Dewey Warns Dumbarton Oaks Could Forge Four Power Alliance
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey warned that the Dumbarton Oaks talks threaten a permanent four power military alliance. He said reports show discussions may aim to coerce nations by a four nation bloc and urged a genuine world organization for peace with full rights for all states.
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Jack Bell
Albany
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
Dewey
Georgetown
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington
World Organization For Peace
Postcards Arrive After 36 Years in Butler
Postmaster J. Brady Murrin faces a dilemma as two 1908 postmarked postcards arrive, addressed to Henry B. Lenau, box 414, a recipient unknown to the town and with no such box listed. One card comes from Copenhagen, Denmark, the other from Boston, Massachusetts.
Rangers in Italy From Sgt Dice Frontline Tales
Sgt Leo Dice 24 recalls 230 days on the Italian front with the U S Rangers. He describes heavy mortar fire, smoke screens, and the Rangers' relentless advance during Salerno, comparing their tenacity to British commandos and noting gas was not used in the campaign. He trained at Camp Gordon before serving in Africa, Sicily, and Italy.
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Italy
Leo Dice
Charles H. Dice
Meyersdale R. D. 2
Lee
Dice
Camp Gordon
Africa
Sicily
Clark Gable
Ronald Coleman
Rangers
Salerno
Fohale
Unemployment Pay Up To Twenty Dollars A Week Debated in Congress
Washington reports Byrnes backs a twenty dollar weekly unemployment grant with a possible 26 week limit and federal state matching. Kilgore’s thirty five dollar plan faces opposition as Celler negotiates a twenty to twenty five dollar compromise while Byrnes warns against new WPA. In New York, a Manhattan weather scoop notes a shower after heat.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
James F. Byrnes
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Kilgore
Byrnes
D-Wva
Celler
Uncle Sam
New Yorker
Allied War Efforts Target Japanese Bases Across Pacific
Allied air operations extend to Davao and Mindanao while Liberators strike the Mako base in the Pescadores. Halmahera remains a key target as MacArthur notes rapid base construction on Saipan and calls Halmahera practically neutralized.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Ackea
Davao
Philippines
Halmahera
New Guinea
Mindanao
Kuriles
Southwest
Central Pacific
Pescadores Islands
Formos
China
Mako Naval Base
Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
14Th
American Army Air Force
Takao Harbor
Formosa
Marianas Islands
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Rember James
Associated Press
Saipan
Marianas
Pacific War Fronts Span 3500 Miles to Pacific Islands
Washington reports African naval forces push on the 3500 mile western Pacific front and control 8 million square miles of waters and islands. Bard cites two parallel lines from Paramushiro to the Bismarck Sea and from the Marshalls to New Guinea with Nimitz and MacArthur directing harassing actions. About 11,000 enemy dead are counted on Guam, raising Mariana losses to at least 40,000.
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Washington
Western Pacific
Pacific
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Waco
Paramushiro
North Pacific
Kurile Island
Bismarx Sea
mid-Pacific Marshal Islands
New Guinea
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas A. MacArthur
Bard
Guam
Mariana Islands
Guffey to Attend Democratic Meet at Edgwood Grove
U S Senator Joseph Guffey and Democratic state chairman David L Lawrence will be the chief speakers at the Democratic outing Friday evening at Edgwood grove. John O Ream chairs the county group while Mrs John Kehoe leads the women’s club which will host a corn roast starting at 6 30 p m.
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U. S
Joseph Guffey
David L. Lawrence
Edgwood Grove
Democratic County
John O. Ream
Women’s Democratic Club
John Kehoe
Treasury halts Argentine gold withdrawals in US
The Treasury Foreign Funds Control division stopped further shipments of Argentine gold from the United States. No new withdrawals will be allowed while a diplomatic situation changes. Argentina had been removing gold for months, with totals estimated between 20 and 30 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Foreign Funds Control Division
United States
Argentina
Germans Pour Forces Toward Warsaw as Ossow Falls
German tanks and infantry launched repeated counterattacks around Warsaw while advancing forces seized Ossow seven miles northeast of the Polish capital. Soviet communiques warned Moscow faced a serious blow near Warsaw but reported heavy German losses totaling 232 tanks over two days and emphasized continued Russian gains along a 1,000 mile front.
