Japs Resigned to Death on Saipan in Last Stand
U S Pacific Fleet reports from Pearl Harbor note thousands of Japanese troops and civilians on Saipan preparing a final, desperate defense in caves and pillboxes. Adm Nimitz says lessons from Saipan will aid future assaults as U S forces push toward the northeastern end of the island amid ongoing Pacific offensives. Paratroops support Noemfoor advance as Gen MacArthur announces Kornasoren airfield capture, boosting reach toward the Philippines.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Howard Handleman
Allied
Thhe Island
Noemfoor
Dutch New Guinea
Geelgink Bay
Pacific
Kornasoren
Douglas MacArthur
Sixth Army
Kamiri
Nimitz
China
Japan
Volcano
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
No Hope for Miners at Powhatan Mine Tragedy
July 6 Bellaire Ohio reports no chance of survival for 64 miners trapped by a mine fire at Powhatan mine two miles from the shaft entrance. State Mine Inspector Richard McGee said the fire, started after a rock rail broke a high voltage trolley, sealed entrances and stated the shaft must remain closed for weeks. Sixty four miners remained inside with 199 workers in other areas, awaiting bodies to be recovered once oxygen is cut off and the fire burns out.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
Richard McGee
Ohio
Powhatan Mining Company
Here
Jones protests Texas Democratic convention action
Houston July 6 The U S secretary of commerce Jesse Jones protested the Texas Democratic convention's conditional binding of its electors. He said Texas Democrats may be prevented from voting for the party nominee. He criticized two resolutions that placed the state convention above the national one and noted the split with a pro Roosevelt faction forming its own electors and delegates.
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Houston
Ter
Up—Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Texas
Houston Chronicle
Jones
Austin
Week Winners at Playground Pet Shop Event
New York judges named top pets across categories from dogs to goldfish. Winners include Terry Malott's Oscar best bashful, John Hatfield's 3 Royces prettiest swimmers, Barbara Cohen's Puff prettiest eyes, and Marilyn Pollom's Pat softest fur, with many other named pets earning ribbons for conduct, liveliness, and appearance. Attending schools held picnics, games, and performances as part of the weeklong celebration.
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Terry “Maljott
Doo
Berbera Keeler
Barbara Carter
Beverly Bagley
Bara Chubb
Terry
Lyle
Nicky Tubbs
Cookie
Irma Jean Axe
Shirley Merrick
Mary Ann Pole
Judy Allen
Morris Springer
Sergeant
Jimmy’ Radnout
Kenneth Craig
Catherine ‘Willams
John Paul Jones
Terry Malott
Oscar
John Hatfield
Harold Ross
Popeye
Susan Montgomery
Barbara Cohen
Larry Hat
John Bayles
Doc
Robert Laughlin
Marilyn Pollom
Pat
Eddie Christianson
Eddie Martin
New York
John ‘Ataon
Darlene Howe
Betty Frazier
Norman Miller
Donald Lic Jengood
Chester Mowder
Mary Mowder
Catherine Meadows
Betts Harris
Shirley
Nancy Burchett
Virginia Hinton
Rose Marie Morris
Shirley Wilson
Nancy Jo Smith
Curly
Isabel
Ted
Frank Myers
Billy Houghton
Goldfish
Harriet Jane Rinehart
Mary
Rose Maria Morris
Merlene Harris
Woodlawn
Herbert
Tommie Pritchett
Billie Jo Hornberger
Ronnie Kunkel
Roddie Anderson
Duane Maff
Ray Hellstrom
Jack Lawson
Frances Miller
Betty Ann Perdue
Dolores Gulley
Bobby Matt
Raymond Perdue
Dolores Ratliff
Shirley Ratliff
Donnie Church
Edna Jane Hornberger
Charles Ketchum
New York School
Memorial Planned in Emporia for Editor William Allen White
Emporia plans raise 50000 to honor late editor William Allen White. Local leaders endorse a memorial fund to support a William Allen White school at the University and a library memorial in Emporia. Mayor C G Rindom chairs the committee with Rep F B Ross as secretary and M A Limbrocker as treasurer.
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Emporia
Poria
Kan
Uh— Pine
William Allen White
Emporis Friends
Gasette
Rene Dation
University
White
C. G. Rindom
F. B. Ross
M. A. Limbrocker
OPA Probes Nudist Camp Gasoline Use Near San Francisco
OPA agents questioned about 200 to 250 nudists at a Sonoma county Sun-O-Ma camp about how they obtained fuel for trips as far as Oregon and Southern California. More than 700 individuals were ordered to explain possible violations of gasoline regulations at the retreat 40 miles north of San Francisco. Alfred Nobel is noted for inventing dynamite in 1867.
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San Francisco
Pri
Oregon
California
OPA
Douglas Forsyth
Richard Franchi
Sonoma County
Sun-O- Ma
Alfred Nobel
Many Never Suspect Cause of Backaches in This Old Treatment
This brief notes an old remedy said to bring relief for persistent backaches. It hints at overlooked causes and suggests trying a traditional approach that readers might find helpful.
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Jones Protests
Texas Demo Convention
Playground Pet Shop
Camp
Daily Journal- World
Lawrence
Kansas
Lore
Agures
REVE
World Publishing Company
Rio Casino
Ilaas
POW & Drug Dept
Gillette
Victory
CROWN
Aneves
Standerd Se
Gaure Phos
Eal Zg
RyRy
Cooper
Johnson’s Baby Powder
Onoga
KOTEX
G. Carleton Howell
Wards Steel
MU Saisoinsey
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