Germans Torch Warsaw as Red Army Presses to Berlin
Izvestia reports Berlin torched Warsaw to abandon it to Soviet forces as Red Army crosses the Vistula toward Deblin and Berlin looms. Moscow confirms the Vistula breach and fierce street fighting. Nazis evacuate officials and civilians while Polish troops fight beside Soviets in suburbs.
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London
Izvestia
Warsaw
Berlin
Red
Vistula
Moscow
Silesia
United Press
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Transocean
German Silesia
Deblin
Henry Shapiro
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Wieprz
Germany
Four H exhibits draw crowds at Greencounty fairgrounds
Tomorrow through Thursday the 4-H clubs of Greencounty present a large county fair style exhibit at Humpreys Park old fairgrounds. The piece highlights youth involvement, educational value, and the enduring spirit of county fairs alongside reflections on war casualty reports and election musings.
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Greencounty
Humphreys Park
Fine Arts
Hospital Notes on Local Procedures and Births
Kenneth Maxwell underwent a tonsillectomy Monday night. A premature baby born by Caesarean section to Mrs. Paul Michael of Bloomfield died this morning. Roy O'Haver, Linton route 3, had a tonsillectomy. Catherine Malone of Newberry and Billy Russell, son of Virgil Russell, had tonsillectomies today. Kay Woolley, Mary Lee, Charles Nuil, Mrs. Albert Hebb, and Mrs. George Eckew with baby were taken home this Monday or this morning.
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Kenneth Maxwell
Paul Maxwell
Paul Michael
Bloomfield
Roy O'Haver
Linton
Catherine Malone
Newberry
Billy Russell
Virgil Russell
Kay Woolley
Worthington
Mary Lee
Charles Nuil
Jasonville
Albert Hebb
George Eckew
Baby
Andersons Return Home After Indianapolis Visit
Mr and Mrs Oscar Anderson returned home after visiting their daughter Mrs Homer Bailey and family in Indianapolis on Saturday Mrs Bailey is recuperating from a major operation and she thanked friends here for their cards and letters.
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Oscar Anderson
Indianapolis
Homer Bailey
Bailey
Finland's Ryti Reported to Resign Within 24 Hours
Bulletin dispatches indicate President Risto Ryti of Finland has resigned or will resign within the next day. In France, Gen. Bradley's First Army is credited with destroying seven German divisions. In London, a Reichsmark 1,000,000 bounty is offered for Dr. Karl Goerdeler, former Leipzig mayor, linked to the July 20 plot.
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Stockholm
U.P
Risto Ryti
Finland
France
Omar N. Bradley
709Th
77Th
Panzer Lehr
London
DNB
Karl Goerdeler
Leipzig
Hitler
Germany
Spain
Adolf Hitler
Pyrenees
Normandy
German forces evacuate Pisa after partial withdrawal
The German DNB News Agency reported that Nazi troops have evacuated the entire city of Pisa following announcements of withdrawals from parts of the city.
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London
U.P
DNB
Pisa
Quezon Dies During Birthday Celebration Plans
Manuel Luis Quezon, 65, first president of the Philippine Commonwealth, dies at 10:05 a.m. as colleagues planned a birthday celebration two weeks away. In Washington, U S Britain and Soviet Union reps will start talks on an international peace and security organization on Aug. 14.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
U.P
Manuel Luis Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
International Organization For Peace and Security
Osmena Sworn In as Philippines Commonwealth President
Sergio Osmena was sworn in as the second president of the Philippine Commonwealth succeeding Manuel Quezon, who died earlier in the day in Saranac Lake New York.
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Washington
U.P
Sergio Osmena
Philippine Commonwealth
Manuel Quezon
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Adolph Henry Hie Dies at Daughter’s Home
Adolph Henry Hie was found dead around 8 15 this morning at his daughter Mrs George Mercier’s home on Fifth Street Northwest. He appeared well, had been trimming a hedge, and was last seen alive about fifteen minutes before the body was discovered in the chicken lot. Born in France October 2 1864 he came to the United States in 1903 and to Linton in 1905, worked in coal mines, and belonged to the United Mine Workers. Survivors include his daughter four grandchildren six great grandchildren and five brothers in France. The body was sent to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home for funeral arrangements.
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Adolph Henry Hie
George Mercier
Fifth Street
Linton
United Mine Workers of America
John
Achille
Henry
Augustine
Ambrose
France
Welch and Cornett
General MacArthur's Allied Forces Make New Landings On Sansapor
General MacArthur's Allied Forces carry out new landings on Sansapor, about 600 miles from the Philippines, as part of operations in the Pacific theater. The excerpt notes strategic positions near the Philippines and ongoing Allied advances in the region.
