Reds Hammer At Gates of East Prussia
Soviet forces surged toward East Prussia from multiple fronts. Konev and Cherniakhovsky pushed through Carpathian passes toward Czecho Slovakia while advancing near Krakow and towards Königsberg region. Germans reported penetrations near Staszow and Augustow as Pravda boasted crushed enemy units unable to stem the Soviet drive.
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East Prussia
Vistula
Warsaw
Deblin
Amiles
Baltic Sea
Riga
Latvia
Wstoria
Winston Churchill
Pskov
Red Army
Aluksne
Marienburg
Lake Peipus
Moscow
Kharkov
Carpathian
Czecho-Slovakia
German Silesia
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Kaunas- Konigsberg
Masurian Lake
Hindenburg
Masuria Lake
Reich
Augustow
Pravda
East Prussian
Cherniakhovsky
Junkers
Panther
Ferdinand
Poland
Krakow
Wistok
Hzeszow
Sedziszow
Many Assigned To Army Navy List Of Names And Addresses
Reindeer were originally imported from Siberia to Alaska to provide its people with meat and hides. The passage lists numerous individuals with addresses in Maryland and nearby areas, likely marking a roster or assignment notice. The names include Archibald B. Shafer, Benjamin P. Sager, Chester M. Frazier, and many others, spanning cities such as Greencastle, Brunswick, Baltimore, Hagerstown, and Funkstown. The document appears as a directory-like record of individuals linked to military service or assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Cannon
Archibald B. Shafer
Greencastle
Benjamin P. Sager
Clearspring
Bernard
Hopp
North Potomac
Chester M. Frazier
North Locust
Austin L. Benner
Brunswick
Luther C. Barnhart
Elizabeth
Ernest W. Bowers
Hagerstown
John R. Kershner
Ridge
Clarence E. Frazier
Summit
Howard W. Gibney
Broadway
Charles J. Bowers
Liberty
Vernon L. van Horn, Jr
Baltimore
Atlee S. Keesecker
South Cannon
James M. Thompson
Chestnut
Kenneth L. Stottlemyer
West Church
Boyd Wiles, Jr
West Washington
James H. Baumgarten
South Locust
Alvin G. Zimmerman
West Antietam
James A. Elgin
Albert W. Row
Harry B. Rambe
East Irvin
Glenn R. Crawford
East Antietam
David E. Lawrence
Potomac
Raymond C. Patterson
Hamilton
Charles EK. Weller
Rose Hill
Raymond L. Buck
Carrollton
William H. Liggon
South Potomac
Francis J. Glick
Dewey
Bruce F. Reed
West Side
George H. Hoopengardner
Madison
Earl A. Rider, Jr
David 5. Myers
Charles W. Mullenix
Virginia
Gardner H. Moats
Funkstown
Gordon W. Crawford
Richard B. Carpenter
Satem
Harold D. Dusenberry
David S. Oswald
the Terrace
Siberia
Alaska
Philadelphia War Stop Still Ties Workers, Riots Spreading
Rioters attacked Morris Miller in a North Philadelphia grocery as rain hindered travel and forced many war workers off the job. Police report 140,000 workers idle. 1.5 million daily riders affected. Mayors and union leaders blamed saboteurs while draft boards reclassified hundreds to 1-A. Civic League urged restraint amid clashes and witnessed liquor stores closed at borders.
