War Today Hitler faces looming collapse on France front
The article argues Hitler must choose a defensive line north of the Seine and Marne to shield Paris and the Channel forts, but Normandy and southern France defeats force a strategic retreat. It notes Allied advances under Patton threaten Paris and jeopardize German coastal defenses with the Seine bridges destroyed and hopes of saving troops fading.
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Hitler
Jafice
Germany
Fuehrer
Seine River
Paris
English Channel
Marne
Seine
France
Belgium
Normandy
Brittany
Patton
Rnd
Weyland
Isil
Europe
Theman
Channel
Jap Diplomats Leave Paris
New York August 18 The Tokyo radio said in a domestic broadcast that Japanese diplomats and other nationals had left Paris for Berlin yesterday as Allied armies neared the French capital. The broadcast was recorded by U S government monitors.
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New York
Tokyo
Paris
Berlin
U. S
Allied Troops Land In France Amid Beachhead Chaos
Report describes French armored unit disembarking over dry wharfs as Seabees rush to clear beaches. German prisoners guard stockades while civilians react with confusion and mixed enthusiasm. Ships unload through the night as a vast mechanized force forms a living beachhead.
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France
Begel
Overturned Truck Fatal to Woman Clara Isenberg
Clara Elle Isenberg aged 54 died instantly when an overturned truck pinned her after the vehicle began slipping down a grade. Wife of James A Isenberg, she leaves two sons Raymond and John and daughters Grace Mikesell and two Mrs. Walter Dayton and Mrs. James Davis, plus Jean Isenberg at home and two sisters. Funeral set for 3:00 p.m. tomorrow at Robinson Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Clara Elle Isenberg
Rayne Township
John and
Sara C. Faith Gibson
James’ ‘A. Isenberg
Raymond
U.S. Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
John
Indiana
Grace Mikesell
Walter Dayton
James Davis
Indiana R. D
Jean Isenberg
Monroe Cunningham
Indiana R.D
John Cunningham
Robinson Funeral Home
Floyd H. Randall
Greenwood Cemetery
Andrew Holliday
Acci
Clara Belle Isenberg Dent
Rayne
Rose (Farnen) Plotzer
Butler
John A. Plotzer
Frank Slater
Pittsburgh
Cleos Lewis
F. E. Plotzer
Butler Cemetery
Robert S. Zimmers
Blairsville
Main Street
Mr. Zimmers
Janary 2
Jacob
Elizabeth (Smith) Zimmers
First Presbyterian Church
Tall Cedars
Derry
Masonic Lodge
Acacia
Ann Kilgore Zim
Alfred M'Farland
Orlando
Florida
Apollo
Pansie Lucas
Homer City
Beeman Park
McFarland
First Methodist Church
Fairchild Funeral Home
John Branscomb
Dating
Greenswood Cemetery
War Department
Alexandria
Virginia
Alfred H. McFarland
U. S. Army
Greaier Field
New Hampshire
John McFarland
Cutler
Lee Miller
Odessa
Walter Chapman
Theodore Doyle
Lafayette
Alice
Cochran
Forest
Bery Brown
Edmon
Clarice Gater Brown
Navy
Bedford County
Emily
Drenning) Brown
Tunnelton
Saltsburg
L. C. C. M. Lodge
Avanmore
Herman K. Brown
Turtle Creek
Eght
Thomas G. Brown
New Alexandria
C. E. Simons
Wilkinsburg
B. B. Waddell
Tra Harrell
Cabot
Allied Drive Encircles German Seventh Army in France
Allied forces press along the Normandy coast and toward Paris, trapping the German Seventh Army in the Falaise pocket. Americans and British advance from Caen toward the Seine while bombers reduce bridges on the Risle and support a widening invasion corridor. Brittany is cleared except for Brest, Lorient and St Nazaire. St Malo surrenders 660 prisoners.
Patton’s Army Pushed Toward Paris Amid Rapid Breakthrough
Allied reports of Patton’s armored thrust show rapid movement in a broad arc from Dreux to Orleans toward Paris. German briefings acknowledged American advances near Chartres and Rambouillet while claiming limited resistance, with Berlin fearing a direct strike on Paris.
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Paris
Authon
Chartres
Etampes
St. Calaise
Hlso
Associated Press
Edward D. Ball
Dreux
Orleans
Chartyres
Dnb
Patton
Berlin
Transocean
Tighe and
Gace
Laigle
Patlongain
Allied Balkans thrust report cited by BBC
BBC monitors in London reported a Turkish broadcast claiming Allied forces landed at Durazzo in Albania, suggesting an Allied move into the Balkans. There was no confirmation. General Eisenhower sent a hopeful message to General Wilson praising advances and urging calm.
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Toulon
BBC
London
Durazzo
Albania
Balkans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Maitland Wison
Mediterranean
Wilson
Casualty Lists Include Homer City and Rochester Mills Soldiers
The War Department released 1544 names of wounded soldiers. Among them are Pfe. Edward A. Mihaleik of Homer City and Pvt. Quinton H. Puntalt of Rochester Mills. Mihalick, son of Joseph Mihalick of 209 Main Street, Homer City, was wounded in the European Area. Pantatlh, nephew of Mrs. Leanne Hopkin of Rochester Mills, was wounded in the Southwest Pacific.
