Roosevelt and Churchill Review War Strategy at White House
The two leaders outlined world war perspectives during a White House visit with congressional leaders. Officials noted a new European theater command under Major-General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Churchill and Roosevelt also met Pacific and Allied representatives, with King of Canada joining the war council for broader coordination.
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United Nations
Rayburn
Europe
White House
Churchill
War Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Congressional
Roosevelt
Bloom
Democrat
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
War Council
Pacific
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Hull
Welles
Lord Halifax
Girja Shankar Bajpai
Ralph W. Close
United States
Jitter Bug Promises Chigger Relief for Outings
Saint Louis chemist unveils a new liquid repellent that prevents chigger bites and itching when rubbed on skin. The preparation supposedly repels ticks mosquitoes and sand flies and can be used during camping fishing or picnicking. If unsatisfied, refunds available. Priced at 5 cents at druggists nationwide.
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Blitzkrieg
St. Louisa
Brutal killer put to death in gas mask linked case
Scotland Yard traced a string of gas masked killings echoing Jack the Ripper in 1888. Cummins, praised by R A F superiors as intellectual, faced charges for two women slain including Mrs Oatley and others in the West End.
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Piccadilly
Greta Hayward
Scotland Yard
Jack the Ripper
East End
Cummins
West End
Twe
Oatley
Margaret Low
Doris Jouannet
Evelyn Hamilton
Unalaska Mayor Recalls Dutch Harbor Raid Evacuation
Eyewitness accounts describe a six hour reconnaissance raid on Dutch Harbor with light damage and limited casualties. Navy crews reported fires at warehouses, a ship bunkered in the harbor, and 35 death certificates applied for by Mayor John W. Fletcher as evacuees stream from Dutch Harbor and Cold Bay.
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Navy
John W. Fletche
Unalaska
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska Bay
Cold Bay
France
C. W. Flack
San Francisco
Fletcher
Indian Bureau
Pacific
Aleutians
Ing
Arthur S. Myers
Chicago
Myers
Lamar Chandler
Ivan Tallman
Cook
Flack
Porter
Third and Market
West Virginia
Harry C. Taylor
Littleton
R. M. Cooper
Bluefield
Barkdull Faulk Secures Third Straight Win in League
Barkdull Faulk scored its third consecutive win in the Junior Recreation softball league on Thursday morning by defeating Lida Benton 15 to 1. C. J. Fontana and Perry Bedgood hit home runs for Barkdull Faulk. A double play occurred with Robert Kirby to C. J. Fontana. Archie Parker pitched for Barkdull Faulk, with Bobbie Holmes catching. Lida Benton used Jimmie Cartwright, Roy Boone, and Edward Welch as pitchers. Welch and Mason Bass caught.
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Barkdull Faulk
Junior Recreation League
Lida Benton
C. J. Fontana
Perry Bedgood
Robert Kirby
Barkdall Faulk
Archie Parker
Bobbie Holmes
Jimmie Cartwright
Roy Boone
Edward Welch
Lida
Benton
Mason Bass
Laurel minister to lead revival at Welcome Home church
The First Church of God in West Monroe known as the Welcome Home church will start a revival from July 2 to July 12 with Rev. S. M. Hilbun of Laurel Mississippi as evangelist. Evening services begin at 745 with preaching at 815 conducted by pastors Rev. James and Ina Eden. Sam E. Woods named consul general at Zurich Switzerland after internment in Germany.
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First Church of God
West Monroe
Welcome Home Church
S. M. Hilbun
Laurel
Miss
James
Ina Eden
Jackson, Miss
United States
Germany
Sam E. Woods
Switzerland
Hattiesburg
State Department of Education
Zurich
House Passes Money Fix Bill Amid Senate Shouts
The Louisiana House backed a bill banning supplies to enemies of the United States, with a 25 year hard labor penalty. Senate debate turned personal over sales tax and governance, as lawmakers clashed on remarks about Governor Jones and others while a registrar of voters bill failed 18–21.
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House
United States
W. G. Jones
Dudley LeBlanc
Jones
LeBlanc
Senate
Gaiennie
Robert S. Maestri
Ernest Clements
Sam H. Jones
Sam Jones
Commission Council
New Orleans
Brooks Oliver
Bastrop
Senate Committee On Banks and Banking
Fred Heintz
Covington
Joe T. Cawthorn
Department of Conservation
Jacob S. Landry
New Iberia
Louisiana
Conservation Committee
S. S. Hunter
Shreveport
Supreme Court
Louisiana State University
State Department of Education
Charity Hospital
State
Shreveport Charity Hospital
Florida Parishes
Lafayette Charity Hospital
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Washington and St. "Tamman Char
War Nears for Argentina as Ortiz Resignation Likely
The article notes Argentina pressing for Congress to accept Ortiz resignation amid Pan American solidarity and Roosevelts backer. It says Castillo Urdaneta may become president in fact, not just acting executive. It also reports Brazil coast rumors of an axis submarine near Maranhao as anger over U boats grows.
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Congress
Ortiz
Roosevelt
Pan American Solidarity
Castillo
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Maranhao
Bing Crosby’s Son Debuts In Movie Role
Hollywood report notes Gary Crosby, age nine, makes his feature debut. He participates in a song and a dialogue scene about his father, with a kiss from Betty Hutton noted as a point of interest while Gary preferred not to kiss.
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Hollywood
Bi Crosby
Gary
Betty Hyton
BC Pain Relief Slogan Snapshot
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Martin
Silverstein
DeSiard
PY Gilbey’s
London
Ity Hospital
Department of Institutions (State Office
East Louisiana State Hospital
Central Louisiana State Hospital
State Colony and Training School
Greenwell Springs Tuberculosis Hospital
Louisiana State Normal College
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Southeastern Louisiana College
Shreveport Trade School
Southwest Louisiana Trade School
Crowley
Lake Charles
Huey P. Long Memorial
Natchitoches Trade School
Department of Finance
Department of Agriculture and Immigration
Bureau of Entomology
Louisiana Livestock Sanitary Board
Louisiana Library Commission
State Board of Health
Department of Revenue
Bing Crosby
Bella Scherck Davidson
Blacks
Southern Bell
Olmstead
U. S. Army
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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