Stimson Delivers Praise of American Troop Eagerness
Rome July 8 U S Secretary of War Henry L Stimson said after touring the Fifth Army front lines that American troops display an inestimable quality and desire to engage the enemy He praised the spirit and mastery shown by soldiers from Cherbourg peninsula to the active front stressing no time to let up while declining to comment on a meeting with Pope Pius XII
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Fifth Army
U. S
Henry L. Stimson
Cherbourg
Stimson
Europe
Red
Devers
Mark W. Clark
Oe Stimson
Pius XII
Veteran circus bandmaster recalls Hartford tent fire
Merle Evans, Ringling Brothers veteran bandmaster, recounts directing musicians through a blaze at a Hartford tent. He describes shouting for lions to be removed as flames split the stand, the audience fleeing, and instruments lost, while all musicians escaped unharmed.
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Hartford
Conn
Merle Evens
Ban Aa Neeter
Ringling Brothers
Bailey Eeireus
Wiaceline
Small Evans
Circus Bander
Fred
Dradna
Stars and Stripes
Evans
Dancer Describes Hartford Circus Fire Scenes
Dorothea Burrows a Brooklyn ballet dancer with Ringling Brothers describes the Hartford circus fire. She helped rescue women and children as the big top collapsed and flames surged. She recalls the band playing to calm crowds and the haunting smell of burning, with many people dazed and burned.
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New York
Hartford
Dorothea Burrows
Brooklyn
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Dorothea
Les Spring
Unclear OCR Summary of Texas Weekly Figures
Fragmentary OCR text reports unclear weekly figures for Texas including quantities like 101,228 and 2.224947 barrels daily with references to a Texas region and prior rates. Names, dates, and full context are missing, preventing precise reconstruction of the event or statistic.
Labor board chiefs urge immediate civilian goods push
Washington reports the two War Production Board vice chairs urged starting civilian goods production where feasible to offset munitions cutbacks. The plan, tied to Donald M. Nelson, faces Army Navy opposition and a stalled July 1 deadline as Nelson recovers from pneumonia. Subordinates may carry out directives, but full WPB board shelved the orders amid military objections.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Navy
Nelson
Hinder
Torpadg
Manicela
War Costs Per Second Of US Spending In Leap Year
Washington reports that US war costs for the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled about 89.7 billion dollars, or roughly 170 million dollars per minute. The leap year added a day, making each of the 366 days contribute about 3243 million dollars, and every second of the year cost about 2837 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Humane Officer Faces New Hazard While Handling Dogs
Houston reports humane officer D C Hobbs confronted two roaming dogs in a residential area. An irate dog owner attacked Hobbs, biting him, landing the woman in city jail on charges of simple assault. The incident follows a series of labor leadership changes involving AFL and CIO officials.
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Houston
D.C
Hobbs
Townes
Cround
Bookcity
Construction of Schools Program Announced Nationwide
A new plan for building schools across the republic was unveiled with a budget of 100000 dollars. The national government and state authorities support it, and 600 private subscriptions are noted as part of the funding.
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Sionéas
Republic
Is. Governanente
Nate
Real Viguals
One Man Dead Two Hurt In Car Crash Near Stratford
A fatal crash near Stratford Texas left Lee Burgess 16 dead and two others injured. Buckles 51 wheatman and farm leader of Sherman county rode as driver Earl Mackiey 20 and Buckles sustained injuries. State Highway Patrol said Buckles was blinded by oncoming headlights.
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Dalhart
Stratford
Texas
Ble Lee Burgess
R. C. Buckles
Sherman County
Bain
Earl Mackiey
Buckles, O
Almark
Buckles
R. C. Johnson Ae Buckles
Idle Tractors May Be Requisitioned By WPB
The War Production Board announced it may requisition idle tractors for industry and farming unless owners offer them by sale or rental. Four thousand tractors are needed and a vigorous program is under way to obtain them through voluntary sale, rental or contracting, said Henry M. Hale, director of the construction machinery division.
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WPB
Washington
War Production Board
Henry M. Hale
Construction Machinery Division
Col Elliott Roosevelt Denies Engagement Reports
Dispatches from the United States quote relatives of a captain confirming a report of engagement. A pressman friend of the President’s son said denial came from Col Elliott Roosevelt and later from Capt Brinsi, noting they are just giving denials.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Elliott Rockall
Ruth
Briggs Omen
Army Corps
United States
Dent
Brinesi
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