RAF Repeats Hamburg Pounding and Caucasus Stand
MOSCOW July 20 German forces push across the Lower Don toward Kushchevka Salsk and the Tikhoretsk Stalin railway as Russian defenses stiffen. The Red Army allegedly resists in the Balnisk area while battles rage near Rostov and Stalingrad with shellfire and bombing. Soviet airmen claim 122 German planes shot down in the North Caucasus and Don front fighting as leaflets drop over Leningrad and the Caspian region signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Caucasus
Lower
Don
Kushchevka
Salsk
Tikhoretsk-Stalin~erat
Russia
Red Army
Balnisk
Rostov
Baku
Kushehevkas
Stalingrad
Iiatt
Tsimiyansk
Gbriman
Stabboin
Gait
Lis
Sal
Manych
Bon
Sat
Lavestia
Alrocobra
North Caucasus
Don Band
Red Navy
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Midustria
al- Tewdy
Bon Bend
Rome
Red Star
Army
Communist Party
Pravdy
Leningrad
Show Girls Accuse Police Of Brutality At Camp Shelby
In Mississippian report from TIATITESBUR, two show girls Michling and Phyllis Colt claim police brutality after a USO theater show at Camp Shelby. They faced drunkenness and resisting arrest charges following an outing with two lieutenants. Arresting officer Urey Gain allegedly dragged them, struck them, and threw them against a jail door. They say the desk sergeant refused their request to call a guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiatitesburg
Miss
Hattiesburg
Michling
Phyllis
Colt
Camp Shelby
Dale
Offieara
Urey Gain
Ielr
Sing
Fine
Nazis Parade Through Paris Amid Defensive Reorganization
Nazi troops including elite SS units moved through Paris en route to invasion coast posts as German press outlines a revamped continental defense. reports say Reich authorities warn of possible second front while signaling readiness to repel an Allied surge. observers note German channels show concern over Allied plans and agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gerd Vent Hunstedt
Tevishiy
Uae
Vanstal
National Zeitung
Basel
Enis
Geran
Releh
Reds Said to Have Huge Oil Stores
London dispatch says British oil experts estimate Russia has access to over 100 million barrels of ally storage or production mainly beyond the Caucasus, likely out of reach of German shipping, indicating vast oil reserves amid wartime pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
London
Russia
Caucasus
British Girls Warn Against Marrying Foreign Soldiers
London reports a bishop warns against marriages between British girls and American or other foreign soldiers. Dr George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, urged caution amid recent cases and public concern over wartime marriage prospects. A separate Austin dispatch notes financial figures amid a Texas context, mentioning rising liabilities and a university research bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
London
Britain
George Bell
Bsshop
Chichester
FBI Nazs Seize 10 More Enemy Aliens in New York Raids
FBI agents announced in Washington that ten more enemy aliens were seized and moved to Wills Island P. Foxworth noted among those picked up were a Hungarian and two Romanians. Raids covered Manhattan Queens and Brooklyn as part of a military mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Guy A.—Wi—Ho
Hackidhags
Marla Siehart Kerling
Edsward Kerling
Washington
Cnn
FBI
Wills Island
P . Foxworth
Manhattan
Queens
Brooklyn
U S Courts Try Troops in England
London July 28 The House of Lords passed a bill to grant American military courts criminal jurisdiction over U S troops in Britain The measure drew comment from the Earl of Shaftesbury noting possible complications from the presence of African American troops Viscount Simon warned parliament would not tolerate racial distinctions in legal treatment of white and Black soldiers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
England
London
House of Lords
Britain
Earl of Shaftesburg
Viscount Simon
Aroff Claims He Bought Martins Car Under Scrutiny
Lieut Comdr Maurice M Aroff, a former naval procurement officer, swears he bought Tony Martins $950 sedan though payment was delayed. Navy charges say Aroff sought Martins help to gain a naval rating by gifting the car, with ownership transferred after a plan to pay later. The car dispute and related questions emerged as Martins records and testimony were reviewed by naval officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Maurice MM. Aroff
Naval
Tony Martin
Aroff
Navy
Marlin
Martin
Hero
Transpver
Fyhat
Naval Inteligence
Avefflad
Robinson Wald
Marth
Liewb
Irving N. Kein
New York
Unified Aleutian Air Operations Command Created
