Americans Into Paris Defense Zone Push Near Loire
Allied forces press the German defense arc toward Paris with a 176 mile front. Reports say Americans and Canadians breach toward Le Mans and Caen while Nantes and Angers are reached. Brest and Lorient face heavy American assaults as St Malo prisoners rise to 3,000.
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Supreme Headquarters
al Med
Paris
Mons
Alencon- le Mans-Tours
Orleans
Chartres
le Mans
Beogresneiorard
Seine
Caen
Falaise
H. D. G. Crerar
Vimont
Paria
Bernard L. Montgomery
Orne
Aing
Brittany
Nantes
Loire
Angers
Lorient
St. Malo
Altho
Brest
Dinard
Rance River
France
First Army
Rommel
Potigny
Miles C. Dempsey
Thhe River Orne
Thury-Harcourt
Guam Becomes American Again After 19 Days of Fighting
U S Pacific Fleet reports final Guam thrust completed, with island fully in American hands except a small northeastern inland area near Pati Point. Frontline accounts note 10,000 Japanese dead already buried by Americans and ongoing jungle warfare as Patrolling ships guard escapes. Simultaneously at Aitape front in British New Guinea, U S forces push inland from seacoast in a bid to destroy remaining Nipponese forces.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pati Point
al Cooking
Associated Press
Aitape
British New Guinea
Marianas
Kiske
Aleutians
Tokyo
Marianas Islands
Bonin
Kazan
Halmaherea
New Guinea
Allied Bombers Hit Paris Ploesti and Romanian Oil Centers
London reports heavy Allied air raids from England and Italy target fuel and transport depots around Paris and near Ploesti Romania. About 500 aircraft, including Flying Fortresses Liberators Mustangs and Lightnings, bomb oil facilities and storage depots while RAF Lancasters strike further concentrations. Night raids and Mediterranean strikes continue the campaign to cripple Nazi fuel supplies across Europe.
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London
England
Italy
Paris
Ploesti
RAF Lancaster
Romania
Europe
Normandy
Brittany
Caudebec
le Harve
Seine
Britain
Balkan
Plants Idle as Strikes Challenge War Industry
About 58 000 to 74 000 workers were idle as eight state strike actions disrupted trucking and over‑the‑road shipments. President Roosevelt prepared to act before possible army or Office of Defense Transportation takeover. Wright Aeronautical in Paterson area reported 3200 to 20 000 idle workers with clashes injuring two. War Labor Board summoned Unite Auto Workers officials over a 7000 worker strike at General Motors Detroit. Army ultimatum issued to 700 Pennsylvania Truck Lines workers in Harrisburg. Kansas labor law validity debated as Topeka and state officials seek guidance before 1945 legislature. Stock market index held at 54.5.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Midwest
White House
Army
Office of Defense Transportation
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Paterson
N. J
War Labor Bo
Unite Auto Workers Union
Chevrolet
General Motors
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Aid for Florence Deep relief measures as city garrisoned
Rome reports Vatican actions to aid Florence vulnerable population with transport and supplies for Archbishop Elia Dalla Costa while Canadian and Italian patriots push Fasci st elements in southern Florence. Allied forces raid, secure areas near Misa river line, and repulse German efforts along the Arno as air power targets Bergamo.
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Rome
Vatican
Florence
Elia Dae Costa
Adriatic
Misa River
Francavilla
Cesano River
Rimini
Via del Serragli
Via Romana
Eighth Army
Eighth
Fifth Army
Arno
Lower
San Giovanni Alla Vena
Piss
Guiliano
Arezzo
Potente
Garibaldi
Mediterranean
Bergamo
Milan
661 Persons on Medical Service in Douglas County
A July report from the Douglas County Medical Service shows 661 persons on medical service. Monthly income was 1993.50 with expenditures of 1993.24, detailing doctor fees 725.45 drug store 564.88 hospital costs 347.71 and other items. Physicians had 248 office calls, 109 daytime and 63 night house calls. prescriptions totaled 707. Freight car loadings fell slightly in the latest week, with 890,458 cars loaded versus the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Medical Service
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
K. U. Hospital
Bombers Press Russian Advance Toward Liepaja Port
Soviet tanks and bombers pushed toward the Latvian port of Liepaja carving deeper into the Baltic flank. Red forces seized lines around Auce and pressed toward Kielce and Jedrzejow as German counterattacks mounted near Vilkoviskis and along the Warsaw east front.
