Goebbels Plea For Peace Draws British War Response
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes Goebbels latest Nazi appeal to soften surrender terms. He warns the German propaganda, reused to spur leniency, cannot avert defeat and underscores Prussianism must be erased before peace. Allies remain determined to finish the war.
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Dewitt. MacKenzie
Associated Press
Berlin
Europe
Goebbels
Munich
Hitler
Vergailles
Germany
Jong
Reich
House of Lords
Lord Vansittart
Devlish
Gestapo
Red Army pushes west as Germans retreat near Konigsberg
Russians drive deep into Lithuania and Latvia threatening Riga and Kaunas while Gedman forces fall back from Konigsberg. Moscow report says Niemen line breached southeast of Grodno and German positions shrink as river crossings and rail links come under Russian attack.
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Velikasa
Bajties
Pripyat
Pinsk
Europe
U. S
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Ivan Bagramian
Lithuenia
Riga
Estonia
Wilno
Daugavpils
Paneverys
Lithuania
Fromiauliai
Baltic Sea
Memel
Ivan Cherniakhovaka
Kaunas
Grodno
Verstelishki
Wiercielexi
Zhidomilya
Wiemen
Mud and rain in Normandy haunt a war reporter's notebook
Leaves From A War Reporter's Notebook recalls the soggy Normandy climate for American troops, with rain, mud, and shifting roads shaping daily life. It notes how French farm families aid troops by laundering uniforms in exchange for small treats, and it highlights a jeep driver, Luigi Liberatore, nicknamed Libera tor by his peers who struggle with the name.
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Pfc
Luigi Liberatore
West Second Street
Syracuse
N.Y
Libera Tor
Democrats Split Over Wallace Vice Presidential Prospects
Chicago reports late July chatter on Vice President contender options as President Roosevelt’s letter to the convention weighs on party forks. Senators Pepper O Mahoney Thomas Barkley Byrnes Douglas Kerr Lucas Norton and others circulate as possible picks while Wallace backers push for a path to renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Chicago
Robert E. Hannegan
White House
Hannegan
Roosevelt
Henry Agard Wallace
Wallace
Alfred (Happy) Chindier
Kentucky
Claude Pepper
Florida
Joseph O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Elbert ‘Thomas
Utah
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Alben W. Barkley
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
James S. Byrnes
Scott Lucas
Ilingis
Mary ‘I’. Norton
New Jersey
Joseph M. Broughton
North Carolina
Goy
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Broughton
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Pepper
Washington
Joseph Guffey
Pennsylvania
Paris Hit By Allied Aerial Blows
British Lancaster bombers struck Paris area rail yards at Villeneuve St Gorge on the southeastern outskirts, targeting rolling stock and supplies for the battle. Mosquito formations hit German barracks and rail targets in France, while Allied daylight raids damaged enemy transportation south of the battlefront.
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London
Paris
France
Normandy
Germany
Villeneuve-St. Gorges
RAF
Tours
U.S. Army Air Force
Amiens
Britain
Most Speedy Evacuation of London Reported
London officials announce the evacuation plan as the largest and fastest of the war. Health Minister Henry A. Willink says 207,468 registered and 158,852 evacuated from London in 13 days. Flying bombs caused damage and casualties in southern counties, but London enjoyed a fifth calm night.
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London
Henry A. Willink
Hull Denounces Nazi Crimes in Europe Actions
Secretary of State Hull denounced Nazi atrocities in Europe, stating Hungary’s Jewish community of about 1,000,000 faces extermination and calling the Distomo massacre in Greece a shocking example of Nazi terror. He promised that punishment will be meted out to those responsible.
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Washington
Europe
Hull
Hungary
Distomo
Greece
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Buried In Normandy Remembrance
By HAL BOYLE IN FRANCE July 13 Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr known as Teddy led the Fighting First in World War II and in Tunisia and Sicily He died in bed in Normandy and his troopers recall his courage humor and steady leadership He stood atop a machine gun nest in Sicily spoke kindly to a passing soldier and reminded him the First Division is always first in and last out Quentin Roosevelt Jr another son was wounded in Tunisia and continues the family guard in the same division
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Hal Boyle
France
Land of France
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Early
Teddy
Tunisia
Sicily
Troina
Vunisian
Terry Alien
White House
San Juan Hill
Quentin
Guam Hit Tenth Day In Succession
War report from Associated Press details that on the tenth straight day of air attacks near Guam and Iwo Jima. Tokyo claims 85 American planes attacked Guam and Liberators hit Iwo Jima. Nimitz announced a carrier task force raid 125 miles south of Saipan. McArthur reports mixed advances at Aitape and inland Japanese attempts to join garrisons in New Guinea.
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Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Radio Tokyo
AW. S
Marianas
Guam
Iwo Jime Island
Kazan
Chester W. Nimitz
Saipan
Rota Island
Toyko
Karen
Volcano Islands
China
Winfree Sordlett
East China Sea
New Guinea
18Th
Imperial Army
Aitape
British New Guinea
Douglas McArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Mafia Bay
Attape
Sower
Berri
Lessons from Israel's Rise and Fall in Judges
This Sunday school lesson by William Gilroy analyzes Israel's successes and failures as a nation to illustrate how leadership integrity, personal treachery, and idolatry affect a society. It draws parallels to modern industry graft, Achan's theft, and the moral dangers of idolizing wealth, power, and pleasure, concluding that love of God and neighbor remains the path to strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William &. Gilroy
D. D
Israel
United States
Great Britain
Commonwealths
U. S
Jeredit
Achan
Elkanah
Hannah
Samuel
Joseph
Daniel
Monetary Conference Undecided in Bretton Woods
Four days from adjournment the United Nations monetary conference faced a decisive question on each country's share of the planned 8 billion dollar stabilization fund. Officials expected quick progress on quotas, with New York likely to host central offices for the fund and the forthcoming 10 billion dollar world bank.
