German Forces Try Evacuation Move In Sicily
Allied air and sea forces pummeled German evacuation efforts in Sicily as Axis troops sought to reach the Italian mainland. Eisenhower headquarters reported a full stride of evacuation by sea across the Messina straits while Allied forces advanced, capturing Randazzo and five more strategic towns as defense lines crumbled. Riposto and Giarre were among latest towns to fall into Allied hands amid steady withdrawals and stout rear-guard action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre. J. Husson
S&s
North Africa
Sicily
Messina
Dunkirk
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Straits of Messina
Thalian
Seventh Army
Eighth Army
Randazzo
Rome
Berlin
Catalpa tree blooms prompt questions from Patton resident
Mrs. William G. Patton of 907 Loraine avenue notes her Catalpa tree, sometimes called an Indian Tobey tree, full of tobies 12 to 18 inches long, and wonders why it blooms again. Reunions face gas rationing. some proceed, most shelve plans. Eight restaurant diners urged wartime dining plan by National Restaurant Association to reduce peak hour losses: leave after meals, skip extra coffee, avoid lingering over the last cigarette.
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William G. Patton
Loraine Avenue
National Restaurant Association
Daily Weather Report Summary for U S Regions
Daily Weather Report records for the 24 hours ending 9 am show a maximum of 83 and a minimum of 70 with precipitation of .08 inches. River stage stands at 6.1 feet. Comparable date last year had a maximum 81 and minimum 64 with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Declare Rome Open City Is Press Report
London reports Rome was declared an open city by the Italian High Command after a second bombing of the city by American bombers. The declaration follows strikes by Fortresses Mitchells and Marauders.
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Rome
London
Reuter
Rome Per Teoday
Plan For Allied Attack Strategy
ARTHUR F. HERMANN reports from QUEBEC on August 14 that United States military and naval leaders arrive to supervise the UN attack plan. Officials anticipate meetings between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill to map decisive blows likely to end the European war by early 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Hermann Ons
Quebec
United Nations
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany Loses Victory Chance
Washington August 14 William NEAL reports Col. Lewis Sanders, analyst for the Senate Military Affairs Committee, testified that Germany lost a key chance to defeat Allied forces. He said Germany’s only option was to stretch the war to its maximum, exhausting British and American civilians to push for negotiated peace.
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William 8
Neal
Washington
Germany
Lewis Sanders
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Col. Sanders
Missing Army S Sgt Perrotta Reported Missing In Action
Mr and Mrs Vincenzo Perrotta of 1019 Clearview avenue received word from the war department that their son Staff Sgt Mike Perrotta is missing in action. He was reported missing over Kasasell Germany on July 30 while attached to the U S bombing command in England. The last message from him was July 27. CLEARFIELD Pa Aug 14 Joseph Vesnesky Sr a 60 year old Helvetia farmer was found dead at his barn door last night struck by lightning Coroner Dr E S Erhard reported no inquest will be held.
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Vincenzo Perrotta
Clearview Avenue
War Department
Mike Perrotta
Kasasell
Germany
U. S
England
Clearfield
Joseph Vesnesky
E. S. Erhard
Salamaua Base Smoking Ruins After Heavy Air Attack
U S correspondent reports the Japanese base at Salamaua on the northeast New Guinea coast lay in smoking ruins after a 45 minute daylight bombardment by Flying Fortresses Liberators and Martin Marauders. The attack dropped 177 tons of high explosives and left the entire area covered in dust debris and smoke. General MacArthur’s headquarters confirmed the destruction and noted the assault was the war’s heaviest on Salamaua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robertson
U.S
United Nations
Australia
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Soviet Offensive Push Drives On Toward Smolensk
Soviet forces opened a third large scale summer offensive aimed at Smolensk as German units pull back along a 400 mile front. Russians moved toward the northern Kharkov suburbs and tightened control of the city, while battles rage in the northeastern outskirts and a narrow corridor for retreat narrows to about 30 miles.
