Allied Bombing Raids Hit Sicily Airfields and Ports
American Flying Fortresses supported by escort crews bombed targets around Palermo and Messina in northwest Sicily, hitting depots and barracks near the Cente airfield and other installations. B 25 and B 26 bombers attacked Milo and Sciacca airfields while Messina’s ferry yards and rail facilities were stressed. Two Allied planes missing. five enemy planes shot down.
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North Africa
Ee Ene
Palco
Palermo
Ters
Milo
Aily
Sciacca
Messina
Northwest Africa
Sorees
Middle East
Ber- Ley Calabria
Messina Strait
Admiral Robert Seeks Terms in Message to Population
A Paris or allied communiqué reports Admiral Robert seeking terms in a move aimed at avoiding bloodshed. He has patched a request to the United authorities for cautious steps and a negotiated settlement.
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Iam
Robert
the United
U Boat Losses Reported By British Observers
British observers say Germany is losing one U boat for every mass produced Allied fighter sunk. The claim ties losses to slower costly U boat construction versus rapid Allied fighter production.
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Gondon
Germany
Pattern advertisement with Barbara Bell No 1803 details
An old fashioned pattern ad offers Barbara Bell Pattern No 1803 with sizes 40 42 44 and 46. It promotes price 25 cents plus 1 cent postage and asks for name and address to receive the pattern by mail from Winchester Ev Star New York.
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Romney
Winchester
New York
Weather Brief Aids Some Crops Yet Hurts Others Across Regions
Washington reports that recent weather favored warm season crops like cotton corn and wheat overall though the drought in the far west and flood damage in the Southwest slowed recovery. Officials warn that cool wet springs and floods left a persistent setback while high East temperatures increased moisture loss in the Carolinas and Virginia. Harvest of winter wheat moved northward into the southern Nebraska and central Ohio Valley areas amid varied regional conditions.
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Washington
Winther
War Food Administration
Bureau
Florida
Carolinas
New England
New York
Virginia
East
West
Nebraska
Ohio Valley
Application For Road Funds In Virginia And District
Richmond July 1 Application for federal funds totaling 198000 to aid post highway improvements in Virginia and the District of Columbia has been forwarded to Washington by the Public Roads Administration with a board recommendation. The report lists allocations of 460 in Nansemond County 460 in Albemarle and in Chesterfield Prince George and Dinwiddie Spoutes 1111 and 50 in Frederick Roanoke? to county on the highway from in Roan
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Richmond
Virginia
Columbia
Public Roads Administration
Federal Works Agency
Washington
PWA Regional Program Review Board
Nansemond
Canael
Albemarle
Chesterfield
Prince George
Dinwid- Spoutes
Prederick Roansaeer
Roan
London Sirens to Be Switched to Local Alarms
London newspapers report air raid sirens will be sounded only when immediate danger is near. Civil defense police and authorities will be alerted by undisclosed means as Axis raiders approach. Alerts will occur only in localities with imminent bombing and machine gunning risks.
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London
Civil Defense Police
Mrs Artie Shaw Becomes Mother
A seven pound boy was born yesterday to Mrs Betty Shaw wife of band leader Artie Shaw and composer Jerome era. The boy named Steven Shaw is the Navy petty officer father overseas.
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Ollywood
Betty Shaw
Artie Shaw
Jerome Era
Steven
Shaw
Felinous Cutting Charged To Young Rockingham Man
Joseph Randolph Timberlake twenty four of Elkton is in Rockingham Memorial Hospital with severe lacerations to back and face after an altercation with Clyde Meadows eighteen of Joliet's Hollow. Meadows allegedly stabbed Timberlake after a fist fight near Robinson's Department Store in Elkton around 9 20 PM. Timberlake was treated by Dr. W H Nicholson and later released. Meadows was arrested and charged with clonius cutting. Timberlake works at Merck and Co and his home is Charlottesville.
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Joseph Randolph Timberlake
Elkton
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Clyde Meadows
Joliet’s Hollow
Timberlake
Meadows
Robinson’s Department
W. H. Nicholson
Rockingham County
Charlottesville
Merck and Co
Germans Call Up Belgian Labor Volumes Across Occupied Belgium
Berlin radio quoting Brussels dispatch reports all Belgian men aged 18 to 50 and unmarried women 18 to 35 to be drafted for labor service. The order comes from the Nazi commander in chief governing Belgium. The Associated Press recorded the broadcast.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Brazil begins overseas recruitment for armed forces
Brazil today started recruiting volunteers for her armed forces as a move toward overseas deployment. General Pee Gaspar Dutra announced unmarried men aged 21 to 26 with at least one year of reserve training are eligible for front line duty while mobilization continues along regular lines.
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Brazil
Pee Gaspar Dutra
Midwest in line for tighter gasoline curbs and shortages
Ickes announced the Midwest will see stricter fuel limits than before and the Pacific Coast likely faces heavier restrictions as the Big Inch Pipeline extension nears. He warned California crude output and military demand may cause West Coast oil shortages by year end.
