Japs Forced Back In Latest battle near Peiping
Peiping July 13 Japanese bomber raids on Nanyuan barracks and airdrome south of Peiping met stiff Chinese resistance. Gen Sung Cheh-Yuan’s 29th Army pushed back Japanese detachments toward Fengtai after two hours of close fighting at a railway bridge south of the city. Heavy casualties reported on both sides as rail lines were torn up and residents sought to flee into the Tartar city while Chinese troops rushed reinforcements to the walls and surrounding districts.
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Nanyuan
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North China Battle
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Japanese Forces Attack Peiping After Bridge Clash
Fighting in Peiping's southern gate area escalated as Japanese troops supported by field guns tanks and armored cars advanced from Kupehkow pass to flank Chinese defenders. Shelling shook the city around noon while clashes continued near Nanyuan and Fengtai after a brief truce ended by night fighting.
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Great Wall
Yin Ju-Keng
East Hopeh Puppet State
Nanyuan
Fengtai
Senate Debates Court Bill Confusing Rules Highlight July 6
The Senate debate on the court bill confounds casual observers as the calendar shows July 13 while lawmakers treat it as July 6. A parliamentarian explains the timing remains July 6 due to when Senator Robinson raised the bill, with rules allowing only questions to interrupt.
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Senate
Washington
Robinson
Today's Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down
A broad jumble of clues across and down tests vocabulary from Equality to East Indian juniper and many beverage, tool, and animal references. The grid includes entries for loafers back of the foot deunkard badger of the mountains and other terms such as demon living in solitude and ancient wine.
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Java
Parliament Rules Confuse Senator In Fractious Session
A fragmented exchange centers on speaking limits as a parliamentsarian enforces rules that ban repeating the same subject on successive days, sparking confusion and requests for help. The dialogue hints at a tense, comic parliamentary moment with misunderstandings about what counts as today and tomorrow.
Four Shots Miss as Man Fires at Youth in Chicago Station
Henry Hundreiser, 37, entered Summerdale police station and fired four shots at John Ardelean, 17, who faced charges of attacking and stabbing Hundreiser's daughter. Ardelean wounded 33 times, girl survived. Hundreiser restrained. bail set at 50,000. In Liberal, police issue two ticket pads: traffic violations and free movie passes.
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Henry Hundreiser
Summerdale
John Ardelean
Hundreiser
Ardeléean
Ardelean
Liberal
Kan
Lawrence Boy Scouts Return From National Jamboree in KC
Eleven Lawrence Boy Scouts who left for the National Jamboree at Washington on June 27 are due in Kansas City tomorrow morning at 8 oclock. The Jamboree ended July 9 and since then the troupe has toured Philadelphia New York Cleveland Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago aboard a special train. Attending were Elden Tefft James Mott James Boyce Jay Collins Haven Glassmire Spencer Bayles Kenneth Keene Donald McDonald Jerry Correa Ed Bodin and Reed Whetstone.
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No Commercials Allowed Radio Station WMPC in Michigan
Reverend Frank S. Hemingway operates WMPC at Lapeer Michigan as a noncommercial station. The 250 watt 1200 kilocycle broadcaster emphasizes religious programming and avoids dances, ads, and even church supper notices. A notable broadcast once covered a mother unable to attend her daughter's funeral in hospital.
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Lapeer
Mich
WMPC
Frank S. Hemingway
Hemingway
Oil production declines across the United States in week to July 10
The OM and Gas Journal reports U S crude oil output fell by 9 947 barrels daily to 3 529 608 for the week ending July 10 Oklahoma dropped 900 to 618 500 barrels daily East Texas rose 2 785 to 474 800 Texas overall fell 19 543 to 1 418 679 Louisiana declined 12 134 to 254 465 California rose 12 000 to 667 750 while production elsewhere fell 825 to 192 175.
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Okla
United States
OM & Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East Texas
Texas
Louisiana
California
Hitch hikes to get dog long journey home
Indian boy Fred Armento trekked about 2000 miles from Douglas Wyoming to Clovis New Mexico and back to recover his dog left at Fort Sumner after a car crash in which his mother died. He hitchhiked nonstop until reuniting with the dog at an animal hospital.
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Douglas
Wyo
Clovis
Fred Armento
Fort Sumner
Armento
Invention of Dutch zolfer boosts English golf clubs
Golf clubs in England gain favor as a Dutch zolfer invents heads from specially prepared beech wood that do not require lead or weight to balance. The device eliminates extra mass, aligning with English golfing trends and prompting industry interest.
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London
Zolfer
England
Miss Anatomy joins New York museum exhibit
Miss Anatomy is the latest display at the Museum of Science and Industry in New York. Created under German experts, the life sized figure is dissected for educational study with interior organs revealed beneath a shell like head. Two assistants operate the exhibit as lights illuminate the procedure.
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Museum of Science and Industry
New York
Anatomy
Science
Dustry
Museum
Oldest Naval Aviator Recalls Tough Job in the Skies
Miami report profiles Major Bernard L. Smith 52 the oldest active naval aviation officer recalling early orders in 1912 and his long career aboard the marine aviation unit at Opa-Locka He notes the instrument panel is demanding and cites two minor accidents with no bailouts.
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Miami
Fla
Bernard L. Smith
Mavy
Marine Corps
Navy
Beauty standards vary in North Japan and beyond
The sculptress Malvina Hoffman notes geographic differences in beauty. In Hokkaido the village queen should bear a tattooed smile circling the lips to the ears. In Central Africa the ideal Duck Billy favors large lips, while Burmese belles feature long brass neck rings.
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Washington
Malvina Hoffman
Hokkaido
Japan
Central
Africa
Burma
End of rainbow tale ends with lazy Nebraska farmer
Crawford editor Karl Spence reports he found the rainbow’s end near the buttes outside Crawford Nebraska but says he was too tired to dig for a pot of gold. He describes a green carpet of grass stretching down the western slopes as clouds rode overhead.
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Nebraska
Crawford
Neb
Karl Spence
Crawford News
Buttes
Texas liquor inspectors may carry guns under new act
In Austin Texas the state liquor inspectors who raid moonshiners may now wear guns. The legislature passed two liquor regulatory acts allowing inspectors to arm themselves, ending previous limitations that kept them from carrying weapons during dangerous raids.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
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