Allied Forces Break Beachhead Front In Southern France Near Toulon Cannes
Allied troops pushed a 50 mile wide front about 30 miles inland along the southern French coast, seizing 500 square miles and nine towns including St Tropez Frejus and Le Muy. Toulon and Cannes lay within 10 miles as airborne and sea infantry joined to block inland routes. Casualties reported light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Rome
France
Alexander M. Paich
Seventh Army
Toulon
Cannes
Napoleon
St. Tropez
Ste. Maxime
St. Raphel
Frejus
le Lavandou
le Muy
le Lue
Lorgues
Collobrieres
Cap Comarat
Alps
Provence
Vichy
St. Raphael
Divorce Granted Soldier Who Eluded Japs
Chief Radioman George Ray Tweed, 42, who hid out 31 months on Guam during Japanese occupation, was granted an interlocutory divorce from May Frances Tweed, 27. The decree was issued Aug. 8 by Superior Judge Jacob Weinberger, after Tweed filed July 26. Testimony showed the couple agreed to separate in 1941 while both were on Guam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
George Ray Tweed
Guam
May Frances Tweed
Jacob Weinberger
Esterday Tweed
Robot Attack Leaves City in Wake of Destruction
Rescue squads recovered bodies from debris in shops and buses after heavy night raids. Nazi robots crossed the channel with RAF fighters engaging them. A robot crashed near a South England shop area, killing two bus drivers and trapping several people. A hospital robot blast damaged windows but staff and children remained safe in the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
RAF
South England
Children’s Hospital
Boy Succumbs To Injuries In Frederick Junction Fall
Edwin Freed Jr., 17, of Locust Valley, died at Frederick City Hospital from a fractured skull after falling from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge at Frederick Junction onto a stone pier. State Police rushed him to the hospital, where he died about two hours after admission despite blood plasma treatment.
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Edwin Freed, Jr
Edwin R. Freed
Locust Valley
Frederick City
Baltimore & Ohio
Frederick Junction
Middletown Firemen Respond To Boonsboro Blaze
Middletown Volunteer Fire Company answered a morning call to Boonsboro where Warrenfeltz Brothers store was ablaze but Boonsboro firefighters had the fire under control. The storage warehouse fire, likely sparked by a gas motor, caused about 4000 dollars in damage to the building and merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Volunteer Fire Company
Boonsboro
Warrenfeltz Brothers
Middletown
Frenchmen Rising In Revolt Across Southeast France
Reports from Geneva say French partisans armed with Allied supplied guns and ammunition have risen against Nazi forces in Haute Savoie. Street fighting erupts in Toulouse as partisans demand surrender. Pyrenees towns Cloron and Mauleon taken. clashes around Pau and Tarbes with 10,000 partisans moving toward the Riviera to join Allied forces. 13,000 partisans surround Annecy. 400 capture Caille bridge. Lyon region hosts 300,000 German troops.
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London
Haute Savoie
France
Geneva
Toulouse
Iran
Spain
Pyrenees
Cloron
Mauleon
Pau
Tarbes
Mediterranean
Riviera
Mount Saleve
French Jura
Annecy
Caille
Lyon
First Letter From Prisoner From Boatswain Bowersox
The first letter from Boatswain's Mate James Donald Bowersox, US Navy, held as a POW since 1942 after Corregidor fell, arrived to his mother Mrs. W S Devilbiss of New Windsor. Written July 4, it says he is well and working but homesick for the US. He had been listed missing, then POW, and was at Osaka camp in Japan after being moved from the Philippines. He is a step-brother of Mrs. John R Keating of this city, with ties to Frederick, California, and his wife lives in California. He hopes to hear from home, noting no word in almost two years.