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Midwest
Pacific Coast
Ickes
California
French Declared Against Enemy Not For Factions
Dr. Georges Giraud, brother of Gen. Henri Giraud, says the French people are not Giraudist or De Gaulist but united against the Boche. He recounts hiding in France for five months after Gestapo agents sought him, escaping via the underground, and notes broad disaffection with Vichy and rising malnutrition and mortality among vulnerable groups.
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Algiers
Georges Giraud
Henri Giraud
North Africa
France
Giraud
Gestapo
North
Africa
Ickes Extends Plea to Miners on War Effort
Secretary Ickes urged coal miners to return to work amid the looming military campaign. He warned against delaying the war effort, saying grievances are secondary to victory and that saboteurs hurt the national cause. He framed the conflict as urgent and tied disputes to broader wartime goals.
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Washington
Ickes
America
Washihigeton
Army Needs More Weapons and Training for Overseas Use
Army must increase weapon and training output for overseas combat. Somervell, writing in Mill and Factory, cites May production at 106,783,000 dollars under a 1,600,941,000 dollar plan, and notes stoppages tied to positive battlefield news.
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Somervell
Mill and Factory
Industrial Management
Cards Dominate National League All Star Choices
The National League all star selections announced by Southworth feature major shakeups. Cardinals place 6 players among the eight manager selections with new faces Cooper Lanier and Howard Pollet leading the outfield and infield rosters alongside stars from Chicago Cincinnati Boston and New York.
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New York
Ague Equa
Louis Cardinals
Lea- Saly
Pote Gahng Mg
Southworth
Eeee Cooper
Lanier
Howard Pollet
Louis
Truett Sewell
Priebureh
Claude Passeau
Chicago
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati
al Javery
Boston
Walker
Oe Louis
Mickey Dein Naeeiorn
Ernest Lombardi
Ellsworth Dahlgren
Philadelphia
Frank McCormick
Lonnie Frey
Eddie
Mike Gonzales
Frank Frisch
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
First Lady Comments On Race Riots
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks on race riots saying the nation must show restraint and common sense to prevent further violence. She criticizes accusations linking the Roosevelt administration to racial turmoil and urges calm.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Detroit
Roosevelt
Salutes Town In Rockingham County
F C Hoover of Broadway receives a Richmond clipping about Broadway Virginia and a note from the British Information Service. The clipping discusses the vessel and ocean conditions with a wary remark on a shark sighting.
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Broadway
F. C. Hoover
Richmond
Bri
British Information Service
Much More Steel Asked by W P B War Effort Message
War era notice urges industrial effort and shared sacrifice. President W P B calls for increased steel production and collaboration to win the war.
Validity Dates For Ration Stamps
The Office of Price Administration set four new War Ration Book red stamps valid for meats fats oils and cheeses through July 31. Each series gives 16 points to the housewife with expiration dates July 6 July 11 and July 31 for the different stamps.
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Richmond
Office of Price Administration
Officials Say Dates for Series T To Be Announced Soon
Officials stated that dates for Series T will be announced in the near future, with no exact timetable given.
Betty Grable Excited By Divorce News In Jaurez Mexico
Betty Grable and Miss Grable James react with happiness as word spreads that Mrs. James obtained a divorce in Jaurez, Mexico. Betty Grable plans to travel to Las Vegas with her mother Lucille Grable, expressing she is “so excited” by the development.
Elite Division Suffer Major Breakup in London Report
London dispatch says Suaserey or forces shattered the crack Goemen Onite guards division and halted an eight man offensive aimed at clearing Axis lines for defense against an Allied invasion. Prinz Eugenee strength reportedly cut by half as Gen. Draja Mihailovic and part of his forces concentrate in southeastern Yugoslavia, with potential contact with Allied invasion forces in Greece.
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London
Eas Slaw
Suaserey Oe
Goemen Onite
Draja Mihailovic
Yugoslavia
Greece
McIlwee's Band To Lead Parade
Prof McIlwee announces Handley High School Band and Municipal Band will lead the Young America for Victory parade on July 5 at 9 am. Members of both bands to assemble at Cameron Street side City Hall in summer uniforms. Parade sponsored by the Junior Board of Trade and Capitol Theatre. invites youths up to 15 to participate.
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McIlwee
Handley High School
Prof. McIlwee
Eee
Cameron Street
City Hall
Junior Board of Trade
Capitol Theatre
Richmond Workers Receive City Pay Increases
Richmond officials announce pay raises for about 70 percent of city employees starting today. Police and per diem workers gain ten percent, firemen receive two and a half percent, with prior fire department raises noted, all aimed at offsetting higher living costs.
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Richmond
Gordon Ambler
Mail Service Resumes on Fredericksburg Route
Frederickburg reports mail delivery resumed on the route to Tappahannock today after contractor P. Chambers Jr resumed service. The town of Tappahannock still receives mail via star route from Richmond.
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Predericksburs Ge
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