Chinese forces press southwest toward Hengyang in heavy battles
Chinese communiqués report fierce street fighting in Leiyang near Hengyang as Chinese troops attack Japanese reinforcements. Other units push on Kingmen, a key Japanese position northeast of Ichang, while Burma road efforts face strong Japanese resistance. Stillwell’s 14th air force says widespread air and bomber actions assist Chinese battle areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Moosachumgking
Hengyang
Hunan
Leiyang
Hush Command
Kingmen
Ichang
Mapeh
Hankow
China
Yunnan Province
Burma
Badering
Lungling
Mangshik
High Command
Joseph W. Stillwell
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Normandy Pocket Shrinks as Allied Forces Close In
Allied advances tighten the Argentan Falaise pocket with Patton’s units pushing toward Paris from Chartres and Dreux. Canadian and American troops link at Trun while British forces sweep east. German air activity rises as 460 defenders surrender at St Malo, and the Seine line remains contested north of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falaise-Argentan
Trun
Falaise
Seine
Associated Press
Edward D. Ball
Patton
Paris
Chartres
Orleans
Dreux
Authon
Argentan-Falaise
Normandy
Rouen
Meridon
Caén
Chambois
Argentan
Brittany
St. Malo
Andreas Aulock
Patton Forces Near Paris as German Propaganda Forges Resolve
London reports Nazi agencies prepare the public for a shock around Paris with Patton’s armored spearheads within 12 miles of the city. German outlets hint at Vichy govt, Mussolini guests, and a shift to wider withdrawals as Allied pressure grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
George S. Patton
Paris
Vichy
Transocean
Paton
Hugh Road
Versailles
Pars
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Ludwig Sertorius
Seine
Loire
Foreign Office
Pierre Laval
Benito Mussolini
Germany
DNB
Reuters
Brest
Mosquito Plague Hits Somersets Sleepless Nights
Somerst residents report mosquitos invading bedrooms and causing sleepless nights with aggressive dive bombing attacks. Residents compare the pest to a military threat, noting malaria carriers and persistent bites. A local resident keeps a spray under the bed and mentions army and marine repellents used on Pacific islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Rudyard Kipling
Pacific
Army
Marines
Judge orders bribe money turned to U S treasury
U S Attorney ruled that a sum of money used in an attempted bribery of a selective service board must be turned over to the treasury. Pravlik of Perryopolis had sought to reclaim $100 in a rule to show cause and was described as an instrument by which a crime was committed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
George Mashank
U. S
Martin Steve Pravlik
Perryopolis
Selective Service Board
U. S. Treasury
Pravlik
Polio outbreak expands to two eastern counties in Pa
Harrisburg reports fifteen new polio cases raising total for the year to 380 across 46 counties with fatalities over twenty. Health Secretary A H Stewart orders highest sanitation at pools and beaches and urges limited travel to affected areas as authorities close facilities and enforce chlorine use and cleanliness. Counties named include Armstrong Schuylkill Butler Erie Lawrence Mercer Tioga Lycoming and Lehigh with cases rising as reports trickle in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburgh
Pennsylvania
Counnties
Health Department
Montour
Susquehanna
A. H. Stewart
Sewart
Stewart
Armstrong
Schuylkill
Butler
Erie
Lawrence
Mercer
Tioga
Lycoming
Lehigh
Harrisburg
At Home With Refugees From Europe
Oswego New York hosts 982 European refugees at the Fort Ontario emergency shelter. They receive news, may listen to radios, write letters with censorship, and have limited visits. Basic support includes $4.50 to $8.50 monthly per person and meals costing about 43 cents daily. Shelter staff includes about 45 permanent workers, with plans for refugee maintenance and volunteer fire response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
N. Y
Fort Ontario
Dillon S. Myer
War Relocation Authority
Myer
Europe
WRA
Interior Department
Washington
B'Wia B'Rith
The
YWCA
National Council of Jewish Women
National Refugee Service
Oswego Elks
U. S
State Department
Algiers
Army
Displaced Persons Commission
Rome
Joseph H. Smart
15 Year Old Private Fuentes Fights for Father’s Honor
Private Johnny Fuentes, 15, a Paris native and six language speaker, serves with the U S Army in the Mediterranean theater. He has earned the Purple Heart twice, the Good Conduct Medal, and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He joined as a mascot in Casablanca 1942 and has carried ammunition, captured three Germans, and killed others at Bizert and Mateur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Johnny Fuentes
United States Army
Stars and Stripes
Johnny
Uncle Sam
Paris
Yanks
Casablanca
Mateur
Bizert
Sicily
Anzio
Ward
Meteor across mid western skies shocks several states
Reports from Indiana Ohio Illinois and Kentucky describe a bright meteor seen around 8 15 am with a westward path and multiple explosions. Witnesses compared the event to daylight meteors with black smoke and a silver flash while speculation of a crash prompted widespread calls to officials and airports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
Stonycreek Township School Opens August 28
The Stonycreek township school at Shanksville opens Monday August 28 with a long faculty list led by office secretary Kathryn Lowry and supervising principal R B Barner. The 1944 45 calendar runs through May 21 with breaks for Thanksgiving Christmas Easter and a baccalaureate service. Vaccination certificates will be required and six year olds must reach February 1 1945 to be admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonycreek Township
Shanksville
Pauline Musser
Edith Geisal
Myrtle Ross
Nell Will
Elsie Ream
Helen Daugherty
Grace Lauer
Anna Landis
Helen Hamilton
Helen Speicher
Bernice Williams
Frances Sharp
Joan Thomas
Genevieve Glessner
Eva Will
Perry S. Walker
Dorothy S. Longendyke
Joseph S. Shelly
Harry M. Emerick
James Laurer
Helen Rayman
Kathryn Lowry
R. B. Barner
Ats
Teachers Institute
Thieves Loot Philadelphia Drug Store Weekend Break-In
Leon Moscowitz told police thieves broke into his Philadelphia drug store early today and stole jewelry valued at 900 dollars cash totaling 1100 dollars and narcotics valued at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Leon Moscowitz
Census reveals roles of women in early 20th century economy
The text notes women bringing limited funds yet engaging in 29 occupations. It lists 192 merchants and salesmen, 45 bookkeepers and clerks, 27 manufacturers, 26 tailors and dressmakers, 25 artisans, 13 executives, nine writers and journalists, nine lawyers, six bankers, five physicians, five artists and four teachers.
