MacArthur Warns Jap Supply Lines Tied Up
General MacArthur reports Japan's supply routes south of the Philippines and west of New Guinea are being strangled. He notes air attacks on bases from the Bonins to Halmahera, with heavy bombers hitting Mili airdrome and surrounding defenses. Further Allied strikes target Davao and other southern positions as Chinese and Burmese fronts shift.
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Japan
Philippines
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Indies
Bonins
Halmahera
Mili
Deliv
China
Chichi Jima
Bouins
Tokyo
Army Air Force
Chester W. Nimitz
Iso
Maug Island
Marianas
Pagan
Paramushire
Ja- Wd
Wavell Rejects Gandhi Request For Conference
Field marshal Lord Wavell has rejected Mohandas Gandhi's request for a conference to discuss immediate peace in India. Gandhi said no conference could lead to freedom and independence from British rule, but would be willing to discuss things if it would help rid India of British power.
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Delhi
Wavell
Mohandas 1
Gandhi
India
Local Temperatures and Historic Gazette Note
Fragmentary weather data shows a low reading and a dated herald reference. A line mentions the Lew Hampshire Gazette with an October 3 1735 establishment and a future moon term, indicating archival context rather than current conditions.
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Thee Herald
Jnne
War Time Notices and Ads Highlight Selections at Kittery Point
Read of rationing, classifieds, and entertainment notes from Friday, August 15, 1939. The page lists cross content from Newmarket, personals, comics, and radio items with wartime context and local notices.
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Kittery Point
Newmarket Cross
Poriay
Eriass
Where to go next in war as Hitler faces limits
The article discusses Nazi strategic options as Hitler's forces incur heavy losses in northwestern France. A defensive line north of the Seine and along the Marne is proposed to shield Paris and the Channel coast, with emphasis on protecting coastal defenses and mitigations against bot bomb threats. The piece signals continuation on Page Eight.
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Chungking
Henkyang
China
Hankow- Canton
Lungling
Tengchung
Mangshu
Burma
Yunnac
Hittler
France
Harvie
Germany
Ian
Seine
Paris
English Channel
Thas
Marne
Prater
Ibe
Roosevelt Says Allies Plan Occupation of Germany
President Roosevelt stated a general understanding among the Allies for occupying Germany after Nazi surrender. He noted no detailed plans exist, but cooperation with Russia and Britain appeared solid though no papers were in place. He cautioned against a misstep with China over occupation of Japan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Wille
Russia
Britain
China
Japan
Sky Phenomenon Baffles Hoosiers
Reports from Indianapolis and across Indiana describe a luminous sky event with a loud explosion and smoke plume. State police noted a large silver object traveling downward around 3:20 am central war time, drawing wide eyewitness reaction from Dunes state park to Terre Haute.
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Indianapolis
Worth
China
Dunes State Park
Meennes
Kishmand
Terre Haute
Elmer Paul
Dewey to Launch Speaking Tour on Sept 7
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced a campaign speaking tour beginning September 7 with stops in Philadelphia and Louisville, signaling a broader drive into key regions as he shifts gears in the presidential bid. The schedule aims to press the campaign into battleground states and build momentum before the November 7 election.
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Albany
B. C
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Dewey
Paul Lockwood
Philadelphia
Louisville
New York
Goveror
Rain Quiets Maine Forest Fires After Heavy Downpour
Rain ranging from half an inch to nearly three inches drenched Maine fires yesterday. Crews began relief, patrolling burned areas as fires smolder underground. Forest Commissioner Rendall said showers eased the danger though winds could rekindle hotspots. one new fire reported in Brockton. Continued on Page Eight.
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Aupesia
Aus
Maine
Raymond E.rendall
Ponds
Canadian
Medway
Lake Mattaseunk
Dowfield
Bangor
Rendall
Brockton
Ankara Reports Albania Landings
An Ankara broadcast reported that Albanian forces had landed at Durazzo on the Adriatic, with later confirmation. The bulletin also said Tirana, Albania’s capital, 20 miles inland, was bombed by Allied planes. Guerrillas continued attacks against the Germans in coordination with Marshal Tito’s Yugoslav Partisans.
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Landen
Ansara
Durazzo
Albania
Adriatic
Bulgaria
Cal Tirana
Marshal Tito
Vote Lewiston Idaho haying conversation with U S Senate candidate
Idaho Democrat Glen Taylor toured a farm near Lewiston on August 18, inviting conversation while helping with haying. The farmer used the pitch fork as a talking prompt and dismissed politics until after the load was in. Taylor joked he now has one vote and one blister.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Glen Tarlor
U. S. Senate
Taylor
Nazi Threat In Florence Eases Today
Jul 16 AP dispatch reports the northern Florence area quieter after German tanks penetrated earlier. Sniping persists in some suburbs while front activity elsewhere remains light with patrol clashes and artillery duels. The U S 91st Infantry, under Maj Gen William G Livesay, joins the Fifth Army on the western front.
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Florence
Arno
Sir Harold Alexanders
U. S. 91St Infantry
William G. Livesay
Fifth Army
Frons
State Prison to Install New Locks After Escape
Executive Councilor John Perkins initiates immediate measures at the state prison in Concord to install locks on two outside doors of a new cell block following two inmate escapes. Warden Charles B. Clarke says doors will be opened only from the outside in the future and requests six additional guards due to a serious staff shortage.
