Court hearing on chicken theft case and Spaatz command
In London the war department announced Major General Carl Spaatz of Pennsylvania was named commander in chief of the U S Air Forces in Europe. He awarded the Distinguished Service Crosses to three on Captain Kegelman’s crew after the July 4 raid, and listed missing personnel from two planes. The local case described a habeas corpus hearing over a 18 month sentence for James N Howard, with attorney Pendelton challenging docket entries and supposed parole considerations before a magistrate Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Y. Bennett
Arthur D. Willard
G. L. Pendelton
Jah Bake
Bennett
James N. Howard
Sjamsville
Howard
Pendelton
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Willard Himealé N¢ Ann Fiein Oni Ha Eae
Suich
Flea
Alvin M. Boost
Boost
Fenderton
Willard
London
Carl Spaatz
Boyerstown
United States
Spaatz
Charles C. Kegelman
Europe
Randall M. Dorton, Jr
Long Beach
Calif
Robert
Frederick Loehrl
Seattle
Marshall Draper
Beverly Hills
James W. Wright
Stockton
Robert Whitham
Centralia
Wash
William C. Lynn
Los Angeles
Boyd Grand
Louisiana
William Murphy
Baltimore
Charles Kramarewicz
Norwich
Conn
Sun Plant Gas Blast Shakes Baltimore Building
A gas explosion in the Sun composing room blasted the block long newspaper building in Baltimore injuring seven workers. Six linotype operators and a machinist were taken to University Hospital. Debris shattered a pillar and damaged the Baltimore and Ohio building across the street. Injured workers named are Roland Worthington Louis Dunnebier John Novak Frederick Heron Clarence Glassmyer James Renn and Daniel Dolar. All treated and discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Street
University Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio
Roland Worthington
Louis Dunnebier
John Novak
Frederick Heron
Clarence Glassmyer
James Renn
Daniel Dolar
Stores To Close On Wednesday Afternoons
Local merchants will close stores at 1 p.m. each Wednesday from tomorrow through late August to give employees an extra half day of vacation. Downtown shops including department stores and variety outlets will suspend activity at 1 p.m. The grocery segment plans to stay open, with no stores closing individually, per Paul M. Carmack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Stine
Merichant Group
Paul M. Carmack
Grocers’ Group
Jap Made Canes Sold At Army War Show Sparks Protests
Pittsburgh July 7 Rep Samuel A Weiss said he would introduce a resolution calling for inquiry after Japanese made canes sold at the Army War Show drew protests from about 65 000 spectators and led to the firing of 11 civilian hawkers. Police were ordered to burn the canes used as pennant staffs etched Army War Show. Weiss charged wartime profiteering. con cessionaires kept 70 percent of souvenir proceeds and collected a 20 percent pay off on Bell Telephone program donations sold by Boy Scouts. He urged action to prevent a recurrence and criticized the Army leaders’ contacts at Army War Show Inc. and arrangements that favored profits over relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Samuel A. Weiss
Army War Show
Japan
Army War Show,Inc
Bell Telephone Company
Army Relief
Ebayer
All Officers And Agents Of Bund Hunted
Federal agents and United States Attorney Mathias Correa moved to arrest 126 Bund leaders and members across eight states. The NY grand jury indicted 29 defendants for conspiracy to aid band members resisting military service and to conceal band ties on alien registration forms. Denaturalization actions were filed against 27 individuals, including Fritz Kuhn, former Bund leader, now imprisoned for larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mathias Correa
New York
Acmed
Correa
U. S. District Court
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Pearl Harbor losses via Tokyo radio claim
Tokyo radio reports a Navy Ministry tally claiming five U S battleships sunk, two cruisers and one tanker damaged, with sixteen other vessels affected, contrasting Secretary Knox’s December figures. The broadcast lists California Maryland Arizona Oklahoma and Utah as sunk.
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New York
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Knox
California
Maryland
Arizona
Oklahoma
Utah
Nevada
Bicycles Rationing Plans Discussed by Officials
Baltimore July 7 State Office of Price Administration officials said no instructions have been issued yet for bicycle rationing set to begin Thursday. Washington July 1 Major General Dwight D Eisenhower was nominated by President Roosevelt for promotion to lieutenant general. Washington July 7 The Navy announced a small U S merchant vessel torpedoed in the Caribbean area with survivors landing at an east coast park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Sie Torfedoe
Navy
United States
Caribbean
Hitler claims Arctic convoy sinkings and cruiser loss
Berlin reports a German headquarters release claiming the sinking of a heavy American cruiser and 28 merchant ships in Arctic waters near Spitsbergen and the North Cape. The Germans say 122000 tons were sunk with submarines and air forces, while many vessels dispersed and the battle continued. Red Cross planes allegedly rescued several American sailors.
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Berlin
Arctic
Spitsbergen
Norwegian
North Cape
Hitler
Archangel
Hlacks Upuobie Alvoy
Canvoy
Red Cross
Heavy Jap Casualties In China Reported
An army spokesman in Chungking said Japan suffered about 1,000,000 dead and 1,500,000 wounded in five years of war in China, with 29,924 prisoners taken and 14 major plus 10,375 minor engagements. Tokyo claimed over 5,000,000 Chinese casualties. Chiang Kai-shek urged resolve as China enters its sixth year. In Newton Mass Harvard coach Bob Fisher died after a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
United States
Tokyo
Imperial
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rommel Forced To Yield Again In Egypt
In Egypt Rommel’s forces face renewed pressure as the western desert front tightens and the southern flank shifts westward. British and American air attacks on Bene Asia Libya hit shipping and sparked fires while El Alamein lines see heavy artillery and night assaults as both sides tire after six weeks of brutal combat.