Miss Rhoda Kennell Dies After Long Illness at Somerset
Miss Rhoda Kennell of West Church street died at Community hospital Friday night after months of illness. She directed the Somerset Girl Scout troop and was active in Grace Evangelical church societies. Survived by parents Simon and Jennie Kennell and siblings Harry Gail Mabel Kennedy, Bryan Kennel, Eugene Kennell, Mrs. Geary, and others. two brothers deceased. Funeral at Hauger funeral home with time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Kennell
West Church Street
Community Hospital
Simon
Jennie Dumbauld Kennell
Somerset Girl Scout
Grace Evangelical Church
Harry
Gail
Mabel Kennel
Preston Queer
Bryan Kennel
Somerset
Eugene Kennell
Akron
Ohio
Woodrow Kennell
South Bend
Ind
Richard Geary
Aberdeen
Hauger Funeral Home
Widow Elizabeth Hartge 81 Dies in Maryland
Mrs Elizabeth Hartge 81 widow of Frederick Hartge of Allegheny township died in South Cumberland Maryland on Friday She is survived by daughters Mrs Susan Diest Berlin Mrs Mary Leydig Buffalo Mills Mrs Irvin Rabb and Mrs William Benning Fairhope R D and Harvey Ware South Cumberland Also surviving are brothers and sisters Mrs Emma Diest Miss Katherine Brick Meyersdale Mrs Harry Shaulls Berlin R D 5 Wilson and Charles Brick Berlin and George Brick Glencoe Funeral services will be at Johnson funeral home in Berlin Sunday at 2 p m Friends are being received there Burial will be in Miller cemetery Allegheny township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hartge
Frederick Hartge
Allegheny Township
South Cumberland
Peter and
Mary Brant Brick
Susan Diest
Berlin
Mary Leydig
Buffalo Mills
Irvin Rabb
William Benning
Fairhope
R. D
Harvey Ware
Emma Diest
Katherine Brick
Meyersdale
Harry Shaulls
Wilson
Charles Brick
George Brick
Glencoe
Johnson Funeral Home
Miller Cemetery
Breen Founder of 40 and 8 Dies at 60 in Philadelphia
Major Joseph W. Breen 60 founder of the 40 and 8 funmaking group within the American Legion died in Philadelphia naval hospital. He organized the 40 and 8 in 1920 with Breen McCracken post and earned national recognition in 1921 at Cleveland. He served in the Spanish American War and World War I as a major of the 23d Engineers, was wounded and gassed, and received the Purple Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Breen
American Legion
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Breen
Breen-McCracken Post
Allentown
Cleveland
Military Voting Discussed By Somerset Rotary
Clarence M. Sanner outlined how Somerset county enrolled armed forces voters with 362 volunteers under 13 supervisors. About 5200 county citizen soldiers sailors marines and women will receive ballots, part of 564000 Pennsylvanians in the armed forces. Ballots are mailed to county election boards and marked secretly in front of a commissioned officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Sanner
Somerset County Civilian Defense Organization
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
Somerset County
Grand Jury
Court House
Balao
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Barnett
Alaskan Military Highway
Alcan Highway
Clare Boothe Luce Opposes Imperialism in Asia and Atlantic
Rep Clare Boothe Luce argues against permanent American control of Atlantic and Pacific islands beyond Japanese mandated possessions. She says Britain will provide necessary military facilities to keep peace, warning against demands that would amount to imperialism. Senator McKellar pushes for U S possession of Bermuda and West Indian islands and claims entitlement to Japanese mandates under wartime rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Clare Boothe Luce
Conn
Atlantic
Pacific Islands
America
Pacific
McKellar
Dtenn
United States
Senate
Great Britain
Britain
Bermuda
West Indian
Tennessee
Corporal Riley Killed in Action in the South Pacific
Corporal Darwin Riley, 28, U S Marine Corps, was killed in action in the south Pacific, per a war department telegram to his aunt Mrs. Lewis Barkley of Confluence. A Confluence native and Kurtz Gas and Oil employee, he enlisted July 1, 1942, trained at Parris Island and New River, and last wrote after Saipan.