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Executive
John Perkins
Hampton
State
Concord
Board of Prison Trustees
Charles B. Clarke
Clarke
Vermont Democrats back Dewey Bricker ticket
In Montpelier on August 12 API reports former U.S. Representative John J. O'Conner informed Vermont Secretary of State Rawson C. Myrick that an anti-New Deal Democratic ticket would be set up. The Vermont Democrats will campaign for the Dewey Bricker team.
Heat Wave Ends as New England Douses With Showers
After eight days of record heat that wilted crops and felled residents, a cool front brought long awaited rain across New England. Temperatures dropped to the 70s in Portsmouth from 90s, triggering early closures and safer conditions as breezes offered relief and forecasts called for continued cooling.
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New England
Iild
Portsmouth
Mercury
Boston
Massachusetts
Canadians Offer $20 For Tankful of Gas
F Scott Brown Maine GPA legal chief says Canadian vacationists at Old Orchard and nearby resorts bid up to 20 for a tank of gas to return home. Abusing 15 gallon per year reciprocal ration, OPA said tips from station operators about 75 cents per gallon and in some cases 2 for 15 gallons led to discovery. Names of violators will be sent to provincial governments for possible action.
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Augusta
Mic
F. Scott Brown
Maine
GPA
Canada
Old Orchard
Brown
U. S
OPA
Somersworth Curfew Enforced After Juvenile Arrests
Somersworth will strictly enforce the curfew after two boys aged 12 and 14 were arrested for an Aug 15 break at the Blue Lantern grill. City Marshal Charles A. Parsons warned that anyone under 16 found on the streets after 9 pm will be held at the police station until a parent calls. He also cautioned merchants about cashing checks for minors after a theft of checks totaling $1933, tied to the same incident.
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Somersworth
Charles A. Parsons
Blue Lantern Grill
Havy Yard
Yanks Light Eiffel Tower 12 Miles Away
Soviet and Allied forces push from Normandy coastal fronts toward Paris with the Seventh Army advancing inland beyond the beachhead. American attacks in southern France gain positions along coastal highways toward the Rhone while heavy bomber activity targets bridges west of the Seine. German forces retreat as Allied air power and ground offensives converge in France and East Prussia.
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Patton
George 8S
Yon, Jr West
Third Army
Lower
Normandy
Brittany
Paris
Omar N. Bridlestin
U. S
12Th Army
Sir Betarl Montromers
Horace Cort
Associated Press
France
Toulon
Berlin
Seine
le Havre
Riste River
Britain
Patel
Cannes
Riviera
Prussia
Cherniskhovsky
East Prussia
Stestuppe
Seventh Army
Submarine Frutta Launched at Portsmouth Yard
The Frutta submarine was launched at Portsmouth navy yard with Mrs Edward C Magdeburger as sponsor and daughter Miss Alice Mangeburger as matron of honor. A tor o will be launched Wednesday with Mrs Alan G Kirk chosen to sponsor it. Rear Admiral Withers presided as gift presentations were made by yard workers.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Neliis
Edward C. Magdeburger
Bureauu of Ships
Washington
Macgeburger
Alice E. Mangeburger
Thomas Withers
USN
Philip S. Marshall
Alan G. Kirk
Kirk
Robert G. McIntyre
Poultry Council Fights Federal Egg Price Parity Plan
The Northeast Poultry Producers council opposed government parity at 90 to 100 percent for egg and poultry prices. It urged 75 to 80 percent parity, or at most 90 percent, to avoid overproduction and stricter controls. The group, representing 13 state associations, sent its resolution to OPA Administrator Bowles and others.
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New Jersey State Poultry Association
Chester Bowies
OPA
Robert P. Thurrell
Palteboro
N. H
Thurrell
Maine
Virginia
Larrabee Resigns as Jailor in Rockingham County
Deputy Sheriff Percy B. Larrabee, jailer at Rockingham county jail in Portsmouth, resigns effective Sept. 4 to join Newmarket National Bank in Newmarket. He has served since Jan. 1, 1933, lives at 28 Penhallow Street, and previously worked 11 years at Newmarket Manufacturing as paymaster. He leads Company 11 of the New Hampshire State Guard as captain and company commander and remains a member. He is president of the Piscataque Fish and Game club and will relocate his family to Newmarket.
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Percy B. Larrabee
Rockingham County
Portsmouth
Newmarket National Bank
Larrabee
Penhallow Street
Newmarket Manufacturing Company
Company 11
New Hampshire State Guard
State Guard
Piscataque
Capture Two German POWs in Gilead Maine
In Gilead Maine August 13 two German prisoners of war from Camp Stark Percy New Hampshire who had been missing since August 8 were captured by Deputy Sheriff Frank A Hunt and civilian Cy Cole with FBI agent E A Soucy. They were identified as Jonny Sarstedt aged 32 and Gerhard W Prager aged 14. Three other escapees Frahr Bacher Jonny Hoffman and Bruno Leipner remain at large after escaping on varying dates.
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Gilead
Stark
Percy
N. H
Frank A. Hunt
South Paris
Cy "Cole
E. A. Soucy
FBI
Boston
Jonny Sarstedt
Gerhard W. Prager
Soucy
Frahr Bacher
Jonny Hoffman
Bruno Leipner
Whalebone Corsets In Vogue The Return Seen
Desire New York reports on the rumor of whalebone corsets returning, mingled with satire about fashion cycles and exaggerated talk of government projects to capture whales. The piece jokes about May West, Venus de Milo, and archeological claims, ending with a light critique of fashion when it regresses.
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Venus de Milo
Venus
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