Nazi Troops Moving Into Italy Prompt Real Fight Fears
London reports indicate German divisions are moving into Italy in strength from France and Germany. Troops from western and northern France are said to have taken over the coast from the Italian border to Toulon. Analysts estimate 50,000 to 73,000 Germans could be defending southern Italy if still present, with a northern line possibly running from near Spezia through Bologna to Rimini.
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London
Italy
France
Germany
Toulon
Europe
Sicily
Naples
Spezia
Bologna
Rimini
Freedom as Independence Recalls Philippine Promise
Washington broadcast marks Manuel L. Quezon's 65th birthday amid warning that Japan's independence offers are hollow. Quezon pledges true freedom lies with the United States and the United Nations, citing Roosevelt's wartime pledge and a birthday message from General MacArthur.
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Washington
Philippines
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Manuel L. Quezon
United States
United Nations
Roosevelt
Philippine Republic
Quezon
Douglas MacArthur
Bicycle Accident at Harpers Ferry Claims Student Life
Correy Kline a student at Meris Catholic Seminary Washing ton died last night from injuries after a bicycle accident at Harpers Ferry. He rode with a small troop of student cyclists when he was thrown over the handlebars. He suffered a head injury and died at Charles Town Hospital despite initial efforts to treat him.
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Charlie Tar
Correy Kline
Meris Catholic Seminary
Washington
Charles, Town
Harpers Ferry
Major Development Reported In Italy
Stockholm reported a major development in Italy with censorship blocking details. No specifics were available, but London speculation pointed to possible changes in Marshal Badoglio's government. Berlin said German and Italian tensions rose as forces moved northward.
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Stockholm
Rome
Maly
London
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Sicily
Rabbi Hirschberg Accepts Call To Staunton Virginia
Dr. Hirschberg resigns as rabbi of Beth Sholom Frederick and takes a new post in Staunton and Harrisonburg beginning September 1. He will also serve the Jewish congregation in Geneva. A Berlin native, he came to Frederick in 1939 with his wife and two daughters and has contributed writings and lectures to local churches and Hood College.
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Harrie Wistekhaya
Beth Sholom
Staunton
Hirschberg
Reneva
Berlin
Germany
Margaret
Eva
America
Frederick
University of Berlin
Martin Niemueller
Seventh Battalion
Maryland State Guard
Harrisonburg
Too Big For Jail Hackensack Officer Escape Tale
Bergen county jail suffered its second defeat as officers failed to lock Rose Mann of Mahwah. A 360 pound woman slipped out years ago and was found inside a wide door cell. Mann was released in her own recognizance due to physical limitations after being committed on assault and battery charges with $500 bail.
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Hackensack
N. J
Bergen Counts
Rose Mann
Mahwah
Miss Mann
Slogan Announced for National Newspaper Week Observance
New York announces this year’s National Newspaper Week slogan MA free press and a free prople an up beatable team. The observance runs October 1 to 8 with the committee announcing the theme today.
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New York
Jap Attempt To Recapture Island Is Frustrated
Allied forces repelled a Japanese bid to retake Vella Lavella in the New Georgia group. A South Pacific command spokesman said hundreds of barges packed with 75 or more troops were killed or captured, with one Japanese destroyer sunk and others damaged during the early morning assault.
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Southwest Pacific
U. S
Vella Lavella
Solomons
William F. Halsey
South Pacific Command
New Georgia
Allied Planes Resume Attack Across English Channel
Allied air forces pursue the European fortress with a daylight strike over the Channel. RAF fighter bombers swept France and the Low Countries, destroying a German patrol boat off Ostend and hitting the Poix airport. eight railway locomotives were damaged and one raider listed as missing amid bad weather grounding heavy bombers overnight.
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London
English Channel
Axis
Strait of Dover
RAF
France
Low Countries
Ostend
Poix
Br Can
Nonish
Ameri
Tropical Disturbance Misses Virginia Coast
The Norfolk Weather bureau reports a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic missed the Virginia Coast by about 300 miles and is moving northward at about 20 mph. The storm, noted southeast of Cape Hatieras yesterday, passed east of Cape Henry as small craft warnings were lowered.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Virginia
Cape Hatieras
Easf
Cape Henry
Troops Evacuating Rome As Open City Plan Tabled
A Rome dispatch reported by the Petit Daunhinnis bureau says Italian authorities are evacuating troops from Rome while pursuing a plan to declare the capital an open city. The proposal to Allies is awaiting a response, with archives of January not yet clarified.
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Bern
Rome
Grenoble
Jan W Mi
Aerial freight trains forecast for postwar era
Roy A. Watkins of Howard Aircraft Corp predicts postwar air freight trains will carry farm products nationwide. He describes fuselage gliders, aerial snatchers, and ground crew mounting wings to form airborne freighters that could bypass traditional airports and boost farmers' markets.
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Jows
Rairoads
Roy A. Watkins
Chicage
Watkins
Rotary, Kaewanis and
Lions Clubs
Howard Aircraft Corporation
Tage
Carey Uo
Changes May Help Avert Coal Strike
Washington officials see new patterns to avert a coal strike with miners earning more as Secretary Ickes lengthens shifts to eight hours and time and a half for the eighth hour. Penalties target the United Mine Workers treasury under a War Labor Board compliance weapon while ownership returns to private hands.
