Allied push nears northeastern Sicily under Patton drive
Allied forces report rapid advance in western Sicily with MarSala captured and large prisoner and equipment gains. American Seventh Army shifts east toward Catania as Eighth Army pounds southern front and naval bombardment supports advance. Crete raid and continued air campaigns widen pressure while warships block Messina route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Marsala
George S. Patton Jr
Seventh Army
Allied
Sicily
Catania
Eighth Army
Palermo
Enna
Messina
Reuters
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Bern
Messina Strait
American Seventh Army advances in western Sicily
Troops sweeping from Castelvetrano reached Marsala and Salemi, with few casualties. Italian and German prisoners flowed in as Maj. Roy A. Murray seized an airfield and multiple aircraft. German withdrawal seemed aimed at Mesina, with cautious talk of a possible retreat to the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Army
Sicily
Palermo
Messina
Guy Simonds
Italy
Acuino
Crotone
Gulf
Taranto
Salerno
Ieles
Pratica
Seventh
Castelvetrano
Marsala
Salemi
John T. Toffey
Wyoming
H. P. Tucker
Winston Salem
N. C
Roy A. Murray
Berkeley
Calif
Aroll
Jap Losses Heavy in Violent Air Battles on the New Guinea Front
Allied air forces pounded New Guinea fronts with a clear victory edge while Japan faced heavy losses. U S bombers sank a 9,000 ton Japanese seaplane tender and damaged destroyers near Bougainville as 25 Japanese barges were sunk or damaged off New Guinea and New Britain. Allied strikes also hit the Munda garrison on New Georgia and Rendova island while RAF fighters hit Japanese river craft on the Burma front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Associated Press
New’ Guinea
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Bogadjim
Douglas MacArthur
Bougainville Islands
Solomons
New Britain
U.S
Munda
New Georgia
Japanese claim major ships sunk in Rendova raid
Japs report a Tokyo broadcast says Japanese bombers sank a large destroyer and a medium transport, damaged two large transports, and destroyed over ten landing craft at Rendova harbor off New Georgia. They allege nine Allied planes shot down, one Special service ship sunk, and claim further victories in Hengyang Lingling and Kienow raids despite cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Rendova Island
New Georgia
Japan
Domei
Rendova Harbor
New Georgia Island
Associated Press
Imperial Navy
Special Service
Solomon Island
Hengyang
Lingling
Hunan
Chin
Kienow
Fukien
Provine
Chinese Raid Targets Japanese Positions North of Yuhang
Chinese troops in Chekiang province report successful operations north of Yuhang destroying defense works and communications facilities. Northwest of Haining the commissaries say three enemy barracks and fortifications were demolished with heavy casualties to the Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chekiang
Yuhang
Haining
Stalin Praises Soviet Defenders in German Summer Offensive Liquidation
Premier Stalin issues an order to Generals Rokossovsky Vatutin and Popov praising complete liquidation of the German July offensive around Orel Belgorod and Kursk. He cites 70 000 German officers and men killed and 2 900 tanks and 844 guns destroyed from July 5 to 23 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Orel
Kursk
Belgorod
Rokossovsky
Vatutin
Popov
Soviet Union
J. V. Stalin
One Day Steel Strike Ends in Quick Settlement
Johnstown Pennsylvania July 24 A day old strike by about 1500 open hearth and mill workers at Bethlehem Steel ends after mediation with labor and military representatives The CIO United Steel Workers union recommends workers return to resume the 11 p m shift Eugene Maurice executive director CIO District 12 says the stoppage began after the company suspended a union grievance committee member who spoke at a union meeting and asked for the strike to be called off
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Army and Navy
C.I.0
United Steel Workers Union
Eugene Maurice
District 12
Maurice
Mortgage records show decline in chattel filings this year
Harold A. Beck register of deeds reported this year’s entries are near normal after last year’s near doubling from the prior year. Chattel mortgages fell to about half, reflecting fewer installment purchases, while mortgage releases exceeded normal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Harold A. Beck
Register’ of Deeds
Trash Fire at Earl A Farris Home Extinguished
A trash fire at the rear of the garage of Earl A Farris at 2232 New Hampshire spread to dry grass but was put out by the fire department with no property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Farris
New Hampshire
German Offensive Report Crushed at Orel Front
Moscow July 24 More than 4 500 German soldiers died yesterday near Orel as Soviet forces closed a pincers around the bastion and repelled Nazi counterattacks. The Red Star said the offensive is breaking down German defense and hindering Hitler's push on Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Orel
Red Star
Army Organ
Hitler
Sicily
Red Army
Europe
City Collects Six Tons In Tin Can Drive
City engineer J C Harper said the tin can drive netted about 6 tons, a drop from 8 tons three weeks earlier. The next drive is August 13. Sewers on East Highth Street are repaired and equipment from Louisville returned. Patching of asphalt streets begins Monday due to heat buckling in Locust and Mississippi blocks.
