Russian Offensive Near Orel Reported By Communique
A Soviet communique claims the Red Army opened an offensive against Orel about 200 miles south of Moscow, advancing 12 to 15 miles on a 25 mile front north of Orel and capturing over 50 populated places. German attacks are said to be beaten off and Russians report heavy enemy losses including many tanks and 47 planes destroyed.
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London
Red Army
Orel
Moscow
Belgorod
Belworod
Orel - Kursk - Belgorod
Orel-Kursk
Red Army gains at Belgorod front amid heavy tank battles
Counter offensive actions around Belgorod see Soviet forces recapture villages and claim destruction of 100 German tanks and 47 planes. Russian communiques report increased manpower and armor as they push back German assaults near Orel Kursk and Belgorod.
TO DATE Winchester and Frederick Co Shangri La Quota
A financial summary notes the quota of 26 235 dollars for Winchester and Frederick County Shangri La program allocations to date.
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Winchester and Frederick CO
Shangri-La
CIO Threatens Wage Formula Scrapping Over Rollback
Pittsburgh July 15 The CIO withholds a drive to scrap the Little Steel wage formula unless an effective price rollback and food subsidy program are operating by mid July, said President Philip Murray. Murray said the President can demand the rollback and noted Senate defeat of an anti subsidy House measure. He testified June 25 that failure to roll back would force demand to scrap the formula and the President's order against inflation.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
United States
London to Moscow Regular Air Service Opens
London announces a new regular air line to Moscow operated by British Overseas Airways. The 3.5 day journey includes a 24 hour layover in Cairo with stops at Habbaniyeh Iraq Pahlavi Iran Astrakan Kuibyshey and Moscow. Capacity bookings already reported.
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London
Britain
Moscow
British Overseas Airways
Cairo
Egypt
North Africa
Habbaniyeh
Iraq
Pahlavi
Iran
Astrakan
Kuibyshey
Overseas Airways
Allied B 25 raids hit Burma railroad yards and camps
American B 25 Mitchell bombers struck Japanese installations in Burma hitting rail yard facilities barracks and warehouses at Myingyan and Meiktila. All planes returned safely from the raids.
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New Delhi
Burma
Myingyan
Meiktila
Army Air Force
Last Big Battle Before Victory
Moscow dispatch quotes a captured German lieutenant claiming Adolf Hitler ordered a decisive offensive in Russia to be the turning point of the war and the last great effort before German victory. The officer said the German attack would fail and Germany would be defeated in two to six months.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Russia
No Man’s Land
Mesenice
Germany
Bookholder Inspection Deadlines Notice
Book and coupon holders must complete second inspection by set dates. B Book by October 30, A Book by September 30, and C Book by August 31. T Book requires second inspection within 60 days from the last inspection date.
More Beef Next Few Months Appears Certain
William Ferris reports that beef supplies are expected to rise for civilians and armed forces in coming months. P. O. Wilson of the National Live Stock Products Association questions sustained availability beyond the period and whether corn belt feedlots can supply enough cattle. He says the OPA cannot prevent beef expansion and calls its supply plan a bid for credit.
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William Ferris
Chicago
P. O. Wilson
National Live Stock Prooor Association
Wilson
Corn Belt
Washington
OPA
Eleven Accused Of Treason Tried By Soviet Court
Moscow reports hearings opened in a military trial of 11 individuals charged with high treason over alleged atrocities during the German occupation of Krasnodar in 1942. Tass cites investigations of Russian prisoners burned alive hospital patients massacred and thousands suffocated in carbon monoxide in mobile cars by units of the 17th German Army under Colonel-General Ruoff and the Gestapo.
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Moscow
Tass
Krasnodar
Caucasus
Ruof
Gestapo
Eee
Investigation of Lewis Sent to Justice Dept
Secretary Morgenthau announced the Treasury forwarded the United Mine Workers Union inquiry results to the attorney general for action. The probe covered ties between the union led by John L. Lewis and a mine near Sprint Jane Lewis, with six years of related upheaval cited amid broader political scrutiny.
