U S 7th Army Enters Grenoble
American Seventh Army has entered Grenoble after a rapid surprise thrust through German lines. Allied HQ reports a swift column of armor and infantry supported by French Forces of the Interior. The move tightens the gap to Italy and threatens remaining Nazi defences in southern France. Toulon battle also ongoing with French forces near Marseille and Hyeres.
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Rome
Seventh Army
France
Grenoble
Mediterranean
Alexander M. Patch
Paris
Lyon
Rhone
French Alps
Italy
Associated Press
Geneva
Toulon
Marseille
Hyeres
Petain Held by Germans at Belfort Report
London reports Marshal Petain the 98 year old head of the Vichy state is a virtual prisoner of the Germans at Belfort. He was allegedly spirited away by Gestapo agents from Vichy with other government members after refusing to join Laval at the puppet government seat. Laval also said to be a virtual prisoner at Belfort as German forces moved him from the border area.
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London
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Belfort
Gestapo
Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Weisbaden
Proxy Bride And Groom Are Parted By Death
West Palm Beach, Aug 23. There will be no reunion for proxy bride and groom Jerry C. Layton and his wife Margaret Kohl Layton. Layton, an Air Forces staff sergeant, was killed Aug 11 in a Scotland plane crash. Margaret Kohl Layton wed him by proxy a year ago in Judge Robbins's office and planned a second ceremony after a furlough.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Jerry C. Layton
Layton
Air Forces
Scotland
War Department
Margaret Kohl
Richard P. Robbins
Emmitsburg Soldier Wounded In Action Named Bouey
Among twenty Maryland soldiers reported wounded in the European war zone a War Department release via the Associated Press lists Pfe. James A. Bouey of Emmitsburg as wounded. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Bouey.
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Maryland
War Department
Associated Press
Pfe
James A. Bouey
James Bouey
Emmitsburg
Local Soldier Is Wounded In Europe
Pfe. Charles L. Castle of Frederick was telegrammed by the War Department as slightly wounded in action on August 6. His wife Betty Baumgardner Castle of 238 East Sixth Street received a letter from him dated August 9 not mentioning the wound. Also reported wounded are Staff Sgt. Beamore B. Poole of Thurmont and Staff Sgt. Leonard W. Kress of New Windsor. Castle had trained at Fort Meade and Camp McCoy and arrived in Europe in late May.
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Pfe
Charles L. Castle
Frederick
War Department
Jacob Castle
Catoctin Park
Betty Baumgardner Castle
East Sixth Street
Castle
Beamore B. Poole
Lille M. Poole
Thurmont
Leonard W. Kress
Cleveland H. Kress
New Windsor
Europe
Pic. Castle
Seeger and Co
Wilcoxon and Brown
Dunlop Tire Company
Frederick High School
Fort Meade
Camp McCoy
Wis
France
Robot Attack Is Continuous
London reports its heaviest dawn barrage of flying bombs as Allied forces push toward Pas-De-Calais. The Channel explodes with smoke from bombs, anti-aircraft fire roars along the coast, and several casualties including an American officer are recorded. Relief efforts rise in tenement districts with Red Cross aid.
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London
England
Pas-De- Calais
Seine
Channel
Women’s Volunteer Service
Red Cross
United States
Switzerland Breaks With Vichy Regime
Switzerland cuts diplomatic ties with the Vichy government after radio announces Marshal Petain no longer claims state leadership. The Swiss Federal Council notes Petain’s statement of being forcibly removed from Vichy and ceasing to be chief of state.
