Hitler Maintains Grip as German Revolt Rumors Rise
An Allied dispatch reports Adolf Hitler declaring the attempted coup by a small circle of officers crushed and promising loyalty in the army. Stockholm says up to 100 generals may have been executed, with over 1,000 arrested. NATO Allied coverage notes replacements in Normandy and widespread Berlin arrests amid purge rumors. The report cites naval unrest and mass arrests, while radio broadcasts urge continued resistance to Hitler’s rule.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Stockholm
Sweden
Normandy
Rommel
Fromerlin
Gestapo
Legation
Switzerland
Walther von Brauchitsch
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Sigmund Wilhelm List
Fritz Erich von Mannstein
Berlin
Radio France
Akers
Basel
Kiel
Stettin
Brazzaville
Madrid
Germany
Robert Ley
Fuehrer
Ludwig Beck
General Staff
von’ Staffenberg
Frankfurt
Wehracht
Heinrich Himmier
Red Army pushes across jagged 200 mile front toward Warsaw
Moscow reports a major Red Army bid to roll back German defenses along a jagged 200 mile battle line. Soviet forces reach about 90 miles from Warsaw as Rokossovsky’s offensive drives toward the Polish capital. Ostrov and Pskov areas fall, while Brest Litovsk ring closes and Chelm falls under pressure. Army units push along multiple fronts, with heavy tank losses reported on the German side.
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Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Germany
Baltics
Ivan’ S. Maslennikey
Ostrov
Pskov
Tishina
Latvia
Hitler
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Bialyatok
Brest Litovsk
Czeremcha
Vielkorvta
Mud Holds Allies as Rain Slows Allied Front in France
Allied forces in Normandy remain largely mired as rain keeps troop movements to a minimum. German attacks in the last 24 hours cost them 14 tanks, with Gen Pauli Hausser commanding the Seventh Army. The weather grounded air operations and slowed any deep penetration.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Pauli Hausser
Seventh Army
Normandy
Britain
Esquay
Caen
Orne
Odon
Supreme Command
No Man’s Land
St. Martin de Fontenay
Nevers
Monts
Briyeux-St. Lo
Berigny
Altho
Montgomery
R A F Damages An Enemy Convoy in German Waters
The R A F coastal command said Beaufighters attacked a 40 ship convoy off Helgoland shortly after dusk. Four merchant ships were hit with torpedoes, two sank, five escort vessels were set afire, and most remaining ships damaged. Despite heavy rockets and flak, the attack was pressed. Helgoland lies 35 miles north of the German coast.
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London
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Helgoland
Air Ministry
Pacific
Guam
Nimitz
Navy
Saipan
Chichi Jima
Haba Jima
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Gen. Douglas ‘MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Timor
FIND 95 FOR JOBS IN LAWRENCE WAR WORK
Lawrence survey tallies 95 willing workers for essential war jobs over the next four months including 22 men 56 women 8 boys and 9 girls under 18. 21 women would consider jobs if child care could be arranged. U S Employment Service seeks more workers and urges housewives to help by caring for children while mothers take war jobs.
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Lawrence
Harry R. Barnard
United States Employment Service
U.S.E.S
Barnard
City Hall Busy Spot As Voters Register For Primary
About 300 voters registered at city hall last evening between 5 and 10 for the Tuesday primary. City Clerk Harald Fisher and his secretary worked to close registrations and will copy poll book names in coming days. Fisher did not estimate total eligible voters for the primary. London reports German broadcasts deny killing 50 British and allied fliers after escapes from camps in March.
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Harald Fisher
Fisher
London
Reich
DNB
Murere
Progress Is Made In Taking Island Guam
U S Pacific Fleet headquarters Pearl Harbor July 22. Allied forces pushed the liberation of Guam ahead with reinforcements swarming ashore threatening Port Apra. Marines and soldiers moved inland to heights dominating the harbor as warships bombarded defenses and carriers and Liberators supported the assault with heavy air and naval fire.
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Pearl Harbor
Guam
U. S
Port Apra
Fine Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Asan
Agat
Northwest May Support G O P Ticket
New York July 22 Herbert Brownell Jr. says reports show tremendous enthusiasm for the Dewey Bricker ticket in Oregon and Massachusetts and suggests the entire Northwest may vote Republican. He cited reports from U S Senator Sinclair Weeks and Ralph Cake indicating strong election chances for Dewey and Bricker.
