Wild insurrection tale echoes from Milan
Fragmented OCR recounts a chaotic claim of mob action and political conspiracy. It references William A. Wirt, a Gary Indiana schoolmaster, and alleged remarks about President Roosevelt and Stalin, with criticism of New Deal figures and distrust of reported testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Wirt
Gary, Ind
New Deal Committee
Time of Representatives
Doctor Wirt
Pme
Nerevelt
Kerensay
Stalin
Bombers Back Over Hamburg and Holland Raid
Allied raid report says RAF and American bombers hit Hamburg and Dutch targets for a fourth night. Extensive fires and heavy casualties reported in Hamburg. secondary attacks hit German war industries and rail hubs. Fighter-bomber operations over Germany and the Low Countries attacked airfields and rail facilities.
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London
Hamburg
RAF
Preas
Ruby Valley
Germanys
Holland
Yanoet
Germans Claim Allied Ships Sunk
German reports claim Allied vessels were sunk in recent naval actions. No independent verification available.
Farm Leaders Press Rollback to Tackle Food Crisis
The National Grange urged Roosevelt to set labor dem ands for a rail back of food primes or a general wage rollback. Grange leaders warned that any rollback would deepen a looming food crisis and inflation, citing high costs and low farm wages compared with England.
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Washington
Dermenda
Comemiter
The
Grange
Feult Oe Non Arguemens
American Federation of Labor
A. F. Li
USA
Grevge
Thys
England
Roosevelt
Auditor Testifies on Deductions in Burton Tax Trial
New Orleans July. K Clement for W T Burton Company testified in the federal tax trial of W T Burton and associates regarding allowable deductions in 1935 37 returns. He cited a $23 786 30 total described as deductible that the firm did not deduct, noting a minimum $50 000 yearly salary would have been reasonable. He described muddied books and frequent plug entries as unbalanced ledger items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
M—a
L. K Clement
W. T. Burton Company, Inc
W. T. Burton
Copany
Thite Associates
Internal Revenue
Burton
Clement
Hugh M. Wilkinson
Rehearing Sought in Blaize Decision
Louisiana Supreme Court vacancy contest halted as District Attorney Leander H. Perez files for rehearing arguing Blaize should be elected rather than appointed Sheriff of Plaquemines Parish. The ruling had upheld Blaize's gubernatorial appointment to replace the late L D Dauterive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Walter J. Blaize
Plaquemines Parish
Leander H. Perez
Plaquemines
Blaize
L. D. Dauterive
Internal Fight Of Republicans Out For Airing
A quiet rift in the Republican ranks over the 1944 foreign policy declaration became public with charges and denials that the party risks split by factions led by Kerper against peacetime policy. Association officers from Chicago and New York pressed the National Committee chair Harrison FE Spangler to urge strong foreign cooperation resolutions.
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Washington
Kerpug
Asociation
Chicago
New York
Charman Harrison FE
Spangler
Nepublicai National Committee
Steady Pacific Attacks Hit Japanese Bases and Wake Island
U S Navy report details 19 attacks on Kiska in four days and a Wake Island raid. Liberator bombers engaged Zero fighters, with several enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged. No American losses or personnel casualties reported amid intensified strikes to prepare amphibious operations.
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Kiska
Wake
Washington
Pacific Command
North Pacific
Navy
Central Pacific
Wake Island
Army
Midway
Allied planes raid near Hong Kong and Hankow
Allied air forces pressed toward Japan with raids on Hong Kong and Hankow. Tokyo radio claimed six planes failed to breach Hong Kong defenses and jettisoned bombs into the water. Berlin relayed that about 20 American bombers raided Hankow, sparking battles in Hunan with four U.S. aircraft shot down.
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London
Japan
Tokyo
Associated Press
Hongkong
Berlin
Hankow
Hengrang
Hunan
Hurricane hits Texas. millions in damage reported
Galveston faces water shortages as a tropical hurricane battered the area wiping out main water pumps. Houston surveys damage in the millions with at least one dead and many injured. Winds up to 132 mph damaged Baytown Goose Creek Perry areas and toppled towers into the Houston ship channel. Red Cross and Civilian Defense mobilize aid while officials promise materials for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Fone
Baytown
Houston
Red Cross
Office of Civilian Defense
Nerdy
H. J. Corcoran
WPB
Galveston
Wea
Goose Creek
Perry
Reds and Nazis in savage battle near Orel on front
Moscow dispatches report German forces burning villages and forcing civilians into labor as Soviet forces press to encircle Orel on the central Russian front. Russians claim to have outflanked and advanced toward the encirclement with shifts to flank and rear attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam MecGuffin
Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Guenther von Kluege
Bryansk
Orel-Bryansk
Studenkovo
WMC Builds System to Locate Jobs for Veterans
The War Manpower Commission announces a new machinery to place discharged veterans in gainful work. Combat disabled and other honorably discharged veterans will be reinstated in former jobs where possible with rapid, accurate placement and rehabilitation referrals. Local US Employment Service offices will assist job registration and placement for those not employed at induction.