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London
Switzerland
Vichy
Henri Philippe Petain
Federal Council
Petain
Petain- Laval
Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha Resigns
Rio de Janeiro reports President Getulio Vargas has accepted the resignation of Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha. Official announcement confirms the move as of today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Oswaldo Aranha
Court Clerk Brimer of Snow Hill Charged With Embezzlement
Snow Hill August 23 A warrant charges Joseph E Brimer 41 clerk of Worcester County Circuit Court with embezzling 483.50 in office funds A statewide audit shows a 19000 shortage from July 22 1944 including about 12000 Worcester county funds Bond set at 5000 discussed with Judge and Grand Jury considering special session to hear the case Worcester county officials state auditors and the State Comptroller outlined the findings Brimer has served since 1924 and was elected clerk in 1938 The article notes Brimer is married with two children and a conference with First Judicial Circuit judges is planned
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Snow Hill
Joseph E. Brimer
Worcester County
William G. Kerbin
J. Millard Tawes
Brimer
Kerbin
First Judicial Circuit
Grand Jury
Tawes
Joseph O'C. McCusker
Daniel L. Clayland
Carl C. Wannen
William G. Kerbin, Jr
Woman Shot As She Leaves Car in Hyattsville
Hyattsville Aug. 23 A woman identified as Celia Jones 21 of Branchville Md was shot three times as she alighted from a street car Her assailant escaped in the confusion Police seek her husband Pvt John J Jones reported absent without leave from an Army post A circular noted the man s absence Mrs Jones was shot once through the side and twice in the leg At Sibley Hospital Washington her condition was serious but not critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyattsville
Celia Jones
Branchville
Prince Georges County
John J. Jones
Train Plunges Into River Near Norfolk Bridge
Norfolk August 23 Three Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line locomotives and four cars plunged from a draw bridge into the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River early today leaving three trainmen missing. Rescue efforts mobilized as crews comb the river for the missing men and assess the cause of the collapse.
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Norfolk
Elizabeth River
Pershing Welcomes Liberation of Paris as Step Toward Berlin
General John J. Pershing praised the liberation of Paris as a great step forward on the road to Berlin. In a War Information Office statement he recalled Paris as the heart of France and paid tribute to American troops who helped free the city in 1944 alongside British Canadian and French allies.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Paris
Berlin
Office of War Information
Gen. Pershing
France
Nazi Retreat To Seine Is A Rout
Allied air forces report the German retreat toward the Seine has become a rout as troops drive Germans toward the lower Seine. Pont-L’Eveque and Lisieux are captured while 40,000 to 50,000 prisoners are taken from the Argentan trap in Normandy. Patton’s Third Army advances toward Fontainebleau near Paris as Canadians report severe German losses in the Falaise region. Sens, Pithiviers, and Etampes are captured southeast of Paris.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Allied
Seine River
Lower Seine
Pont-L’eveque
Fallen Deauville
Lisieux
Argentan
Normandy
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Fontainebleau
Paris
Seine
France
First Army
12Th SS
Falaise
Trun
U. S
Sens
Pithiviers
Etampes
Russians Reach Beaches Of Riga In Baltic Front News
Berlin radio reported Russian troops reached the beaches of Riga Latvia a major Baltic port after a month long siege. Russian forces pushed a ten mile wide corridor to the Baltic west of Riga and pressed toward the capital as German lines reportedly collapsed. Moscow announced twin offensives in Ukraine aimed at eliminating Romania and seizing Ploesti oil fields while advancing through Iasi and other towns with heavy clashes and German casualties.
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London
Riga
Berlin
DNB
Baltic States
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Romania
Moscow
Ukraine
Tasi
Danube
Ploesti
Germany
Rodion Y, Malinovsky
Feodor Totbukhin
Iasi
Christmas Furniture At Cambridge Destroyed
Fire in a Cambridge warehouse caused about 50000 dollars in damage to Christmas furniture stored for sale. The stock belonged to the Nathan store owner and was in a building owned by Cambridge Industries Inc. Insurance covered part of the loss.
