Flashes Of Life and Oddities From Across The Nation
A jumble of brief items notes mistaken identity leading to a calm car recovery in Philadelphia after police were informed the car was safe. In Los Angeles a man collided with a shrub and a sedan, while a Mississippi scene recalls a sportsman’s misfortune. A New Mexico child finds joy in mud pies as a diamond is returned to a long-lost owner. Utah ration officials push tighter rules on ration books. Colorado exhibits a GI tank ride ends with police catching the runners. California headlines cover a trolley arrest tied to a city ordinance sting and a deer observed near Griffith Park allegedly nibbling on vegetables.
Runoff sought in Mississippi third supreme court race
In Mississippi Crs on July 6 unofficial returns show a runoff needed to decide the Third District supreme court race between L A Smith of Holly Springs and aging Justice W D Anderson. Anderson leads with 16 810 votes to Smith 13 086 and Venable 5 628 after counting 25 percent of precincts in 31 counties. Anderson, 82, said he will not announce plans until official count. Next primary set for August 29. House members Rankin Whitten Abernethy easily won new terms.
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Crson
Miss
Demtic
Supreme Court
Acellor L. A. Smith
Hollyings
W. D. Anson
Anderson
Ye W. W. Venable
Clarksdale
Leflore
Feenwood
Stice Anderson
Gover Noel
Rankin
Ashington
Whitten
Abernethy
Jones weighs US Senate bid as Overton runs again
Former Governor Sam H. Jones said he is urged by friends to seek the United States Senate and is seriously considering a run in the September primary. Senator John H. Overton announced reelection, with New Orleans businessman E A Stephenson also entering the race. The primary is set for September 12.
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Forer
Sam H. Jones
United States Senate
John H. Overton
Senate
Jones
Overton
E. A. Steph
New Orleans
Florida
Dixie Ordnance Wins Navy E Flag at Sterlington Event
Representation from the federal government will attend in Sterlington Friday at 3 30 p m as the Dixie Ordnance Works of Commercial Solvents Corp is awarded the army navy E flag for superior performance. The ceremony features music by the Selman Field band, with D Y Smith as master of ceremonies and Col. T C Gerber giving the main address. Henry Perry of New York City will receive the E flag on behalf of the Dixie Ordnance Works, while Com A A de la Houssaye will present the pins to employees. The event highlights the Navy E award history from 1906 through wartime expansions and honors the plant's contributions.
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Louisiana
Sterlington
Dixie Ordnance Works
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Selman Field Military Band
Willard I. Shepherd
D. Y. Smith
State
Henry D. White
George DeLay
W. T. Cox
Helen Devereux
Peggy Simmermaker
Charles Mitchell
Ordnance Department
Navy
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Germans Suspend Worker Shipments In France War News
Reports from France say sabotage and Allied bombing crippled French transport, forcing Germans to halt sending French workers to Germany for now. Enlistments in the German labor service continue but registrants must stay in France. Spaniards report increasing German custody of sabotage suspects and hostages as a guerrilla battle around Tulle intensifies.
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Iran
Spain
Germany
France
Vichy
Correze
Tulle
Department
Slaughter of remaining Japs on Saipan impends
Allied forces press the Saipan campaign toward a final collapse of Japanese resistance on Saipan and nearby islands. 1,500 miles from Tokyo, Japanese in caves and fortifications face imminent annihilation as Marines tighten the trap. Admiral Nimitz warns of a hard fight until most are killed. Tokyo claims raids on Guam Tinian and Rota.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Saipan
Noemfoor
Pacific
Tokyo
Philippines
Howard Handleman
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Garapan
Tanapag
Guam
Tinian
Rota
Pagan
Harmonious mood as Gov Davis leads Louisiana House singing
Baton Rouge July 6. Gov J H Davis visited the Louisiana house to sing with members amid a day of entertainment. Legislators, previously at odds during the session, cheered the governor as he performed a solo and the sextet sang You Are My Sunshine and Makes No Difference Now. Representatives attempted to invite the governor to join in, but the effort failed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
James H
Jimmie) Davis
Carl Close
Rapides
C. W. Webb
Red River
Leander Perez
Plaquemines
Sunshine
Angelle
St. Martin
Jimmie Davis
Webb
Memorial services held for Col Cedric Hudgens in New Orleans
Memorial services were held for Col Cedric E Hudgens 32 of Athens Louisiana commanding officer of the Ninth Air Force troop carrier group who was killed June 12 in Europe. Eight sky trains flew over the base with one wing left open in his honor. Chaplain Jesse W Wood of Franklinton officiated. Survivors include his widow and two children.
