Russians claim Hitler forces smashed back in big war update
Moscow reports indicate Soviet forces halted the Nazi offensive along the front after heavy fighting. A Soviet deputy foreign minister S A Lozovsky estimated German losses to 700,000 in 12 days with total casualties near 1,000,000 in 16 days. Moscow also notes mass child evacuations and widespread battles across a 2000 mile line.
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Marriage Boom Amid War Economy Finds Growing Pace
The article reports rising marriage rates and earlier wedding plans as defense spending grows to 42.9 billion dollars and job gains accompany wider economic expansion. County clerks note record June marriage licenses and retailers fear earlier Christmas demand for fast selling goods.
Navy reaches Iceland bases in move to deter German threat
President Roosevelt announced that U S naval forces arrived in Iceland to supplement British garrisons and deter German expansion. He said occupation would threaten Greenland shipping and munition flow to Britain, while underscoring no desire to alter sovereignty.
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Capitol Hill
Louisiana Governor seeks court ruling before reorganizing
Governor Sam Jones said the state cannot act on its government reorganization plan until the Louisiana Supreme Court clarifies its ruling voiding the constitutional amendment. He noted only the court can interpret the decision and cited uncertainty over any plan for a public tour or legislative session.
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Hudson Captured After Gun Battle Across States
Wounded in a gun battle, Hudson was captured after a running firefight with state troopers from Terrell Texas to McKinney. Sheriff Coverdale identified a woman named Anna Machie as Hudson’s friend and aid, admitting to multiple car thefts including one from Win City Motor Company. Hudson, described as a professional safe cracker, fled across state lines before being arrested.
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Win City Motor Company
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Long Holiday Violence Death Toll Across Nation
Violent death toll reached 628 during the Independence Day weekend with 384 traffic fatalities, 244 other deaths including drownings and plane crashes. California led with 67 deaths, New York 41, Pennsylvania 27, Ohio 25, while three states reported no violent deaths.
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McNutt Warns Japan on Far East Policy
Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt declared America’s stake in Asia is real and must not be abandoned to appease Tokyo. He warned Japan would face consequences if it allies with the Axis and urged action to prevent a unified totalitarian front across Europe and Asia. He cited strategic materials and predicted Chinese victory, stressing the need for shared effort by China and the United States.
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July Fourth Toll Rises in Louisiana and Mississippi
AP reports thirteen deaths in Louisiana during the long weekend from drownings, traffic crashes, and gunshot wounds, with five more Mississippi fatalities from traffic accidents and drownings. Names include R. W. Collier of Lumberton and Charles Ray Noel of Pelahatchie.
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Mississippi
Mississip
R. W. Collier
Lumberton
Meridian
Charles Ray Noel
Pelahatchie
Miss
Jackson
1941 Safety Record Shows Higher Accidents This Year
Police bulletin lists to date accidents 279 this year vs 234 last year with 37 personal injuries this year and 38 last year and 4 deaths this year vs last year. Section 45 prohibits operating a motor vehicle in Monroe if the vehicle is mechanically unsafe defined as defective parts that create danger to life limb or property.
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Jealousy theory ends in pistol slaying case
Bloomington Indiana July 7 Prosecutor Floyd E Cook tied the fatal shooting of Charles P Mattingly 41 attorney examiner for the Indiana public service commission to jealousy from a college era friend Mrs Caroline Payne 43 business manager of the Bloomington Daily Telephone. Payne was held for the county grand jury set to convene September 8 as the investigation continues.
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Indianapolis
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Caroline Payne
Catholic bishops challenge Naziism across Germany
A pastoral letter by Catholic bishops denounces Nazi restrictions on free expression of faith and church life. Read in churches nationwide, the document marks one of the church’s sharpest protests since the war began, with official sources declining to comment.
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Russians claim million Germans killed in invasion days old
Russians report massive Nazi losses with daily tallies of 60 000 and claim the Red Army has halted a German offensive on the entire front while Berlin reports gains in Cernauti. The text notes Finnish aggression, daylight raids on Western targets, and frontier clashes between Peru and Ecuador amid broader war developments.
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Associated Press
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Border flare up between Ecuador and Peru subsides after two days
Quito reports a two day border clash with Peru easing as Ecuador rejects aggression claims and says frontier detachments and local reserves can manage the situation. A medical detachment will tend the wounded while Peru denounces Ecuador and the Peruvian press cites international scandal over the dispute. Crowds rally in Quito with flags and Bolivar statue.
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Glass to Take Harrison's Job
Washington July 1 Carter Glass elder statesman of Capitol Hill and Roosevelts ally was slated to become president pro tempore of the Senate this week. The 83 year old Virginian veteran of 21 years in the Senate is the Democratic majority choice to succeed the late Pat Harrison.
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War enters fifth year as Japan China conflict marks 461st day
The Japan China war moves into its fifth year measured at 461 days. Other conflicts show German allies at 675 days since September 3, 1939, Italian British at 493 days, British Free French in Syria at 30 days, and German-Russian at 10 days since June 22, 1941.
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Associated Press
China
Japan
Syria
Edgemere Father Watches For Son As Waves Return Body
Edward Steffens of Long Island kept seven dawn vigils on the Edgemere boardwalk for his missing 11 year old son Edward Jr who drowned June 28. The body washed ashore after seven days of waiting, ending a sorrowful search as beach residents watched the surf.
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Edward Steffens
Long Island
Steffens
Edward, Jr
New York
No fugitives found in war upon Russia
Civilians endure in a shifting eastern front as German occupation expands. A Berlin AP reporter notes civilians continue daily life amid tanks and ruined equipment, with farmers and merchants adapting to rubles, zlotys, and marks. Children clamber among wreckage as identity and loyalties blur.
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Germany
Jaroslav
Belgium
France
U S Observers Settled at One British RAF Station
London July 7 35 United States observers are at a single British RAF station the largest U S contingent in Britain sources said today at least one observer is posted at each RAF post prior notes indicate the setup aims to monitoring operations during the war period
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RB. A. F. Post
WARDEN LAWES LEAVING SING SING AFTER 36 YEARS
Warden Lewis Lawes retires after 21 years at Sing Sing and 36 years in New York prisons. He will be eligible for a $6000 pension and leaves behind a policy of firm but humane management credited with only two escapes. He expresses interest in writing and lecturing, with a focus on reform and prison treatment.
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Plane Crash Kills Three in North Haven
An airplane crash in North Haven, Conn., killed three people including two women and a man. Medical Examiner Sterling P. Taye died. Harry Lester and Anna Lesnow, both from nearby New East Haven area, were identified as victims. The survivors’ injuries and exact crash details remain under investigation.
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