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Natalia Renecon
Moscow
Smolensk
Red Army
Byransk
Orel
Kharkov
Stockholm
Soviet High Command
Youth Confesses Slaying Twins in Ohio
An 18-year-old former patient at Cleveland City Hospital confessed to police that he shot Charles and James Collins, 13, in Bay Village after being picked up in a blue car matching a nine-year-old witness’s description. He led investigators to the bodies in a wooded area after a lie detector test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Cleveland
City Hospital
Charles
James Collins
Frank Story
Henry Hagert
Jack Buchanan
Buchanan
Westlake Village
Bay Village
Freak Storm Destroys Home Near New Wilmington
A Friday night tornado struck the Robert H. Cunningham residence on the lower New Castle road, blasting out west windows and tearing a dormer. The twister damaged trees and shrubbery over several hundred feet, with mud and stones blown through rooms. Cunningham, visiting Pasadena, was away. his wife and maid were in the house during the storm.
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Robert H. Cunningham
R. D
New Wilmington
New Castle Road
R. C. Patterson
Cunningham
R. H. Cunningham
Pasadena
Cal
Parker Cunningham
Farmer And Helper Held For Murder
John Romberger and Jerome Brockway were jailed in Schuylkill county awaiting grand jury action on a murder charge. They allegedly beat Harvey Bressler to death on July 28 near Summit Station and hid the body in a shallow mountain grave. Police recovered the body after an extensive search. both defendants allegedly confessed.
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Schuylkill County
Chiang Kai-shek invited to Allied leaders talks in Quebec
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Chungking said that certain circles in Beijing report Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has been invited to attend discussions among Allied leaders in Quebec. London reports also mention unconfirmed word that Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden may attend.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
International News Service
London
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Quebec
Exchange
Chungking
Anthony Eden
Local Flier Louis Kline Awarded Air Medal
Technical Sgt Louis D Kline son of Mr and Mrs Louis E Kline 1314 Pennsylvania avenue has been awarded the air medal for completing five bombing missions against the Nazis in Europe The 18 year old flyer attached to the Eighth Bomber Command in England enlisted at 16 and will be 19 in January His citation praises courage coolness and skill reflecting credit upon himself and the United States armed forces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis D. Kline
Louis E. Kline
Pennsylvania Avenue
Europe
War Department
Kline
Bomber Command
England
United States
New Promise For Motorists Changes In Gasoline Rations Across Regions
The East's 8,000,000 motorists face a promised better supply as the OPA cuts civilian gasoline rations in 20 states from Alleghenies to Rockies. Daily allotment drops to three gallons per vehicle with coupons reduced from four. The move aims for a more equitable distribution of scarce fuel.
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Phillips J. Peck
Washington
East
OPA
Alleghenies
Rockies
Ultimatum Demands France Cabinet Posts From Laval
The Algiers radio reports Nazi Germany has issued an ultimatum to Premier Laval of France. It seeks Marcel Dent as minister of war and interior and Jacques Doriot for propaganda and labor. It also demands the government return to Paris from Vichy, threatening a German backed Paris government without Laval if rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Nazi Germany
Laval
France
Marcel Dent
Jacques Doriot
Franca
Algiers
Deat
Doriot
Paris
Vichy
Three Girls Missing At Sea Off Cape Cod Coast
Dennis Massachusetts August 14 three girls from Camp Nobscassett were missing after their canoe was found adrift off Wellfleet following an all-night coast guard search from Provincetown and Chatham. Six others who joined the canoe picnic were rescued. The group included Joyce Willcox 17 Jane Sumner resident of Wellsley Hills Mass and Xernia Claro 14 of Santiago Chile. The missing girls were headed for a remote cape picnic site when the vessel disappeared.
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International News Service
Dennis
Mass
Wellfleet
Provincetown
Chatham
Joyce Willcox
Olean
Jane Sumner
Wellesley Hills
Xernia Claro
Santiago
Chile
S.A
Camp Nobscassett
Cape
Boy walks miles after being struck by bullet
Shamokin Pennsylvania August 14 Walter Fortune 15 was reported in fair condition after he walked several miles with a bullet lodged in his chest to a physician in Shamokin His gun allegedly misfired on a mountainside and he was rushed to a hospital after reaching the doctor’s office
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Shamokin
Walter Fortune
Walter
Death Notices for James P Keefe and Minta Marshall
Two death notices list James P Keefe age 52 of 364¢ South Mill Street and Minta FE Marshall age 72 of Coates Avenue off Youngstown Road Butler County Mia Mt. Cheat Nut. Charles E Warner Bi Mt. Cheat Nut is also named in the notices as an involved party.
