U.S. Forces Enter Paris Suburbs Amid Seine Pursuit
American armored patrols may have entered Paris as Allied planes tanks and infantry pushed the German 7th Army toward the Seine. U S fank columns reportedly crossed the Seine crossings 40 miles above Paris as Nazi retreat devolved into a panicked rout toward the capital. The German high command indicated the sudden American advance to the Seine northwest of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Finkley
United Press
Supreme Headquarters
AEF
U.pl
Paris
7Th Army
Virgil Pinkley
Seine
Seine River
Normandy
France
Knocked Off Bicycle Boy Escapes Unhurt
Wilmer Dalke of 3670 Henry Lane escaped injury last night after a car driven by Elsie A. Marshall of 30407 Niles Rd struck him at the Main and A streets intersection. Both Dalke and Mrs. Marshall filed reports with the city police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Dalke
Henry Lane
Elsie A. Marshall
Niles Rd
Main
Truman Plans Labor Day Speech in Detroit
President Roosevelt to confer with Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan after Chicago convention. Announcement says Harry S. Truman, the party’s likely running mate, will start campaign events August 31 in Leavenworth Missouri and deliver a Labor Day speech in Detroit on September 4.
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Washington
U.2
Roosevelt
Robert BE. Hannegan
Chicago
Sen
Harry 8. Truman
Leanar
Truman
Detroit
German resistance in Annecy collapses. 1200 Nazis surrender
War bulletins from Zurich report the collapse of German resistance in Annecy, the last Nazi stronghold in Haute Savoie, with about 1200 German troops surrendering to the Maquis. Allied air forces pound targets across Europe as Paris looms.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Annecy
Haute Savoie
France
Maquis
United Press
500 Pooch Stolen From Home At Niles
A pekinese valued at 500 dollars was reported stolen from a home in Niles. David Rosentrans said he cared for two prize show dogs, placed them in a back pen, and around 9 pm found one dog missing. the dog house was a 14 by 4 foot enclosure and he believed escape was impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
David Rosentrans
Niles
Rosentrans
Forecast for Bay Area and Valleys Calls for Clear Mild Weather
The San Francisco Bay region will be clear and mild today tonight and Sunday with fog near the ocean and high fog late tonight into the early morning. Santa Clara and Livermore Valleys stay clear through Sunday but face high fog in the early morning and a slightly warmer day today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay Region
Santa Clara
Livermore Valleys
Arrested For Forgery Handwriting Expert Shoots Himself
San Francisco criminologist and handwriting expert A Weber, a witness in California trials including the David Lamson case, shot himself when arrested on forgery charges at a downtown bus station. He was taken to hospital in critical condition after entering a restroom and then shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.pi
Geo
A. Weber
Weber
California
David Lamson
Santa Rosa
Palo Alto
Mrs Frances Andrews Seeks Bail In Slaying Case
Mrs Frances Andrews thirty seven year old Carmel socialite seeks release on bail from Monterey County jail next Wednesday after pleading not guilty to the killing of nineteen year old Jay Lovett. Superior Judge H C Jorgenson denied a defense bid to dismiss the indictment and set September 19 as trial date. District Attorney Anthony Brazil said he will oppose bail at the Wednesday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
Frances Andrews
Carmel
Monterey County
Jay Lovett
H. C. Jorgenson
Leo Friedman
Anthony Brazil
State Aid Payments Drops for Children and Blind in July
Sacramento reports declines in aid to needy children and nearly blind persons, with a small rise for aged indigents. July totals show 19,442 children receiving assistance, 5,832 blind, and 157,663 indigents. Indigent payments reached 7,444,508 dollars, children 51,042 dollars, and blind 267,209 dollars.