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J. C. Harper
Harper
East Highth Street
Louisville
Locust Street
Mississippi Street
American Bombers Raid Norway in Daylight
London reports United States bombers carried out a daytime raid on Norway, flying a 1200 mile round trip along the east coast near Orel. The bulletin did not name targets or losses, but a factory at Heroyai near Porsgrimn is cited as the principal objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Norway
U. S
Berlin
Orel
Heroyai
Lanagesunds Fjord
Porsgrimn
Ottawa University Biologist Takes Government Leave
Stuart M. Pady, seven years head of Ottawa University biology, will take a one year leave to serve as plant pathologist for the federal government. He will report to Manhattan on Monday after study of plant rusts in the southwest. Civil service wartime position. Funeral notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Stuart M. Pady
Ottawa University
Manhattan
Paddy
Southwest
Civil Service
Air raids and bombardment prep on Kiska Island
The navy said heavy American air raids preceded a naval bombardment of Kiska, hitting enemy coastal batteries and anti-aircraft positions on the island. Canadian Fliers joined the attack, one American plane was shot down but crew survived, and the bulletin signaled a coordinated plan for amphibious invasion with heavier damage than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Kiska Island
Kiska
Prisoner Thiel Weeks Escapes From Leavenworth Farm
Leavenworth reports 88 year old Thiel Weeks serving 25 years for second degree murder escaped from a farm near Lawrence where he and other prisoners were digging potatoes. He vanished at 4:30 yesterday, likely slipped into Mud Creek. Weeks has a prior escape history and was last seen in prison clothes with number 3724.
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Leavenworth
Thiel Weeks
Stanton County
Lawrence
Weeks
Route 5
Pris
Mud Creek
Sheriff’s Office
Bomb raids on Crete by RAF and Greek air force
In July 1924 Middle East command reports a daylight raid on Crete involving over 100 allied aircraft. Ammunition dumps camps and gun positions were hit, with facilities at Ierapetra and Heraklion struck. German claims say ten attackers were shot down. allies call it a large scale offensive probing axis defenses.
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Severano
Sicily
Cairo
Middle East
Crete
Mediterranean
Hierapetra
Herakleion
Candia
R.A.F
Middle’ East Air Command
CBS
Ag Nlissing
Berlin
NBC
Ierapetra
Heraklion
Forecast of Showers Brings Cooler Air to Topeka
Weather forecast for Topeka on July 24 predicts showers and cooler breezes easing the 100 degree heat. S. D. Flora notes rainfall likely in eastern and southern counties while western areas remain dry. Yesterday's highs reached 104 in Tehoka and 105 in Ellis, with overnight lows around 80.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Tehoka
Ellis
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Controlled rise of wages and prices in wartime
Washington reports a push by Senator Taft to scrap current stabilization and allow controlled wage and price increases. Senators Hatch and Russell supported limited raises, while critics warn it could undermine price controls. They discuss wage growth caps and subsidies as potential tools amid inflation concerns.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Hatch
D-N.m
Russell
D-Ga
Prentiss Brown
War Labor Board
Tok
Berle Says Invite to De Gaulle Depends on Free French Will
A. A. Berle in reply letter states that an invitation to General de Gaulle would only be extended if it would serve military goals. He argues governments in exile cannot claim legitimate representation of the French people under Axis domination. He urges the United States refrain from recognizing any French group as government until liberation and free French leadership choice.
