Turbulent NATO War Picture Moves on Two Fronts
War Today by Dowitt Mackenzie reports two pivotal developments in the European war. Finland's Field Marshal Mannerheim emerges as a potential peace broker while Bulgaria drifts from Nazi control. Warsaw burns as German evacuation rumors grow, signaling possible collapse of the Reich’s line in the east.
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Hitler
Reich
Baron Manmerheim
Whh
Russia
Balkans
Germany
Mannerheim
Klusnin
Cand
Moscow
Warsaw
Almanac notes for Wednesday wartime subset 1944
The Day Almanac lists sunrise at 3 35 am and tide times for the day. It notes a 8 02 pm sunset and references Moon phase 110 on the calendar. The text reflects wartime timing and daily celestial details.
Tinian Surrenders and Rota Invasion Reports Unconfirmed
U.S. forces report Tinian conquered after nine days of fighting with two airfields and a harbor in use. Guam and New Guinea operations continue as Americal units push inland and aim at airfields near Agana. MacArthur’s airmen target Japanese shipping near Hualmahera while New Guinea advances press toward the Aitape-Wewak sector.
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Rota
Guam
Tinan
Chester W. Nimith
Tinian
Ealing
Agana
U. S
New Guinga
Vogelkop Peninsula
Aitape-Wewak
San“sapor
New Guinea
Americal
Drinitimor
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
Hualmahera
Philippines
Cpl. John E. Ryan Killed in Action in France
Cpl. John E. Ryan of 629 Islington Street Portsmouth New Hampshire was killed in action in France on July 10. A native of Portsmouth he attended St Patrick's parochial school Portsmouth High School and worked as a driller before joining the Army in November 1942. He trained at Camp Blanding Florida Camp Forrest Tennessee and Atterbury Indiana. He leaves his parents Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ryan and a sister Mrs. Harry Navelski of 207 Raleigh War.
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William J. Ryan
Islington Street
War Department
John E. Ryan
USA
France
Bean
U. S
Singe Opr Nya
Portsmouth
St. Patrick's
Portsmouth Navy van
Army
Camp Blanding
Fla
Camp Forrest, Tenn
Atterb Ind
Harry Navelski
Raleigh War
Acres Soldier Dies in Action in South Pacific
Pvt. James A. Whitemore Jr., 23, USMC, son of James A. Whitemore of Wentworth Acres, was killed in action in the South Pacific, per navy telegram to his father and stepmother. He enlisted in 1939, trained at Parris Island, served in Cuba, saw overseas duty starting January, with a furlough last October. His brother John, a radio technician third class in the USN, is also in the South Pacific. sister Dorothy lives in Chicago.
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James A. Whitemore, Jr
USMC
James A. Whitemore
Circuit Road
Wentworth Acres
Navy Department
Privaig Whitemore
South Pacific
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Cuba
Camp Pendleton
Calif
John D. Whitemore
USN
Dorothy Whitemore Jarke
Chicago
Rockingham County War Ballots Mailed First
Official New Hampshire ballots for the November election were printed and mailed to service members by airmail. The first 20 towns, including Stratton, South Hampton, New Castle, Newington, and Deerfield, were processed as Secretary of State Enoch D. Fuller began printing.
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Concord
Ail
New Hampshire
Enoch D. Fuller
Strat- South
Hampton
New Castle
Newington
Deerfield
Rockingham County
Republican Governors Open Parley Near Dewey Nomination
The nation’s 26 Republican governors met with presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey in a session aimed at easing friction between local and federal governments. Gov. William H. Wells of Vermont called the effort a move to bring government “back to the village pump.” Dewey arrived with Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio, and was greeted by crowds in Pittsburgh, Springfield, and at Union Station where Missouri’s Gov. Forrest C. Donnor led supporters. The group planned a heavy schedule of meetings at a downtown hotel with about 200 well-wishers in the lobby.
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St. Lettis
Thomas E. Dewey
William H. Wells
Vermont
Dewey
New Yorker
John W. Bricker
Qohig
Pittsburgh
Springfield
Union Station
Forrest C. Donner
Missouri
New
Fish Weathered Dewey In GOP New York Battle
Rep. Hamilton Fish withstood opposition from Thomas E. Dewey in New York GOP renomination bid while Missouri primary saw Democratic Sen. Bennett Champ Clark apparently unseated. Roy McKittrick led Clark by about 20 000 on unofficial returns from 3608 of 4312 precincts as Clark argued he tried to keep the nation out of war.
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Associated Press
Hamilton Fish
Thomas £. Dewey
New York
Bennett
Champ Clark
Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Clark
McKittrick
New Hampshire Arts and Crafts Fair Opens in Portsmouth
New Hampshire annual arts and crafts fair opened this morning at Portsmouth junior high school auditorium and runs through Saturday. Mayor Charles M. Dale was to attend this afternoon to officially welcome the crafts group to the city.
