Steinfeld Opens Expanded Sporting Goods Department
The Steinfeld company has launched a new athletic and sporting goods department in southern Arizona after moving stock from its Maytag Mann store. The section features Wilson lines exclusively, fishing gear for mountain and sea, guns and ammo, golf and tennis equipment, and a bright neon entrance on Pennington street. Young Arizonans are already drawn to the updated shop designed to be a regional sports center.
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Steinfeld
Arizona
Southwest
Harold Steinfeld
Steinfeld Company
Maytag Mann
West Congress
L. H. Williams
Wilson Athletic
Great Southwest
White Mountains
Guaymas
Rocky Point
Wilson
Steinfeld’s
Pennington Street
Arizonians
Confusion Over War Contract Report Sparks House Debate
Nine members including Kilday and Thomason charged they had no chance to read the majority report on Warner Industries. They criticized haste while May and Nelson defended the interim findings as a compilation from subcommittees.
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Warner Industries, Incorporated
Cincinnati
Kilday
Texas
Thomason
House
Donald Nelson
White House Busy With Royal Visit And War Update
In a weekly council meeting a report on the Midway and Aleutian battles was given and hints of good shipping news appeared. President Roosevelt arranged to receive the Dutch ambassador Dr. A Loudon and foreign minister Eelco Van Kleffens, then host King Peter II of Yugoslavia at the White House for dinner.
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Council
Midway
Aleutian
Roosevelt
Netherland
A. Loudon
Eelco van Kleffens
Peter
Yugoslavia
White House
Passenger flights surge to Bermuda reach record high
About 6,000 travelers were carried between the United States and Bermuda last year, up nearly 50 percent from the previous peak, reflecting a strong rise in transatlantic air traffic.
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United States
Bermuda
Rommel Ready to Push Through British Lines to Suez
Axis forces threaten a renewed push as Rommel strengthens with fresh reinforcements. British defenses regroup under air assault while Liberator bombers and RAF strike targets in Benghazi Greece and Crete. The fleet shifts to harass Rommel from coastal positions as Tobruk exits the initiative.
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Erwin Rommel
Nile
Suez
Rommel
Tobruk
United States
RAF
Bengali
Greece
Crete
Libya
Seniors Invest Class Travel Funds in Defense Bonds
In Bristol Maine United States high school seniors raised 400 dollars for a graduation trip to New York but voted to cancel the tour and invest the money in defense bonds. The decision reflects wartime funding priorities and student civic participation.
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Bristol
Me. U.P
New York
Defense Bonds
Famous Sport Center Curtails Athletic Program
The St. Petersburg sports committee ends golf tournaments and yacht races for the duration. The Kumquat Bowl Christmas football game between northern and southern scholastic gridiron stars has been called off.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPR
Gridiron Stars
School Children Help Cubs Bear In Michigan
Police rushed to a Cheboygan neighborhood after a year-old bear cub was found up a tree fleeing a pack of school children. Officers subdued and removed the cub without injury to anyone.
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Michigan
Cheboygan
Mich
Conchies Organize Fire Teams for Los Padres Forest
Three groups of conscientious objectors, each with 39 men, have formed fire fighting companies to protect the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara California. The crews will join fire fighting efforts in regional forest protection programs and respond to wildfires as needed.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Los Padres National Forest
Rommel eyes bold by pass from Tobruk for fresh drive
The analysis notes Rommel’s rapid Tobruk victory could tempt a nonstandard strike eschewing orthodox routes. By bypassing Solum Hell Fire Pass he might push down the southeast escarpment, cross barren desert, and risk supply exhaustion while hoping to outpace British pursuit. An 8th Army counter could hit his flank from desert forts.
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Tobruk
Afrika Korps
Rommel
Solum
Hell Fire Pass
Italy
Egypt
Chinese China drives toward Lishul and Tsinyun objectives
The communique notes Chinese forces moving toward areas north west of Lishul and north west of Tsinyun along a key highway. It suggests Japanese aims to disperse Chinese forces in southeastern Chekiang and seize air bases to threaten Tokyo while coordinating with a southeast Chekiang thrust and operations along the Chekiang Kiangsi railroad. South of Henan, Linhsien garrison units press toward Yuankang amid Chinese resistance. 35 Japanese pilots and mechanics were killed when a plane exploded at Hangchow airdrome on June 14.
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Lishul
Tsinyun
Chekiang Province
China
Chekiang
Tokyo
Chungking
Shankiao
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Fukien
Henan Province
Linhsien
Yuankang
Hangchow
Russia’s Urals oil power and endurance in wartime stretch
The piece argues that Allied plans for a second front loom in Western Europe, while Russia’s oil capacity in the Urals and Central Asia could reach about 8 million tons annually. It notes major industrial centers like Sverdlovsk and Magnitogorsk and suggests Moscow’s defense could fall back along the Volga if Hit ler advances into western Russia, referencing Napoleon’s 1812 invasion date of June 24.
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Europe
Hitler
Russia
Urals
Sverdlovsky
Magnitogorsk
Chelyabinsk
Novosibirsk
Baku
Central Asia
Red Army
Volga
Napoleon
Niemen River
Moscow
Senate Debates Army and Navy Expansion Figures
The senate panel backs a broad expansion plan. It authorizes more than 400 fighting ships totalling millions of tons for the Navy and a $43 billion Army supply bill to fund an Army exceeding 4.5 million soldiers and $11.3 billion for the Army Air Corps with hearings planned to speed passage.
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Thomas
Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson
War Department
Senate
Army Air Corps
Murphy Nears Six State Capitals Closer Than Raleigh
In North Carolina, Murphy is geographically nearer to six other state capitals than to Raleigh the state capital. The fact highlights regional proximity patterns for residents and travel considerations.
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Murphy
N. C
Raleigh
Ceiling Prices in March Regulated for Consumer Services
A guide explains that ceilings apply per establishment based on March charges. Some shoe repair shops set 75 cents while others charged up to $1. haircuts and manicures are not covered as those services are tied to commodities. Licenses are automatic and violations can lead to a 12 month suspension.
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OPA
Soviet Reports Grim Battle On Crimea and Kharkov Fronts
The Red Star reports 20 days of intense fighting around Sevastopol and Kharkov with heavy German losses in tanks and planes. Soviet lines hold as defenders repulse attacks while night combat and increased air activity are noted.
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Red Star
Crimean
Sevastopol
Kharkov
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Army
Fedor von Bock
Izyum
von Bock
Caucasus
Black Sea
Information Bureau
Kalinin
Bryansk
Moscow
Sheboygan Sets State League Scoring Record
Sheboygan beat Oshkosh 36 to 10 in Wisconsin State Baseball League action last night setting an all time scoring record. The Cubs collected 34 earned runs on 31 hits including two triples and seven doubles with no home runs.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Walloping Oshkosh
War contracts delay trucks hamper Argentina rail transport
Nonfulfillment of prewar contracts with German firms for 900 trucks slows wagon and freight movements, hampering railway transportation in Argentina.
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Argentina
England Sends Letters to Hitler But Not Mussolini
A note observes that many citizens write unflattering letters to Hitler while few address Mussolini. The remark contrasts public outcry toward the Nazi leader with relative silence on the Italian dictator.
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England
Hitler
Mussolini
Jap American prize to Inez Fong for patriotic speech
The Jap American Citizens League awarded its annual prize for the best patriotic oration to Inez Fong of Centerville California. She is noted as the daughter of a prominent Chinese family in the community.
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Centerville
Calif
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