Allies Pursue Normandy Front Aims and Channel Outflank Plan
DeWitt Mackenzie argues the Allies seek to destroy the German army on the Normandy front and outflank along the English Channel. He cites Eisenhower’s focus on clearing robot bomb nests, rapid tempo under Montgomery and Eisenhower, and Allied superiority in manpower and air power, with action toward Paris and Caen as major operations.
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Paris
France
Normandy
English Channel
Channel
England
London
Eisenhower
Bistahower
Britain
7Th Army
Caen Zon Imallar
Avranenes
Seine River
Ha Irons
Stine
Montgomery
Europe
Bethan
Ray
Newminton Herald merged with Times in 1925 notice
Ruin and misc listings dominate a mixed page showing merged paper history, with sections on churches classifieds radio sports and women’s page notices. Names and dates are sparse, but indicate a historic merger and assorted notices across departments.
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Leral
Nerington
Woman's
60000 Strikers Return As Roosevelt Seizes Transport
The Associated Press reports a path to work clearing for over half of about 60,000 idle workers amid labor disputes. Eight Midwest states see 20,000 over the road truckers obey orders to return under government as their new boss, while 7,000 CIO United Auto Workers at GM Chevrolet also urged back. Roosevelt seized 108 Midwest trucking firms and the Office of Defense Transportation will run lines from Minneapolis, with a return to work for wage increases ordered by the War Labor Board. Walter Reuther notes 1800 Chevrolet strikers voting 90 percent to resume work. other plants face similar mass meetings as total idled workers number around 35,000 in three major disputes and 25,000 more in 29 other controversies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Uncle Sam
Cio-United Auto Workers
General Motor
Chevrolet Gear and Axle
Detroit
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Minneapolis
Eli T. Longenecker
DDT
Apl-International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Rees Operators Association
Coced
War Labor Board
ODT
Thomas E. Flynn
Teamsters Union
Walter Reuther
Cio-Wuaw
WLB
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Uing Montreal
Quetram
Liberators Attack Jap Mainland and Saipan Base
Allied air forces report Seventh AAF bases on Saipan in the Marianas near Iwo. Liberators join raids from New Guinea and Australia, sinking four Japanese freighters near Halmahera and damaging ships near Talaud. Tokyo claims Japan shifts factories to meet raids as Chinese and American air forces engage in major actions across Changsha Taiyuan Hengyang and Pingjiang in central China.
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Seventh Aaf
Saipan Island
Marianas
Iwo
New Guinea-Australia
Halmahere Island
New Guinea
Philippines
Talaud Islands
Mindanao
Japan
Manchuria
Tokyo Radio
Japan Industrial Machinery Control Association
Tokyo
Canton
China
1Th Air Force
Taiyuan
Shangshi
Changsha
Bunan
Chungking
Formosa
Leiyang
N H Politicians Mark Time In Heat Wave
Concord August 12 AP Politics activity in New Hampshire slowed by mid summer heat. Mayor Charles M Date of Portsmouth Republican candidate for governor hinted campaigning could be delayed until early September. Republican state committee meeting planned for next week but date undecided. Democrats similar lull with Harry Carlson of Plainfield campaigning statewide since nomination.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Charles M. Date
Portsmouth
Republican State Committee
Dale
Congress
Harry Carlson
Plainfield
Roosevelt to address nation after Pacific tour
President Roosevelt will report to the nation by radio from Bremerton naval yard as part of his Pacific war tour climaxing after accepting a fourth term nomination. He spoke from Seattle and traveled via San Diego Pearl Harbor and the Aleutians with Adm Leahy and other top military advisers.
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FDR
Seattle
Wash
Roosevelt
Bremerton Navy Yard
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimina
Douglas MacArthur
Aleutians
Bremerton Navy
Honolulu
Pacific
Mgr. Roosevelt
Wwiliam D. Leahy
White House
Washington
Police Find Body In Saco River in Maine
Police in Biddeford investigate after a phone tip led to the discovery of Chester Goldthwaite in the Saco river. He was a World War I veteran and machinist from Saco. An unidentified man was in custody for questioning as the medical examiner prepared to perform an examination.
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Brideford
Chester Goldthwaite
Saco
Saco River
Charles A. Gendron
Biddeford
Geldthwaite
George E.love
Gendron
Charles
Blanche Beadle
Gandron
Fire and Explosions Ravage Hoboken Pier No.4
A four hour blaze at Pier No4 in Hoboken caused millions in damage as flames towered up to forty feet and a smoke blanket covered the New York City region. The fire, starting on a barge transferring cargo to a moored ship, injured fourteen and prompted evacuations. officials said no sabotage. Damaged were three barges, two derricks, and a sinking barge. a Liberty ship and a foreign cargo vessel were towed to safety as investigators noted the blaze began around 8 pm last night. Police chief Reward L. McFegley and Hoboken fire crews, with regional aid, battled the flames, which subsided by 12:36 am EWT.
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New York City
Pier 4
Siemen
Andrew H. Keller
Keller
St. Mary's Hospital
Tine
Jshes
Reward L. McFegley
Hoboken
Chitef
Union City
Jersey City
N. J
Four injured in Barrington bus crash in New Hampshire
A Boston and Maine bus collision in Barrington sent four people to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester. State police in Concord reported one of the 11 passengers, Laura Marshall of Keene, sustained severe chest and internal injuries. Other injured include Napoleon A. Habel of Somersworth, possible broken hip, Lucien Breton of Somersworth, shock, Mrs Maude Harriman of Somersworth with back injuries, and driver John Farnham of Stincook.