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Cambridge
Nathan
Cambridge Industries, Inc
Telegraph Clerk Receives Message From War Dept
Port Arthur Texas August 23 Mrs Reba Titman a 24 year old telegraph company clerk reported for work and found a telegram from the War Department announcing the death of her husband Pvt Jerse Titman in France on August 11 The New York market report notes mixed demand with leaders neglected as motors air transports and scattered industrial favorites rose today
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Port Arthur
Tex
Reba Fitman
Telegraph Company
War Department
Pvt
Jerse Titman
France
New York
Allies Mum About New Landing At Bordeaux
Reports of a new Allied landing near Bordeaux surface from Hendaye based sources but Allied Supreme Headquarters refuse to confirm. French officers say the operation began last night with naval and air bombardment and a ground advance meeting allied forces near the Loire.
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Bordeaux
London
France
Supreme Allied
Hendaye
Charles S. Foltz
Associated Press
Madrid
Loire
Foltz
Spain
Iran-Hendaye
Allied Supreme Headquarters
War Department
Washington
Gironde
Atlantic
Lieut Storm Finds Local Sign In France
Lieutenant Edward D. Storm USNR reports a homeward greeting seen in a ruined French town in a V-maiss letter. He notes a sign listing Hagerstown Frederick and NY distances, praises Twenty-ninth division workers, and details viewing Casanova Brown premiere, airfields, battle grounds, and a foxhole tea with Lieut James Petrie. Elizabeth Kern Shaw sues Artie Shaw for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and mental anguish.
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Edward D. Storm
USNR
Hagerstown
Isigny
Kim
Frederick
Lieut
Storm
France
James Petrie
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Kern Shaw
Jerome Kern
Artie Shaw
Paris Liberated After Four Days Of Street Fighting
Paris rose in triumph as 50,000 French Forces of the Interior led a four day street battle to drive out German occupation. The Paris police seized the prefecture and reclaimed public buildings while Vichy representatives were arrested or fled. Allied leaders and de Gaulle confirmed the liberation, with celebrations planned in Algeria and across France.
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London
Paris
Charles DeGaulle
Italy
Ile de la Cite
DeGaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Committee of National Liberation
Rennes
Brittany
Montmartre
Montparnasse
Algiers
Georges .Catroux
Algeria
National Council of Resistance
Paris Committee of Liberation
Parisian
FFI
French Forces of the Interior
Vichy
Tre de la Cite
Pierre Koenig
50 Killed In Plane Crash In Freckleton
London reports an American Liberator bomber crashed flaming into Freckleton Lancashire. At least 50 persons died, including 34 children at a church school, with rescuers and American troops aiding the scene. The toll may rise as fires burn.
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London
Lancashire
Freckleton
The
Press Association
British
England
Hitler
Gripsholm To Carry Christmas Packages Across Seas
The Swedish liner Gripsholm sailing to Belfast and Goteborg on its fifth exchange mission carries tons of Christmas packages and 32,000 sacks of mail for war prisoners. The American Red Cross announced that packages and letters for Americans held in Germany will reach them via a Baltic port.
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New York
Gripsholm
Belfast
Goteborg
American Red Cross
Germany
Baltic
Railroads Named In U S Anti Trust Suit
The Justice Department filed an anti trust suit in Lincoln Nebraska against the Association of American Railroads the Western Association of Railway Executives J P Morgan and Company Kuhn Koeb and Company and 47 railroads. An Maryland road report shows July auto traffic up almost 40 percent from 1943 with gains on rural and arterial routes. Yugoslav Partisans announce capture of the fortified German stronghold of Lebani near Nisjunc tion on the Belgrade Sofia rail line.
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Washington
Justice Department
Lincoln
Neb
Association of American Railrroads
Western Association of Railway Executives
J P. Morgan and Company
Kuhn, Koeb and Company
Baltimore
Maryland
State Road Commission
George N. Lewis, Jr
Allegany County
Ocean City
London
Marshal Titos
Lebani
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U.S. 7Th Army
Swift
Worcester
Pershing
Trap
Stalin
Federal Communications Commission
Arcachon
Bay of Biscay
FCC
Toulouse
Francais Radio Diffusion Nationale
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Supreme Command
Hrchives
U.S
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