Allies Push Back Nazi Lines in Normandy Front
Allied forces advance on both ends of the Normandy front amid heavy fighting as U S infantry clear hedgerows and German strongpoints. Montgomery’s British troops press a tougher line while Hitler mobilizes in a bid for total war and a final fight. The Red Army shifts to the central front in Poland as Italian Gothic line defenses brace. Polish troops bear the eastern assault while western sectors face renewed German counteractions.
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Normandy
Doughboys
U. S
Bernard L. Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
Red Army
Italy
Warsaw
Silesia
U S Land Disposal Policy Expands War Surplus Sales
The surplus war property agency will sell land in family sized tracts for individual farming. Property will be appraised by local experienced members, aiming for rapid sale at current values without market disruption. Farmers may repurchase, avoiding speculative sales. RFC will supervise disposal despite opposition from the National Farmer Union.
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Surplus War Property Agency
SWP
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
WSP
National Farmer Union
RFC
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Pacific: Fanatical Foe Faces U S Forces In Pacific
American troops push toward Guam and Tinian as warships and planes dominate the skies. A Japanese naval spokesman vows to fight only after U S air power wanes and land bases bolster their defense. Heavy combat rages on Guam and Tinian, with a fierce counterattack on Tinian featuring samurai swords and ferocious charges by Japanese forces.
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U. S
Guam
Tinian
Mariana
Japan
U.S
Saipan
Marriage revival as war spurs civilian bachelor decline
The U S census bureau notes a shift toward marriage with 63 percent of females aged 14 plus wed, up from 60 percent in 1840, as wartime conditions boost engagements. Foreseeing postwar increases, analysts expect more marriages after World War II ends amid rising morale and economic steadiness. Oil output hits record first half of 1944, averaging 4.461 million barrels daily, with expectations of higher refineries and sustained demand for UN wartime needs. calls for tire allocations to tank trucks to ensure fuel delivery.
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Armed Services
U. S. Census Bureau
U. S
United Nations
Pears Under Price Control In OPA Move
The OPA has placed fresh pears under price control with top retail prices around 15 cents a pound until September 10. By next April prices may rise to 17 cents as controls ease. Officials expect price ceilings to cut typical local retail costs by about 30 percent. A second note recalls James Ware in 1604 taking a summer railroad waiter job to pay medical college, ending with a century lasting service button for 50 years.
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OPA
James Ware
Medical College
James
Poland Faces Rift Over Postwar Government Shape
The National Council of Poland declares itself in liberated eastern territories under Soviet influence, accusing London based government in exile of upholding a fascist 1935 constitution while promising unification of Polish forces under Russian control and seeking compensation by annexing parts of eastern Germany and East Prussia.
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National Council of
Poland
National Council
London
Germany
East Prussia
Tecumseh Man Sows Wheat Tithe To Church From Ford Land
Perry Hayden of Tecumseh Michigan plants a cubic inch of wheat each year following a scripture inspired plan. In 1944 Henry Ford attended a harvest demonstration and the 1946 yield was projected at about 90 000 bushels from 3000 acres with the entire crop donated to the church.
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John
Perry Hayden
Tecumseh, Mich
Henry Ford
Tecumseh
Hayden
Oregon City Hen Lays Unusually Large Eggs Before Dying
A local Oregon City couple reported their hen shifted from laying standard eggs to monstrous ones measuring 914 inches in lengthwise circumference and 8 inches crosswise. After seven days of such prodigious output the hen died, ending a remarkable period of poultry productivity.
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R. R. Maxwell
Oregon City
Ore
Postwar Tax Reform Plans From Ruml and Sonne
Beardsley Ruml and H Christian Sonne advocate broad postwar tax simplification and reform. They propose abolishing corporate income taxes to lower prices boost wages and end double taxation on profits and shareholders income. A graduated income tax would run 18 percent under 3000 up to 50 percent at 250000 or more with a balanced budget and debt retirement after high business activity. USDA notes show shifts in cattle grades at Chicago yards with lower choice and prime receipts and rising good and medium grades amid suspected black market influence on prices.
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Beardsley Rum
National Planning Association
H. Christian Sonne
New York
Ruml
Macy
Rump
Associate
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
USDA
Senslativn v
Allegave Sulet
Rubber director resigns with plan to revamp war production
Rubber Director Bradley tendered his resignation with the recommendation that his office be ceased and its functions turned over to the War Production Board. The note specifies that plants are now producing at a certain rate per year and mentions related production figures.
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Bradley
War Producduction Board
Atte
Electors and elections past shape today’s political fears
The article surveys historical electors who ignored popular votes from 1876 to 1912 and notes how such precedents haunt current debates. It also reports on wartime tire shortages and red tape affecting civilian use, detailing Rubber Development, Defense Supplies, and federal delays.
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Boyd Dewey Ste Ampee
Lydels
Feasbecnry
Defense Supplies Corporation
Private Papers On a Cub Reporter A Star Interview
A quirky column recalls a visiting movie star asking Albert Einstein which man she most wished to meet. Einstein’s witty reply deflates the moment as he notes no one can predict what a star will do to get a name in the papers. The piece weaves in anecdotes from war era figures and scenes including Coogan’s Burma paratroopers recruitment, a sailor’s furlough woes, and clever glimpses of wartime life. It also mentions Norway’s invasion and a German copper train tale, Swedish sign KVINNOR meaning women, and Russia’s Black Market under wartime surplus. The closing notes salute Marine Lt. Col. Mitchell Paige Gust, a Medal of Honor recipient, after 36 months in the Pacific.
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Albert Einstein
Manhattan
Einstein
Norway
Sweden
Stockholm
Gestapo
Germany
Kvinnor
Depa
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Burma
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