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Sacramento
U.P
Department of Social Welfare
Cannery Nursery Cares For 40 Youngsters At Tuni Bros Cannery
Mrs. Della Brown has run the nursery at Tuni Bros cannery for 15 years caring for 40 boys and girls from 5:40 a.m. daily. Three shifts manage feeding and rest with a yard, slides, swings, teeter totters and a sandbox. Mothers often visit during lunch. nursery staff includes Mrs. Brown’s sister and three assistants, plus a company nurse, first aid room, and isolation ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Brown
Walnut St
Tuni Bros. Cannery
Brown
Memorial services for University of Redlands president
Public memorial services for Dr. Elany J. Anderson president of the University of Redlands who died of a heart attack Thursday will be held in the Memorial Chapel on the campus Tuesday. Private funeral services will be conducted Tuesday after the public matter trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redlands
Elany J. Anderson
University of Redlands
Not Guilty Plea Entered By Hit Run Driver Ayron Stone
Ayron Stone of 846 Filbert Street Oakland entered a plea of not guilty in Centerville Justice Court yesterday on hit-and-run charges. Stone is held by Hayward highway patrol for seriously injuring 14 year old Clarence Teague Jr on the Centerville Alvarado highway Sunday night. Teague is listed in serious condition at Highland Hospital.
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Ayron Stone
Centervilles Justice Court
Stone
Filbert St
Oakland
Hayward Highway Patrol
Clarence Teague Jd
Centerville- Alvarado
Teague
Highland Hospital
S F Socialite to wed Fairless son in San Francisco
Miss Caroline Sproul of a Pennsylvania social set will marry Lt Blaine Fairless USNR son of U S Steel President at St Peters Episcopal Church San Francisco. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Sproul and granddaughter of Governor William Cameron Sproul. Ceremony by John A Collins with reception at the St Francis Hotel followed by a brief honeymoon. Benjamin Fairless attends with both families in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Carolineg Sproul
Blaine, Fairless
USNR
United States Steel Corporation
Peters’ Episcopal Church
John Rouch Sproul
Sproul
Philadelphia Corporation
Miss Sproul
William Cameron Sproul
Pennsylvania
Shipley School
Bryn Mawr
John A. Collins
St. Peters
St. Francis Hotel
Benjamin Fairless
Legion Seeks Retention of Outposts Worldwide
The American Legion commission on postwar America urged the United States to keep land outposts essential to national security and to foster world teamwork through current American foreign policy principles. Col Louis Johnson of Clarksburg WV, chairman, said the preliminary report covers military, industrial, economic and international questions and will be shown to the National executive committee in Chicago September 17 and the convention September 16-20.
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Indianapolis
A.P
American Legion Commission
America
United States
Louis Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Legion
Chicuo
Hayloft Receives Community Support In Hayward
Hayward area youth council reports total contributions of 142.00 from service clubs PTAs lodges businesses and citizens to finish interior Hayloft work fund director salary and other expenses. Donors include Remer Baking Milt Dohnet Fred Cox Dr Hurole McCarter Judge Decoto and many others.
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Hayward Area
Hayloft
Donora
Remer Baking Company
Milt Dohnet
Fred Cox
Hurole McCarter
Judge Decoto
E. R. Abrott
V. R. Krag
Clementiy & Co
Clarence Rust
Howard Ohmart
California Conserving Co
Bret Llarte
Bret Llarte P. A. Markham P.T. A
Black's Furniture
Blank's
Lucille
Tomley
Valle Vista
Dr. Crockett
Hayward Food Center
H Cleaners
Hansen's Service Station
Boye Wardware
Ennyson
Alvin Joseph
Castro Valley
P.P. A
Eo Wy Palming
Jack Casson
O. F. Snedigar
Genevieve Calvin
E. J. Wapelhor
Seaman Wears Jap Uniform Unnoticed in Portland
An American sailor, Jim Crooks, walked Portland streets in a Japanese field uniform to test reactions. He wore a tap officer coat, tropical helmet with a yellow star, pack, and carbine, drawing little attention beyond brief glances from a few passersby.
