Foe Smashed Above Taegu Crossing Fails
North Korean troops captured Kigye and pushed South Korean forces back on the northeast front while another Red push near Tae gu was repulsed. American artillery stopped a 16 boatload crossing at the Naktong River as leaders briefed in Pohang.
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Taegu
Tokyo
Kigye
Changnyong
Naktong
Walton H. Walker
8Th Army
Earle Partridge
5Th Air Force
Pohang
U.S
Hunghae
Naktong River
Pusan
Battle Mountain
Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Air Force Sorties Cripple Korea
The Far East Air Forces report 20 500 sorties crippled the North Korean enemy. Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer notes 111 tanks destroyed. 26 American dead, 45 missing, 23 wounded. 58 planes lost. B 29s flew 1500 sorties dropping 11500 tons on industrial targets and transport hubs. Major targets including Hung Nam, Wonsan, and Pyongyang listed as nearly destroyed.
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Tokyo
U. S
George E. Stratemeyer
Far East
Hungnam Chemical and
Wonsan
Pyongyang
Divers Hunt For Bodies on Sunken Ship Benevolence
In a pea soup fog off the Golden Gate Navy divers probed the sunken hospital ship Benevolence after a collision with the freighter Mary Luckenbach. Survivors numbered 489 with 18 known dead including a Navy nurse. 507 of crew accounted for and a board of inquiry convened to determine speed and cause.
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San Francisco
Navy
Golden Gate
Mary Luckenbach
Mare Island Navy Yard
Korea
U. S. S. Cahokia
Seal Rock
Red Cross
Coast Guard
San Francisco Bay
Barton E. Bacon
Vallejo
Calif
Bacon
Luckenbach
Glenn Havens
Time Softens Harsh Memories Called for Just One Year
On November 22, 1940 six Canton area draftees embarked for Fort Hayes amid a warm fall day. Wilbur Fletcher Joseph Vrab el Edwin Fletcher Roy Stallings Louis DiGiralomo and Angelo Falcone stood with families as cameras flashed. Nearly a decade later a new draft loomed, with six more men set for induction September 1, reflecting the earlier group’s return from the war.
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Pen Canton
Edwin Fletcher
Fort Bliss
Tex
Roy Stallings
Louis di Giralomo
Oakwood Country Club
Fort Hayes
Pennsylvania Station
The
Repository
Wilbur Fletcher
Joseph Vrabel
Canton Malleable Iron Co
Ing Co
Louis DiGiralomo
Angelo Falcone
Canton Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Selective Service Boards
Dentist Opens Office at 20 East Wooster Navarre Ohio
Local notice lists D G Cotton dentist opening his new office at 20 E Wooster St Navarre Ohio. Additional brief ads mention the Garden Center Flower and Vegetable Show at Canton Art Institute hours 2 to 9 pm, plus various ads for produce and local orchards with prices and directions.
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D. G. Cotton
E. Wooster St
Navarre, O.-ad
Garden Center
Canton Art Institute
Stark County Fair Opens Labor Day With 101st Exposition
Preparations run full tilt as maintenance crews finish fairgrounds for the Stark County Agricultural Society event. The 101st annual Stark County fair and industrial exposition begins Labor Day and continues five days through Friday September 8. Exhibits will be entered this week, with the fair board office ready to process applications.
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Stark County
Stark County Agricultural Society
Fair Board
Huks Rally in Central Luzon Leave 167 Dead
Five thousand Hukbalahap guerrillas attacked 11 towns in central Luzon near Manila. The raids left 167 dead, including 70 in Tarlac, as government forces used light tanks to drive them back toward the canebrakes. The attackers burned buildings and scattered Communist literature.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippine
Tarlac
Philippine Army
Alliance Celebrates Centennial Queen Opens Festivities
Miss Marilyn Thomas, 22, of 1051 Parkside Dr, crowned Centennial Queen as Alliance marks its 100th birthday. Runners up Miss Barbara Quinlan and Miss Margaret Wild. A 600‑member cast stages a 300‑foot outdoor drama from Monday through Friday, amid flags and festive parades across the city.
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Marilyn Thomas
Parkside
Barbara Quinlan
E. Grant St
Margaret Wild
Parkway Thivd
Irene Farren
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Alliance
The Enemy at Home series opens in The Repository
A special series by Malcolm Johnson titled The Enemy at Home debuts Monday detailing the domestic threat to Americans. It promises answers on who the enemy is at home, how he operates, his strength and timetable, alongside Korea front lines.
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United Nations
Korea
America
Malcolm Johnson
Repository
Strife in Cabinet Seen Acheson Cracks Down on Matthews War Talk
In a widening cabinet split over foreign policy Secretary of State Acheson with Truman's aid sharply rebuked Navy Secretary Matthews for advocating a war to compel peace. Matthews voiced the view at Boston Navy Yard, while the State Department denied any policy or trial balloon, signaling a public debate on preventive war with Russia.
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Asheston
Acheson
Truman
Navy
Matthews
United States
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Boston Navy Yard
State Department
Roger Tubby
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Berger
Canton Provision Co
Ravenna
Kumhwa
Taegu City
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Pacific
BY Paul Wallace
Pennsylvania Railroad
V.F.W
Optical Service
Ohio Optical-ad
Muckley Orchards
Waynesburg
Thorndyke
Canterbury-Craine
South Haven
Hale Haven
Waynesburg Rd
Mayes Orchard
Veterans Activities
Westinghouse TV
Mallernee’s
Deltroy
Dellroy
Riding Academy
Hoffman’s Farms On
Industry Rd
Centennial
Abe Rich
Repository Bureau
Lliance
Mt. Union
Rose’s, 12Th & Rex Nead
Cooper Orchards
Zane’s
Michigan
Globe Dairy
Marilyn Thomas Clerk
Department of State
al Kehl
Florist
Cleveland
42Nd Nw-Ad
Ferraro
Economy Wallpaper Co
E. Tusc
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