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New Orleans
Allied Expeditionary Air Forces
Cedric E. Hudgens
Athens
Ninth Air Force
Jesse W. Wood
Franklinton
Hudgens
Louisiana State Normal
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Brook Field
Tex
Desperate Effort Fails to Reach Powhatan Miners
In Bellaire Ohio July 6 a fire trapped 64 coal miners at the Powhatan mine. Rescue attempts by drilling and a bypass tunnel failed as flames spread two miles from the shaft. State officials sealed the burning area after 15 hours with no word from the men, hope fading that any survived.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
John Owens
District 20
United Mine Workers of America
George Mitchell
Ohio
Richard McGee
Powhatan Mining Company
Marcus Kerr
State Division of Mines
Charles E. Young
Adolph Pacifico
District Six
United
Lee Named Public Service Commissioner in Louisiana
Lamar T. Lee, a Tallulah automobile dealer, was appointed public service commissioner and confirmed by the senate in executive session. He fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Governor James H. Davis when he became chief executive.
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Loe
Baton Rouge la
Lamar T. Lee
Tallulah Automobile
Senate
Lee
James H. Davis
London Evacuations Continue Amid Heavy Robot Bombardment
London faces mass evacuation as robot bombs strike the city, killing 2,752 and wounding 8,000 in three weeks. Churchill reports 2,734 bombs discharged in Britain, with targets including schools, hospitals, and churches. Allies vow to use everything in human power, London to endure and resist conquest.
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London
Churchill
Commons
England
Baton Rouge Ends 60 Day Legislative Session
Louisiana legislature wraps a 60 day session with the house and senate adjourning after appointing doves and singing with Gov. James H. Davis. The senate passes a salary raise bill lifting caps for the finance director and department employees and retains staff to tidy records. Governor Davis greeted by senators as he enters the chamber, little action on several governor asked bills remains.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Senate
James H. Davis
Finance
W. M. Rainach
Claiborne
Sen
Lloyd Hendrick
Shreveport
Emile Verrett
Hendrick
Davis
Red Army Opens New Offensive Toward Brest Litovsk and Wilno
Soviet forces push toward Brest Litovsk and Pinsk while Cherniakhovsky’s Third White Russian army nears Wilno. Heavy artillery and air support accompany initial thrusts as Minsk region operations continue against German remnants. Reports warn of counterattacks near Baranowicze and Molodeczno with broader moves into Lithuania and Latvia anticipated.
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Moscow
Red Army
Pinsk
Brest Litovsk
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Wilno
Baltic Republics
Cherniakhovsky
Smorgonie
East Prussia
Minsk
Molodeczno
Vileika-Nesvizh
Minsk-Vilno
Polotsk-Lida
Ivan Bagramian
Lithuania
Latvia
Kowel
Moscow Radio
London
Baranowicze
Reuters
De Gaulle Given Full Military Honors On Washington Visit
President Roosevelt plans full honors for Gen. Charles de Gaulle on arrival in Washington. A 17 gun salute will greet him at the airport, with receptions at the White House and Blair House. He will be escorted by top service leaders including Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest King, and Gen. H. H. Arnold, with conferences through Saturday.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
White House
Algiers
de Gaulle
United States Army
Navy
Air Forces
Marine Corps
Stephen Early
Blair House
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Adm
Ernest J. King
H. H. Arnold
Maximum melon prices set by Price Administration
Washington date unknown listing new maximum prices for melons excluding watermelons under community retail pricing. Season averages show cantaloupe 9.1 cents per pound honeydew 11.1 cents Persian 12.1 cents casaba 9.8 cents Cranshaw 11.8 cents and all other melons 9.8 cents per pound.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Casaba
Cranshaw
French Free Whole Sections Of France Freeing Normandy and More
Allied dispatch reports Omar Bradley’s infantry pushed toward La Haye du Puits advancing to Glatigny Scorman and La Butte as 1313 square miles of Normandy were liberated. French underground forces freed large areas including Vercors Gers Doubs Ain Ardeche and Ardeche districts while disrupting German rail and transport with train derailments and tunnel destruction.
