Dieppe raid seen as vital wartime lesson from Mackenzie
Glenn Baab reports on the Dieppe raid as a preview of Allied forces landing on Naziland under expected future conditions. He argues the operation, though costly, provides essential knowledge of enemy fortifications, tactics, and required weapons and training for the army of Europe. The piece notes Canadian casualties and frames the raid as a pivotal shift of initiative away from Hitler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Baab
United Nations
United States
Canada
Britain
Naziland
Dieppe
Adolf Hitler
I Europe
Army of
Europe
Channel
Goebbels
Dunkerque
Caucasus
Suez
Hitler
Air raid scare in Pittsburgh prompts shelter rush
In Pittsburgh hundreds sought shelter amid rumors of a daylight air raid drill set for 3 PM though the test did not occur. Officials noted patrols were kept at posts around the hour. The city asked the State Defense Council for permission to hold a daylight raid drill before September first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Steel City
State Defense Council
US pilots claim probable victory in early war air combat
U S pilots reported a possible downing of a Focke-Wulf 190 over Germany, marking an early air victory. The event was claimed as probable rather than confirmed, as one American pilot reported the German fighter’s crash was not observed. Names of the other two pilots were not immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
Germany
Dieppe
Abbeville
Posse Hunts for Handyman in Assault Case
Police aided by a posse of armed soldiers scoured swamps and woods today for a “handyman” wanted in the beating and disrobing of Miss Marise Saiko 19 daughter of a former Italian nobleman. The attack followed a string of assaults on women, some deadly, terrorizing the area. the suspect described by the victim as a Negro smoking like a rough plant giant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marise Saiko
Vogue
Miss Saitto
Poppy
Orazia Nicola Saittro
Baron di Capus
War Production Board criticized over wartime control
In Washington two reports blamed Nelson and the War Production Board for mishandling wartime industrial control. A harsh speaker warned retaliation against critics as the war effort faced scrutiny. The themes included army readiness to assume economic authority and Nelson’s strict leadership over his subordinates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
War Production Board
Washington
Nelson
Legion vows clearer wartime word to Washington
In Pittsburgh on August 20 the American Legion Auxiliary Eight and Forty elected Mary E. Doty of Aliquippa as Pennsylvania department president. She will assume duties as Le Chapeau in September, with officers Julis Galbraith of Altoona as first vice president and Mary Wilson of Philadelphia as second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mary E. Doty
Aliquippa
American Legion Auxiliary
Pennsylvania
Doty
le Chapeau
Julis Galbraith
Altoona
Mary Wilson
Philadelphia
Japanese Warships Bombed In Solomon Action
Allied bombers struck enemy warships about 400 miles north of the Solomon battle area as U S Marines push to dislodge Japanese forces. Australia reports the 10,000 ton cruiser Canberra lost with 84 dead and 109 wounded, including Capt. Frank Gelting and Ensign J W Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon’s
Australia
MacArthur
Solomon Islands
MacArhur
Canberra
United States
Robert Lee Ghormsey
Frank Gelting
Sydney
J. W. Vance
United States Navy
Faisi
Bougainville
Solomons
Solomon Island
Timor
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
China War
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wenchow
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Tengyuen
Yunnan
China
Burma
Forty and Eight Honor Society Member Active Since Early Years
Mrs Doty has been a member of the Eight and Forty 21 years. The service program emphasizes child welfare with focus on tuberculosis. she has contributed much time to the Erie Preventorium aiding tubercular children in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty and Eight
Legion Auxiliary
Doty
Erie Preventorium
Erie
MANPOWER\supported by war work notes changes
The report states that manpower transportation and community facilities influence the ability to meet delivery dates. It notes that workers laid off will be needed in old jobs or new war jobs as production problems are resolved, and they cannot be counted as additional labor.