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Portland
Ore
Jim Crooks
Iceland President Arrives For Visit in Washington
Iceland's President Sveinn Bjornsson arrives in Washington for a three day official visit with President Roosevelt. He is accompanied by foreign minister Vilhjalmur Thor and amid talks of postwar basing arrangements in Iceland. The visit follows Iceland's recent independence and its stance on U.S. troop presence after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sveinn Bjornsson
Republic of
Iceland
Roosevelt
United States
Bjornsson
Vilhjamur Thor
Teeland
Denmark
Pigs Found In Mud Beside Parlor Window Court Note
Neighbors report two unhappy pigs wallowing in mud between Joe Pontes’s home at 24541 Sycamore near Niles Rd and a neighbor’s. Alameda County Health Dept Investigator Larry Gross confirms pigs kept outside Hayward city limits, in a two foot wide run, must stay sanitary and distant from residences. Humane Society investigates. further action expected Monday by authorities.
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Joe Pontes
Sycamore
Niles Rd
Alameda Co. Health Department
Larry Gross
Pontes
Health Department
Gross
Hayward
Alameda Co. Humane Society
War Veteran Killed by Rolling Bomb at Army Depot
Susanville dispatch reports Wilbur Allen Ikenberry a 48 year old World War II veteran was killed when a rolling bomb crushed his skull at the Herlohy Army ammunition depot. He was shipped to Sawtelle Veterans Home with surviving widow two daughters and four sons in service. A native of Barblebrook Iowa.
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Susanville
Wilbur Allen Ikenberry
Army Ammunition
Herlohy
Sawtelle Veterans Home
Armed Forces
Barblebrook
Loa
Heiress Muriel Phelps to Wed Navy Officer Adams
San Francisco marriage plan announced for Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps heiress to two fortunes. She will wed Lt Cmdr John Payton Adams USNR on August 29 in a family ceremony. Adams, a Stanford and McGill graduate, serves in the Medical corps and recently returned from two years with the Second Marine Division.
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San Francisco
V.A
Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps
America
John Payson Adams
USNR
William K. Vanderbilt
James Fair
U. S
California
Virginia City
Nev
Adams
Henry Delafield Phelps
Newport, R. 1
Frederick Cameron Church, Jr
Congressman Will Report On Parks Investigation
Congressman John Anderson reports on the Camp Parks inquiry begun last week at Admiral Moreau’s request. He will release findings publicly next week following Navy Department scrutiny into alleged mistreatment of Sea Bees and improper reassignment without leave, prompted by Veterans of Foreign Wars complaints.
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John. Anderson
San Juan Bautista
Ben Moreus
Navy Department
Bureau of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. OW
Bressman Anderson
War Chest Heads Meet August 25 in Nites with Ritchen
Hayward Area War Chest chair Roger Anderson says a meeting of Southern Alameda county War Chest officials is set for Friday August 25 in Nites with the International Ritchen. Local attendees include Alfred Prager Don Leidte and An uersor. A separate meeting of local committee members is planned Tuesday night April 2 with organizing and gelly lies slated to begin September 1.
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Roger Anderson
Hayward Area
Bicycles Stolen From Parking Lot Near Theater
Wayne and LeVern Feverhelm reported their bicycles stolen from a theater parking area on 140 Poplar Ave last night. Police were alerted as the Feverhelms witnessed the incident during their visit to the nearby venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feverhelm
Poplar Ave
Wayne
LeVern Feverhelm
Jtsyward Theater
Japanese Cited For Part Taken In Saipan Fight
War Relocation Authority announced six Japanese ancestry soldiers were cited for meritorious service in action on Saipan. Bronze Star medals were awarded to Sat Ben Honda of Marysville California and Sgt. Georges Matsui of Los Angeles, with others receiving citations and leadership honors from Maj. Gen. Jarmon and Lt Gen. Richardson.
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Sawn Francisco
Saipan
War Relocation Authority
Jarmon
U.S. Army
Tsat
Ben Honda
Marysville
Calif
Georges Matsui
Los Angeles
Jessie Miyao
Hawaii
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