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Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
la Haye du Puits
Normandy
France
Glatigny
la Haye
Scorman
la Butte
Marass
Marais de Gorges
Forest de Mont Castre
Supreme Command
Caen
Carpiquet
Vercors
Department of
Gers
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Doubs
Department of Ain
Ardeche
Rhone Valley
US Bombers Raid Germany in Major Allied Assault
Around 1000 United States heavy bombers attacked northwest Germany and rail lines to Cherbourg as medium and light bombers hit French rail targets. The RAF bombed Dijon and coastal rail centers while Mosquitos hit a synthetic oil plant near Gelsenkirchen. The widespread raids aimed to isolate Normandy with heavy air power and continue the campaign before and after D-day.
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London
United States
Germany
France
Pas de Calais
Cherbourg
Channel
Dijon
Paris
St. Malo-Rennes
St. Hilaire Duc Harcourt-Fougeres-Vitre
Argentan-Lemans
St. Flers-Fomfront-La Chappelle
Nogent-Leroutrou
Seine
Loire
Normandy
Italy
England
Radio Berlin
Austria
Winston Churchill
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Frisian
Chiang Kaishek Says Liberation Near in Message
Chiang Kai-Shek in a July 6 message to China and occupied areas warned the war situation is grave but urged patriots that liberation is close. He cited Allied victory and Soviet resistance as pivotal, and noted a likely early opening of a China India land route for war material flow.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chiang
United Nations
Europe
China-India
Jeep crash kills Camp Beauregard Corporal in Louisiana
Alexandria report says Cpl. Philip Olsen aged 36 stationed at Camp Beauregard was killed when the jeep he rode in overturned near Tioga Louisiana yesterday. Maj. Charles A E Goodwin of Eder Field released the casualty announcement. Olsen is survived by a sister Mrs Dianna Goldfinger of Hoboken New Jersey.
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Alexandria
Philip Olsen
Camp Beauregard
Tioga
Charles A. E. Goodwin
Eder Field
Olsert
Dianna Goldfinger
Hoboken
N. J
Ouachita Parish War Bond Drive Trails Quota Near End
War bond sales in Ouachita parish totaled 2 703 12 by Thursday noon, about 1 100 000 short of the parish quota with two days left. S J Rogers, parish war finance chair, noted Series E up by 64 000 from a rally in West Monroe while BE bonds lagged by about 400 000. F and G bonds reached 204 518 and miscellaneous bonds 2 099 500. 23 parishes have exceeded their goals. The Monroe Lions Club mobilized members for a final push, but officials fear Ouachita will not meet its objective without immediate increased purchases.
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Ouachita Parish
S. J. Rogers
Rogers
Monroe Lions Club
Lions Club
Child Swallows Lye In Winnsboro Area Incident
Janie Mae Osborne, daughter of Mrs. Nettie Osborne, swallowed lye at the Osborne home on the Winnsboro road and was rushed by Dixie Funeral Home ambulance to E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital. At noon doctors conducted examinations to determine her condition.
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Janie Mae Osborne
Nettie Osborne
Winnsboro Road
Osborne
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Dixie Funeral Home
Sai
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