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Bretton Woods
N.H
United Nations Monetary Conference
World Bank
New Yorke
Monetary Fund
Sterner Policy Foreshadowed For Argentina
Norman Armour named director of the State Department office of American Republics in Washington foreshadowing a sterner policy toward Argentina. He will begin next month, succeeding Lawrence Duggan who is leaving government service. No new Argentine ambassador is planned.
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Washington
Norman Armour
State Department
Office of American Republics
Argentina
Lawrence Duggan
Rail line crossing near Canton threatens Chinese lines
The main rail line crossed the Pei river 38 miles above Canton, threatening to bisect Chinese defending forces. Chinese units checked the advance 12 miles south of Yingtank, while Japanese forces encircled Hengyang. Counterattacks by Chinese recovered several strong points on approaches to the city.
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China
Pei River
Canton
Yingtank
Hengyang
Obituary notices for Duffalo and Pepper in Indiana region
Michael Duffalo of Black Lick died in Indiana Hospital this morning at 8:15. He was born November 29, 1909, to Michael and Zuzzana Duffalo. Body moved to Robinson Funeral Home. full obituary to appear Monday. Ignat Pepper of White Township died at his late home Friday July 14 at 8 am. No survivors. services by Reverend Father Rosenthal at St Louis Catholic Church Monday at 10 am.
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Michael Duffalo
Blacklick
Indiana
Asa
Michael and
Zuzzana
Dude) Duffalo
Robinson Funeral
Ignat Pepper
White Township
Father Rosenthal
St. Louis
Wallace and Roosevelt Face Political Theatre in Washington
A long rambling Washington column questions Vice President Wallace's political fate, hints at a Barkley ticket, and recalls a radio slip about Henry A Wallace in Seattle. The piece satirizes the Democratic convention chatter and laments Wallace’s perceived suffering in public life.
Obituaries from Homer City area July 14 deaths
Death notices from Homer City and nearby areas report Andrew Tomasco of Scranton and Marcia Ann McWilliams of Level Green Irwin R D among the deceased. Services for Tomasco are set in Scranton Monday at 9 am and for McWilliams Sunday at 3 pm with burial in local cemeteries. Other notices include Mary Angeline Rowley Schall of Ford City age 83 and Paul Zicha 18 of Graceton with services at St Francis Graceton and interment in St Francis Cemetery. Cedar-Union and Oakland Cemetery are noted as receiving friends or burial sites for several individuals.
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Marcia Ann M'Williams
Columbia Hospital
Wilkinsburg
Ralph
Sara (Short) McWilliams
Level Green
Irwin
R. D
Eugene Kelly
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Sandra Lee
Pearl Short
Clymer
McWilliams
Irwin, R. D
Mary Angeline (Rowley)schall
Newton Boyer
Whitesburg
John
Anna Mary Rupert
Simon Schall
Josephine Burkett
Ford City
S. C. Rowley
Sheroda
T. J. Rowley
Vandergrift
J. M. Dickey
Lottie Christy
Spring Church
Harvey Rearick
Elderton
Mra
S. J. Holstein
West Lebanon
Mt. Union
Paul Zicha
Graceton
John Zichs
John M. Zicha
U. S. Merchant Marine
St. Francis B
Mathew A. Yanosek
St. Francis
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek In Rio De Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro on July 16, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek arrived for a three month rest and has taken up residence on Broloio Island. The piece includes satirical asides about public figures and a memory of Bernard Baruch’s note, plus a cryptic remark about civic ladders delivered by the Office of Civilian Defense.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Rio de Janeiro
China
Generalissimg
Broloio
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Mellett
Lowell Mellett
Office of Civilian Defense
Stock Market NG Four Air Reduction and Major Stocks List
A dense OCR style stock list presents numerous company names with percent figures and partial tickers. Major players include Am Can Am Distil Am Rad Am Smelt Am Tel and Tel, Anaconda Copper, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, IBM competitors, U S Steel, Westinghouse, and Penney. The fragmentary data suggests sector movements across coal, oil, steel, chemicals, and transportation with varying percentage figures.
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Atch & SF
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Jl) Co
Cerro de Pas
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & el
Com
With & South
Cons Edison
Curtiss-Wright
del Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont de N
el Auto Lite
General Elec
General Foods
General Motors
Gen
Greyhound Corp
Hercules Powder
Illinois Central
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Johns-Manville
Kennecott Cop Bat Kresge (Ss
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val Coality Leh Val RR
Libby, Me
LTM
Liggett & Myers
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
NY Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pac 1B
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Penney (Jc
Penn R R al Pub Sve
Pullman
Pure Oil
la Radio Corp
Reading Co
Repub Steel
Reynolds Tob
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Stand
Stand Oil Car
Standard Oil Ind
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co
Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
US Steel
Warner Bros
West Union Tel
West
Woolworth
York Corp
el Bond & Sho
Pennroad Corpia E
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Moorhead
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Lften
England
Poolroom
Norman Day
V.P
T. Roosevelt
Gus Sesia
Royal Canadian Army
Nipper
Cene
Robert Burns
Barkley
Mo E. Bratten
Miss Bratten
Senator Barkley
Senator Bark
Seattle
Wash
Statlor
Henry A. Wallace
Agard
Henry H
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Sta
St. Bernard Cemetery
Flickinger
Hone
Homer City
Andrew Tomasco
Scranton
Mary Scribe
Knights Life Insurance Company
Ition
Harold Young
Mr. Young
Wendell Willkie
Young
Willkie
Lincoln
John ‘Booth Willkie
America
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