Chinese victory at Hengyang braces China against invasion
The War Today notes China’s success in breaking Nipponese leverage on the Hengyang to Canton rail line, a blow to Japanese plans to sever supply routes. Major General Chennault’s air campaign aided the win, but China’s war footing remains weak and the risk of renewed offensives persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Prase
Hengyang
Canton
China
Dot Chine
Chen
Enault
Japan
Pieping
Manchuria
Hongkong
Pieping-Canton
Tojo
America
Sasebo
Yawwata
Kyushu
Mengyang
Chennault
Hitler
Charles de. Gauile
Washington
France
New Plant Expands in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Operations
The Glen Lyon Manufacturing Company enlarges to hire 200 workers at its Wilkes-Barre plant for dresses and sports wear while Waitt & Bond adds 50 workers at its Scranton facility. HE Keller of Williamsport expands by acquiring extra building for storage. Candy Crafters teams take over the Lansdowne building with Skyline and Charles E. Winters as navy entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Lyon Manufacturing Company
Wilkes-Barre
Waitt & Bond Company
Cigar
Scranton
HE. Keller Company
Williamsport
Lycoming County
Wth Candy Crafters, Inc
Mast Lansdowne
Delaware County
Philadelphia Electric Company
Lansdowne
Skyline, Inc
Charles E. Winters Company
Dewey Home: From Page One to Election Fray
The report highlights a Dewey family farm run by an experienced supervisor with about 100 milk cows and half his feed grown on site. The farm yields roughly a half ton of milk daily and represents a solid, money-making operation amid a weekend of limited rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Lowell Thomas
Deway
Deweyita
Teo Nonchalant ETA July 9 Looms Over Looting Case
A fragmented notice describes a burglary where intruders damaged walls, crawled through, looted $30, and fled. Police report unclear names or locations but indicate an incident involving theft and property damage with minimal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puraiae
Pacorel Ra
Ao Pistos Acd
Extension Extension Committee Meeting Recaps County Activities
Executive Committee of the Indiana County Agricultural Extension Association met last evening to hear three months of reports. Updates covered 4-H home economics clubs, Guernsey field day, Dairy Herd Improvement four-plant efforts, pollinating clovers, honey production, and beef cattle interest. Upcoming events include Rural Life Conference August 4 to 6, County Wool Pool results, poultry culling meetings, and a county dairymen meeting July 14 plus honey extraction July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Agricultural Extension Assocation
Fred C. Ray
Cherryhill Township
A. B. Gray
West Lebanon
Samuel E. Dible
Parkwood
Stephen Edwards
Rayne Township
William G. Campbell
East Wheatfield Township
Campbell
Vicland
Mildred Yearick
Guernsey
Elders Ridge Guernsey Bull Association
J. M. Speedy
Indiana County
Joseph Nichol
White
M. C. Stewart
Center Township
Rural Life
Newton Hamilton
Nichol
White Township
H. M. Bergenstock
Samuel BE. Dible
J. W. Warner
Court House
Francis Olliver
Clymer
John Rice
Indiana
Can Salvage Winners Announced In State Contest
Harrisburg July 8 Broughton School in Delmarre Township Tioga County won the state's salvage contest with 122987 cans per pupil. 87,092,340 cans were collected statewide, Luzerne led in schools and totals, county prizes awarded, and Fillmore School won Indiana County championship with 3060 cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ove
Harrisburg
Broughton School
Delmare Township
Tioga County
State Council of Defense
Department of Public Instruction
Jesse Robertson
Colby S. Braker
Luzerne County
Allegheny County
Beis County
Schuylkill County
Lehigh County
Lycoming County
Montgomery County
Lackawanna County
Chester Kolerak
Hood Dodson
Wilkes
Barre
Fred Honeywell
Academy Street
Warrior Run
Fifth Army advances as tanks engage German defenses
Fifth Army reports two Tiger tanks destroyed while German ridge defenses stalled two Allied tank thrusts. Other Allied armor forced enemy withdrawal north of Montecatini as Polish units clear Osimo and push toward Ancona. Eighth Army maintains pressure near Arezzo with Carpini and Montone mopped up amid demolitions, as Alpine fronts push toward Fabriano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltarra
Montecatini
Adriatic
Osimo
Ancona
Livorena
Eighth Army
Arezzo
Castiglion Mag ‘Gio
Tiber Valley
Umbertide
Carpini
Montone
Aposenines
Forward
Jments
Fabriano
Barkley and Roosevelt loom over Chicago convention
The convention signals possible Roosevelt acquiescence to another nomination as Barkley positions for unity. President Roosevelt denounces a tax-relief bill as an attack on Congress while Barkley vows to defend legislative integrity. Dewey returns home as Virginia Democrats weigh a unified or litigious convention. Dr Powell named assistant director of publicity for the GOP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Congress
Robert E. Hannegan
Thomas £. Dewey
New York
Wawling
N. Y
Virginia
B. Powell
New York Amsterdam News
New York State Athletic Convention
Republican National Committee
Allied Air Campaign Ramps Up Across Europe
German raids fell with heavy losses as Allied air forces launched large scale attacks. RAF bombers and US Thunderbolts targeted Caen, Tours, and rail hubs while operations near the Danube and Silesia expanded. Some 4,500 sorties were flown as German aircraft were shot down in fierce dogfights.
