Germans Withdraw From Florence and Two-Way Threat Rise
Allied forces and airpower launch a dual push into southern France as Caen pocket tightens and German west wall units retreat toward Caen. U S columns drive 10 miles into the Loire valley while bombers pound Mediterranean coast targets. The Loire breakout amplifies pressure on Paris and the German army south of Caen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Normandy
Caen
West Wall
U. S
Loire
Italy
Mediterrane-n
le Mans
Paris
Rivieras
French Channel
Qmar
Bradley
Air Force Opens Saipan Campaign Near Japan
U S. Liberators from Saipan launched a renewed attrition campaign against Japanese islands south of Japan. MacArthur adds five ships to the fleet as Nimitz reports heavy land based strikes toward Halmahera and Iwo Jima. Four freighters and a coastal vessel reportedly sunk near Halmahera with no Nipponese interceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Japan
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Adm
Chester
W. Nimtz
Valepho Islands
Tokyo
Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Seventh Army Air Force
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
New Guinea
Coe
Nimits
Owo
Jima
Airforce
Theatre Ticket Admits to Strand or Dixie Tonight
Grafton Sentinel invites Miss O15 Sapp to attend tonight's Strand Theatre show The Story of Dr Wassell with Gary Cooper Loraine Day and Louis O Keefe. Dixie Theatre offers The Good Old Days as alternative entertainment tonight.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sapp High Street
Dr. Wassell
Gry Cooper
Loraine Day
Louis O'Keefe
Strand
Dixie Theatre
The
Erwin Ross
Walnut Street
Rosemary Tat
Johnny Downs
Traction
Opera House Theatre
Road to Berlin distances from fronts update
The Associated Press reports new Russian front measurements near 322 miles from eastern Warsaw. Italian and French fronts list 603 miles from Florence and 626 miles from Seignolles respectively, reflecting strategic progress notes.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Florence
Seignolles
West Virginia Briefs From Mercer to Marlinton
Final arguments were heard in Mercer county court in the case of Clarence Shinault, one of 26 slated for trial after a Bluefield riot. Shinault testified he tried to disperse the crowd after police allegedly beat a soldier. A magistrate’s court acquitted J Rhodes of a Marlinton tannery in a pollution case involving waste that may have harmed fish life. Another report notes 25 fires in July amid a dry spell as forest fire season looms.
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Shinault
Marlinton
W. Va
Greenbrier
J. ©. Rhodes
T. S. McNeel
Jack Shipman
International Shoe Company
Rhodes
Summers H. Sharp
State Health Department
Charleston
D. R. Bonebrake
The
Conservation Commission
Bonebrake
West Virginia
Government seizes 103 trucking firms to end strike
The government seized 103 midwestern over the road trucking companies and ordered 25,000 striking drivers in eight states to return to work to clear military supply movement. President Roosevelt appointed the Office of Defense Transportation to run the industry until the strike ends. Ellis T. Longenecker arrives to take charge. operations in Minneapolis may wait for plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Mel G. Barnes
Twin Cities
OWT
Washington
Ellis T. Longenecker
Barnes
Longenecker
Paul Halpine
Lincoln
Neb
Midwest Operators Association
Revised coal price ceilings take effect August 16
Washington August 12 The Office of Price Administration announced revised price ceilings for bituminous coal shipped from district 8 covering southern West Virginia and parts of Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee and for railroad fuel. Mine ceilings on high volatile rail coal range from 2.05 to 4.35 dollars per ton while truck shipped coal ceilings run 2.55 to 4.40 dollars per ton and low volatile ceilings 2.80 to 4.40 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District 8
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Office of Price Administration
Red Army Drives Through Estonia Trap German Baltic Troops
Soviet forces slash across southern Estonia aiming to destroy about 300000 German troops. A separate push northeast of Warsaw nears East Prussia as Maslennikov’s corps breaks a 43 mile wide front, racing toward Riga and Petseri as German defenses crumble in Latvia and Estonia.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Estonia
Hitler
Warsaw
East Prussia
Biebrau
Ivan Maslennikov
Pskov
Lake Peipus
Petsevi
Riga
Petseri
Andrei Yeremenko
Maslepnikov
Latvia
Ivan Bagramian
State Mines Department Blamed For Mine Deaths
A coroner's jury found the West Virginia Department of Mines responsible for the deaths of 16 men from a March explosion at Katherine Coal Company's No 4 mine in Shinnston. The Katherine Coal Company was criticized but noted for attempting to fix alleged law violations. Prosecutor J Philip Clifford said he would consider criminal steps against both the State Mines Department and Katherine Coal Company. Witness L B McGee, a former district mine inspector with 18 years' experience, testified at the inquest which adjourned after 3:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
