Prussia’s warlords revolt reshapes German front
The piece argues that Chirchill like leaders see a chance for early peace through crushing Hitler’s army and purging Prussian high command. It claims the purge weakens Germany’s military brains, aiding Allied goals, with Stalin’s front moving as German command falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Prus- Am
Coe
Ster
Garatiy
Churchill
Normandy
Eich
Hitler
Germany
Reich
Erman
Ont
Gestapo
Jimmifer
Road to Berlin mileages charted by Allied fronts
The Allied advance to Berlin is mapped with route mileages. Russian front reports 365 miles direct from Riedke, 70 miles closer than a week ago. Italian front 619 miles from Ancona, 620 from Pisa. Normandy front 30 miles from Troarn near Caen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Riedke
Sham
Ancona
Pisa
Normandy
Troarn
Caen
Soldier’s Letter Proposes Park Memorial Over Victory Arch
An overseas correspondent from the U S S Markab urges Indiana readers to replace the proposed Victory Arch with a practical memorial. He suggests dedicating a park or park-like space near a highway hub to honor fallen service members, with a bronze tablet as the memorial centerpiece. The author argues a park would boost local business and community pride while serving all residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Indiang
Rettem
Lawrence R. Starry
U.S.S
Heavy corn borer damage hits early plantings in Harrisburg
Agriculture Department reports many sweet corn growers face total loss of early crops from European corn borer. Urges control measures this week for second brood including shredding stalks and feeding to livestock or burying burning stalks. Recommend Rotenone or 4 percent nicotine dust every five days until August 16. Few live borers seen in southeastern Pennsylvania counties, suggesting pupal stage timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Agriculture Department
Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Victory
Bureau
Pennsylvania
Mahaffey Missionary Convention Draws Huge Crowds
In Mahaffey the Susquehanna campgrounds filled as the Western Pennsylvania District hosted a two year reunion of a Christian and Missionary Alliance convention. Leading figures included Rev F J Sauve of French West Africa and Rev A W Tozer of Chicago. Evening sermons focused on gospel power and faith in God. Attendance was strong with extended services and prayer meetings throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton J. Scripture
Mahaffey
Susquehanna S
Our City
Western Pennsylvania
Christian and
Allance
Lee Olsen
Jencer
New York
George Scripture
Reynoldsville
Lester Kim
Franklin
Ben Jenkins
Tyrone
D. Anderson
Spartensburg
Anthony Bollyback
Coudersport
Kolo
Jenkins
Ivory Palaces
Reynolds‘ville
V. P
F. J. Sauve
French West Africa
A. W. Tozer
Chicago
Jesus
God
K. C. Fraser
Columbus
Otio
M. W. Lindsey
Wilmington
Delaware
Unemployment Checks Here in Indiana 1944
State Treasurer G Merold Wagner reports 3 558 unemployment compensation checks issued in the week ended July 21 1944 totaling 52 696 35 with 75 checks to veterans returning to civilian life. Indiana received 440 with local disbursements to Greensburg 774 Jeannette 163 Kittanning 99 New Kensington 904 Somerset 170 Altoona 983 and Johnstown 438.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Merold Wagner
Indiana
Greensburg
Jeannette
Kittanning
New Kensington
Somerset
Altoona
Johnstown
Commandos Raid Simi Island nets garrison complete destroyed
British and Greek commandos raided Simi island off the Turkish coast on a night raid July 13 14. Fifteen German and Italian troops were killed and more than 160 captured. Official report says all military installations and equipment on the island were destroyed with very slight losses to attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Simi
Rhodes
Geran
Paper Drive Per Capita Totals Lag In Indiana County
The page continues to report a county by county tally of paper drive collections. Indiana County averages three pounds per person, with Buller at 28 pounds per capita and Cambria at 2.4 while Armstrong records 2.0. Nearby counties perform better, with Allegheny at 14.5, Potter at 111, Westmoreland at 2, and Jefferson at 3.9 pounds per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Indiana
Buller
Cambria
Armstrong
Allegheny
Potter
Westmorelands
Jefferson
Battle Pattern Similar To World War I Says Veteran
Lloyd Stratton, AP wartime veteran, tours Normandy front and argues World War II battles echo World War I in pattern. He notes greater scale, machinery, and air power, yet infantry remains decisive and tactics resemble 1918. Observes dense traffic, mechanization, and heavy artillery shaping the Normandy front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Stratton
Associated Press, Ltd
Associated Press
Normandy Battlefront
Normandy
France
Navy
Navy Fleet Surges to Three Times 1940 Total
The Navy announced that by August 18 the number of fighting ships in service will reach about 1,000, a tripling of the 383 combatant ships at the start of intensive building in mid-1940. Additional vessels are under construction and air forces have grown from 1,744 planes in July 1940 to an estimated 35,000 fighters bombers torpedo and scout aircraft today.
