Yanks Reach Near German Border In France Drive
Allied forces push from the sea to the German frontier early in September, with Verdun Sedan St Mihiel Dieppe and Arras reported overrun. Patton’s Third Army advances to within 58 miles of the Saarland, while British and Canadian troops close the rocket coast and push toward Le Havre and the Belgian border.
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France
Bore Des
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Reich
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Sedan
St. Mihiel
Dieppe
Arras
John Pershing
Eorge S. Patton
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Longpre
Abeville
Channel
le Havre
Galais
Dover
Amiens
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Landers
Belgium
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Berlin
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Somme
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Ardennes
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Santa Verdun
Duchy of Luxembourg
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St. ‘Mihiel
F. Hodges
Patton
Jared
Pershing
Assault on Brest by American and Allied Air Power
Allied air forces based in Britain and France launched a major daylight assault on Brest as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley’s troops began an all out drive to free the Atlantic harbor. Medium bombers hit gun positions and forts while RAF Mosquitos and other aircraft targeted Abbeville and northern France to support the Somme advance.
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London
Brittan
Brest
Omar N. Bradley
Atlantic Harbor
Britain
France
Abbeville
Somme
Allied Break Through Gothic Line In Italy Near Borgo Santa Maria
Eighth Army troops pierced the outer Gothic line in northern Italy to about 1000 yards in one sector west of Borgo Santa Maria where Montecchio fell. Tank supported infantry advanced amid German defenses as they pressed in the Pesaro area and along the Arno frontier near Florence.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Foglia River
Borgo Santa Maria
Montecchio
Pesaro
Cassino
Cop
Eaptu
Mount Calvo
Belvedere Fogliense
Monte Gridolf
Appenines
Florence
Arno
Vincigliato
Fifth Army
Nazi Weathering Front as War Drags On in France
London dispatches report GPRA statements from Berlin claiming German forces face a hopeless moment in northern France with two allied bulges near Amiens and the Meuse. Berlin radio boasted of a failed decisive battle while German tactics shift to mobile denial. Moscow tallies Soviet gains and German losses while Romanian and Yugoslav reports show heavy tank destruction and prisoner captures.
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GPRA
France
Berlin
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Meuse
Carpathians
Gulf of Finland
Elow
Carpathiana
Romania
Germany
Burcharest
Ploesti
Moscow
Trench Mouth Reported Effective in Chicago
In Chicago on September 1, reports indicate that trench mouth, or Vincent’s infection, is affecting soldiers and reported by medical authorities. Authorities note milder cases and improvements with care, though details remain limited.
August Weather Summary Shows Hot Spells and Record Rainfall
August featured a 16 day heat burst near 90 degrees with 101 on the fourth and 100 on August 10. Down town thermometer hit 102 on the fourth, 10th and 11th, while August 28 saw 52 degrees. The month averaged 6.34 inches of rain, above the 4.27 normal, with 14 rainy days and a Kaw River flood crest of 20 feet on August 28. Light hail occurred August 13 along with three thunderstorms and fog on two days.
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C. J. Posey
Pas
Kaw
War Bulletins From Front Lines And Allied Movements
Romanian prisoners captured at Stalingrad were returned to Bucharest by the Soviet army amid public demonstrations after King Mihai broke with Germany. Tito’s partisans near Zagreb report expected capture of the German puppet Croat capital. Advanced American troops five miles from Belgium. bomb sites along the French coast with limited damage in London area. Swiss reports say American forces after Nice crossed into Italy and linked with Italian partisans.
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Stalingrad
Mihai
Germany
London
Marshal Tito
Zagreb
Free Yugoslav Radio
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Danube
LA Hed St Star
Alexander Krivitsky
Buchainet
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Krivitsky
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Gen Nasaburo Okabe named supreme commander in North China
The Domei news agency dispatch from Tokyo, via Associated Press, reports Gen Nasaburo Okabe has been appointed supreme commander of the Japanese army in North China, succeeding Okamura. Okabe previously led the military staff and held roles including military attaché to the embassy in Poland. Other details in the transmission were not clarified.
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Associated Press
Nasaburo Okabe
China
Domei
Tokyo
Elfi Okamura
Army
Tary
Lbasay
Poland
Germans Pressured as Allied Forces Pursue Up Rhone Valley
Allied Seventh Army reports contact with retreating German forces moving north and northeast toward Lyon. Tanks and infantry engaged Germans between Tournon and La Bourg du Peage while French units freed Montbrison and seized territory in the Lozère region. Besieged pockets along the Riviera faced cleanup as American units pressed inland near Nice and Beziers, with naval and army actions continuing along the coast and inland corridors.
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GPU. S. Seventh Army
Rhone
Lyon
Tournon
Valence
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le Bo du Peage
London
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BFL
Germany
Narbonne
France
Ales
Avignon
Seventh Army
Riviera
Nice
Yine
Condamine
Ghatelard
Beachhead Supply a Military Miracle
A fragmented wartime report notes Allied beachhead supply began steady despite scarce port access. It highlights Cherbourg as the sole large port controlled by the Allies with extensive harbor demolitions, and mentions the Allied advance toward Paris and the German front.