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WMC
Selective Service
United States Employment Service
From Tramp To Duce To Tramp
An editor's note surveys Mussolini's first decade of dictatorship 1925 to 1935, praising regime efficiency while noting loss of freedoms. It describes how Italy gained order and national vigor at the cost of speech and fear, with limited religious freedom and church ties shaping public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Richard G Maasseck
Associated Press
Rome
China
Washington
Mussolini
Fascism
Vatican
F D R Plans Major War Address From Washington
President Roosevelt prepared a half hour nationwide broadcast labeled of major importance as Allied gains across the Mediterranean Pacific and Russia shape the war. He warned on wages prices manpower and production goals while confirming no change in the unconditional surrender policy despite Mussolini’s fall.
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Washington
Benito Mussolini
Roosevelt
Monroe
White House
Mediterranean
Pacific
Russia
Europe
Tunisia
Sicily
Massolini
Italy
Hull
War Department
Mussolini
Allies push in Sicily as Americans seize Cefalu and Alimena
Allied dispatches report American Seventh Army capturing Cefalu nine miles west of Messina and advancing along the north coast toward San Stefano and Alimena. British Eighth Army holds before Catania for the 13th day, while German Etna line and Italian troops dig in.
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Allieds
North Africa
Seventh Army
Sicily
Cefaiu
Messina Strait
San Stefano
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Catania
el Alamein
Egypt
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Alimena
Cefalu
Petralla
Collesano
Caltevetura
Polizzia
Etna
Nicosia
Agira
Catenanuova
Dittaino
Allied Drive Closes In On Munda Airfield
U S forces press toward Munda on New Georgia in the Solomons campaign. MacArthur reports substantial progress along the front, with the airbase at Munda within 2100 yards of U S lines after advancing east of the village Tetere.
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Southwest Pacific
Munda
New Georgia
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Tetere
Turks Move Toward Mediation Role Between U N and Italy
In Istanbul a secret meeting between Italian Foreign Minister Guariglia and Turkish Foreign Minister Menemencioglu signals Turkey’s possible role as mediator between the United Nations and Italy. The talks occurred at Moda club, with Guariglia to depart for Rome while Menemencioglu visited Istanbul, underscoring a potential neutral channel for peace overtures.
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Istanbul
Turkey
United Nations
Italy
Ialian
Rafaele Guarigna
Numan Menemencloglu
Sea of Marmora
Menemenologlu
Ankara
Guarigna
Benito Muassolini
Rome
Menemeneciogly
Moda Club
Moda Bay
Club
Guariglia
United States
Great Britain
Menemencioglu
Letanbut
New Ruling Eases Renewal for Supplemental Gas Stamps
New Orleans July 26 12 Holders of B and C supplemental rations for passenger cars and E and R non highway uses need not renew at the date stamped on coupons. They may continue using stamps until exhausted unless vehicle use changes. Renewal may occur at the earliest date. Those who run out before renewal risk going without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
OPA
New Orleans Observes Greater Port Day Delays and Plans
New Orleans marked Greater Port Day with dedication of a new link in the Intracoastal Canal and attention to a proposed 120 04,000 project, the Alexander Seaway, to create a deep water outlet to the gulf. The event featured a military parade, public speeches at Eads Plaza, a Pan American fiesta, and a guest flotilla. Chester C. Thompson of the Inland Waterways Corp led speakers. Rayburn could not attend.
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New Orleans
Gulf
Eads Plaza
Canal Street
Chester C. Thompson
St. Louis
Inland Waterways Corporation
Rayburn
Texas
Thompson
Unrest Marked by Outbreaks Across Milan and Italy
Reports from Bern and Milan detail violent unrest as Italian authorities confront demonstrations in Milan and surrounding areas. Mob activity, fires, and fascist resistance are reported amid a tense mood as Italy faces possible peace or continued war.
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Bern
Switzerland
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
Rome Radio
Tullio Giordano
Gazzetta del Popolo
Turin
N Corviere Della Sera
Morgagi Street
Dissolution of Fascist Party Ordered by Italian Cabinet
Rome radio reported the new Italian cabinet led by Marshal Pietro Badoglio ordered the complete dissolution of the Fascist party. The cabinet also abrogated the 14 year old law making the Fascist Grand Council a state organ and suppressed the special tribunal for defense of the state, transferring cases to military courts during wartime.
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Rome
Naetional Fassi Party
Pietro Baedoghe
Agesociated
Grand Counccil
Special Tribunal
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Westbrook
Pegler
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Ih Pas
Pelermo
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Algiers
Pitth
Paes
Hong Kong
Tex
Chronicle
War Manpower Commission
Duce
By Richard G. Masseck
U.S
F.D.R
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Patin
Orleans
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Brenner Pass
Pietro Badoglio
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