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Washington
Ickes
Treasury
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
UMW
John J. Lewis
Pines
Lewis
Noring
War Labor Board
Congress
War Labor Disputes Act
Finois
Nestite
Rationing Of New Stoves Will Begin On Aug 24
The Office of Price Administration announced nationwide rationing of new coal wood or gas stoves begins August 24. The program replaces the coal and wood stove rationing in 32 states and the District of Columbia, requiring consumers to obtain a certificate from wartime ration offices and dealers to secure coupons. The action aims to assure distribution to households most in need.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
District of Columbdus
GRA Sat
OPA
Secretary to Attend Quebec Conference With aides
Washington reports Secretary of State Hal will leave this afternoon for the Quebec conference. He will be accompanied by James C. Dunn, political adviser, and his secretary George W. Rennehardt.
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Wathingtan
Hal
Ingian
Bai
Tas
Ind
James C. Dunn
George W Renehard
Plans For Frederick USO Center Move Forward
Frederick may receive a grant to open a USO club for service men with aim to operate on the basement floor of the Pythian Castle. Roger B. Waite and Alton Y. Bennett lead the project. USO headquarters sent tentative letters from Ricin to ne. Ernest H. Edinger in New York hopes a decision will come within ten days or two weeks. County support previously aided a winter drive, and this marks the first strong push toward a local USO facility. The USO is a coalition of YMCA and other agencies aiding service members.
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USO
Frederick
Roger B. Waite
Alton Y. Bennett
Ricintoene
Pythian Castle
Tn Weiting
Ernest IL Edinger
New Yorks
Frederick County
Wolfe
United Service Organizations
Young Mens Christian Associations
National Catholic Community Service
The
Salvation Army
Young Women’s Christian Associations
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
Plane Falls Killing Three Children in San Diego
In Linda Vista a firefight era crash killed three youngsters as a P-35 interceptor collided during morning maneuvers. First Lt John O Damron, 23, died. another pilot perished while a third aircraft damaged a porch roof and fired bullets during a 29 minute play.
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San Diego
Linda Vista
Tua
Tae
Niclas Schumachen
Margaret
Reg
Hettinger
Macner
Kathleens
John O Damron
Ww' An
W.va
Bombing Planes Hit Jap Troop Supply Point
A wartime bulletin reports bombing planes striking a Japanese troop supply point near landis French Tuda China and near Mangstah along the Burma Road in Yunnen province. The operation targeted fuel storage dumps and disrupted logistical hubs, according to a communique from Lt. Gen Joseph W. Stilwell's headquarters.
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Changiing
Han
Landi
Tuda-Chine
Burma Road
Mangstah
Yunnen Provines
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mounting Air Losses Reveal Fire of Allied Bomber War
The article reports rising Allied bomber losses over Europe with high numbers of planes lost but similar or higher replacement rates. It cites RAF and US Eighth Air Force losses in raids on Berlin, Peenemünde, Regensburg, and Marseilles targets, and discusses morale and replacement capacity amid sustained air offensives.
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Washington
Monti Tose
Europe
Talay
Britain
Amelia
RAF
Berlin
Peenemuende
US Bth Air Force
Regensburg
Sehwerkiet
North Africa
Marseilles
America
Bth
Court Rules Austrians Not Enemy Aliens
In New York on August 1 a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Austrians who were annexed by Germany are not enemy aliens. The court found the 1938 German decree did not strip Austrian nationality or make Austrians solely German by assent, rejecting the U.S. attorneys’ contention of the decree’s validity.
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New York
United States
Germany
Allied assault broadens as Sicily mainland shelling begins
BELMAN MORIN reports Allied naval and air forces shell Italian mainland after Sicily victory. U S Seventh Army advances along Sicily's northern coast while targets on Gioia Tauro and Palm are hit. bridges, roads, and communications disrupted. Casualties and captures cited for German and Italian forces, with Allied losses noted.
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Aled
North Africa
America
Hatin
Gloia Tauro
Pali
Taly
United States
USS
Seventh Army
Sicily
Gioia
Tate and
Palm
Gulf of Gioia
Messina
Ruddy
Latwaye
Angilola
Ana Ral
Ponte di Staleti
Ue Strait of Messina
Cali
Gioia Tauro
U.S
Tady
Italy
Fareex
Fricane
Eisenhower Congratulated On Sicilian Campaign Ends
Allied headquarters in North Africa reports President Roosevelt and King George VI sending congratulations to General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his Allied forces for the successful Sicilian campaign. Messages praise teamwork, preparation, timing, and gallantry across land sea and air.
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North Africa
Ronsevelt
Guckee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stel
Gnerent
Quebec
King George
Menssape
London
George VI
Retired F and G Officer Is Burned To Death
Baltimore August 19 Retired officer and president of United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Joseph W Bristor aged 81 was burned to death. His sister Margaret L Bristor 76 was also injured and carried to Union Memorial Hospital. Firemen said a cigarette sparked the blaze and Bristor alerted by his sister failed to escape in time.
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Baltimore
Ang
Joseph W Bristor
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Margaret Lewise Bristor
Bristol
Nerhbers
Union Memorial
Mumeaa
Sunger
Ehe
Myrum
Adj
American air raid hits Japanese positions and supply areas
American forces struck a Japanese supply depot near Haror and an adjacent area, destroying several large buildings and many small structures in a fragmentation bombardment. The mission involved dive-bombing dumps at Mangshih and setting fires in exposed storage sites as U.S. 4th Air Force units targeted enemy facilities.
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Changling
U. S
V4th Air Force
Haror
Mangshih
Tae
Ane
Nazi government moves from Berlin Reuters report
The United Nations radio at Algi today broadcast a Bern dispatch quoting Adolf Hitler's newspaper Völkerischer Beobachter as saying the whole German government has left Berlin. The AP recorded the broadcast.
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London
United Nations
Alga Today
Bern
Adolf Hitler
Wikischer Beobachter
Berlin
Associated Press
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