Axis Troops Press Southward In Libya Front Fight
Axis forces clash with British and Allied units from Salum near the Libyan border to Matruh as air and ground battles surge. RAF losses rise to eight aircraft, while new American and other Allied planes join the struggle. Rommel aims to outflank the British. Italian generals Baldassarre and Piacenza die in action.
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Salum
Matruh
RAF
United States Air Corps
Europe
Rommel
Libya
Qattara
Rome
Ettore Baldassarre
20Th Army Corps
Guido
German Halt Near Tobruk Amid Global Axis Push
Allied forces including the United States rely on air power as a tide-turning factor in Libya where Tobruk’s last British foothold fell. Meanwhile Germany's main Russian offensive advances in Kursk and Kharkov threaten communications between central and southern fronts as Axis moves converge on Suez. German claims include 45,000 prisoners taken, with Sevastopol's siege figures highlighted and Sevastopol remaining under Russian control.
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Tobruk
Libya
United States
Europe
Russia
Kursk
Moscow
Kharkov
Caucasus
Germany
Red
Tim
Middle East
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Egypt
Suez
Asia Minor
London
Sevastopol
Red Army
Leningrad
Lake Ilmen
Tcheruaja
Piount Sapun
Narbor
Red Fleet
Black Sea
Kupyansk
Khorov
Kursk Front Drives and Sevastopol Losses Reported
Russian war updates describe German and Romanian advances near Sevastopol with high Soviet losses and prisoner totals. The Kursk sector sees a new German push toward Voronezh while Kharkov line remains contested and Russian forces counterattack. Plans to aid auto dealers with rationed cars are discussed by Henderson.
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Kursk
Sevastopol
Simferopol
Crimea
Voroneza
Moscow
Rostov
Caucasus
Kharkov
Orel
Roswell Women Return From State Auxiliary Convention
Roswell women and other officers returned from the state American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Albuquerque after three days of sessions. Mrs. Walter Haller was elected state president. Roswell won several cups and cash awards for the national defense window display, scrapbook, a complete unit history, and membership growth. Mrs. Reuben Burrow withdrew from nomination to the state presidency, citing harmony and a challenging year ahead. National Commander Lynn W. Stambaugh attended the event, with tours to Albuquerque air base and social functions at the Franciscan Hotel and Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Burrow
Inez Dearholt
Wayne Drysdale
Clarence Bogard
Cliff Conley
Nannie Berry
C. R. Covington
LeRoy Walker
American Legion Auxiliary
Albuqueraque
Walter Haller
Gallup
Roswell
National Defense
Kansas City
Franciscan Hotel
Alvarado Hotel
Hugh A. Carlisle
Albuquerque
Hilton Hotel
Carlisle Gymnasium
Ros
Otto Conley
Fink
Charles Richardson
Erneste Wilkerson
Lynn W. Stambaugh
Legion
Albuaquerque Air Base
Coe Ranch Featured In State Magazine Story
A July State Magazine piece on the Frank Coe family recounts the history of the Wilbur Coe ranch home at Glencoe New Mexico. The article highlights two fine house and garden photographs and notes Roswell friends will be interested in this historic local show place.
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New Mexico
Frank Coe
Wilbur Coe
Glencoe
Roswell
Red Cross News Yarn Shipment and Chapels Air Base Tie
A Red Cross report notes a new yarn shipment to be distributed early this week. Mrs. L T Lewis relays the update. A young woman registered for a nutrition course and disclosed she is a certified office staff assistant trained in Chicago, aiding in the local Red Cross office. Her husband R G Wienberg is a flying cadet at Roswell Flying School, and the Wienbergs are the first couple married in the Air Base chapel with Rev Brimbery officiating.
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Red Cross
Chicago
R. G. Wienberg
Roswell
Young Roswell First Aider Demonstrates Swift Aid
A Roswell woman who recently passed Advanced First Aid gave on scene care for a rattlesnake bite in Hobbs last week. With her First Aid kit she ferried the patient four miles to medical help and treated him during the drive. The doctor praised her skill, and the patient is recovering well. Red Cross registrations are open at phone 615.
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Roswell
Hobbs
Red Cross
Nutrition class offered by Mrs Sparkman at St Andrews House
Adults interested in nutrition may enter by Monday afternoon by phone. The evening class, taught by Mrs Pauline Sparkman, meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 30 PM at St Andrews Parish House.
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Pauline Sparkman
St. Andrews Parish House
New York Summer Creations Parade Opens Belmont Park
Slim silhouettes and bright color mark a New York collection shown before Belmont Park races. Fabrics conserve due to War Production Board rules with irish linens shantungs crepes and cottons featured. Notes highlight camisole dresses bold prints harem skirt drape and vivid hats completing the outfits.
