Maharajah of Indore Granted Divorce in Reno Case
The wealthy maharajah of Indore was granted a divorce from Marguerite Lawler Bran gen of Fargo North Dakota for extreme cruelty. The couple married in Taxco Mexico on September 19 1938. The maharajah then 33 ruled over 1 325 089 subjects and met Bran gen in 1936 in a Los Angeles hospital where she worked as a nurse.
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Reno
Indore
Marguerite Lawler Brangen
Fargo
N. D
Y. R. Holkar
Marguerite Lawler Holkar
Taxco
Mexico
Branogen
Los Angeles
Fall From N. and W. Trestle Fatal in Virginia
In Harrisonburg Virginia on July 6 Fred Offenbacker 48 of Bear Lithia died from injuries after he and Mrs Nettie Williams 45 fell about 25 feet from a Norfolk and Western railroad trestle near Shenandoah City to a highway below The accident occurred Sunday night Mrs Williams 45 broken back in a hospital in critical condition It is believed one person lost balance triggering a fall while the other tried to rescue them
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Harrisonburg
Fred Offenbacker
Bear Lithia
Nettie Williams
Norfolk and Western
Shenandoah City
Wiliams
Eastern motorists face no extra gas under A coupon plan
Hartley says the eastern group is gratified by the OPA decision yet warns abuse could end A coupons in 12 eastern states. No extra gasoline is allotted. vacation trips use existing rations. A new four month ration period begins July 22 with three new coupons per motorist.
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OPA
Hartley
Seaboard
Heavy Naval Actions Tilt Odds in Solomons
Reports indicate heavy damage to Japanese ships with American losses lower, suggesting a roughly two to one ratio in favor of Allied hits. Early yesterday the hit and run actions in the central Solomons winding down with forecasted further raids, and experts expect escalating forces leading to a major naval clash.
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Gulf
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Richard Borden Joins Winchester Police Force
Chief C. W. Hollis announced the appointment of Richard Borden of Middletown to the Winchester Police. He fills the vacancy after Patrolman Joseph Ritter left to join the Navy and began duty last night. Borden formerly worked for American Viscose Corp in Front Royal Virginia.
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C. W. Hollis
Richard Borden
Middletown
Winchester
Borden
Joseph Ritter
Navy
American Viscose Corporation
Front Royal
Urges Railways To Be Prudent
H E Stevens vice president of the Northern Pacific Railroad urged that railroads hold about half of the nation's transportation business after the war. He said railroads should be allowed to reinvest a large part of net income to prepare for the era of intense competition to follow.
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New York
H. E. Stevens
Northern Pacific Railroad
Cone c
National Railway Panel
Stevens
Viereck Bookkeeper Says Nazi Polio Viacar Funded From Library
Harry Abramowitz, longtime associate of George Sylvester Viereck, testified that Viereck received thousands of dollars annually from the German Library of Information in New York in addition to a $6,000 salary. Abramowitz detailed 1940 income, including $500 a month from the library and $22,871 listed as special editorial work and services.
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Washington
George Sylvester Viereck
German Library of Information
New York
Harry Abramowitz
Viereck
Richthofen to Aid Kesselring in Italian Front Defense
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Baron von Richthofen, commander of the German air fleet in the Battle of Britain, will assist Field Marshal Albert Kesselring in organizing defense against invasions of Sardinia Sicily and the Italian mainland.
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London
Berlin
Baron von Richthofen
Britain
Associated Press
Richthofen
Albert Kesselring
Europe
Sardinia
Sicily
Regulation of Coal Industry and Wartime Contracts
In a last minute appeal Rep. McGranery urges a wartime coal extension arguing it would steady postwar use and prevent deterring expansion. Rep. Michener notes an earlier decision, while Rep. Kelley coal mine operator stresses that miners and operators want minimum price assurances before contracts with workers.
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McGranery
D-Pa
Rules Committee
Michener
R-Mich
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Kelley
Kelley
Igsvenpisen
Commission
Reevocation of CCC Death Warrant To Be Sought
Washington July 6 House conferees on a 366 million deficiency appropriations agreed to submit to the House a Senate amendment to revoke yesterday's death sentence for the Federal Crop Insurance loan and to repeal action adding funds for the cotton and wheat insurance program.
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Washington
House
McK
McKellar
Senate
National Housing Agency
Federal Works Agency
Rail wage disparities cited before emergency board
D P Loomis testified that railroad workers earn higher wages than other industries. He noted 1941 averages of $2036 for rail employees versus $1478 for others, with 1929 and 1942 figures showing rail earnings well above national averages. He described a proposed 30 percent wage increase affecting about 300,000 workers and cited December 1942 weekly earnings of $61.35 for train and engine service employees.