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Darwin Riley
U. S M/c
South Pacific
War Department
Lewis Barkley
Confluence
Corporal Riley
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
New River
N. C
Saipan
Guam
Riley
Kurtz Gas and Oil Company
Barkley
Salinsky Jailed After Disorderly Conduct Hearing
Joe Salinsky a 33 year old Windger miner was arrested on drunk and disorderly charges. A Thursday hearing before Burgess B. Barefoot led to commitment in Somerset county jail for 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Salinsky
Windger
Burgess B. B. Barefoot
Somerset
Democratic rally draws Somerset county turnout long after dusk
Lawrence pledges much work to achieve goals speaking at a Somerset county rally. Speakers include Sheriff Williams, Charles H. Uhl, John O. Ream and Regina Flowers, with women’s club in charge of food. Crowds arrive by car from throughout the county as the event extends late into the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Snyder
Berlin
U.S
Charles H. Uhl
John O. Ream
Sheriff Williams
Washington County
Henry C. Frick
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Regina Flowers
Greensburg
Longles
Church of God
William Toll
Mary Coder
Rebecca Coder
Dominick Dierezo
Republians
Woman's Democratic Club
John M. Kehoe
Somerset County
Chartres Rebellion Ends German Rule With Street Uprising
French mobs celebrate liberation in Chartres as resistance fighters clash with German troops. Five patriots die in running battles while crowds strip and shave local collaborators, drape the streets in hair, and chant La Marseillaise amid chaotic arrest scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chartiers
Chartres
Ghosts stalk Edgewood Grove at district corn roast
A political gathering at Edgewood Grove drew an overflow crowd as speakers invoked historical figures and current leaders. Senator Joseph Guffey and Congressman J Buell Snyder urged fundraising and big spending to aid the party, critiquing labor and war costs amid a lively, if disorganized, program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood Grove
Democrat
Henry Clay Frick
Boies Penrose
Philander C. Knox
Henry Cabot Lodge
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph Guffey
Baltimore & Ohio
U. S
Charles F. Uhl
Guffey
duPonts
J. Buell Snyder
Snyder
Congress
Labor
League of Nations
Wilson
Frank Coder
Lions See Motion Pictures at Lions Club Meeting
The Lions club met at the Evangelical church to view a film on converting Inter national Harvester factory to wartime production. Luther Sahulis led the program as D. O. Thompson presided over the business session. Final picnic reports were heard and Earl T. Lohr announced that advance reservations suggest a record crowd at the Country club next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Machinery Factory
Lions Club
Evangelical Church
Luther Sahulis
D. O. Thompson
Earl T. Lohr
Theatre Roof Collapse Injures Dozens in Phoenix
In Phoenix on August 18 a roof collapse at the Rialto Theatre injures between twenty and thirty people. Scores remain trapped under debris as rescue efforts commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Rialto Theatre
Soviet announces capture of Sandomierz in Poland
Premier Stalin announced the capture of Sandomierz, a town west of the Vistula river, about 110 miles south of Warsaw, during a broadcast from London. The remark places the victory in the broader summer operations against Polish territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandomierz
London
Stalin
Vistula
Warsaw
Inscriptions Lead to Pompeii Lost City Discovery
Facts recount the 1594 find during an aqueduct project that uncovered Pompeii. Also notes Moosehead Lake as Maine’s vast freshwater body within one state, a 1662 English vital statistics book, Noah Webster’s Dictionary start in 1807 and 1828, and Maine’s 2465 lakes plus river network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
Italy
Moosehead Lake
Maine
Noah Webster
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Magdeburg
Lindsley H. Crocker
Kenneth L. Dixon
Stonycreek
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Rotary
Clare Boothe
Salinsky
Hal Boyle
B. W. F. Brooks
LIONS
Somerset Welding & Spring CO
W. Patriot St
Lohr’s
S. Center Ave
Arrow Furniture CO
S. Center
An Englshman
Somerset County Memorial Park
Somerset County Memorial Park, Inc
Somerset, PA
C. B. Lamberson
Met
Friedens
Simpson
McCormick-Deering Combine
McCormick-Deering
Reg
Farmall Tractor
W. C. Allis Chalmers
Bender Implement CO
Lois Ann
Los Ann Snore
Somerset, Penna
Poukry
Salsbury’s
Pratts, Barkers
Beerits
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Seymour Ackerman
Casebeer
W. Main ST
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