Allied forces land at Sansapor advance in New Guinea
Allied troops under General MacArthur secured a beachhead at Sansapor in Dutch New Guinea and pushed inland across the Wewe river. Units captured Middleburg and Amsterdam and began building an airport as part of a broader operation to threaten Halmahera and extend allied air bases along the coast.
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United Press
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Douglas McArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Sansapor
Philippines
Sorong
Manokwari
MacArthur
Wewe River
Cape Sansapor
New Guinea
Australia
Hollandia
Aitape
Vogelkop Peninsula
Big Island
Child Improves After Terre Haute Accident
Michael Jeffrey Ellis two year old son of Mr and Mrs Max Ellis of this city remains in Union Hospital after an accident at Terre Haute. He has lost sight in the injured eye and will undergo another operation before returning home.
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Michael Jeffrey Ellis
Max Ellis
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
4 H Club Round Up Promises County Fair Style Show
Greene county hosts the 1944 4 H club round up at Humphreys Park over Wednesday and Thursday with six sessions. Sweepstake ribbons go to top boys and girls across livestock poultry clothing baking and dress revue plus a new 4 H queen and a $25 war bond prize.
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Greene County
Humphreys Park
Linton Stocktor High School
Infant Paul Richard Micheals Dies in Bloomfield
Paul Richard Micheals infant son of Paul and Mrs Virginia Micheals of Bloomfield born at Freeman Greene county hospital on Monday died at four this morning. Father with the United States Army expected home soon.
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Paul Richard Micheals
Paul
Virginia Micheals
Bloomfield
Freeman Greene County Hospital
Welch and Cornett
Paul Micheals
United States Army
Linton City Schools Set to Resume September 1
The Linton school system announces a return to the regular schedule on September 1 under Superintendent O. L. Johnson. New secretaries will assist, with Roy Clayton named junior high principal and Mrs. Pansy Wilson among Northwest ward staff.
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Linton City
O. L. Johnson
Jere O. Goodman
United States
Johnson
Mary Jane Gill
Berneice Stone
Bert J. Barnes
Bonna Baughman
Mayme Berns
Nellie Blackmore
Helen Bolin
Clarence F. Creager
Louise Heaton
Ethel Heitman
Garland Ladson
Myrtle Malicoat
Esta McDonald
Ethel Osborn
Estelle Phillips
Miss Taylor
Gladys Terhune
C. O. Wells
Roy L. Williams
Maurice L. Witty
Roy Clayton
Darrenl Gabbard
Hildred McDonald
Wayne Pope
Pansy Wilson
Gaynes Workman
Grace L. Cox
Agnes Cotter Malicoat
Helen O'Brien
Ershel Milliams
Esther Shaw
Winnie Hewitt
Lillian O’brien
Ershel Miller
Northwest
Marjorie Greene
Mildred Harvbett
Esther Smith
College Hill
Lucille Breck
Bertha Moss
Ruth Marie Fritz
Former Midland Soldier Wounded in Saipan Invasion
Pfc. Rex Hays of Bicknell, Marine veteran of Tarawa, was wounded in the Saipan invasion. A hospital letter from New Caledonia dated July 23 reports a left shoulder wound. He asks his family not to worry as he recovers and notes his seven months overseas and a Seabee brother in the South Pacific.
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Rex Hays
Bicknell
Tarawa
Saipan
John Hays
New
Pfe. Hays
Widland High School
United States Marines
Forest fires in the Soviet Union drop by half in five years
Soviet authorities report a 50 percent reduction in forest fires over the past five years, citing improved prevention and firefighting measures across the union.
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Soviet Union
Allied push into Brittany and Caen area in Normandy breakout
American forces crossed the Selune river advancing toward Avranches and pushing 40 miles into Brittany while Canadians attacked south of Caen. British gains extended to 10 miles around Caumont as Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley’s armor smashed across the Selune near Pontaubault and Ducey. Perey street fighting continued as Allied forces cut key highways and widened the Vire front behind Tessy sur Vire along the Souleuvre river, threatening Vire from the north.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
U.P
Brittany
France
Selune
Avranches
Caen
Caumont
Tilly la Campagne
Omar N. Bradley
Pontaubault and
Ducey
Normandy
U. S
Perey
Avranches-Villedieu
Villedieu-Percy
Tessy-Sur- Vire
Souleuvre
St. Lo
Tessy
le Beny-Bocages
Vire
German United Press
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Taco Ree
Alta
Reds
Vistula River
S.E
Gestapo
Navy
Bois de Boulogne
Baloney Woods
Bulletin
Adolph Henry Fit
Guam
Marine Barracks
Orote
U. S. Marine Corps
NEA
Francis Haffley
Felix Haffley
L. K. Pollard
USN
United States Navy
Madison, Wis
Paris
Pfc
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