A Comparison Of Two Wars From Normandy Front
Editor Lloyd Stratton surveys the Normandy battlefront comparing World War I and II. He notes massed force, armor, aircraft, and naval lift, with mechanized movement and dense traffic contrasting earlier trench warfare. He recalls German tactics, air combat, and varying village destruction and casualty patterns across the Caen to St. Lo area.
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Lloyd Strata
Normandy
Battefront
Associated Press News
1918
Caen
Carn
St. Lo
Hitler Plot Aims To Show Germans It Is Possible To Act
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden stated that events inside the Reich suggest German generals see the writing on the wall. Reports claim three more generals died in action in the east and a fourth was imprisoned or held. The underground opposition is not aimed at liquidating the Nazi regime but to prove resistance is possible despite the SS and Gestapo.
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Thefuehrer
Germany
Hitler
Gestapo
Warsaw
Anthony Eden
Reich
Cacca
Churchill
Berlin
Ludwig Beck
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Fragmentary wartime note on German home army logistics
A fragment notes that Berlin acknowledged recruitment and supply troubles for the German war fronts due to bureaucracy in the home army staff, reflecting strains on mobilization and readiness.
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Berlin
Home Army
Com
Hitler Purge Reports Sweep Frontline Commanders
Dispatches from France describe Hitler's post assassination purge touching eastern front leaders and possible executions of German divisional chiefs in France. Despite a shaken mood in the army, there is no solid evidence of widespread disaffection, and Nazi control remains firm.
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Mand
Himmler
Hitler
Germany
France
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Gestapo
Churchill reports grave signs of weakness in Germany
Churchill, back in Britain after a three day Normandy tour, warned RAF crews in France of grave signs of weakness in Germany and said the war might end sooner than expected. Berlin offered quiet reaction while officials withheld names of plotters incl Beck and Goebbels remained unseen in public.
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Hitler
Blaskowitz
Churchill
Britain
Normandy Front
Germany
France
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
San Francisco
Veteran linked to war crimes and Balkan campaign
The report names a veteran tied to underground resistance against Versailles and the Munich putsch. The Russian charges accuse him of outrages at Kharkov as a war criminal. Allied air activity near Normandy showed improved weather with 1,600 sorties aiding the battle front.
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Munich
Balkan
Kharkov
Normandy
Death of Samuel Fisher on same day as father in Connor
Samuel Fisher died in Connor Northern Ireland on the same date and age as his late father, a coincidence noted on the anniversary of his father’s death. Fisher had recently retired after 75 years of continuous service in a woolen mill.
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Samuel Fisher
Connor
Northern Ireland
Curious Japanese Raids Hold Threatening Ground Near Aitape
In New Guinea near Aitape, Japanese forces stage night assaults against American lines on beaches and river banks. The fighting, described as isolated and tactical, features a Japanese commander managing 25 000 to 45 000 troops. Pfc. Donald Hess of Beaver Dam Wisconsin kills five enemy soldiers in defense of equipment as dawn reveals retreating Japanese and drowned wounded attempting to flee by water.
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New Guinea
Sago
Aitape
British New Guinea
Wewak
Anamo
Donald Hess
Beaver Dam
Wis
Soldier mistaken for bike thief in Cambridge incident
Pvt Keith Johnston borrowed a bicycle from a police yard and was challenged by a military police officer who saw a helmet marked Police on the bike. Johnston said he would return it and was released after a reprimand.
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Keith Johnston
Cambridge
England
Johnston
Police reject bomb plan changes scout response rule
A Boy Scout who found a bomb put it in his knapsack and cycled to police headquarters. Police refused to act and sent for the military to dispose of the bomb. London reports that Scouts now escort the danger to authorities rather than bring the object to police.
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England
London
Ration Cloths Used for Garment Making in Sydney
In Sydney the value of coupons governs purchases while a clothing rationing sidestep emerges. Gay patterned table cloths are bought as sources for peasant skirts, with two cloths needed per skirt and prices higher than garments, yet buyers report heavy purchases.
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Sydney
Australia
Norwich motorist fined for misuse of car to pick wife
William George of Norwich England paid 200 dollars to stop his car and collect his wife at a London hotel and drive her home. Alderman Sir L Newton fined him for car misuse. The magistrate said a gasoline permit does not grant roaming rights for an automobile.
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William George
Norwich
England
London
George
Sir L. Newton
Army Girls Receive Gowns From America in ATS Ballot
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a gown as part of 50 dresses donated from the United States. The Auxiliary Territorial Service in London allocates gowns to members of the ATS Navy Air Force and Land Army for service marriages.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Auxiliary Territorial Service
ATS
London
America
Navy
Air Force
Land Army
Low Temperatures Threaten Bomber Superchargers
Bombers flying in the stratosphere face exposure to temperatures as low as 67 degrees below zero, potentially affecting superchargers and performance.
