County Home Fire Strikes Twice In One Week
Firemen and investigators probe a second incendiary blaze at a tenant house on the Annapolis road east of Mt. Pleasant causing about 1100 dollars in damage. The home of Samuel Rideout and family, with a threatening note found, is under state fire authority review as neighbors aid with water buckets and a bucket brigade.
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Eleanor H. Best
Irwin Harry
Annapolis Road
Mt. Pleasant
Samuel Rideout
Mary Hill
David Zimmerman
Merril Forney
Copperhead in Shirt Drops Farmer. Head Injured in Fall
Grover Dorman, a Keedville farmer in Washington County, was unloading wheat when a copperhead crawled down his shirt sleeve. He fell striking his head, causing a concussion, though the snake did not bite him.
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Grover Dorman
Keedyville
Washington County
Dorman
No More Letters In Food For Prisoners
Families of war prisoners were notified today that any more letters found in food packages sent to prison camps would be disciplined by German authorities in Vichy.
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Vichy
Brereton Takes Command of U S Middle East Air Forces
Maj. Gen. Lewis R. Brereton assumed command of the United States Army Air Forces in the Middle East. He previously led air defenses in the Philippines and commanded American air operations in India Burma and China. In 36 days of Middle East operations American bombers completed 21 tactical missions and claimed five enemy aircraft shot down with possibly three more destroyed. Three bombers were lost in combat with limited casualties otherwise. Two types of B 24 and Fortresses are in use with high altitude capabilities.
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Cairo
Lewis R. Brereton
United States Army Air Forces
Middle East
Brereton
Philippines
New Delhi
India
Burma
China
Mediterranean
Bengali
Tobruk
Africa
Turkey
U S Sets Up Air Commandos for Offensive Action
Washington reports a new airborne force training to strike where the enemy is unprepared. Lieut. Gen. Henry H. Arnold confirms self-contained airborne troops with transports and gliders to reach objectives quickly. The airborne army will surpass any prior unit in size and firepower, with Stout Field, Indiana, as transport headquarters under Col. Fred S. Borum.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Arnold
Troop Carrier Command
Air Commandos
Stout Field
Ind
Fred S. Borum
Barge Canal Bill Survives House Action in Washington
By voice vote the House approved a 93 million dollar measure authorizing Florida barge canal and related waterway facilities to ease east coast oil shortage. Senate alterations were accepted after a tied vote decision by Vice President Wallace. An amendment to remove the canal failed 31 to 30.
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Washington
House
Florida
Senate
Wallace
Two More Sunk By Navy in World War II Sails
The Navy announced two more United Nations merchant ships were sunk. One went down in the Bay of Bengal off India and the other in the Atlantica.
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Washington
United Nations
Bay of Bengal
India
Movements Behind Lines Not Disturbed By Nazi Penetration
Henry C. Cassidy reports from near the Don front on July 18 that German breakthrough toward Voronezh failed to disrupt Russian rail and communications. Red Air Force activity limits German incursions while resistance keeps Nazi craft tied up. The Voronezh fight has shifted to a traditional battle as Russian masses move supplies and troops, with vivid scenery of steppes, windmills, and rural life amid the war.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Don Front
Voronezh
Don
Thia
Red Air Force
Steppes
Holt
The
Berlin
Lower
Don River
Rostov
Russia
Caucasus
Lower Volga
Stalingrad
Army's Emergency Rations Full Of Calories Vitamins
Army reporter John B. Lewis tests ration K and finds it rich in calories and vitamins. The three compact packages provide meals from biscuits to sausage and chocolate while leaving the tester feeling overfed yet unsatisfied by meal variety, totaling 3726 calories daily.
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John B. Lewis
New York
Defense
Hottest Night and Heat Wave Continue Through July
The city records a overnight low of 72 with a warming trend reaching 95 degrees on Friday, tying July heat with May and June. The weather bureau warns of possible further heat while distant storms bring occasional lightning. St Swithin’s Day lore links a 40 day drought to July 15 rain, a superstition tied to Winchester bishop St Swithin who died in 862 and was buried at Winchester.
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Weather Bureau
Henderson assigned to 3d Corps Area duty in Baltimore
Lieut. Col George Henderson former commander of the 115th Infantry Regiment in the 29th Division has been assigned to the 1317th Service Unit in the Third Corps Area for internal security duty. Third Corps Area headquarters say he will be stationed in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
George Henderson
115Th
1317Th
Third Corps
Henderson
Britain Ships Fifty Tanks Weekly to Russia Says Minister
Aldershot England July 18 Britain’s Minister of Production Oliver Lyttelton said in a speech that Britain has shipped 50 tanks per week to Russia and has fulfilled contracts for other war materials. He noted Britain had delivered 11 percent more aircraft than promised by end of May and stressed that safety never halted aid to Russia. He warned of grave peril facing Britain in the days ahead.