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New York
Belmont Park
War Production Board
Local residents visit relatives and plan activities
Mrs Wallace Evans and Mrs Grace Miller of Tulsa stay with Mrs Miller’s son Will H Johnson in Tulsa area. Carol Ball to visit Tulsa. Major George L Erwin travels to Los Angeles for funeral of Col J C Troutman. Benton Stone Jr to work in Caribbean with Western Hemisphere Exploration Co. Homer Mills and Clinton Edward visit Porters in San Angelo. Frances Falley to Ruidoso for mountain house party with Karma Dean and six others. Security Benefit Association picnic July 4 at Cahoon Park. Joint American Legion and Auxiliary supper at Ingalls Memorial Home Tuesday.
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Wallace Evans
Grace Miller
James M. Miller
Tulsa
Miller
Will H. Johnson
Johnson
North
Kansas Avenue
Carol Ball
H. H. Ball
George L. Erwin
Los Angeles
California
J. C. Troutman
Grace Troutman
Benton Stone, Jr
University of Texas
Carrbbean
Western Hemisphere Exploration Co
Homer Mills
Clinton Edward
San Angelo
Texas
Charles Porter
Mr. Mills
Porter
Frances Falley
el Paso
H. M. Pinch
Missouri Avenue
Ruidoso
Karma Dean
Miss Dean
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Ingalls Memorial Home
Grass Fire Reported On 800 North Missouri
Fire department responded to a grass fire today at 800 North Missouri with no damage reported. Fire crews cleared the scene without injuries or property loss.
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Missouri
Marian Martin Pattern Offers V-Neck Style for Misses
The notice promotes Pattern 9002 with a V-neck and gathered yokes, and pattern 9602 available in misses and women sizes up to 42. It notes fabric yardage for size 16 and requires fifteen cents plus one cent mailing, with an additional ten cents for a Summer Book of Patterns. Orders go to The Daily Record Pattern Department.
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Marian Martin
Daily Record
Arrests Connected to Nazi Sabotage Plot Unfold Across States
Investigators secured arrests in Chicago and on Long Island amid a Nazi sabotage conspiracy. Leaders include George Dasch and Ernst Burger, among others, who landed from a rubber boat with money, explosives, and lists of railroad centers and war plants. Plans targeted Aluminum Company plants and light metal production to hinder airplane output. A coast guard patrol reportedly sparked the capture.
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Chicago
Long Island
Amagansett
Hoover
George John Dasch
Ernest Peter Burger
Michigan National Guard
Heinrich Harm Heinck
Robert Quirin
Ponte Vedra Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Edward John Kerling
Herbert Haupt
Werner Thiel
Hermann Neubauer
Aluminum Company of America
America
FBI
Coast
Henderson Hints on Price Policy and War-Time Wages
General predicts wages stabilize with farm prices and war effort pace. He expects OPA to limit cost of living increases to six to ten percent and cites tax policy and farm price stabilization as key. He cites $6.0 billion saved by price restrictions and forecasts $62.0 billion more in 20 months. Transportation, not sugar availability, drives rationing. He vows no political selections and notes one relative hire.
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Office of Price Administration
Henderson
OPA
Wor Shipping Administration
Rubber Drive Rises In Senate War Rubber Shortage On Tap
President Ickes jokes about rubber scraps as public buildings scrap mats. army reports show 1,276,000 tons on hand with 866,500 needed, plus 226,000 for buses and 150,000 set aside for reclaiming rubber.synthetic production eyed and a drive targets 10 pounds per capita in New Mexico as campaigns extend.
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Interior Department
Public Buildings Administration
Senate Appropriations Committee
L. D. Clay
Army Services of Supply
United States
Great Britain
Clay
War Department
Leon Henderson
N. M
Albuquerque
New Mexico
J. P. Anthony
U. S
White House
Washington
Ickes
Stephen Early
Japanese Losses in Midway Battle Reported
An Associated Press observer described heavy Japanese carrier losses at Midway, listing 275 planes destroyed and crews killed. He noted five carriers in the fleet, with only one possibly escaping.
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Associated Press
Midway
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Tchernaya
Mate
Sapan Hill
State Auxiliary Convention
Cartoon News
Wacca
Ann Sheridan
Ronald Reagan
Robt
Cummings Betty Fields
BIG Features
Pecos
Anne Gwynne
State Magazine
Red Cross News
Hazel Linard
West
4Th Street
Hone
Madeleine Carroll
Lisbon
Security Benefit Association
Cahoon Park
Pan
Exotic del Rio
Dolores del Rio
Mee
East War Zone
Mercury
Orson Welles
RKO Radice
Joseph Cotten
Welles
Ruth Warwick
Peter Cooper
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