United States Submarine Triton Presumed Lost on War Patrol
The Navy announced that the submarine Triton has failed to return from patrol and must be presumed lost. Commanded by Lieut.-Comdr. Kenneth MacKenzie Jr., the vessel logged multiple war patrols and claimed several enemy vessels sunk, with about 60 crew aboard. The loss follows other submarine casualties as total U.S. naval losses rise, including ten submarines, amid broader Pacific and Atlantic operations.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Let The Star Make The Contact In Advertising
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Rail Workers May Ponder Quitting
DETROIT July 22 Kilmer E. Millman president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Maintenance of Way Employees said a resolution on a possible strike call by about 300 000 maintenance of way workers would be introduced at tomorrow sessions of the brotherhood convention here He urged President Roosevelt order reinstatement of lane granted maintenance of way workers by a railroad emergency board panel and subsequently vetoed by Fred M Vinson Economic co director Millman said working conditions among maintenance of way workers have become intolerable Sub standard wages have driven out veteran employes.
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Kilmer E. Millman
Brotherhood of Railroad Maintenance of Way Employes
RFL
Brotherhood
Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinson
Economic Co
Millman Salad
Strategic Axis Key City Falls in Sicily Push
Allied advances in Sicily push toward Messina as Axis forces retreat along the northeast coast. The 8th Army gains ground near Catania while German and Italian units clash, air bases and rail hubs come under bombardment, and large prisoner captures are reported.
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Catania
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Bernard L. Montgomery
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Eighth
Crotone
Naples
Grosseto
Rome
15Th Armored Division
Enna
Caltanissetta
Algiers
Palermo
Termini
Sicily
Marsala
Rodolfo Graziani
Castelvetrano
Siciy
Associated Press
10Th Bersaglieri
Fetnesto
Catalina
Messina
Transsat
Trapani
Jap Installations Are Shattered
New Delhi reports that American heavy bombers and fighters attacked Japanese held targets in Burma. The 10th Air Force dropped 12 tons of high explosives on mines near Sashio to disrupt lead zinc and silver production. Separation plants rail lines and housing installations were damaged and hit.
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Burma
United States
10Th Air Force
Sashio
Americans Hold Ground At Munda In Jungle Fight
U S forces report the enemy cannot yet break our blockade around Munda as Japanese opposition deteriorates. Minor raids occur with heavy losses to Japan while Americans suffer fewer casualties. Air support is strong with daily strikes as fighting extends through dense jungle to the field edges.
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Munda
U. S
Russians claim large German losses on eastern front
Russian reports say in the Orel sector alone Germans lost more than 77 tanks and 131 planes with 5,800 casualties. Since July 5, Russians tally 3,393 tanks and 2,342 planes destroyed and over 175,000 Germans killed across the front.
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Orel
Donets
Belgorod
Berlin
High Command
Labor Leaders Press for Subsidy Use to Roll Back Prices
Labor leaders stated they must have opportunity under Congress grant to use subsidies to roll back prices to the September 15 level in line with October 2 law. They criticized the hold-the-line policy as futile amid rising prices and urged the President to counter the failure of administrative agencies to uphold Congressional commitments to maintain prices at the September level.
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Conto
Book Holder Inspection Deadlines Across Classes
Notices detail second inspections for B and C book holders with deadlines prior to October 30 and August 31 respectively. A book holders must complete second inspection by September 30, while T book holders are due within days from the last inspection date.
American Airman Active In China
A U S 14th Air Force conducted three days of offensive strikes near Haiphong in French Indo China swept the Hankow area of central China and bombed a Japanese base at Teng chung in Yunnan Province. The communique reports direct hits on a floating dock and a cement plant at Haiphong with good results. All aircraft returned safely.
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Haiphong
Hongay
Indo-China
Hankow
Central China
Tengchung
Yunnan
Be Boyce and Clarke County Daily Events Recap
The Star reports a concise roundup of local happenings in Be Boyce and Clarke County. Readers learn about community actions, public notices, and notable activities from the day’s brief items.
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Nine Japanese Warships Blasted By U S Planes at Kahili
At Kahili in the Solomon Islands a raid by 192 U S planes destroyed nine Japanese ships including a light cruiser and three destroyers plus three small cargo vessels and two tankers. United States forces claimed 49 enemy planes shot down with only five Allied aircraft losses. The strike aimed at Bougainville and earned praise for the low Allied losses and heavy destruction of the Japanese anchorage.
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Kahili
United States
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
United States Air Command
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Jakohina Mission
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Air Headquarters
Bill Rowbotham
Long Beach
Calif
Rowbotham
J. G. Lewis Sanders
Gordon, Neb
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Clarke Sheriff Arrests Man in Clarke County Robberies
Sheriff R W Buckner of Clarke county reports the arrest of Robert Lee Popkins in a series of thefts. He is charged with stealing $115 from Clifton Longerbeam and $43 recovered. Popkins allegedly broke into summer homes of Captain Beaton near Castleman’s Berry and the Atkins near Benton property. He has been committed to the State Industrial School. A separate Route 340 collision between trucks from Keyser West Virginia and Mount Jackson caused $400 to $500 damage. the West Virginia driver faces reckless driving charges.
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Clarke County
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Popkins
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Captain Beaton
Blue Ridge Mountain
Castleman’s Berry
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Atkins
Benton
State
Charles Town Pike
C. C. Stephenson
Keyser
W. Va
I. 8. Compton
Mount Jackson
West Virginia
Compton
Slayer Hears His Doom Speedily
In Chicago on July 22 a jury of ten women and two men convicted Ernest Wishon 35 of a crime. The verdict followed swift deliberation in the courtroom, marking a decisive end to the high profile case.
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Slayer
Chicago
Ernest Wishon
Ex-convict sentenced to die for jewelry store murder
John A. Sarbaro and Joseph Schulte victims frame the case as the ex convict Wishon faces the electric chair. Mahoney the motorman tracked the suspect from the jewelry shop to police. capture followed after a chase by streetcar and on foot ending with officers' aid.
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John A. Sarbaro
Criminal Court
Wishon
William Mahoney
Mahoney
Quiz Answers From The Daily Puzzle Page
Answers to the daily quiz appear as a jumble of stray phrases including references to a minister residence in Syria and the Mill on the Floss. The odd items include New Scotland Yard and a stray word list such as fur and after.
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