14 Aug 1944
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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
1
Soviet forces mass a large arc toward East Prussia from the south and east, with units 7 to 18 miles from the frontier and a bombing of Lomza and surrounding areas. The drive includes tanks and planes as German defenses falter near the Polish corridor and along the Junker Province.
The veteran financier Bernie Baruch is portrayed as a political anchor veering toward Dewey. Prior loyalties shifted from Ritche to Roosevelt in 1932 after funding Roosevelt’s campaign, with new signals showing Baruch backing Dewey as advisers and associates hint at a future alignment.
Eisenhower's advanced command post reports the destruction of the German Seventh Army is imminent in the French battle. He says next week could be momentous, with three German armies still active in France and unconditional surrender the aim.
The Domei agency in Tokyo reports a dawn raid on Liuchow air base in Kwangsi Province destroyed 22 Allied planes and set five large enemy planes on fire. Also note: Mr and Mrs K N Neill arrived here from Fairbanks and are registered at the Baranof Hotel. Neill is a CPA auditor and Mrs Neill was Mary Keith Cauthorne, Territorial Health Nurse.
Admiral Chester W Nimitz returned from the Marianas and said invasion of Japan may not be necessary to win peace. He noted air attacks on Bonin Islands and other targets while stressing occupation of Japan could be essential to secure victory, and that invasion should stay a prepared option. He spoke with newsmen at Pearl Harbor after coordinating with Navy Army and Marine leaders.
Washington columnist Jack Stinnettt recounts letters from World War II veterans furious at non automatic benefits. A Navy veteran with two wars describes bureaucratic hurdles and misapplied rules, urging visits to VA offices and veterans groups for help.
The article reports a surprise visit by President Roosevelt to the Juneau region during a southbound tour from Aleutian base inspections. Details describe fishing on an Aaron Island salmon venture aboard the Curluck with Minard Mill and crew, including hot pursuit of a salmon and a halibut catch, while security and escort personnel monitored beaches and locals tried to glimpse the president for a few hours on a Wednesday evening.
Aug 14 Liberators strike Mindanao in a fourth raid in five days. A 3,000 ton Japanese freighter was sent down off Mindanao Island in Davao Gulf at predawn Saturday. The attack also hit airfields at Davao and damaged several coastal vessels. Bay War Bonds.
President Roosevelt spoke in Bremerton after a 15 day Pacific War Zone tour urging permanent defenses against Japan. He praised Alaska and the Aleutians as strategic stepping stones and outlined plans for enhanced transit routes with Canada and Siberia. He also stressed that trust in Japan cannot yet be earned and announced a commission to study Alaska and the Aleutians.
Joe Samuel a 20 year Ketchikan fisherman from Hawaii recounts guiding President Roosevelt to Tolstoy Bay on Prince of Wales Island for big halibut. The Harold crew observed a warship and speedboats. Roosevelt opted to fish his own catch, while bacon bait and local advice were weighed. The flotilla then moved on toward Kasaan Bay as the Alaska visit rumor swirled.
Allied forces led by Eisenhower close a large German pocket in Northwestern Europe, trapping about 100,000 troops in a 250 mile arc west of Paris. The press notes 18 miles to the closing pincers near Falais Argentan with Escapes unlikely and a major victory hoped for.
Seattle August 14. The new cableship Basil O. Lenoir has been delivered to the Alaska Communications system. The ship was designed and built locally and is a sister ship of the Col. William A. Glassford already in operation laying submarine cables in Alaska waters.
Closing prices for Alaska Juneau mine 6 percent American Can 4 Anaconda 26 Beech Aircraft 10 Bethlehem Steel 62 Curtiss Wright 54 International Harvester 78 1 2 Kennecott 31 North American Aviation 4 New York Central 194 Northern Pacific 16 United States Steel 68 percent. Dow Jones averages industrials 146 72 rails 41 27 utilities 24 82.
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