Chinese Stop Japanese Advance Near Hengyang
Chinese high command reports an enemy advance was halted by troops on Hengyang’s inner ring. Outer ring forces gain east and west as fighting continues in Hunan. Air forces bombed the Canton Hankow rail city outskirts and strafed front lines from Siangtan to Hengyang. In Yunnan, Japanese breakout attempts around Tengchi failed with heavy casualties.
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Chungking
Chinese High Command
Hengyang
Hunan
Canton-hankow
Siangtan
Hemgyang
Yunnan Province
Tengci
Churchill to Tell Commons War Story
Prime Minister Churchill will address the House of Commons tomorrow in what is viewed as a pivotal war briefing. The speech is expected to review the war situation since the Allied push into France and the German army unrest, with notes on Russia, Turkish relations, and bomber offensives.
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Wade Werner
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Atlantic Wall
France
Red Army
Germany
Normandy
Navi
Churchil
Ankara
Hitler
England
Turesador
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Ambasa
Sukru Saracoglu
Russia
Skipper of U S S Helena Killed in Pacific Crash
Rear admiral Charles P. Cecil 9 died in an airplane crash in the Pacific as the plane took off from an unnamed base. Names of other casualties to be announced after next of kin notification. Cecil of Louisville Kentucky commanded the cruiser Helena noted for its fierce action before sinking in the Battle of Kula Gulf. He held the Navy Cross and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross.
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Washington
Charles P. Cecil
Pacific
Navy
Pacific Base
Cecil
Louisville
Helena
Kula Gulf
Plat Rock
N. C
Philadelphia transit tie up linked to race and layoffs
The city faced a mass walkout as 6,000 drivers and maintainers quit amid clashes over upgrading Negro workers. TWU claims enemy activity. Mayor orders liquor sales halted. OPA imposes emergency gasoline rations as unions and firms dispute seniority and fair employment practices.
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PTU
Transport Workers Union
CIO
Amalgamated Association of Street Car, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
AFL
BAT
TWU
International
Biddle
Union
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Bernard Samuel
State Liquor Control Commission
Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Camden
N. J
OPA
PTC
WMC
Amalgamated Association of
Fitzsimon
CIO Denies IT Caused Strike At Spicer in Pottstown
In Pottstown Aug 1 officials of Local 644 United Auto Workers CIO denied authorizing the walkout by about 1500 workers at Spicer Manufacturing. Plant manager Bohannon said he notified the War Labor Board that the strike was sponsored by union officers. Union leaders claimed the mass action was not authorized and aimed to keep workers on the job. A mass meeting was planned to end the strike after talks with War Production Board representative T F Brennan and Lt Jack Walsh.
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Pottstown
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Spicer Manufacturing Company
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
J. N. Bohannon
Eli FP. Rock
WLB
T. F. Brennan
War Production Board
Jack Walsh
Army Ordnance Department
Lightning Hits Barn at Crow's Nest Near Greensburg
A barn at Crow's Nest, near Greensburg, was destroyed by a lightning bolt during an electrical storm. Firemen estimated the damage at 8000 dollars.
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Greensburg
Crow's Nest
Here
Painter Dies From Fall In Butler
Cameron M. Stover, 58, of Butler R. D. 5, died at Butler County Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered after falling 16 feet from a roof he was painting. He was admitted today in Butler.
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Painter
Butler
Cameron M. Stover
R. D
Butler Couty Memorial Hospital
Auto Accident Fatal Shocks Warren Man in Pittsburgh
Milton Guerraro age 41 of Warren Ohio dies in Pittsburgh after a skull fracture from a collision last night. Authorities report the crash as the cause of death and continue investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Milton Guerraro
Warren
Ohio
No Call Sent for State Guard
Harrisburg reports plans to have the state guard ready for strike-related danger in Philadelphia but not on alert now. Col. Frank Weber says Mayor Samuel must request aid from Governor Martin before any callout, and Philadelphia authorities are deemed capable of handling any situation.
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Harrisburg
Frank Weber
State Guard
Philadelphia
Samuel
Martin
Col
Weber
Fifth War Loan Surpasses Goal With Record Sales
Washington reports final Fifth War Loan sales total over 20.63 billion dollars, a world record for war financing. The drive ran June 12 to July 8 with individual purchases credited in July, exceeding overall and individual quotas by large margins. Morgenthau notes the E bond target of 3 billion was also surpassed.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Dorothy Dix Injured By Bus In Asheville Crossing
Dorothy Dix writer Elizabeth M. Gilmer was struck by a bus while crossing an Asheville street. She received treatment for cuts bruises and shock. doctors said her condition was not serious.
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Dorothy Dix
Asheville
N. C
Eizabeth M. Gilmer
Alaska Highway Crew Officer Recalls Arctic Construction Route
Barnett led equipment returns for the Alcan highway project spanning 1 600 miles from Skagway to Fairbanks. He describes frozen camps, treacherous rail grades, tunnel work by Bates and Rodgers, and the vast wilderness, with notes on cold, bears, and North Country survival.
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Skagway
Haines
Ancorhage
Alaska
Big Delta
Fairbanks
Edmonton
Barnett
Army
Great Road
Bates and Rodgers Company
Alcan
Whitehouse
Allied air losses, two dozen Nazi planes downed in Romania raid
The report notes that thirty two Nazi planes were shot down in yesterday's operations, with U.S. heavy bombers striking oil installations at Bucharest and Ploesti in Romania. Ten allied planes were reported missing. Desperate enemy resistance was warned against to prevent a recovery.