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Rommel
Egypt
Cairo
Western Desert
United States
Beneasi
Libya
Britain
Lawinw
Asis
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
Mexandria
Mediterranean
Claude J. BE
Auchinieck
Trey Adabbey Ruhl
Ce Aecaeres
Joint Training Of RAF And Army Proceeds
Prime Minister Churchill stated to the House of Commons that joint training of the Army and the RAF is proceeding on a considerable scale and continually expanding. He noted previous agreements, including a September ruling before the Libyan offensive, ensuring air support on military command prospects, aiming to bolster cooperation in North Africa and other theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
House of Commons
RAF
Ieland
Wr Roreas
North Africa
Libya
Middle East
Won't Work To Free Prisoners For Laval
Laval says he finds it difficult to recruit volunteers to work in Germany for prisoner exchanges. He cites 3,000 French prisoners in German camps as ready only after overcoming prejudices and asks industrial committees to aid the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laval
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Germany
Industrial Organization Committees
Britain Reveals Wire-Trailing Rocket Defense
London reports Britain disclosed wire trailing rockets as a new defense against air raids. The system fires a projectile that deploys a parachute and long wires, forcing attacking aircraft to veer off or risk entanglement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
NYA to Close All State Offices and Cut Funds
The National Youth Administration announced near total closure of its state offices including New York City and Washington DC. About 9,000 to 10,000 employees will lose jobs as regional offices handle functions. NYA funding drops from 181 million to about 40 million for 1942 to 1949.
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NYA
Wshiligelou
National Youth Administration
New York City
District of Columbia
Boston
Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pay Charleston, W. Vai
Columbins
Ohio
Chicago
Atlanta
St. Paul
Topeka
Austin
Tex
Denver
Lous Angeles
Congress
Order Of Day Hails China As Ally In War
Washington July 7 American armed forces hailed China as comrades in arms in a joint order of the day by Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary Knox. They saluted Chinese courage and vowed to drive the Japanese invaders from every foot of Chinese soil on the five year anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge attack near Peiping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Stimson
Knox
Navy
Marco Polo
Peiping
Army
United States
AWOL Ruling By Record
Baltimore July 7 Soldiers taken into custody on suspicion of desertion or absence without official leave should be treated as AWOL and released if they prove under 20 days. Third Corps Area officials advise informing local police in Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and DC. If funds are lacking the soldier should be sent to nearest military post or Army recruiting station for transport. Major General Milton A Reck ord issued the orders to clarify desertion handling and if AWOL exceeds 20 days civil authorities should report for verification. A $15 reward may be paid to the arresting civil officer if the man is located and detained by military police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Third Corps
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Army
Milton A. Reckord
Toi Corps
Bishop Ainsworth, 70, Dies Suddenly
Bishop William N. Ainsworth, retired from the Methodist Church, died of a heart attack shortly after noon today in his hotel room in Asheville. He was 70 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
William N. Ainsworth
Methodist Church
Germans Take Voronezh Front in 10-Mile Drive
German high command claims capture of Voronezh after a ten mile advance crossing the Don river. Berlin says a tank division destroyed 61 Soviet tanks and enemy counterattacks were defeated as Nazi air raids hit Red Army supply lines. Reports from Moscow and London note conflicting claims and ongoing fighting near Voronezh with Soviet forces counterattacking in Izium and Kupyansk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Corman
Voronezh
Russia
Red Army
Berlin
Moscow-Rostov
Caucasus
Don River
Voronezi
Adolf Hitler
Paris
Povorino
Navy unveils light high speed diesel engine for sub chasers
Washington reports after 25 years of effort the Navy announced a new light weight diesel engine and variable pitch marine propeller, produced by General Motors Electro-Motive Division La Grange. The unit is a complete engine gear and propeller system designed to save space and weight, enabling greater range and faster chasers against U boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Electro-Motive Division
General Motors Corporation
la Grange
Clion
Navy Department
Allied Merchantman Beats Off Jap Bomber
An Allied merchantman reached port after fending off a four engine Japanese bomber in the Bay of Bengal. The ship dodged five hours of shelling by two or more Japanese submarines off the Australian coast before arriving safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Bay of Bengal
Tiger Breaks Loose in Alexandria City Zoo Scene
A tiger escaped from the Alexandria zoo during July 7 operations as alarms sounded and an enemy force was reported 79 miles away. Keepers fired to recapture the animal and end the threat to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Caize
Crrs
Voronezh Falls As German Push Reaches Don River
German forces report capture of Voronezh and push toward Povorino on the Moscow Rostov line. Red Star notes pontoon bridges and barge activity along the Don, while Soviet tanks attempt to repulse breaks across the east bank as the offensive continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star
Don
Upper
Kursk
Thos Didi
Japs Beaten Off In Port Moresby Attack
General MacArthur reported Allied fighers repelled a Japanese bombing raid on Port Moresby New Guinea. Twenty Japanese bombers and escorts were challenged. several bombers damaged and one Allied aircraft lost. An air strike on Tulagi in the Solomons followed.
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Port Moresby
General
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
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