Roosevelt reshapes Economic Warfare Office and leadership
President Roosevelt dissolved the Board of Economic Warfare and created the Office of Economic Warfare with Leo T. Crowley as director. He reassigned powers from Wallace and Jones, warned officials against public feuding, and indicated Perkins may have effectively lost his role. Crowley was away and could not be reached for comment.
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Washington
Board of Economic Warfare
Roosevelt
Office of Economic Warfare
Perkins
Wallace
James F. Byrnes
Leo T. Crowley
the .O
Crowley
Commerce
Jesses Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rev R J McKowen to preach at Church of Christ
The Rev. R. J. McKowen of Cincinnati will preach at the Church of Christ on 20 West Cork Street during the morning and evening services Sunday. The public is invited.
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R. J. McKowen
Cincinnati, C
Church of Christ
West Cork Street
Citizens urged to protect city shade trees
A reader notes trucks and cars damaged municipal parking lot shade trees planted last year and fears many may not survive. The writer urges protection and suggests citizens honor service members with similar charitable stamps as Morris Greenman did.
Bingo Friday Night At 8:30 With Prizes
Fire company hosts bingo night on Friday at 8:30 offering prizes. Event details mention locations and pricing codes for games and participants.
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Bingo Banga
Fire Co
Indictments Mark Poultry Black Market Sweep
A federal grand jury indicted three corporations in six states in a major poultry fraud case. U S Attorney Stewart Lynch called it the largest blow to date to the poultry market. Totals of up to 350000 pounds were involved in Delaware and related schemes.
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Wilmington
Del
U. S
Stewart Lynch
Delaware
Legionnaires To Picnic At Armel's Tuesday
Cards mailed to Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 Legion members announce a WWI veterans picnic. They will assemble on Loudoun Street by the soldiers monument in front of the courthouse and proceed to Gerrard for a meal featuring hamburger baked beans and other foods.
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Robert Y. Conrad
Legion
Loudoun Street
Gerrard
Wanner Gifts 98 Detective Books To Service Men
John J. Wanner of this city donates 98 paper back detective stories to the Victory Book campaign for service members at Handley Library. Government underwrites popular editions for Army and Navy readers, proving the value of such gifts. Further donations welcome, with recreation titles and up to date technical books in demand.
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John J. Wanner
Warner
Handley Library
Naples Smolders Under Allied Assault In Sicily Like Action Hits Messina
Allied forces batter Naples in a dramatic air and sea offensive as Sicily endures heavy bombardment. American bombers strike southern Italian airfields while RAF Lancasters hit routes into Italy. Sixteen enemy planes fall, seven Allied aircraft lost. Messina area shows exploding ammunition trains and smoking docks.
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North Africa
Naples
Messina
Sicily
Italy
Middle East
Alps
England
Punch
RAF
Royal Arsenal
Allies Issue Ultimatum to Italy Over War Surrender
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill issue a joint ultimatum to Italy urging honorable capitulation to Allied forces. The message warns Italians to choose survival and civilization over Mussolini and Nazi influence, as allies press toward Sicily and the Italian mainland.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Inquirer
White House
London
United Nations
Sicily
Algers
Soviets Drive On Orel From Two Directions
Russian forces struck German positions 37 miles north and 25 miles east of Orel, driving back elements of ten Nazi divisions amid rain soaked forests. Belgorod bulge gains were trimmed as Red divisions repulsed fresh German attacks. German losses tallied heavily in tanks and planes per official estimates.
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Moscow
Orel
Red
Belgorod Bulge
Sukainichi
Berlin
Belgorod
President Roosevelt studies postwar air problems
President Roosevelt said he is giving preliminary study to postwar air problems in a tentative stage with no agreements in sight. He noted discussions with Senator Clark and said no date had been set for an international aviation conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Clark
Joe Medwick Sold to Giants in Major League Deal
New York report states Joe Medwick, outfielder who debuted with the St. Louis in 1932, has been sold to the New York Giants. Details mention a trade or sale involving the veteran player and other team terms.
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Joe Medwick
Giants
New York
Joe
Iival
The
Big Auto Works In North France Blasted By RAF
Halifax bombers of the RAF attacked the Peugeot Motor Vehicle Works at Montbeliard in northern France last year. The plant reportedly turned out 6 000 to 8 000 trucks a year and employed 10 000 men. Montbeliard lies near Belfort close to the Swiss border. The raid allegedly violated Swiss territory and also hit switching stations in Italy.
