Yankee tinkers aid tanks in Normandy hedgerow fight
Front line doughboys adapt gear to break hedgerows in Normandy. Engineers blow holes for tanks while improvised slicer blades added to vehicles gouge through hedges. Infantry protect tanks from bazookae fire as new devices and repurposed mess kit tools aid uniforms and grenade launchers.
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AFF
France
Normandy
Jerry
Mitchell J. Tkachik
Brooklyn
Pie
Thurston Huff
Belle Mead
N. J
J. R. May
Dallas
May
Ordnance Branch
Dewitt Assigned To European Theater Following McNair’s Death
Washington dispatch reports Lieut. Gen. John L. Dewitt ordered to the European theater to replace Lieut. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, who was killed in France on July 25. Dewitt previously organized coastal defenses against invasion on the west coast. Exact duties remain secret.
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Washington
John L. Dewitt
Hitler
Europe
War Department
European
Leslevy J. McNair
McNair
France
Hitler vows to press on in war and mobilize all forces
London reports Hitler, in a Berlin address to Reich leaders, defends continued fighting and vows to stand firm. Tass notes plans to mobilize foreign workers and boost SS strength, aiming to bind more people to the Nazi cause.
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DNB
Berlin
Hitler
Reich
Tass
Bern
Zurich
Henrich Himmler
Peace Is Goal For Labor And Industry
Chairman William H. Davis of the War Labor Board predicts postwar industrial peace as labor and industry unite for full production and a $150,000,000,000 national income. He envisions a basic agreement defining goals such as full employment fair wages and fair profit to avoid pitched battles in peacetime.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Davis
Donneybrook
Elon College Man Receives Navy Commendation Ribbon
Lieut. Commander Andy Woods Williams of Elon College was presented a commendation ribbon by Rear Admiral T Withers at Portsmouth Navy Yard for outstanding duty in a US submarine in Japanese waters that led to sinking and damaging substantial enemy shipping. Indianapolis is noted as a populous city not on navigable water.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Andy Woods Williams
Elon College
N. C
T. Withers
USN
Portsmouth Navy Yard
United States
MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE MILLIS GETS WINGS
James Henry Millis of 905 Forrest Hill Drive earned silver wings at Spence Field Moultrie Ga and is named flight officer He is the son of Mr and Mrs J E Mills Floyd Sandford Reavis recently graduated aviation metalsmith school Norman Okla son of Mr and Mrs R C Reavis Gregg S Garner son of Mrs Fannie Garner 520 Walnut Street assigned to veteran B 25 squadron in the Mediterranean area Sgt Kizer J Thomas stationed Camp Butner after overseas service and England leave Inglis M Fowler son of Mrs David A Fowler Rt 1 graduated from advanced pilot instruction Foster Field Texas earned pilot wings and commissioned second lieutenant
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James Henry Millis
Forrest Hill Drive
Spence Field
Moultrie
J. E. Mills
Floyd Sandford Reavis
S 1c
USN
Aviation Metalsmith School
Norman
Oklo
R. C. Reavis
Redding Street
Garner
Gregg S. Garner
Fannie FE. Garner
Walnut Street
Mediterranean
Thomas
Butners
Kizer J. Thomas
Camp Butner
England
States
Covets Thomas
Whiteoak Street
Fowler
Inglis M. Fowler
David A. Fowler
Rt. 1
Foster Field
Texas
Meisky in 8s Capt. Richard D Meisky Admitted
Capt Richard D Meisky recently arrived at Stark General Hospital in Charleston 8 C hospital officials report his condition remains under observation following a medical incident.
Brown in England Weatherman with Eighth Air Force
Sgt. Chester D. Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond W Brown of 701 Mangum Ave, serves as a Weatherman at an Eighth Air Force bombardment base in England.
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Brown
England
Chester D. Brown
Raymond W. Brown
Mangum Avenue
Eighth Air Force
Stout Graduates Aviation Radioman School
Max William Stout son of Mr and Mrs Orion William Stout of 610 Lindsay Street recently graduated from the aviation radioman school at a naval seaman line in the Navy.
