Americans Break German Drive in Sicily Landing and Messina
Allied forces report improved coordination among land air and sea units during the Sicily campaign with heavy artillery support and notable armor avoidance. Troina and Mateur are cited turning points as infantry and destroyers repelled German advances and Messina showcases shattered infrastructure and mass desertions. Captions quote U S personnel on the chaotic but successful advance into Messina and near landings.
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Gela
Brolo
Sicily
North Africa
Messina
Bizerte
Weather Outlook for Carolinas Moderate Temperatures
North Carolina remains moderately cool this afternoon tonight and Thursday forenoon with cooler readings in the east and central portions tonight South Carolina reports moderate temperatures this afternoon tonight and Thursday forenoon with cooler conditions tonight Scattered showers are possible along the coast this afternoon.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Soviet Call for Second Front to Ease USSR Burden
Red Star urges freedom-loving people to speed up the defeat of Hitlerite Germany. The article notes Soviet belief that Allied aid through a second front in the west would divert 50 to 60 divisions from the Soviet-German front, while Berlin concentrates on the Red Army and ignores large Western operations. It mentions Quebec Conference discussions and Allied plans to aid the USSR.
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Germany
Quebec
Red Star
Return to Messina After Six-Mmile Trek of War Reporters
Hal Boyle of the Associated Press and other war correspondents entered Messina after a six mile hike through mountains. Crippling blasts left walls down and roofs smashed while trains and ferry slips suffered severe damage. Our vehicles could not pass demolished roads and bridges as retreating Germans blasted key crossings. Civilians lined the roadside to greet advancing troops as our artillery followed toward the Italian mainland. Leading the reconnaissance was Lieut Eugene Phillips of Royston Georgia with Sgt Lewis Gross of Junction City Kansas guiding the first scout.
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Scotland
Tunisia
Robert Springmeyer
Provo
Utah
Messina
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Eugene Phillips
Royston
Lewis Gross
Junction City
Kas
Soviets press advance across Ukraine and near Kharkov
Soviet communiques describe gains of more than four miles in some sectors, with Red Army forces driving on Kharkov and reporting over 10,000 German dead in the offensive. Bryansk towns fell as defense lines cracked, while air forces hit German troop concentrations. Nearby, Russian cavalry aided moves near Bryansk and in the Spas Demensk region, with 2,000 Germans killed in southeast Smolensk operations and fresh German reinforcements slowing Kharkov’s pincers. Street fighting continued around Kharkov as authorities placed Red troops near the city margins.
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Red Army
Kharkov
Ukraine
Bryansk
Red Air Force
Spas Demensk
Smolensk
Vichy Radio
Berlin
Bely
Roosevelt Guests Attend Canadian War Conference Welcome
Roosevelt rode with British colleagues and Canadian hosts through Quebec City to the citadel for welcoming ceremonies and spent the evening as dinner guest with Churchill and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. No social events were on today’s war conference schedule. Also notes Chicago market: butter prices steady, receipts for Gees and dirties mixed.
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Citadel
Churchill
Mackenzie King
Canada
Earl of
Mt Pulaski sells 1917 fire truck for regular use
In Mt Pulaski on August 18 the town fire truck bought in 1917 and idle for about 18 years was sold to two men for ongoing use as a normal vehicle. The old machine, stationed at fire headquarters since 1925 with no emergencies, started with one crank when tested by Chief O W Mayer.
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MT. Pulaski
O. W. Mayer
Policeman Lassoes Buffalo in Vilas Park Incident
In Madison on August 18 a buffalo broke from its pen at Vilas Park. Policeman Lester Shore and six other officers with about 50 soldiers and civilians chased the animal for about thirty minutes. Shore used a rope to fashion a lasso and twirled it until the buffalo returned to its pen.
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Madison
Wis
Lester Shore
Vilas Park
Shore
Eisenhower Praises Allied Effort In Sicilian Campaign
General Eisenhower lauded American and British forces for their joint Sicilian advance. He highlighted the two-army coordination, pivotal fights at Troina and Gela, and the successful landings that broke German resistance, while noting tough fighting along the east coast and in the Palermo drive. He saluted commanders including Marshall, Patton, Spaatz, and Montgomery.
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George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Carl A. Spaatz
Alexander
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Arthur Tedder
Eisenhower
Catania
U. S
Seventh Army
Palermo
Daylight Raid Sweeps Across Germany and Europe
American heavy bombers flew a long shuttle raid to Regensburg then on to North Africa, while others struck Schweinfurt and targets in France Belgium and Holland. RAF and US aircraft battled strong fighter opposition with heavy losses on both sides, and Brig Gen Anderson hailed the anniversary raid as a strategic advance toward Axis airfield saturation.
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Regensburg
Germany
Munich
Messerschmitt
North Africa
Schweinfurt
Frankfurt
U. S
France
Belgium
Holland
Mediterranean
Istres le Tube
Salon
Marseille
le Bourget
Paris
Frederick L. Anderson
Kingston
N. Y
Eighth Bomber Command
Europe
Naz
Britain
East Anglia
England
Hubert Zemke
Missoula
Mont
Gerald Johnson
Owenton
Walker M. Mahurir
Fort Wayne
Ind
Edgar Whitley
Globe
Ariz
Glenn D. Schlitz
Canton
Ohio
Harold E. Comstock
Fresno
Calif
Charles Harrison
New Orleans
John H. Truluck
Lynchburg
S. C
Caleb L. Reeder Jr
Miami
Fla Mans
Police Start Drive On Unlicensed Dogs In High Point
High Point police launched a house to house dog census to seize unlicensed dogs. Owners cited must obtain licenses by August 25 or face court costs about 13.50. Dogcatcher J O Poindexter urged compliance. license fees include delinquent penalties of 1.50 for males and 3.00 for females. Licenses sold at the police station.
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High Point
J.O. Poindexter
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