Riots Claim Six Negroes as Detroit Violence Escalates
Detroit riots flare with six black residents and a white physician dead and about 200 wounded. Governor Kelly orders state police and troops. Mayor Jeffries seeks martial law as fighting continues after a Belle Isle bridge clash. Dr. Joseph de Horatiis among victims. police sergeant critically injured.
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Detroit
Harry Kelly
Michigan
Columbus
Edward J. Jeffries, Jr
Joseph de Horatiis
McDougall Street
Donald S. Leonard
Belle Isle Bridge
Henry Ford Praised By M A Winchester In Woman's Home Companion
A radio or magazine reviewer extols Henry Ford in the July Woman's Home Companion. The piece highlights Ford's common touch, ties to the earth, traditional schooling, belief in work, and openness to youth.
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Henry Ford
The
Woman’s Home Companion
McGuffy
Notice on Unclaimed Goods in Piccadilly St
Public notice warns customers to remove clothing or risk storage elsewhere at their expense as operations show serious delays due to lack of storage. Read as a formal demand posted in Piccadilly Street.
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Piccadilly St
36 Frederick men to don uniforms for induction
Thirty six Frederick county men were accepted for military induction at Roanoke Virginia last week. Of them 24 chose the Army including 2 for the Army Air Corps and 10 chose the Navy. Army men report to Camp Lee Virginia for active training starting July 2. All inductees were given tickets and orders at Roanoke.
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Frederick County
Army Air Corps
Army
Navy
Roanoke
Camp Lee
Selective Service Office
James W. Loften
Gabriel S. Ensogna
The
Allen B.kipps
Ralph A Cain
Vernon H. Snyder
Robert G. Smallwood
Henry E. Lewis
Samuel N. Whitacre
James E. Anderson
Robert W. Smith
Charles L Johnson
Courtney IL. Ashwood
Clarence F. Walker
Joseph R. Godlove
Charles R. Davis
Samuel J. Boyer
Ernest W. Mangum
John Ed Sartelle
Holmes C. Linaburg
Lawrence E. Owens
Elmer Q Nixon
William R. Berry
Harry B. Morrison
James H. Letterman
Raymond A. Hottel
Roy L. Sirhn Star
Strikers At Ford Plan Return After Walkout
Ford workers resume production at Willow Run and Rouge after a foremen’s walkout. W A Nelson of the Ford FHA says strikers will return promptly with demand for prompt War Labor Board consideration. UAW shares cautious support while refusing to replace striking foremen.
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W. Allen Nelson
Ford
FHA
War Labor Board
Willow Run
Ford Rouge
United Automobile Workers
CIO
UAW
National Labor Relations Board
Huge War Bill Passed by House Without Dissent
The House approved a $71,510,438,873 War Department appropriation bill with a 345 to 0 vote to fund the army's push to bring the war to Japan Germany and Italy. The measure authorizes recruitment and equipment for 7,500,000 men and about 100,000 aircraft, boosting total war outlays since July 1 1940 to an estimated $350 billion. Senate approval expected after quick committee review.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Department
Japan
Germany
Italy
Measure Department
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Honor Roll To Be Moved To A New Location
The Junior Board of Trade Honor Roll Committee plans relocating to a closer site near the Pavement to avoid lawn walking. Since last Sept 13 the roll grew from 288 to 1520 names and side panels will be added when moved. The City Hall lawn will be restored and a permanent granite bronze memorial funded by remaining Honor Roll funds is being explored. Contributions welcomed.
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Junior Board of Trade
City Hall
Virginia State Historical Commission
Winchester
Frederick County
Restaurants Must Register Again For Ration System
All restaurants must register before July 1 for their next food allotment. Registrations require the number of persons served in April and May and the gross revenue from service. The Local Rationing Board is now accepting these registrations.
Idle Miners Rally for Government Cue as Talks Collapse
Half a million United Mine Workers and 600,000 idle miners pressed Congress and Interior Secretary Ickes for government action after rejecting the War Labor Board contract. States like Pennsylvania and West Virginia account for most idled workers as negotiations end without a deal over underground travel pay.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
UMW
Kentucky
Illinois
Alabama
Virginia
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Arkansas-Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Iowa
New Mexico
Montana
Ickes
Columbus
War Board
Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Lewis
Exercises At Bull Ron Field Show Successful Training
Men arrived at the camp to find advanced detail completing preparations. A demonstration by Co. 113, W. P. F., Arlington, led by Capt. Mann showed repelling attacks by enemy planes during marching formations. After a 7 mile hike in combat formation, the battalion returned for inspection and convoyed to Winchester where cakes and wage were served at the canteen corps.
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Winchester
Co. 113
Arlington
Mann
Guadalcanal
Bere Muick i Spo
Er Sset
Woodhd
Brandon
Wyatt Richard
Moore
Baker
Spillman
Eect
Quake In Anatolia Reported Fatal To Thousands
London dispatch says Berlin radio reports a violent Anatolian quake near Adapazar with up to 15000 dead, half the city’s population. Tremors felt in Istanbul and Ankara as 40 percent of homes destroyed and 30 percent damaged, communications disrupted and aid rushed to Adapazar.
