Italian Fleet Seen Too Weak to Fight Allies
London reports naval observers say the Italian fleet cannot challenge Allied naval power in the Mediterranean. They note limited battleships and cruisers, scant destroyers, and divided commands hindering any unified strike for Sicily or North Africa.
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London
Naral
Mussoli
Sicily
Rome
Italy
North
Africa
Mediterranean
France
Roeliable
Spezia
Ligurian Sea
Taranto
Stralis Messina
Smaller War Plants Office Established in Los Angeles
The Smaller War Plants Corporation opens a district office in Los Angeles this week with James A. Gallagher temporarily in charge. Hull Youngblood of the regional board announced the arrangement. Gallagher, previously in the priorities division of the district War Production Board, will lead until a permanent setup is formed. He has twice led the San Antonio Manufacturers' Association. The office will be on the 11th floor of the Transit Tower. The SWPC, created by Congress under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, aims to aid small plants by securing business, arranging government contracts, subcontracting, and providing loans, equipment, or leases for wartime production.
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War Plants Corporation
James A. Gallagher
Hull Youngblood
Gallagher
District War Production Board
San Antonio Manufacturers’ Association
War Plants Corporaion 45
Casgress
Reports of WAC Loss Misleading Rounds
Army reports misstate the status of WAAC to WAC transfers. WAAC members may transfer to WAC after board review and required exams. WAAC enlistees not moving to WAC will be discharged when September 20 arrives.
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WAC
WAAG
Army
WAAC
Stuka Obsolete Says Allied Air Chief and Army Officers
Washington reports speedy fighters and accurate anti-aircraft fire have made the Stuka dive bomber an obsolete air weapon in World War II. Lt. Col. John C. Smith of Billings Montana, with North Africa credits, calls the Stuka slow easy to hit and no longer viable. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz and Gen. Henry H. Arnold note new planes will replace current fighters, while Stuka reserves number 600 to 700 despite halted production in 1943.
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Washington
War Department
North Africa
John C. Smith
Billings, Mont
Faircrafé
Smith
Inftwaffe
Tunisian
el Guettar
Tunis
Bizerte
Carl A. Spantz
North African Air Force
Army
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Senate
Truman Committee
Siuka
Sicily
Russia
Stuka
Lightning causes chimney fire at Jennis home
A roof fire started by a lightning strike at 303 West Evergreen Street, the home of C. S. Jennis. Heavy rain helped extinguish the blaze. masonry work will be required to rebuild the chimney.
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C. S. Jennis
West
Evergreen Street
Polio Totals Rise as Texas Sees 34 Cases This Year
Texas reports 34 polio cases for the year in the week ending July 10, with 346 total cases nationwide. Officials urge sanitation and monitor trend as a five state health conference with army officials convenes in Dallas to coordinate civilian and military health efforts led by Col. Emiller and Col. Hart.
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Austin
State Health Department
J. ¥. Irons
State Laboratory
Dallas
Texas
Oke
Army
Eighth Service Command
George W. Gox
G. F. Mathews
Oklahoma
K. Emiller
U. S
Slayer Gets First Death Sentence
A jury in Jeff Davis County sentenced Dolores Quiroz to death for the murder of Anna Bel Webster Grando in Murph. Grando’s body was found strangled in a remote cave in Musquiz Canyon.
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Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
Dolores Quiroz
Annabel Webster Grando
Murph
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