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New York
D. P. Loomis
Association of Western Railways
National Railway Panel
Ipomis
Loomis
Father of "Andy" Correll Dies in Peoria
Joseph B. Correll, 77, father of Charles Correll of Amos N Andy, died after two weeks illness in a Peoria hospital. He is survived by two other sons and a daughter.
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Andy
Peoria
Ill
Joseph B. Correll
Charles Correll
Amos
Giraud to meet Allied chiefs of staff on military visit
General Henri Giraud will confer with British American chiefs of staff on the war against the Axis. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said the visit will be military in character but did not announce his arrival date.
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Giraud
Washington
Henri Giraud
Axis
Stephen Early
North
Africa
Senate Approves Subsidy Limit To 525 Million
The Senate passed a cap of 525 million dollars for the rollback subsidy program over the next six months by a 32 to 31 vote. This clears the way for final action on extending the Commodity Credit Corporation to January 1, 1944. An allied House bill would raise 176 million for 1944 commitments but could not fund rollback payments.
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Washington
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
House
Bermuda Prison Break Before Hanging Drawn On July 6
Bermuda's Harry Sousa escaped Hamilton jail two hours before his scheduled execution for the Margaret Stapleton rape slaying. Authorities, aided by U S Army and Navy, searched the island as guards were hired nationwide. Sousa, Bermuda born Portuguese, 23, was convicted December 12, 1942, for the murder and had a prior ten year sentence for another crime.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Harry Sousa
Margaret Stapleton
U. S. Army
Navy
Sousa
Miss Stapleton
Masaoka urges easing release of internees before Dies panel
Mike Masaoka testifies before the Dies committee urging looser release rules for relocated Japanese Americans. He backs War Relocation Authority policies, cites alleged inmate remarks about Roosevelt, and questions army administration of camps while noting possible bloodshed under stricter military rule.
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Washington
Mike M. Masaoka
Roosevelt
West Coast
Robert Stripling
War Relocation Authority
Karl Yoneda
Manzanar Relocation Camp
Juichi Uyemoto
Masaoka
Dillon S. Myer
WRA
Pearl Buck
Chiang Kai-Shek
Swedes to Continue Army Exercises This Summer
Stockholm July 6 Swedish communique announces summer military drills on the same scale as last spring and winter with air force participation in the concluding maneuver. Officials say Sweden remains at risk of being drawn into the war though no troop total is given. Sweden musters about 600000 troops.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Dutch Physicians Sent to Prison
The Netherlands news agency Aneta reports hundreds of Dutch physicians imprisoned in German concentration camps for refusing to accept Nazi medical ideologies. Authorities are rounding up doctors in Holland and confiscating their property.
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London
Netherlands
Aneta
Holland
Paul Mallon’s News Behind The News Page 4
Mallon outlines a daily column on page 4 analyzing political and social events. He highlights partisan dynamics, audience reactions, and notable quotes shaping public discourse.
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Paul Mallon
Court Order For Zoot Dealer Enjoins Clothing Firm
In Los Angeles on July 6 a federal judge barred Jack Lamm, a zoot suit dealer and clothing store proprietor, from violating a war production order that limits cloth for men garments. The order, issued by Federal Judge Paul J. McCormick, is believed to be the nation’s first case of its kind.
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Los Angeles
Paul J. McCormick
Jack Lamm
Treasury to allot 7 percent bonds for large subscriptions
Washington July 6 Secretary Morgenthau announced the Treasury over subscribed $2.5 billion securities offering will be allotted on a seven percent basis for subscriptions over $100,000. Subscriptions up to $100,000 will be allotted in full. Total subscriptions reached $19.544 billion for the one and one half percent Treasury notes of series A 1947.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Classic German Assault Pushes Through Russian Front
Dispatches from Moscow report the start of a dawn battle as Nazi artillery and air bombardment open a path for infantry and armor. Soviet gunners mounted a strong reply silencing several batteries while Germany tested tactics and attempted diversions before a large-scale thrust on a neighboring sector.
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Moscow
No-Man’s Land
Bombing Blame Put On Britain White Paper Says England At Fault
A German foreign office white paper charges Britain with sole guilt for civilian bombing in Europe. It rejects Allied civilian casualty figures and accuses Britain of wanting to take the gloves from the start while denying German terror as a last detail.
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London
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Coventry
Foreign Office
Britain
Europe
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Cleveland
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International
Colgate
N. Loudoun St
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Nips
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LD Sous
PV Yi
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