War Today analyzes Hitler's Toko bomb threat to London
DEWITT MACKENZIE outlines two paths to blunt the radar guided threat: destroy launch sites or push German forces back from Pas de Calais beyond the 150 mile torpedo radius. He stresses rapid Allied advance from Normandy to break out of the peninsula to curb the bombardment of civilian London and force a retreat behind the Maginot and Siegfried lines.
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Allied and Axis Forces Clash Across Multiple Fronts
The AP report details Japanese advances in India, Burma, the Marianas and New Guinea, with U S P 38s bombing Manchuria and raids on Chichi Jima and Iwo Jima. MacArthur cites Japanese withdrawal in Dutch New Guinea while American and Chinese troops take Myitkyina and push toward Teng Chung as British and Chinese forces report Japanese retreat from Manipur.
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Eliot Youth Killed in Italy Action
Pic Herber W. Morse of Eliot was killed in action in Italy after being wounded on May 19. He enlisted February 3, 1947, trained at Camp Howze Texas, and served with the infantry. Morse was one of seven boys and one girl in his family. two brothers also served in the armed forces, Roland Morse Jr. in the US Navy and Edward Morse in the Army, with Edward stationed at Camp Croft.
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State Eyes Odiorne Point Road Fund Plan
Officials in the highway department reply to James W. Tucker of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce about reopening Route 1 along Odiorne Point. If the war department allows, a government financed substitute road would run from the shore road near the closure, cross marshes and high ground, and join Route 1 A west of Seavey Creek bridge. Tucker had consulted Odiorne Point residents before requesting the department’s view.
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The Day's Almanac for August 5
Almanac page lists tide times high and low and celestial notes. Mentions themes like cartoons, churches, classifieds, funerals and a featured hero. Includes time marks for sunrise sunset and moon phase with minor category notes.
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Newmarket Legal Notices and Personal Ads Highlight Rye Rationing
A compact page from Newmarket covers local notices and personals amid Rye rationing concerns. Includes sports and women’s page items, with brief briefs on legal matters and community updates.
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It Wasn't the Heat Orange Mass Heat Confusion
Residents blamed over 90 degree heat for a strange sight as eighty one year old Allen GC. Underwood arriving from St. Johnsbury VI claimed the stop was only a layover on his trip to Bridgeport Conn. He appeared unfazed by the confusion caused among local citizens.
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Navy Yard To Launch Tirante At Portsmouth Navy Yard
The U S submarine Tirante will be launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard next Wednesday Rear Adm thers commandant announced Mrs Wilton B Sieglatt sponsor She is widow of Comdr W B Sieglaf USN matron of honor will be Mrs George L Street III wife of Lt Comdr G L Street USN The silver bowl gift will be presented by Wesley H Meapers of planners and estimators section The Rt Rev Malcolm Endicott Peabody will offer a prayer and is father of dicot Peabody USNR attached to the yard Launching to be witnessed by a small group of invited guests officers and yard workers
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R. E. Howard Injured on Sub Duty
R. E. Howard, torpedoman second class USN and oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Z. Howard of 31 Islington street, was injured during submarine duty in the Pacific. He reported his boat passed Jap fishing nets and scored three direct hits on its objective. Before joining in March 1943 he worked at the Somersworth branch of Portsmouth Navy Yard. He trained at Newport and went overseas last summer. He has two brothers in the Navy, Edward K. Howard and Bartow M. Howard.
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Japan Creates New Supreme War Council
The supreme war council Tokyo Said was established with imperial sanction to map basic policy for directing the war and to obtain greater harmony between fighting and civil services. It will meet weekly with imperial headquarters and the government to exchange information. Premier Koiso quoted Emperor Hirohito praising the plan for unified direction of the war and the intended harmony and self sacrifice as Japan advances toward victory in the Greater East Asia war.
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Russians Break Through In East Prussia In Heavy Battle
Soviet forces drive west of the Vistula toward Silesia as Rokossovsky nears Krakow and Tarnow. German defenses crumble along a 176 mile Western Front as Allied offensives push in Italy and the Normandy woods.
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Local Man In France Wounded Says McMaster
Samuel A McMaster of 342 Livingston Street has been wounded in France. He told a Red Cross worker he is in a hospital and not seriously hurt. The 21yearold private joined November 25 1942 after training at Camp Blanding Camp Forrest and Attbury Indiana. He worked in a local shoe store before enlisting and has a brother 1st Lt John J McMaster USAAF stationed in Tampa Florida.
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Road Mileage Totals Across Fronts in World War II
The report lists front-line distances in miles for major theaters: Russian front 322 miles from the eastern War saw, Italian front 605 miles from Senigallia, and French front 630 miles from Troarn.
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Paper Drive Going Well Says Chairman
A city-wide paper collection drive in Portsmouth is going over big, says Salvage Chairman Ira A. Brown. Residents with uncollected waste paper should call 1445 to arrange pickup. A large crowd attended a rally in Markos square with the city band performing and block dancing afterward.
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Georgian Train Crash Kills 47 Workers Near Stockton
A westbound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train collided with a by-passed freight on a siding near Stockton, Georgia, killing 47 people mostly railroad laborers from Doc Tortown. L. Tomlinson said most bodies were found. others were injured. Turner Rockwell of the Valdosta Times reported two passenger cars demolished and a wrecked engine, with rail failure blamed for the crash.
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State Guard Mobilizes in Philadelphia
Philadelphia August 5 AP three regiments of the Pennsylvania state guard fully armed were mobilized as 6,000 transit strikers defied U S army orders to end a five day work stoppage marked by racial tensions and threats of violence. A high source said the guard would be used only to maintain order in supporting efforts to restore bus trolley subway and elevated service. The army said troops would operate Philadelphia Transportation Company rolling stock. Arrests were reported as a showdown loomed between strikers and the army which seized the lines Thursday night by order of President Roosevelt. The public relations section would not comment on the mobilization.
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Hitler’s Patience Wanes as German Command Fatigue Grows
A wartime column mocks Hitler and Nazi leadership noting strained relations with Junker generals in Normandy and their shift away from Fuehrer dictates. It ridicules the regime’s use of a new Mark VI tank and jokes about exhausted patience and power dynamics among German leaders.
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