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James Donald Bowersox
U. S& Navy
Corregidor
W.S. Devilbiss
New Windsor
U S. A
Bowersox
Osaka
Japan
War Department
Devilbiss
Philippines
U. S
Navy
China
John R Keating
Frederick
California
Roosevelt vows invasion of Germany and Japan certain
President Roosevelt returning to Washington from a 15,000 mile Pacific trip declared Allied forces will invade and occupy Germany and Japan even if fronts collapse short of borders. He warned Germany will not escape occupation and discussed upcoming talks with military leaders Hull and congressional leaders. The claim follows Allied landings on France's southern coast as he noted German resistance and the danger of a future generation told Germany won.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific
Germany
Japan
France
Hawaii
Aleutians
Hull
Congress
Woman Held On Bond In Slashing Case At Knoxville
Ruth Marceline Myers of Baltimore is held on $1000 bond after slashing her sister in law during a quarrel at Knoxville. The incident at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Stevens left Mrs Stevens with a cut thumb. Malcolm Watkins, formerly of Mt Airy now with Myers in Baltimore, involvement noted. Watkins pleaded guilty to drunken and disorderly conduct and paid fines. State Trooper Harry Holsinger investigated.
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Knoxville
Ruth Marceline Myers
Baltimore
Howard Marvin Jones
Brunswick
Raymond E. Stevens
Myers
Malcolm A. Watkins
Mt. Airy
Stevens
Watkins
Jones
Harry Holsinger
Red Army Attacking Near East Prussia and London Reports
Russian troops pushed near the East Prussian frontier around Virbales as German communiques claim. Army actions unfold near Insterburg Lyck and Konigsberg with Cherniavsky forces pressing Germans, while London reports Russian assaults southwest of Bialystok and near Ossow with heavy Soviet firepower.
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London
Virbales
Virbates
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Ivan Cherniakovsky
East Prussian
Masurain
East Prussia
Lyck
Cooler Weather Seen In Next 8 To 36 Hours
The Associated Press reports cooler air moving eastward expected to reach the Atlantic states within eight to 36 hours. The long heat wave with drought conditions threatened crops and timberlands, causing widespread discomfort as forecasters anticipate a break in the hot spell. Authorities project relief across Maine to Kentucky, with the Washington weather bureau saying the last hot day in the eastern states may be ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Kentucky
Washington Weather Bureau
Paris Becomes Front Line City As Guns Reach Paris
London Aug 17 The German radio reported Paris now a front line city with approaching American guns heard in the capital. Churches overcrowded as prayers said at Notre Dame. Gendarmes striking. police amid food shortages and disrupted transit. Public calm urged. city reliant on community kitchens for meals.
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London
Paris
Notre Dame
Transocean
Berlin
Intermitt
Stettin Set Afire and Kiel Hit in RAF Bombing Raid
London reports that nearly 1,200 RAF heavy bombers and accompanying Mosquitoes struck the Baltic ports of Kiel and Stettin, dumping about 5,600 tons of explosives before dawn. The raids created major fires, damaged oil refineries and ships, with seven to sixteen planes lost.
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London
Italy
Priest
England
Stettin
Kiel
RAF
Baltic States
Finland
Western Front
Berlin
Germany
Low Countries
Baltic
Berlin-Stettin Canal
Partitioning Of India To Be Discussed
Bombay Aug 37 Mohandas K Gandhi and Mahomed Ali Jinnah will meet Saturday to discuss partition of India into separate Hindu and Muslim states. The conference could lay broad principles for division and gain endorsement from the All-India Congress and the Muslim League. Jinnah seeks a fully autonomous Muslim state with control of defense finances and communications.
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Bombay
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Moslem League
Jinnah
American air power is triple Japs in Pacific
Tokyo radio quotes a Japanese Army spokesman admitting American air power in the Pacific is now triple that of Japan. He adds that despite the setback they still feel confident that victory will be theirs.
