Gasoline Shortage Seen Straining Nazi War Machine
The report notes German tanks and vehicles captured in Normandy with empty fuel tanks suggesting a gasoline shortage that could hasten the Nazi collapse. It cites Berlin’s fears of Russian offensives in Romania and the strategic impact of depleting Ploesti oil, arguing internal fuel cuts may compound external pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Berlin
Romania
Tassy
Plocsti
Luftwaffe
Ploesti
Hitler
Russia
Reich
Germany
American Achievement Praises Troops From Europe to Normandy
Secretary Stimson told troops in Italy that Americans at home watched their progress with pride and admiration. General Eisenhower praised air sea and land forces for their morale and fitness for the hard tasks ahead. The passage notes millions of men moved from peacetime pursuits into wartime service and becoming brave, victorious soldiers, loyal to home and country.
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Stimson
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Bergamot Bee Balm Wild and Cultivated in July Beauty
Bergamot or bee balm lifts color in woods and roadside with shaggy flower heads from scarlet to magenta. Bees and butterflies swarm as the minty fragrance marks its relation to peppermint, spearmint, catnip, horehound, pennyroyal, and the creeping gill-over-the-ground. The wild plant straddles tame and wild zones near old meadows and vanished farmhouses, creeping along garden fences and reappearing at the edge of domestic spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isea
Argentina and United States in uneasy postwar diplomacy
Washington wires recall of Ambassador Armour highlights stalled Argentine actions since 1943. General Farrell and Vice President Peron loom large as U S options include recognition, sanctions, or war, while economic and political factors inside Argentina shape the future alignment with the Allies or Axis.
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Peter Edson
Washington
United States
U. S
Norman Armour
State Department
Castillo
Arturo Rawson
Pedro Pablo Ramirez
Germany
Japan
Ramirez
Great Britain
Pistol
Stettinius
Edward R. Stettinius
Farrell
Amercan
Argentina
Col
Juan Peron
Army
Goa
United
Peron
United Nations
Axis
Nature
Oswego Tea and a Hospital Note
The article recalls Oswego tea, a pungent herb once brewed by herbalists, likening its scent to sassafras and noting its use in past remedies. It then notes Mrs Charles Newton of 358 Madison Street undergoing an operation at Frederick City Hospital on Monday with a condition reported as very satisfactory.
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New York Times
Charles Newton
Madison Street
Frederick City Hospital
Fifty Years Ago in Frederick Weather and Fire
Fifty years ago Frederick saw a refreshing rain ending a long dry spell with farmers noting relief. A hail recorded near Walkersville and a bolt struck a Graceham area bank barn owned by Joshua Martin, destroying the barn and contents. Col. H. Thomas led a Cincinnati Coxey's Army contingent to Frederick, while Y M C A members prepared to camp near Bells Rock. An overnight straw stack fire on West South street was likely arson. The Crickets defeated West South street 10 to 4 behind Molesworth and Mobberly, with Molesworth pitching and Mobberly in right field shining.
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Frederick
Walkersville
Joshua Martin
Graceham
H. Thomas
Cincinnati
Coxey
Warren Saunders
Victor Staley
C. F. Flock
Frank Moore
Bernhardt Brust
Lester Smith
Bells, Rock
West South Street
Madison Street
Molesworth
Bennett
Riddlemoser
Brust
Butcher
Moberly
No Lights Tonight For Boiler Inspection Moonlit Night
Twenty Years Ago column notes no lights tonight due to boiler inspection by city light plant, scheduled under a full moon. James Trout of West Fifth Street reports a fractured nose from a baseball collision during a ministers and laymen game at Braddock Heights. General fire alarm sounded after a chair caught fire in Mantz Michael’s front room at 206 East Third Street. fire extinguished before responders arrived. Dr Curtis Lee Laws, Baptist minister, warns Lions Club of Europe’s peril, saying only depleted treasuries prevented another war and international mistrust dominates the region.
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James Trout
West Fifth Street
Braddock Heights
Baptist Assembly
Mantz Michael
East Third Street
Curtis Lee Laws
Lions Club
Europe
Treasuries
Dorothy Dix Warns War Will Recast Marriages After Conflict
Dorothy Dix suggests war will change husbands and wives in many ways. Some become kinder and more thoughtful, others harder to live with, while most remain the same. Couples will need patience, sympathy, and adaptability as they reconnect after soldiers return home. Miss Margaret E. Harper was slightly improved at Frederick City Hospital.