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War Department
Pfe
Edward A. Mihaleik
Homer City
Quinton H. Puntalt
Rochester Mills
Mihalick
Joseph Mihalick
Main Street
Pvt
Pantatlh
Leanne Hopkin
Southwest Pacific
Man Drowned on Rooftop During Storm in New York
A man, identified as Alex Nimuio, died after being pulled into a roof drain suction on the roof of a building in New York during the remnants of a violent thunderstorm and downpour that swept the area last night. He was trying to clear a roof drain when the suction pulled his arms in and forced his head under water.
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New York
PKA
Alex Nimuio
Threat of Coal Strike Hits District
Threat of a new wave of coal strikes looms in Indiana County as strike ballots are to be taken within two weeks by supervisory workers at 20 district mines employing over 4300. Ballots will be held at eight large Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. mines in Indiana and Armstrong counties to decide on quitting. Balloting follows petitions under the Smith Connally Act, with union aims for recognition and collective bargaining. Picket lines and disrupted production have already occurred at Curtisville and Nanty Glo operations, amid broader tensions involving United Clerical Technical and Supervisory Employees of the Mining Industry and the United Mine Workers District 60.
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Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Indiana
Armstrong
Smith- Connally
United
United Mine Workers of America
Berry and Frances
Ford Collieries Co
Curtissville
Allegheny County
Tthe
National Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh
Smith-Connally
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co
NuMine
Ernest
Sagamore
Lucerne Mines
Waterman
Kent
Monroe Coal Mining Co
Heisley Coal Mining Co
Nanty-Gla
Pennsylvania Coal & Coke
Marstellar
Ehrenfeld
Red Lands Coal Co
Heilwood
Springfield Coal Co
Nenty
Helvetia
Curtisville
Warner’ Act
Aratetin
Allied Planes Blast Nazi Escape Routes
Allied bombers and fighters struck across the channel toward northern France as Germany rushed river barges for a Dunkerque style escape across the Seine. German air force counterattacked over the front but suffered a sharp setback. American liberators joined the U S Eighth Air Force in targeting remaining front line air bases including a strike on the field at Reua, north of the line.
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London
France
Siene
Yong
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Reye
Paris
Obituary notices from Butler Blairsville and Orlando deaths
Obituaries detail the deaths of Mrs. Rose Farnen Plotzer of Butler and Robert S. Zimmers of Blairsville with surviving relatives and funeral arrangements. Alfred McFarland of Orlando is remembered with family ties and service details. Bery Brown of Edmon reported as a long illness, with survivors and service plans. The batch ends with a practical note on washing salad greens and onions prior to use.
Three U S Divisions In France Named
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE reveals in France the Fourth and Sixth Armored Divisions and the Eighth Motorized Division are in action. The Fourth Armored is led by Major General John Wood, the Sixth by Major General Robert Grow, and the Eighth by Brigadier General Donald Stork. The Fourth, largely drawn from the East Coast, activated October 18, 1941 at Pine Camp New York with later training in Tennessee California and Camp Bowie Texas. It reached Britain January 10 with Brigadier General Henry Baird in command until his retirement in June 1942.
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Chambriois
Argentan
Supreme Command
Paris
Seventh Army
Seine
London
Hitler
France
Eisenhower
England
Brittany
St. Malo
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
East Coast
John Wood
Fort Knox, Ky
Robert Grow
Donald Stroh
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Fourth
Sixth Armored
Eighth
Fourth Armored
Highth
Donald Stork
Tall States
Pine Camp
Tennessee
Proesti Oil Wells Bomber Target.
Rome reports the Mediterranean air force struck the Proesti oil field installations in Romania after a daylight attack by about 800 American heavy bombers and fighters. The raid damaged the Romato Americano Refinery and other Ploesti targets amid smoke and flames. A German fighter airfield at Nis in Yugoslavia was also hit. MAAF reportedly lost 24 planes, likely to ground fire.
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Rome
Mediterranean Air Force
Proesti
Romania
Romato Americano
Ploesti
Nis
Yugoslavia
Allied Forces Said to Land at Durazzo Albania
London August 18 The Allied forces reportedly landed at Durazzo Albania per an Allied Mediterranean radio bulletin quoted by a Turkish broadcast beamed to Bulgaria No confirmation from Allies amid guerilla activity in Albania Tito linked Partisan action and Allied bombing of Tirana Earlier reports described Durazzo as Albania's principal port located about 20 miles from Tirana across the Adriatic from Bari and Brindisi Also a domestic note advises using a jar with a slit cap to dispose of razor blades and that canned food kept properly sealed will last indefinitely
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London
Ha Ankara
Durazzo
Albania
Bulgaria
Tirana
Adriatic
Brindisi
Bari
Italy
Marshal Tito
Truman FDR Discuss Campaign Talks Aug 18
President Roosevelt lunches with Senator Truman to plot campaign plans as supporters in Congress urge sharper attacks on Governor Dewey. Democratic leaders condemn Dewey's four power alliance fears while Dewey’s critics accuse him of political sabotage and shifting world views. A final, odd note mentions using onion tops as a substitute in onion salt.
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Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Thomas Dewey
Dumbarton Oaks
Vandenberg
H-Mich
America
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dewey
Albany
O'Mehoney
Wyoming
League of Nations
Tunnell
Del
New Yorker
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