Warsaw Aflame as Russians and Poles Attack Praga
War reports from London and Moscow say Warsaw burns as Russian and Polish forces assault Praga across the Vistula. Heavy artillery fires pound the city edge while Rokossovsky directs the Red Army’s large-scale push toward East Prussia amid multiple front advances.
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Praga
Warsaw
United Nations
Germany
Broad Vistula
Ciose
Steramy
Bitler
Berl
Prussia
Tyan Cherplukhovsky
East Prussia
Reich
Red Army
Hitler
Blood Bank Seeks Donors as 850 Pint Quota Looms
The Buffalo mobile blood program run by the American Red Cross chapter appeals for donors to reach a Monday Tuesday goal of 850 pints. At least 200 more donors are needed by week’s end. Episcopal Church quarters list hours Monday 1:30 to 4:30 and 5:30 to 7:30, Tuesday 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 in the afternoon.
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BiuTalo Mobile Blood Pilaama
Thie Sa Celal
Anercar Red Cross
Cherry
Lool Chfairman
Loday
Amme
Episcopal Church
Twada
Moose Lodge Adds Fresh Members in Corry
Corry Lodge no 8 Loyal Order of Moose held its first regular meeting since establishment with Warren lodge officers assisting Governor Worth Hammond and Corry staff. Nearly two dozen members attended as committees were named for the first year and approval granted for second and fourth Thursdays meetings. A separate Women’s Auxiliary meeting at Jewell Flower Shop discussed applications to form a chorus and the lodge plans to rent quarters and furnish a special club headquarters.
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Corry
Loyal Order ‘of Moose
Warren Lodge
Worth Hammond
Hammond
Jesse
Women's
Moose
Jewell
North Center Street
Quezon Dies At Saranac Lake Exiled Philippine Leader
Exiled Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon, 65, died at a summer home in Saranac Lake of tuberculosis. He had led the government since 1935 and fled to the United States after the Philippines fell to Japan. Survived by widow and children Maria Aurora, Maria Zenaide, and Manuel Jr., he died at 19:05 a.m. EWT. In a separate note, a one-year-old, Joseph Morone, died from scalding in Altoona Hospital.
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Quezon
Saranac
Associated
Presa Saranac
L. Mantel Quezon
Luzon
Philippines
Asheville
N.c
Princis
Maria Aurora
Maria Zenaide
Manuel
Altoona, Pa
Joseph Morone
Altoona Hospital
Tim
Suda
Landing surprise seals Nip landing near Philippines
Japanese forces launch a sudden amphibious move gaining reach toward the Philippines. Tokyo signals possible new invasion scenarios as operations around Rota and New Guinea show progress. The latest campaign action appears to mark the concluding phase of the current offensives.
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Philippines
Tokyo
Rota
New Guinea
Allied landings seal Pacific push toward Philippines
U S forces under General Douglas MacArthur seize Sansapor on New Guinea in a bold six army landing. The operation creates a western springboard toward Mindanao and the Philippines, with rapid beachhead consolidation and supply lines established. Japanese resistance collapses along parts of the Marianas and New Guinea fronts as Allied air and sea power tighten the noose.
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Associated Press
Japan
Pacific
New Guinea
Douglas Macarthur
Philippines
Guam
Tinian
U.S
Tokyo Radio
Japanrse
Rota
Marianas
Titian
MacArthur
Solomons
New Gainea
Mirianas
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Sansapor
Mindanao
FISH AND CLARK IN RENOMINATION BATTLES TODAY
Two prominent lawmakers face renomination challenges in today’s contests Rep Hamilton Fish in New York 29th district and Senator Bennett Clark in Missouri. Opponents include Augustus W Bennett and Roy McHillick while Dewey Brownell and Williffe push for defeats. Clark has backing from Senator Brunt and campaigns on mixed prewar policy stances amid Roosevelt critique.
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New York
Bennett
Clark
Truman
Missouri
Associated Press
Congress
Hamilton Fish
Bennett Clark
Fish
Augustus W. Bennett
Newburgh
Thomas E. Dewey
Werrell J. Williffe
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey
Roosevelt
Benster Clark
Roy McHilliick
Clarky
Senate
Barry A .Brunt
Martin Says State To Go Republican Victory Forecast
Pittsburgh Aug 1 Gov to ward Marti confident Dewey will lead the Republicans to a November victory in Pennsylvania. He spoke at conferences and receptions praising Dewey as enthusiasm rose upstate, noting a registration zone favoring the GOP even in Pittsburgh where Democrats held a 20 000 lead. He criticized the commander in chief issue and warned against New Deal regimentation.
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Associated Press
Pitesburgh
Marti
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Martin
Pittsburgh
Brickcricket
Navy
Washington
RAF Hits Robot Supply Depots In France Raid
British heavy bombers attacked two robot supply depots in northern France near Reims and Pas de Calais, targeting launch sites and platforms used by German flying bombs. Intermittent flying bombs struck southern England as the campaign continued, with four RAF planes reported lost.
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London
France
Reims
Pas de Calais
England
RAP
Licenses Suspended for Erie and North East Establishments
The liquor control board on Monday suspended four licenses effective August 22, 1944. Palmisano’s was suspended 25 days, Bobango's Cafe 30 days, the Busy Bee Restaurant 30 days, and Shorewood Inn North East Route 4 20 days.
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Liquor Control Board
Erie
Noth
Palmisano
Bobango’s
Busy Bee
Shorewood Inn
R. D
North East
Corry Driver Penalized Under State Driving Rules
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Highway Safety announced penalties for drivers suspended during the week ending July 1 for various infractions of highway regulations. Included is Donald Wenley Nichols of Corry among those penalized.
