Patton’s Paris Feint Fears Tap German Retreats in 1944
Dispatches report Patton’s rapid movement near Paris prompted German fear of a Paris-focused feint while Allied forces push from Brittany to Brittany’s sea approaches. Front line summaries note German attempts to escape eastward toward the Seine blocked by Allied pressure, with heavy battles around Chartres and near Le Mans. Allied gains include Brittany’s St. Malo siege ending with surrender of 560 prisoners and the entry of American divisions under Gen. Wood, Gen. Grow, and Gen. Stroh in France.
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DNB
Patton
Ong
Berlin
Transocean
Laigie
Gace
Paris
Seine
Argentan
Falaise Bay
Rise River
Guenther von Kluge
Falaise
Chartres
Jeans
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Brittany
Eiffel Tower
Com
Absie
St. Malo
France
East Coast
John Wood
Fort Knox
Robert Grow
Donald Stroh
Crawford County Tops Early Canvass in Primary Votes
The official canvass of Crawford County votes from last Tuesday's primary was reported to Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman Friday, drawing praise. Crawford was the first county to file its results and received a complimentary word from the secretary.
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Madison
Wis
Crawford County
Fred R. Zimmerman
Crawford
Roosevelt signals postwar army navy plan delay
President Roosevelt told reporters at Washington that broad agreement exists on strengthening the army and navy but no action will be taken until after the war. He emphasized the wartime period would not be interrupted by immediate consolidation steps.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Roosevelt plans new league of nations for peace enforceable
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt will submit a new league of nations to the Senate and seek power to enforce peace treaties. By separating the world security body from peace terms, the administration hopes to have the league operating possibly before war’s end and present a security treaty to the Senate by year’s start for ratification before spring.
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New York
Roosevelt
the Times
New League
World Court
Approve New Rating for La Crosse Firm
Norman E. Schulze, area director for the War Manpower Commission, visited Milwaukee to lobby state WMC priority committees. He secured a B 1 priority for Trane Company of La Crosse and an A L priority for U S Rubber Co of Eau Claire, while a request for National Pressure Cooker Co of Eau Claire awaits action. Other agencies present included the army navy maritime air corps the War Production Board and the War Manpower Commission.
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Norman E. Shhulze
War Manpower Commission
Milwaukee
WMC
Trane Company
Crosse
U. S. Rubber Co
Eau Claire
Schulze
National Pressure Cooker Co
Presidential Ballot Shows Sharp Dip in 1944 Vote
The total vote in this year's presidential election is set for a big drop from about 50 million in 1940 as 18 states report declines in 16 of them. Registrations also fall back compared with recent years, with only Ohio and South Carolina showing larger votes.
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Washington
Ohio
South Carolina
Art Masterpiece Saved in Chartres Cathedral Bombardment
Chartres cathedral, a gothic masterpiece, survived a battle with only superficial damage after a rifle attack routed six German snipers in one tower. Soldiers were ordered to use no weapons larger than a machinegun to spare the structure, a site once visited by pilgrims and students from many countries.
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Chartres
Reductions Planned in Milwaukee Plant Guards
Col. William H. McCarty, commanding officer of the Wisconsin upper Michigan district, announced reductions in plant guards across the district. He said the cuts were made where possible while preserving maximum security to free guards for more essential war work.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin-upper Michigan
Bth Service Command
William H. McCarty
Submarine Plant Strike Ends After Talks With Governor
Work resumes at Electric Boat in Groton after union and company officials meet with Gov. Baldwin to work out a settlement to the Monday strike. The plant has built nearly twenty submarines this year. Virtually all chrome used comes from Turkey and the Balkans.
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Groton, Conn
Great Thames River
Electric Boat Company
Gov. Baldwin
Turkey
The
Balkans
Bombs Hit German Escape Routes Near Seine Front
Aerials report heavy bombing of German troops retreating toward the Seine with only one bridge left standing at Conflans Ste Honorine 15 miles north of Paris. Bombing across the Aifle destroyed 22 bridges since Wednesday evening as the Nazis fall back from the Falaise Argentan gap.
