Japan seized Hengyang as Pacific battles widen
Chinese forces admitted Japanese troops broke into Hengyang as heavy fighting raged in the city and its outskirts. In the Pacific, Nimitz and MacArthur pressed operations toward the Philippines with attacks from Tinian to New Guinea and Halmahera, while U S forces at Guam and other targets expanded reach and warned of a powerful new weapon.
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Hengyang
Pacific
Nimitz
MacArthur
Philippines
Tinian
Marianas
New Guinea
Japan
Adm
Chester Nimitz
U. S
Guam
Orote Peninsula
Pearl Harbor
Apra Harbor
Saipan
Halmahera Island
Mindanao
George Kenney
Halmahera
Vogelkop Peninsula
Sorong
Manokwari
Truk
Woleai
Namoi
Ponape
Carolines
Nauru Island
Marshalls
Palau
Fleet Air Forces
Clinton Green
America
Tengchung
China
Burma
Chungking
India
Koiso
Tokyo Radio
Times
Manila
Granville Falls To Allied Push In Normandy
American forces broke across the Lee River into Avranches and captured Granville, as Omar Bradley and Miles Dempsey’s forces pushed through western Normandy. British units seized Hill 309 near Caumont while Anglo American forces moved toward a potential junction near Torigny and Tessy sur Vire, threatening German envelopment and solidifying the Avranches bridgehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Avranches
Omar N. Bradley
Miles C. Dempsey
Normandy
Caumont
Hill 309
Galet
Torigny-Sur-Vire
St. Martin Les Basaces
Lee
Bradley
Torigny-Caumont
la Readiere
la Frechiere
Origny
Tessy-Sur-Vire
Tessy
Vire
Villedieu
See River
Russians Close On Warsaw As Kaunas Falls To Reds
Berlin conceded Kaunas fell to Soviet forces after Cherniakhovsky’s army pressed toward East Prussia. The Red Army surged through the Suwalki triangle as Nazi defenses unravel in Poland and along the Baltic front with Warsaw under heavy attack from south, east and northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Berlin
Kaunas
Lithuania
Keystone
East Prussia
Suwalki
Germany
Warsaw
Siedlce
Jelgava
Gulf of Riga
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Red
Cherniahkhovsky
Poland
Kaunus
Siedice
Wilno
Grodno
Moscow
Transocean
Daily War
East
Eastern Front
Turkey May Break Off Relations With Germany
Allied sources in Ankara report Turkey poised to sever diplomatic ties with Germany within 24 hours. Berlin papers warned of possible war if rupture occurs as Ankara considers ceding air and naval bases to the Allies and coordinating Balkan moves with Bulgaria Romania and Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Ankara
United Press
Turkey
Germany
Leon Kay
Guar
Berlin
Grand National Assembly
Baron Franz von Papen
Istanbul
Adana
Rlin
Tches
Montagspost
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Balkans
Kish
Ania
Vasfi Mentesh
Sofia
Paravan Draganov
Draganov
Agean Sea
Greece
Russia
Bessarabia
Moldavia
Allies Strike Across Western Europe in Massive Air Offensive
London reports a vast force of over 2200 American bombers and fighters bombed Munich and Augsburg and other German targets, with RAF and Polish efforts contributing to attacks on France, Italy, and Yugoslavia. Interceptions and weather hampered some operations as Allied planes claimed several enemy aircraft destroyed.
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London
U.P
Europe
Munich
Germany
France
DNB
Augsburg
U. S
18Th Air Force
8Th Air Force
RAF Second Tactical Air Force
Seine River
Hazebrook
Arras
Doullens
Amiens
Rouen
Normandy
Rome
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Italy
Ferrara
Genoa
Eighth Air Force
ADGB
Norwegian
Germans Drop Flying Bombs Over Southern England
London reports scattered flying bombs over southern England including London area. One bomb struck a road after midnight, destroying several houses and damaging others. Fire crews arrived, rescue work began, and casualties were reportedly light due to residents sheltering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Shel
Allies Halt Nazi Counterattack Near Florence
Allied reports say Nazi infantry and tanks repelled in the hills southwest of Florence as heavy artillery and veteran air forces pounded German columns. Across the Arno front, exchanges continued with no clear breach beyond Pisa’s southern edge. Polish troops reported fierce fighting at Senigallia while air forces struck targets from Budapest to Yugoslavia.
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Rome
Eighth
Florence
Fifth Army
Arno
Pisa
Senigallia
Rimini
Desert Air Force
Great
Tuscan Art Center
Pesa
Elsa
Eighth Army
Empoli
Montelupo
Ancona
Europe
15Th Air Force
Duna
Tokol
Budapest
Lipse
The Road To Berlin Front Distances and Printing
The Russian front distance is 335 miles from Kilbiel. The Italian front spans 605 miles from Leningallia. The Normandy front covers 630 miles from Troarn. Printing lithographing ruling binding by Russell Stationery Co.
