Opens Drive to Recapture Philippines
The Allied air forces report the start of the ground recon quest for the Philippines, with three Superfortress bombers missing after missions over Sumatra and Japan. MacArthur announced the first Philippines bombing since May 1944, while Guam’s campaign ended with heavy Japanese losses.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Guam
Corregidor
Douglas Macarthur
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Marianas
Harhing Range
Japan
Nagasaki
MacArthur
Davao
Idindaiao
Putreying
iMacArthur
Rago
Minda~nam
Anteriport
B. B.C. Prondrast
New York
N. B. G. MacArthur
Positor
Lortuons
New Guinea
Generat
Ca Gtisons
Wewak
Tata
Tas
Ges
Adavhi
Tts
Poenton
Saipan
Timad
Nebraska and Midwest strike disrupts supply chains
Nebraska towns face groceries and meat shortages as a six day old midwest truck strike slows deliveries. Government talks weigh seizure of lines in eight states while officials warn of possible fuel and transport bottlenecks. Local towns report no clear shortage yet as unions press for higher wages and rail partners brace for government action.
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Nebraska
Midwest
Onaha
Idle Creek
Biduie
Seattle
von. Hens
Office of
Delurge Transportation
Wripissky
Sud Farm Reuipmen
Strikturday
Aloa
le Lhe
Crperabirs
Dial
Kansas City
Franc T. Ma Humes
Offic of Defense Transportation
Des Moines
Attice
Defense Transportation
Donald FR. Wigton
Priday
Wagton
ODP
Admits Germans in Difficult Position in France War Brief
LONDON reports the German Transocean news agency estimates 2,500,000 troops involved on both sides in France. The agency also acknowledges two American breakthroughs and notes German air attacks over Britain on Thursday were limited to two flurries. Official casualty and damage tallies were released, with some impact in the Longwen area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londos
Transocean
France
London
Britain
Japanese Sisters Guilty on Conspiracy Charge Denver News
Three Japanese American sisters were convicted by a U S district court jury of conspiracy to commit treason for aiding two German prisoners of war in escaping an internment camp. They were acquitted on treason charges. sentence was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
A. U. S. District Court
J. Foster Symes
Kenneth W. Robson
Heinrich Haider
Herman August Loeseher
Testidad
Cor
Heat Wave Eases as Winds Shift North Across Midwest
Relief from extreme heat arrives as a north wind lowers temperatures in the region. On Thursday the mercury reached 100 degrees, tying the year's high, with a Friday low of 73 and midday readings around 92. Meteorologists expect 90s to persist briefly before cooling breezes ease discomfort for residents. Cooler showery activity is anticipated in the plains, with no widespread rain expected in the near term.
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M. W. Robing
Middle West
Great Lakes
Texas
Plains States
Council Bluffs
Wes
Burlington
Dubioua
Connell Bluffs
WW. S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska
German Generals Call for End of War
Two captured German generals in the Soviet press called on the German people and army to end the war. Lt. Gen. von Kurowski and Maj. Gen. Lindeman said more than 30 German divisions are doomed under Hitler's strategy and urged stopping the struggle and laying down arms. They urged finishing with Hitler, stating he fights against Germany. The declaration aligned with a manifesto reportedly signed by 60 generals on July 22 repudiating Hitler.
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Moscow
Hitler
von [Kurowski
Lindeman
Germany
U. S. Turns to Heavier Bombers
The government shifts aircraft production toward Japan killing the German threat. Liberator bombers C-46 transports and Thunderbolt fighters will be reduced as emphasis falls on the B 25 and B 32. About 20 thousand workers will be released in 30 days with 4 thousand jobs remaining in absorption. Higgins Aircraft canceled its Commando cargo plane contract after delays and steel shortages.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Japan
Germany
War Department
Fortress
Europe
Higgins
Higgins Aircraft, Inc
New Orleans
Higgins Industries
Curtiss-Wright
St. Louis
Buffalo
Louisville
North American
Dallas
Ford
Great Widow Run
Vuitee
San Diego
East Prussia Pincers Threaten Baltic Fronts In War Orders
Soviet forces pressed two pincers toward East Prussia sweeping within about 50 miles of Tilsit and Memel as Rokossovsky besieged Warsaw and pushed toward the Narew. Cherniakovsky’s group bombarded gateways to East Prussia while German reports claimed new penetrations between Warsaw and Augustow. The Red Army narrowed the Vistula breach to 42 miles and neared Kielce, Krakow, and Silesia as Baltic escape routes remained possible by sea. The Baltic drive threatened overall German defenses and imperiled the upper Baltic region as air raids on shipping continued.
