Loss Of U S Submarine Triton Announced
The Navy states the American submarine Triton must be presumed lost after failing to return from a war patrol. Commanded by Lt Cmdr George K. MacKenzie Jr of Brooklyn, the Triton carried about 60 men and had sunk or damaged 283 Japanese ships in its first year, with prior commander Lt Cmdr Charles C. Kirkpatrick earning three Navy Crosses.
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Washington
Triton
George Kenneth MacKenzie, Jr
New York Avenue
Brooklyn
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Navy Department
Amberjack
Navy
Fiorena
Charles C. Kirkpatrick
Riverside Drive
Cocoa
Fla
Kirkpatrick
Ernest J. King
Fleet
MacKenzie
Kirkpat- Tick
Japan
China
Aleutians
Solomon Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Rick
Rome Says 717 Lost In Raid
The Italian communique reported by the Associated Press states British planes attacked an airbase near Rome this morning. It tallies 717 killed and 1,599 injured from Monday's American raid on the capital, with Allied forces raiding Naples Grosseto Salerno and Sicily as tanks push in the east. Seven Allied ships were torpedoed off Syracuse along with one large naval unit.
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London
Associated Press
Rome
Naples
Grosseto
Salerno
Sicily
Syracuse
Freight cars loaded last week rise to 877,330
The Association of American Railroads reported that 877,330 cars of revenue freight were loaded during the week ending last Saturday, in Washington. July 22. The figure reflects freight activity across the rail network for the period.
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Washington
The
Association of American Railroads
British ambassador Halifax pressed on Roosevelt fourth term
At a CSO leaders conference in Portland on July 22, Vice President Lord Halifax faced a question about voting for Franklin D. Roosevelt for a fourth term. His reply appeared cautious, noting the hypothetical tag would hinge on American citizenship status and responsibilities.
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Portland, Ore
Lord Halifax
CSO
Roosevelt
Sewer Problem Before Mayor And Aldermen
The mayor and Board of Aldermen planned a meeting with County Commissioners and Camp Detrick officials to resolve use of the Montevue sewer and municipal system for discharging Camp Detrick sewage. He cited leaks in the Montevue line letting clear water into the system and urged the county to seal the line before approving large volume discharges. If fixed, the city would allow Camp Detrick effluent to flow to the disposal plant.
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Board of Aldermen
Camp Detrick
Montevue
Camp Derrick
Hugh V. Gittinger
Carroll Creak
Carroll Creek
Monteque
Jine
Montevue Jine
German Mobilization Plan Is A Failure
Born Switzerland July 22 dispatches from Berlin report abandonment of part of the German total mobilization plan that had closed thousands of retail shops nationwide The ministry of economics said no more shops will be closed and the decree will be modified to ease the economic disruption The move marks a retreat from the earlier middle class economic upheaval amid the Nazi plan.
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Born
Switzerland
Berlin
Ministry of Economics
Raids by U S Air Force Based in China Reported
A U S communique dated July 22 states the 14th Air Force conducted three days of offensive actions. Targets near Hainhong and Hankow in central China were attacked, a Japanese base at Tengchung was bombed, and attacks on French Indochina hit a floating dock and a Haiphong cement plant. All aircraft returned safely.
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Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Hainhong
Hongay
Indo-China
Hankow
Central China
Tengchung
Yunnan
U. S
Haiphong
Searches for Teachers in Denton July Tour
Denton reports P W S Fitzgerald superintendent Caroline County ssh toured nearby colleges today seeking high school teachers to fill vacancies in the county. The visit focused on recruitment and potential placements for the upcoming term.
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Denton
W. S. Fitzgerald
Caroline County
97 Suspected Pleasure Drivers Reported in Maryland
The Office of Price Administration said its investigators reported 97 suspected pleasure drivers in Maryland yesterday. The notice reflects wartime fuel and travel controls and underscores enforcement actions by federal agents in the state for nonessential vehicle use during the period.
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Baltimore
Office of Price Administration
U S Ground Troops Close On Munda Base In South Pacific
U S ground troops are within a few thousand yards of Munda airfield on New Georgia Island, with the base now in reach of capture. Japanese defense centers ring the field as U S forces press through heavy jungle while air and sea blockades hold, and enemy artillery is largely knocked out.
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South Pacific
United States
Munda
Wiliam F. Halsey
New Georgia Island
U. S
Early Storm and Heat Wave Hit Frederick and County
Frederick city and most county areas saw light rainfall this morning as a passing thunderstorm moved through. Emmitsburg reported 0.25 to 0.75 inch rain, while Frederick watershed noted only a light shower. Temperatures rose from a low of 69 to a 93 degree high, with a 12th day of heat in progress and a forecast of possible afternoon storms. A hose ban on Frederick streams remained in effect, with enforcement to begin immediately.
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Frederick City
Brunswick
Point of Rocks
Urbana
Mt. Airy
Emmitsburg
Frederick
Fred M Straley
Demand Dims as Late Rally Mildly Follows Through
The New York stock market today showed a moderate follow-through after yesterday’s late rally. Demand remained selective and continued light profit-taking kept many leading shares under pressure.
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New York
Wraphe
Name Is Adkins Camp Chandlers In The Army
At Camp Sibert Alabama a sergeant trained seven Indian recruits. When asked each name six replied Private Adkins and one offered Private Holmes. The sergeant reacted with a pause then told them to proceed. The Adkins line were all Chickahominy kin.
