Siege of Marseille Deepens As Allied Forces Close In
Allied forces tightened their grip on southern France with American and French units moving toward Marseille from the east and west. The pocket around the port grew, while lines west toward Aix en Provence and the coastal perimeter expanded. General Patch urged relentless effort to prevent enemy regrouping and maintain momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard Ome
Seventh Y
Low
Julien
Barreme
Ises Alps
Cannes
Marseille
Aix-en-Provence
Alexander M. Patch
Aix-en-Prove
Ough Aubagne
Gulf Storm Advances Toward Lower Texas Coast
The western Gulf storm moves northwest at about 10 mph toward the Texas coast near Brownsville with winds up to 50 mph. Warnings extend from Brownsville to Matagorda. tides will run high and aircraft along the Texas and western Louisiana coast should stay in port. Center expected inland near Brownsville this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gulf
Brownsville
Pxas
Mataiida
Texas
Weather Bureau
Brownsie
Matagorda
Middle Texas
Matada
Petain Arrest Report Stuns Vichy as Nazis Seize Leader
Geneva reports say Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, 88, chief of state in German-occupied Vichy France, was arrested at Hotel Du Parc with aides including General Bridoux and Admiral Blehaut. Laval reportedly installed at Belfort. maquis battles alleged around Vichy. Petain denied consent to accompany Laval and was forcibly removed, fate unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Henri Philippe Petain
Hotel du Parc
Vichy
France
Verdun
Bridoux
Eugene Bridoux
Blehaut
Rochat
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bernard Menetre
Petain
Pierre Laval
Belfort
Germany
Basel National Zeitung
Berlin
Gestapo
OWI
Laval
Vichy Radio
V’y
Jim Standley Named to State Commission
Baton Rouge Aug 22 Secretary of State records list four members appointed to the Louisiana branding commission created by the 1944 legislature to record brands from live stock owners. Named are Mark Richard Cameron R H Daniels St Francisville J W Standley Monroe and Leslie A Cowley Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
Louisiana Branding Commission
Mark Richard
Cameron
R. H. Daniels
St. Francisville
J. W. Standley
Monroe
Leslie A. Cowley
Shreveport
Shreveport Charity Hospital Advisory Committee
Aaron Selber
U. S. Goodman
A. O. Hendrick
S. R. Lee
Walter Leabo
J. M. Gorton
T. E. Williams
State Board of Commerce and Industry
Howard M. Jones
St. Joseph
Sam Holiday
Jonesboro
Hoover praise masks prewar flaws and Roberts report gaps
The piece questions the Roberts committee findings on Pearl Harbor blame and scrutinizes John Edgar Hoover's self credit while noting the FBI role before the attack. It contrasts Hoover's praise with silence from Kimmel and Short and hints at shifting wartime responsibilities in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edgar Hoover
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Democratic Party
Hoover
Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Roberts Committee
Roberts
P. H
Army
Navy
Commander In Chief
Kimmel
Short
Allied forces occupy Florence and advance from city outskirts
Florence is reported as completely occupied by Allied troops with Eighth Army patrols pushing beyond the northern edge. British patrol clashes continue, while the Adriatic front sees Italian gains at Santa Maria Carpioneta and Polish forces break enemy lines near Cerasa with heavy losses and 100 prisoners taken. The Eighth Army says 13,171 prisoners captured May 11 to August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Florence
Eighth Army
Art Center
Harold Alexander
Adriatic
Santa Maria Carpioneta
Pergola
Cerasa
Plasma Rushes to Aid Wounded in England and Normandy
The American Red Cross began delivering 1000 pints of whole blood daily overseas to supplement plasma for wounded servicemen in England and Normandy. The move aims to bolster treatment for U S forces in the European theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Normandy
American Red Cross
Japs Alarmed as Forts Raids Stir Cabinet Debate
Tokyo reports Premier Koiso's cabinet debated U S air raids on Japan, with ministers SugiYena Odachi and Fujimura presenting details as bases around Chengtu shift role to relay for B 29s. Domei notes hundreds of heavy bombers could be in reserve for future raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Kuniaki Koiso
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Sugiyena
Shiego Odachi
Gintaro Fujimura
4Th Bomber Command
India
Domet Agency
Truk
Carolines
Yap
Guam
Domei
Texans urged Byrd as electors oppose Roosevelt
Two Texas electors urged support for Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd over FDR. Myron G. Blalock said Texas Democrats would settle their ticket dispute at Dallas on September 12. T. G. Tilford and R. A. Stuart said 15 Texas electors would back Byrd, citing party instructions and unity goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Texas
National Democratic
R. A. Stuart
Fort Worth
Byrd
Tilford
Houston
Stuart
Tarrant County
Bastrop Offers Reward for Slaying of Police Officer
Bastrop Louisiana offers 250 dollar reward for Solomon Washington Negro sought in the brutal killing of Police Officer David White at Bastrop City Hall. Morehouse parish has matched the reward. Police scoured city streets and surrounding countryside for the suspect after the officer was bludgeoned with his own pistol and left dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Solomon Washington
David White
Washington
Robert E. Harp
Morehouse Parish
Robots Strike London and South England in Night Attacks
London and the southern counties suffered another night of heavy robot and flying bomb strikes. Rescue crews worked by flare light to pull victims from rubble after an apartment block was crushed, as government urges mass evacuation met with cool public response amid war's presumed nearing end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Five FSA projects being liquidated
The Farm Security Administration authorized liquidation proceedings and cancellation of 99 year leases on five resettlement projects in Arkansas and Mississippi. Deeds to 379 family units to be delivered. 1,843 units sold so far and 611 remain. Deeds expected to buyers by early 1945.