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Lewis
Justice Dept
Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
Attorney General
Sprint
Jane Lewis
Chicago Daily News
Biddle
Illinois
Synthetic Rubber Tires Do Well
The U S Rubber Company announced a highly successful year's test of synthetic treaded tires on New Jersey public transport buses. Mileage reached 37 000 miles per tire on the worst section of a four section tire with Buna S compounds. Tests used heavy duty tires on routes with paved and cobble stone roads. Engineers reported no failures beyond normal wear.
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New York
U. S. Rubber Company
Public Service Coordinated
New Jersey
News Behind The News On Page Four By Paul Mallon
Paul Mallon analyzes daily developments featured on page four, highlighting key angles, notable figures, and emerging trends shaping the day's editorial focus. The column surveys political, economic and social threads with Mallon’s characteristic observational stance.
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Paul Mallon
WPB Lays Down New Code For Retail Clothiers
The War Production Board issues a voluntary code restricting textile promotions to curb scarcity appeals. Retailers must avoid fear tactics, limit sale advertising to bona fide clearances, and align with government price controls. Enforced voluntarily to conserve civilian supplies, with pre scheduled promotions allowed until August 1.
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Washington
Donald M
Arthur D. Whiteside
WPB
Whiteside
Gganl
War Production Board
Next Bond Drive To Be For More
The Treasury plans a third war loan drive with a higher goal than the April $13 billion target. A campaign is set to open September 9, with details to be decided in ten days. Actual bond sales in the April drive reached about $18.5 billion.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Army Production Shows Decline
Acting Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson said June production for the army fell substantially below schedule for the second consecutive month. He warned that production in the second half of the year must rise sharply to meet the 1943 timetable of military requirements.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Lt Tucker Dies In Action In Southwest Pacific
Word from Berryville says Lt. (jg) Charles Tucker son of Dr Louis Tucker former rector of Grace Episcopal Church died in action last October his oxygen supply exhausted. He served on the Wasp and was based at Guadalcanal. His brother Lt Comdr Louis Tucker now leads aircraft repairs aboard the carrier Yorktown.
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Berryville
Charles Tucker
Louis Tucker
Grace Episcopal Church
Southwest Pacific
Tucker
Wasp
Guadalcanal
Comdr
Yorktown
Freight Loadings Show Decrease
The Association of American Railroads reported 808,630 cars of revenue freight loaded in the week ending last Saturday. This marks a drop of 43,476 cars or 5.1 percent from the prior week, down 46,528 cars or 5.4 percent from a year ago, and 67,512 cars or 7.1 percent from two years ago.
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Washinggton
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore Wheat and corn prices listed with No. 2 red winter wheat at 1.52 for July and spot 1.52, market wheat at 1.45 per bushel, and corn at 1.16 1-2. Prices based on mill delivery with a wartime stamp quota notice included.
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Baltimore
Public Sale of Winchester Property on Amherst Street
Default on a Deed of Trust by John H Campbell leads to a public auction in Winchester Virginia at noon on Saturday August 14 1943. The lot No 234 fronts Amherst Street 64 feet 9 inches and depths 321 feet near Stewart Street. Terms require one third cash sale day and two year balance with 6 percent interest secured by a deed of trust and insurance. Auctioneers Duvall Dunn.
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John H. Campbell
Jame P. Reardon
Handley Board of Trustees
Winchester
Virginia
Corporation Court
County Court House
Amherst Street
Stewart Street
James P. Reardon
Strike Collapse Ends Southwestern Pennsylvania Walkout
The insurgent coal strike in southwestern Pennsylvania collapsed as a federal grand jury probes who kept the walkout alive. Mass meetings voted to resume work, with about 3,500 of 10,000 holdouts remaining idle before many returned. Anthony Congelio said he was summoned by the FBI and intended to go back to work at Isabella mine.
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Ickes
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
FBI
Anthony Congelio
Isabella
Weirton Steel Company
Uniontown
Rationing Guidance From The Star On Essential Travel
In cooperation with OPA authorities The Star explains travel rules for rationing. It states you may not travel for nonessential purposes by car and should use trains from Martinsburg when possible. Soldiers may be driven home to visit relatives if within ration card allowances and gasoline must be used for approved purposes only.
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OPA
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Martinsburg
Answers to the Daily Quiz Correct Answers Shown
The page lists quiz answers with items like Cincinnati Reds True and questions about Popocampus and low rich ground. It appears as a straight answer key printed on page 6, including numerical items and brief clues.
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Cincinnati Reds
True
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