Yanks Crack German Seventh Army Reds Near Warsaw
Russian and Soviet units pushed toward Warsaw as they fought within sight of the Polish capital. In the north they drove toward the Gulf of Riga, while landings and bombardments targeted Kaunas and Jelgava. Moscow reported 1,320 towns captured and hinted at a possible flanking move toward Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Army
Warsaw
W. W. Hercher
London
Berlin
East Bank
Gulf of Riga
Jelgava
Georg Lindemann
Riga
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Eleja
Moscow
Ivan Bagramian
Zagare
Kaunas
Karmelava
Prussia
Vistula River
Germany
Deblin
Vistula
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Poland
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
San
Przemys
Jawornikpolski
Praze
Texans Fight for Party Control in Bitter Texas Debates
In Texas, pro Roosevelt forces clash with anti Roosevelt factions at county conventions. Reports from 114 of 254 counties show 62 instructed for Roosevelt electors, 16 for unbound electors, 28 uninstructed. Seats contested in Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston and Harris counties amid expulsions boltings and walkouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Dallas
el Paso
Mgm
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Harrison County
Harris County
Houston
Roosevelt
Stegg County
Allies Open Final Phase Of Battle For Florence
Allied forces push toward Florence as New Zealanders of the Eighth army seize the last ridge and threaten to isolate remaining Nazi troops. German counterattacks test the advance while troops from Empoli and Impruneta close in from multiple directions. The action marks the final stage of the Florence battle with heavy fighting along the Arno.
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Florence
Eighth Army
Arno
Cerbaia
Elsa River
Montelupo
Africa
Pesa
Ceria
Empoli
Greve River
Impruneta
Stab
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
North Carolina Quota Over-Sold In War Bond Drive
North Carolina has exceeded its Fifth War Loan quota by more than half with total purchases of 225.8 million dollars through July 28, 152 percent of the 148 million goal. Individual buys amount to 75.2 million dollars, 105 percent of the phase quota. The drive ends Monday.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Clarence T. Leinbach
Leinbach
Armed Service
Federal Reserve System
Congressional Renominations Dominate Week Of Ballots
Clark Barkley and Fish face stiff contests as renomination battles unfold for Clark and Fish Tuesday. Barkley’s Senate primary pits him against many challengers while McKittrick targets Clark in Missouri. Across seven states 93 House seats and four governorships are up for grabs with absentee ballot requests soaring in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bennett C. Clark
Missouri
Clark
Roy McKittrick
U. S. Senate
Yanks Hit Philippine Approaches In Major Air Raids
American bombers struck island approaches to the Philippines and attacked Manchuria's steel mills. Ninety four Japanese planes and ships were reported destroyed or damaged in the weekend action, including 45 planes wiped out over Halmahera. Ground losses and air battles were heavy as MacArthur advances continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerian
Philippines
Manchuria
Halmahera
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Pailuchi
China
Guam
Nimitz Declares Guam Invasion Victory At Sea
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced the Guam invasion triumph from Pearl Harbor on July 29. He reported organized resistance ended Friday, with the U S forces securing a 4300 foot airfield at Sumay Naval base and destroying the Nipponese garrison at the outset of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Flet
Pearl Harbor
Orote Peninsula
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Sumay
Marines Break Through On Guam Orote Barracks
U S Marines fought into rubble filled Guam Orote peninsula barracks recapturing the post from Japanese control. The advance follows prior air and sea operations with minimal losses to Allied forces.