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Germany
RAF Mosequitoniudera
France
Belgium
Upper
Lower Danube River
Normandy
RAF Bomber Command
U. S
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Battle Inc
Dives River
St. Pierre
Caen
Loire
Tours-Lariche
Nantes-Caen-Orleans
RAF
Britain
Eighth Air Force
Blech-Hammer
Odertal
Breslau J
German Silesia
Transfers Report of Property and Payouts
Transfers record several property deals with multiple individuals and values. Ells Cresswell moves to Boyd Boring for a Pine lot priced at 130 dollars. A L Worth sells to J Murray Buter tracts in White. Andy McFadden Taylor transfers to Herbert Reng a White lot for 20 dollars. Herbert Renz to Carl B E Renz buys Whites lots for 850 dollars. Megude Lydie to Savings and Trust Co lovin Indiana. Vernie Feyer to Charles E Lula sells j lots in oCnemaugh for 1800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ells Cresswell
Boyd Boring
A. L. Worth
J. Murray Buterbough
Andy McFadden Taylor
Herbert Reng
Herbert Renz
Carl BE. Renz
Megude Lydie
Savings & Trust Co
Lovin Indiana
Vernie Feyer
Charles E. Lula
oCnemaugh
Circus Fire Killing 6,000 Fans Leaves 225 Injured
The Sarasota circus fire left 6,000 spectators chaotic and unconfirmed losses while insurance brokers said full coverage existed. The state armory housed 127 bodies with 112 identified, and officials weighed municipal versus individual burials as Edwin G. Woodward of Connecticut was named among the identified. Medical teams used penicidin and sulfa drugs, aided by Red Cross disaster relief from Boston and New York as offers of help poured in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Firang Ludwig
Walpole
Lloyds of London
State Armory
William H. Mortensen
Park Department
Edwin G. Woodward
University of Connecticut
Red Cross
Boston
New York
Jin
American Tide Drives Caen Front as Montgomery Attacks
American and British forces launched a major assault along the Caen front in Normandy. Tanks and infantry advanced under a creeping barrage with heavy air support. Reports say La Haye Du Palis remains a key fight, with mapwise gains across the Cherbourg peninsula and nine square miles liberated in the Mont Castre area as Germans resist in pillboxes and dug-in positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jean
St. ‘Lo
Canal
la Haye du Palis
Cherbourg
Galmanche
la Bijade
Lebisey
Caen
Bernard L
Montgomery
Fleeta
Supreme Command
Erwin Rommel
Orne
Carpiquet
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Vire
Omer N. Bradley
la Haye du Puits
Forest of
Mont Castre
la Haye
Lessay
la Maye
Blood-Thirsty Ferret Becomes Normandy War Mascot
In Normandy, Pvt Charles Elliott's pet ferret Pete undergoes an operation and grows from a three week old pink-eyed creature to a potential hunting aid. Elliott, of Silver Springs Maryland, keeps Pete near mine fields, claiming the ferret will guard against snakes and rats and even shed blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pate
Normandy
Pete
Pfc
Charles Elliott
Silver Springs
Alliott
Elliott
Allied Breakthroughs Press On In Normandy Pushes
Allied forces surged south from Carentan to Culot and beyond, threatening Sainteny and outflanking Lessay as a Taute canal push aimed toward St Jean junction. French underground and Maquis activity limited German movement, while German H boats renewed night patrols against coastal defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carentan
Culot
Sainteny
Perters
Lessay
Atlantic
Vive
Airel
Taute Canal
St. Jean
Normandy Battlefront
France
Normandy
Superforts in Washington mark seventh anniversary of Marco Polo bridge incident
The report notes that B29s over Peiping began Japan’s long war with China on the seventh anniversary of the Marco Polo bridge clash. Early Saturday wash time the planes returned to China bases, Gen Arnold’s HQ said none were lost, though four bombers were lost on the June 15 mission due to anti aircraft fire, landing accidents, and one unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peiping
Japan
China
H. H. Arnold
Salt Lake City mailmen stage bristly beard contest
Startled residents watched as Salt Lake City letter carriers grew bristly beards for a promotional stunt tied to the Days of 4T celebration. Postmasters explained the playful event was part of city festivities later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Bombers, fighters report from Guam bombardment
