Destruction and Flood Hits Regions as War News Flows
Paragraphs detail WWII combat updates from Kyiv to Moscow with claims of air attacks, rail damage, and a three-ship Soviet loss. Separately, Lowville suffers a major flood after Mill Creek bursts its banks cutting water, flooding homes and a storage plant. Rescue and recovery operations continue as authorities assess damage.
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Crystaldale
O L. M. Campbell
Lowville
Mill Creek
Black River
Tug Hill
Soviet Drive Under Way Says Moscow
A wartime dispatch reports Soviet forces pressing at Leningrad from the west and south while Ukraine’s army holds the Dnieper line. German pontoon bridge attempts are said to be repulsed with heavy losses as Red Army fighters defend Ukrainian towns and rivers.
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Leningrad
Ukraine
Marial Semyon Budenny
Dnieper
Assian
Sart Lane
Clifford E. Edmonds
Ger
Caryon Bridge
Vdovenko
Gonanenko
Supatov
Karpov
People's Guard
Tunday
Russia
Izvestia
Id Red Star
Germany
Red Army
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
Half Smoked Fag Proves Best Bait For Bass Angler
Fisherman C. W. Loveless fished near Moultrie Georgia and found success using half smoked cigarettes as bait. After hours without a bite he tossed the half cigar into the stream and quickly reeled in three fine bass, with witnesses possible.
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Atlanta
C. W. Loveless
Moultrie
Georgia
Early settlers and defense priorities shift adobe use
In Los Angeles a note on adobe bricks as sun baked mud a historic home material contrasts with modern wood steel and concrete. The piece then notes Betsy Baker’s 99th birthday celebration after watching a county fair parade revealing her England birth.
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Los Angeles
Tecumseh
Neb
Betsy Baker
Kelly
England
Jockey Calvin Santage Suffering Bruises After Crash
Des Moines reports Calvin Santage Jr. was carried from the Iowa State Fairgrounds after his mount threw him. Believed to have broken leg and internal injuries, he rode a long shot to finish third the next day and was later released when X rays showed only bruises.
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Des Moines
Calvin Santage
Spencer, Jr
Iowa State Fairgrounds
54th Old Settlers meeting winner hails from Delphi
In Monticello Indiana on September 1 Albertus Williams aged 74 from Delphi set a new course record at the White County Old Settlers Association gathering. He completed a 15 mile trek along a railroad track in 2 hours 55 minutes, beating his 1940 time by two minutes.
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Monticello
Ind
Albertus Williams
Delphi
Old Settlers
White County
A 95-Year-Old Veteran Remembers Bates House Closure
An elderly man with a cigar arrived at an uptown hotel in Indianapolis seeking Bates House directions. Desk clerk H F Morrison explained the Bates House closed around 1900. The visitor, 95 year old William P Lockwood, commander of the Kan Kekee IL G A R Post, noted changes since his last visit 16 years ago.
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Indianapolis
Bates House
H. F. Morrison
William. P. Lockwood
Kankekee
G. A. R. Post
Planes Headed to Barksdale for Aerial Maneuvers
Led by Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Dargue, numerous Army pursuit planes will depart Mitchel Field for Barksdale Field in Shreveport Louisiana. The aircraft will take part in aerial maneuvers set to begin on September 8.
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Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Driver Converts Car to Run on Kerosene
Jimmy Engler, 26, claims his car can run on kerosene by filling the tank with kerosene and a small gasoline reserve. A double air jet in the carburetor switches the engine from gasoline to kerosene, burning about three gallons of kerosene per gallon of gasoline. He says kerosene works as well or better than gas and sells for 7 1/2 cents a gallon.
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New York
Jimmy Engler
Engler
RAF daylight and night raids over Germany and Britain
The report recounts continued RAF attacks on the Rhineland and the Ruhr during the night while other planes likely Russian crossed the Baltic. German raids targeted northeast England and Hull, with anti aircraft fire heard near London. Allied papers critique US war support as slow while noting heavy air battles and limited fighter losses on both sides.
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Baltic
Berlin
Lille
Cherbourg
Nethastinde Annd
Tergete
le Trait
Lannion
Alps
Bremen
Churchill
England
Air Ministry
Britain
North Sea
United States
America
Daily Sketch
Sunday Times
Daily Mail
Berlin Acknowledges British Russian Raids in World War II
German High Command confirms raids from west and east by British and Russian air forces. It notes seven British planes shot down and mentions damage to residential areas including Cologne. The report also cites damage to Hull dock facilities and depots, with other raids on England east coast centers and Lincolnshire airports. Two British bombers were shot down over England.
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Berlin
Germany
Toum
Cologne
Luftwaffe
Hull
Lincolnshire
Engand
Hull Raid Shelters Searched for Dead
Two public air raid shelters in Hull's working class district were hit by overnight raids in the worst attack in weeks. Rescue squads dug through ruins for trapped persons as three people were killed and ten rescued in another district where shelters were demolished. Several surface shelters were blasted while raiders dived through heavy anti air craft fire.
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Hull
England
Sundea Naspin Shows Cash and Savings in Deposit Book
Sundae Naspin, re bee Ned and FORGE ACE, drew 1909 dollars in cash and produced a savings bank book indicating a 12000 dollar deposit.
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Ace
Peters Ointment advertised for eczema relief
An early 20th century ad promotes Peters Ointment for eczema itching pimples and red blotches. It claims the product relieves symptoms and offers a money back guarantee. It also touts usefulness for cracked feet and toes.
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Peterson
Ching
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