Washington July 29 the navy announced a unified command for all air combat operations in the Aleutian Islands. Details on command relations and headquarters remain undisclosed but a naval officer in the Aleutians will head joint operations. The system mirrors other regional command structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aleu- Wan Islands
Navy
Aleutians
Sayat
Australia
Canal
Ene
Caribbean
Churchill Daughter In Air Raid Action Reported
Mary Chivehill daughter of the minister served with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service in London during air raids. She and other women helped operate range-finders and predictors while men manned anti aircraft guns amid scattered German raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wly
Mary Chivehill
Meine
Quiet Report From Stilwell Headquarters
China air front report from Chungking says July 25 communique states nothing to report. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell's headquarters issued the message, noting no significant activity or changes on the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Air Front
Chungking
Twenty-Fourth
Joseph W. Stilwell
Allies Strike Suda Bay and Crete Harbor Actions
Allied air forces attacked Suda Bay Crete and nearby targets at dusk as El Alamein activities remained limited in the northern sector. Bombers also hit Malviya port and repair ships at Galal while long range fighters raided the Egyptian Libyan coast. Torpedo planes damaged an Axis merchant ship in the Ionian Sea as Axis troop movements to Crete were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAIRG
Aled F
Suda Bay
Crete
Vane
el Alamein
General Headquarters
Suda Fivy
United States
Tobrik
Malviy
Amis
Galal
FR Daba
Fuka
Nantiast
Grantler
Turkey
Axis Confiainy
Ionian Sea
Oller al- Ne
Sidi Hatrant
Bar~burg
Theate
France
Belgium
Holland
Messerschmidt
English
Air Ministry
Refugees report Japanese troop recall in Burma Chindwin area
British refugees recount 8000 Japanese regulars withdrawn from upper Chindwin Burma, leaving few outposts in malarial jungle near Assam. Seven white survivors from a 60 day 660 mile trek say they evaded looting camps, fell into a Japanese net on Ayn river, and secured safe conduct passes after pleading with a general. Leader HW Stafford of Victoria and others from Burma corp establishment were among the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcut LA
Demyeas
Latay
Japan
Brill
Chind- Win
Assam
Upper
Buraya
Ayn
Chindwin
Challenging FDR Power to Deny Access to Civil Courts
The Supreme Court heard a habeas corpus challenge by seven of eight Maas saboteurs tried by military commission. Defense argued Roosevelt’s deny-to-civil-trial proclamation is invalid. prosecutors countered that military trial rights protect national security and civilian rights are not violated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDR
Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Ion
Commission
Keyneth & Roynt
U S Attache in Tobruk Reported Captured
Cairo July 28 An attached report states Colonel Max Gadler assistant United States military attache in Calvo was in Tobruk at the time of fall and was believed captured. Gadler, from Duluth Minnesota, was sent to Calvo a year ago from Fort Benning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Gol
Max. Gadler
Duluth
Minn
United States
Calvo
Tobruk
Ile Fall
Gadler
Fort Benning
London Raid Pushes U.K. Bomber Blitz to Hamburg
London dispatch reports a heavy RAF night raid on Hamburg described as highly effective with 32 bombers lost across several attacks. The German press claims 93 dead in Hamburg while the RAF highlights increased bomber losses. authorities warn of continued nightly raids and intensified pressure on German coastal targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hamburg
Arcana Tin
Germany
R.A. F
Pard-Lhik
Arthur T. Harris
Third Reich
Harris
Straiiseo
Wwe
R.A.F
Lemblig
Bremen
RAL
Ie Berlin
Dulaburg
Forecast San Antonio and vicinity weather update
Reported temperatures show a change Wednesday afternoon and night across San Antonio and surrounding areas. East Texas may experience a temperature shift with local thunder near the coast on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
East Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
RAF
Don Delta
Show Girls
Damaey
Liewl
Commdr
Maurice N. Aroff
Pony Martin
Murtin
Austin
Irby Wey Nasttess
FBI Nazs
C. Tay Robinson
Arcff
Robinson
Chicago
Aralt
Detroit
Aratt
Ralph W. Evans
Jean Conunissioner
Aroft
Evans
T Robinson
Flo
Bysms
HS Alamein
New Zealand
Aleutian Air Forces United
Churchill
Burma Corporation
Shan States
HW. R. Stafford
Wedderburn
Vetoria
Shihi
Om Miller-Ronde
Adelade
Sop
Stone
Biddle
Cassis M. Dowell
Mot
Iustine
James Wy Mery
Cour
Bis
R. A. FL
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!