Russians Reach Near East Prussia In Suwalki Area Drive
Soviet troops push 19 miles in the Suwalki sector nearly reaching East Prussia, with Suwalki itself 11 miles away, as Moscow reports columns closing toward Kaunas and the Baltic coast. The German front pockets face new pressure from two large Russian armies moving through Lithuania Latvia and Estonia.
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Moscow
East Prussia
Suwalki
White Russia
Old Poland
Lithuania
Kaunas
Baltic
Grodno
Bialystok
Warsaw
Brest Litovsk
Bug
Pripyat
Daugavpils
Baltic Sea
Riga
Wilno
Latvia
Log High band members enjoy camp and dances amid busy schedule
Nettie and Janice Barker report L H S Sand members at Stephen Foster Music Camp Ky endure long days of band rehearsal orchestra practice private lessons marching and daily practice with at least one weekly concert or recital. Meanwhile a color photo exhibit from Ohio Forestry shows park scenes in Logan and Hocking County boosting local publicity.
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Logan High School
Nettie Barker
Janice Barker
Stephen Foster
L.H.S. Sand
Hocking Parks
Chakeres Logan Theater
James D. Wells
State Forester
Ohio Division of Forestry
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Logan
Hocking County
Ohio
Douglas Seen as Rival to Wallace in 1944 Ticket
Washington reports supporters of Henry Wallace view Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas as Wallace’s chief rival for the 1944 Democratic ticket. They monitor Senate Majority Leader Barkley Speaker Rayburn Senator Truman and James Byrnes. No clear campaigns yet as Roosevelt weighing running mate options.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Qrrone
Senate
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Truman
D-Mo
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wallace
South fights rise of infantile paralysis
Health officers in southern states act to curb a North Carolina infantile paralysis outbreak. The epidemic has 270 cases and 13 deaths in NC, with eight cases in Kentucky bringing its total to 29 and four deaths. Georgia imposes a 21 day home quarantine for children returning from North Carolina areas and requires consent from both state health departments. Nine Bolio cases are reported in Georgia.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Raleigh
N. C
Old Drive Rescued From Ozark Mountain Cave
LESTERVILLE Missouri July 13 Local rescuers freed 10 year old coon hound Old Drive from a 20 foot limestone cave after he was trapped for 10 days. Owner Jake Light praised the dog as the best coon hound in Reynolds County and tearfully recalled the rescue.
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Lesterville
Jake Light
Reynolds County
Ozark Mountain
Light
Rain Breaks Ohio Drought With A Day Of Heavy Showers
Rain fell across Ohio on Wednesday easing the states worst mid summer drought in 50 years. Some areas saw only a trace while crop experts warned more rain was needed. Parched corn fields gardens and pastures began to recover as temperatures dropped from the upper 90s after a 19 day heat spell.
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Ohio
Victory Gardens
Wright Aeronautical workers sue over closed shop bias
Cincinnati July 13 1 300 Wright Aeronautical Corp workers sue for reinstatement alleging connivance between the company and CIO union leader to establish a closed shop and purge opponents. Barney Peller seeks a permanent injunction. most workers are women with relatives in the armed forces and were dismissed without hearing.
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Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corp
CIO
Barney Peller
Wright
Common Pleas
William J. Beckham
CIO Union
Peller
Armed Services
United States Employment Service Office
Bradley's Men Drive On City From Two Sides
American armor and infantry pressed toward St Lo from the northwest and east, nearing the town as 32 divisions concentrate along the St Lo to Caumont corridor. Four towns and surrounding farmland were overrun, with Maltot retaken by the British as the Cherbourg front widened.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
St. Lo
Cherbourg
Omar N. Bradey
Paris
Caumont
Lessay
Second Army
Maltot
Caen
Orne
Odon
la Boulaye
St. Lo-Bayeux
No-Man’s-Land
le Desert
Vire
Honeymoon Cut Short for Actress and Navy Bride
Screen actress Paul Patrick wed Navy Lieut. Arnold Dean White at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. White was confined to bachelors quarters for 10 days for taking a trip to Jacksonville without leave, delaying the couple's honeymoon, with plans for the bride to join him in Miami soon.
