August 5 at Hope Hall
The Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting next Thursday night August 5 at 8 o'clock in the Legion hall Walnut and Second streets Hope. All members urged to attend, Adjutant Terrell S Cornelius said.
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Leslie Huddleston
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Walnut
Second Streets
Hope
Terrell S. Cornelius
State Briefs From The United Press
Conway buried Walter A Sohn in Bee Branch after a construction accident. John native of Bee Branch killed in crane mishap at Paducah Kentucky while employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Little Rock deadline today for federal use tax stamps for automobiles five dollar stickers available at post offices. Blytheville Ligan Gordon winner of 1942 cotton picker contest now in navy hopes to win this year and donate prize to navy relief fund. Little Rock Gov Homer Adkins to convene department heads on roadside picnic parks project with Sam Davies and Mack Morrison among others. Lonoke John D Sams oil merchant presidents Lonoke young business men's club affiliate of east Arkansas group to receive charter Monday night.
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United Press
Conway
Walter A. Sohn
Bee Branch
John
Paducah
Tennessee Valley Authority
Little Rock
Arkansas Internal Revenue
Roy Pascha
Blytheville
Ligan Gordon
Navy
Gordon
Navy Relief Fund
Lonoke
John D. Sams
Lonoke Young Business Men’s Club
East Arkansas Young Men's Club
Golfer Al Watrous Walks 25900 Miles Across Courses
Al Watrous has walked 25 900 golf course miles and played 5 000 18 hole rounds across 41 states and numerous foreign countries. He has struck about 370 000 shots in his touring career.
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New York
al Watrous
Wool clip forecast at 1942 US clip total
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates the 1942 wool clip at 392,346,000 pounds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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