Nazis Press Six Fronts In Russia Offensive
The German high command pushed a major drive across six Soviet sectors Kursk Belgorod Volchansk Kharkov Moscow and Volkhov as new battles erupted near Voronezh and Rostov rail links. Red Army reports claimed counterattacks at Kursk as 200 German tanks faced stiff Soviet resistance and heavy losses.
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Kharkov
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Volkhov
Hitler
High Command
Red Army
Velehansk
Belgoros
Voronezh
Moscow-Rostov
Russia
Red Star
Said & Vast
Red Gtar
Red Atar
Mats Pattly
Steele
Fire Hits Oklahoma Town Center in $100,000 Blaze
Marietta Oklahoma July 3 A major fire gutted the heart of the southern Oklahoma county seat town of about 200 residents causing an estimated $100,000 loss. Werner Enos 82 was trapped by falling debris when an unexplained blast blew out a grocery store front and a nearby barn. Two men Alton Hicks and Carson Colley were hurled through a rent door but escaped serious injury. they had been reported missing earlier.
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Oxfa
Oklahoma
Gravely
Werner Enos
Alton Hicks
Carson Colley
Mannerheim Wounded by Shell Fragment Report
A Basler National Zeitung dispatch reports Marshal Mannerheim wounded in the leg by a shell fragment while inspecting a front line near the Russian front. The injury delayed his visit to Hitler and cast a pause on his planned military engagements.
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Ion
Swiatian
Basler National Zeitung
Maninnerheim
Dreaded Transfer Won't Be So Bad
A Roxboro woman received a letter from a fiancé who is to be drafted and soon transferred to a place called Camp Batner, sparking fear yet hopeful chatter about the unknown Army posting in Texas.
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Roxboro
Caine
Fee Bustiwid
Texas
Camp Batner
Bank Condition Statement Called by Comptroller and State Dept
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of condition of all national banks as of June 20. In Austin the state banking department followed with a call for the condition of all state banks as of June 30.
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Waashinuron
Comptroller of the Currency
Diay
Austin
State Banking Department
Retail Sales Show Small Holiday List
Retail stores report pre holiday buying. Day and Bradstreet notes sales volume for the season below two years ago by 3 to 7 percent. Only the South and Pacific coast show increases from 1941 figures, with gains under 4 percent.
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York
Bradstreet
Teday
Dyer
South
Pacific Coast
Rubber Mats Go Into Scrap Drive
The public buildings adminstration announced a scrap rubber drive collecting about 200 tons of mats from federal buildings weighing around 20 000 pounds amid rainy weather. The move ends a dispute involving Interior Secretary Ickes who urged such mats be put to use.
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Washinucun
Publc
Feday
Interior
Ickes
Canada Faces Per Capita Tax Of One Seventy Four
Ottawa reports a new measure sets a per capita tax of 174 for every Canadian. The levy aims to raise two billion dollars to fund the war effort, with collection through domestic channels and shared across the Dominion.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
Bobwire
Turkish Ships Told To Return Home
Reuters reports Paris based German controlled media say Turkish ships in the Black Sea were ordered to push toward Istanbul amid tensions around the Hadis East and Sevastopol.
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Reuters
Paris
Black Sea
Istanbul
Beyastopol
War to Dim Observance Of Holiday
On the Fourth of July wartime observances will be toned down and many celebrations canceled or altered to support the war effort. Factories continue, gasoline rationing limits travel on the Eastern seaboard, and air raid concerns lead to subdued public displays. In Detroit and other inland areas some events proceed with safety measures, while Manila and Kansas City host scaled plans. Australian celebrations begin with official events and school rallies as American symbols are highlighted.
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Gulf States
Washington
Minneapolis
Retrait
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Indianapolis
de Shriners
Army Relier Fund
Phoenix
Tech
Hildred V. Scott
Melbourne
Co-Opera
Douglas MacArthur
Bexar to Get Funds for TB Hospital Bond funds for Bexar County to back a tuberculosis hospital project
Bexar County plans to deposit about 273 000 in the National Bank of Commerce and receive 1500 from bond firms as a premium after selling bonds originally issued in 1941 for 206 000. County officials debate use of the funds amid PWA rejection while some consider buying government bonds to aid the war effort.
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Bexar County
National Bank of Commerce
W. T. Sikes
Charles W. Anderson
PWA
Bob Uhr
Anderson
Frost National Barn
New Zealand Chief Wounded in Neck
Wellington New Zealand July reports Prime Minister Peter Fraser announced that Major General Sir Bernard Freyberg commander of New Zealand forces in the Middle East has been slightly wounded in the neck by a shell splinter while in action.