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Seine
Falaise-Argentan
Conflans Ste. Honorine
Paris
Aifle
Ploesti
Ice Shortage Hits Wisconsin Cities After Heat Wave
A Wisconsin ice famine grows after two weeks of intense heat. Cities consider rationing as public health risks rise. Appleton restricts to 25 pounds daily, Watertown sources ice from Milwaukee brewer until Sept. 1, and Whitewater suspends service leaving about 250 homes without ice. Beaver Dam firms seek Milwaukee help amid shortages in Stevens Point Fond du Lac Green Bay and Fort Atkinson.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Appleton
Watertown
Milwaukee
Whitewater
Beaver Dam
Stevens Point
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Fort Atkinson
Patch Nominated For Lieutenant General
President Roosevelt nominated Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch Jr. for promotion to lieutenant general. Patch, commander of the 7th United States Army now advancing in southern France, holds a temporary rank of major general and a permanent rank of colonel of infantry.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Alexander M. Patch, Jr
France
Patch
Reds accuse Finns over Karelia camps
Moscow radio Pravda quoted the extraordinary state commission accusing the Finnish government of deliberately seeking to wipe out Karelia’s population to turn the area into a Finnish colony. The broadcast links Karelo Finnish camps of death to German fascist camps.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Poland
Dewey Proposes Dulles Confer With Hull On Postwar Security
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey wired Ambassador Hull offering John Foster Dulles as his representative to consult on postwar security. Dulles, a Albany attorney and Sullivan and Cromwell partner, would work with Hull to push a bipartisan, lasting peace aligned with wartime progress in Europe.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Hull
John Foster Dulles
New York City
Alican
Dewey
United States Senate
Europe
Dulles
Sullivan and Cromwell
Commission On A
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Bulgar Premier Signals Peace Effort to Parliament
London report quotes Premier Ivan Bagri anov telling Bulgarian lawmakers he is determined to remove obstacles to peace. He says the people oppose interference in a major power conflict and that reports have circulated for weeks about Bulgaria seeking a path to peace.
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London
Ivan Bagrianov
Bulgaria
More Police Cases Reported In 1944 Infantile Paralysis Rise
The United States saw 3922 infantile paralysis cases through Aug 5 1944, the highest for the first 31 weeks in 28 years, per the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis citing the U S Public Health Service.
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New York
United States
National Foundation For
U. S. Public Health Service
Foundation
Drought Causes $49.5 Million Losses to Ohio Crops
Ohio state university experts estimate drought damage to corn at 40 million, soy beans at 3 million, and potatoes at 6 million, totaling 49.5 million in losses for farmers as of August 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Department of Rural Economics
Sat factory strike ends in tentative settlement
Madison workers at four laundries reach a tentative settlement after a two day strike involving about 300 employees. Union officials and management concluded the talks with an agreement aimed at ending the stoppage and resuming operations.
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Madison
Wis
Th Lay
Texan sergeant captures two Nazis and escapes
Stewart Granville of Hargill Texas, first sergeant in a recon squadron, bagged five Nazi snipers before two German soldiers disarmed him and put him in a car. He escaped after knocking them unconscious as dust clouded the road, then hiked three miles back to American lines. The story notes booby traps with potato masher grenades and flak shells behind the lines. Sergeant Pete Bonavich later learned his rifle was unloaded after disarming two approaching enemy soldiers at an outpost.
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France
Texas
Stewart Granville
Hargill
Tex
Noncom
Francis W. King
Arlington
Iowa
Pete Bonavich
San Antonio
Bonavich
Heat Wave Breaks as Cool Air Moves East
The nation’s last stronghold of heat and humidity loosens as cool air advances Friday. New York City and New England are cooled by light rains with temperatures dropping up to 12 degrees. Peru launches an intensified food production program.
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Associated Press
New York City
New England
Peru
Light Motor Trucks Offered To Civilians
The Office of Defense Transportation now accepts applications to purchase light motor trucks for civilian use. Edwin, district manager, said applications were halted last month due to exhaustion of the essential civilian pool. On August 7 exempt agencies relinquished their claims and returned units to a common pool drawn by essential civilians and exempt agencies.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Edwin
Friay
Retail sales rise in New York amid heat wave demand
Retail sales volume advanced moderately this week with hot weather apparel and furnishing lines in strong demand. Dun & Bradstreet reported 4 to 7 percent higher than 1943 volume as merchants said stocks were ample for the fall season. Australia steps up draft dodger roundup.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dewey to Campaign in Pennsylvania and Kentucky
Albany report notes Gov. Dewey shifts to a speaking tour September 7 and 8 in Philadelphia and Louisville as part of a broad drive toward the Republican nomination. He plans further appearances after Pittsburgh Springfield and St. Louis to build momentum before the November 7 election.
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Albany
N. Y
E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Dewey
Paul Lockwood
Philadelphia
Louisville
New York
Pittsburgh
Springfield
St. Louis
Wendell L. Willkie
National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
French Lick
Indiana
Willkie
Canvassing Officials Check Tuesday Votes In Session
The county canvassing board meets at the courthouse to audit last Tuesday’s election votes. Board members include E. E. Brinkman Mrs. Eva Flag and Miss Alice Moore.
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Court House
E. E. Brinkman
Eva
Flag
Alice Moore
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