German retreat narrows reach on Warsaw front
German radio said Russian forces neared Warsaw within 50 miles as German troops abandoned Siedlce and Jaroslaw. Reports place fighting around Lwow and Lublin with a 20 mile advance since midnight. The retreat stretches along a 150 mile front across central Poland.
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London
Warsaw
Siedlce
Jaroslaw
Lwow
Lublin
Biedlce
Berlin
Biedsce
Brest Litovsk
Moscow
Poland
Fifth Army Holds Pisa Front in Southern Arno Drive
American Fifth Army control extended along the Arno river south of Pisa with units crossing the Arno Canal to Cascina and edging toward Empoli. Forces pushed north toward Poggibonsi within 12 miles of Florence as Gothic Line positions were reduced along the southern bank, while reconnoitered areas around Marina di Pisa were found unoccupied.
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Edward Kennedy
Rome
Fifth Army
Pisa
Arno River
Empoli
Poggibonsi
Florence
Arno Canal
Arno
San Miniato
Ponte A Evala
San Romand
Angelica
Marina di Pisa
San Minato
Road To Berlin Mileages On Allied Routes
Associated Press chart lists road distances to Berlin by front lines. Russian front shows 365 miles direct from Biedke, 70 miles closer than last week. Italian front 610 miles from Ancona and 620 miles from Pisa. Normandy front 630 miles from Troam near Caen.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Biedke
Ancona
Pisa
Normandy
Troam
Caen
West Virginia War Loan Drive Aims For 24 Million
West Virginia salesmen begin the final week of the Fifth War Loan drive to hit the 24 million dollar state and county bond quotas. A.C. Spurr urged intensified effort and an E-day drive in each county planned for Wednesday.
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Charleston
West Virginia
A. C. Spurr
Allied Anghtets Proportions Never Dreamed Of In 1316
Lloyd Stratton reports from Normandy on July 24 1944 noting Allied forces in France resemble World War I in scope but differ in mass and mechanization. He observes massive armor guns and aircraft, infantry as the core force, and soldiers acting as walking arsenals with extensive motorized transport. The piece contrasts 1918 and 1944 war fronts and hints at the invasion’s two main beachheads.
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Lloyd Stratton
Normandy
France
Western Front
Major Battle Looms in Normandy As Rains Aid Clash
Allied and German forces maneuver for position in deteriorating weather ahead of a planned major Normandy battle. British gains near Maltot and Beauvaux are reported as American forces push toward Periers, with heavy tank engagements and counterattacks ongoing. Casualty estimates run high, with thousands reported among German losses as fighting continues near Caen and the Orne river.
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Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Lewes
Periers
Seves
Caen
Maltot
Beauvaux
Bravaux
Orne River
Ernieville
Paris
Robots Launched From New Bases
London reports continued flying bomb attacks into the 40th day with experts noting new bases possibly in Belgium. Night raids caused casualties and damage across London and southern counties as mothers babies and schoolchildren evacuated under government orders.
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London
Britain
Belgium
Goodbye to old style sleeping cars as Pullman ends
Chicago July 24 James Marlow reports the Pullman company will stop producing the old style sleeping cars with upper and lower berths. About 6,500 remaining sleepers will wear out and never be replaced. Railroads face a postwar battle with motor buses and airplanes, needing lower fares and more attractive train travel. Plans include new style sleepers, luggage handling, better washrooms, high capacity commuter cars, and possible changes in operation.
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James Marlow
Chicago
Pullman
Pullman Company
Housewives Pay Four More Ration Points For Butter
Housewives pay four more ration points for each pound of creamery butter as of today to reach a 16 point value set by the Office of Price Administration due to higher consumption. The change does not affect farm and processed butter. OPA also set price ceilings lowering wartime gin and vodka retail prices. Beginning August 1 ration boards will not issue full supplemental gasoline rations for drivers who do not form car clubs. Senate fuel oil committee says civilian supply cannot rise until military needs fall.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Senate Committee
Bee Housewives
Hitler's hold on Germany challenged by warfront shifts
The War Today columns argue Prussian high command rebellion weakens the Reich. Churchill’s Normandy words cited, suggesting possible early end via battlefield defeat rather than civilian surrender. Purges remove senior militarists, aiding Allied aim to smash the Reich’s military machine. See THE WAR TODAY Page 3.
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Dewiet
McKenzie Hitler
Germany
Pounder
Kamerad
Churchill
Normandy
Reich
Hitler
Hot Story From California Desert Pool Scene
Palm Springs July 24. Irene Foldesy pours 300 pounds of ice into a hotel pool to cool bathers who pretend to be mermaids. Walter Kofeld, chamber of commerce secretary, gathers a photographer as the ice melts.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Irene Foldesy
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Kofeld
Dal
Day Old Invasion of Tinian Rushes
The day-old invasion of Tinian island moves from beachheads toward rapid American conquest of the Marianas. Nimitz reports landings began at dawn Sunday by Second and Fourth Marines and face light opposition. Guam casualties total 1,958 in three days with Port Apra isolated. MacArthur also says a large Japanese vessel was sunk off Mindanao as the war widens to Philippine waters.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tinian Island
Mariannas
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
Saipan
Port Apra
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Philippines
Corregidor
Marianas
Isley Field
Allied Bombers Strike German Bases and Cities
Allied air forces hit Nazi air dromes harbors and objectives across southern France northern Italy and Yugoslavia with up to 500 U S heavy bombers. A massive British raid dropped 2800 tons on Kiel before dawn and raids targeted Bucharest while northern France saw another attack on ballistic sites.
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London
U. S
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Kiel
Bucharest
England
Purge escalates as German leaders die in bomb blast
Two top German generals and the air force chief of staff died from injuries after a Thursday bomb aimed at Hitler. Berlin radio confirmed the deaths as Nazi purges widen. Reports say a propagandist shift follows the blast as loyalty measures intensify across the armed forces.
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London
Air Force General Staff
Hitler
Berlin
Gestapo
Winston Churchill
Germany
Guenther Orten
Heina Brandt
Army General Staff
Berger
Hendrich Bergner
West Virginia Democrats Elect Eight Electors In State Convention
Charleston reports West Virginia Democrats met to select eight presidential electors and adopt a party platform. Governor Neely welcomed, urging sustained effort. Mrs. Carl Galbraith urged inspiration from the capital city as the convention opened in Charleston. Temporary Chair R Carl Andrews led proceedings with Col Louis A Johnson coordinating debates and speakers.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Carl Galbraith
Wheeling
National
M. M. Neely
R. Carl Andrews
State Bank Neely
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Andrews
J. H. Long
Huntington
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
Charles See Demmys
See Here Private Hargrove and Show Business at Strand and Dixie
Miss Barbara Maple Avenue attends tonight's Strand Theatre showing of See Here Private Hargrove starring Robert Walker and Donna Reed alongside Eddie Cantor George Murphy Jo Ann Davis Nancy Kelly and Constance Moor, followed by Show Business at the Dixie Theatre featuring the same cast and a different program.
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The
Grafton ‘Sentinel
Barbara Maple Avenue
Private Hargrove
Robert Walker
Donna Reed
Strand Theatre
Eddie Cantor
George’ Murphy
Joart ‘Davis
Nancy Kelly
Constance Moor
Dixie Theatre
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