Russians Push Deep Into Lithuania and Near East Prussia
Soviet forces path through Latvia Lithuania and Poland report major advances with encirclements near Wilno and Daugavpils as 40 mile front battles rage. Red Army claims gains toward Riga Kaunas and Brest Litovsk while German lines retreat and civilian evacuations cited.
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Moscow
Pripyat
Lithuania
Daugavpils
Latvia
Wilno
Kenvancing
Ivan C. Bagramian
Kaunas
Riga
Bagramian
East Prussia
Red Army
East Prusia
Morgan Tidningen
Stalin
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Luniniec
Pinsk
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Slonim
Baranowicze
Bialystok
Flying Bomb Attacks On London Resume After Quiet Night
London and southern England faced renewed buzz bomb attacks after a rare night of calm in almost a month. The raids were lighter than earlier peaks with only light damage and casualties reported, though one civilian was wounded. Residents remained largely unshaken despite the ongoing danger.
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London
England
Judge Smith Named To Succeed Dennis
Annapolis July 1 Governor O Conor appointed Judge W Connell Smith Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city to succeed Judge Samuel K Dennis upon his resignation next month. The governor said there is overwhelming sentiment among judges and the bar in favor Smith's elevation.
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Annapolis
W. Connell Smith
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City
O'Conor
Samuel K. Dennis
Smith
Pfc. Ford Killed in Normandy Invasion
Pfc. Dale M. Ford of Thurmont and Hunterstown died in France on June 13 during the Normandy invasion as the first local 29th Division casualty. He was 22, survived by his wife Mrs. Florence Wireman Ford, his mother Mrs. Mary Ford, and a son. Ford served with Company A, 115th Infantry, 29th Division, joining the National Guard five years earlier and entering regular service with the division in 1941. He had 22 months overseas with postings in England and various U S locations before going abroad in October 1942.
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Thurmont
Dale M. Ford
Florence Wireman Ford
War Department
Pfc. Ford
France
Mary Ford
Zechariah Ford
Hunterstown
115Th Infantry
29Th Division
National Guard
Fort George G. Meade
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
England
Kenneth E. Eckard
Clinton A. Eckard
Walkersville
Twenty-ninth Division
Eckard
Company A
Farm outlook in Maryland worsens as heat and drought bite
The Maryland farm outlook remained serious as crop failures forced cancellations of orders for migrant harvest workers on the Eastern Shore. Officials warn that without relief, shifting workers from established camps will be needed to prevent idleness. Crop damages grow due to heat, low rainfall, and storms that failed to revive yields. Potatoes drop from late plantings and dry weather, while early snap bean crops on the Eastern Shore are down about 50 percent of normal.
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College Park
Maryland
A. L. Krewatch
D. B. Wilson
Maryland Crop Reporting Service
Wilson
Loss of Old Sub Announced
The Navy announced today the loss of submarine S-28 during Pacific training exercises. The 20 year old sub carried about 60 men under Lieut. Comdr. Jack C. Campbell whose Groton Connecticut residence is listed for his wife Mrs. Jean Brooks Campbell. The location of the sinking was not disclosed.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Jack C. Campbell
Jean Brooks Campbell
Groton
Conn
Roosevelt Accepts Fourth Term If Nominee and People Order
President Roosevelt said he would accept Democratic renomination and serve a fourth term if elected. He told Democratic National Chairman Hannegan that sufficient delegates were pledged and noted he would retire if not commanded by the sovereign people. Dewey offered no comment as Roosevelt outlined a potential return to civilian life if continued leadership was demanded.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hannegan
Chicago
United States
Hudson River
Dewey
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Wallace
China
Soldier from Frederick recounts D Day landing and escape
Private William J. Mask of Frederick Maryland, 19, describes landing on Omaha Beach with the 29th Division on D Day. A German 88 mm shell hit his craft causing disembarkation into 12 feet of water and heavy crossfire. He crawled 50 yards before being wounded and spent 16 hours on the shore before evacuation. He praises the medics and expects a quick recovery.
