Four 29th Division Men Wounded, Parents Notified
The casualty list from Frederick shows four 29th Division soldiers wounded in France, all with no serious injuries. Corp. Walter H. Keeney, Pfc. Jesse H. Weddle Jr., Private Francis J. Fraley, and Pfc. Charles E. Shawver were named with home addresses in Frederick County and Adamstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Montgomery County National
France
Jesse H. Weddle, Jr
J. H. Weddle
West Fourth Street
Charles E. Shawver
Charles Sr. Shawver
Adamstown
War Department
Corp. Keeney
Corp
Keeney
Company A
Camp Ritchie
Indianapolis
Ind
Fraley
England
Headquarters Company
Fort Meade
Wac
Alabama
Pfe
Weddle
Pfc
Woodrow Weddle
Shawver
Montgomery County National Guard
Joe Thomas
Poolesville
Col Chittick Leaving Camp Detrick for Undisclosed Assignment
Col. Martin B. Chittick of the Chemical Warfare Service at Camp Detrick departs this afternoon after serving since last September. A parade of camp personnel at 4 40 will honor him, followed by a party and reception at the Officers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Martin B. Chittick
Chemical Warfare Service
Camp Detrick
Detrick
Col. Chittick
Deputy Chief Sliger resigns. Charlotte Whitmore named
Chief Deputy Richard A. Sliger resigns from the county treasurer office where he has served since 1939. Miss Charlotte Whitmore is appointed to take his place and has been with the office for some time. Sliger will join the Coca Cola Company in another post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Sliger
James H. Falk
Charlotte Whitmore
Falk
Miss Whitmore
Mr. Sliger
Miles to Berlin From Allied Fronts
The Associated Press reports mileages for Allied advances toward Berlin. Russian front about 470 miles, Italian front about 610 miles, and Normandy front about 635 miles from Caen.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Kowel
Anconda
Adriatic
Normandy
Caen
Blood donors sought for next week in Frederick
The Red Cross Blood Donor Service mobile unit visits Frederick with Ferguson Day on Thursday when all 163 appointment slots will be filled by Ferguson employees. Many local residents have not volunteered, though, and organizers urge broader participation to aid soldiers in the Battle of France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Ferguson Company
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Ferguson
L. E. McReynolds
Frederick County
France
George
Red Cross
Price Bros. Co
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Potomac Edison Company
Dietrich and Gambrill
G. L. Baking Co
Price- Withoite Co
Guam Attack Report From Tokyo Broadcast
Tokyo broadcast says American cruisers and destroyers shelled Japanese positions on Guam Island yesterday in cooperation with more than 70 U S war planes. Rota and Tinian in the Marianas were also shelled by American warships per the AP recording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo
Guam Island
U. S
Rota
Tinian
Marianas
Jap Resistance In Ukhrul Has Ceased
Southeast Asia Command headquarters announces Japanese resistance has ceased in Ukhrul. Advancing enemy positions north of the Ukhrul Imphal route and villages 16 miles northeast of Imphal have been recaptured. Admiral Mountbatten’s HQ made the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
P—Aie
Ukhrul
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Ukhrul-Imphal
Imphal
Death Toll In Troop Train Wreck Reaches Thirty Two
Jellico Tennessee July 10 The list of identified dead in Thursday night wreck of a troop train in a gorge of Clear river rose to 32 today Police Chief Hubert Perkins said another body had been found but not identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellico
Tenn
Clear River
Hubert Perkins
Collapse Of Nazis In East Grows More Disastrous
London reports the Red Army neared East Prussia within 60 miles as Wilno fights on and Germans retreat through Lithuania and Poland. Soviet offensives claim hundreds of towns captured and rail lines severed near Kaunas and Daugavpils amid a widening Baltic front battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red
Wilno
London
Kaunas
Koyno
Lithuania
Poland
East Prussia
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Vilno
Lida
Cherniakhovsk
Ivan Bagramian
Leventsyani
Lida- Barnowicze
Dyartsovo
Novogrudok
Hitler
the Owl
New York
Stockholm
Aftontidningen
Adolf Hitler
Lotzen
Raetenburg
Luftwaffe
Rominten
OWI
Braslav
Daugavpils
Druga
Lyn
Iuni
Red Army
Wino
Dvinsk
Baltic Front
Druja
Braslov
Archbishop Hanna Dies in Rome at July Noon
Most Rev Edward J Hanna retired archbishop of San Francisco died shortly after noon in Rome. He had served the church in leadership for decades and was widely respected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Hanna
Rome
Edward J. Hanna
San Francisco
Eisenhower Warns of Long and Bitter Fighting Ahead
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that victory in Europe would come only after long and bitter fighting. NBC reporter Merrill Mueller at Eisenhower’s headquarters relayed the remark, cautioning against premature optimism about Allied progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Merrill Mueller
NBC
Eisenhower
Europe
