Liberation of Paris Sparks Allied Victory Hope
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes the liberation of Paris as a turning point in World War II. He notes Hitler's collapsing European machine, the impact of Allied air power, and the French resistance maquis as pivotal in weakening Nazi control and shaping the drive toward final victory in Western Europe.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Liberation of
Paris
Millary
Normandy
Brittany
South
France
Hitler
Witler
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Europe
Rhine
Tula
Prus- 2
Trent
Rhine Mains
Strike Halts Work At R.1 Shipyard in Providence
A strike by 7,650 AFL Boilermakers halted work at the Walsa Kaiser shipyard in Providence Rhode Island threatening closure as 19 0 workers remained at the yard building combat ships for the Navy. The stoppage began yesterday after 3,990 boilermakers walked off their jobs following a dispute with General Manager John S. McDonald over a job action started by riggers from another AFL union.
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Providence
R.I
AFL
Walsa-Kaiser
Etka
Navy
John S. McDonald
Fire destroys factory in Mansfield Massachusetts
Fire swept the S. G. Brodie company plant in Mansfield early today causing an estimated loss of about 50 000 dollars. Fire Chief Arthur E. Soper reported the blaze was brought under control with extensive damage to the factory and equipment.
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Mansfield
Mass
APIA
S. G. Brodie Company
Uulation Plang
Arthur E. Soper
FDR Presses Lend-Lease To End War Quickly
President Roosevelt urges continued lend-lease with no delays until Nazi and Japanese surrender. He cites Allied victory costs and notes extended aid to June 30, 1945 while acknowledging battles and lives saved as the true measure. The report details aircraft, ships, tanks, and other matériel transferred and pledged in the war effort.
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Germany
Vincom
United States
England
Russia
Ces
United Kingdom
Motor Corps Reorganizes as Mrs Warren Named Chair
Mrs. Albion Warren of 50 Willard Avenue is appointed chairman of the Portsmouth Red Cross Motor Corps in a reorganizational move by the Portsmouth chapter. In protest, 14 active members resigned, including Captain Mrs Irving E Davis and Adjutant Sherburne Wendell, with talks set to involve the American Legion and Red Cross officials to decide the ambulance's future.
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Albion Warren
Willard Avenue
Portsmouth
Frank E. Booma
American Legion
Motor Corps
Red Cross
Warren
Irving Davis
Portsmouth Board of Education
Graffort Club
College Women's Club
Worth Shurch
Mablor Corps
Irving E. Davis
Sherburne Wendell
J. DB. Harttey
Warren Allan
A. Man
Portsmouth Per-Pupil Cost 8.3 Percent Below State
Portsmouth schools spent 8.3 percent less per pupil than the New Hampshire state average. Superintendent Harry N. Moore said state average was 3107.46 per pupil while Portsmouth averaged 98.47 less, noting higher costs from teacher salary increases and book and supply expenditures.
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Harry N. Moore
Moore
Board of Education
GOP to Name New Chairman Friday
Concord Aug 29 The Republican state committee will meet Friday afternoon to elect a new state chairman to direct the campaign. The meeting also includes selecting a head for the party s women's division and discussion of plans for opening the election campaign in September.
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Concord
Rentatives
Cairman
Women's Divistori
Urge Acceptance of World Food Organization
The United States and allied nations were urged to quickly ratify a proposed international food and agriculture organization FAO to advise on hunger and unstable farming. The constitution was sent to 44 eligible nations for charter membership requiring ratification by at least 20. The FAO would be a fact finding body rather than a powerful regulator of production and prices.
