Americans Battle On Guam And Tinian Isles
Allied forces push to seal off Guam and seize Tinian as part of the Marianas invasion. Nimitz reports early landings with light resistance, Marine divisions moving in from two beachheads backed by air and naval support. Casualties include 348 killed 1 500 wounded 110 missing in early Guam actions as Japanese defenses weaken and Rota and Pagan targeted next. Chinese air support bombed Yap Palau and Woleai while Myitkyina operations continued in Burma.
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Nippon
Tinian
Guam
U. S
Fine Harbor
Adm Nimitz
Tinian Ao — Ee
Nimitz
Apranee
Pacific
Caote Rich Fern
W ‘Orms
Agat Village
Mt. Alifan
First Marine Provisional Brigade
77Th Army
Orote Peninsula
Saipan
Roe
Japan
Rota
Pagan
Adm
Ernest King
Byee
Philippines
Formosa
Hengyang
Yap
Palau
Woleai
Philipines
Heng
Myitkyina
Burma
India
MacArthur Signals Imminent Aerial Push Against Philippine Islands
AP War Editor reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur hints that aerial paralyzation of the southern Philippines may begin soon as part of the Pacific timetable. Aiming to neutralize Halmahera and mindanao bases, air patrols have watched southern waters from new bases, with strategy tied to the upcoming Marianas invasion.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Philippines
Philippine
Mindanao
MacArthur
Halmahera
Isle
Nazis Destroy French Village Near Swiss Border
Nazis burned the French village of St. Gingolph across the Swiss border in retaliation for a raid by French patriots. About 350 elderly men women and children fled into Switzerland as civilians were shot and several persons were arrested. Nazis moved in with motor vehicles and set homes and nearby arms ablaze.
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Bern
St. Gingolph
Switzerland
Reds Expect Allies To Open Big Offensive
Moscow reports Russian leaders hope Prime Minister Churchill's Normandy visit presages a large Allied assault in France. They say the Red Army pressing Germans from the east, the Warsaw drive nearing collapse, and Berlin’s situation justify throwing concerted power at victory soon.
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Moscow
Winston Churchill
Normandy
France
Red Army
Russia
Warsaw
Berlin
New Revolt Ahead In Germany Says Tass
Tass predicts a new revolt will arise with greater force as internal German strife remains acute despite official propaganda. The article notes conspirators are far from suppressed, with reports appearing in major Soviet newspapers.
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Germany
Hitler
Veterans group denounces coddling Italian prisoners
The 101st Infantry Veterans oppose wartime pampering for Italian POWs. Barry of Boston says Allied Veterans of World War II backs a resolution urging rights and courtesies be limited to those allowed by international law, citing Axis mistreatment of POWs. The motion, read at a Boston club gathering, alarms pro coddling critics.
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Boston
101St In- Veterans Association
AEF
Army 4U
Barry
101St Infantry
Germany
Italy
McKay
Barclay Presumed Dead Navy Says Artist on LSs Loss
Lieut Com. McClelland Barclay 50 a noted artist listed as in action a year ago now presumed dead by the Navy. He was a passenger on the LSs T 902 when it was lost in the Solomon Sea in July 1943. His brother Robert Barclay was informed.
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New York
N. Y
McClelland Barclay
Navy
Robert Y. Barclay
Solomon Sea
Local Weather Pair Tonight and Tuesday
Tonight will be mild with a low around 56 to 58 degrees. Tuesday highs reach about 86 degrees with continued warm, dry conditions across the area.
Agreement on Argentina Attitude Reached by Americas
Secretary of State Hull said the American republics have reached general agreement on their stance toward Argentina's government and declined to discuss further details. The remarks come amid diplomatic talks in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Hull
Argentina
Cream Quota Cut In August As Butter Fat Tightens
CHICAGO Ill. The war food administration announced August quotas will match July for fluid milk and milk by products but cream will be reduced by 15 percent. Dealers may sell 100 percent of June 1943 base period fluid milk, 90 percent of milk by products, and 75 percent of cream. The July cream quota stood at 90 percent, reflecting a tight butter fat supply.
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Chicago
Ill
War Food Administration
WFA
3 Year Old Boy Sells War Bond For Mother
Denver report tells how three year old Jimmie Wood sold a war bond for his mother Mrs E F Wood. The boy rang bells on the block and returned with payment notes and a bond sale for his parent. The mailman noted the activity and delivered the resolution of the campaign.
