Eisenhower moves supreme headquarters from England to France
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Command announced that General Dwight D. Eisenhower has relocated his Allied supreme headquarters from England to France. Allied air forces conducted extensive raids, with over 1,500 American bombers targeting Saarbrucken and Stuttgart while 500 heavies struck Hungary installations and RAF bombers hit depots and aircraft sites in northern France.
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Supreme Headquarters
AET
Dwight D. Eisenhower
England
France
London
Saarbrucken
Stuttgart
Germany
Italy
Hungary
RAF
Saarburcken
Halifax
Foret de Marmal
Valenciennis
la Pallice
Bordeaux
Budapest
Ninth Air Force
Paris
Argent tan-Lanencon
Former Senator Peter Myhand Dies at 62 in Merced
Former State Senator Peter Myhand died in Merced after an extended illness. He represented Madera and Merced counties in the legislature.
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Merced
W.A
Peter Myhand
Madera
Man Killed By Bicycle In Hanford Collision
Henry Su maya, 37, died yesterday after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Hanford. The crash left authorities investigating the sequence of events and confirming the victim’s identity.
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Hanford
Henry Sumaya
Jap's Skull Restored To Recipient
A skull found near the Smith residence is identified as the dead Jap’s skull brought as a present to Mrs. Pearl Smith by Sgt. John F. Penson from Fort Mason. Woodrow Kephart 13 found it and claimed it was in the Smith home’s yard. Mrs. Smith recalled guests John Penson and Don Moore fighting and throwing it outside Friday night.
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Hayward Sheriff's Office
Pearl Smith
Hathaway Ave
John F. Penson
Fort Mason
San Francisco
Dep
Carl Degnan
Woodrow Kephart
Smith
Soutos Work In Cannery During War Effort
The Souto family at 522 B Street, Hayward, highlights cannery labor as vital to the war. Anna Souto has 29 years at Hunt Bros cannery, while John Souto clocks 34 years in grading. Son Howard, 24, is an Army Medical Corps sergeant awaiting orders at Fort Lewis. Mrs Souto plans to quit after the war, but stresses current workers must endure long shifts to feed troops.
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Souto
Anna Souto
Hunt Bros. Cannery
John
University of California
Army Medical Corps
Fort Lewis
Wash
Totes Gun Judge Orders Leave Town Lonnie Trayweek
Lonnie Trayweek, 28, held on concealed weapon charges was ordered by Judge Jacob Harder to gather belongings and leave town for Missouri within 44 hours or face 60 days in jail. He was beaten in Russell City Monday night July 31 and handed a gun to sheriff’s deputies claiming it belonged to Herman Crawford after the assault. Crawford and Earl Drybread testified Trayweek was beaten for drunken abusive language. Drybread claimed the gun was his.
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Lonnie Trayweek
Hayward
Jacob Harder
Missouri
Trayweek
Russell City
Fairmont Hospital
Herman Crawford
Crawford
Earl Drytread
Drybread
Dorsey Sued Over Bloody Balcony Fight Injuring Panamanian
Panamanian actor Antonio Ieaza sues band leader Tommy Dorsey claiming a balcony quarrel at Dorsey's Hollywood home led to a slashed ear and head injuries and damage to his car. Ieaza seeks 15,000 general and 35,000 punitive damages amid allegations Dorsey attacked him and his associates during the brawl.
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Hollywood
Antonio Ismael Ieaza
Tommy Dorsey
Dorsey
Jeaza
Jane Churchill
Kansas City
Jon Hall
Eddie Norris
Pat Dane
Ieaza
Forth Plains
Iecaza
Teara
Weather Forecast for San Francisco Bay and Valleys
San Francisco Bay region: clear today tonight and Thursday with high fog in the mornings and near the ocean at night. Normal temperature. Livermore and Salinas Valley: clear today tonight and Thursday with high fog in the mornings and mild temperature.
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San Francisco Bay Region
Livermore and
Salinas Vallega
Local Man Killed As Trucks Crash On Bay Bridge
San Francisco reporters say Ray Vicencio age 24 of San Lorenzo and Watson Young of San Francisco died after two trucks collided on the lower deck of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Vicencio toppled from his cab as flames spread and Young died six hours later from third degree burns. Young drove a Navy 3 truck and Vicencio ran a privately owned oil drum laden vehicle. the oil did not ignite.
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San Francisco
U.P
Ray Vicencio
Descanso
San Lorenzo
Watson Young
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Vicencio
Fir
Young
Navy 3
Devoto Man Fined After Niles Gambling Bust
Rinaldo Caminada, 28, owner of a Decoto barber shop, was fined 25 dollars by Judge Joseph Silva in Niles Justice Court yesterday after being held on gambling charges. He was arrested Monday night when Hayward deputy sheriffs broke up a gambling ring at his shop. Four minors and companions Paul Garcia Alex Pagen Thomas Pagen were released by the court.
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Rinaldo Caminada
Hayward
Joseph Silva
Caminada
Niles
Decoto
Paul Garcia
Alex Pagen
Thomas Pagen
Veterans Group Hears Of Apprenticeships For Young Veterans
Clifford Cooper of the local painters union outlined an apprenticeship program for returning veterans with no trade, at a Hayward meeting of the Veterans Employment Council. The union now allows honorably discharged veterans to join without initiation fees if they apply within six months and pay three months of dues in advance. Leon F. Jenkins said the Stabilization Program does not affect these veterans who may choose or change jobs, with attendance by local officials and community leaders.
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Alameda County
Veterans’ Employment Council
Clifford Cooper
Painter's Union
Hayward U. S. Employment Service
Cooper
Painters’ Union
Leon F. Jenkins
Veterans
Hayward
California
Baeeamyx
Montgomery Returns to Washington to Command Destroyer
Los Angeles dispatch states Lt Comdr Robert Montgomery departed for Washington aboard American Airlines en route to the European theatre where he will command a destroyer.
