Nazis Eliminate More Generals in Hitler Plot
Reports from Berlin and Stockholm describe a widening purge linked to the Hitler plot. Generals von Schweppenburg and Machenfeldt are named among those reported dead or detained, with others including Jakuber Kaln and von Scherfenberg cited in dispatches. Goebbels warned of intensified trials as Berlin press notes heightened nerves.
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Wilhelm Grimm
Munich
Berlin
Haz Shrine
Freiherr Geyer von
Tilpgen
Lindemann
Eastern Front
Hitler
Goebbels
Peners
Voerkischer Beobachter
City Jail Matron Suspended for Five Days
Myé, Jack Shelton, matron at the city jail, was suspended five days for neglect of duty. Police Chief Awurey Hopkins said she did not commit a serious rule infraction but allowed trustees to perform work she should have done herself.
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Myé
Jack Shelton
City Jai
Awurey Hopkins
Mayor Can't Find Domestic Help in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania mayor Don McCole told about addressing 450 women at the Wyoming Valley Retreat guild that he could not enlist domestic help. He quipped that the kind of members in the house who want to work were scarce and joked about the situation.
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Wilkes-Barre
INS
Don McCole
Wyoming Valley Retreat Guild
O. E
Unpopped Corn Reported Stolen
Sr 1INGFIFLD, ULA, GC. Taylor walked into police headquarters to report a theft and said he was popping mad. The Shenandoah newspaper reported 200 pounds of unpopped corn were stolen from his automobile.
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Ula
Taylor
Shenandoah
Papsern Aman
Blood Baths Continue In Reich War Turmoil
London reports from the German people's radio claim new blood bathes among opposition groups in Upper Silesia following Goebbels's call to gird for total war. Peace demonstrations cited in Koenigshuttr Hindenburg Breslau mining districts amid Polish guerrilla strikes against German forces in Warsaw and other hubs.
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Iggs
Rer
German People's Radio
Upper Silesia
Joseph Goebbels
Reich
German People’s Radio
Koenigshuettr
Hindenburg
Gleftawitz
Sisokholm
King George Watches Battle on Italian Front
On the Allied advance toward a Nazi strong point near Campari and a church ruins, King George VI observed from an observation post as British artillery pounded the target 2000 yards away. Sherman tanks and Indian infantry moved uphill, while German shells burst nearby, reflecting the tough, delaying fighting typical of the Italian front.
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Eighth Army
Italy
George VI of
England
Campriann
Imst Dilch
Reds dub cans American silver in Russia
New York based reports say Russian fighters nicknamed a common can American silver and repurposed empty cans into domestic wares. Canned goods shipped to Russia include butter meat engine powder and milk, per W G C Stolk vice president of the American Can Company.
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New York
Russia
W. GC. Stolk
American Can Company
Tanks Close On Nazis Near Marigny Frontline Push Near St Lo
Allied forces closed on German positions near Marigny and St. Gilles as armored units penetrated about 30 miles inland from the coast. RAF and US air forces hammered targets from Don to Vendome, targeting fuel dumps, bridges, and railway hubs while sustaining losses.
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Coutances
Perlers
Canisz
St. Gilles
Vire
St. Lo
Cserhan
Sevey
Paris
Don
Vendome
Fontainebleau
Benonches
Epernon
L'Aigle
Givors-Badan
Lyons
Maquis Fight Halts German Tanks In France
Supreme Headquarters reports Maquis forces in French regions have defeated German armored units in ambushes and continued successful operations. The communique notes disruption of rail lines in Normandy and other areas, with canal locks destroyed and depots blown up as German supply efforts falter.
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Supreme Headquarters
Forge
Saone-et-Loira
Maquis
Juy
Normandy
Nievre Department
Bulletin Adden
Wild Horses Top Fleet for Capture
Portland report says New York office of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals asked Oregon officer to verify 2000 wild horses captured in an eastern Oregon roundup were driven into the ocean. Officer: none captured. all escaped. Area is 400 miles from sea.
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Portland
Ore
New York
The
American Society , For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Oregon Immane Deftcer
Oregon
Nazis Threaten to Shoot Captured FF L Forces Members
London dispatch reports Nazi radio asserting that members of the French Forces of the Interior who fight for Britain and De Gaullists are not regular soldiers and will be shot if captured. The broadcast condemns FF L as bandits and vows no protection regardless of nationality, amid Allied warnings to protect captives.
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London
FF. L
Paris
Koenig
Joseph Koenig
FLOF
Greek Mutiny Leaders Backed for Death in Alexandria Trials
In Alexandria six more sailors were court-martialed for April mutinies. Twenty four alleged ring leaders of Greek army and navy mutinies face death sentences. Four Sahtouris crew members and two Hissistos crew members were sentenced to death. Twenty others received prison terms. eight were acquitted. Eighteen others already faced death sentences from earlier rulings.
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Gairo
Alexandria
Sahtouris
Hissistos
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