Churchill and Stalin Brace for Global War Fronts
A wartime overview discusses Churchill warning of dire times and Stalin's scorched earth policy to defend Russia. It notes Nazi advances toward Moscow and Ukraine, Britain’s strategic hold on seas and air, and Wavell’s transfer to India as strategic balance shifts. It also warns of potential Nazi pressure on Iran Iraq and even India, with Japan eyeing Delhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Hitler
Russia
Kremlin
Moscow
Ukraine
Stalin
Red Army
Europe
Claude Auchinleck
Britain
Middle East
Eastern
Asia
Archibald Wavell
Auchinleck
India
Wavell
Near East
Germany
Iran
Persia
Iraq
Japan
Delhi
U S Acting To Balk Arms Plant Strike
The National Defense Mediation Board set a 6 PM deadline for accepting or rejecting its recommendation to recognize the AF of L Chemical Workers Union at Western Cartridge Company's Aston smokeless powder division, with 550 workers facing a walkout. Defense officials aim to prevent any disruption to ammunition production as Roosevelt warned of delays, and potential government takeover was hinted if needed. Meanwhile additional labor actions affected White Motor, coal miners, and North American Aviation, with strikes and wage demands across major plants and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense Mediation Board
Western Cartridge Company
A. F. of L. Chemical Workers Union
Aston
Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
C. I. O. United Automobile
Cleveland
White Motor Company
Appalachian
C.I.C. United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Operators Wage Conference
Harlan County
Coal Operators Association
Southern Conference
Eoppers Company
Koppers
Kentucky
West Virginn
North America Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
United States
C.I.O. Auto Workers Union
California
Douglas Aircraft Company
ST. Louis
A. F
Jefferson Barracks
A. F. of S
Navy Yard
Kansas City
Transcontinental and Western Air Stratoliner
Restaurateurs
Buffalo
Great Lakes
All 35 Dead In Casco Bay Harpswell Me
Casco Bay recovered the 12th body from the Don disaster bringing total to 35 apparent dead after a 40 mile trip to Monhegan Island. Jack Kersey of Rumford was aboard and a note found in a preserve jar was deemed a hoax. Gov Sewall redirected resources including a plane and his tuna boat to Bailey Island to aid search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpswell
Casco Bay
Don
John E. Marks
Bailey Island
Jack
Dyer's Cove
Monhegan Island
Jack Kersey
Rumford
Sumner Sewall
Conference of Governors
Boston
Hitler Personally Checks All German Communiques
An informed source states Adolf Hitler personally reviews and often rewrites all German High Command communiques. A general draft of the prior day’s military events is presented by an adjutant, and Hitler decides what is released and what remains secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Free Hungarian unit seeks London recognition in Britain
London reports the Free Hungarian Movement seeks official British recognition as a national committee not a government. It would join seven allied and free groups in London, backed by Count Lonyay and Count Karolyi with 20,000 Hungarians abroad and 3.5 million in the United States supportive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kirkpatrick
Chicago Daily News, Inc
London
Free Hungarian Movement
Michael Karolyi
Count Lonyay
Karolyi
Danube Valley
Hungary
United States
Lonyay
Dobrudja
France
Brest-Litovsk
Nagy Teteny
Almastruzite
Association of Democratic Hungarians
Oszkar Jaszi
Oberlin College
Rusztem Vamberg
Eugenel Ormandy
Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra
Count Longay
Board bans open communal sugar bowl in Philadelphia
Philadelphia authorities forbid the open sugar bowl once common on restaurant tables, deeming it unsanitary as part of a freer era ending. In Portland, a patrolman reports a drunk sleeping by a meter willing to go to jail but annoyed by routine haste after claiming a nickel still left him 30 minutes of parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Board of Health
Portland
Ore
T. C. Freiberg
Freiberg
Privates Goebels and Churchill Among 245 Selectees Bound for Camp Polk
Fort Leavenworth troops Churchill and Goebels join 245 selectees bound for Camp Polk La. Pvt Joseph Goebels of Chase Kans and Pvt Clarence Churchill of York Neb clash over home states as fellow soldiers tease. Chicago item notes Ed Stoll, who per a loop restaurant coin toss, paid taxes. recently his friend was drafted.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Churchill
Goebels
Camp Polk
Joseph Goebels
Chase
Clarence Churchill
York
Neb
Chicago
Chicago trainee uncovers Paris mademoiselle note in belt