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U.S
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Mannerheim Appointed Finland President In War Exit
Marshal Baron Mannerheim was named president of Finland by parliament after Risto Ryti resigned. Helsinki reported the move as the first task for Mannerheim to steer Finland out of its war with Russia and end the conflict.
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Stockholm
Baron Mannerheim
Finland
Russia
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
Mannerheim
Edwin J. Linkomies
Clark Trails in Missouri Primary Fight
Sen. Bennett Champ Clark narrows the gap to within three thousand votes of Attorney General Roy McKittrick in Missouri Democratic renomination race. In 1,278 of 4,512 precincts, McKittrick 44,924. Clark 41,662.
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ST. Louis
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Roy McKittrick
McKittrick
Clark
Obituary of Robert H. Spence of Johnstown
Robert H. Spence died Monday night at home in Johnstown after an extended illness. He was 69 and born in Scotland, lived 40 years in Meyersdale, and later moved to Johnstown. Survived by widow Catherine and five children, plus three grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at Konhaus Funeral Home Meyersdale with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Robert H. Spence
Robert Hunter Spence
Johnstown
Scotland
Robert Spence
Meyersdale
Catherine Spence
L. M. Lewis
Somerset
L. L. Davis
Pittsburgh
George Spence
Indiana
Russell. Spence
David
James Spence
Rodger Spence
Detroit
Mich
Janet Williams
Robina Flynn
New York City
Konhaus
R. M. Dunkleberger
Zion Luthern Church
Union Cemetery
William Freeman Gonder Dies at 88 in Boswell
William Freeman Gonder 88 retired farmer of Boswell R D died Tuesday morning at his home after a long illness. He was born in Jenner township son of Frederick and Elizabeth Shaffer Gonder and attended St. Paul's Reformed church. Survived by widow Lucy and children Richard H. Gonder Boswell Carlos Gonder Ligonier and Mary wife of Rev. J E Gindlesperger Meyersdale plus a grandchild and brother Newton Gonder Davidsville. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 p m at Boswell Reformed Church with Rev Ira Gass officiating burial Jenner Crossroads cemetery.
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William Freeman Gonder
Boswell
R. D
Frederick
Elizabeth Shaffer Gonder
Jenner Township
St. Paul's
Meyersdale
Newton Gonder
Davidsville
Ira Gass
Boswell Reformed Church
Jenner Crossroads Cemetery
William W Hoffman 68 Dies in Berlin After Illness
William W Hoffman age 68 died at his Berlin home Tuesday morning after a three week illness. A Somerset native son of William and Roseann Yoder Hoffman he was a stonemason for years and lived in Berlin 28 years. Survived by Nellie Albright Hoffman and four brothers and two sisters including Edward Elmer and Moses Hoffman both of Somerset R D and Mrs John Berkley of Somerset. Friends will be received at the Hoffman home until Friday noon then to the John son Funeral home for services at 2 30 p m with Rev Roy Forney officiating burial in IOOF cemetery.
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William W. Hoffman
Berlin
Somerset
William
Roseann Yoder Hoffman
Nellie Albright Hoffman
Edward Elmer
Moses Hoffman
R. D
John Berkley
Hoffman
Johnson Funeral Home
Roy Forney
IOOF
Obituary: Joseph Tukey Dies After Brief Illness in Somerset
Joseph Tukey, formerly of Massachusetts and more recently of Somerset, died in Community hospital on Tuesday after a brief illness. He had worked for Wang Construction in recent months. The body, prepared at Hauger Funeral Home, will be shipped today to Massachusetts for burial.
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Joseph Tukey
Massachusetts
Somerset
Wang Construction Company
Hauger Funeral Home
Quezon Dies While Exiled From the Philippines
Manuel Quezon 65 former president of the Philippine commonwealth died at his summer home from pulmonary tuberculosis. Family and officials attended the exit and burial plans were not yet set. Sergio Osmeña took the oath as president in Washington as Quezon’s death sparked a U.S. tribute from President Roosevelt.
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Anac Lake
N. Y
Manuel Quezon
Philppine Commonwealth
Akewa
Xensie
Philippines
Washington
Vo. Co
Sergio Osmena
Robert mm. Jackson
Supreme Court
Quezon
United States
Tme
Senate
Maria Aurora
Maria Zenaida
Manuel, Jr
Roosevelt
Washington, S
Philippine Commonwealth
White House
Forington
Allied Battering Across Normandy to St Lo Corridor
Allied infantry clash with German forces from Caen to St Lo as the push along the coast and inland drives deeper. Troops from American British Canadian commands press toward Vire while Britons envelop Villers Bocage and smash defenses near Caen. Rommel confounded as weather aids the advance.
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Britand
France
Normandy
Pas de Calais
Percy
Vire
St. Lo
Tany
le Beny-Bocage
Torigny
Caumont
Villers-Bocage
Associated Press
Roger D. Greene
Erwin Rommel
Caen
Tilly-la-Campagne
Paris
Brittany
Bradlay
Selune
No Opposition At Sansapor
A Mitchell bomber delivers a landing at Sansapor Dutch New Guinea where no opposition appears the aircraft released early from its mission to attack targets of opportunity. Veteran crewmen Staff Sgt Joe Torsella Berwick and Staff Sgt Roy W Estes Houston Texas man turret guns as the jetty and nearby buildings are targeted.
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Asahel Bush
Cape Opmarai
Sansapor
Dutch New Guinea
Joe Torsella
Berwick
Roy W. Estes
Houston
Texas
RAF sorties batter Nazi E boat bases in July raid
Bombing missions against E boat bases were highly effective as three airfields were put out of action. Despite poor weather, RAF second tactical air force fighters and medium bombers flew nearly 27,000 sorties during the July operations.
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RAF
Second Tactical Air Force
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