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Miami
Fla
Paul Patrick
Navy
Arnold Dean White
Circleville
Comdr. F. Webster
Naval Air Transport Base
White
Jacksonville
Patrick
All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal Chapel
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Premature Triplet Girls Die After Birth in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati two premature triplet girls born yesterday to Mrs. Jerome Fieler aged 19 died within ten hours overnight. The third baby survived, marking a tragic early loss for the family and local hospital.
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Cincinnati
Jerome Fieler
Big Coal Stripping Operation Starts Near Mt. Pleasant
A major strip mining project by Central States Construction Company begins near Mt. Pleasant in Washington Township and at Orland in Vinton County. The firm plans to ship 30 to 40 cars of coal daily, with a tipple and siding at Orland and a 70-truck fleet for Mt. Pleasant. About 20 workers are at Orland and more at Mt. Pleasant, with skilled miners arriving from Minnesota and housing concerns noted.
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Mt. Pleasant
Washington Township
Fifth Army Nears Key River Valley in Italy
Fifth Army troops break through German defenses in the upper Era Valley about 17 miles from the coast and capture Lajatico after a bitter fight. They mop up 150 to 200 prisoners and push north to within 12 miles of the Arno River valley, a key position ahead of the Gothic Line.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Era
Italy
Livorno
Lajatico
Arno
United States and Britain Plan Fall News Conference
The United States and Great Britain plan a fall conference here on international communications and news exchange. It is seen as an opening move toward the government’s aim of world-wide press freedom after the war.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Isolated Nip Army Attempts Escape From Trap
An isolated Japanese force twice the size of the 20,000 man unit wiped out on Saipan last week launches an all out offensive to break the Allied death trap on New Guinea. Skirmishes resume 21 miles southeast of Aitape as MacArthur reports fighting continues with Australian and American troops trying to clear a path for 45,000 retreating Japanese troops toward Dutch New Guinea. Casualty figures from Saipan show 2,359 U.S. killed, 11,481 wounded and 1,213 missing. Japanese losses are cited as heavy.
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Saipan
New Guinea
Aitape
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
18Th Army
Southwest Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Germans announce death of Herriot
Berlin report via DNB says Edouard Herriot former French premier and radical socialist died at 72. The German wire notes no details and recalls his illness and custody since France fell. Earlier reports said he was treated in a sanatorium and may have tried to contact the Allies after Allied landings in North Africa.
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London
DNB
Berlin
Edouard Herriot
Associated Press
Herriot
Vichy
France
Baby Picture Wanted for Logan Daily News Feature
Logan Daily News seeks baby photos from Logan and surrounding areas to publish in a free spot. Waltz Studios of Des Moines will photograph children on Tuesday July 18 at Bell Hall from 10 AM to 6 PM. no subscription or purchase required. Children must be accompanied by a parent.
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Logan Daily News
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
Logan
Bell Hall
Daily News
Lindburgh Arrives at Southwest Pacific HQ as Civilian Tech
Allied Headquarters reports Charles A. Lindburgh arriving at Southwest Pacific headquarters after touring war airfields in the region. He demonstrated and lectured on gasoline conservation and engine care in U S warplanes during his civilian technician tour.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Charles A. Lindburgh
Southwest
South Pacific
U. S
Riot among Alabama farmhands in Wilmington clash over race
About 50 Alabama farm workers laboring in Clinton fields were involved in a melee with local youths in Wilmington. One worker, Ralph Hicks, 18, was stabbed, and the group sheltered in a corn-seed warehouse under police protection as officials sought the trigger for the night of violence.
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Wilmington
Alabama
Clinton
Corwin Nichols
Ralph Hicks
Calhoun County
Ala
Don Simmons
Columbus
Guy T. Dowdy
Ohio
Dowdy
Clinton County
Clayton C. Terrell
Walton Williams
Dana Williams
Fire Fighters Elect Columbus Leader In Re–election
The Ohio Fire Fighters Association re elected Robert M Lukens of Middletown as president and all other officers including secretary treasurer William T Latimer of Lorain.
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Columbus
Ohio Fire Fighters Association
Robert M. Lukens
Middletown
William T. Latimer
Lorain
Oil Policy Talks Set By Britain And United States
Washington July 13 A full dress British American conference will be held in Washington soon to discuss future world oil policy.
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Washington
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