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New York
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Republican National Committee
Dewey- Bricker
Oregon
Massachusetts
Northwest
Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
John Bricker
Ohio
G.O.P
U. S
Sinclair Weeks
Ralph Cake
Hannegan to Direct F D R Campaign
Robert Hannegan the 41 year old Mis sobriah was reelected chairman of the Democratic national committee and will direct the campaign. Edward J. Flynn nominated the officers. Treasurer Edwin W. Pauley reported $116000 on hand and year contributions totaling $331318.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert
Hannegan
Missobriah
Roosevelt
Democratic Nations Convento
Larry Truman
Democratic
National Committees
Nominaton
Edward J. Flynn
Newark
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Dixie
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Cooper
McKellar
Samuel D. Jackson
Wallace
G.I.C
Edward Kelly
New York
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Kelly-Flynn-Hague
Robert E. Hannegan
Sidney Hillman
C.I.0
Oklahoma
Gas Storage Plan Considered for McLouth Field
The McLouth gas field may become a large underground storage chamber for Cities Service Pipeline. Negotiations target taking control via contracts with numerous owners and operators to store summer gas from southwest Kansas Oklahoma and Texas and recover it in winter for distribution.
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McLouth
Cities Service Pipeline Company
Southwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Jefferson- Leavenworth County
Allied forces close on Florence in July offensive
Rome July 22 Allied troops from the Fifth and Eighth armies closed in on Florence from three directions with advance infantry within 14 miles of the city. American forces captured Tavernelle Barberino Dal D'Elsa and Capanne while Castel Fiorentino fell 17 miles southwest. Eighth army Britons moved toward San Giovanni in the Arno valley as US patrols neared Pisa. Artillery duels raged with German guns north of the river as long range fire joined the fight. Market index noted.
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Rome
LPI
Fifth
Eighth Army
Florence
Fifth Army
Tavernelle
Barberino Dal D’elsa
Capanne
Elsa
Arno
Castel, Fiorentino
San Giovanni
Pisa
Truman Is Picked For Second Place
The Democratic national convention nominated Harry S. Truman of Missouri as second vice presidential candidate on the second ballot, edging out Henry A. Wallace and tallying 1,031 votes to 105 for Wallace. The vote followed a bitter convention fight, with southern defections aiding the Missouri senator as reformers pushed for Wallace amid party strife.
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Harry S. Truman
Missouri
White House
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Harry ¥. Byrd
James A. Farley
Senate
War Investigating Committee
Truman
Wallace
William C. Douglas
Supreme Court
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Seare
Paul V. McNutt
I.0
Political Action Committee
Dixie
Center
Independence
Chicago
Roops Control Y in France
Report from the American Expeditionary forces in France notes Germany shows signs of strain in personnel and leadership while maintaining the front amid mud and rain. Nazi obstacles include portable barbed wire barriers with embedded anti personnel mines to slow American advance.
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Asrocistad
France
UPA
Drilling Near Lawrence Finds Gas Flow At Half Million Feet
A well northeast of Lawrence on a tract owned by Lowell B. Sterling shows an initial gas flow near 500 000 feet daily after reaching 685 feet. Drilling for J M Huber Corp of Wichita Borger Texas by John Richard aims deeper toward Arbuckle lime in hopes of larger production. The operation, on Huntsman Haworth leases linked to McLouth field experience, could birth a new gas or oil field if results improve.
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Lawrence
Lowell B. Sterling
Bismarck School
Kaw
John Richard
J. M. Huber Corporation
Wichita
Borger
Tex
Jefferson
Leavenworth
John A. Lloyd
Ottawa
Haworth
Six Corners
Two U.S. submarines lost Trout and Tullibee reported
Washington reported the loss of two U S submarines, the Trout and the Tullibee, with crews of about 65 each. The Trout had earned a Presidential Unit Citation for 1943 patrols and Corregidor air‑craft ammunition delivery. The Tullibee, commissioned 1943, was commanded by Cmdr Brindupke.
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Washington
U. S
Navy
Philippines
Tullibee
Charles F. Brindupke
Ann R. Brindupke
Murray Avenue
Annapolis
Trout
Army
Phillipines
Corregidor
Frank Nesley Fenno, Jr
Albert H. Clark
Lsted
Any Crane Clark
Orinda
Cali
OPA to enforce carpooling for gasoline after August one
Dallas July 22 regional OPA office announces new rules after August 1 refusing supplemental gasoline for B and C card holders not conforming to car pooling. Drivers must join a car pool and regularly carry a full load or face limits. business use is exempt.
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Dallas
Tex
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Housing survey shows scarce rentals in Lawrence area
Lawrence housing survey reveals few vacant apartments houses and rooms as influx of SOW workers and other job seekers grows. 1600 cards turned in show tight market. officials urge owners to discuss rentals at the Chamber of Commerce. 32 weekly housing inquiries indicate further demand.
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Lawrence
S.O.W
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Werner
Merla Akers
Akers
O.P.A
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