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James P. Keefe
Mill Street
Charles E. Warner
Mt. Cheatnut
Butler County
Mia
Minta FE
Marshall
Coates Avenue
Youngstown Road
Runaway Street Car Crash in Chicago Left Two Dead
A runaway trolley crashed into a standing street car at a busy Apple Street intersection in Chicago on August 14. Two people killed were Clyde V. Malborne, 40, a retired motorman, and Charles A. Franden, a brazier. At least a dozen injured, including motorman Fred J. Wischweek, 52, who was hospitalized in serious condition. a 17 year old student, George Weir, witnessed the motorman collapse before impact.
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International News Service
Chicago
Clyde V. Malborne
Charles A. Franden
Apple
Fred J. Wischweek
Alexian Brothers Hospital
George Weir
Mass Flight From Milan Reported After Bombing
Zurich dispatch says Thursday night bombing of Milan sparked indescribable confusion and civilian evacuation. Eye witnesses report immense crowds fleeing the city and taking shelter in fields outside Milan as the chaos continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Zurich
Switzerland
Milan
Ever-Widening US Offensive Weakens Japs
Washington dispatch notes Japan’s sea power and air force appear stretched as U S raids pressure defense. Reports cite July 19 strike over Kurils forcing Jap fighters to defend homeland while Liberators rendezvous after returning from a second mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Bors
Cf. S
Washington
Japan
America
Kurils
Gasoline Shortage Causes War Work Disruption in Pittsburgh
War workers relying on private cars face fuel limits as filling stations run dry. Absenteeism rises in some plants, and the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce blames the Petrol eum Administration for the fictitious shortage, alleging PAW ordered no gasoline to Pittsburgh via Ohio River barges.
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S International News Service
Pittsburgh
Chamber of Commerce
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Defense Transportation
Petroleum Administration
Paw
Ohio River
Lightning strikes two in Erie hospital stay unsure
In Erie Pennsylvania Mrs William Peterson 17 and Robert Schade 18 were struck by lightning and hospitalized. Peterson in serious condition and Schade shocked. Peterson reportedly lay on a steel cot when the bolt shattered a window and struck her. Schade was atop a metal ventilator when hit.
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International News
Sercjert
Erie
William Peterson
Rober Schade
Peterson
Schade
Allied Bombers Blast Industry In Lower Austria
Allied air forces intensified the drive against German aircraft production with United States Liberator bombers hitting Wiener Neustadt in lower Austria. The daylight raid by B-24s from the Ninth Air Force heavily damaged main factories and assembly plants south of Vienna, marking the first Austrian strike from the Middle East and signaling continued pursuit of war centers despite German relocations.
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W. P. Saphire
Os. Stary
Cairo
Wiener-Neustadt
Lower Austria
Austria
Middle East
Wiener- Neustadt
Vienna
Ninth United States Air Force
Uzal G. Ent
Ploesti
Romania
Believe County Thefts Solved
Chief Deputy Sheriff George Dean arrested Mrs Bernice Hin in the barnyard of Norman Perschke at Slippery Rock township early Tuesday morning. He aided by Sheriff Clyde Badger, with the Hills confessed to thefts of calves chickens and pies in Believe County and adjoining areas. suspects were arrested in Warren Ohio.
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George Dean
Bernice Hin
Norman Perschke
Slippery Rock Township
Philip Rees Hil
Calvin James Hill
Warren
Dean
Clyde D. Badger
Corn Taste Like Summer Heat and Grease
Arthur recalls corn from a winter birth to summer meals with peppers salt and butter. He describes eating corn on the cob, grease on fingers, and a fond memory of hot eighty seven degree days and the simple joy of fresh corn.
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Riposto
Giarre
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Contert
Ervice
Herecontioual News Services
Zinnia
Florida
Nancy Russell
Salamaua Base
Plaster Base
Africa
Ogelsenkirchen
Bonn
Ohio City
Pottsville
Sgt
Ickes
Cer- Many
Waly
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Allied Bombers
Arthur Mometer
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