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London
Berlin
Anatolia
Turkey
Adapazar
Transocean
Great
Istanbul
Constantinople
Germany
Associated Press
Ankara
Rabid Dog Killed Near Paper Mill Building
Police say a dog killed by Officer Boyce near the old Paper Mill building had rabies. The animal had bitten ten dogs a cat and two chickens. The dogs were inoculated the cat was killed and no disposition report exists for the chickens.
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Boyce
Dann Woolen Co Receives Army Navy E Award
The Dann Woolen Mills at Martinsburg West Virginia has been awarded the Army Navy E for exemplary wartime production. The decoration will be presented at ceremonies to be held soon as Lieutenant Albert E. leads the event and praises the plant’s effort.
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Dann Woolen Mills
Martinsburg
W. Va
Albert E
Great Waves Of British Bombers Hit In Germany
British Lancasters struck Friedrichshafen and other targets in southern Germany damaging main buildings at the radio factory and killing crews. Raids extended to northern Germany and Le Creusot in France with widespread destruction and evacuations.
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Germany
London
Luftschiffbau
Friedrichshafen
Air Ministry
Lake Constance
Reich
Kalundborg
Denmark
Friedren
Ded Bund
Bern
Associated Press
Ras Oe
Paris
Schneider
le Creusot
Thurgau
Kuemmershausen
Clarke Men Pass Their Physicals
Clarke county men who passed their Navy physicals at Roanoke in mid June left by train for Roanoke. Names include Marion Edward Hummer Charles Thomas Duke Jr Helge Matthew Anderson Wilson Haymaker Coulson James David Lindsey and others who passed Army physicals to depart by bus for Camp Lee on June 26.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Roanoke
Navy
Marion Edward Hummer
Charles Thomas Duke, Jr
Helge Matthew Anderson
Wilson Haymaker Coulson
James David Lindsey
Foot Gees
Snr
Camp Lee
Henry Lee Kirby
Guy Woodrow Shackleford
Lloyd Garfield Elsen
Andrew de LaVelle
Maurice Clev- Willingham
Gerald Ousley Coe
Wade Hampton Fowler
Gerald Sylvester Chapman
Joseph Frederick Jones
Kenneth Iden Lee
Invasion and air battles dominate wartime briefings
Allied and Axis actions span the eastern Mediterranean to North Africa with German invasion fleet moves, British and American naval concentrations at Gibraltar, Australia air combats near Darwin, and heavy Russian artillery actions in Sevsk, Bryansk, and Karachev as intense air clashes unfold across multiple fronts. The Atlantic reports a west rocket carrier's five day convoy actions against U boats. Berlin confirms RAF raids with limited damage.
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Mediterranean
North
Africa
Gibraltar
Russia
Sevsk
Orea Front
Red Air Fleet
Bryansk
Karachev
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Nine Jap Planes Shot Down In Stabs At Darwin
Allied reports from Australia say 58 Japanese planes attacked Darwin on Sunday. At least nine were shot down in a 10 minute dogfight with Spitfires. Ground damage and casualties were minor. two Allied planes were missing.
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Australia
Darwin
Rabaul
Allied
Nurses Aides to Meet Wednesday Night
An urgent meeting of the Nurses Aides is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 o clock in the classroom of the Nurses.
City And County Brevities From Ambulance Exercises
The men and officers in Vi ambulance drills were called into service several times. City employee Henry K. Hibbard assisted by moving Gees Demioenens of the local unit and hauled water for the troops a mile and a half. Water was scarce in the hot weather. A rumor claimed all buses would not stop, some loaded buses did not stop at a small town due to no room.
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Vi Ambulance
Henry K. Hibbard
Gees Demioenens
Unite
Allied air raids claim heavy blows on Sicily and Naples
Allied air forces in North Africa reported 16 Axis fighters shot down while assaulting targets from Marsala to Messina. The Rome communique listed Naples Foggia Spinazzola Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni as bombed by Italian and Allied aircraft in coordinated strikes.
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North Africa
Carl A. Spaatz
Marsala
Messina
Rome
Naples
Italy
Sicily
Italian High Command
Foggia
Spinazzola
Reggio
Calabria
San Giovanni
Pantelleria
Africa
Northwest
Hire
Borizzo
Milo
North Hington
Bari
Reggio Calagria
San Giovannin
Discount on City Real Estate Taxes
Treasurer W. A. Baker announced that a 2 percent discount on city real estate taxes is available immediately. Taxpayers may call at the treasurer's office to arrange payment and receive the discount.
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W. A. Baker
Radar and the Secret Weapon That Helped Win War
The piece outlines radar as a magic mystery weapon of the war, noting it as a secret tool whose basic functions are partly disclosed while its development history and timing remain largely untold.
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Radar
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Torey
By E. C. Daniel
le Cruesot
Belgium
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Clarke
AIR War
RAF
Schneider Arma- Beench
Bone ‘Krupps
Assaul
Sandy Baker
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