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New Hampshire
Portsmouth Junior High School
Charles M. Dale
Arcs Land Crafts Group
Churchill Sees Shortened War From Front to Home
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the war should end sooner than expected as German and Japanese forces recoil on all fronts. He cited progress in France Italy and the Soviet front, noted rising American advances, and disclosed civilian losses from rocket bombings including killed and injured and destroyed homes.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Japan
Hiller
Normandy
Atkantic
Rennes
Brest
Italy
Alexander
Prought
Britona
See Paper At War in Herald Display
Portsmouth Herald notes wartime use of waste paper and salvage for the war effort. Readers are urged to save newspapers and cans for a Saturday pickup in Congress Street, with salvaged material fueling cartridge links, K rations boxes, parachutes, and packaging for medical and military supplies.
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Congress Street
Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth
Negroes Smash Windows in Philadelphia Race Turmoil
Gangs of armed youths roamed a northwest Philadelphia neighborhood during a race flare up tied to a transit strike. About 500 windows were broken and eight whites were seriously injured while police arrested over 300. Thousands of officers patrolled as buses trolleys and subways were disrupted and stores looted in the unrest.
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Philadelphia Traction
Ond
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tota
William Marquard
Labor Board weighs federal takeover of Philadelphia transit
The Washington Wac Labor board met to consider asking President Roosevelt to seize and operate Philadelphia's transportation system under military guidance until labor troubles are resolved. WLB Chairman William H. Davis met with Sylvester Garrett and Elj Rock to discuss the move. An order to intervene was drafted but not yet submitted.
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Washington
Aux
Wac Labor Board
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
WLB
Wiliam H. Davis
Sylvester Garrett
Elj Rock
White House
New Hampshire Sets 1944 War Fund Quota Totals
New Hampshire's quota for the 1944 National War Fund drive runs October 9 to November 11 at 3414,973 with Rockingham County assigned 42,613. Portsmouth will merge its community chest drive with the national effort, joining other cities in fund collection led by Robe r F P Booth of Manchester, president of the New Hampshire War Chest Inc.
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New Hampshire
Robsre F P. Booth
Manchester
New Hampshire War Chest, Inc
Rockingham County
Portsmouth
British Split Nazi Line in Normandy
British and American forces press in France as Rommel fortifies between Caen and Villers Bocage while British advances reach 12 miles into Normandy. In the Baltic, Russian troops trap two German armies in Latvia and Estonia as sea routes are cut. Finland weighs peace terms as Marshal Mannerheim may seek armistice assurances.
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Balkans
Finland
Ristory
Hitler
Marshal Baron Mannerheim
Mosotow
France
Normandy
Brittany
Pontérion
Avraniches
Rennes
Montgothier
Avranches
Caumont
Caen
Paris
Edwin Rommel
Villers-Bocage
Cren
Baltic Sea
Riga
Latvia
Estonia
Moscow
Four Year Old Hurt In Kittery Wharf Accident
Four year old Carol Wynn Mughter daughter of Warren Wurm of Kittery is in serious condition with skull injuries after iron shelves collapsed while she climbed them near a wharf. She was transported from Portsmouth to Deaconess Hospital in Boston for treatment. Accompanying adults included Keith Ferguson whose bruised hip resulted from a return trip accident when a beach wagon overturned after a collision with a navy yard car.
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Carol Wynn) Mughter
Warren "Wurm
Water Street
Kittery
Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Warren
Portsmouth Hospital
Ellsworth Bridges
Wells
Keith Ferguson
L. R. Hazzard
Congress Street
Portsmouth
Wurm
Elks
Navy Yard
Mr. Ferguson
Democrats Drop Racing Plank at New Hampshire Convention
Delegates abandoned a referendum on horse racing from the party platform but kept a strong denunciation of poll taxes. The platform urged repeal of all poll taxes, including a new levy for veteran bonuses, and backed a merit system for state employees. It assailed the OPA for favoring Republicans in New Hampshire posts and pledged economic security for veterans and peacetime training. Speakers included John L. Sullivan of Manchester and Treasury official Sullivan, attacking Republicans and urging reelection of Roosevelt. Governor Dewey’s World Peace jab and other political barbs followed as the convention debated leadership and committee appointments. Patrick J. Kittredge of Portsmouth chaired the resolutions committee.
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OPA
New Hampshire
John L. Swilivan
Manchester
Washington
Ceasury
Roose
Vell
Albion
Martel
Lawrence V. Began
Thornton Street
Portsmouth
Mya
Queen City
Our Lady of Grace Academy
Atty
Fortunat E. Normandin
Laconia
Joseph J. Betley
United States
Josephat T. Benoit
Rockingham County
Patrick J. Kittredge
Portamouth
Chain letters rise to third largest industry
New York readers note a humorous take on chain letters as a growing pastime shaping social habits. The piece jokes that answering chain letters tops the list after steak cravings and surveys, noting risks of bad luck and social intrusion if chain letters are broken.
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New York
Ted
Stezema
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