R A F Attacks Nazi Oil Depots And Supply Ships
British air ministry reports daylight raids on Cherbourg St Nazaire and Nantes oil depots and a coastal command attack sinking an enemy supply ship off Norway. Night operations hit Dortmund power station Schippl Waalhaven and oil tanks. One aircraft missing. Berlin reports heavy naval and air activity with multiple ship sinkings and attacks on Cardiff Aberdare Hastings Tunbridge Wells.
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London
Royal Air Force
Cherbourg
St. Nazaire
Nantes
France
Air Ministry
Britain
Dortmund
Schippl
Waalhaven
Coastal Command
Berlin
Balkans
Germany
High Command
British Isles
Whirlwind
Sambre
England
Cardiff
Aberthen
Wales
Hastings
Tunbridge Walls
Thames
English Channel
Wallace Carroll
United Press
Scotland
Rumania Told to Negotiate Territorial Fixes with Hungary and Bulgaria
Reports from Budapest say Germany orders Romania to negotiate directly with Hungary and Bulgaria to fix ceded territory sizes and speed talks so southeastern Europe may rest during an expected British invasion. A Rome source claims Romania may yield Transylvania to Hungary and Dobruja to Bulgaria with minority exchange details pending. Berlin radio quotes Salzburg sources urging liquidation of Romania’s postwar status and backing revision of borders.
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Budapest
Rumania
Germany
Hungary
Bulgaria
Europe
England
Rome
Romania
Transylvania
Dobruja
Balkan
Russia
Italy
Oaks wins state junior golf title in close match
Oshkosh youth Bobby Oaks defeats Mark Weidman of Portage 1 up to capture the state junior title. Oaks posted a medal score of 79, 8 over par, with a 39 on the front and 40 back. Weidman squared the match several times before Oaks won the 20th hole and the final hole to clinch.
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Milwaukee
Bobby Oaks
Oshkoshenitrr
Mark Weidman
Portage
Oaks
Weidman
Madison council rejects ban on parades by subversive groups
Madison aldermen voted down a resolution to bar parades by groups linked to the Communist party. The council asked the judiciary committee to draft a constitutionally sound measure to curb subversive activity. Alderman Ted Boyie backed the original proposal while H L Garner urged action against Nazis fascists and other foreign ideologies.
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Madisen
Madison
Communist Party
Judiciary Committee
Ted Boyie
H. L. Garner
Draft conscription bill defined after registration plan
The Senate military committee released its final draft calling for nationwide registration of men aged 18 to 64. If enacted, registration could begin in September with training of 400,000 starting October 1. The bill sets age definitions, assigns training duties by age group, and estimates about 42 million men subject to registration with 12 months of service.
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Stimson
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Congress
United States
Coni
Republican Party Headquarters Stay At Madison
The Republican state executive committee decided the campaign headquarters will stay in Madison with a branch in Milwaukee. Dr. F L Gullickson was authorized to appoint a subcommittee to arbitrate differences of two Young Republicans factions from a recent Eau Claire convention. Resignations of Robert Wollbrecht and Mrs Gladys Sukes were accepted. William Young of Milwaukee was seated to replace Wollbrecht.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Republican Party
Madison
Milwaukee
Republican State Executive Committee
F. L. Gullickson
West Salem
Eau Claire
Robert Wollbrecht
Gladys Sukes
Republican Women’s Clubs
Michigan
Republican State Central Committee
Olympia Auditorium
Miss Martin
District of Columbia
John Hamilton
Natonal Committee
Grace B. Reynolds
Cambridge City
Ind
Jores Arneil
Denver
Federation
Charles
Winds and floods lash parts of Wisconsin and Midwest
Heavy rains and winds battered Wisconsin and surrounding areas. Heat deaths rose to 27 with seven drownings as storms disrupted transport, knocked out power, and damaged infrastructure. The Oliver H Perry schooner rode out a Lake Michigan squall injuring two aboard.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ida Mil Jer
Rose Boinski
Mil Jer
Kickapoo Valley
Prairie du Chien
Shorewood
West Milwaukee
Oliver H. Perry
Lake Michigan
Julius Reader
Deerfield
Theodore Halstein
Madison
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes
Sea Scouts
Gear Up Production of Arms for 2 Million Men Declared
Washington defense chief William S. Knudsen announced the United States can gear up to equip about 2.09 million men as steps expand naval shipbuilding and construct a 92 million dollar aircraft engine plant. He cited rapid progress and said Congress action could accelerate the program.
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Knudsen
Washington
United States
Defense Industrial Chief
Naval Shipbuilding
William S. Knudsen
Defense Commission
Rooseveltt
Knudsen Kimeal
Edward
R. Stettinius Jr
House
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Hamilton County
Ohio
Cincinnati
Big rush to file papers expected for September primary
Wisconsin secretary of state prepares for an 11th hour filing surge as candidates race to meet the Tuesday midnight deadline for the September primary. Gov. Heil seeks reelection with 65 county signatures. Clausen reports 18,000. Frank joins the GOP field. Democrats anticipate multiple candidates for governor and U. S. Senate. several Progressives push for seats.
