Rome Bombarded as Allied Drive Deepens in Sicily War
Allied reports say the Eighth Army reached the Gerbini zone near Catania while air and ground forces push across central and northeastern Sicily. More than 55,000 Axis prisoners have fallen, with Caltanissetta captured and Rome bombed. Patton’s forces move on Agrigento and Porto Empedocle as Enna and central road networks loom.
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North Africa
Seventh Army
Caltanissetta
Sicily
Rome
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Catania
Angee
Cola Montgomery
Mount Etna
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Piazza Armerina
Agrigento
Porto Empedocle
George &. Patton, Jr
Auval ST
Enna
Big Island
Food Price Freeze For Maryland Restaurants Announced
Baltimore July 19 The State Office of Price Administration director Leo H McCormick said an order from the regional office in New York sets food and beverage prices in Maryland eating places at the 72 01 a m E W T July 26 The prices will be the highest charged during the week of April and a similar freeze applies across OPA region 2 including New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Baltimore
State Office of
Leo H. McCormick
OPA
New York
Maryland
E. W.T
McCarmick
Blood Donor Unit To Be Here Tomorrow
The American Red Cross will bring its mobile blood donor unit from Baltimore to the parish hall of Calvary Methodist church on Tuesday. Only three cancellations have occurred so far this week, with the first appointment at two o clock Tuesday afternoon, and preparations were complete for setup by noon.
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American Red Cross
Baltimore
Calvary Methodist Church
Organization To Function In Event Of Bombing
A department for public welfare is set up to aid citizens and evacuees in war action. Charles 5. Lane of Frederick is named almeni wine LiKisEo ynepee by Alton Bennett, county Civilian Defense director. The plan outlines relief, housing, benefits, and shelter services coordinated by the Frederick County Welfare Board and Red Cross under state defense.
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Department For Public Welfare
Charles 5
Lane
Frederick
almeni+ wine
LiKisEo Ynepee
Alton Bennett
Theerief
State Council of Defense
American Red Cross
State Department of Public Welfare
Frederick County Welfare Board
Wincnester Hall
Red Cross
Focal Public Welfare Agency
OCD
Emergency Medical Service
Veteran B 26 gunner closes mission tour homeward bound
Sergt John Moberly of Moberly is en route to the United States from North Africa after completing nineteen missions over enemy territory as a turret gunner on a B 26 Marauder named Lady Halitosis I. He served with 50 sorties veterans report. The crew’s Pantelleria run was detailed in June dispatches noting 60 miles on one engine and a bold dive at 170 miles an hour. Moberly hopes to enter flying school back home, despite prior physics woes.
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Sergt John Kenly
Moberly
Merr
F. Moberly
United States
North Afria
Tne
Lady Halitosis I
Sergt Moberly
Aying Senpai
Sergt
Pantelleria
Halitosis
Messerschmitt
Sergt. Moberly
Sicily
States
North Africa
Army Air Corps
Fraresecend
the News
Blackout Test Is Due Tonight
The Frederick county OCD personnel prepared for a local blackout to test a 15 second audible all clear signal for Maryland s air raid system. Start time not announced but expected after dark, duration unspecified. Traffic may proceed except on road signal, street lights out until end announced.
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Frederick County
OCD
Maryland
Bring Food Down Or Raise Pay Says AFL Leader
Detroit July 19 William Green president of the American Federation of Labor said labor will demand wage increases unless food prices are brought down to a reasonable level. He asserted that America has failed to hold the fine against inflation and warned organized labor may take action.
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Detroit
America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Great Fire Reported In Rouen Rages Through City
Paris radio relayed by Reuters reports a great fire raging in Rouen causing damage running into millions of francs. No cause was given for the blaze and details remain scarce.
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Rouen
London
Pthe
Paris
Reuters
Fifteen Nazi Transport Planes Shot Down Over Tyrrhenian Sea
Allied forces claim fifteen Junkers 52 troop transports were shot down by Lightning fighters during a patrol over the Tyrrhenian Sea. The North Africa based headquarters issued the briefing this morning detailing the loss of the transports and emphasizing air superiority in the area.
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Allied
North Africa
Tyrrhenian Sea
Allied Headquarters
Russian Army Within 12 Miles Of Orel Base
NBC reports Russians reach 12 miles southeast of Orel as fighting tightens along a 163 mile front. Pravda notes heavy Russian counterattacks threaten the German base and the Orel Bryansk railway. Berlin and Soviet communiques describe village captures and thousands of German casualties as the battle continues.
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Orel
Moscow
Pravda
Orel-Bryansk
Berlin
Velikie Luki
Neva
Leningrad
Red Army
Kursk
Luncheon With Madame Chiang Leaves Lasting Memory
Major Philip Wertheimer of Frederick recalls a luncheon with Madame Chiang Kai-Shek during her U. S. goodwill tour. A keepsake foreign paper money signed by Chiang and others, plus a U S dollar bill labeled as Wertheimer’s Short Snorter, symbolize the visit. Witnesses Ruth Meigs and Bill Neal signed the bill. Wertheimer, son of Charles Wertheimer, works in insurance and real estate and is listed with 32nd Infantry APO 869 New York City.
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Philip Wertheimer
Frederick
Ching
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
U Ble
Madame Chiang
Major Wertheimers
Ruth Meigs
Bill Neal
Wertheimer
Charles Wertheimer
Babes
32Rd Infantry
APO
New York City
City police place many officers on casual duties
Acting Chief Fred M Straley stated that several department officers are being placed on casual duty to maintain beat coverage. Former Acting Chief Arthur C. Poulsen was reported to have left the city for his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Saturday.
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Fred M Straley
Arthur C. Poulsen
Arlseion
Allied Air Strike Bombs Rome with Monuments Avoided
Allied warplanes bombed Rome and surrounds targeting rail yards and military objectives while stressing minimal damage to religious and cultural monuments. Special American and British pilots carried out the mission, with leaflets warning Romans of military targets and assurances to protect Vatican and church property.
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North Africa
Italy
Rome
Roosevelt
Churchill
Pius XI
Sicily
Vatican
Washington
Allied
Pius XII
Eternal City
War Department
Mediterranean Air Command
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U.S
Eighth Army
Gerbini
Algiers
Strait of Messina
Reggio Calabria
John Kenly Moberly
Meth
Pelovn
Thas
Noth Africa
C. H Gandy
J. R. Williams
Holt
Thompson
Lieut. Harrison
Bombardier
Lieut
Ross
Sergi, Moberly
J. Kenly Moberly
J. Kenly
Green
NBC
Chiang
Rome Radio
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