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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
1
Allied forces press the last Seine stretch as German troops retreat toward the sea. The first Allied units push across toward Paris with the French armored division entering the city as Canadian and American offensives widen the breakthrough near the river.
Allied spokesmen report new island actions in the southern Pacific with Tokyo claims of landings on Mapia islands and suspected raids on western Sumatra. British admirals Mountbatten and Prasher travel to Asia to tighten wartime plans as Tokyo notes heavy losses for invaders.
The Grafton Sentinel invites MISS KATHRYN HAMRID of Maple avenue to tonight's Strand Theatre showing of Henry Aldrich, Editor with Jimmy Lydon, along with Bar 20 starring William Boyd and Tiger Shark starring Edward G. Robinson at the Dixie Theatre.
American heavy bombers escorted by fighters struck over ten northern German objectives including the Peenemunde experimental station where flying and rocket bombs are developed.
Two Red armies under Malinovsky and Tolbukhin cut toward the Galati Gap and Bucharest, with 47,000 prisoners taken in five days. They reportedly seized 550 towns, advanced within 35 miles of the Danube gateway, and moved to within about 100 miles of Ploesti and Bucharest as German and Romanian forces faced growing pressure.
Public notice calls on residents of Grafton to gather accumulated waste paper. Residents must place materials on curbsides before 8 o clock tomorrow for collection. Authorities emphasize urgency to support recycling efforts.
West Virginia brief reports hundreds of workers resuming duties at the International Nickel Co after a seven day stoppage. CIO United Steel Workers union voted 490 to 201 to end the strike under orders from their international president and the War Labor Board. Unsettled grievances will be addressed in negotiations between management and the union grievance committee.
London August 25 The Soviet foreign affairs commissariat said Romania must earn an armistice with the Allies by ordering its troops to fight hand in hand with the Red Army in the war’s final days The statement called this cooperation the only path to a speedy ceasefire on Romanian soil and the signing of an armistice Moscow issued the first official Allied response to Romania’s peace terms as Washington and London considered a potential Bulgarian armistice move.
Washington Aug 25 Senators pressed for a final vote on a bill to dispose of perhaps 100 billion dollars in surplus war goods. While agreeing on broad goals they clashed on details with three amendments exposing splits over reconversion versus hindrance.
Washington reports indicate limits will be placed on the Dumbarton Oaks plan. British officials urge separating war liquidation from peace organization. Russians favor keeping non dispute work out of the security body but coordinating with it. Delegates conclude a busy first week and prepare to travel to New York for the weekend.
In Shreveport Louisiana last night a lightning strike hit a trolley car. Five passengers reported an extra fare ringing up and the conductor was seven cents short at checkup.
American troops of the Seventh Army seized Cannes on the Riviera and Grasse as they push east toward the Italian frontier. A column from Salon near Marseille moved eight miles toward Aix and the Rhone river to join northern forces, with reports of action north of Grenoble and Swiss frontier proximity.
War Analyst Dewitt MacKenzie argues Hitler’s forces are beaten but not finished. He warns against too-optimistic talk of the war’s end, noting renewed German resistance around Paris and the likelihood of continued hard campaign in France and the Soviet front. He cites Montgomery on the war’s end in sight but stresses ongoing effort and risk of disappointment.
In Manhattan Beach California on August 25 a curious family event unfolded when C D O dell of Fresno telegraphed that his wife Ruth was in the hospital and a baby boy was born last night Grandpa Harry L White immediately replied that his wife was in the hospital too and a baby boy was born last night The coincidence made the veteran relation shake hands over the same event in the family line across generations
The United States war Production Board faces a swift power shift as Donald M Nelson likely reclaims full WPB authority after returning from China. J A Krug will act as chairman during Nelsons abroad mission, following Charles E Wilsons resignation amid internal WPB feuds and accusations from Nelsons staff.
London reports joyous crowds greet troops as French and American forces liberate Paris. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s headquarters confirm the liberation. Brig. Gen. Jacques Le Clerc reaches Orleans Gate at 9 43 am, with De Gaulle said to be in Agneux as Notre Dame bells ring and bells across the city.
The Herald Tribune reports President Roosevelt again communicated with Wendell Willkie about a foreign policy conference. Willkie declined comment, while the newspaper notes uncertainty over the invitation and what the White House may have intimated about discussing policy rather than campaigning guidance.
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