Embezzlement Complaint in La Crosse Case and Local Court Notes
In La Crosse county court Ralph L. Triplett faces a July 27 trial date on an embezzlement complaint from Helen L. Fisher over a $29 table model radio. Several motorists were fined for license issues, and Clifford Belcher was sentenced for non support with prison time and probation, plus ongoing alimony. Estate transfers are listed for Maurer Freng, Reynolds Stevens, and Verio Scarseth. A Milner hotel boiler investigation followed a squad car report at 8:45 p.m.
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la Crosse
Ralph L. Triplett
Helen L. Fisher
Triplett
Miss Fisher
le Roy Torgerud
North 20Th Street
Onalaska
Dale Robinson
Caledonia
Edward O. Winecke
Logansville
Wis
Shirbey
Otto Lehman
South 20Th Street
Shelby
Motor Vehicle Department of Wisconsin
Paul Halverson
Cashton
Bangor
Sparta
Clifford Belcher
O. W. Sprecher
Waupun
State Board of Parole and Corrections
Belcher
Tomah
Wykoff
Minn
Preston
Bert O Johnson
Rudolph FP. Maurer
Ole A Freng
Fourth Street
Perry
Market Streets
Millard E. Reynolds
Robert W. Stevens
23Rd Street
King and
Cass Streets
Robert Verio
Edwin J. Scarseth
Campbell
New Manpower Program Extends to All Employers
Norman E. Schulze area director of the war manpower commission says the extended war manpower program applies to all employers in every business and occupation since July 1. Employers must have a card of approval from the WMC or USES before hiring any male worker and should contact the area office if unsure of their worker ceiling or obligations.
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Norman E. Schulze
War Manpower Commission
WMC
U. S. Employment Service Office
Schluze
USES
la Crosse
Schulze
Chilean Congress considers new National Assembly building
A public works commission calls for design competition for a new Chilean National Congress building. Age and ongoing repairs have weakened the current Congress hall in Santiago, with frequent earthquakes making a new structure urgent and repairs costly.
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Congressional Hall
Chile
Santiago
Public Works Commission
National Congress
Grass Appears On Menu In Australian Diet Trials
Dehydrated lucerne grass is being processed into food for Australian menus in Melbourne. Three scientists report the product offers diet benefits with high vitamins A and C. The lucerne powder flavors soups with a pea like taste and could be used with vegetables or in confectionery.
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Melbourne
Welcome Home Furlough Parade in Auckland
Servicemen returning from the Middle East are greeted with parades speeches feasts and amusements in Auckland New Zealand marking a warm homecoming.
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Middle East
Auckland
New Zealand
License Puzzles Couple Ready to Wed in Mitchell
In Gering Nebraska County Judge Ted Feidler eyed a marriage license where Miss Thomas Delado 18 and her husband-to-be Elizabeth Mano 22 both of Mitchell Nebr explained a birth name mix up. They said they never changed their given names and won’t now after marriage.
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Gering
Nebr
Ted R. Feidler
Thomas Delado
Elizabeth Mano
Mitchell, Nebr
Feidler
Sell All Seats For Bond Show In La Crosse
Bond drive reaches near seventy five thousand dollars as La Crosse citizens buy war bonds at Rivoli building room 405 and predict a full house for Spirit of 76 at Wisconsin theater. The touring revue with Captain Kress and Lieutenant Frisch features Sgt Larry Cohen as narrator and CWO John C Sandidge leading the orchestra.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Theaters Company
Rivoli
Spirit of 76
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Theater
Mom
Marvin C. Kress
Division Special Services
Jerome Frisch
301St Engineer Battalion
War Finance Committees
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Larry Cohen
CWO
John C. Sandidge
Fiddlers
Corp
Fred Broders
Leonard Kobrick
John Killam
Billy Robins
Thomas Quaetrocci
Lou Carter
Chester Slodowick
John J. Haynie
Gabriel Paudiunas
United States Aid to Build Army Factory in Mexico
General Lazaro Cardenas selects Tamacoco near Amecameca for a large armament facility under a lend lease with the United States. The plant will manufacture arms and ammunition with U S machinery, chosen for safety, transport links and favorable climate.
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Mexico
United States
Lazaro Cardenas
National Defense
Tamacoco
Amecameca
U.S
Mohr Advises In Garden To Tell Weeds From Veggies
Rudolph J. Mohr of the Pullman Co. offers tips for gardeners in Chicago on distinguishing weeds from vegetables to keep straight lines in victory gardens. He emphasizes careful observation and proper cultivation practices to ensure healthy yields.
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Chicago
Ill
Rudolph J. Mohr
Victory Garden
Pullman Co
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Bern
Switzerland
Journal de Geneve
Albert Kesselring
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Stockholm
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Heinz Guderian
Army
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Sen Samak Tlle Ano Tae
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