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Moscow
Liepaja
Baltic
Theussiang
Auce
Riga
East Prussia
Schirwindt
Mariampole
Vistula
Krakow
Warsaw
Kielce
Robot Bombs Now Carry Many Incendiaries
German robot bombs now carry incendiaries, with each recent fall in Sou land containing about 20 incendiaries. Fire missiles spread by the bomb’s blast, while the home security ministry urges continued anti fire measures and reminds evacuees to carry gas masks. London editorials credit American troops for help in France, noting British papers praise the Yanks and their doughboys.
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London
Ministry of Home Security
Souland
Earth
Home Security Ministry
Airborne troops merged into a full army unit under Eisenhower
General Eisenhower's headquarters announced the consolidation of airborne personnel into a new unit the size of a full army under Lt General Lewis H Brereton. The force mixes American and British troops and will improve coordination and mobility for rapid strikes in advancing campaigns.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Lewis H. Brereton
Brereton
U.S. Army Air Forces
Pacific
Ninth Air Force
Frederick Browning
Hoyt Vandenberg
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Vandenberg
Faculty Chosen for Douglas County Teachers Institute
Miss Maude Snyder and Leigh Warner named as faculty for the Douglas County Teachers Institute to be held August 21 to 25. Snyder leads primary methods and Warner covers general subject matter for grades above primary. Classes run 8:30 to 4 daily. first half for all teachers, second half for new teachers. enrollment through county superintendent at the courthouse with a $1 fee.
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Maude Snyder
Topeka Cit
Leigh Warner
Tecumseh
Xerce
Douglas County Teachers Institute
Mise Snyder
Warner
Margaret Hurley
Court House
Russian flank threat reported near upper Narew river
London reports a Soviet flanking push west of the upper Narew could threaten East Prussia and Warsaw. The Berlin communique says repeated Soviet attacks were beaten off or checked west of the Narew, with Lomza possibly in Russian hands. A westward advance could outflank East Prussia and Warsaw, echoing earlier encirclements elsewhere.
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Red Army
Kielce
Jedreziow
Silesia
Krakow
Warsaw
Moscow
Nérew
East Prussia
Vilkaviskis
Lithuanias
Germany
Berlin
Narew
Viatula Bend
Kaunas
Sanok
Beskid
Carpathians
Czecho- Slovakia
Mielec
Vistula
London
Upper Narew River
Falkenhayn
Lomza
Latvia
Estonia
Bosely
Allied Troops Take Taungin South West of Mogaung
Allied forces advancing toward Mandalay in Northern Burma capture Taungin ten miles southwest of Mogaung after overrunning Sahmaw. Sohman, midway between Taungai and Mogaung on the railway, falls to the Third Indian division with many Japanese dead and abandoned equipment found in the village HQ.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Mandalay
Burma
Taungin
Mogaung
Sahmaw
Sohman
Taungai
Call for Tin Cans Drive by American Legion
Lawrence residents urged to gather and box tin cans for a Legion salvage drive. City trucks begin collecting at 8 tomorrow, with all cans labeled and flattened. Bring within city limits to parking or Earl Robbins service station on Massachusetts Street.
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Lawrence
American Legion
Legion
Persona Ontade
Earl Robbins
Massachusetts Street
The
Roosevelt Meets Pacific Leaders at Pearl Harbor
President Roosevelt wrapped three days of Pacific strategy talks with General MacArthur Admiral Nimitz and other war chiefs at Pearl Harbor. He announced new offensives to retake the Philippines pursue unconditional surrender and advance toward Japan while praising Island fortress developments and jungle training for forthcoming operations.