Tokyo radio reported 60 bombers and fighters attacked Guam yesterday, the broadcast recorded by the Federal Communications Commission. Read The Gazette Classified Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
New York
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Gazette
Yanks Grip On Saipan Tightened
U S Pacific Fleet reports civilians surrendering from Saipan as American forces tighten hold on the island. Japanese units on the northern tip resist, with heavy casualties and multiple airfield actions announced by Gen MacArthur and Adm Nimitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Richard Johnston
Aled Press
Johnston
Aitu
Makin
Pacific
Japan
North Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Namber
Noemfoor
Mindanao
MacArthur
Siezabe
Toyko
Nimitz
Coromonique
Bui
Tembars
Darwin
Australia
Truk
Carolines
Sir
Yap
Guam
Washington Scene Confessional Letters On Navy Fish Blasts
In a humorously sharp column a Washington writer recounts clashes over Navy fish damage blamed on Dahlgren explosions. Navy officials explain modern munitions testing uses service projectiles while earlier fish losses may stem from pollution. The piece also traces quirky notes about wartime shorts fashion and ends noting Democratic National Committee duckpin pins sold to raise funds yet risking Hatch Act concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Roosevelt
Saome
Ito
Uncle Sam
Penitentiary Relocation Urged by PA panel
A Pennsylvania committee urged moving Eastern and Western State Penitentiaries from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The plan calls for male and female facilities separate, a central reception center, and expert classification to direct offenders to suitable state institutions. Governor Martin supports the long term objective and will submit proposals to the 1945 legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Martin
Pennsylvania
Stanley P. Ashe
Herbert Smith
Henry C. Hill
State Parole Board
Robert &. Woodside, Jr
Dauphin County
William S. Livengood, Jr
Commonwealths
Elliott Roosevelt Engagement Denied
London dispatch reports Colonel Elliott Roosevelt denied via an army associate that he is engaged to Capt Ruth Briggs of the Women's Army Corps or that he plans to wed her or anyone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elliott Roosevelt
Army
Ruth Briggs
Women's Army Corps
Obituary notices for Longnecker Necker Gilbert and Cline Gilbe
Obituary items report the death of Abraham Cgasper Longnecker July 6 1944 in Hillsdale born Sept 30 1887 in Montgomery Township Indiana County son of Samuel and Sarah Ripple Longnecker. Survived by wife Margaret and nine children. services Sunday at Raleigh Funeral Home Hillsdale with burial Thompson Cemetery. Also notes Charles Y Schucker died at 62 in Mahaffey with survivors and funeral at Otterbein Church Sunday. James Cline Gilbert of 454 South Sixth Street dies at home Friday. obituary to appear Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Cgasper Longnecker
Hillsdale
Montgomery Township
Indiana County
Samuel and
Sarah
Ripple) Longnecker
Margaret
Sylvis) Longnecker
Clarence Longnecker
Film
Michigan
Twila McMillen
Sharon
LeRoy Lovenecker
Mt. Morris
Truman Longnecker
Pittsburgh
Ethel Long
James Longnecker
U. S. Army
Eugene Longnecker
Mt Morris
Syrene Brickell
Leonard Longnecker
Flint
Catherine Nicewonger
Dora Nicewonger
la Jose
Raleigh
Rex Brickell
Thompson Cemetery
Charles Y Schucker
Charles Nicodemus
Mahaffey
Edward and
Meade
Norfolk
Charles
Air Corps
England
Mary E. McGee
G. J. Pollock
Rochester Mills
Edward North
Punxsutawney
J.C. Work
Covode
Otterbein Church
James Cline Gilbert
South Sixth Street
Neva Feiro Gilbert
Salladasburg
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Tom
Can Salvage
Fifth Army
Sen. Barkley
ST. Jean Falls
Jack A. Houston
Compton
Callf
Pie
Guy Kump
Gettysburg
Kump
Raymond Latham
Mason City
Towa
Ssipan
Washington Scene
United States Navy
Potomac River
Navy
Cobb Island
Naval Proving Ground
Dahlgren
iBut
Navys Bureau of Ordnance
Admiral Hussey
Fred
Proving Ground
Ad_ miral
Walter H. Wells
Cappy
Walter Davenport
Man
Sam
Most
Moorhead
O. S.C. Streams
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