Allied Invasion Strength Estimated At 60 to 65 German Divisions
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS says Allied landings in France began June 6 with significant German forces in the West. Field Marshal Rundstedt’s 60 divisions and Rommel’s beach defenses concentrated from Pas de Calais to Normany. Reinforcements arrived as Americans secured beaches and defensive lines along the coast. The report details unit dispositions near the Orne and Cherbourg, and notes German air and armor units backing infantry along the coast.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Diao
von Rundsted
Erwin Rommel
Britain
Pas de Calais
Calais
Eisenhower
The
Orne
Sixth Airborne Division
Haifway
Rivers
352Nd
Cherbourgee
708Th
77Th
248Rd
91St
Fieldee von Ronse
Air’ Force
Eec H
Seine River
Demos Glamour Girl Arrives in Chicago for Conference
Hollywood actress Helen Gahagan arrives in Chicago for a Democratic convention press conference. She declines to spar with Clare Boothe Luce, noting she runs for Congress from Los Angeles and speaks from conviction rather than showmanship. She plans a 15 minute address and will explain why voters should reelect a Democratic president.
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Chicago
Helen Gahagan
Hollywood
Clare Boothe Luce
Miss G
Melvyn Douglas
Congress
Los Angeles
Beauty Contest At SPAAF Chooses Glider Girl Friday
A beauty contest at South Plains Army Air Field selects a glider girl nicknamed Miss Winged Commando. Thirteen contestants from SPAAF, including eleven Wacs and two civilian workers, will compete voiced on Station KFYO at 7:30 PM. Judges include SPAAF personnel from all units.
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South Plains Army Airfield
KFYO
SPAAF
Wacs
June McQueen
Eula Mae Watson
Lubbock
Ethel Larson
Anita
Iowa
Nina Dent
Eudora
Ark
Franke Ritchey
Ingleside
Texas
Billie Nielson
Eatonville
Wash
Erma Sutton
Happy
Lorraine Adams
Chicago
Ellen Kelley
Brooklyn
Mary Waite
Pasecag
R. I
Jean Findlay
Altoona
Ruby Burkett
Jefferson City
Wanda ‘Williams
Jonesboro
Over 40 Women Die In Serving Country
Washington July 15. More than two score women members of the armed forces including nurses WACs WAVES and Marines have died in line of duty since the war began. Six Army nurses died in the Anzio beachhead bombing. Twenty three others died in accidents while on duty. The Women’s Army corps reports one WAC killed in North Africa. Marines lost seven women in accidents. Four Navy nurses died in plane crashes. About 60 Army nurses and 16 Navy nurses are prisoners after the Philippines fell to theJapanese.
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Washington
Army Field Peeple
Anzio
Italy
Army
Women's Army Corps
North Africa
Navy
Philippines
No Injuries In Santa Fe Collision Reported
Fort Worth San Angelo Santa Fe passenger train No. 77 struck derailed wheat cars in the storage yards at Brownwood. No injuries were reported. Five wheat cars derailed last night on a downgrade and one car overturned. Locomotive damage was superficial.
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Santa Fe
Brownwood
Fort Worth-San Angelo
Equal Pay for Women Advocated by Group
At the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs biennial convention in New York on July 15, a plank for postwar employment urged equal opportunity and no sex based pay discrimination. Merit should determine employment with weight to those in military service. plank drafted for both major parties and adopted by 11 national women's organizations.
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New York
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Alice L. Manning
Utah
Deserter Embezzlement Suspect Nabbed in Dallas
Pvt Ottis George Collenback, sought for desertion and embezzlement, was captured in Dallas while posing as a civilian. Texas authorities say he was wanted by Ellington Field authorities after allegedly embezzling funds from the post exchange. Rangers Daniels and Crowder assisted in the case with Houston investigators.
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Dallas
Ottis George Collenback
Oday
Texas
Collenback
R. Morley
Na Cater
Tre Providence
Ae Neerseever
Post Exchange
Morley
Earnest Daniels
Robert Crowler
Houston Investiga
Circus to Resume Under Canvas If Fireproof Tents Certified
In Washington on July 18 a fans group said Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey would appear in open air stadia when tour resumes. The plan hinges on fire underwriters certifying new tents as fireproof. The fall show, booked here Sept 35, could use Central High School or Catholic University stadiums.
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Washington
Amer
Iea
Ringling Brothers & Barnum
Barnum ‘and Bailey Circus
Hildreth
Central High School
Catholic University
Latin American joins Harris County grand jury for August term
Harris County adds Fernando Salas, a Houston jeweler, to the grand jury for the August term marking the first Latin American on the panel. Foreman Percy had argued that previous panels discriminated against Latin Americans amid a murder indictment case. One note mentions an ancient Roman aqueduct 56 miles long.
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Harris Grand Jury
Houston
Harris County Grand Jury
Fernando Salas
Percy
Foreman
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Ree Plains
New Orleans
Massimo Freccia
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Arturo Toscanini
George S. Bond
Lubbock County
Crosby County
E. Z. Hogan
H. H. Perser
J. M. Anderson
Crosby
Lucille’s
Bulova
Comfort
BIG Values
Rayen
Coats
Broadway
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