West Virginia Department of Mines
Katherine Coal Company
Shinnston
Katherine Company
J. Philip Clifford
Marion
Harrison County
Lawrence Mills
State Mines Department
McGee
Department
Inspectee State Mines
Roosevelt to report on Pacific tour this evening
President Roosevelt will speak by radio from Bremerton naval yard at 5 pm Pacific War Time after a 15 day Pacific tour. He traveled from San Diego July 21 to Pearl Harbor July 26, meeting Adm. Nimits and Gen. MacArthur before advancing to the Aleutians. He will report to the nation on his Pacific visit, his first war tour this year, though his exact location and address details were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Flieger
Seattle
Wash
Roosevelt
Bremerton Navy Yard
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimits
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Aleutians
Honolulu
Mr. Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Army accused of irregular ban on film for overseas troops
Senate and War Department debate the banning of the movie Wilson for troops overseas. Senator Chandler claimed army review board refused the film before reviewing by Twentieth Century Fox. Taft and Green push amendments for freer troop access to media and speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Wilson
Chandler
D-Ky
Stimson
Army Review Board
Twentieth Century-Fox
New York
Review Board
Taft
Ohio
Green
D-R
Allies Aim to Crush German 7th and Outflank Channel Front
The War Today notes Allied aims in France focus on destroying the German 7th Army in Normandy and then outflanking forces along the English Channel. Paris fall would be a major moral and military victory, but clearing robot bomb nests and accelerating operations are priorities to ease Britain’s burden and speed the war. Eisenhower moves HQ to Normandy to stay close to the fighting.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
7Th Army
Normandy
English Channel
Channel
England
London
Eisenhower
Britain
Radio Heckler Hampers Berlin News Broadcast
A ghost heckler interrupted Berlin overseas radio pauses shouting that Allies are advancing while the announcer claimed a Russian unit was surrounded. The intruder insisted the report was untrue and urged listeners to unite against Hitler as the broadcast concluded.
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London
Berlin
Hitler
Fifteenth Air Force Bombers Strike Southern France
Rome bulletin reports more than 750 heavy bombers attacked coastal targets in southern France, building on a prior tactical air force strike. The sustained assault aimed at enemy military installations, signaling intensified Allied air operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fifteenth Air Force
France
Tactical Air Force
Massive Allied Bombing Strikes Nazi Rail Hubs in France
About 1,000 American heavy bombers and escorts attacked Metz rail yards and German airfields in northern France including Le Perthe Chamant Athies Couvron and Juvincourt near Laon. RAF raids hit Berlin and Givors as Allied air power targets rail junctions to block German reinforcements from the Mediterranean. The Eta ples bridge near Pas de Calais drew special attention amid prior damage and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Metz
France
le Perthe Chamant
Paris
Athies
Couvron
Juvincourt
Laon
Berlin
Givors
Germany
Upper Danube
Upper Silesia
Rhone
Lyons
RAF
Mediterranean
Loire
Pas-De- Calais
Etaples
Ancient cradle of art and culture spared in Florence battle
Rome Aug 1 The German withdrawal from Florence spared the ancient cradle of Italian art and culture from latest fighting. Allied forces halt south of the Arno as military government officers aid civilians. The Eighth Army advances toward the Mugnone canal and prepares for a crossing of the Arno and push toward the German Gothic line near Empoli amid continued resistance. Col Fuchs led the Florence garrison with engineers and troops as fighting continued nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Florence
Arno
Mugnone
Eighth Army
Empoli
Col
Fuchs
Changes of Higher U S Benefits for War Workers
Washington Aug 12 Democrats press to revive higher federal benefits for war workers as hearings begin in the House Ways and Means. Aides favor the George bill or a close variant under a States’ Rights approach pushed by Republicans and southern Democrats. Senate leaders split as Barkley supported the Murray Kilgore plan, keeping federal insurance payments for displaced workers in play.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committees
George
D.-Ga
Rep
Carlson
Ways and Committee
Barkley
Murray-Kilgore
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International
Winston Churchill
Cherbourg
Governament
States Mine Dept
Dewitt MacKenzie
Heckler
Nazi Holds
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