Yanks Tighten Noose on German Forces in Normandy Pocket
Allied troops pressed the trap around German defenses in the Normandy pocket. Canadians moved south and within miles of key towns, while U.S. forces advanced toward the eastern edge. Casualties and prisoner counts rose as German defenses clogged roads and attempted daylight relief efforts faltered. Weather brief notes showers and thunderstorms affected operations through midweek.
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Gladwin
APL
Gernans
Ab Kaimse
Normandy
Soréta
Gay Guceler von Kloges
Sea Guards
Georg
Deving
Porter
Baluse
Filase
Tvnitel
Excape
Rau
Tgwaab
Brie
Brinks
CMR Chicks Pattons
Fea Courtney Wo
Bedoea Biadiey Td
O Wants
Patton Leads American Third Army in Tunisia and Normandy
Supreme Allied commander confirms that Lt General George S. Patton Jr. leads the U S Third Army, with Bradley and Hor gley in key roles. The forces have cut Breton peninsula and closed a trap on the German Sixth Army, as LeClerc’s armor pushes north from Lake Chad. The briefing notes optimism about D Day and the war’s end, while warning the final defeat will come in weeks.
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Howard Cowan
Normandy
Leight
L Mats
Bre
Jacques LeClerc
Lake Chadam Africa
Bradles
EB Wet Hower
Agaifist
Ypokational
Toornttine
Ie Dap
Hower
Mrs John Baird Heads Committee On Show Planning
Mrs John Baird leads the organizing committee for the Nonpareil show division. Jollia Wo Baird and Hart are among the key figures, as the group coordinates farm goods and home canning displays with editor input guiding the preparations. The goal is to reflect the growing home economy through the event.
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Jollia Wo Baird
Ing Hea
Nelson Moves to Change to Peace Goods
Washington war production policy shifts allow firms with idle labor and machinery to manufacture select consumer items previously banned by wartime controls. The fourth order aims to preserve future civilian production by freeing capacity, while manpower and material shortages cap any immediate surge.
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Nelson
Sterling F Green
Washington (P
War Production Board
Donald M Nelson
Oppdsiuai
Army Nasy
One Man Power Commission
Uo Aiders
Mulrfiord
James F Byrnes
Anilan
Wator Scarcity Press
WMC
Electric Mintors
Washington
Residential Paper Drive Aims High In City Tonnage
Boy Scouts and Salvage committee officials report a record effort in a three day residential paper drive. District 1 north of Broadway and east of Thirteenth Street collected volunteers and strong cooperation, with District 2 to follow. Scouts urged residents to bundle paper and place on porches or curbs.
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Boy Scouts
Hegeman
Broadway
Thirteenth Street
Distriit
City Water Works
Thireenth Street
General Salvage
Robert A O Brien
Soviet Forces Smash Forward Near Osowiec and Biebrza
Soviet units breached German defenses near Osowiec and crossed the Biebrza river after advancing 350 miles from White Russia in seven weeks. The offensives aimed at breaking German lines along the East Prussian border, with parallel thrusts reaching toward Riga and the Baltic Sea as MoSCOW reported gains widen.
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Daniel de Lice
Moscow
Grajewo
Osowiec
Blebrva Ri
Lyck
Biebrza
Erty Osowiec
Poland
Zakhatovs
Jan Chanakhovskys
East Prussia- Lithuania
Ivan Masiesmhovs
Estonia
Antsli
Fom
Red Army
Baltic Sea
Riga
Maslennikovs
Valga Key
Pskov-Riga
Tallinn
Zakharovs
Masurian Lakes
Tannenberg
Zakharov
Augustew Canal
White Russia
Commando Kelly Fined For Late Return From Furlough
Sgt Charles E Kelly known as Commando Kelly faced a $90 fine and three months restriction after reporting 11 days late from furlough at Fort Benning He could still access a military reservation theater and asked to attend the movies His Medal of Honor actions in Italy in 1943 were noted amid the court martial proceedings at the infantry school where he is stationed.
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Fort Bennevg G
Couri
Infantry
Invasion tightens grip as Allied forces push in France
Allied troops drive from the Mediterranean front into southern France supported by a major air and naval assault. German defenses crumble near Falaise and along the Loire as thousands of prisoners are taken. Von Kluge resupplies as the retreat tightens and a widening front nears completion.
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von Kluge
Yiule
Agai
Falaise
Americana
Kluge
Esyerdy
Body of Pearl Weatherill Disinterred After Inquest
The body of Pearl Mae Weatherill was disinterred on Aug 7 from a vacant lot near Broadway and Twenty month Avenue. An autopsy by Dr. Weingart, head of pathology at Lews Lutheran Hospital, is not certain to be presented to a coroner’s jury. An inquest began Tuesday before Judge Allan Ardell as coroner. Evidence showed Weatherill died from strangulation with marks on her throat. Husband George Weatherill and Mrs. Weatherill were reportedly at Crystal Lodge the evening of the death. no quarrel was observed by Alfred Goodman, who testified about their movements. A state inquiry, with D O Bender present, continues as investigators search for details.
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Pearl Mae Weatherill
Broadway
Twenty Month Avenue
Jalms S Weingart
Des Voines
Lews Lutheran Hospital
Weingart
Crystal Lodge
Lowa
Tawa Department of Health
Iowa
D O Bender
Des Mones
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Allan Ardell
Jack Tyre
R H Short
Henry Leffert
MW Russelle
Mrs Weatherill
A A Johnson
Mrs Weatheril
Mia Weather
George Nyal Weatherill
Avenue 6
Danang
Alfred Goodman
Weatherills
Farmers Urged to Bundle Papers in Rural Areas
Rural residents in Pottawattamie county are asked to bundle old magazines papers catalogs and salvage paper products tie them securely and place by mailbox for pickup by rural carriers who will haul them to the nearest salvage depot during the collection drive. The campaign stresses an urgent need to avert a serious shortage.
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Pottawattamie
Allied Forces Land in Southern France with Light Opposition
Allied forces struck the southern French coast from Marseille to Nice amid calm weather and light German resistance. An immense naval armada of over 800 ships supported airborne and beach landings led by American, British, and French units, aiming to drive German forces from France and join with Normandy troops in a new front.
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France
Marseille
Vice
Hitler
Mediterranean
Loire
Brittany
Fregumg
Alles
Rhone
Edward Kennedy
Rome
VPI
Nice
Associated Press
Kenneth Dixon
Foa
Donald Coe
Blue Network
Wiel
Europe
Hillel
Sevral
Avas
Lye
Henry Maitland Willisun
Aalsor
Normandy
Army of France
Keng
Nghuay
Emhana Ag
Agai
Marsille
Provence
Toulon
Cannes
Ancia
Nazi Resistance Minus Quantity By Kenneth Diyon on A B25 Mitchell Bomber
Over Southern France at 1000 feet the reporter observes little initial opposition as Allied airborne and glider landings proceed. Gliders and parachutists land with minimal fire, while several craft suffer isolated incidents. Coastal to inland zones show scattered activity with no widespread resistance and marked landing zones visible from the air.
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Kenneth Diyon
France
Attke
Rugbed Crags
Bettfe
Cpl
Bill Leneback
Chicago
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