Patton's Rampage Through Cherbourg Peninsula
Dispatches describe General Patton's Fast breakout as he forced a breakthrough at Cherbourg and swung his armor around Rennes to strike the German hold from the rear. Rumors linked Montgomery and Bradley to plans for a Paris push, while Patton assured reporters his force would reach Brest.
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Cherbourg Peninu
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Subirta la Charbonniere
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Bernard L. Montgorray
Paris
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Wes
Brazler
Brest
Paton
Paratroopers Fall in French Storm Near Marseille
A lighthearted item from Boston recounts a young boy named Roy Wynot getting lost at Carson Beach. Officers repeatedly asked his name, and the child offered playful mispronunciations until his father arrived to clarify.
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Boston
Roy Harold Anthony Wynot
Lois
Carson Beach
Butch
Bucch
Wyaot
War Today Reflections On German War Effort And Soviet Front
The piece discusses wartime morale in Moscow amid Allied invasion fears in Southern France. It cites radio broadcasts, General Eisenhower’s summations, and Hitler’s stretched resources. It notes German lines along the Rhine and Oder as the central strategic strain while Soviet civilian resolve holds.
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Eisen
Hitler
Bacs
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Oder River
Germany
Three Flyers Parachute to Safety After Plane Crash
Three Army airmen bail out when a training plane ran out of fuel over Dover Point. Lt Franklin Richter of Cullman Alabama ordered the sergeants to jump first before he left the craft. One sergeant, Benard Linn of Sioux City, was found. the third man was missing as search teams organized. The crash occurred near Chesley farm in Durham, three miles north of the General Sulti van bridge on the Dover Point Durham road.
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Manchester
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Air Blows Shatter Quiet over Pacific Jap-Held Islands
Allied air forces renewed plans for major assaults on Halmahera, Ternate, Paramushiro, Shumushu, and the Kuriles as Gen. MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz prepared for new operations. Moonlighting air threats over Iwo Jima and the Marianas continued with heavy bombings and fighter actions. Britain’s George VI praised Roosevelt after Guam victory and pledged stronger support in the war against Japan.
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Ternate
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Britain
Passenger receives multiple summons in Sedalla case
Emmett Sullivan received a summons to report to the ordinary revenue office over a missing use stamp on his car, then a second summons on the windshield. He explained the stamp washed off and later faced a parking over time fine at police headquarters.
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Sedalla
Nazi Resistance Quelled in Empoli
The Eighth Army announced mopping up German resistance in Empoli on the Arnoli river’s south bank about 25 miles west of Florence. The Italian front remained generally unchanged as long range shelling of Florence tapered off.
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Two More German POWs Escape From N H Camp
Percy August 16 AP two more German prisoners of war escaped today from a woodcutting project at West Milan bringing to six the number at large in New England FBI head A Soucy announced the two latest escapees attached to Camp Stark are Jonny Hoffman 32 and Bruno Leitner 29 Hoffmen is 5 feet 3 inches tall 132 pounds blue eyes brown hair and fair skin Leitner is 5 feet 8 inches tall 145 pounds brown eyes black hair and ruddy complexion with a German only speak. There are now five German prisoners at large from Camp Stark Franz Bacher fled August 3 Gerhard Prager and Jenny E Sarstedt on August 8 The FBI continued to search for Henry Jacobs who escaped last week from Fort Devers
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West Milan
New England
Leitner
Camp Stark
Franz Bacher
Gerhard Prager
Jenny E. Sarstedt
FBI
Henry Jacobs
Fort Devers
Prostrate New England Prays For Rain Amid Heat Wave
New England endures a seventh day of 90 plus degrees as temperatures soar and drought tightens. Weather forecasters warn of limited relief before the weekend while rain remains scarce. Maine crops face stress and ice supplies dwindle as fires rage in forests and water bans persist.