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NW. Z
Peter Fraser
Got
Hernard Freyberg
New Zealand
Middle East
Sweden Convoys Ships in Baltic Turmoil
Stockholm dispatch reports Swedish ships in the Baltic suffer torpedo and mine threats as naval escorts patrol Tunisian waters. Fourteen killed including five children as warnings rise for Swedish vessels. Authorities cited C. B. A. broadcasts confirming the event.
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Sweden
Baltic
New York
Juy
Stockholm
Tunis
Lulthe
Navy Reports 886 More Casualties
Navy department casualty figures for June 7 to 17 list 190 dead 4 wounded and 642 missing across navy coast guard and Marine Corps. Total U S naval war casualties rise to about 11 000 since the conflict began. In Denison a corporal's body was recovered from Red River after a nine day search following a brain injury incident at a dam.
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United States Naval
Navy Department
A&g
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
River Denison
Cpl
Arthur IC
Rorhhester
N. W
Red River
Denison Dam
Enforcement Methods Hunted as Sale of Auto Stamps
Washington reports Treasury officials weighing enforcement options as widespread use tax stamps stir little compliance. Many owners fail to display the $5 federal stamp, with reports of few arrests and uncertainty over how many stamps should be sold, while the government seeks to gauge actual vehicle use and exemptions.
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Washington
Treasury
Nto
Hese
I B Registrants Slated for Call
Washington announces start of induction for select 1 B registrants due to minor physical defects. Beginning August 1, men with single deafness or minor impairments will be drafted for limited service, assigned to corps service commands, and released from certain drafts if meeting minimal requirements.
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Washington
Army
Koorps Atéa
War Department
Ava
Coast Area Fireworks Ban Urged for Gulf Coast
The Gulf coast dimout zone restricts fireworks displays during the Fourth of July. Major General Richard Donavan ordered a 25 mile coastal standdown with an inner 1 to 10 mile safety belt, prohibiting ordinary displays to protect military and public safety. exemptions apply to large communities and special events, while residents are urged to avoid fireworks.
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Southern Defense Command
Gulf Coast
Milltary
Naval
Public Safety
British light cruiser Hermione part of losses in Libya clash
Reported naval losses include the light cruiser Hermione and several British destroyers plus a Polish destroyer amid failures to reinforce Libyan and Tunisian forces before a push back into Egypt. Names cited include Be douin Hasty Grove Afrerale and Kujawlak. Jane's list incomplete.
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Hermione
Milla
Tuitish
Libya
Egypt
Clement I. Attlee
Dominions
Hermans
Hasty
Grove
Afrerale
Jane's Fighting Ships
British Press Seeks Unity After Vote Of Confidence
London reports the British press calls for unity and focus on war efforts after a 40 to 25 confidence vote in Churchill. Editorials decry recrimination and criticise the timing of the debate amid North Africa setbacks and questions about Britain's prospects in Libya.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Tie Press
Britain
Officials Land New Dive Bomber in Columbus
Officials announced tests of the first production Helldiver model described as the world’s deadliest and fastest dive bomber. Details on speed and payload were not disclosed while Chief Pilot Red Hulse demonstrated the two seat low wing monoplane for throngs of Curttiss-Wright workers.
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Columbus
Olio
Sai
Pest Piet Red Hulse
Gurtiss-Wright
El Alamein toll and Axis retreat in costly desert battle
British Imperial HQ reports Rommel's tank army pulled back after a decisive tank clash near El Alamein as Allied air power and ground forces press the Nile valley advance. Tobruk bombardment and new strikes on Axis rear targets bolster the fight as Rommel’s forces retreat toward the west.
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Egypt
el Alamin
Temerstal
Nile Valley
Enti
EL Alamein
Gayman
Ramme
EL Ala+ imei
Qattara
Tie Nre
Wghtiol
Jack
Tobruk
Libya
Romunel
Rommel
Ft Alamein
Alexandria
Trulliar
Lie Desert
Rontmel
The
Nile
Scattered thundershowers forecast Friday afternoon
Forecast Savantome ana viemity reports scattered thundershowers Friday afternoon and night with no important change in temperatures. East Texas shows similar airmass with local showers and little temperature change per Weather Bureau Page 2.
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Savantome
Ana Viemity
East Texas
Frantic Oklahoma Cowboy Captures a Roping Bear Tugging in Car
In Muskogee Oklahoma July 5 a routine search of a prisoner led Police to a prisoner's car where a live tiger, secured in the truck, was found. The suspect claimed he and another man chased the tiger after seeing it in the road. The tiger was safely removed and the suspect and accomplice were questioned before being released.
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Okla
James Hunter
Hic
Hunter
Jol
John
Tun
Mitch
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