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Mar Ni Buschey
Belgium
Luxarbis
Hitler
Armancy
Paris
Eisenhower
Porta
Cherbourg
Kansas Fire School to convene in Wichita in 16th year
The Kansas Firemen will meet September 25 to 28 in Wichita for the 16th annual Kansas Fire School. Director H. G. Ingham of the University of Kansas Extension Division announced an expanded program with speakers from Washington and Elmira as well as Kansas. Major Lamar C. Sledge and Dr. Richard Semmetz head a line of instructors including Hubert Walker and Jenny Pence, reflecting strong interest in fire prevention and safety.
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Wichita
Kansas Fire School
H. G. Ingham
University of Kansas Extension Division
Washington, D. C
Elmira
N. Y
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Minn
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Ces
Russell E. McClure
Lamar C. Sledge
Office of Chief of Engineers
U. S. Army
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Oe Mutual Fire ‘Prevention Bureau
Chicago
Hubert Walker
American Ferrans Bean Iamite Corporation
N.Y
Midwest
Jenny Pence
Stillwater, Oklo
Pope XII calls for new world of social justice
London reports pope Pius XII via Vatican radio on the war's fifth anniversary. He foresees a barbaric world ending and a new humanity guided by social justice and Christian fraternity. He urges improved workers' conditions and concessions from capitalism to ensure bread and shelter for all, signaling a transformative social order.
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London
Pins| XII
Vatican City
Associated Press
Japs Cleared From West of Chindwin River
A wartime dispatch reports Japanese forces driven from the west bank of the Chindwin River near Tonhe and Kabaw valley positions. The communique notes infantry positions and concludes strategic cleanup operations extended about 30 miles south of Ti of Tiddim in southeast command.
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Russians to Join With Twen in Romania Push Thru
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army and Yugoslav partisans advancing from Transylvania toward Serbia as German defenses on the Olt River and Danube lines form a westward shield. Kiev to Bucharest and Constanta are cited as coordinated fronts with Tito’s forces.
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Red Army
Sonia Aig
Alps
Bucharest
Serbia
Marshal Tito
Twente Names Board To Form Educational Policies 1944 45
Ten member committee announced by Dean J W Ate chair of Kansas State Teachers Association will craft educational policy for 1944 45. Pittsburg Teachers College president Hughes named chairman with members from Wichita Winfield and county schools and university officials.
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Winfield
Ee Jounty
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Agency to Control Food Finances Press
The article outlines a proposed international cooperative framework led by President Roosevelt addressing food supply, finances, and human welfare. It signals uncertainty about structure while stressing security concerns and political questions, with reactions from American officials at Dumbarton Oaks.
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Dumbarton Aka
School board tours city buildings before opening day
The Board of Education conducted an annual inspection of city school buildings. Most structures are in first class condition after summer reconditioning. Central adds new rocke vanint and eight lighting fixtures, McAllaster gets an automatic clock, and the Senior High sees a major shower room remodel. Students return next Tuesday with senior high at 8 am, junior at 8 50 am, and elementary schools at 9 am.
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Board of Education
McAllaster
Fere Eldridge
Sunshine Returns topeka Kansas Weather Report Sept 2
Sunshine and warmer air returned to Kansas as rains dried out. Highs reached 84 at Goodland with readings 85 to 90 forecast. overnight temps in the fifties to low sixties. Blue River over banks near Blue Rapids should recede and Kaw River at Manhattan stood 9 tenths of a foot above flood stage but falling.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Flora
Blue Rapids
Manhattan
Kaw
English Coastal Town Hit By Heavy Shelling
London reports Boulogne and other British coastal towns were heavily shelled in a four hour barrage near Dover. At least one man was killed as German action described as drum fire of the heaviest type struck seaboard areas. Berlin radio offered no clear explanation for the shelling.
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London
Bouome
Berlin
Boulogne
Bricker to Campaign This Month in Republican Rollout
Columbus dispatch notes no formal notification for Bricker's campaign tour this month. He would accept a Republican vice presidential nod if offered and plans a ceremony with the American Legion and Republican editors. The report ties the move to the Chicago American Legion convention and a national War Dads effort.
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John W. Bricker
Vay Lick
Ind
Bricker
Republican Editorist Association
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American Legion Conventio
Chicago
Discharged World War II Veterans Help in Douglas County
The U S Employment Service and local agencies offer aid to returning veterans in employment placement rights and benefits. Agencies include the Red Cross Home Service Committee led by Esther Miks and volunteers who assist with disability pensions legal advice and veterans information services.
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Douglas County
U.S. E
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U.S. E.S
Dnhich
Albert L/ Decker
Seine
Home Service Committee
American Red Cross
Miks
Esther
Adta
Bt. G. Mahieu
Maxine Virtue
Aida
Cecil Hough
Edwin Frits
Large share of military separations reported
The report notes high discharge rates among naval and army personnel since the war began. It cites totals: Navy about 28,366 officers and enlisted discharged. Army 1,279,000 separations with 967,000 discharges and 72,000 deaths. other categories include 166,000.
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