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Denver
E. F. Wood
Jimmie
Camp Carson Soldiers Win Bet to Cripple Creek Hike
Sgt. Frank Hill of Howard City Michigan and Pvt. Joseph Namon of Chicago hiked 47 miles from 6000 to 10000 feet in eight hours. They bet 72 dollars with Camp Carson comrades they could reach Cripple Creek in under 15 hours, aided by a carfull of skeptics and collecting both money and blisters.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank Hillman
Howard City
Mich
Joseph E. Namon
Chicago
Camp Carson
Cripple Creek
Hottest Sunday in La Crosse Sees 91 Degree Heat
La Crosse residents felt the summer's peak as readings climbed to 91 with 95 at 4 30 p m. Meteorologist D Sanial predicts no long hot spell ahead though Sunday night will bring cooler air. Winds brought dusty conditions from Milwaukee as forecasters warn of fair skies and a low around 56 to 58 tonight.
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la Crosse
D. Sanial
Sanial
Milwaukee
Iron Guard Leaders Return to Romania From Exile
German authorities ship back Iron Guard leaders who hid in Germany since spring 1941. They arrive in German uniforms under protection, signaling Berlin’s warning that any peace move could trigger a seizure of the Romanian government. Evacuation of Varna and Burgas is confirmed amid questions of a broader Bulgarian withdrawal.
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Istanbul
Romania
Iron Guard
Germany
Berlin
Black Sea
Varna
Burgas
Bulgaria
Rail Worker Killed in Wisconsin Crash
Don ald Laramy age 16 of Chippewa Falls died from injuries after a car carrying six railway crew members left the road and struck a tree two miles north of Slinger. Anna Scheris of Port Washington was critically injured. five others had minor injuries.
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Hartford
Wis
Donald Laramy
Chippewa Falls
Slinger
Louis Zurn
Anna Scheris
Port Washington
Buzzbombs Still Flying Over Britain on 40th Day
London and southern counties endured nightly bomb damage as experts say Germany operates new flying bomb bases, possibly including Belgian sites. Government reports show over 100000 mothers and babies and 82000 school children evacuated from London.
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London
Britain
Belgium
Chippewa Falls Boy’s Body Recovered From River
The body of nine year old Eugene Smith, son of Darwin Smith, was recovered from the Chippewa river Sunday after he was last seen Saturday playing at the river’s edge.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Eugene Smith
Darwin Smith
Chippewa River
Allies and Germans Mass Power For Normandy Clash
Allied and German forces prepare for a major Normandy battle as weather improves. American and British advances around Periers and Maltot face German counterattacks and local holds, with prisoners and casualties tallied.
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Normandy
Nazis Claim Reds Near Warsaw and Purge Intensifies
Berlin reports two German generals killed by the Thursday bomb aimed at Hitler along with a third death, while a new salute replaced the army gesture to show loyalty. Secret sources say the resistance leadership remains largely intact with Beck the sole high committee arrest.
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Reich
Air Force
Hitler
Berlin
Gestapo
Winston Churchill
Germany
High Committee
Ludwig Beck
Himmler
German general Stuelpnagel injured in France attack
German radio in Paris reported General Otto von Stuelpnagel, the military administrator for occupied France, seriously injured by terrorists during a tour of eastern France on July 21.
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London
Paris
Otto von Stuelpnagel
France
McCoy Soldiers Die in Two Camp Mishaps
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin two soldiers died in separate incidents. Corporal Hugh Pittman twenty from Sedley Virginia drowned at Lake Delton Beach near the Dells after 6 a m his body recovered at 8 30 p m. Sergeant Gordon Cox twenty two of Beth Springs Tennessee died in a barracks fire at 4 10 a m Cox belonged to Co B eight hundred eighth Tank Destroyer Battalion. Twenty two other men escaped injury and Col George M MacMullin ordered an investigation into the blaze.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Hugh Pittman
Co. B
304Th Infantry Regiment
Lake Delton Beach
Oe Dells
Maude Wee
Sedley
Gordon = Cox
Beth= Springs
Ten
Sunny Ainsworth Weds Erwin Avery in South Haven
Marie M. Sunny Ainsworth, former showgirl and ex wife of Tommy Manville, married Lt. Erwin D. Avery in South Haven on Saturday. The license lists both parties as Chicago residents. Sunny gave her age as 20 and her fourth marriage, Manville’s wife number seven.
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South Haven
Mich
Marie M
Sunny) Ainsworth
Tommy Manville
Erwin D
Buddy) Avery
Justice of the Peace
McCrimmon
Chicago
Marie Ann Ainsworth
Sunny Ainsworth
Manville
Wisconsin Seeks Liaison To Ease Dairy OPA Controversies
Wisconsin moves to hire a liaison between the dairy industry and the Office of Price Administration to calm disputes over skim milk product pricing and enforcement. Gov. Goodland backs a joint effort to find equitable adjustments, despite OPA warnings against loosening rules.