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Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Boston
Maine
Barrington
New Hampshire
Conford
Laura ¥. Marshall
Grove Street
Keene
Napoleon A. Habel
High Street
Somersworth
Lucien Breton
Franklin Street
Maude Harriman
Some
Harbor Defenses Will Fire Tuesday and Thursday
Mariners and bathers are warned that the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth will conduct target practice Tuesday morning August 16 and Thursday evening August 17. The nature of these practices could cause serious injuries to bathers near beaches at the firing times due to underwater explosions. Cooperation of all users is urged to prevent injuries and ensure the drills occur as scheduled.
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Portsmouth
Island Chimney Burns Fire at Shapleig Lane Home
Portsmouth fire crews responded to a morning blaze at the home of Reymond T. Hendrickson on Shapleig land about 30 minutes after dawn. Cause not yet determined, fire damaged the chimney area and minor interior smoke. No injuries reported.
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Portsmouth Fire Department
Reymond T. Hendrickson
Shapleig Land
Record Heat Persists Across New England
The University of New Hampshire weather bureau reported 1 degrees and a record hot spell. Forecasts from the Boston weather bureau predicted more high temperatures with little relief, though late thunderstorms may cool things briefly tomorrow.
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University of New Hampshire Weather Bureau
Sherburne
Associated Press
New England
Boston Weather Bureau
Raymond Man Wounded in Action in Italy
Raymond Man Wounded Pay Bernard J Welch USA 15 brother of Mrs Hazel K Strandell fot Raymond was slightly wounded in action in Italy July 3 according to the war department.
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Raymond
Bernard J. Welch
USA
Hazel K. Strandell
Italy
War Department
Drowns at Beach in Salisbury Mass
Leo X. Kenney aged 41 of Amesbury drowned while swimming at Salisbury Beach on August 12, according to AP reports.
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Salisbury
Mass
Leo X. Kenney
Amesbury
Salisbury Beach
Community Chest Leaders Plan Fall Campaign in Portsmouth
The Portsmouth War Fund and Community Chest executive committee met in the Chamber of Commerce to organize a fall drive. Leadership spans campaign, divisions, and homes, with ex officio roles held by Chest officers and a planned joint special gifts and commerce meeting for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the chamber office.
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Portsmouth War Fund and Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Masesey
G. Waldo Pickett
Cohedrmen
William M. Hoggan
Thomas Phillips
Hyman Freiman
Robert H. Dymn
John Adams
Eugene H. Cummings
John Barry
Howard A. Campbell
Dallas Wrant
George T. Crothers
William E. Furber
James W. Tucker
Raymond L Beal
Ralph Wood
The
Portsmouth Community Chest
William Rose
John Hassett
Commerce
Walter F. Lane
Gerald D Foss
Margaret Ballard
Stanley Maskwa
Belen ‘Doherty
John L. Scott
Sylvia. Blatkenburg
Crothers
Portsmouth
Homes Division
Scott
Frances. Wiggin
Roland Noyes
Cedric Wood
William E. Travis
Wiliam J. Murray
Samuel Griffin
John de Courcy
Walter Woods
Harry Philbrooh
Arthur Baum
William J. Cashman
John E. Seybelt
Paul Chandler
Allen C. deBerhe
Faul V. Brown
Franz Hoff
Lucie Pray
Thomas Wiggin
Gordon Task
Mary Lane Birksford
Commerce and Incusery Committee
Allied drive expands in western France and Riviera
Allied forces push deep into southwestern France and along the Italian Riviera as air bombardment targets German coastal defenses. Churchill arrives in Italy amid signals of growing Allied operations and potential thrusts through the Rhone valley and Bordeaux port. Reports describe rapid advances toward Nantes and the Garonne lifeline, with heavy German resistance around St Malo and coastal strongpoints.
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Associated Press
France
Mediterranean
Allied Air Command
Rivieras
Riviera
Corsica
Churchill
Italy
Florence
Athens
Loire
Nantes
Rhone
Dwight D. Lisenhower
Bordeaux
Garonne
Omar N. Bradley
Paris
Seine
Bredley
Normandy
Noth
le Mans
St. Malo
Gol
Andreas Vor Aulack
Lumber Camp Levelled at Kennebago Rangeley Me
A large lumber camp near Kennebago lake thirty miles north of Rangeley in northern Maine was destroyed by a forest fire raging since yesterday. The blaze swept over 2000 acres of pulpwood essential to the war effort and burned Camp No. 8 of Arthur Damen of Rumford near Long Pond. About 50 horses were set free as the camp burned while State Forestry officials and workers from Berlin fought the fire.
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Rangeley
Big
Kennebago Lake
Maine
Arthur Damen
Rumford
Long Pond
Berlin
N. H
State Forestry Department
Wentworth Acres Scouts Plan Paper Drive Tomorrow
Wentworth Acres Boy Scouts canvass for scrap paper weather permitting. Each Acre s home will be contacted by the ECCUTA during the day. Management donated two trucks, and all scouts meet at the scout room at 9 30 AM.
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Boy Scouts of
Wentworth
Acres
Eccuta
Glass homes arrive as mass produced postwar housing
New York reports mass production of glass homes promising major conveniences. Plate 41 designs eliminate keys and doorbells, enabling residents to see if occupants are home at a glance. The glass home would simplify many chores, with mail protected by plate glass and cleaning aided by windshield wipers, a playful take on futuristic living.
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New York
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