Roger Lowden, a Chicago trainee at Camp Roberts, California, reports that his WW era cartridge belt contained a penciled note bearing the name and address of a Paris mademoiselle, signaling a curious personal find amid military gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roger Lowden
California
Camp Roberts
Paderewski Requiem Draws Thousands at St Patrick’s
Thousands file past Paderewski’s catafalque as a pontifical mass and requiem honor the late Polish statesman and pianist. The service features his favored Nocturne and a Kurpinski hymn, with Don Lorenzo Perosi mass admired, Yon’s choir of 18 voices representing ten nationalities. The event airs on short wave to Europe, and many figures attend from clergy, statesmen, and artists alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jay
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Pietra Yon
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Paderewski
Don Lorenzo Perosi
Sistine Chapel
Rome
Yon
St. Patrick's
Kurpinski
Chopin
Europe
Spaderewski
Catafalque
Comptroller Calls for Statements From National Banks
The Comptroller of the Currency orders a condition report for all national banks as of June 30. This midyear action aligns with simultaneous calls by the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC, covering 13,422 banks including 5,130 national banks and 6,880 other state banks. Albany also issues a June 30 report call for banks and trust companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Comptroller
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Albany
State Banking Department
Plastic Auto Plates Urged by Roche for Defense
Police Commissioner Austin J. Roche urged using plastic instead of metal for automobile license plates to aid defense needs. He cited a request from the State Motor Vehicle Bureau asking if eliminating one plate would hinder law enforcement and warned it would harm enforcement, especially in catching auto thieves, recommending plastic plates and turning in old plates before new ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roche
U. S. Defense
Buffalo
Austin J. Roche
Albany
Earthquake Shakes Mendoza Region in Argentina
An unusually strong quake struck Mendoza and western Argentina along the Andes on July 3. Buildings sustained damage but there were no reported casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendoza
Argentina
Andes
Knox Realist stance praised by Britain as war talks rise
London papers print Secretary Knox's article urging U.S. aid to Britain and ready to go the limit. British readers see it as frank talk from a Roosevelt cabinet member, hoping it signals U.S. entry to defeat Nazi Germany soon. They fear Roosevelt may yet avoid war, while UK officials weigh the impact on public opinion and German morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kirkpatrick
Chicago Daily News
Lic
London
Frank Knox
London News Chronicle
Roosevelt
News- Chronicle
U. S
United States
Germany
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Knox
G E at Schenectady To Equip Oil Ships
General Electric announced a $16 million order for equipment for 45 turbine electric oil tankers built by Sun Shipbuilding. Six plants participate, with major work at Lynn Mass Philadelphia and Schenectady. Tankers cost about $2.7 million each and finish in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.E
Schenectady
General Electric Company
Sun Shipbuilding & Dock Company
Chester
Lynn, Mass
Philadelphia
British Open Campaign to Take Aleppo
British forces press offensive in Syria moving toward Aleppo and Homs from Beirut and Damascus. Reports say Deir ez Zor and Telkatchek clash as columns push toward Latakia port. Dentz proposals rejected. Lebanon protests via Washington. Ambassador redeployments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ghali
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Vichy
Aleppo
Homs
Syria
Turkey
Beirut
Lebanon
Vichy News
Deir-ez-Zor
Euphrates Valley
Palmyra
Damascus
Nebek
Latakia
Tripoli
Henry Maitland Wilson
Brish
Henry Dentz
General Dentz
Washington
America
Jean Hellen
Teheran
Ankara
Jacques Benaist-Mechin
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A. H. Smith
Utica
H. A. Scandrett
Fred W. Sargent
George A.dixon
Great Lakes Transit Corporation
Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Company
Arthur Orr
Canada- Atlantic Transit Company
Orr
South Chicago
John J. Meegan
Great Lakes Line
Free
Count Karoly i
Derk
Ninkel
FG Hessvicker
U.S. Army
St. Patrick’s
Southwicks
Ray la
North’s Finest Beach
Mexico
Realist
Ada Mastby
E. Genesee ST
JD Ras EY
Prover Didiling Co. Incorporated
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Bea
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