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Caen
St. Lo
Bayeux
Bach
Washington
Navy
Grady
United States
Four Years Ago Today July 24 1940 Haifa bombings and British aid
Haifa in Palestine marked an AP report four years earlier with 48 killed and 40 wounded as Jalian planes bombed the city. Romania seized major petroleum and gasoline works, British owned, while the British Commons heard that the United States agreed to supply about 3000 planes monthly to Britain if feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Haifa
Palestine
Romania
House of Commons
U. S
Great Britain
Allies battle updates and Nazi war criminal targets
Allied front notes renewed attacks near Caen as Montgomery’s drive extension stalls after a week. Gen Josef Dietrich, identified as SS Panzer corps commander, is linked to wartime outrages and labeled a war criminal by Russians. The report cites mass Allied equipment transfers, including 3000 tanks and 90,000 other vehicles, moving in the first quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish
Treury
Caen
Sir Bernard
Montgomery
Supreme Headquarters
Josef Dietrich
Munich
Balkan
Kharkov
Playground News Pet Show At Elkin Estate
The Playground Pet Show at the Elkin Estate on Oakland Ave and Tenth St drew 56 entries across dogs cats chickens and even a sheep. 196 children attended with many parents, prizes awarded to each entrant and fudge popsicles donated by Storage Ice and Supply. Judges were Mesdames Williams Broda and McCullough of the Junior Civic Club. The report notes active College pool programs and a variety of grounds contests including Mushball Horseshoe Paddle Tennis and O Leary Contest won by juniors and seniors from Thaddeus Stevens Ground. An AU Day Picnic for Second Street Ground youngsters led by Misses Rolston and Kelly is planned for Thursday July 27.
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Elkin
Oakland Ave
Tenth Street
Esdames M. Williams
L. Brod
C. McCullough
Junior Civic Club
Thaddeus Stevens
Second Street
Fifteenth Street
Helen Faith
Joanna Cunningham
Thaddeus Steven
O'Leary
Rolston
Kelly
500 Miners Strike For Re Hiring of Ex Serviceman
About 500 miners at Pittsburgh Coal Company's Westland mine in Washington County walked off in protest over the failure to re hire a discharged serviceman. The walkout followed a three day strike at Midland mine as miners protested a regional War Labor Board wage ruling. Company officials say the miner was not employed by them when he entered service. United Mine Workers officials had no immediate comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Westland
Washington County
Midland
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Red Army advances in Baltic and Polish fronts
Red Army units pushed from Pskov toward Southern Estonia and reached the San River south of Lublin on a broad front. Moscow claimed 15,000 Germans captured and 30,000 killed in the Brody trap, with forces moving northeast toward Lae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pskov
Estonia
Lublin
San River
Krakow
Moscow
Brody
Jal Lae
National Farm Safety Week Proclaimed for July 23 1944
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims National Farm Safety Week for the week beginning July 23 1944 urging national observance to reduce farm accidents and preserve vital labor for the war effort, noting the rising toll of farming injuries and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
National Farm Safety
Germany's leaders pledge loyalty amid Reichskrisis rumors
Reports say Germany's front lines steady as Hitler loyalists pledge to the Fuchyer while plotters remain unnamed aside from Col. Gen. Beck. Goebbels absent from radio. Berlin quiets with curfew. Ley attacks Junkers. radio promises fresh reinforcements to doubt the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fastern
Wheer
Fuchyer
Ludwig Beck
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Reich
Hit-lier
Himmler
Pacific War Briefing From Saipan to Marianas
Admiral King at Pearl Harbor outlines a 1500 mile fleet operation radius linking Saipan to the Philippines Formosa and Japan. In the Marianas, Yap Palau and Woleai bombed in support of Nimitz as Guam endures heavy fighting with 1958 casualties and Port Apra isolation.