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Madison
Secretary of State
Julius P. Heil
Fred Clausen
Horicon
John P. Koehler
Milwaukee
U. S. Senate
Heil
Roy L. Brecke
Clausen
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
U. S
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Frank
John Cudahy
Belgium
la Follette
Congress
Philip Downing
Amberg
Senate
E. J Roethe
Fennimore
Robbers slain and wounded in Oak Park gun fight
Two Chicago region robbers shot and killed during a running gun battle with Oak Park and suburban police. Officers Tony Brown and Ray Hutchinson exchanged fire as the getaway car from a Public Service Company of North Illinois office fled, fatally wounding driver Thomas Coppola, 35, of Chicago. A second man, Joe Ellie, 35, of Melrose Park, was found in the rear seat with a fatal head wound.
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Chicago
Oak Park
Public Service Company
Northern Illinois
Tony Brown
Ray Hutchinson
Thomas Coppola
U S to Buy Supplies for War Victims
President Roosevelt issued an executive order to spend 50 million dollars on relief for European war refugees. Agriculture Secretary Wallace and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau will oversee purchases of agricultural and other supplies, with the Red Cross handling transport and distribution to embarkation points chosen by the organization.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Red Cross
Stephen Early
Japs Take Honghai Blocking China War Avenues
Hongkong reports Japanese blue jackets landed in Honghai Bay Chinese territory aided by bombardment from warships. Earlier coast mining and landings aimed to block war material supply routes to China. Japanese forces also advanced along the French Indo China border and reinforced Pearl River garrisons near Hongkong.
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Hongkong
Honghai Bay
Shanghai
China
Bias Bay
World War Tactics and Diplomatic Moves Across Europe
Berlin reports nearly 100000 tons of enemy shipping destroyed by air, submarine, and speedboat attacks while bombing raids claim new damage to England. Berlin-Rome-Tokio predicts no forceful Balkan peace, and Romania poised to engage Bulgaria and Hungary directly. Nazi raids resume with casualties. Malta and Alexandria bombed. Western Hemisphere protection plan advances in Washington. U S to speed arms and shipbuilding. Japanese forces push inland near Hong Kong under naval bombardment. Germany seeks to conserve food by moving French prisoners. British hold Romanian ships at Port Said in retaliation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
High Command
England
Berlin-Rome-Tokio
Hitler
Mussolini
Balkan
Salzburg
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Germany
Europe
Malta
Alexandria
Hawans—Subcommittee
Washington
Koynudsen
United States
Defense Commission
Naval
Henghens
Hongkong
China
Bers
Switzerland
Bucharest
Port Said
Willkie Launches Platform Rally Against Machine Politics
Wendell L. Willkie drafted his acceptance speech amid plans to attack machine politics and rival figures the Kelly Nashes Hagues and Crumps. A rough draft was due soon as he prepared for a hometown address in Elwood Indiana on August 7.
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William B. Ardery
Colorado Springs
Coloe
Wendell L. Willkie
Kelly-Nashes
Hagues
Crumps
Elwood
Ind
Wilkie
South
Willkie
Charleston
S. C
B. Allston Moore
Detroit
Chicago
Marion E. Martin
Republican National Committee
National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs
Women Workers
Michigan
Miss Martin
Truckers Arrested in Wisconsin Overfreighting Campaign
Twenty two truck drivers were arrested yesterday in Kenosha Wisconsin as state highway patrols launched a campaign against over freighting transport trucks. Fines ranged from five to fifty dollars.
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Kenosha
Wis
Solidarity Triumphs Says Melo United States plan on Western Hemisphere possessions
Solidarity triumph was announced by spokesmen on an accord to create immediate machinery to seize and temporarily administer European colonies in the Western Hemisphere for the benefit of possessions and regional security. Argentine chairman Leopoldo Melo led the peace subcommittee as it neared completion of final drafts for presentation to the peace commission. Delegates noted concessions by all and anticipated a resolution for emergency action pending universal consent of the 21 republics. Miguel Angel Campa of Cuba hailed the ironing out of issues aligned with U S proposals.
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Havana
United States
Leopoldo Melo
Melo
Peace Commission
New World
Miguel Angel Campa
Cuba
McNary Acceptance Near Salem For Aug Speech
Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon announced he will deliver his acceptance speech August 28 at the Oregon state fairgrounds near Salem. Governor Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota will deliver the notification address. McNary intends to fly to Salem and return to Washington promptly.
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Washington
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Oregon State Fairgrounds
Salem
Ore
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
McNary
Washingston
U S Envoy Phillips To Depart For Home
Rome United States Ambassador William Phillips will leave Monday for the United States on a short leave of absence to confer with President Roosevelt. The embassy spokesman announced the plan.
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U.S
Phillips
Rome
United States
William Phillips
Roosevelt
Weather summary for Milwaukee area with showers and temp notes
The weather bulletin notes partly cloudy tonight with considerable cloudiness and showers in extreme west. Temperatures near normal with highs and lows around seasonal norms. Winds from the southwest, barometer steady, readings from Great Lakes stations and observers through Thursday morning.
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Associated Press
Northwestern
Milwaskee
Weether Bureau
Taliowsane
Great Lakes
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Ivan Popoff
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Soviet Foreign Office
Tass
Berlin Radio Today
Reich
Bob Oaks
Lardner
Lyn Lardner Jr
Oconomowoe
George Johnson Jr
Johnson
Madison Council
Here
Savanna
Milwaukee Road
Waureka
Burlington Road
Bagley
Troy
Walter Wendt
New Mexico
New England
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Honghai
Flance
Hagues and
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