Battle for Paris gains momentum in German briefing
London reports a grave new Russian flanking threat to East Prussia and Warsaw in the area west of the upper Narew river. Soviet attacks there were beaten off or checked while Russian troops crossed the Vistula about 25 miles southeast of Warsaw. A bridgehead was established across the Pilica, signaling a north and south flank danger to Warsaw with Lomza as a key crossroads.
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London
East Prussia
Warsaw
Upper Narew
Berlin
Vistula
Pilica
Narew
Falkenhayn
Lomza
Vistula River
Eagt Prussia
Pay for Jobless War Workers Debate Rages In Senate
Senate debate on pay for jobless war workers continues as Democrats attack Gov. Dewey and Republicans jab at pollyanna economists. A side dispute over whether a committee clerk may speak to the presiding officer adds to the uproar as Murray and Kilgore push federal benefits for war workers amid charges of protecting vested interests and federal power versus states’ rights.
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Don Hyndman
Washington
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
CIO
Murray
D.mont
Vandenberg
R.mich
This Is The 4 My at Strand and Dixie Theatres
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs R L Proudfoot of Wilford Street to attend tonight's presentation of Irving Berlin's This Is The 4 My at Strand Theatre and The Good Old Days with three great shows at Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
R. L. Proudfoot
Wilford Street
Irving Berlin
Strand Theatre
Dixie Theatre
The Road to Berlin Front Distances Reported
The Associated Press lists front line distances: Russian front 322 miles from eastern Warsaw Italian front 603 miles from Florence French front 626 miles from Seignolles measured in miles and described as combat distances during the war.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Florence
Seignolles
War Today reader calls for total extermination of Germans
AP War Analyst notes a reader's extreme view but says many hope Allied forces will press through Reich. He warns of a brutal period ahead as Hitler's armies retreat, with heavy civilian and military strain. He cites German casualties and predicts further suffering before surrender.
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Associated Press
Reich
Fatherland
Germany
Hitler
der Fuehreur
WPB Chief Nelson Faces Call to Review Army Stockpiles
Washington Aug 10 production chief Donald Nelson urged top Army and Navy leaders to assess munition stockpiles and consider reducing production in some items. He pulled a suppressed ordnance report and sent it to the joint chiefs of staff, prompting Senate investigators to show interest. Nelson, War Production Board chairman, acknowledged no authority to decide army needs.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Admiral Leahy
Marshall
King
Arnold
Senate War Investigating Committee
Ferguson
R. Mich
Hey
War Production Board
President Roosevelt closes three day Pearl Harbor talks
President Roosevelt finishes three days of wartime conferences and inspections at Pearl Harbor on Oahu. He met with Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur and voiced intent for new Pacific offensives to retake the Philippines and force Japan to surrender unconditionally.
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Howard Flieger
Honolulu
Roosevelt
United States
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Pole
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
Doug
MacArthur
Navy Yard
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Physicians Urged To Be Vigilant For New Polio
Charleston reports six new infantile paralysis cases sparking immediate public health actions. Raleigh county sees three new cases the year’s first. Beckley closes city park and playgrounds and bars under 16 from bathing pools. McDowell county adds three cases as August totals rise to 13 and yearly to 31. health officials note sporadic outbreaks with no fixed concentration.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Raleigh County
Beckley
McDowell County
J. E. Offer
Vatican Takes Steps to Aid Florence Food Crisis
The Vatican moved to help the Allies relieve Florence's desperate food shortage by arranging flour and other supplies to Archbishop Elia Della Costa for distribution. Canadian troops aided by 250 Italian patriots continued mopping up fascist pockets in the southern part of the city as Italian and Polish forces pressed a new river-crossing drive along the Adriatic front. Police rounded up 150 suspected hostile elements amid snipers troubling the eighth army, marking Canadian troops' first line engagement in the area.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Vatican
Florence
Elia Della Costa
Adriatic
Misa River
Francavilla
Cesano
Rimini
Via di Serragli
Via Romana
Eighth Army
Guam Conquest Declared Complete After 14 Days
Admiral Nimitz announced Guam’s reconquest following 19 days of fighting. A final thrust Tuesday brought the island into American hands except for a small inland area near Pati Point. Japanese forces were reduced to small arms with jungle casualties piling up as patrols secured the island. Also reported: MacArthur’s Aitape front toll 7,007 known dead plus 1,072 feared dead.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pati Point
al Cooking
Associated Press
Aitape
British New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
More State Witnesses In Riot Assembly Case
Princeton August 10. Additional state witnesses were called in Mercer county criminal court today in the trial of Clarence Shinault for taking part in a riotous assembly. Indictments stem from a disturbance at Bluefield weeks earlier after city patrolman E R Kern allegedly struck Pvt Herbert Peters during an attempted arrest. About 35 witnesses were subpoenaed for the state and 30 for the defense.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Clarence Shinault
Shinault
Bluefield
E. R. Kern
Pvt
Herbert Peters
West Virginia News Briefs: Revercomb opposes postwar bill
Washington senator Revercomb argues against the Murray Kilgore postwar adjustment measure calling it alien to American governance and fearing it would create a civilian selective service power in one work administrator. New Cumberland reports Bambrick widow of a state senate nominee dies after months of illness. Charleston Education Dept names Roy C. Wood Marshall College research consultant and leaves him on leave until January to study costs and legislative appropriations. Gene McDonough announces American Legion baseball champion See WEST VIRGINIA page 3.
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Washington
Revercomb
R.-W. Va
Charleston
State Education Department
Roy C. Wood
Marshall College
Wood
Gene McDonough
American Legion Baseball
West Virginia
New Change Noted on Ration Values of Meats Cheese
The Office of Price Administration announces rate changes effective Sunday including zero rating for utility grade lamb to prevent slow movement, restoration of pork loin and ham values, and increased cheese and butter points. Beef steaks and roasts of utility grade become ration free through Sept. 2 due to market activity.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Nitro Mayor Names New Fire Department Amid Split
Nitro West Virginia wrestles with rival fire crews as Mayor Blodgett dismisses Chief Jiiden and replaces the department. The new group occupies the fire house while a second team operates from city hall with a loaned truck and a functional alarm system.
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Case
Grafton
Nitro
W. Va
Firemen’s Civil Service Commission
W. R. ‘Blodgett
Blodgett
Bryce Jiiden
Earl Price
Namws
American British troops press Nazis toward Seine
Allied forces drive a 175 mile front arc toward Paris in a battle described as the Battle for Paris. Reports place American vanguards within 87 miles of Paris with conjecture of a new line about 50 miles out. Brest and Nantes advances cited. Le Mans and Lorient mentioned in unofficial updates.
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Gladwin Hill Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Seinet
Paris
CBS
le Mans
Brittany
Nantes
Loire
Angers
Lorient
Get
Brest
Edge and Dewey diverge on peace forces in GOP platform
Gov. Walter E. Edge of New Jersey said his international cooperation views align with Thomas E. Dewey's but his interpretation of the party platform's "place forces" concept differs. Edge noted Dewey offered no direct comment while accepting the nomination and urged a cooperative effort to prevent future wars backed by solid American public opinion.
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Samuel G. Blackman
Abany
N. J
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
Edge
Dewey
America
Valley of Vengeance at House Theatre Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Jack Pittman of 138 East Main Street to attend tonight’s Valley of Vengeance with Crabbe and Hot Rhythm featuring Dona Drake and Robert Current at the House Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Jack Pittman
East Manin Street
Crabbe
Dona Drake
Robert Current
the & House Theatre
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