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John Grover
Equator
United States Tire
Nagasaki
Hourland Ai
Palembang
Sumatra
Southeast Asia Command
Fearel
Japese Eniire Palembang
Hehemouths
Zoth Bomber Command
Plaivs Liet Rsideg
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
East Prussia
Tilsit
Memel
Junkers
Narew
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Vistula
Suwalki
Germany
Poland
Ivan Cherniekovsky
DNB
Augustow
Vistula River
Kielce
Red Army
Silesia
Krakow
Baltic States
Baltic
Riga
Ted
Wante Pajier
Judges chosen for Nonpareil fair garden show divisions
The Nonpareil fair garden show on August 26 and 27 selected judges for vegetable fruit and flower divisions. Dr L C Grove and H H Nichols from Iowa State College will judge vegetables with Nichols also handling fruit and Mrs C B Hausen of Clarinda joining for flowers after certification. Processed food division judges to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. CG. Grove
HH. E. Nichols
Iowa State College
Nichols
Grove
C. 8. Hausen
Clarinda
Hausen
Postal Worker Fay Wymore Found Dead at Home
Fay Wymore 44 of Council Bluffs and a 20 year postal employee is found dead by hanging in his bedroom. Police say it was self inflicted using a necktie and gown belt. He had been ill and confined to home for over a year. Survived by wife Matie, son Kenneth, daughter Janice, brothers Floyd and Harvey, sisters Helen McClure Ethel Taleott Mabel Shearer and mother Reva. Body at Woodring funeral home.
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Fay
Wymore
Council Bluffs
Fairmount Avenue
Helen L. Davenport
Matie
Cpl
Kenneth Wymore
Rainbow Post No. 2
American Legion
Town Federation of Postal Clerks
Trinity Methodist Church
Bluffs City
A, M
Modern Woodmen of America
Janice
Floyd
Gound Bluffs
Harvey Wymore
Marine Corps
Helen McClure
Ethel Taleott
Mabel Shearer
Stuart
Neh
Reva Wymore
Woodring Funeral Home
Poles Gain Ground On Italian Front In Adriatic Drive
Polish troops attacking along a six mile Adriatic front captured high ground over Cesano valley and sent patrols across the Cesano river after a two mile start. Germans reportedly pulled back from the south bank of Cesano. Heavy rain and storms limited action to artillery and patrols on the 8th army front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adriatic
Cesano
Cesann
Murray Kilgore Backers Seek Roosevelt Help
Murray Kilgore reconversion bill backers pressed for a Roosevelt endorsement as Republicans and Dixie Democrats urged a swift senate vote. The measure would sharply raise federal unemployment benefits up to 35 dollars weekly for war workers and veterans. Senator Truman said he might speak on the bill. Senator Wherry called for inquiry into government lending of technical aides to senate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hyndman
Washington
White House
Senate
George
D-Ga
Roosevelt
Tremaine
Truman D-Mo
Truman
Democratit
Wherry
Rneb
Americans Believed to Have Started Pincer Movement to Catch Germans in Caen Zone
Americans and Allied forces press a rapid advance in France, with US armor and infantry reportedly striking into Chartres, 30 miles southwest of Paris, as Montgomery says German forces in the northwest are in retreat and being enveloped. Reports say von Kluge ordered retreat and German lines are under pressure along the Seine front.
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Caen Zone
Paris
France
WPI
Europe
Bernard L. Montgomery
Godwin Bi
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
UPI
Chartres
Versailles
Seine
le Mans
Paria
Alencon
Turner Establishes Saipan Base For Pacific Fleet
Vice Admiral Turner announced a temporary Pacific fleet headquarters is established on Saipan, advancing the drive toward Japan. He praised Spruance and General Smith, vowed to press westward, and said the base will move as operations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Johnston
Admiral
Turner
Pacific
Japan
Guam
War Plans Office
Washington
Spruance
Marianas
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
5Th Fleet
United States
Gilberts
Marshalls
Guadalcanal
MacArthur
Navy
Ginza
Tokyo
Saipan
Miami
Boston
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco
Cere
Smith
Holland BM. Smith
Marine Corps
Army
Bélange
Marines to Get Sturdier Training at Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton announced 14 hours more per week for marines training for future actions against Japan. The expansion adds time for judo bayonet fighting knife and club battles and hand to hand combat.
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San Diego
Calif
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
Camp Pendleton
Devil Dogs
Farmers Urged to Bundle Salvage Paper in Pottawattamie
Farmers and others on rural routes in Pottawattamie county are asked to bundle old magazines catalogs and salvage papers tie securely and place by mail axes for rural carriers to collect and haul to the salvage depot during the drive to prevent shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawattamie
Allied Drive Presses Through France in Rapid Advances
Four thousand three hundred twenty two prisoners were captured as American forces pushed toward Paris and Le Mans. Reports from Brittany note Nantes Angers and St Malo cleared of resistance except Citadel at St Malo. British and Canadian units renewed pressure near Caen and Thury-Harcourt while armor moved toward Orleans and Chateaudun.
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Caen
Seine
le Havre
Channel
le Mans
Orleans
Loire
Paris
France
Chateaudun
Versailles
Brazzaville
Chattres
Bittany
Lotre
Nantes
Angers
St. Malo
Brittany
Europe
Rommel
Orne River
Thry- Harcourt
Rome
Roosevelt invites Willkie to foreign affairs talk
New York papers The Times and the Herald Tribune say President Roosevelt invited Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential nominee, to a July discussion on foreign affairs. Willkie declined to comment when asked.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
The
Times
the Herald-Triune
Willkie
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20Th Bomber Command
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Tonts Wallace
Hich Zell
Longen
U. S
Fay E. Wymore
Fay Wymore
Murray-Kilgore
Roger D. Greens
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Orne
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von Kluge
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