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The
Associated Press
Kilbiel
Leningallia
Normandy
Troarn
Russell Stationery Co
Mrs W D Godsey Wins News Tip First Prize
Dr M L Fuller's resignation as city health officer last week benefited Mrs D W Godsey of 1303 West Twentieth Avenue as she won the $5.00 first prize for a News Tip. Second place went to Mrs H P Holland of 1009 B West Fourteenth Avenue for a Royal Medal tip, while Mrs Irma Lark, a Pantex switchboard operator, and others were noted for stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Fuller
D. W. Godsey
West Twentieth Avenue
H. P. Holland
West Fourteenth Avenue
King of Land
Irma Lark
Pantex
Geraldine Settle
J. C. Permy and Co
Amarillo
Ten Strike Closes Five Airplane Engine Plants
Five war plants building Pratt and Whitney engine parts in the Chevrolet gear and axle division of General Motors near Detroit shut down today as CIO unionists walked out over production rates. About 7000 workers were idle. the sixth plant, mainly for apprentice training, was unaffected.
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Detroit
Pratt and Whitney
CIO
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Weather Bureau forecasts another scorcher this afternoon
The Weather Bureau expects temperatures to rise with a 95 degree noon reading. Hot weather continues today and tomorrow, easing slightly by Wednesday as heat persists. Vis All Kinds shingles and roofing. See John Maynard Lumber Co. and Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Mill Official Pulls Lever In Ceremony
J. F. Hargett of General Mills will pull a lever at the Amarillo plant as a bushel of wheat marks the one millionth olive from a farmer’s truck since June 23. The Amarillo elevator and mill has handled about 2.9 million bushels in July with a capacity of 1.1 million, amid record wheat crops in the Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hargett
Oklahoma City
General Mills
Amarillo
Panhandle
Glenn Berry
H. C. van Dever
Wayne Middleton
Amarillo High School
American Drive Knocks Out Six Nazi Divisions
Allied dispatch reports indicate six German divisions in Normandy have been virtually destroyed in the current American offensive. The Fifth Parachute, 79th, 91st, 243rd, 352nd and 353rd Infantry Divisions are named, totaling about 60,000 men. Remaining units include the Second SS Panzer and the Lehr Panzer, still intact but depleted in equipment and personnel.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Fifth Parachute
79Th
243Rd
352Nd
SS Panzers
Lehr Panzer
Best marrying age for women debated in Pulse Feeler
Readers offer varied opinions from 15 to 30 years with local figures weighing in. Mrs Carley Strawbridge recalls early marriage at 15 while Amarillo officials note popular ages around 21 to 22. Others favor 23 to 30, citing maturity and motherhood readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Bean
West Fifteenth Avenue
Amarillo
Carley Strawbridge
San Francisco
H. E. Kinkead
James Magnuson
Ann Burkett
C. C. Pangle
Ruth Frazier
Former Finnish Minister Returns to Helsinki
The German radio reports Hjalmar Procope former Finnish minister to the United States arrived in Helsinki yesterday. The Finnish envoy was ordered to leave Washington last month by the U.S. State Department for activities deemed against American welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hjalmar Procope
United States
Helsinki
Washington
State Department
Berlin Radio Reports Sea Battle Off Eastbourne
Berlin radio said German speedboats attacked a British convoy off Eastbourne around 1 AM and torpedoed at least three ships. British destroyers attacked vigorously, but there was no Allied confirmation of the attack.
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London
Berlin
Eastbourne
Weather Synopsis for Amarillo and Adjacent Areas
The forecast covers Amarillo and West Texas New Mexico with fair conditions tonight and through Tuesday. Partly cloudy periods and continued hot afternoons are expected with slightly cooler readings Wednesday. Isolated thundershowers possible from Pecos Valley westward this afternoon and tonight.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Open Date for Public Schools Announced by C. M. Rogers
C M Rogers announces Amarillo Public Schools will open Thursday Sept 7 if no polio outbreak. Elementary registration Wednesday with high school registration Tuesday and Wednesday. Vacancies noted for physical education junior highs and need for industrial arts music and art teachers. Price College classes begin Tuesday Sept 5. Pope Pius XII grants audience to Baron von Weizsaecker and Carl Schoeninger of Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chas. M. Rogers
Price College
Rome
Pius XII
Baron Ernst von Weizsaecke
Holy See
Carl Schoen
Inger
Detroit
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Train Lost in New York Subway Sudden Switching Error
A subway train ran off course due to a Hoyt Street Brooklyn switching error. About eighty passengers including servicemen and war workers were briefly delayed as the train was sent back to start over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoyt Street
Brooklyn
Board of Transportation
Allies Clash Over Pisa Tower Destruction Report
An observer reported the Leaning Tower of Pisa remained intact amid Allied artillery fire, while NBC cited Berlin radio claiming its destruction with no Allied confirmation. Stars and Stripes, Osservatore Romano, and Vatican notes discussed Cassino and Pisa but offered no conclusive proof.
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Fifth Army
Pisa
New York
NBC
Berlin
Stars and Stripes
Cassino
Osservatore Romano
Monte Cassino Abbey
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W. D. Godsey
News Tip
R. F. Thomson
Marvin Richardson
la Verne Clayton
M. E. Shea
A. R. Carrigan
Scott Mills
Clarence Watley
C. M. Castelberry
Bobby Sullivan
C. R. McCullum
Bobby Hadley
M. C. Kuykendall
J. B. Walling
Jack Pittman, Jr
C. M. Rogers
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Tower of Pisa
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