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Washington
United States and
Associated Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization
Unite Nations Food and Agriculture Conference
Hot Springs
Tne
Commission
FAO
Department of Agriculture
AAA
International Organization
VFW Admits 31 Members In Ceremony
Emerson Hovey Dost Post No 163 VFW initiated 21 new members and six former post members on Aug 20 at the Parrott Avenue home. New inductees include Clarence M Bennett Melvin H Blake Charles H Allan Richard A Anderson John A Brodie Kenneth Bryan Lawrence W Grane Wilbert Doering William Harseh Garlin Harwood Scott Horton Elllow LaRose William N Low Glen H Mason S J Messina Dennis W McNeary Ross N Morgan Donald Ri Morrison Charles K Repsher Joseph Styer Elroy F Wilke James D relief torpedoman and Henry J Gay who has been honorably discharged from the armed services after serving in North Africa. Members from other posts include Harold J Henderson David G Fambrough Joseph L Seagie Robert W Haas Michael Bolak and Eugene B Moore.
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Emerson Hovey Dost
VFW
Eld
Parrott Avenue
Clarence M. Bennett
USN
Melvin H. Blake
Torpedoman
Charles H. Allan
Richard A. Anderson
John A. Brodie
Kenneth Bryan
Lawrence W Grane
Wilbert
Doering
Elllow FP. LaRose
Electrician
William N. Low
Glen H. Mason
5. J. Messina
Dennis W. McNeary
Ross N. Morgan
Donald Ri. Morrison
Charles K. Repsher
Joseph Styer
Elroy F. Wilke
James D
Shrs
A. Tivasahi
Joc
Bile B. Mc
York Soldier Wounded in France
Mrs Waelma Young McLeese of York Village reports from the war department that her husband, Cpl. F Alton McLeese, USA, was slightly wounded August 1 in France. He enlisted January 1943 and trained in California, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina before going overseas in May. He had worked for R B H Moulton before his service.
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Waelma Young McLeese
Clifford Young
York Village
War Department
Cpl
F. Alton McLeese
USA
France
Corporal McLeese
California
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
R. B. H. Moulton
Portsmouth Schools Open Sept 6 Reminder
Barry L. Moore Portsmouth superintendent tells parents that all Portsmouth public schools will open on Wednesday September 6. The notice emphasizes the start date for the new school year and invites families to prepare for the first day of classes.
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Barry L. Moore
Portsmouth
Allied Landing Near Bordeaux Reported by AP
AP reports a new Allied landing near Bordeaux on France's southwest coast based on claims from the Spanish frontier. French officials noted a coordinated ground push with American and French forces and an overnight naval and air bombardment to pave the way for an operation near the city.
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London
Bordeaux
France
Supreme Allied
Hendaye
Charles S. Foltz
Madrid
Trontier
Loire River
Bombing hits Halmahera in largest strike yet
Allied air forces led by MacArthur delivered a 195 ton blow on Halmahera Island, destroying airfields and defenses, killing eight planes and sinking a freighter. The raid, part of a wider Pacific offensive, aimed to shrink Halmahera as a barrier to the Philippines and New Guinea operations.
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Pacific
Japan
Halmahera Island
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Halma- Nera
MacArthur
New Guinea
Flores Sea
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Macarthurs
Geram
Devao
Vogelkop
Dutch New Guinea
Bisk Island
Wensk
Palau
New Aes
New Britain
Bougainville
Yunnan
Hengyang
Chungking
Teng
Paris Rejoices As Allies Kick Off Nazi Heel
Paris celebrates as Allied forces advance after four years of Nazi occupation. The city endured hunger curfews and black markets while German troops monopolized luxury, with underground resistance growing despite bombardments and shortages.
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Paris
France
Three Navy Yard officers win three awards in ceremony
At Portsmouth Navy Yard Rear Adm. Thomazy Withers presented two Silver Stars and a Bronze Star to three US Navy officers in a shipboard ceremony. Lt. Hargla Pry of Watonga Oklahoma and Rye, Lt. Fry, and Arthur Wilson Clark Jr of Ramona California received the medals for gallantry and meritorious service during submarine patrols in enemy waters.