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Little Rock
Ark
Farm Security Administration
Arkansas
Mississippi
FSA
A. D. Stewart
M Mississippi
Sunflower County
Mileston Farms
Holmes County
Louisiana
Patriots Push Into Interior As France Reels
Reports from Spain say French patriots in interior France have pressed a campaign to clear invaders from central and southern regions. Vichy officials relocate to an unknown city, while Hendaye marks border control as Allied ships patrol the Bay of Biscay. Fernand Hirigoyen is appointed regional commissioner to restore order.
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France
Paris
Seine River
Mantes
Vernon
Algiérs
Vichy
Limoges
Bay of Biscay
Gironde River
Bordeaux
A. P. Wirephoto
Iron
Spain
Toulouse
Reich
Vichy Radio
London
Associated Press
Petain
Pierre Laval
Belfort
Basel
Switzerland
Germany
International Bridge
Hendaye
French Committee of National Liberation
Pyrenees
Algiers
Jacques Aruelle
National Committee
Bulgaria May Seek Peace Moves Amid War Standstill
London reports suggest Bulgaria under Premier Ivan Bagdanov may reiterate demands for peace on terms including unconditional surrender and territorial returns. Foreign Minister Paryan Draganov could address the Bulgarian parliament with signals of a potential shift possibly tied to a Russian offensive in Romania.
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London
Iasi
Romania
Prut River
Bucovina
Great Ploesti
Galati
Danube
Balkans
Moscow
Red Army
Germany
Ivan Bagdanov
Paryan Draganov
Draganov
Ankara
Bagdanov
Baghanov
Associated Press
Richard G. Massack
Berlin
Five more blue stamps added to ration book four
Washington August 22 five more blue stamps for buying processed foods from 65 through L5 in ration book four will become valid September 1. They will be good indefinitely the office of price administration said today.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Allied pincers trap Germans in France with vast gains
Allied forces drive 1,200 tanks destroyed or damaged and over 300,000 Germans put out of action since D day as three Allied armies close on the Seine. The Argentan Falaise pocket yields large captures while Paris area sees heavy fighting and German retreats proofed by evacuations and shelling. Front dispatches report massive prisoner numbers and a broken German rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Seine
France
Argentan-Falaise
Third Army
Normandy
Mantes-Gassicourt
Paris
Etampes
Berlin
Malesherbes
Fontainebleau
Orleans
Rambouillet
U. S. Third Army
Mantes
Pas de Calais
First Army
Argenian
Cabourg
Dives
le Havre
Houlgate
Gace
Argentan
Falaise
Peace plans to be rushed at Dumbarton Oaks talks
Washington reports that current diplomatic problems are set aside at Dumbarton Oaks postwar security talks. Sessions will focus on basic principles of a peace organization, with possibility of temporary action before a final UN decision. Sir Alexander Cadogan urged building at least a framework of cooperation without delay as talks decide mechanics and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Andrei Gromyko
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Hull
Baby Thought Dead Is Brought To Life
In Brooklyn at Norwegian Hospital a seven pound baby thought dead after birth began breathing after nurses assisted and doctors gave drugs for three hours. Dr John A Davis said no life was seen for 90 minutes before artificial respiration revived the infant to the surprise of mother Mrs Edwin Apman 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Norwegian Hospital
John A. Davis
Edwin Apman
Civilian Workers Clauses Rejected by House Panel
The House Ways and Means Committee stripped from the demobilization and reconversion bill all postwar retraining and reemployment provisions for civilians. It rejected Senate plans for up to 200 dollars in travel costs to relocate workers and families. War veterans and wartime retraining programs remain untouched. The 15 to 5 vote signaled no immediate substitute for civilians.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Frank T. Hires
State offices to close at noon in honor of late Lt. Gov. Mouton
Governor James H. Davis urged all state offices to close at noon today and directed flags on public buildings to fly at half mast in respect for the late Marc M. Mouton, Louisiana’s immediate past lieutenant governor.
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Baton Rouge
James H. Davis
Marc M. Mouton
Louisiana
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