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London
RAF
Peugeot Motor Vehicle
Montbeliard
France
Renault
Belfort
Associated Press
Italy
Commanders briefed on preventing leakage of military plans
Naylor said a mid June conference with Ceara Eisenhower would address warning British commanding officers about fake information to newsmen. He would ask the Prime Minister if advance information could be locked out from the enemy even if not published.
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Ee Ceara Eisenhower
Naylor
Kiska Defenses Again Shelled in New Attack
A U S light surface unit bombarded Japanese positions in Gertrude Cove on Kiska as U S forces pressed a fifth attack within ten days. Earlier bombardments occurred July 6 9 11 and 14 hitting western Aleutians targets with no enemy return fire noted.
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Kiska
Ren
North Pac
Er Tath
Gertrude Cove
Aleutians
Great Change Has Taken Place In Pacific Theater
Honolulu July 16. Lieut Gen Roger C Richardson Jr commander of the Hawaiian Department declares the pass.
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Pacific Theater
Honolulu
T. H
Rogert C. Richardson, Jr
Hawaiian Department
Baby Carriers Succeed Against German Submarines
In the North Atlantic a single baby aircraft carrier attacked ten German submarines and destroyed two, probably eight more, and delivered two convoys safely. The vessel helped protect war supplies and prisoners, with all convoy ships reaching port. The Navy hailed the record as unmatched in anti submarine warfare.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Hitler
Europe
United Nations
Socetly
Italians Complain About Germans Frontline Minefield
Allied dispatch from North Africa reports Italian prisoners describing a German minefield defense in Sicily. They faced front line duty with mines behind them while German personnel stayed back and refused mine location details, leading to high Italian casualties during assaults.
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North Africa
Sicily
Hayley Missing After RAF Raid On Turin Italy
Flying Officer Colin Hayley reported missing after the RAF raid on Turin Italy last Monday night. His father says only that we have received no word and there is no further information available at this time.
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Hayley
Turin
Italy
Colin Hayley
J. P. Hayley
RAF
Lancaster Clarke Native 72 Dies in Summit Point
Charles Edgar Lancaster 72 a Jefferson County West Virginia farmer died at his Summit Point home last night at 10 o'clock. A Clarke County native he was son of the late Mason M. Lancaster and Virginia Snyder Lancaster. He worked with the Hardesty Brothers business and had four grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 2:30 from John H. Enders Funeral Home with interment Greenhill Cemetery Berryville. Rev DeWitt Dicky Summit Point to officiate.
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Berryville
Charles Edgar Lancaster
Jefferson Co
W. Va
Summit Point
Lancaster
Clarke County
Mason M. Lancaster
Virginia Snyder Lancaster
Clarke
Hardesty Brothers
John H. Enders
Greenhill Cemetery
DeWitt Dickey
Allies press near Catania as Sicily battles intensify
British Eighth Army drives within 15 miles of Catania after pummeling two German armored divisions in Sicily. Montgomery and Patton forces seize towns across the front, with over 20 000 prisoners in Allied hands and more than 12 towns already captured.
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Italy
North Africa
Eighth Army
Catania
Sicilian
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hermann Goering
Montgomery
Tunisia
Vizzini
Militello
Scordia
Lentini
Bernard L. Montgom
For Sale Property Formerly Occupied
Classified note indicates real estate formerly occupied by an unspecified party is up for sale. Details such as exact location, lot numbers, or terms are unreadable in the fragment.
Trustee Sale Notice at 72 Greenwalt Ave Residence
Trustee sale to be held Saturday July 24 at 1 PM in front of Court House for Wade H. Settle ry property No 72 Greenwalt Ave containing 60 feet front and 120 feet depth with a six room house.
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Court House
Wade H. Settlerty
Greenwalt Ave
Public stock sale at front of Court House July sixty one
A public stock sale is set at the front of the Court House on July 1 6 at 1 6 a.m. The offering includes sixteen shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank with participants listed as Chester Va Dunnard Duvall and others.
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Cunt House
Seay
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Wechester
Dunnard Duvall
Sostae
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Morris Greenman
Legionnaires
Armel’s
S. Z. Hall
Daniel Deluce
William McGaffin
Knox
Mr. Lancaster
Jefferson County
Winchester Evening Star
Daniel DE Luce
Patton
Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Pathe
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