Nazi Bombard Moscow as Eastern Front Drives On
German High Command said Moscow and other targets faced heavy attacks as the second month of the eastern drive began. Reports claimed extensive bombings, tank and prisoner tallies, rail-line raids, and strikes on the Kremlin area with Stukas in action. A Russian premier’s son was reported captured amid the blitz.
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England
High Command
Moscow
Arctic
Black Sea
DNB
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Torbov
Zhmerinka
Odessa
Hiev
Kremlin
Stalin Line
Dniester River
Dniester
Porkhov
Latvian
Baltic Sea
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Eastern Front
Moskva River
Red Army
Moskva
Communist Party
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Jev
Kiev
Leningrad
Dienst
Stalin
Jacob Stalin
Ljosno
Rudolph Schmidt
Berliner Lokalanzeiger
End of month war briefing on Stalin Line conflict
Report discusses ongoing fighting behind the Stalin Line. Soviet forces face heavy losses, with replacements scarce and reserves called up. The Russians struggle to build a continuous defense while leadership shows crisis signs. Germans claim control in east with smooth mobilization, while scorched earth tactics appear in the Northern Finnish sector.
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Stalin Line
Russia
Red
Berlin
DNB
Salla
Voelkischer Beobachter
Bratislava
Ukraine
Lvov
Finnish Troops Capture Pitkaeranta Near Ladoga
Finnish forces reported capture of Pitkaeranta on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga. They seized 10 locomotives and more than 100 supply trucks in the operation.
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Lake City
Helsinki
Pitkaeranta
Lake Ladoga
Dies Group Gets Data on Japan Spies
Washington July 22 INS Dies committee investigators today declared they have gathered sensational evidence regarding alleged propaganda and un-American activities of Japanese consular agencies in the United States. The evidence will be made public soon when general hearings on alleged espionage begin. The panel noted prior uncoveries of German and Italian consular activities and indicated no plans to withhold Japanese materials. Representative Dies said consulates have been a focal point of subversive activities in America.
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Washington
INS
Dies Committee
State Department
Dies
America
The War Today: German Drive Presses Soviet Lines
The piece analyzes the ongoing Soviet defense against German offensives in 1941. It notes a major Russian salient, the Leningrad threat, and a Dnieper advance aiming to encircle troops. It argues Red Army resilience, mobilization needs, and potential strategic withdrawal toward the Volga while praising Soviet defense.
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Leningrad
Dnieper
Red Army
Red Line
Russia
Volga
Moscow
Bolshevists
Napoleon
Crimea
Congressmen See Seaway Project on Canada Tour
A U S House Rivers and Harbors Committee delegation toured the St. Lawrence seaway site from the Thousand Islands to Montreal with Canadian officials. They will report to Congress on the proposed 250 million dollar development before potential ratification by both nations. Representative Mansfield stressed unity between Canada and the United States during a farewell dinner at the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club hosted by Pierre Casgrin.
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Dorval
Que
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Washington
Congress
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House of Representatives
Thousand Islands
Montreal
United States House
Senate
Ottawa
Dominion
Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Mansfield
Dtex
Canada
Pierre F. Casgrin
Oil official named petroleum products conservator for New York
Governor Lehman appointed Carroll E. Mealey as New York State petroleum products conservator. Mealey said he will coordinate with Defense Petroleum Coordinator Harold L. Ickes on a statewide oil and gasoline conservation program following a conference with the Governor.
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Lehman
Albany
Carroll E. Mealey
Petroleum Products Conservator
New York State
Mealey
Defense Petroleum
Harold L. Ickes
Black Sedan Key Clue in Frances Cochran Slaying
Police disclosed an unlit sedan matching the description appeared at Frances Cochran's home early Friday and then drove away after her father asked if she was inside. Detectives checked a diary of male acquaintances as the case drew in neighbors to form a sex-offender roundup amid two Massachusetts killings.
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Lynn
Mass
Frances Cochran
Edward Callahan
Miss Cochran
Massachusetts
Albert Cole
Reading
Constance Shipp
Raymond Woodward
Miss Shipp
Wheat Marketing Quota Amendment Clears House
The House passed a Wheat Marketing Quota Act amendment allowing farmers to sell without penalty their normal wheat production from excess acreage. If a farmer has 100 acres with 10 bushels per acre, he could sell 1,000 bushels penalty free even if actual yield from 200 acres was only five bushels per acre. Representative Rizley described it as aiding farmers with excess acreage and crop failure.
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House
Washington
Senate
Rizley
R-Okla
Poetic Justice Humming Birds Guard EB Shipyard Nest
In Groton Connecticut two hummingbirds nest in a rod eye above the Electric Boat Company fabricating shop. A mother father and two babies occupy the tiny home amid submarine production activity. In Danville Virginia E B Ferguson uses an alarm clock in the doghouse to prevent the dog from getting into mischief as the dog keeps howling at night.
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Groton
Conn
Electric Boat Company
U.S. Navy
Danville
E. B. Ferguson
Ferguson
Flying owl swallows fishing hook in Palmer Nebraska
Harry Jacoby of Palmer Nebraska reeled in a night owl he mistook for a flying fish while fishing from a bridge. The owl swooped down, took the hook beneath the surface, and swallowed it.
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Palmer
Neb
Harry Jacoby
Jacoby
Arizona bulldogger arrives for 45th frontier days rodeo
Cheyenne reports Hugh Bennett a noted rider roper and bulldogger from Arizona has arrived by plane for the 45th annual frontier days rodeo. His horse follows by automobile trailer.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Hugh Bennett
Arizona
Fisherman Encounters 53-Inch Rattler in Wisconsin
Baraboo Wisconsin on July 22 reports fisher Fred L. Smith startled by a 53 inch rattlesnake that bit the hook. Smith dispatched the reptile with a club and collected the usual bounty. At Camp Robinson Arkansas on the same date a mufti clad youth asked Captain Chester K Shore for directions to the induction center while carrying a handbag.
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Baraboo
Wis
Fred L. Smith
Smith
Camp Robinson
Ark
Chester K. Shore
Shorty
Thieves Loot Bridgeport Grocery Store In July Break In
Thieves broke into Theodore Athanas grocery store in Bridgeport on July 22 and stole 75 cartons of cigarettes eight boxes of cigars and 10 large packages of headache tablets.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Theodore Athanas
Aluminum from confiscated slots to fund Legion drive
Sheriff Harry Borden announced that aluminum from confiscated slot machines would be turned over to American Legion collectors to support a national fundraising campaign.
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Monticello
Harry Borden
American Legion
Tornado damages Booker Texas. mayor cites losses
A localized tornado cut a two block swath through Booker Texas on July 21 causing about 15000 dollars in property damage. Mayor R. Turner said no injuries among the town's 460 residents. Authorities called it a miracle no one was hurt.
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Booker
Texas
4. R. Turner
Texas-Oklahoma
Stolen Hub Caps Used for Defense
Mrs. George Roby reported two aluminum hub caps missing from her car after a ball game at the Texas League park in Shreveport Louisiana. The incident follows a note that admission to the game was scrap aluminum.
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Shreveport
George Roby
Texas League Park
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