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Adm
Ernest King
Saipan
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Formosa
Japan
Yap
Palau
Woleai
Marianas
Guam
Port Apra
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Fatisy
Mindanao
Red
Corregidor
Malan Assant
Nvasion
Tinian
Isley Field
Nimitz
Holland F. Smith
U. S. Marine Corps
Fifth Amphibious Corps
Fleet Marine Forces of the Pacific
Harry Schmidt
Fourth Marine Division
Clifton B. Cates
Chester Hill
Penna
Fourth Marines
Thomas Fe.’ . Watson
Second Marine Division
New York
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian Island
Tokyo Radio Today
Wondon
Nis
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Obituary for Nicholas A. Altimus of Mundy’s Corner
Nicholas A. Altimus died at 6 55 am Saturday at his home near Mundy’s Corner. born April 18 1884 in Indiana County he was a long time Cambria County resident and bulier by trade. Surviving are his widow Pris Dishong Altimus and several children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock tomorrow at his residence with interment at Pike Brethren Cemetery Mundy’s Corner.
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Nicholas A. Altimus
Mundy's Corner
Indiana County
Nicholas
Cardilla (Wolfe) Altimus
Cambria County
Pris (Dishong) Altinwis
Elda
R. D. Myles E
Emma Watson
Nellie Watson
Nanty-Glos
Nicholas Jr
Beisans
Daniel
Nora Illisopple
Cardilla Watson
Altimus
Mary
Tomb
Sewaree
James
Alex
Edward
Nanty- Glo
Pike Brethren Cemetery
Mundy’s Corner
Army Loses Power In Germany Crisis
Madrid dispatch reports Hitler and Himmler seized decisive police power after a German military setback. SS Gestapo and Nazi home guard tighten control while many army officers from the old Prussian school were confined. Reports claim executions by SS squads occurred before generals could act.
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Madrid
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Reich
Germany
Gestapo
Hitler
Brackup- Sanchez Maspens
Informaciones
Stalingrad
Prussia
German home army blamed for recruiting and supply woes
Stockholm dispatch notes Germany admits recruiting and supply delays in war fronts. Himmler's takeover of the home army aims to fix the problem, with Voelkischer Beobachter alleging revolting generals hindered arms and ammunition logistics. The purge targets staff weaknesses to end the troops' fury.
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Stockholm
Home Army
Heinrich Himmler
Berlin
Tidningen
I Voelkischer Beobatcher
Himmler
Kortan Dies in London Telegram Report
Berlin announced that Col. Gen. Guentier Korien, chief of the German Air Force general staff, died from injuries sustained in the recent fighting. The report filters through London on July 24, noting the high official's death amid ongoing air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Guentier Korien
Air Force
Explosion at Hitler's HQ Raises Berlin Death Toll
Thursday's blast at Hitler's headquarters killed Major General Heinz Brandt and increased the reported deaths to three. Berlin later identified a fourth casualty, known as Berger, now named Heinrich Gergner, while oil and fat stocks numbered over 1,800 excluding petroleum and perfume oils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Heinz Brandt
Army General Staff
Berlin
Fuehrer
Double
Berger
Heinrich Gergner
GOP Leaders Map Campaign Strategy in Albany Meet
Governor Thomas E Dewey and running mate John Bricker plan talks in Albany on campaign division of duties to unseat the Democratic 12 year national administration. They will visit New York City headquarters and confer on issues before the St Louis governors conference. Dewey plans reconversion talks in Pittsburgh with labor and industry leaders. meeting with John L Lewis not yet arranged.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas &. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Mra. Bricker
Chicago
Brickers
National Committee
New York City
Bricker
Dewey
Pawling
St. Louis
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania Today
Western Pennsylvania experiences fair conditions and warmer temperatures in the southern portion while the northern area faces considerable cloudiness with possible thundershowers today and tonight. On Tuesday expect partly cloudy skies and continued warmth with a chance of storms.
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Pennsylvania
South Portion
North Portion
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S.S. Markah
Sully
Indiana Evening Gazette
Pénna, Paar
Mojor
Mozambique
OPA
Moorhead
Aegean Island
Ag & Patha
Jerry
Playground News
RED Army
Lima
Peru
Val Clear
Church of God
Mobolize
Kortan
GOP
Rad & St. S
Sinelt & R
Atch T& SF
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth. Steel
Borden Co
Briggs Mtg
Case (If) Ca
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & el
Cong Edison
Curtiss Wright
del Lack & West
Douglas
Aircrafi
du Pont de N
el Auto Lite
General Elec
General Foods
General Motors
General
Greyhound Carp
Johns Manville
Kennecott Cop
Kresge Iss
Lehigh Port
Lhigh Val Coal
Leh Val RR
Libby McN & L
Loews Ine
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
WN Y Central RR
North Amey Co
Northern Pac
United Gas Imp
U. &. Rubber 508 Steel
Warner Bros Pict
West UN Tel A
West el
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