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Mask
Invasion Letter From Tech Corp Corporal Eckard
Corporal Kenneth E. Eckard of Walkersville in the Twenty-ninth Division sends a battlefield letter from France dated June 22 1944. He describes training and deployment since 1941 and a harrowing early moment after leaving a Plymouth England camp for the front.
Use Of Water In City Park Fountains Is Ended Today
City officials ordered the water in park fountains stopped amid a 16 day hot spell. Mayor Gillinger said only minimal water will run at Court House park to sustain goldfish while a pool decision is pending. Linganore filtration works at capacity for 19 hours daily to maintain supply. Water use rises at Camp Detrick and Fishing Creek provides about 1.3 million gallons daily while 1.8 million enters city mains. Mercury rises into the high eighties as the drought continues, marking the eighth day of 90 degree heat.
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Hugh V. Gillinger
Court House Park Fountain
William J. Davis
Fishing Creek
Singanore
Linganore
Lingapore
Camp Detrick
Drouth
Allied forces report 54000 prisoners captured in Europe
London reports Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery praising Allied gains in Normandy. He says 54000 prisoners have been taken and the fighting has been fierce since the invasion, with solid ground for satisfaction and the enemy heavily pounded.
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London
Europe
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
Roosevelt Accepts De Gaulle Led French Civil Authority
President Roosevelt announced recognition of the French National Committee headed by General Charles De Gaulle as the de facto civil administrator of liberated France. Eisenhower will supervise release of towns to the committee and determine when areas transfer from military to civilian control.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles DeGaulle
France
Dwight Db. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
Children Warned Against Salvage Materiel Theft
Frederick officials urge parents to keep children from taking war materiel from cars en route to a Salvage Segregation Center. A Thurmont boy was badly hurt when a shell he took exploded. police recovered nearly a ton of materiel hidden in homes by youths aged five to nine. Authorities stress explosives danger and urge parental cooperation to stop pilfering.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick City
Army
Thurmont
Fifth Army advances beyond Volterra in Italy
Allied headquarters report Fifth Army continuing steady progress beyond Volterra while the Eighth Army holds Grm against Nasi counter-attacks south of Arezzo.
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Rome
Fifth
Volterra
Eighth Army
Arezzo
Artillery Storm Presses Toward St Lo as U S Troops Advance
American First Army attacks at dawn driving toward St Lo with massive artillery in support across a 40 mile front in Normandy. Lt Gen Omar Bradley's forces press south toward St Lo while British Canadian units push east of Caen and threaten German lines.
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Don Whitehead
St. Lo
Cherbourg
Gray
Dive
Hitler
la Haye du Puits
Lessay
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Normandy
Omar W. Bradley
Mass Allied Air Attack Strikes Munich Area
The Munich region was bombed by 2,000 American planes including 1,100 heavy bombers after dawn. Berlin also hit by Mosquito raids as British and American aircraft targeted oil refineries and aircraft plants around Leipzig earlier, with heavy anti aircraft fire and one Mosquito reported lost.
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London
Munich
Germany
Berlin
Reich
Leipzig
Italy
France
Bavaria
Alps
Mannheim
Escaped Nazi Prisoners Captured By York Women
Two German POWs who escaped from a Gettsyburg internment camp were captured by Mrs. Rachael Bentzel and her daughter Mable in York County on July 11. The women fed the men after recognizing them from photographs. police were alerted.
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York
York County
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gettysburg
Rachael Bentzel
Mable
Highfield Hearing Set For July 26
The Public Service Commission announced a July 26 hearing on Western Maryland railway’s plan to partially discontinue service at Highfield station in Washington county Maryland. Residents filed a 57 signature petition and letters opposing the proposal.
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Baltimore
Pubiic Service Commission
Western Maryland Railway
Highfield
Washington County
Public Service Commission
Price ceilings set on 1944 crop sweet potatoes
The Office of Price Administration imposed price ceilings on 1944 crop sweet potatoes to target a national average retail price near 10 cents per pound, a bit lower than last year.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Italian Armistice Terms Publish Stance Stated
Premier Ivanoe Bonomi announced Rome has no objection to publishing the armistice terms, saying the Allies asked if Italy’s new regime objected and that the initiative remains with the Allies. The remarks followed inquiries about releasing the voluminous provisions.
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Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Ile
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