Submarines Sink 16 More Japanese Vessels
U S Navy release reports 16 more Japanese ships sunk or damaged by American submarines in Japanese waters. The total now stands at 39 ships sunk or damaged, including 53 warships definitely sunk, with a medium tanker among the latest hits reducing Japan’s fuel transport capacity.
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Navy Department
Navs
Pacific
Far East
United States
Enmy
Lars
Pyamall
Navy ‘Department
New 1944 Apple Price Ceilings Set by OPS
The Office of Price Administration announces 1944 apple price ceilings reflecting an average 10 cent per pound consumer price. Effective next Wednesday prices vary by time of sale from 4.3 to 69 cents per pound for ungraded bulk and packed graded apples in specified sale periods.
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OPA
Washington
Slice of Price Administration
Yanks in France Bet On Germany’s Fall Amid France Front
American troops in France form a betting pool on Germany’s collapse with dates from August to January. Predictions center on Paris fall and capture by U S forces as battles surge along the front. The popular guess pins the moment around early September.
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France
Germany
U.S
US First Army
Paris
Goebbels Bans Public Gatherings and Entertainment
London reports that Joseph Goebbels, now Reich plenipotentiary for total war, bans all public meetings and entertainment for troops. The decrees shift domestic workers into war roles, limit railway and postal staff, and force servants into army or factories. Formal announcements are in preparation for publication.
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Aue
Goebbels
Beiehs
Geeper
Germ
Berlin
Final Guam Pocket Cleared In Pacific Mop-Up
U S Pacific forces announced Guam was virtually reconquered after 19 days of fighting. Admiral Nimitz said a final Tuesday thrust secured all but a small area at Pati Point as Japanese fighters remained under heavy aerial and artillery fire. Patrols guarded coasts and land routes to prevent escape.
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U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pati Point
Soviet Press Hails Paris Drive as Proof Hitler Troops Fail
Moscow reports that Zvestia lauds French front successes and calls for a major Allied push on Paris. The review argues Hitler lacks forces to stop an offensive, stating the Allies can win in the west and prevent delays to the war.
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Hitler
Moscow
Zvestia
Nazi Captives Begin Sitdown Protest at Stockton Depot
Five hundred of the 1,500 German prisoners of war at the Stockton Army Ordnance Depot refused a nine hour workday and started a sit down strike. Turkish capital Ankara reports anti aircraft fire near Istanbul after Turkey cuts ties with Germany. alarms sounded but no aircraft observed.
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Turkey
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Yanks Seize Nantes Reach for Brest in World War II
Allied forces push toward Brittany attacking Nantes and Lorient while racing to seize key ports. British and American units press north of the Loire, advancing on Angers and loire valley targets as separate offensives threaten German positions along the eastern front and in Paris area.
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Gioes Eisenhower
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Ninth Air Force
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Hoyt Vandenberg
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Loire River
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Loire
Lorient
Allies Hit Over 560 German Submarines Since War Began
Washington reports Allied bombs torpedoes and guns have destroyed more than 560 German U boats since the war began. The joint Roosevelt Churchill statement notes the U boat meet remains large while stressing the submarines are hunted and will be pressed until revival efforts are ended.
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U. S
Arctic
Indian Ocean
Army Airplane Crashes in Missouri Killing Eight Aboard
Scott Field Missouri officials confirm eight aboard an Army aircraft when it crashed in a wooded area near Ferguson. Eyewitnesses say no survivors among the occupants. three bodies recovered from the wreckage strewn over a wide area.
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Utica Club Pilener Lager Ad Blends Grain and Hops
Advertisement promotes Utica Club Pilener Lager oy XXX Cream Ale made from golden grain and hops. Describes it as nature's kindest gift to men and urges readers to ask for it, noting it is sold everywhere.
Vatican Asks Help to Send Florence Aid
The Vatican asked transportation facilities to deliver flour and other necessities to Elia Della Costa the archbishop of Florence for distribution to a population suffering from food and water shortages. Canadian troops aided by 250 Malian Patriots mopped up hostile Fascist elements in Florence as Allied and Italian forces pushed along the Adriatic sector. Rebels and refugees crowded the city and surrounding countryside while snipers troubled Eighth Army units.
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Arno
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Pisa
Guiliano
Arezzo
Potente
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Yanks Bomb Ploesti Oil Fields In Bold Daylight Raid
Allied daylight raids hit the Ploesti oil fields and nearby targets as U S bombers supported by Mustang fighters pressed through thick weather over the English Channel. Reports say German, Bulgarian and Romanian fighters engaged American and Allied aircraft with several planes claimed shot down.
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U. S
Pies toGay
Germany
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Italy
Romania
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Ploesti
Roosevelt Explains Why We Beat Japs At Their Own Game
President Roosevelt outlines reasons for U.S. advantage in World War II efforts against Japan. He argues strategic planning, industrial power, and morale shaped early victories and urged continued resolve.
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Roosevelt
President Confers With Veterans on Pacific Campaigns
The president meets with veterans to review ongoing offensives in the Pacific theater. Recapture of the Philippines remains a major objective with new operations planned.
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Philippines
Opinion Letter on German War Policy and Retribution
A reader argues the need for extermination of Germany as a solution, while others wish Allied forces to defeat the Reich. The column notes widespread desire for heavy punishment to deter future aggression and describes Germany entering a crucial period of retreat, signaling significance in the war’s next weeks.
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Reich
Germany
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