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STOUT
Max William Stout
Orion William Stout
Lindsay Street
Aviation Radioman School
Seaman le
Neu SN Navy
Stout Promoted to Corporal at Camp Wheeler
Everett L. Stout of High Point has been promoted to corporal at Camp Wheeler. The promotion reflects his Army service readiness and marks a career milestone for the local enlistee.
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Stout
Pfe
Everett L. Stout
High Point
Camp Wheeler
Wac's Dog Outranks His Mistress in Army Service
Pvt. Evelyn Loar of the WAC at Greenville Miss faced the star of her story Mac the dog. Mac a German shepherd now sergeant and a war hero in Italy, once bailed out with his master and saved Loar's life in Sicily. His acts include freeing trapped men from a refrigerated box car and aiding in dangerous patrols.
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Miss
Mns
Evelyn Loar
Mac
Loar
AAF Training Command
Greenville
Italy
MacArthur
Army
Fort Robinson
Neb
Colorado 91
Caterpillar Club
Sicily
Pot- Lear
Gerald Smith Proposes Negro Homeland in Africa Plan
Detroit August 74 Gerald L K Smith nominee of the America First party says he would advocate creating a homeland in Africa for American Negroes. He calls for 1 000 000 square miles of land from France and Britain to be used for this purpose and offered free land and transport to migrants. Smith plans to present the proposal at the party national convention August 29 30.
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Detroit
Gerald L. K. Smith
Michigan
America First
Africa
Smith
Four Tar Heels On Navy Casualty List
Navy release lists North Carolinians among casualties. Pfc Jesse A Ezzell USMCR wounded. wife Mrs Jesse A Ezzell of Elizabeth City. Pfc James C Henry USMCR dead. father Charton Henry. Clyde Johnson Muse USMC dead. parents Horace and M? Muse. Gas ia Edge Verygon USMC dead. parents Walter and Roanoke Rapids Whitley.
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Washington
Navy Department
Jesse A. Ezzell
USMCR
Jesse Azzell
Cedar Street
Elizabeth City
James C. Henry
Charton Henry
Clyde Johnson Muse
Usic
Peeing
Horace Clayton Muse
Gasia Edge
Verygon
USMC
Aes
Walter Clark Whitley
Roanoke Rapids
Father Attacks Draft Board Member Near Charlotte
Herman S. Holloway a 63 year old draft board member was struck and seriously injured in Fayetteville area with a fractured skull. Henry Washington Clay a 49 year old farmer was arrested on assault charges under bond of 1000 dollars and faces federal court action in Raleigh in October.
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Charlotte
Herman S. Holloway
Lillington Selective Service Board No. 2
Raleigh
Clay
Holloway
Scheidt
Dubuque Iowa Named After Julien Dubuque
Dubuque Iowa received its name to honor Julien Dubuque a French Canadian trader who secured permission from local tribes to mine lead in the area.
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Dubuque, Iowa
Julien Dubuque
Shoppers Set New Record For Buying
Washington reports American shoppers set a new spending record for the first half of 1944. Retail sales rose to 32.113 billion dollars from 29.774 billion in 1943, with non durable goods leading gains in food, clothing, gasoline, drugs, and meals. Durable goods also rose, though furniture showed a decline.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Head of Japanese Privy Council Dies
New York August 7 4 Yo shimichi Hara president of the Japanese privy council died today radio announced He was elevated to the peerage after death and sent a death gift of one dozen bottles of wine by Emperor Hirohito He had succeeded Prince Ko noye as president of the council
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New York
Yoshimichi Hara
Ee Radio
Hirohito
Hara
Prince Konoye
Ier
Dvinsk Derives Name From Dvina River Bend
The Russian city known as Dvinsk takes its name from the Dvina river, which loops around the city on its southern and western sides.
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Dvinsk
Dvina
Radium Found in Waste Paper Car Donated by Doctor
In Salt Lake City a doctor reports he accidentally discarded four radium needles valued at 700 dollars into a wastebasket. Salvagers later locate the items in a railroad box car using a radium locator from the University of Utah and recover them after removing ten tons of paper.
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Salt Lake City
John T. Wahlquist
University of Utah
Fossil Jellyfish Imprint Said to Be Oldest Life Evidence
The Smithsonian Institution reports a fossil jellyfish imprint that researchers say could be the earliest evidence of life. The find at an exposed site provides crucial clues to life’s history.
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Smithsonan Institution
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