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Johnny
Mary
Shim
Fido
Margaret E. Harper
Point of Rocks
Frederick City Hospital
War Interpreted Russian push cuts Nazi east front gap
Russian forces seize Grodno in Upper Poland and threaten Kaunas as a 100 mile gap opens in Nazi eastern defenses. Advances along the Nemanas River threaten Baltic rail lines while pushes toward Bialystok and Brest Litovsk threaten Warsaw and southern Poland. German command faces a widening crisis across the eastern front.
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Grodno
Upper Poland
Kaunas
Lower Lithuania
Red Army
Masurian
East Prussia
Baltic States
Nemanas
Kaunas-Jonava
Insterburg-Kaunas-Riga
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Tilsit-Kinigsberg
Tilsit
Germany
Baltic Sea
Baltic
Poland
Warsaw
Bialystock
Grodno-Bialystock
Pinsk Marsh
Brest Litovsk
Bug River Central Front
Kobryn
Moscow
Pinsk
Kowel
Carpathians
Normandy
Strength For Today By Earl L Douglass D D NOT GEOGRAPHY BUT CHARACTER
An aged essay contrasts restlessness and contentment, noting some people stay put while others explore. It cites John Wesley and explorers as examples of a pioneering spirit born of inner drive, arguing true happiness lies in addressing inner causes rather than changing surroundings.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
John Wesley
British Isles
Hem
Pigneess
Right way to handle picnic food invites
A woman suggests a family picnic in a park and you should ask what food to bring. Assume you will be expected to contribute and volunteer your share rather than wait for the planner to ask.
Roosevelt Drives Unity In Democratic Party At Convention
Today at The Convention Chicago delegates show a strong Roosevelt alignment, with a solid bloc backing renomination despite anti New Deal dissent. The piece analyzes the fading two thirds rule, Southern leverage, and potential cross party coalition shifts shaping post election dynamics.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia
Today in History and Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures
A roundup of historical anniversaries and birthdays lists figures such as Royall Tyler, Rose Hartwick Thorpe, and Samuel Stratton with birthplaces and death dates. It notes events like the first postage stamps use in 1862, the Niagara Falls peace conference of 1864, and the St. Lawrence Treaty in 1932, plus ongoing horoscopic note.
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Royall Tyler
Boston
Vermont
John Frazee
Rahway
N. J
Sinclair Tousey
The
American News Co
New York
Conn
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Mishawaka
Ind
San Diego
Samuel W. Stratton
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Mass. Institute of Technology
Litchfield
Philadelphia
Horace Greeley
Niagara Falls
Western Electric Company
Yukon
Signal Corps
Aisne-Marne
St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Navy
U. S
Iceland
Army
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
North Carolina
Army-Navy
Simon B. Buckner
Kentucky
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Minerva
Ohio
Harlean James
American Planning and Civic Asia
Washington
Mattoon
Ill
Clifford Odets
Charles Evardr
Chick
Chicago
Indianapolis
Hermann Hagedorn
Zonta Picnic Hosts New Member and Club News
The Zonta Club met at Miss Helen Smiths home near Brad dock for a lawn picnic and welcomed Mrs Elizabeth Spiel man of Frederick as a new member. Mary D Cason reported on a Washington Zonta meeting and attendance decisions. Next week the gathering moves to Mrs Roy Crums near Frederick. Sergeant Truman R Ahalt a 20 year old aerial photographer from Jefferson Md serves with the AAF in Italy and has completed twenty combat missions earning the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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ZONTA
Zonta Club
Helen Smith
Near Braddock
Smith
M. J. Croghan
Elizabeth Spielman
Frederick
Mary D. Cason
Washington Zenta Club
Roy Crum
Flying Fortress
Bonbon racketeers in Normandy lure sweets from soldiers
Hal Boyle notes a growing petty racket in liberated Normandy as French children, from five to teens, beguile American troops with signals and charm to obtain candy. Little hustlers work shifts, a white dress girl distracts, while two boys stage a fake roadblock to pocket gum and cigarettes from passing convoys.
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Hal Boyle
Normandy
al Capone
Isigny
Battle Sector
Dissolute Word Study From Daily English Lesson
A daily lesson note introduces the word dissol ute defined as loose in morals and conduct. It gives an example sentence about a dissolute life and mentions related vocabulary like employ, employe, oratory, eloquence, elocution and a habit of mastering one word daily to grow vocabulary.
One Thing Clear From Lufburrow Sermon Note
In a reflective piece N. A. Lufburrow asserts that most people face worries and burdens, albeit to varying degrees, with no one enjoying perfect ease as troubles hover over everyone in daily life.
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