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Montgomery
Los Angeles
U.P
Comdr
Robert Montgomery
Washington
American Airlines
Hayward Declares Cannery Day To Aid War Crops
Mayor George A. Mays proclaims Monday August 14, 1944 as Cannery Day in Hayward urging residents to volunteer at canneries to save crops for the war effort. Cannery and fruit plant shortages loom as 135 idle machines at Hunt Bros and 7000 boxes awaiting processing signal broader staffing needs ahead of the tomato season.
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George A. Mays
Hayward
Mays
Hunt Bros
Calfornia Conserving Co
California
United Nations
Fascang
City of
Haywards
Local Woman Dies in Nevada Car Crash
Georgia Luehnberg of Hayward, 36, was killed when a car veered off the road near Verdi Nevada after a rear tire blew out. Kenneth Dowell, 23, of Aerial Washington, and Walter Sam Burdge, 50, of Stockton, California, were injured. Dowell, a sailor, said they picked up Burdge hitchhiking en route to the east coast assignment.
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Verdi
Nev
Georgia Luehnberg
Hayward
Central
Kenneth Dowell
Aerial
Walter Sam Burdy
Stockton
Dowell
Burdge
New Auburn
Calif
Californians Debate Size of Farms at Town Meeting Panel
Fresno hosts America's Town Meeting of the Air panel discussing government action to break up large land holdings. Dr Paul Taylor of U C California and Harvey Solberg will affirm. Roland Curran and Leroy McCormick will oppose. Broadcast on KTEC Visalia and Blue Network at 5:40 pm with a west coast rebroadcast 10 pm.
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Fresno
U.P
Fresno Memorial Auditorium
Paul Taylor
University of California
Harvey Solberg
Rocky Mountain Farmers’ Union of Denver
Roland Curran
Central Valleys Water Project Association
Leroy McCormick
Visalia
Tulare County
Alr
KTEC
Blue Network
West
Sick Boy Flown To Hospital In Navy Plane
Ensenada Baja California Mexico a six year old son of a Mexican army post commander Victor Jimenez was critically ill with pneumonia and flown to Ensenada by a United States Coast Guard Martin Mariner from Guadalupe Island about 150 miles away Ensign James C Boteler piloted the plane and the ambulance rushed the boy to hospital for care.
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Ensenada
Baja
Victor E. Jimone
Charles Jonez
Guadalupe Island
Lumberman Harry E. Vencas Dies After Long Illness
Portland, Ore. Harry E. Vencas 70 prominent northwest lumberman died after a long illness.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Harry E. Vencas
Le Mans Captured Marks Allied Drive Toward Paris
United Press dispatch reports Canadian and American forces breached two main German defense lines south and west of Caen and Le Mans fell, with German radio claiming Paris was within 87 miles as Allied armor pushed toward the capital. German resistance south of Caen weakened as reserves rushed to the front to halt the advance.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
U.K
Caen
le Mans
Paris
Sarthe River
Paria
United Press
Ronald Cle
First Army
One Blow on Beezer Kellogg in Berkeley Battery Case
Hayward Justice Court heard battery charges against Fran Kellogg of 1900 Sixth Street Berkeley after he said he struck Robert Brown once on the nose over job disputes with Key Rose and Jamieson trucking. Kellogg was fined $25 after admitting the single punch.
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Fran Kellogg
Sixth St
Berkeley
Hayward Justice Cour
Robert, Brown
Kellogg
Brown
Key Rose
Jamieson
Oil Pact Signed Said To Be Aid Towards Peace
United States and Britain signed a new Anglo-American Oil Agreement seen as a model for multilateral action to end wartime resource conflicts. It envisions joint production and distribution to ensure fair prices for peaceable nations and supports an international oil conference to broaden the pact. Ratification by the U.S. Senate remains undecided, with a decision expected soon.
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Robert J. Manning
United Press
Washington
U.P
United States
Senate
Britain
Gas fumes asphyxiate 1285 sheep in Tulare county
Officials in Tulare County investigate a Monday night incident in Poplar where about 1265 sheep owned by Manuel Izquierdo of Bakersfield were found dead from gas fumes likely released from a nearby olive orchard being sprayed. The herd was valued at $20,000.
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Poplar
Calif
Tulare County
Neith
Manuel Izquierdo
Bakersfield
Haar Files For Hayward City Council Candidacy
J D Haar of 364 Solo Street Hayward filed nomination papers for the forthcoming city council election, becoming the second candidate to enter the race. Haar, a long time resident and owner of Haar Pickle Products Company, is a well known figure in the Hayward community.
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J.D. Haar
Solo St
Hayward
Haar Pickle Products Company
Pleads Not Guilty On Hit Run Charges
William Brown of 1010 Melody Way appeared in Hayward Justice Court this morning and entered a not guilty plea on hit and run charges. He posted $100 bail. Brown is charged with injuring Ashiey Campbell on Bass Fourth Street in Ashland Sunday night July 30. A preliminary hearing is set for next Wednesday at 10 4 am by the Hayward court.
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William Brown
Melody Way
Hayward
Brown
Ashiey Campbell
I/e
Bass
Ashland
Hayward Court
Baseball scores cross leagues with mixed results
In a jumble of lines the report lists several MLB games with partial inning scores and erratic batting lines. Names such as Munoerief Jakicki Mineula Turner Borowy Haemslay and others appear, alongside Boston and Cincinnati match notes and incomplete pitching lines.
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Str Louis
New York
Munoerief
Jakicki & Mineula
Turner
Borowy
Javery
Tobin
Be Holforihy Carter & Musllor
Just
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Virgil Pinkley
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Haar
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