RAF Air Raids Hit German Targets Across France and Docks
RAF reports indicate coordinated attacks on German-held France from Brest to Albert with daytime raids and coastal anti-aircraft fire. Bomber and fighter commands claim several German planes shot down, with heavy damage to Dortmund and Munster industrial centers and docks at Duisburg and Cologne. Invasion talk rises as newspapers urge intensified air offensive and possible landings near the Reich to hasten victory.
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France
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Ruby Valley
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Dallas
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RAF
Dortmund
Munster
Air Ministry
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Cologne
Emden
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Woolone
Norway
Britain
Chief of Combat Team Is Landed
Capt John E Leary of the 24nd Infantry Fort Sam Houston received personal congratulations from Maj Gen George V Allen commander VII Army Group for an instructional team from the 2nd Division demonstrating latest combat operation methods by mail units before the 36th division at Camp Howle Brownyard The itinerary included the 48th division Camp Barkeley Abilene
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24Nd Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Ger
George V. Alrong
VII Army
Rotpa
Camp Howle
Brownyard
Camp Barkeley
Abieue
Plane Crash in Flames Kills Three in Connecticut
Plane crashes in flames in North Haven Connecticut killing three people on site. Victims identified as Harry Lesnow, 35, a shirt manufacturer from New Haven, Anna Leshow, about 30, also from New Haven, and Tirpress Gare. Rescue units aided at the scene.
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Harry Lesnow
Tirpress Gare
Anna Leshow
New Haven
Bo Haf Craft Claimed Tag Of Bo Haf Craft Claimed
Berlin reports four days of air operations with Axis and Allied losses across Europe. German high command notes nine planes down during a period, while RAF claims 81 lost on the Russian front and over Germany. British agency tallies show raiders destroyed over England and heavy losses in the Middle East.
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Germany
Axis
R.A. FL
British Press Association
England
Middle East
Tost
Road Opening Parade to Celebrate Frederickstore Road Reopening
Frederickstore road section under construction resumes with a parade Tuesday at 5 pm. Fire Chief C A Hart leads the department band from Metzgers’ country 1430 North Flores, up Fredericksburg Road to Martines Creek. About 300 merchants display frost and parade entries. Road closed January 3 for WPA work, delayed by rains. Morey explains delays. residents along Woodlawn Hills and nearby streets had to detour. Invitations sent to Mayor Quin and others to participate.
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Paul Steffter Andl
L. Anderson
British troops press Damascus Damour advance at dawn
British forces launched a dawn assault against French defenses south of the Lebanon area as Australian infantry pressed across the Damour River. British artillery and naval gunfire supported the attack while night raids and air strikes aimed at Dair-e-Zor and nearby positions. In Cairo, Indian troops reportedly captured Demir Kaya as British mechanized units continued sweeping toward Hopi with Australian actions on the Damour front.
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Egypt
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Finnish Cities Bombed by Teusalani Planes
A Finnish official reported Teusalani planes bombed coastal areas near here and Helsinki this morning causing one death and around 20 injuries. Fires started in streets. Lovisa and other towns were hit while southern Finland saw prior bombings. A Finnish officer said the defense favors steady pounding of the Bovirt military base over immediate assault.
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Helsini Oral
Kotha
Here
Helsinki
Eltienslo
Lovisa
Finland
Getaran
Bovirt
Hangopent
Ban Fats Rumons in Moscow Decree Auditorially
The Soviet supreme censorship panel today ordered two to five years in prison for disseminating falen rumors to the populace. The decree targets spread of unverified information, aiming to curb public misinformation and maintain state control over press and speech.
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Moscow
War Roundup from Associated Press claims massive German losses
Russians report 1,000,000 German casualties in 16 days of invasion with daily Nazi losses near 60,000. Axis fronts blocked as Red Army counterattacks in five sectors. Berlin cites captured Bucovina capital Cernauti. Soviet battalion annihilated in the north. Allied daylight raids prepare invasions across Europe while Vichy notes Australian forces near Beirut. Frontier fighting between Peru and Bewadat eases.
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Rotterdam
Duesseldorf
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Lonidon Press
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Middle East
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Bewadat
Prison Strikers May Call Truce At Leavenworth
Warden Hudspeth refused to confirm ongoing negotiations as 1100 inmates threaten a work stoppage. He notes a 44 hour week would affect inmate labor and plant operations at the federal penitentiary with most factories halted until an investigation concludes. Pay remains nominal upon release.