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Camp Sibert
Ala
Adkins
Private Adkins
Holmes
Frederick’s Soldier Pilot Salutes Home Folks From Sky
Second Lieutenant Warren Talmadge Lenhart, a Frederick High School graduate stationed at Key Field Mississippi, flew over his hometown in a dive bomber to wave to his parents at Carroll Parkway. He warned there was no Frederick airport and spent the night in Richmond after a near visit. Lenhart began Army Air Corps training in 1942 and earned his pilot wings in January at Marianna, Florida.
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Frederick
Warren Talmadge Lenhart
Frederick High School
Clemon Lenhart
Carroll Parkway
Law
Lieut
Lenhart
Key Field
Meridian
Miss
Richmond
Army Air Corps
Marianna
Fla
Brunswick May Not Have Election Contest
An uncontested town election appears likely with incumbents seeking re election in three wards. Ernest L Main is the only potential opponent in the first ward where he would challenge Hiser if he enters. Petitions for incumbents are filed and ready, with polls set from 7 am to 7 pm on August 3 in Bruns wick town wards.
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Brancaige
Ernest L. Main
David Rizer
J. L. Malone
John H. Moore
Main
Hiser
Brunswick
Operations Suspended In Los Angeles Rail Strike
Los Angeles on July 22 workers of the Los Angeles Railway Co began rolling to their barns at 3 am as union officials announced 3000 employees would stand by their original vote for a one day suspension of operations.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Railway Co
Russians Drive To Orel As Front Near Leningrad Blazes
Russian forces launched a strong attack near Leningrad as heavy fighting raged since dawn, while a major Soviet push threatened Orel from three directions. German reinforcements pressed to halt the offensive, but Soviets reported gains of four to nine miles and overran dozens of villages.
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London
Leningrad
Associated Press
Moscow
Orel
Hitler
Buky
Orel- Bryansk
Bryansk
Optukha
Rel
Mtsensk
Zulotarevo
Malo
Republicans Deny Isolationist Claim In Maryland
Galen L. Tait, chairman of Maryland Republicans, rejects the charge the GOP is isolationist. He cites two national committee statements backing postwar world involvement and asserts Maryland representation at a New York conference was unofficial. Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin backs Tait’s view, calling the party united against isolationism.
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Baltimore
Galen L. Tait
Maryland
GOP
New York
East
Tait
Theodore R. McKeldin
Republican Party
National Committee
Peatl
Musicians dispute taken over by WLB
Washington July 22 The War Labor Board assumed jurisdiction over the dispute between the American Federation of Musicians and seven transcription companies centering on the unions refusal to make radio transcriptions. The board will likely appoint an investigator or three man panel to probe. If a strike is found, musicians led by James C. Petrillo may be ordered back to work pending settlement. The union denies any strike and contends no labor dispute exists.
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Washington
War Labor Board
American Federation of Musicians
James C. Perrillo
Petrillo
Pan
Italain Port Of Crotone Bombarded By British Ships
Reuters reports Allied warships bombarded the Italian port of Crotone in the Gulf of Taranto for five minutes in the early hours yesterday, causing fires. The action aims to disrupt Axis reinforcements and transshipment to Sicily via the eastern coastal railway. Eisenhower says Germans still sending troops to Sicily. Italian port bombardment marks first Allied surface attack on the mainland since Sicily. British battleships possibly among attackers. port known also as Cotrone.
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London
Reuters
North Africa
Royal Navy
Crotone
Gulf of Taranto
Desmond Tighe
Reuters Pots
Mediterranean
Harebor
Sicily
Rome
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Messina Strait
Genoa
Britain
Jhe Axis
Nelson
Rodney
Ciotoie
Taranto
Cotrone
Air Losses Worry Japan in Pacific War
A Tokyo radio speech cited by the Office of War Information says the war in the Southwest Pacific is dark due to fierce air battles. An un named Japanese Air Force officer claimed Japan had some overwhelming victories but the Allies keep returning with endless replacements, pushing for a decisive future battle.
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New York
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Office of War Information
Japan
Owi
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Negro Soldiers Donate Blood To Save Woman
In New York a dying woman received seven pints of blood plasma from 32 African American soldiers at Camp Kilmer NJ. The donors declined pay, saying civilians had aided them and this was their repayment. Eleanor Ogilvie organized the effort and observed as ambulances delivered to Presbyterian Hospital.
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New York
Camp Kilmer
Eleanor Ogilvie
Estelle Ogilvie
Presbyterian Hospital
Mss Oglvier
Capture of Castelvetrano Sets Stage for Palermo Drive
Allied forces report Castelvetrano and Sciacca captured on the Sicilian south coast in a rapid thrust, with more than 40,000 Axis prisoners including the 26th Italian division. The advance tightens around Palermo as German reinforcements resist near Catania and across the eastern coast.
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North Africa
Seventh Army
Castelvetrano
Sciacca
Sicilian
Sicily
San Stefano Quisquina
Palermo
Enna
San Caterina
Caltanissetta
Menfi
Caltabellotta
Bivona
Ramacca
Catania
Agrigento
Porta Empedocle
26Th Assicta Division
Simeto
Hermann Goering
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Crotone
Naples
Rome
Grossieto
15Th Armored Division
Algiers
Termini
Marsala
War Bond Booth Challenge at Scanlan Booth
Nat Slow Gallup NM July 22 said a customer stopped at Dorothy Scanlan s war bond booth and declared till buy all the 25 cent stamps you can lick in ten minutes he had to pay her 348 5 dollars for the stamps in a quirky sales moment
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Gallup
Dorothy Scanlan
Bus Crash in Selinsgrove Triggers Earache Relief
A bus collision in Selinsgrove Pa July 1 knocked an unidentified passenger against a bus side. The man, suffering an earache, was jolted free when a Japanese beetle flew from the ear and the pain subsided afterward.
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Selinsgrove
Sufferjie
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Axis Flyera
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