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Honolulu
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Kel You
Doug
Fortress Island
United States
Marine
San Diego
Calif
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pole
America
Philippines
Japan
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
Navy Yard
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Robert C. Richardson
Washington
Philip Kings
Macrthur
North Africa
Saipan
Marshalls
Attu
Kiska
Kwajalein
Taland Fortress
Feld
Sehofell Barracks
Mr. Roosevelt
wNome
Eisenhower Sets Up C P in France
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower moved his advanced command post from Britain to Normandy to stay in close contact with allied commands. The transfer, done by air in recent days, places officers and troops in tents under MP patrols while Eisenhower travels from an airfield vicinity for quick calls and personal conferences with subordinates. Satellite links provide phone access to Supreme Headquarters London.
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London
Dwi D. Eisenhower
Britain
Normandy
Cowan
Ters
Wace
Supreme Headquarters
Eight Barracks Project At Sunflower Ordnance Works
Construction began on eight barracks at Sunflower Ordnance Works to house about 400 war workers within 30 days. Lt. Col. Donald R. Hyde announced the effort to alleviate housing as Hercules Powder expands rocket powder production for army and navy. Two barracks will house married couples, with total facilities rising to 11 for men and 10 for women plus two couple buildings. Barracks currently hold 725 residents. weekend shifts see workers sleeping at the plant site due to limited housing, with 280 powder line employees using cot facilities last weekend.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Donald R. Hyde
S.O.W
Hyde
Hercules Powder Company
Army
Navy
A. B. Hamilton
Powder Line
Heat Wave grips plains as temperatures near 100
Topeka reports 101 degrees with other Kansas highs around 100 as heat continues across the plains. Forecaster S D Flora warns relief should begin by week’s end though western areas may see scattered showers while eastern and south central Kansas stay hot and dry. No rain in the last 24 hours. Soil moisture drops rapidly.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Flora
Sur
Plains
Kansas
Phillipsburg
St. Joseph
Concordia
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Dodge City
Wichita
Goodland
Shooting of Officers by German Troops Reported
News from St. Malo France describes German troops firing on their officers to force surrender as American troops battle through the city and the port’s citadel. In Tulsa Oklahoma a spontaneous sympathy strike blocks trucking terminals and halts shipping operations.
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St. Malo
France
von Auloch
New
Stalingrad
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
4 Club Fair Plans at Haskell Stadium
Complete plans for the 4-H Vocational Culture Fair at Haskell Stadium are announced with committees, entries, and prizes. Bill Daggett will be fair manager, with Lawrence Morgan and Leta Mae Cox as assistants, and judges named for home economics, crops, poultry, livestock, and more.
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George Duskiey
Feck
Lone Eer
Dorothea Schroeder
Hill Top Riding Club
Farm Bureau
Ibits
Daggett Fair
Bill Daggett
Lawrence Morgan
Leta Mae
Cox
Mary Zeigler
Berniece Sloan
Johnson
Fred Laptad
Ray
Franklin County
Darrell Houk
Jay Drake
Eugene Althaus
Wayne Ice
Esther Jonets
F. G. Hagenbuch
Benen Bey Eberwein
Edseligging
Harley Yoder
Robert Wulfkuhls
Paul Stanley
Bill Rice
Della Hayden
Evelyn Hammond
Jack Maloney
Dorothea Hornberger
Dorris Cox
Elmo White
Dorothea Muslin
Tke Schellenberg
Naomi Bchelelenberg
Esther Jones
Wilbur Longenecker
John Flory
Paul Hoover
George Bankey
Dale Powell
Gerald Hobson
O'Connor
Jean Clough
Millard Jackson
Glen Johanning
Mra
Darlene Althaus
Harold Herschel
Talitha Stevens
Waneta Colman
Walter Kampschroeder
Martha Demeritt
Donia Cox
Lucilla Parker
Darlene Donaldson
Darlas Landis
Disperse German Ships North of Le Havre Battle
London August 10 British naval forces dispersed two German formations just north of Le Havre in a shifting battle. Three German vessels were torpedoed and one left burning with no British losses or damage. Washington August 10 Allied bombs torpedoes and guns have sunk more than 500 German submarines since the war began though the U boat fleet remains large.
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London
le Havre
Admiralty
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
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