Family Row Kills Two, Wounds One in Downey Shootout
In Downey California two men, Tommy Goll and Sidney Meade, were killed and Nellie Meade wounded in a family shooting. William Goll, 30, was held by police on suspicion of murder after an incident at the Meade home. Investigators said a prior dispute over a girlfriend preceded the fatal shots.
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J. J. Connolly Dies Of Heart Attack
Funeral services were pending today for J. J. Connolly 59 a candidate against Congress in the upcoming Democratic primary. Connolly died Sunday of a heart attack at Part Worth and was one of the contenders in the July 24 election.
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Catholic Archbishop Hanna Dies in Rome
The Most Rev Howard J Hanna retired Catholic archbishop of San Francisco died shortly after noon in Rome He had lived in Rome since retirement Funeral services will be held Thursday
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Two Texas Pilots Score in Aerial Mission
Two Texas pilots added to the tally of German aircraft destroyed. Col Glenn Duncan of Houston claimed his twenty third and twenty fourth Ju 88s during a low altitude attack in support of advancing ground troops near Brante. Captain James N Poindexter of Howe shot down a Heinkel 111 during another attack in support of invading forces. Duncan earned the Flying Cross and oak leaf clusters. Poindexter received the DF, G and oak leaf cluster.
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Roosevelt Keeps Wallace On The Vice Nomination Question
A circulated report says President Roosevelt will leave the vice presidential choice to the Democratic national convention in Chicago. Wallace heads toward Washington to report to Roosevelt and reappraise politics as party factions debate his renomination. Virginia votes to instruct delegates against Wallace while Dewey campaigns in New York and other states. The convention begins July 19 with Roosevelt’s preference unclear and Roosevelt seen as loyal to Wallace by some, while others oppose him in the South.
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Wallace Returns To Washington After China Russia Mission
Vice President Wallace flew to Washington and will report to President Roosevelt on his mission to China and Russia. Secretary Stephen Early said Wallace had planned a White House visit tomorrow, but the return time shifted earlier. The conference comes amid renewed speculation about whether Wallace will be renominated at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 19.
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Stalin's Son Leads Raids on Lida Front Dispatch
Moscow reports that Vassily, 24, son of Marshal Siniin, commanded fighter units in mass raids on Lida before its capture on the Braveda front. Bombers were protected as German equipment and five Focke-Wulfs were shot down. no Russian losses were reported.
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Oklahoma Voters Brace For Wartime Election
In Oklahoma City and across the state voters head to polls for a wartime election amid expected low turnout. Key race centers on the U S Senate with Democratic incumbent Elmer Thomas facing Tulsa Congressman Wesley Disney and Lt. Governor James Berry. Republican contenders include Heng o Glasser and William Otten from Enid aiming to challenge Thomas.
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OPA Tightens on Gasoline Black Market
The Office of Price Administration announced the inventory coupon will disappear July 15 as the gasoline ration system shifts to a deposit certificate. With counterfeiting and theft rising, dealers can exchange on hand coupons by July 24, while distributors may deposit dealer coupons before July 15.
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Forty seven veterans check in at McCloskey hospital
Forty seven Mediterranean theater veterans arrive at McCloskey General Hospital Temple from Starke General Hospital Charleston. Most have lost one or both legs but are now near Rome in the aftermath of the liberation mission. Wounded under seven weeks prior, they traveled with aerial convoys and arrived yesterday.
Penicillin Fails In Meningitis Case
CARLSBAD New Mexico July 40 UP treatment with penicillin proved unavailing as six month old JimMy Lee Blackstock died of meningitis yesterday. An army bomber from Biggs Field flew a supply of penicillin here from El Paso on July 3 in an effort to save the child.
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Semaphore history in Napoleonic France history
France developed the mechanical semaphore in Napoleons era, advancing early signaling methods used for military and civil communications.
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