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Risbon
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Adm
Thomazy Withers
USN
United States
Hargla &. Pry
Fry
Watonga
Oklo
Rye
Arthur Wilson Clark, Jr
CEM
Ramona
Catif
Eugene D. Cravens
Cra
Thayer. Mo
Main Street
Eliot
Kittery Point Man Wounded in France in 1944
Harold Pic Foss of Kittery Point, son of Mrs. Frank Blake, was wounded slightly on July 31 in France as he fought with U S forces. He joined the army in 1943 after training in Florida and has served in England, the invasion of France, and the Southwest Pacific. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star and has two brothers in military service, Malcolm in Hawaii and Roland in California.
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Harald
Foss
USA
Frank Blake
Kittery
Poi
France
War Department
England
Malcolm Foss
Hawaii
Roland Foss
Southwest Pacific
Ing
California
Army
Florida
Blood Proclaims September Waste Paper Drive in Concord
Governor Robert O Blood called for special efforts during September in Concord to back a victory waste paper campaign as announced in a proclamation from his office. The action urges schools and citizens to collect and recycle paper to support war effort materials.
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Blood
Concord
Robert O. Blood
Dulles Meets Hull Today in High Level Talks
Washington August 23 AP The meeting between Secretary of State Cordell Hull and former diplomat Foster Dulles Gov Thomas E Dewey foreign policy adviser unfolds amid potential bipartisan backing for postwar world security The morning sessions included talks with Senate Foreign Relations members Austin and Vandenberg prior to the 3 30 pm session with Hull
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Deht Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Austin
Vermont
Vandenberg
Michigan
American Peace Organization
Vandenbert
Manchester Hero Keeps Fact Secret
Bob Bailey, on furlough in Manchester, disclosed details of his single-handed German patrol kill near Cassino on Jan 10 during a moonlit hilltop engagement. He earned a presidential unit citation bar and three battle stars for campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
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Manchester
Bob Bailey
Mary Front
Irene Deperteau
Cassino
Bobby
Morocco
Tunisia
Italy
Paris Liberated as German Troops Retreat in Rout
Allied forces announce Paris liberated after four years of Nazi occupation. De Gaulle reports Paris rising and Vichy officials seized. Concurrent Russian offensives push toward Riga and Danube region as Italian and Adriatic actions show gains. Bulgarian peace bid and German ally stance discussed.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Seine
Ukraine
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Seventh Army
Grenoble
Sens
Reich
Troyes
Cus
de Gaulle
Headquarers
Hi Bigs
DNE
Riga
Iasi
Danube
Adriatic
Italy
Bulgaria
Ankara
Somersworth Man Prisoner of Germans
Mrs Jessie Lancastre O Malley learned from a letter by companion of her husband that First Lt James Francis O Malley is a prisoner of war in Germany and not missing as reported. O Malley, son of Michael O Malley, was captured in France on July 7 after a brief hospital stay for minor wounds. Flight Officer E Leslie Hogg of the RAF sent the notice and said Hogg himself was captured the same time but later released.
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Jessie Lancastre O'Malley
James Francis O' Malley
Germany
O'Malley
Somersworth High School
Albert Lanouette
High Street
Somersworth
Michael O'Malley
E. Leslie Hogg
RAF
France
Flight
Hogg
State Treasurer Kinball Hospitalized After Health Scare
State Treasurer F Gordon Kinball was taken to a local hospital yesterday with phlebitis. Governor Blood’s physician said the treasurer is improved today.
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Goncord
F. Gordon Kinball
Blood
Government targets Hollywood trusts and star monopolies
Bes Vee's column mocks the idea of government action against movie studios as a monopoly claim. It mentions Betty Grable Mae West Sam Goldwyn Clark Gable and Lang Turner as symbols of Hollywood's power while joking about proving monopolies and a changing accent. The piece ends by noting Attorney General Biddle and Governor Dewey in a playful, satirical tone.
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Clark Gable
Biddle
Dewey Vin Hte Neir
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