Dieppe raid shows Allied strength and lessons learned
The Dieppe assault, a nine hour raid by Rangers Canadians British and French commandos, achieved all aims under heavy fire. Analysis highlights naval and air dominance, improved land air coordination, and the potential for a future bridgehead while downplaying a full second front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Rangers
Dieppe
France
RAF
United States Army Air Force
Abbeville
Ranger
German claims on Dieppe raid highlight heavy Allied losses
Berlin reports from German broadcasts claim Allied forces at Dieppe suffered about 1,500 prisoners and many dead and wounded, with 15 ships sunk and 19 damaged. German output notes 112 Allied plane losses, 35 German planes, 28 tanks destroyed, and 60 Canadian officers among prisoners, portraying the raid as a major British disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dieppe
Channel
High Command
Brazil War Declared Yet War Exists Says Editor
The piece reflects a warlike mood with J. S. Maciel Jr stating that war already exists, negating the need for a formal declaration. Chile protests to Germany over the sinking of Brazilian ships, calling it against wartime laws and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Maciel, Jr
Argentina
Germany
Dieppe raid and global WW2 developments described
Allied return of troops to British bases after the Dieppe operation. British and Empire forces suffered losses but hit back on German coast defenses. Soviet forces claimed gains around Stalingrad and multiple fronts, while Pacific actions saw Canberra sunk and Solomons raids near Bougainville. Chinese reports note gains near Wenchow and railway sectors with cholera deaths in Tengyuen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
High Command
Dieppe
Paris
BBC
Semeon Timoshenko
Don
Stalingrad
Red Star
Bryansk
Moscow
Lake Ilmen
Vyazma
Rzhev
Reclassification of registrants to finish by year end
Local boards will reclassify registrants starting September with one quarter moved from eliminated groups each month through December. Col Evans says no more deferments to arrange commissions and that inducted men must have taken oath by the induction hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
U.S. Army
Mer
Army
Navy
Tine Corps
Coast Guard
Allies Strike German West. Axis Defense On Full Alert
London dispatches report four allied commands the United Nations American Rangers Canadian British and Fighting French coordinating covert action without mobilizing reinforcements of major strength. German defense plans in the west appear to be triggered into frenetic motion as Allied operations unfold across multiple theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
London
Norma Shearer to wed ski teacher in Santa Monica
Norma Shearer 36, widow of Irving Thalberg, will marry ski instructor Martin Arrouge of Sun Valley. The couple, who met after a Christiana turn moment, plan to live in Shearer’s Santa Monica Beach home, and Arrouge will enlist after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Norma Shearer
Christiana
Martin Arrouge
Sun Valley
Idaho
Santa Monica
Irving Thalberg
Arrouge
University of Nevada
WAVES Enlistment Rules Describe Pittsburgh Recruiting
WAVES recruiting officers in Pittsburgh announce a September 11 start for applications due to high demand. Eligible applicants must be 20 to 35, single or married without under 18 children, with high school or business education and typing ability. Pay ranges from 50 to 138 monthly plus 200 in uniforms. 10,000 WAVES nationwide with district totals undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood St
Pittsburgh
Navy
Papers Given Clean Bill
Chicago reports that the Chicago Tribune New York Daily News and Washington Times Herald were cleared after a Federal Branch jury inquiry into a June 7 publication of allegedly confidential naval information. William D Mitchell said the grand jury found no indictment should be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
Washington Times Herald
William D. Mitchell
Grand
Midway
New Battle for Farm Prices Emerges in U S
Washington Aug 20 Secretary of Agriculture Wickard called for an amendment to the price central law to allow lower ceilings on agricultural products. He reversed his stance urging farmers in a recent speech to drop the prohibition on ceilings below 116 percent of parity. Parity prices aim to maintain purchasing power akin to the 1909 14 base period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickard
Bedbug Vandalism Reported in Lewiston Classified Ad
A Lewiston Montana classified note accuses a party of throwing sealed bedbugs in envelopes on the porch of the writer’s house. The ad asks the offender to refrain from further such conduct, signaling a vandalism complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Mont
Democrat-News
Melting PoCatello locomotives into scrap metal
Two large steam locomotives from the 1870s, Union Pacific No. 11 and No. 347, preserved at the University of Idaho, Southern Branch, were returned yesterday to the railroad for conversion into about 140 tons of scrap metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Idaho
Union Facilio
University of Idaho, Southern Brancn
Treasury balance report from Washington dated Aug 18
Treasury figures show receipts of 19,039,527.63 and expenditures of 135,468,135.51 leaving a net balance of 4,435,611,020.893 and a total debt of 85,477,576,569.05. The day shows an increase of 9R.28 over the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Wider Use Of Buses Allowed Under War Emergency Rules
