Britain Work on Tanks for Africa, Lyttleton Says
In a parliamentary reply, Production Minister Oliver Lyttleton said Britain is making the right tanks for Africa and that British equipment remains superior in air power and fire. Col. John Leighlynn noted British aircraft quality, torpedo carriers are being developed, and tank production aims for US-made supply. The talk also covers synthetic rubber policy and a US Britain uniforms and equipment exchange in the Middle East, with shipbuilding praised as a vast, rapid program.
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London
Oliver Tytkleton
Parliament
Africa
Lyttleton
Britain
John J. Liewéllyn
Permiaker
Mir
United States
Middle East
Great Britain
Price Reports To 3rd Army As Assistant Chief Of Staff
Gol George S Price reports for duty at Third Army headquarters and is assigned as assistant chief of staff G 1 by Lieutenant General Walter Krueger. He comes from Washington where he served with the services of supply. A Mississippi native and West Point alumnus, class of 1918, Price is a field artillery officer on his first San Antonio tour. He and his wife and two sons, Billy and George, reside at Fort Sam Houston.
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George S. Price
Third Army
Walter Krueger
Colonel Price
Washington
Services of Supply
Nebloe
Mississippi
West Point
San Antonio
Price
Bil
George
Fort Sam Houston
Willow Run Bomber Plant Miracle Unveiled At Ford Site
A Willow Run feature describes how within 18 months engineers and Rose Goldberg designed mass production machine tools to build B 24 bombers. The shift from hand crafted to highly automated processes reduced production hours and enabled instant part interchangeability for field repairs. The piece highlights the scale, power, and precision of the tools embedded in the plant and their impact on war readiness.
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Willow Run
Humd
Self
Rose Goldberg
Ford
Gorensen
Ned
Consolidated Chamber
Weigie
Dorkes
Berane
Queen Wilhelmina Meets FDR at White House Visit
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, accompanied by Crown Princess Juliana and other royals, was weekend guest of President Roosevelt at the White House. Dutch Foreign Minister Etienne N. van Kieffens also joined as a guest Sunday.
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Si Wasnington
Wilhelmina
Nether- Rdnds
Roosevelt
Haye Fark
White House
Juliana
Brattix
Irene
Jonkherr George Ven Tels
van Boetzelaay
Etiig N. van Kieffens
Netherlands
Mie Prescient
Queen Sherminaert
New York
Snake Breaks for Brake in Fatal Car Mishap
In Champaign Illinois a 2.5 foot snake crawled into a parked car and wrapped around the brake drum. Police searched for an hour before the car was hoisted and the groundsnake found wound around the brake, causing the fatality and its destruction.
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Champaign
Nieren
Cigarettes rationed in Italy amid tobacco shortage
Zurich dispatch reports Italy imposes cigarette limits as tobacco supplies dwindle. Five cigarettes daily or two small cigars are allowed, with soldiers, airmen, and sailors receiving slightly larger rations. Leather wear restrictions also foreseen as shortages loom.
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Zurigh
Italy
Soldiers Prefer No Chess Games Fort Leonard Warders Camp
Soldiers at the camp complete questionnaires about entertainment options. Many list dancing and listening to music as favorites while others favor quiet pastimes. The survey notes varied tastes and shows a preference for less active leisure beyond chess.
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Fort Leonard
Unclear sectored note on Lieut Taylor and Air Force ties
Fragmentary text references Lieut Taylor and an Air Force school in Miami Beach with garbled phrases about a driver and actions at an air depot. No clear event, date, or identifiable organization beyond generic air force context.
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Lieut. Taylor
Air Force School
San Antonio Pilots Enter Nine Week Army Flying Course
San Antonio civilian pilots join a nine week military aviation course at Randolph Field to qualify as service pilots in the army air forces. Participants James J Dailey, Tab ert A Nuckalls, and William E de Arredondo must pass a proficiency ride and army physical. Trainee instructors earn 300 monthly and applications are to be made to any CAA official or army basic flying school.
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San Antonio
Randolph Field
Army Air Forces
San Antonians
James J. Dailey
J. J. Dailey
Wildrose Nvenue
A. Nuckalls
A. P. Nuckalls
Elmwood Avenue
William E. de Arredondo
F. de Arredondo
West Mistletoe Averiue
Me Tenses
Club
CAA
Modern Knight Replaces Hose
In Tacoma on July 22 Lloyd Wright slipped on a downtown street and felled a woman shopper, tearing her silk stocking. He then bought her a new pair of silk stockings at a nearby store.
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Tacoma
Wash
Lloyd Wright
Wright
Japs Gain Retreat in 2 China Areas
CHUNGKING July 14 The Japanese advanced across Chekiang from Hongchow to Wenchew and approached Wenchow by night. Chinese communique says counterattacks in Linchwan pushed Jap forces westward while three converging columns pressed the enemy back to Linchwan. Jap strength estimated around 310,000. Allied air forces report no report on July 4. R.A.F. bombings hit Kalewa in Burma. Weather later noted heat wave easing in Szechwan and Kiangsi. An allied bomber claim said many Jap installations on the Yangtze below Hankow were destroyed since July 1.