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Igi Tty
Byoa Isls
Pennsylvania
Tehway
Bureau of Highway Safety
State Department of Revernue
Donald Wenley Nichols
Corry
Mexican Rail Workers Arrive for Erie Project in City
About sixty Mexican laborers join the Erie Railroad expansion east of Conyngham and Corry crews. Work already underway will extend here with camp cars near Kuriz factory site. The program includes relaying rails, replacing heavy ties, ballasting, and upgrading main lines and yard sidings over several weeks.
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Erie Railroad
Kurlz
Sieling
East Ernd
Corry
UN ‘Ign Chiy
Planes moved to Russia via new Alaskan route
Canadian and American secrecy on mass lend lease airlift to the Soviet fronts lifted. About 10,000 American built planes sent since 1941, roughly half flown to Russia via Fairbanks and Nome. Route developed by Canadian engineers. crews fly to Fairbanks, Russians propel to Siberia. Great Falls Edmonton leg spans 690 miles and 7000 more to Nome.
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Edmonton
Alta
iCanadian
United States
Russia
Alaska
Creal Falls
Mont
Fairbanks
Siberia
Nome
Bering Sea
Great Falls
Paty Banks
Corry War Loan drive final tally reaches 1.68 million
Corry’s final Fifth War Loan total stands at 1,681,172 with servicemen adding 37,000 and local oversubscription reaching 401,977.25. City and state sources note adjustments from Pennsylvania armed forces and bond purchases, reflecting a late boost to meet the quota.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
Nnd
Gav
Salidn
Mia
EK Timely
Bunigalen
Allied Forces Report Moves in Normandy and Turkey
Associated Press bulletins note American advances in Normandy near a strategic town between Ay and Caumont, while Berlin reports 18 of Japan’s 48 provinces have new governors. Overnight in Ankara, Germans and families arrived by train as Turks prepare to meet parliament and signal potential break with Germany. Berlin cites 124000 tons of Allied shipping sunk in July, a claim not matched by Allied totals. Up to 1700 American aircraft attacked German airfields south of Paris, targeting installations near the capital and central France on the Army Air Force’s seventh anniversary.
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Associated Preps
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Auling
Percy
Normandy
London
Tokyo
Berlin
Japan
Ankara
Ang
Istanbul
National Assembly
Germany
Dondon
Purid
Frome
United States Army Air Force
German Chief Ernst Busch in personal crisis report
Aftonbladet reports that Marshal Ernst Busch commander of German forces retreating from White Russia killed himself after a failed generals plot against Hitler. The Basel dateline says he underwent treatment at Hitler's headquarters following a reported missing status on the Russian front where his army group suffered heavy losses.
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Stock toLat
Aftonbladet
Ernst Busch
White
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Basle
Switzerland
Hitler
Auto Crash Wounds Driver and Passenger Near Intersections
A car to the West Church and Union streets intersection crashed into a telephone pole around 2:00 am. Fred L. McChesney of Torpedo suffered severe facial lacerations and scalp injuries but no fractures. his condition was reported good at Corry Hospital. Donald Hayen of East Main Street was treated and released. The vehicle demolished a new Wepple limb and the crash left the air unclear. Investigators cited failure to turn as the likely cause.
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Matt
West Church Land Union
Labout
Corry Hospital
Douglas Reynolds
Fred L. McChesney
Torpedo
Donald Hayen
East Main Street
Hayen
G. E. Bennett
Wepple
Haven
Titusville
Corry
Price Rise in Pennsylvania Crude Oil Under Premium Plan
Washington Aug 1 The increase applies to Pennsylvania grade crude oil effective today under the premium payment plan announced July by Economic Stabilization Director Fred M Vinson. The crude is produced mainly in four states Pennsylvania New York Ohio and West Virginia with smaller premiums for other areas.
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Y Assoninen
Washington
Pennsylvania
Fred M. Vinson
New York
Ohio
West Virginia
Reports From Germany Indicate Bomb Plot Crushed
Washington dispatches quote official sources saying Hitler tightened control after the bomb plot against him. Apathy marked public reaction in Germany, with no demonstrations and swift government measures in Berlin. The reports stress the attack was taken seriously and not a staged incident.
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Germany
Ney Sasocir
Washington
Filler
Jeaat
Hitler
Sius
siGug Hs Sretimeng
Hiller
Berlin
Rea
Anc
Dyay
New Allied Strategic Advances Push Toward Paris
Allied forces in Normandy surge across the Cherbourg-Brittany area with American armor driving from Avranches toward Pont-d’Audouin and Le Beny Bocage. British, Canadian, and American units tighten grip on key roads and towns including Villedieu, Tessy-sur-Vire, Caen, and the Eveque forest as Bradley’s tanks breach toward the interior France near Paris and Brest.
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Associated Press Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Avranches
Pontdubault
Brittany
Dicey
Chumont
Normandy
Percy-Villediew- Les-Peeles
Granvill-Villedieu
Supreme Headquarters
Villediew
Ncth
Percy
Tessy-Sur-Vira
Saulentre
le Beny-Bocae
Tily-La-Campigns
Caen
Eveque Forest
France
Paris
Miles C. Dempsey
Bois du Homme
Ciniet
Brest
Omar N. Bradley
Guenther von Rings
Tntie Interior
T Vol
Renate
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Suwadski
Moscow
Vistula
Tavestia
Konstantin K. Rokossov
Sky
Moose Lodge
Armory
Women's Auxiliary
Hengyang
Fish and Clark
Corry Yards
Bricker
RAF
Associated Fress
BIG Erie RR
Stalin
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
The
Union Street
U. S
Fontaubalt
Ducey Overton
Caumont
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