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Aldershot
England
Oliver Lyttelton
Britain
Russia
Lyttleton
Ex Justice Sutherland Dies at 80 in Massachusetts
Former Supreme Court justice George Sutherland died in his summer home at Stockbridge Massachusetts at age 80 after a heart attack. Washington attorney John W Cragan said Sutherland was found dead in bed at a hotel where he stayed with Mrs Sutherland nearby. Burial is expected in Washington with funeral plans not yet set.
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Washington
George Sutherland
Supreme Court
Stocswridge
Mass
John W Cragan
Justice Sutherland
Cragan
British Are Forced To Yield Some Early Gains
British forces on the Alamein front drove southward but were counter attacked twice by Rommel’s Axis troops and ceded some initial gains. New Zealand troops repulsed an attack on Ruweisat ridge while Indian and Australian units held key positions. Air activity was heavy with several Axis and Allied aircraft losses. Allied bombers hit Tobruk harbor and a dock area as fighting raged along the 40 mile front west of Alexandria.
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Cairo
Alamein
Fiw
Rommel
New Zealand
Ruwelsat
Alexandria
Tobruk
Malta
Desert Front
Ruweisat
Rommell
Hill of Jesus
el Alamein
London
Reuters
Stefani
Japs Driven From Wenchow in Chinese Counteroffensive
Chinese forces repelled the Japanese at Wenchow forcing a retreat toward Julian, as Central News Agency reports heavy Japanese casualties and renewed Chinese advances around the port city. Nearby actions include Japan occupying Hsiaoyi in Shansi and Chinese control at Kinki town in Kiangsi.
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Chungking
Wenchow
Chekiang Province
Julian
Hangchow
China
Central
Hsiaoyi
Shansi
High Command
Thaimiay
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Kinki
Nanchang
Service Gas Ration Books Begin Issuance by Board
The county Rationing Board started issuing the first service gasoline ration books to owners of trucks taxis buses and ambulances to enable buying under the new permanent rationing plan that took effect Wednesday. Applications for supplemental car rations face delays and must include registration cards and employer signatures. Dealers fear price wars as quota restrictions are lifted and coupons become the basis for purchases.
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County
Mai
Winchester Hall
Office of Price Administration
Reds Strike Back Savagely In Voronezh Sector
Soviet forces in the Voronezh area reported five recaptured communities and a surprise counter attack against German garrisons protecting Don river crossings. Red air squadrons cooperated with tanks and artillery to push back Nazi formations as German forces threatened Rostov and Stalingrad.
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Voronezh
Moscow
Don Basin
Don Steppes
Millerovo
United States Army Air Fares
Europe
RAF
Red Army
Don
High West Bank
Red
Moscow-Rostov
Rostov
Likhaya
Sulin
Shakhty
Soviet Information Bureau
Guiiel
Fedor von Back
Donets Basin
Stalingrad
Lower Volga
Beto M Wislereve
Rastov
Boguchar
New York Loss of Neutral Passenger Liners From Portuguese Spanish Ports
The New York Times reports Portuguese and Spanish ships will stop calling at New York as a neutral port. Spanish-flag vessels have ceased arrivals and Portuguese liners will not come for cargo or refugees, shifting to Baltimore under German pressure claimed by Lisbon authorities.
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New York
New York Times Today
Spain
Portugal
Baltimore
United States
Lisbon
the Times
Fotal
Fire devastates Western Autos mobile Supply warehouse
A Baltimore warehouse fire caused about 900000 in damage to a 60000 square foot one story brick building. Firefighters from four fireboats and multiple engine and truck companies battled the blaze for hours. Two firefighters were injured, one seriously, as walls collapsed after midnight. The fire threatened adjacent oil and gasoline tanks along the waterfront and the building was reported a total loss, insured.
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Baltimore
Autosmobile Supply Company
Naval Intelligence
Salvage Corps
RAF Bombers Hit Ruler In Daylight
RAF bombers attacked objectives in the Ruler in daylight today facing some opposition from German fighter planes but suffering no losses. Japan and French Indo China signed an economic accord at Saigon covering mutual goods exchange, announced by the Board for Information.
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London
Stooge
Tokyo
Japan
Saigon
Board For Information
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