Public Utility Commission eased war era bus restrictions to align with Office of Defense Transportation. Charter service widens to prison and insane transport juries and custodians workers to and from jobs children from camps churchgoers evacuees and civilians for military or safety reasons and rail or air passengers on closed routes. OD T Philadelphia urged joint carrier offices to implement return road provisions of order No 12 effective Septembers 1. Offices may be set up in multiple cities including Allentown Wilmington Del Clifton Heights Scranton Wilkes-Barre Williamsport York Harrisburg Reading Atlantic City and Trenton N J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utility Commission
Butler Motor Coach Company
Butler
Office of Defense Transportation
Philadelphia
ODT
Williamsport
York
Harrisburg
Reading
Atlantic City
Trenton
N. J
Stock Market Al Chem and Dye 13214 Am Rad and 9S 4% Am Smelt and R 38%
Almanac style digest of stock quotes lists numerous corporations and percent changes. Companies include Am Rad, Am Smelt, Anaconda, Atch T and F, Boeing, Chrysler, Gen Elec, Gen Motors, IBM not shown, Int Tel and Tel, Kennecott, North American, Penn RR, Reading Co, Steels, Textile, and others with varied percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chem
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mfg
Case
Ches and Ohio Avy
Chrysler Corp
Colum G
Nat Distillers
Nat Paw
Y Central RR
North Ameria TM
Northern Pacific
al Packard Motor
Penney (Jc
Penn RR
Pure Oil
Radio Corp of Am
Reading Co
Repab
Reynolds
Stand Gas
Qal Cal
Ind
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
SLM Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
US Steel
Warner Bros Pict
West Union Tel
West el
Mfg
Woolworth
Youngst Gh
Markets produce Pittsburgh August 20 1946
Produce demand moderate. Apples steady to slightly higher with No 1 Penna Rambos Maiden Blush and Pipping at 1.25-1.35, Wealthys 1.15-1.35, New York Alexanders 1.10-1.45. Potatoes two car load prices weaker, Cobblers 1.90-2.15, Chippewas 2.25-2.35, Bliss Triumphs 2.25, Cobblers from Ohio 2.00-2.18. Hogs active but generally 10 cents lower with various weight ranges quoted. Cattle and calves steady. rest of market unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roduce
Pittsburgh
Penna Rambos
New York
Alexanders
Potatoes
Penna Cobblers
New Jersey
Chippewas
Long Island Bliss
Ohio Cobblers
Aluminum workers await War Labor Board ruling
Pittsburgh Aug 20 Representing the CIO Aluminum Workers Union await a reply from the War Labor Board to a telegram demanding an immediate explanation of the panel’s decision denying a general wage increase at ALCOA plants. Union leaders threaten strike unless reconsideration and plan to invite U S Army reps to a later session. The board approved modest shift premiums, while the union sought a flat 10 cent an hour raise for both shifts and argued retroactivity concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO Aluminum Workers Union
War Labor Board
Planta
Aluminum Company of America
Nick A. Zonarich
Zonarich
U. S. Army
Ben Fischer
WLB
Fischer
War Board
M. M. Anderson
Obituary notices from Locust area residents
Obituaries report Henry S Armstrong of Locust died at his daughter’s home in Punxsutawney after 27 years there. Born 1869 in Bell township, he married Sara Baun in 1893 and was a carpenter foreman in Rossiter and Clymer mines. Survived by widow, four daughters, two brothers, a sister, and 23 grandchildren. funeral Friday at 2 pm in Gaul home, Rev. John C Stoner to preside, interment Pine Cemetery near Locust. Also notice Edward B Parsons of Edri died in Indiana Hospital. Born 1894, miner, survived by mother Elizabeth Parsons and widow Emma Parsons, a son, five brothers, two sisters. services Saturday 2:30 pm at Robinson Funeral Home, interment Edgewood Cemetery with American Legion ritual at grave. Mrs Elizabeth Watson of Dixonville died Tuesday. survived by four children and two sisters in West Virginia. service details follow. Mrs Sue Pringle Dick, widow of John K Dick, Huntingdon County’s long-time resident, died in Huntingdon August 11. Born 1848 in Johnstown, married 1870, lived 71 years in Huntingdon. survived by two sons and four daughters, nine grandchildren. funeral details given.
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Henry S. Armstrong
Locust
Ralph Gaul
Greenwood Avenue
Punxsutawney
George Armstrong
Bell Township
Jefferson County
Sara M. Baun
Rossiter
Clymer
Gaul
Harry Kramer
Alvin Rolls
Punxsulawney
Layard Gaston
Joseph Armstrong
William Armstrong
Juneau
Lizzie Barnett
Rossitter
John C. Stoner
Pine Cemetery
Edward B. Parsons
Edri
Indiana Hospital
Elizabeth (Nelson) Parsons
Newrytown
August Parsons
Emma (Sullivan) Parsons
Fred Ivan
Harry Parsons
Springdale
William
Lloyd Parsons
Nawrytown
Leonard
Arthur Parsons
Saltsburg
Michael Nixon
Morgantown
W. Va
Charles Gray
Edin
Robinson Funeral Home
Parsona
Saltsburg Post No. 57
American Legion
Edgewood Cemetery
Elizabeth (Waddell) Watson
George
Bessie (Shank) Watson
Dixonville
George Watson
Bessie
Josephine
John
Jennie Philipp
Bella Hawkins
West Virginia
J. P. Tampl
Marion Center
John K. Dick
Sue (Pringle) Dick
John K Dick
Huntingdon County
Huntingdon
Lydia (Bowen) Pringle
Johnstown
Indiana County
First Presbyterian Church
Kirby A. Dick
Clarence P. Dick
Pollie
Paul Stratuff
Niagara Falla
Waldy Cherry
Mount Union Colony Club
Riverview Cemetery
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U. S
Indiana, Pa
Handyman
Legion
Stambaugh
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Acta Bal
Bltage
Watkins
Tey
English Channel
Jessong
Tetersley
Brazil
War Department
Congress
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Faddis
D-Pa
Stimson
Wallace
Speyer Rayburn
Air Corps
Norma
Hidalgo
Mexico
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Bangkok
Thailand
Bridgeport
Leo Ward
PARTY
Labor Board
S.C
Rt Wie
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