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Maine
Nazis Prepare For Attack in Greece Albania
Advices from inside Greece report General Rosler ordered preparations for an Allied attack in western Greece and Albania. German forces concentrate heavy units along the Adriatic coast of western Greece and southern Albania, with troops evacuating islands like Samos and Lesbos. frontier changes replace Bulgr troops as plans unfold.
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Dewey to Air Labor Views in Proclamation
Gov. Dewey will issue his Labor Day message in the regular New York proclamation rather than a special statement. James C. Hagerty said Dewey adheres to policy against special messages, replying to AFL columnist Philip Pearl whose labor paper distributes to 309 papers. He will outline general views on workers' problems in the standard proclamation.
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Z. Dewey
Ann American Federation of Labor
Labor Cay
New York
James C. Hagerty
Philip Pearl
AFL Pub Nels
Labor
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Heperiy
Deadline for posted price lists under new restaurant rules
The Portsmouth War Price and Rationing board requires posters displaying price lists for 40 food items to be shown for public inspection by all local restaurant operators before tomorrow. Board officials remind operators that next Monday is the deadline to file the total three copies of displayed price lists with the board.
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Portsmouth War Price and Rationing Board
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Ooerd
Allies land and push toward Rhone amid French patriot aims
Allied forces storm a 0 mile stretch between Marseilles and Nice with paratroops and airborne units moving inland. Gen Henry Wilson says they will advance north to the Rhone valley to join forces near Paris. French patriots are urged to aid interior forces north of the Loire and harass enemy, halt collaborators, and block Germans from retreating into mountains or escaping abroad.
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Marseilles
Nice
Henry Maitland Wilson
Rhone Valley
Paris
Interior
Loire
Garonne
Battle Rages In Chartres Dreux Area Invasion News
Allied dispatches report heavy fighting on a 20 mile front between Chartres and Dreux as German forces resist near Paris approaches. Reports from Switzerland claim Cannes and Nice fell, with Marseille attacked by parachute troops and patriots. Allied landings ashore between Cannes and Marseille push reinforcements. Coastal batteries and smoke screens complicate landings near Frejus and Cap Negre. The invasion seeks a northward sweep toward the Rhone valley.
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Nice
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Seine
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Mediterranean
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Cap Negre
Toulon
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Rhone Valley
Court Seizes Old Checklists In Portsmouth Case
Justice Connor hears motion to impound master lists used for July 11 checklists. Edward J. Hopley Chronicle and Gazette and Portsmouth Herald publishers contend. Clerk Spaulding testifies lists were destroyed before the primary. new checklists to be made from the post primary records.
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Edward J. Hopley
Chronicle and Gazette Publishing
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Board of Registers
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Public Hearing on County Jail in Rockingham County
A public hearing at the courthouse tomorrow at 10 am will hear arguments for and against closing the Rockingham county jail in Portsmouth and transferring prisoners to the House of Correction in Brentwood. Three county commissioners Ira A. Brown, Worth Hampton Wyles, and Mahkion G. Currier will attend. Brown proposed disposal to save taxpayer money by cutting double maintenance costs.
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House For Correction
Brentwood
Ira A. Brown
Drving Ww
Marston
Worth Hampton
Mahkion G. Currier
Danville
Brown
Groton Strikers Deadlocked With Company
Groton Conn Aug 16 The Electric Boat shipyards face a stalemate as the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineers union and the company refuse to arbitrate 24 grievances despite a Navy request to resume fall production. About 90 percent of >11 000 workers stayed away, many to pressure arbitration. Naval district officer Lt. Comer Vandelko urged resuming work before talks.
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Hough
Electric Boat Company
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineers Union
Comer
Kenneth
Vandelk
Third Naval District
Hitler speeches loom as world braces for crisis
Neal O'Hara mocks Adolf Hitler in a satirical column, comparing his speeches to double feature B films and noting the German leader’s ability to command attention amid ongoing wartime uncertainty. The piece laments rising anxiety as crises recur each fortnight.
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