Saipan battle ends as American forces take Saipan
Allied forces secure Saipan after 25 days of fierce combat that left Japanese garrison and civilians surrendering in the final hours. US casualties rise. island defenses collapse and air and sea routes open toward Tokyo and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembert James
Associated Press
Combined
Allied Press
Joint Expeditionary Force
Saipan
U. S. Times
Navy
Japan
Empire
Marshall Islands
Marianas
Tokyo
Truk
Caroline Islands
Marpi Point
Tanapag Harbor
Pacific Ocean
Island
De Gaulle Says Conferences Helpful. Plans Capital Move
General Charles De Gaulle reports that talks with President Roosevelt achieved the principal objective of better understanding. He says he will move France’s capital from Algiers to liberated territory as soon as possible and praised American support for wartime and postwar roles. He spoke after meetings with Roosevelt, Secretary Hull, and other officials before departing for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles DeGaulle
Roosevelt
Algiers
de Gaulle
United States
France
DeGaulle
Ms. Roosevelt
New York
Hall
Glossy Trousers Promise Fadeout After War
Monsanto announces chemical treatment methods to make shineless serge wrinkle proof and crease sharp. The research aims to apply surface and core fiber treatments to natural fibers without altering texture, with stockings made run proof once luxuries return after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
GI Joe
Monsanto Chemical Company
Monsanto
Monanto
Nazis Begin Withdrawal Of Troops To East Prussia
London reports German forces declare East Prussia a rear area and plan a rapid pullback from the Pskov Marva sector of Estonia. The Navi plan allegedly evacuates Estonia and much of Latvia to reinforce East Prussia, with garrisons retreating and civilian travel restricted as Russian advance accelerates. Reports say 16th Army moves Narva to Tallinn for sea evacuation, while 18th Army shifts Pskov to Riga for East Prussia transfer. Additional notes say Norwegian sources indicate German units leave Norway for France as transports depart Lillehammer.
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London
East Prussia
Pskov-Marva
Estonia
Latvia
Pskov
Riga
Norway
France
Gardermoen
Hvaldsmoen
Lillehammer
Wedge Driven In Nazi Line Advances On Gothic Line
Allied forces push four miles further into German defenses fronting the Gothic Line after capturing Volterra. The Fifth Army drives toward the Arno with Florence and Pisa in view as Germans mass guns to delay the advance. West coast troops advance toward Livorno amid heavy fire and demolition, ten miles from the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Volterra
Arno
Flovence
Pisa
Livorno
Leghorn
Straw Rick Near Urbana Destroyed By Fire
Straw rick of Merhi E. Giesler near Urbana burned around nine this morning. Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department and neighbors prevented the blaze from reaching a adjacent wheat field. The rick held about 20 to 25 tons of straw and threshing had just finished. Loss estimated in the hundreds of dollars. The fire began near the ground possibly from a discarded cigarette and no buildings were affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merhi E. Giesler
Urbana
Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department
Tokyo press airs claim on B-29 losses over Kyushu
Berlin broadcast a wholly unsubstantiated assertion that Japanese fighters destroyed 13 B 29 Superfortress bombers attacking Sasebo and Yawata on Kyushu. U S 20th Air Force announced no loss.
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London
Berlin
Sasebo
Yawata
Kyushu
Uo S 20Th Air Force
Allied Forces Overrun Caen Flanks Near Orne River
Allied troops under Montgomery push a flank attack southeast of Caen and seize Eterville and Hill 112 as Caen falls. Americans advance on Cherbourg front, capturing Cavigny and Le Desert while the 12th SS Panzer division suffers heavy losses near Caen.
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Second Army
Caen
Eterville
Orne
Bernard L. Montgomery
Fauborg de Vaucelles
Odon River
Key Hill 112
Esquay
Erwin Rommel
River Orne
Supreme Command
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
St. Jean de Caye
Cavigny
St. Jean
le Desert
St. Lo
Caumont
U S Troops Break German Defenses in Normandy Advance
American forces pierce the German lines around La Haye Du Puits and Cavigny advancing toward Lessay on the Cotentin peninsula. Heavy artillery and allied tanks support a rapid southward push as German counterattacks fade. Meanwhile suits filed in Emmitsburg seek $7,500 in damages from a March 31 collision.
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France
la Haye du Puits
Lessay
Cotentin
la Haye
Vire
Normandy
St. Jean de Daye
Cavigny
Emmitsburg
Ida Pauline Stambaugh
Samuel E. Stambaugh
Ralph C. Putman
William M. Storm
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29Th Division
Montgomery Co
Guam
East
Sth Army
Italy
Montgomery
Maltot
Bretteville-Sur-Odon
Orne River
Bretteville-Sur- Odon
Saintony
Carentan
Periers
Coutances
Vire River
Paris
Fatice
Carpiquet
River Odon
U.S
Cotentin Peninsula
Rrdhlyk
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