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OPA
Madison, Wis
State Department of Agriculture Soens
Wisconsin
Alex Elson
Chicago
Christianson
E. J. Roethe
Elson
Goodland
Boethe
Office of Price Ad
RAF Bombing Blitz Across Europe Reported From Kiel to Bucharest
Allied air forces launched a major daylight and overnight campaign across southern France northern Italy Yugoslavia and the Balkans targeting Kiel Genoa Bucharest and flying bomb sites in northern France. RAF and Mediterranean crews combined to strike Berati Albania and other military targets with substantial tonnage and parallel raids over Berlin.
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London
U. S
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Kiel
Bucharest
England
Genoa
Pisa
Adriatic
Germany
Bavaria
Britain
RAF
Berlin
Normandy Battle
Berat
Albania
John Commons Returns to Laundry Route in Hartford
John A. Commons, once a UW economic research assistant believed missing 14 years and legally dead for six, resumes work as a laundry routeman in Hartford. He briefly reunited with his father Dr. John Lauderdale and expects a visit from his father next spring. His wife and daughter live in Washington, D. C., and he says he did not reconnect with other family. He plans to visit his daughter at a girls camp in the fall.
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Hartford
Conn
John A. Commons
University of Wisconsin Economic Research
John Lauderdale
Fla
John R. Commons
Commons
Washington, D. C
Washington
Police manUses Salami To Trap Crow In Waukegan
In Waukegan Illinois police officer Leonard Duncan used a piece of salami as bait to trap a troublesome crow that was harassing women hanging washing on Greenwood avenue. He reported the capture by radio to the station. The crow’s alibi joke tied to heat was playfully remarked by Chief Bart Tyrrell mentioning the microphone.
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Waukegan
Ill
Leonard Duncan
Greenwood Avenue
Duncan
Bart Tyrrell
Circus Fire Victim Dies in Hartford Toll Rises
The Ringling Brothers circus fire death toll climbs to 164 as Grace Clark, 48, of Hartford dies from burns. Her 81-year-old parents also perished in the blaze at the Hartford big top. Six persons remain missing since the disaster.
Soviets Drive Deep Into Poland as Warfront Expands
Soviet forces push through central Poland advancing toward Warsaw and Lublin while breaching near the Vistula. Red Army reports 23 German generals captured and up to 500,000 enemy troops affected as Panzer resistance tightens around Lublin and Siedlce.
Enemy Admits Evacuation Of 2 More Cities
German radio acknowledged that Russian troops advanced within 50 miles of Warsaw as Nazi forces abandoned Siedlce and Jaroslaw. Reports said fighting raged around Lwow and Lublin while Red forces moved toward strategic Polish rail hubs and major cities along the front.
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Moscow
Poland
Warsaw
Lublin
Visla
Vistula
Hitler
Reich
Siedlce
Jaroslaw
Siedsice
Berlin
Lwow
Stalin
Red Army
Prussia
Red
Baltic
Carpathian
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
London
Jaraslaw
Siedice
Bucharest
Brest Litovsk
More Selectees Leave Tuesday For Induction
Two La Crosse draft board groups depart Tuesday afternoon for Milwaukee. Board No 2 inductees meet at 1 45 pm and Board No 1 at 2 pm at the federal building. They ride the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha at 3 12 pm. Lodging and meals provided at Plankinton hotel before 7 am Wednesday induction.
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la Crosse
Milwaukee
Federal Building
Milwaukee Road
Hiawatha
Plankinton Hotel
Last Week For Paying Part Payment Taxes Warned
County Treasurer Marvin Johnson warned this is the last week to pay taxes without interest. Property owners who paid part in January have until Aug. 1 to complete payment. failure to pay by Aug. 1 accrues interest. Those with no January payment are already paying interest and will continue to do so.
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Marvin Johnson
Restrictions Eased on 26 Construction Equipment Types
The War Production Board relaxes limits on 26 construction equipment categories due to better supply. The order lowers priority to AA 5 starting Aug. 3 without changing production volume, allowing sale to war agencies without restriction and to others only with WPB authorization. Bulldozers concrete surfacing machines and rock drilling machines are among eased items.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Truman to quit as head of committee
Senator Truman announced he would resign the chairmanship of the committee investigating war production at its next meeting. He said he would then be ready to join the campaign wherever Roosevelt directed.
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Kansas City
S. Truman
Roosevelt
Road To Berlin Mileage On Allied Routes
The latest tally shows the Russian front at 365 miles to Berlin measured directly from Siedlce, 70 miles closer than a week ago. Italian front distances stand at 610 miles from Ancona and 620 miles from Pisa, while the Normandy front remains 630 miles from Troarn near Caen.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Siedlce
Ancona
Pisa
Normandy
Troarn
Caen
Driver Killed in Smashed Car Crash on Highway 64
Antigo Wisconsin Glen Weix aged 30 died when his car left the road after colliding with another vehicle on state highway 64 near near.
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Antigo
Wis
Glen Weix
Ere
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