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Chungking
Vastal Chekiang
Hongchow
Wenchew
Efsasi
Linehwan
Wenchow
Kinngs
Linchwan
United States Army Air Force
China
Joseph W. Slilyell
Shungeing
Szechwan
Kiangsi
Pap" Schwer
St Louis
Yangtze River
Hankaw
Central “News Agenly
Australian Teletype Helpers Stir Army Tea Rumor
Two Australian women working as telephone operators in a US Army building hosted American soldiers for Sunday tea. The women, Mrs. Flaine Bessemer-Clark and Mrs. Thelma Patterson, were revealed as Australian socialites and sisters-in-law of notable figures.
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Australia
United States Army
Flaine Bessemer-Clark
Norma Brooke
Thelma Patterson
Police Helped, Not Car Thieves in Chicago
In Chicago on July 13 two youths offered to help push a stalled car. When questioned about car ownership they fled. Police chased and caught them at Fillmore Station. The youths admitted stealing the car. their guardians were Drtecthye dames Piarite and Policeman Denis Sullivan.
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Chicago
Vien
Jte
Fillmore
Drtecthye Dames Piarite
Denis J Sullivan
Sewer Digger Misidentifies Cable Causing Phone Outage
In Concordia Kansas a sewer digging crew severed eight telephones by cutting a foot long rock mistaken for a root. The outage affected about sixty phones in the neighborhood. Classification 42 Light.
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Concordia
Kan
Aussies Save U S Pilot In Shark Rescue
An American pilot shot down over an Allied base was saved by four Australian workers who risked their lives in rough seas to haul him from a shark filled area. Wounded in both arms and one leg, the pilot attributed his survival to their bold actions before reaching shore.
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Pat Robinson
Australia
INS
Jap Feros
Mom
Tor Witburg
Blackdale
Texas
Aveniea Bret
Padulim Tim
Las
Fs IreNners
Thad
Three Antonio Boys Return to Ask After Missing Families
Three boys from San Antonio roamed the streets over a weekend earning hamburger money by shining shoes and sleeping under bridges. Charles Anderson, 11, found his home empty. Resendo Penelyar, 8, returned to an empty house. Louis Garcia, 8, found his parents absent. A judge ordered Charles and Resendo to live temporarily at the County Home for Boys while Louis remains in the care of the Children’s Shelter. Child Protective officials pursue the missing families, now said to have moved to Michigan to work in the heat fields.
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Sa Antonio
Bec
Pridges
Charles Anderson
Fifth Street
Resendo Penelyar
Rule Street
Louis Garcia
Houseboat Life Praised on Chicago River
Mrs Amanda Honing has lived on a Chicago river houseboat for 20 years and says life on the water is addictive once started. Her boat is equipped with a telephone and refrigeration, reflecting modern comforts. The Hennings previously ran two commercial vessels on the Great Lakes.
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Amanda Honing
Chicago
Hennings
The
Iniband
Great Lakes
Chinese Boy Saves Pennies for Bonds
Boston July 14 The 8 year old Chinese schoolboy born in Canton has seen China bombed. He works in a laundry after school to save money for bonds. By trading every penny he carries this month he now owns seven bonds of twenty five dollars each.
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Boston
Navy trainees at Indiana University to use powder room
A wartime brief notes that Navy men attending training at Indiana University will begin July 15 and that the ladies' powder room in the west hall is converted to quarrels for the officer of the day.
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Bloomington
Tud
Navy
Indiana
Churchill s Fond of Stew in Wartime tale from Miami
Herman V. Hanna Monk, a Miami resident and former Wilts the British army cook, recalls Prime Minister Winston Churchill as a ravening war correspondent who once shared a chicken stew. He recounts Churchill smelling, eating the stew, and notes a letter from Churchill's secretary as a cherished possession.
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Miami
Fla
Herman V. Hanna Monk
Churchill
Monk
Canedian
Uke Churchill
Hanks
Car Stalls. Man Pulls to Free Vehicle Hurts Self
In Omaha on July 14, Russell Ainsworth, 43, attempted to free a stalled car by grabbing the front bumper and pulling. The car rolled down an inclined driveway, ran over Ainsworth, and shattered his right shoulder.
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Omaha
Russell Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Bawdy House Case Opens in County Court
A county court trial begins with Ann Layton charged with keeping a bawdy house at 6441 2 East Commerce Street San Antonio. Army officers and Fort Sam Houston witnesses testify to alleged prostitution at the Waldorf hotel and annex. Photographs are shown, defense objections overruled, and testimony continues after a noon recess.
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LDE JoNge
San Antonio
Ann Layton
Commerce I Street
Theatte
Assie~ Fant
M.id
Jenns J
John James
Fort Sain Motston
Randolphfeld
Windorf Uirolet
Herman Nami
Waledorf Hotel
Waldorf Annex
Police Department
Layton
Waldorf Hotel
Rlaldor
ANMY
Charles J. Matthews
Nim
John Shank
Army
New 28th Blend Promises Quick Skin Lightening
A new 28th Blend claims faster results for lightening skin with a powder base and cream-like ease. It advertises beneath the surface action and suggests immediate availability at a drug store with bold claims of blemish reduction and no waiting.
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Mehtans
Bennath
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