Rome Bombing Targets Vatican as Allied Forces Hit City
Bombers struck Rome in daylight 21 13 am 5 13 am EWT amid leaflets explaining the attack and why the Eternal City must fall. Allies sought to spare Vatican and church domains, citing Mussolini’s war machine hidden near the Vatican and Roman railways.
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Vatican
Rome
Roosevelt
Pius XII
Sicily
Italy
War Department
Washington
Iurta
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Vatican City
Pope
Romisn Forum
Police say guard shoots driver at Kansas City Union Station
Louis G Lower, first member of a Des Moines youth order, was killed when Clyde Souders a factory guard directing traffic at Twenty Fourth and Main stopped Lower's car and forced it back. Souders 47 was booked for investigation. He claimed he acted as a special officer and fired when he believed Lower reached for a weapon. The incident happened at a busy intersection as night revelers and diners moved through.
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Kansas City
Louis G. Lower
Order of de Molay
Ata Sonic Organization
Ton
Poncersasts
Democratic Marshine
Union Station Plaza
Twenty-Fourth
Lower
Edward J. Larson
Homicide Bureau
Clyde Souders
Larson
Souders
Souder
Betting Reaches All Time High at Hagerstown Track
At Hagerstown race track the ten day meet closed with total betting of 1,444,940, averaging 144,494 daily. Mutual windows processed 201,590 on Saturday breaking records, while crowd size appeared large as 12,000 beer bottles were sold though soft drinks not counted. General Manager Harold F. Bester reported the record figures last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Harold F. Bester
Service News Highlights Military Assignments and Letters
In this page segment, several local residents receive updates on military service. First lieutenant promotions place officers at Keesler Field Mississippi and in Louisiana State University training groups. Multiple local families report sons serving in Europe and Africa, with overseas mail addresses provided for next of kin. Families note transfers and new stations across Texas New York Florida and Maryland, inviting correspondence from friends at home.
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Burg
Keesler Field
Miss
Barkdoll
Clarksville
Announce List of Accepted and Navy Inductions
A roll of accepted registrants listed with full street addresses follows, including names such as William F. Reynolds and Charles L. Jenkins. The page continues with a separate list of registrants inducted into the Navy, naming Floyd S. Neal Homer W. Staubs Lawrence J. Hamill Douglas P. Weaver and others with their home addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Reynolds
Hill
Harofi N. Aycoth
Elizabeth
William H. Ferguson
West Howard
Charles L. Jenkins
Wayne E.alter
Pennsylvania
George A. Grogan, Jr
Virginia
Mathias Garonzik
South Potomac
Charles E. Hoover, Jr
North Locust
Robert H. Keedy
Howard 8. Henson
Fascist Calls Italy to Resist and End Surrender
A Fascist leader urges Italy to resist to the end, warning that surrender would break the nation and reduce people to serfs. He depicts drastic regimentation and Axis counterstrikes while noting internal anxiety and a cautious stance from leaders amid wartime pressure.
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Italy
Ural
Steppes
Axis
Rome
Roosevelt
Churchll
Scorza
Bowles To Arrive In Capital Tuesday
Connecticut OPA Director Chester A Bowles will reach Washington on Tuesday July 27 to take over as general manager of the Office of Price Administration. Prentiss Brown national OPA head disclosed in a telephone talk, after Bowles and his wife and daughter left Edgartown on a gasolineless sloo boat.
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Hartford
Conn
Chester A. Bowles
Connecticut
OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Prentiss Brown
National
Bowles
Edgartown
Mass
Hyannis
Coast Guard
Military address updates and transfers for war service personnel
Camp Lee notes hearing from friends at July 29. A C William S Fisher transferred to Lake Land Florida. Ken L Hollar moved to Charleston Army Air Base South Carolina. Pvt Charles R Baker on seven day furlough from Mor ris Field North Carolina. Haymer J Barger now at 762 Prov Ry Shop Bat New Orleans. Cpl Donald M Staley new address APO 4 Fort Dix New Jersey.
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Elsie Geyer
East Lee Street
Corp
George Geyer
Keystone School
Pittsburgh
APO
Jacksonville Air Base
Jacksonville
Florida
Fairchild Afrcraft
Glenn
Bainbridge
Glenn Geyer
Camp
Division
S. Fort Pierce
Pvt
Charles R
Dick) Baker
Air Corps
Morris Field
Charlotte
N. C
William B. Bake
Guilford Avenue
Haymer J. Barger
James Barger
Main Avenue
Shop Bat, Co
CASF
New Orleans
U S Civil Defense Signals and Vehicle Roles During Blackouts
The document outlines Civilian Defense signals red blue and white and their meanings for blackout, shelter and demobilization. It lists which vehicles are emergency and how traffic and lights are managed under wartime rules, including rail and doctor responsibilities.
Statewide blackout rules outlined by Civilian Defense
Civilian Defense reports a statewide blackout test with a complex signal sequence: First blue, red, second blue, white. Maj. Gen. Milton A. Record approved the plan after a February 2 directive. Violations carry up to $500 fine or a year in jail under new state laws. Local councils may draft compliant alerts if cleared by the State Council of Civilian Defense.
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Milton A. Record
3Rd Service Command
State Council of Civilian Defense
C. D
Richard H. Sweeney
New Civil Defense Rules Outline Attack Signal
The new law describes a Blue signal marked by a two minute siren blast. It orders lights out except traffic lights and requires cars to use low beam while pedestrians may continue about their business. Workers must remain at their posts.
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New York Stock Exchange
New Exchange
Edith Geltz
Jackie Beerg
Man
Botany
Jersey
Everly
Straus
Ethel Russman
Chewsville
Sgt Fred Russman
England
Air Force
McClelland Field
Cal
Care
New York City
Calvin C. Swain
40Th Field Hospital
Camp Bowie
Texas
Leonard Swain
Maryland Avenue
Russell Campbell
Antietam Furnace
Lloyd P. Campbell
North Africa
Eng
Kenneth E. Gouff
John Gouff
John Street
Navy
U.S.N
Sampson
N.Y
Stephen O. Krebs
Go. B
68Th Tug
14Th Regiment
Camp Faminim
E. O. Krebs
Oak Hill Avenue
Carl J. Bender
Camp Lee
Co. D
Camp Claiborne
William S. Fisher
Maxwell Field
Ala
Lodwick School of
Cpl
Donald M. Staley
Battry
16Th Aaa Group
APO 4
Fort Dix
N. J
Wl, Staley
Chestnut Street
Sherwin-Williams
Schindel
Rohrer & Co
Potomac St
U.S
United States
Fire Department
Palma
U.S. Signal Corps
U. S
Q. P. Bohman, Inc
Istributor
Franklin Street
Byrd
Potonmme Ave
Con Tito
Washington St
Bershner
Conoco
Summi Ave
Snowberger & Sone
Yingling Auto Satea & Servi
Frederick St
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