Russians Drive Toward East Prussia Rail Cities
Russian forces under General Cherniakhovsky push within 28 miles of Tilsit and 44 of Insterburg in a major drive from Dudvizhe toward East Prussia. German defenses absorb heavy armor and cannon fire as fronts near Lehirwindt Eydtkuhnen Wehrkirchen and rail hubs At Insterburg five rail routes converge while reports place action near Virbans and Wizany Three miles from the frontier the campaign threatens German soil as Moscow reports intensified fighting along the East Sea Front page notes Russia Page 3.
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Moscow
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Dudvizhe
Lehirwindt
Eydtkuhnen
Wehrkirchen
Cherniakhovsky
Tilsit
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Virbans
Wizainy
Russia
Nation's Second Arms Center Looks To White House To Settle Flareups
Philadelphia amid drizzle faced a three day transit tieup that halted war production and sparked racial clashes as FEPC directed eight Negroes to be upgraded. Police reported window smashing by youths while workers sought a government seizure of the Philadelphia Transportation Company. Union officials warned of limited back to work chances, with Washington deemed the potential break point.
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Nation
White House
Philadelphia
PTC
Transport Workers Union
CIO
Washington
FOLLOW UP PLAN FOR NAZI SURRENDER REPORTED READY
Washington officials say plans for immediate follow up of Germanys surrender call for full cooperation among the United States Britain and Russia in victory. They insist a separate peace is not possible and Germany will surrender unconditionally to all Allied powers at any time or place.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
United States
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Churchill
Casablanca
Moscow
Theatre Offers Tonight at Strand and Dixie Theatres
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Barbara Stolzenfels of Lincoln Street to tonight's screenings. Robert Donat and Valerie Hobson star in The Party at Strand theatre and Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and Farley Granger appear in The Purple Heart at Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Barbara Stolzenfels
Lincoln Street
Robert Donat
Valerie Hobson
Strand Theatre
Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
Farley Granger
Dixie Theatre
Americans Break Counterattack on Arno River Bases
Allied forces shattered German counterattack attempts across the Arno near Pisa as Eighth Army pressed toward Florence. North of San Michele and La Romola, La Porgiana heights were seized, with New Zealand troops nearing Florence. West of the city, British and Indian troops crossed the Pesa and captured Ginestra, threatening the German flank. Italians reported Nazi reprisals amid anti-partisan clashes.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Arno
Pisa
Italy
Pontedera
Eighth Army
Florence
San Michele
la Romola
la Porgiana
Art City
New Zealand
Pesa
Ginestra
Montelupo
San Ubaldo Montasery
Gubbio
West Virginia News Briefs from Aug 3
West Virginia briefs report U S 5 5 commissioner W H Belcher saying Howard D Fink 25 former Fayetteville bank teller pled guilty to illegal sale and possession of gas ration coupons. Fink was arrested in Cleveland after being discharged from the bank and held on $1 000 bond. A Kanawha county jury weighs $50 suit by J Shirley Ross former good commission employee against Governor Neely for personal services. county budgets due Aug 8 for state board of schools finance. Hospitals to survey isolation facilities for polio as cases rise. See West Virginia Page 6.
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Associatod
Charleston
U. 5
W. H. Belcher
Howard D. Fink
Fayetteville
OPA
Fink
Cleveland
Kanawha County Common Pleas
J. Shirley Ross
Good Commission
Govenor M. M. Neely
Ross
Neely
State Board of Schools Finance
Cleveland M. Bailey
West Virginia
State Health Department
Yankees blast Nipps from another Guam airstrip and villages
American forces swept across Guam blasting Nippon positions and capturing three more villages as airfields expand. American casualties run high with roughly 5,139 dead or missing, while Japanese losses approach 33,000 in the southern Marianas. The advance pockets Agana and Tumon bay as bases extend toward Rota and beyond.
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Guam
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Tokyo
Rota Island
Tinian
Rota
Marianas
Tiyan Aiiver
Faucio
Toto
Timoneng
Tiyan
Japan
Tumon Bay
Agana
Port Apra
Saipan
British New Guinea
GOP Chairman Sees United Party In Governors Conference
Aug 3 session reports show Republican governors blending organization work with shaping federal state powers. Herbert Brownell Jr. calls the gathering more united than in years as they finalize action on six items in a 14 point program while Dewey hawks federal limits. Brownell notes close cooperation with Dewey Bricker and state leaders in building a coordinated campaign.
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Jackbell
St, Louis
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Thomas E. Dewey
Brownell
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Wage Increases For Teachers And Municipal Employees In The Offing
Wages for school teachers municipal employees and county workers in several West Virginia localities may rise if the state tax commission approves proposed budgets within two weeks. Huntington plans a 7.50 monthly increase for municipal workers and about 13000 in prelim work for a pror airport project. Clarksburg council proposes a 10 monthly raise for firemen and policemen and raises for eight city office workers, while Ohio County rejected a 10 percent rise due to a $12500 revenue loss from tax valuation cuts. County teachers may receive a blanket $5 monthly increase subject to state approval.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Tax Commission
Royal
Huntington
Cabell County Court
Ohio County
Board of Commissioners
Clarksburg
County Board of
Slat, Eae Peace
Allies Drive Deep Into Nazi Ranks In France And East Prussia
The article reports Allied forces pressing across Normandy into France with a push toward Paris as Brest and Cherbourg loom as supply hubs. It notes Soviet gains on the eastern front and says Hitler cannot spare troops to the east as the Red Army routs his lines. Churchill credits Russian efforts in breaking German resistance.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
France
Britis
Normandy
Hitler
Churchill
Brest
Cherbourg
Paris
Vire
Brittany
East Prussia
Unabated drought hits eight West Virginia counties
West Virginia faces an unabated drought marked as the most serious in eight counties including Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Mason, Cabell, Monroe in the south and Berkeley, Jefferson in the eastern panhandle. Low streams threaten crops and fish, with relief hoped from recent eastern panhandle rain and possible shifts of fish to flowing streams.
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Charleston
West Virginia
J. Ward Wood
Usda* War Board
Wood
Jackson
Kanawha
Putnam
Mason, Cabell
Monroe
Berkeley
Jefferson
Panhandle
the Conservation Commission
Ohio River
Greenbrier Valley
Ce ‘Wood
Bradley's Forcing Brest Brittany Breakthrough Press
Supreme Headquarters reports Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's armored columns driving at top speed into Brittany. Rennes falls after a two day advance covering 45 miles from Avranches. Further west, columns push toward St. Nazaire while Dinan comes under attack. Canadian forces strike near Caen as Beai...
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
Brittany
Rennes
Avranches
St. Nazaire
Breton
Dinan
Bradley
Caen
France
Beaiegh
Sir’ Berhard L. Montgomery
Allied Bomb Raids Hit Germany From Italy and Britain
Nazi radio reports Allied air activity over Austria and southwestern Germany today with raids over Tyrol and Bavaria, while daylight operations from Britain and Italy target bridges, rail lines, depots, and armored vehicles. Mosquito fighters claim five German planes shot down as weather hampers some missions.
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Germany
Austin Bealmear
London
Italy
Austria
Tyrol
Bavaria
Munich
Bombinra
Britain
RAF
France
Normandy
U. S. Army Air Forces
Its
RAP
Belgium
Bay of Biscay
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Taneo
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