Methodist Leaders Honor State Clergy And Service Roles
CHICAGO July 29 A Navy chaplain urged churches to use returning service members as teachers to counter youth attendance decline and aid servicemen development Capt James V Claypool author of God on a Battlewagon spoke at the Methodist board meeting The five commissions elected officers including Interdenominational Relations leaders Bishop Titus Lowe and others with several additional clergy named to key posts Continuation noted on page 2 See A
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Chicago
Navy
James V. Claypool
U.ss
South Dakota
Methodist Church
The
Church
Titus Lowe
Indianapolis
Ind
Ivan Lee Holt
St. Louis
C. A. McPheeters
Detroit
Mich
Edgar H. Nease
Greensboro
N. C
Alexander P. Shaw
Baltimore
Charles Jeffras
Springfield
Mass
A. Raymond Grant
Sacramento
Calif
Willkie Joins In Fight Against Fish and Libel Suit
New York reports Willkie agrees to represent Maxwell Anderson in a libel dispute tied to a political ad reprint. Fish accuses Anderson of aiding anti-Fish efforts. Willkie vows to aid in suit and denounces Fish's campaign. Clark’s Fifth Army front also notes a deadly mine incident near a wartime luncheon with King George VI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Fifth Army
Italy
George VI
England
Mark W. Clark
U. S
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Sollier
Clark
Gen
Alfred M. Gruenther
Geoffrey Keyes
J. A. White
Fifth Ave
Greensboro
N. C
442 Infantry
Hideo Kaichi
Honolulu
Paul K. Tahara
Olympia
Wash
Hamilton
Newburgh
Anderson
Fish
Robert F. Cutler
Cutler
Good Government Committee
29Th Congressional District
Hamilton Fish
Congress
Ham Fish
War Today: Nazi Fronts Buckling as Allied Push Grows
The article describes a critical manpower shortage for Germany as Soviet offensives drive from the Baltic to the Carpathians. Hitler reportedly hands real control to Goering, Himmler, and Goebbels while Berlin withdraws to the Carpathian foothills. Allied American breakthroughs in Normandy threaten Brittany, and Allied advances trap the Axis from Florence to the Gothic Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geramny
Germany
Hitler
Messrs Goering
Himmler
Goebbels
Baltic
Carpathian
Brest Litovsk
Bialystok
Kaunas
Narva
Siauliai
Lithuania
Baltic States
Berlin
Dnester
San
Przemysl
Cracow
Silesia
Warsaw
Normandy
Averanches
Brittany
Italy
Florence
Adriatic
Pisa
Rimini
Bradley's Men Forcing Nazis To Withdraw
Allied forces launch a major offensive in Normandy smashing counterattacks and driving toward Coutances and St Lo. American armored spearheads cross the Tessy Brehal road, threatening routes to Percy and broader German withdrawal as front lines bend under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Coutances
St. Lo
Normandy
Coutences
Brehal
Brehal Road
Tessy-Sur-Vire
Caen
Omar Bradley
Seventh Army
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Hitler
France
Tessy-Brehal
Percy
Vire
la Tilandiere
Wry Eel
St. Denis le Gast
Lengronne
Fight after card game leaves two men badly hurt
Judson L Young 28 of 329 South Wrenn Street is in dying condition with a fractured skull at High Point Memorial Hospital. Eugene Tate 32 of 269 Young Street is critically injured from slash wounds after a fight at 1610 Moffitt Street following a poker game. Fred Johnson and Leon Johnson were arrested. Carlos Presnell is being sought. police investigate motives while preserving pending charges.
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Judson L. Young
Wrenn Street
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Thorning
Eugene Tate
Young Street
Fred Johnson
Moffitt Street
Leon Johnson
High Point
Young
Tate
John R. Tucker
Nort
Main Street
Tucker
Ploye
Myrtle Desk Company
Johnson Brothers
Presnell
Johnson
Rommel Reported Wounded and Possibly Dead In France
Captured Germans told a senior American officer that Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was critically wounded in an Allied air attack near Lisieux. A French Red Cross worker said Rommel died later in a hospital after a bombing near Falaise. Reports were widely accepted among German troops.
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Canisy
France
Erwin Rommel
Red Cross
Lisieux
Rommel
Falaise
Gernay
Vichy War Ministry
Amel
Normandy
Adolf Hitler
North Africa
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Cpt
Donald D. Shilling
Meadville
Clark, Barkley
Fish Face
D. Harold Oliver
S.C
South Carolina
McKittrick
Yanks
Philippine
Leonard Milliman
U. S. Pacific Fleet
United States
N. D. Lindner
Bradley
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