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New York
A. A. Berle
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Mortimer Hays
Committee For A Democratic
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
French Committee of National Liberation
General de Gaulle
Berle
France
Hays
Friends of France
Mussolini and Hitler discuss Europe boundaries in Rome meeting
Madrid reports from Rome say the talks aimed to determine where Europe begins. Italian press notes Berlin’s view on Sicily and the invasion as part of the wider continental plan. Axis propaganda highlights Italy bearing the Sicilian push with limited German aid.
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Madrid
Rome
Duce
Germany
Europe
EFF
Berlin
Italy
Sicily
British Isles
OWI
Ration office space considers changes to A gasoline coupons
No word on extending the A coupon expiration date or value. The A book remains four gallons per month until an official update. Supplemental B coupons will now cover over a three month period with fewer B books and tailored mileage allocations for occupational driving and other travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wetzel
Wetzel
War Fund Drive Set For Kansas With 1 259 000 Goal
Kansas War Fund Inc affiliate of a national group announces a state quota of 1 259 000. Lieut Gov Jess C Denons of Dodge City is general chairman with local chairmen named across about 60 percent of counties and campaigns planned for October. Dolph Simons will head publicity, Frank L Bynum directs statewide operations from the Central building headquarters.
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Topeka
Kansas War Fund, Inc
Jess C
Denons
Dodge City
USO
Kansas
Dolph Simons
Lawrence
Journal-World
Frank _L. Bynum
Emporia
Record Warmth Bursts Through Local Heat Wave
The Gas Office thermometer hit 104 degrees by 3 PM marking a new summer high. The 100 degree mark persisted from 1 PM and again at 3 PM with highs of 102 earlier. Humidity was high, breezes scarce, residents sought shade and cooler conditions while outdoor chores continued for some. Downtown streets were unusually quiet as shoppers stayed home seeking relief.
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Kansas
Tamwenee
Smt
Douglas County War Meat Committee Holds First Meeting
The Douglas County war meat committee met with four of eight members present to review and pass on butchering permit applications and educate the public on meat slaughter regulations. A permit for custom slaughtering was granted to Lawrence Egg and Poultry Company and non resident farm operators face ration point rules.
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Douglas County War Meat Committee
Douglas County
Usda War Board
Lawreed Wilson
Counts
Baldwin
Wek
Booth
W. R. West
Lawrence
Margaret Hurley
Roger Williams
Henry Bell
George Beal
C. B Holmes
County
Paul Gerling
Food Distribution Administration
Topeka
Gerling
Lawrence Egg and Poultry Company
Harvey Booth
George Butell
County War Meat Committee
Great Yanks in Palermo With Flowers and Fruit
Palermo residents welcomed American forces as Patton and his men entered the Sicilian capital. Civilians showered them with flowers and fruit while endorsing the Allied push. Patton praised his troops for a remarkable advance and credited commanders for the success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Sicily
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
Molinero
Cuban Army Officer Returns Home From Kansas
Angel Castro, 28, a longtime jockey and private in the U S Army, has spent six months driving for the 513th Quartermaster Truck Regiment at Camp Phillips near Salina Kansas. He is en route to his native Cuba where he has served as a captain in the Cuban cavalry.
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Salina
Kan
United States Army
Angel Castro
513Th Quartermaster Truck
Camp Phillips
Cuba
Stock Market and Grocery Items Noted in One Brief
A market note records an average of 60 stocks at 52.8 with yesterday’s figure 652.8. The snippet also lists assorted chocolates in 9 ounce and 1 pound packages from Wiedemann's advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Stover
Wiedemann
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