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London
Tokyo
Pacific
Harpers Ferry Home Sells to Takoma Park Buyer
Fred McKee of the Commercial Savings and Trust Company of Washington reports sale of the Ridge street Harpers Ferry residence long occupied by W. H. Savory to B. G. Brown of Takoma Park. Brown has moved in with his family.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Fred McKee
The
Commercial Savings and Trust Company of Washington
W. H. Savory
Ridge Street
B. G. Brown
Takoma Park
Brown
Chartres to Paris Drive Advances Reach Near Seine
American forces push toward Paris from Chartres Dreux Orleans Chateaudun capturing Chartres and nearby towns. Third Army breaks toward the Seine within 20 miles as Patton's columns sweep 60 to 80 miles east of Le Mans and threaten German forces in the area.
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Chartres
Chateaudun
Orleans
Dreux
Seine
Seine River
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U.S
Third Army
Paris
George
Patton
Versailles
le Mans
Eure
Seventh Army
15Th Army
Pas de Calais
Normandy
No Coercion Contemplated by Hull Declares
Secretary of State Hull stated that the big four powers do not plan coercion of the rest of the world and that Governor Dewey’s fears are unfounded. He denied any permanent military alliance among Britain, Russia, China, and the United States to coerce others, amid talks ahead of Dumbarton Oaks peace discussions.
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Washington
Hull
Dewey
Britain
Russia
China
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
OPA Probes Non Highway Gas Misuse In Maryland
Maryland Office of Price Administration head Lea H. McCormick plans a drive against misuse of non-highway gasoline for boating and leisure driving. He announced after touring Eastern Shore resorts that the practice is widespread statewide and notes highway traffic up about 60 percent from 1943.
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Baltimore
Maryland Office of Price Administration
Tthe Opa
State Agricultural Advisory Committee
Lea H. McCormick
Tropical Storm Moves West From Grenada in Caribbean
A tropical storm crossed Grenada in the Lesser Antilles and was reported by the Weather Bureau to be moving northwestward in the Caribbean Sea. An 11:15 a.m. advisory noted winds of 60 to 70 miles near the storm’s center.
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Caribbean Sea
Miami
Fla
Grenada
Lesser Antilles
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Hurricane Warning Service
Tire Shortage Near Critical Stage In Baltimore
Baltimore truckers and bus concerns report a worsening tire shortage, causing heavy traffic disruption as supply remains tight. Officials warn the situation is approaching a critical stage with limited shipments and rising request urgency.
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Baltimore
Patton’s forces advance as Falaise trap tightens in France
Front dispatches report negligible resistance near Paris as Patton’s army closes on Dreux Chartres and Orleans. Falaise fell today with Canadian infantry and tanks pushing 1 000 yards south, narrowing the pocket to seven miles while Allied forces trap remaining German units east of the town.
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Moscow
Ossow
Warsaw
Red Star
Praga
Vistula
Sandominerz
Battte
Silesia
Patton
Dreux
Paris
Versailles
Chartressis
Orleans
Chateaudun
Chartres
Loire
Falaise Falls
Falaise
Supreme Headquarters
Dives
Seine
Channel
Seventh Army
Guenther von Kluge
Falaise-Argentan
New Elite Gestapo Seeks Daily Reports On Civilians
Heinrich Himmler creates a secret elite Gestapo unit to monitor German civilian officials. Berlin reports claim 2,000 operatives will trail and log every official's movements and all visitors must be recorded with written summaries of conversations.
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Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Berlin
Bombers Hit Chichi Jima, Tokyo Reports
Tokyo radio announced 18 American heavy bombers raided Chichi Jima in the Bonin Islands about dawn Japanese time. It said the raid was repulsed and warned that increasing enemy attacks on the Bonins demand serious attention as civilians faced unplanned purchases in grocery stores.
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New York
Tokyo Radio Today
Chichi Jima
Bonin Islands
Japan
Tokyo
Bonins
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Edwin Freed Fells
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J. D. Bowersox
Reich
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Red Army
Bialystok
Radio Today
Lomza
Gandhi and
May
O. K
Aunay River
First Army
Troain-Falaise
Dives River
St. Pierre
Caen
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