Service Members stationed and departed for overseas
The Sunday Gazette lists service members and family moves including RR Cpl Robert E Clark arriving in England after Iceland duty, Pvt Robert Cooper en route to Fort Meade with family, Cpl Joseph Byrnes visiting relatives in Camp Barkeley, and Lt Donald F P Ford on leave after transfer to Fort Meade. Also noted are transfers, furloughs, and arrivals in England France and various U S bases.
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Robert E. Clark
Anna K. Layer
Eighteenth Street
England
Iceland
the Sunday Gazette
Ireland
Robert Cooper
Fort George Meade, Md
Carol Jean
Barbara Ann
Sharon Roberta
Ferryiynne
Fruitland Drive
Cpl
Joseph Byrnes
Byrnes
Camp Barkeley
Texas
W. C. Sundberg
Third Avenue
James Byrnes
N Street
British bombs hit Canadian lines in Monday raid
British heavy bombers dropped explosives behind Canadian lines while attacking German positions, causing casualties among Canadian troops as the Canadian First Army reported the action on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian First Army
Purple Heart Sent To Boy's Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holliday of 208 I avenue NW received the Purple Heart awarded to their son Pfe Carroll W. Holliday 21 who was wounded in July in France and is now hospitalized. Holliday has served 18 months and was home on furlough last April.
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Forest M. Davis
Farragut
Idaho
Little Creek
Margaret
Twentyninth Avenue
John R. Tellier
England
Oakland Road
G. H. Tellier
Forest Drive
Donald FP. Ford
P. F. ‘Ford
Fifteenth Street
Camp Shelby
Miss
Fort Meade
Jerry A. Hasek
Huntsville
Ala
Arsenal
Frank Hasek
Twenty-first Avenue
Mary Jepson
J Street
Cpl
Ralph N. Schissel
Solomon Islands
Dennis
Tenth ‘Street
Arthur L. McAtee
Seaman
Camp Peterson
Belle Avenue
Robert T Mackey
Camp Gordon Johnston
Fla
Solon
Pvt
Orville D. Cook
France
G. Cook
Kathleen Cook
Robert Mackey
Harry Holliday
I Avenue NW
Pfe Carrol W. Holliday
Pfe. Holliday
Holliday
Nazis Advance Through North France With American Help
Army dispatches report German resistance fading in a pocket near Ger as American armor and air power drive through. A spearhead unit encountered a German squad laying teller mines while Tiger tanks surrendered without a fight. Flooding into the area, Allied troops cut a widening path despite pockets of hostile fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ger
France
INS
Army
Paris
United States
St. Pois
Mortain
Germans in Ambush Make French Travelers Jittery
A Gazette correspondent recounts a perilous ride through war torn France as Germans in farms and woods send villagers and travelers into nervous flights. An ammunition truck blast blocks roads prompting detours and tense encounters with wary peasants and a cautious driver named Elmer Enma.
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France
Elmer Enma
Emma
Cedar Rapids Gazette Ad Shows Historic Newspaper Details
The text lists the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s establish date, ownership by The Gazette Company, addresses in Cedar Rapids and other cities, print method via leased wire reports, news services, and subscription rates and terms including editions and geographic coverage.
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The
Gazette Company
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
U.S
Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center Ride
Detroit
Media Records
ANP
Americans push toward Domfront in advance from Vire
Report describes ongoing street fighting as American forces gain about two to three miles on the Domfront front, with Germans driven from the town and retreats continuing. Prisoners recount long marches and shortages, while Americans tally captured tanks and push beyond toward Tinchebray.
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Ger- Domifront
Domfront
Vire
Tinchebray
Thhey
Antiphlogistine Poultice Safer Heat Relief Advised
An antique remedy advertises ANTIPHLOGISTINE poultice to ease pain swelling and soreness with moist heat. It claims comfort for several hours and relief from chest cold bronchial irritation sore throat and muscle soreness. Available in tube or can at drug stores under the name Aunty Flo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo
1955 Advance of American Forces Seizes German Supplies
Report states American troops captured another 129 in 1955 amid a political angle in the rail probe denial. They overran sizable German supply dumps in forest positions, including two large gasoline caches. The Seventh Army reportedly had substantial stockpiles for a prolonged stay if cut off, now in American hands.
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Seventh Army
Rommel Recovers After Accident Says German Broadcast
A German broadcast reports Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is progressing well in his recovery from an accident. The update follows ongoing wartime injuries and reflects authorities and military spokespeople sharing news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Erwin Rommel
Attorney General Biddle Defends DOJ Inquiry
San Francisco July 15 1942 Attorney General Biddle denied charges by counsel for the Western Association of Railway Executives that a federal investigation of railroad rates was political. He said the association is under DOJ antitrust division review over alleged freight rate discrimination. Buy war bonds.
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San Francisco
Biddle
Western Association of Railway Executives
Federal Department of Justice
Association
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
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R. A. Cummings
Camp Plauche
Harrisburg
Vinton
Jep Carson
Ellis Boulevard
George T. Henry
Nineteenth Street
Albuquerque
Lincoln
Neb
L. E. Henry
Sally
Spirit Lake
Doris Shekelton
Spars
Palm Beach
Collins Radio Company
Miss Shekelton
Container Corporation of America
Ben Soran
Gwendolyn
C. WH. Mansfield
Muncie
Ind
Helen Rank
Ninth Avenue
Mansfield
Army Air Forces
Lakefield
Phoenix
Ariz
Coe College
Louis Kalinsky
South Pacific
Canada
Donald T. Prochaska
J. L. Prochaska
Sixteenth Avenue SW
By Richarn Talegaskis
Tregaskis
Tom Treanor
Gazette
No Man’s Land
le Mans
Enama
Treanor
Liberal
FUR Salon
Bagubolts
Daephalte
Mendoza
Alaska
Fox Paws
Charley Horse
Rommel
Cedar Rapies
Cudahy Ts
Bae
Bacay
Teone Ee
San
Cudahy
Por Dan Yeu Ee
Kes
Puritan
America
Betty Uahg
Flas Product
Cudahy Packing Company
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