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W. Wheacher
London
Iamsry
Noid
Warsaw
Ossow
Suburo
Moscow
Estonia
Poland
Sandomierz
Trans-Vistula
Red Army
Nand
Wolomin
Expect New Hitler Revolt Says Traveler
An informed traveler from France reports German military leaders plan to overthrow Hitler to negotiate peace after southern France landings. He cites a clique aiming to preserve the army’s prestige through internal collapse and believes most officers see the war as lost.
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IRM
Spain
France
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Frederick the Great
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hitler
Highway Department Seeks Bids for Youghiogheny Bridge Repair
Harrisburg August 16 the highway department called for bids to repair the Youghiogheny river bridge at Confluence. Bids due August 29 cover work on routes 281 and roads in Fayette and Somerset counties including Henry Clay and Addison townships.
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Confluence
Harrisburg
Highway Department
Fayette
Somerset
Henry Clay
Addison Twanships
Youghiogheny River
French and American Troops Drive Inland on Southern Front
Allied forces led by Major General Alexander Patch push eight miles inland along a 70 mile stretch of the Mediterranean coast from Cannes to Toulon. The operation involves Seventh Army units including French troops under General de Lattre de Tassigny with air landings by British and American units. Casualties are reported light while operations continue to secure beach obstacles and German defenses.
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Toulon
Nice
Marseille
Rome
Seventh Army
U.S
Alexander M. Patch
France
Mediterranean
Cannes
Hitler
Allied
Patch
Guadalcanal
George S. Patton
de Lattre de Tassigny
H. K. Hewitt
Gordon P. Saville
12Th Tactical Air Command
Ludwig Sertorious
Transocean
St. Tropez
Fre
Allied forces trap German divisions in Normandy retreat
Remnants of several under strength German divisions flee under shell and air attack as Omar Bradley’s troops close a large escape corridor near Paris and the Seine. An official tally suggests about 50,000 still inside the pocket with heavy losses since D-Day, while German reports claim continued fighting around Chartres and Dreux.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Ger Man
Paris
Seine
Omar N. Bradley
Stalingrad
Normandy
Associated Press
Willian Smith White
Putangs
21St Panzer
Chartres-Dreux
le Mans
Falaise
Guenther von Kluge
Tal Boyle
U. S
France
Allied Drives Link Northern and Southern France Invasion Effort
Allied fields report French interior forces marching with armor as part of a coordinated push from the Channel to the Alps. They list town captures in Brittany and Savoy, 1500 Germans trapped near Paimpol, and the capture of Erdeven after German losses. The effort, under Eisenhower and Wilson, includes plans to seize Marseille and advance toward the Italian border with Italian partisans aiding.
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Allied Expeditionary Forces
France
Channel
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Alps
Brittany
Paimpol
Moutiers
Rennes
Bour Sx. Maurice
Savoy
Tarantaise
Sixon
Brasparts
Pleyben
Chateau Neuf
Coray
Milizagang
Quimperle
Bannalec
Chateaulin
Dournenez
Jospeh Pierre Koenig
FFI
Erdeven
Dwight W. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Henry Maitland Wilson
Bern
Geneva
la Suisse
Marseille
Toulon
Cannes
Nice
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove
The daily weather summary records a maximum of 87 and a minimum of 64 degrees for the 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Tuesday to 5 30 p m Wednesday. A year ago the maximum reached 71 and the minimum 52 degrees.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather forecast for Mid-Atlantic states Thursday
Maryland stays hot and humid with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and evening. West Virginia remains warm with scattered thundershowers Thursday afternoon and evening. Western Pennsylvania stays warm with some relief from thundershowers. Eastern Pennsylvania turns hot again Thursday afternoon with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and evening.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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