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Kaw
Hudspeth
Hwulepeth
Raukte
Dentz Reject Peage Term In Syria Lebanon
Ankara July report says General Dentz rejected surrender terms offered by the French notables. The terms would allow troops to return to France or join de Gaulle’s Free French. French war material in Syria would be handed to the British.
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Turkes
Hom Dente
Syria
Lebanon
France
Charles de 'Gaulle
Russian Red Cross protests bombing of medical units
Moscow reports the Russian Red Cross and Red Crescent filed protests with the International Red Cross in Geneva over repeated bombing of sanitary units and medical organizations by German forces.
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Moscow
Red Crescent
Geeneva
Man Sees Beach Tragedy As Son's Body Recovered
In Far Rockaway New York Edward Stetsens Sr. went to a beach spot Sunday and found the body of his 12 year old son Edward Jo an Alt boy washed ashore after drowning at an adjacent beach authorities investigated the incident and the search continued.
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Jay
Edward Stetsens Sr
Far Rockaway
Edward Jo
Powder Plant Halt Amid Union Management Dispute
A stoppage at an ammunition plant in Illinois followed a failure to settle bargaining differences between the A B Le Chemical Workers union and the Carteredge company. Mediation efforts were requested as 550 workers seek union recognition, a 25 cent minimum wage increase, and a union shop. Strike postponed after mediation board urged continued talks amid ongoing negotiations.
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Olds
Interstawnton Dass
Mediation Board
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Roosevelt
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Tir
Mine Ofehators Ign
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Southern Mine
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Southern Miner
Maritime Union to Discuss Reds at Convention
In Cleveland on July 7 more than 900 delegates gathered for the G. 7 National Maritime convention. A Curran report accuses ship owners of Communist influence and says the union faces efforts to sabotage national defense through unwarranted strikes.
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National Maritime Nation
Joseph Curran
Ehip
Chargea
Ex Husband Sued By Margo in Divorce Settlement
Mexican actress Margo alleges in Superior Court that her former husband actor Francia Lederer owes $12,094.21 under a promissory note she says was executed in their Las Vegas divorce agreement dated December 21, 1940. The claim states payments of 108 dollars monthly were to be made.
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Sult i Superior Court
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Cafes on Coast Force Showdown in San Francisco
San Francisco restaurant operators cut pay by 3 percent to pressure unions in a wage dispute. Workers face a longer week unless owners agree to a master contract covering all eateries. Union officials say they will pursue collective bargaining as pay cuts take effect.
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Murder Aftermath of Broken Love Affair in Bloomington
The Bloomington case centers on a love affair ending when Charica Mattingly killed by gunfire outside the Nickas home after marriage plans with Caroline Payne. Payne, an ex-suitor and manager at Bloomington Daily Telephone, had earlier threatened Mattingly. A jacket of letters and Payne’s purse held letters tying the pair. investigators analyze a 28 gauge revolver and shell fragments. Police seek motive as the victim died in the street while Mattingly, wounded, whispered a statement.
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Charica O. Mattingly
Indiana Public Service Corpora
Caroline Payne
Indiana
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Joseph Fagan
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Youths in Cadet Glass Graduating Class
More than half of the graduating class in the advanced flying school at Stockwell Field California is from Texas. The class of 144 flying cadets graduating July 14 includes 72 percent Texans, with two San Antonians among them. Cadet Edward H. Harvey and Cadet Malcolm A. Hally are named locals from Chicago Boulevard and 3015 Pydeiteksburg Road.
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Stockleneld
Galif
Texas
San
Blind Singer Slugged Near South Alamo Street
A blind singer, Anthony Wynting, 26, was slugged in the 200 block of South Alamo Street while attempting to approach an establishment. Police report he did not see his attacker and suffered injuries as bystanders intervened.
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Ellie
Jey
Alrick
South Alamo Street
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Fort Sam Fortifies Anti Tank Unit With Heavy Guns
The army forms an anti tank battalion at Fort Sam Houston. It will have two 87 mm gun batteries and an 15 mm gun battery, totaling 275 officers and men. Additional battalions join field divisions including the 45th at Camp Barkeley. General headquarters unit to include four 75 mm batteries and 619 officers and men.
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Yey Bled Artillery
Sower Army Corps
Th. Hie Hangilar
Bie
Camp Barkeley
Airsione
War in fifth year as Sino Japanese front lines shift
Associated Press reports the Chinese Japanese conflict in its fifth year with a stalemate along a 2800 mile front. Chiang Kai Shek's forces mass for a possible offensive while China claims 6,000,000 troops in the field and 10,000,000 in reserve. Shanghai observers note a potential southern push and an attack on the Shanghai Huanchan railway within Shanghai city limits as Japan faces renewed pressure.
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