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Paga 1
Morris Miller
Miller
Guy E. Parsons
Parsons
Erwin Odrick
War Manpower Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad and
Reading Company
PTC
Bernard Samuel
James J. Fitzsimon
TWU International
Philadelphia
Civic League
Scouts Ready To Collect Paper War Scrap Drive
The sixth scrap drive by city and county Boy Scout troops will run Saturday, Aug. 15, with about 200 Scouts aiming to collect at least 20 tons of paper and rags. Scouts in Fagerstown will gather in districts by morning, while county towns also join the effort. Home bundles should be curbside, securely tied, about one foot thick, with paper of all kinds and flattened cardboard. Robert Shireliff, district commissioner, oversees the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fagerstown
Robert Shireliff
Early Mailing Of Absentee Ballots
The Board of Election Supervisors reports daily requests for absentee ballots and will mail them as soon as printers deliver. Officials expect to award the ballot contract within a day or two and have already received over 400 requests. Votes include constitutional amendments, with official voter instructions from the Attorney General. Ballots will be printed on very thin paper to meet postal weight rules for overseas mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Supervisors
Secretary of State
Casualties Admitted Report From West Virginia Hospital
Thirty two Southwest Pacific area injuries were admitted to Newton D. Baker General Hospital for treatment yesterday. All patients are enlisted men from Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Southwest Pacific Area
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Athletes Foot Germ How To Kill It Historical Ad
Fragmentary ad style text claims a germ causes foot odor and infection and promotes a strong topical solution with 90 percent alcohol aimed at penetrating deeply. It includes hazardous wording and may reference a product name and a retailer or brand phrasing from an old newspaper page.
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Dewsday
Yanks Drive Fast Invasion Front Near Vire and Villers-Bocage
Allied forces tightened a trap around German armored divisions near Vire, capturing the town and driving toward St Pois and Vassy. British columns pressed Villers-Bocage and Aunay sur Odon while German resistance remained fierce. The Breton peninsula push accelerated beyond Pontorson as reports from Bradley’s forces grew.
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Vire
Normandy
St. Pois
Vire- Tessy-Percy-Villedrex
France
Guenther von Kluge
Berlin
Villers- Bocage
No Man’s Land
Villers-Bocage
Aunay-sur-Odon
la Lande
Vassy
Vire-Le Beny-Bocage
Brittany
Supreme Headquarters
Pontorson
Omar W. Bradley
Rennes
Breton
Brest
St. Na
German Defenses in Normandy Highlighted by Phrase
A wary observation notes that German forces in Normandy used the term electric defense to describe retreats on the Russian front and in reference to their strategic posture at a U boat base named Zaire without significant resistance.
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Zaire
Normandy
Birthday Message From Daddy Amid War News
In the service a letter to Joyce and her mother expresses longing to cross the ocean again and urges son to be good to his sister and mother. Daddy Guy signs off with love and blessings for a birthday. Friends can obtain Sgt. Smith address from his wife at 872 Virginia avenue. Pvt. Robert E. Faulders has a new overseas address via Mary Faulders Boonsboro Route 2. Kathleen Troup says her husband Pvt. Earl Troup has arrived in England. address available by calling Mrs. Troup at 3669-M.
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Joyce
Guy
Sgt. Smith
Virginia Avenue
Robert E. Faulders
Mary Faulders
Boonsboro
Kathleen Troup
East Antiettam Street
Pvt
Earl Troup
England
Troup
Follow-Up Plans For Nazi Defeat Outlined
The European Advisory Commission announced two postwar scenarios after Germany's defeat. One envisions a rapid end to organized resistance, possibly men to weeks, with Allied forces advancing toward Berlin. The other covers an orderly surrender and a subsequent occupation plan by Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
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Britain
United States
Casablanca
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
Teheran
European Advisory Commission
Germany
Berlin
Three way Occupation Plan for Germany and Berlin
The proposal outlines British Russian and American joint occupation of Germany and Berlin, with a combined military commission to govern and restore civil authorities. It includes disarmament goals, including destruction or conversion of armament factories, and specifies the process to achieve these tasks.
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Germany
Berlin
Jobs For Vets Is Club Topic
At a Rotary meeting Col. Paul Griffith of the Veterans Personnel Division of the Selective Service Administration outlined plans to guarantee veterans who are honorably discharged an orderly return to civilian work. Griffith, a World War I veteran who served in major French campaigns, stressed practical steps and fair systems to secure employment for returning service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Paul H. Griffith
Veterans’ Personnel Division
Selective Service Administration
Col. Griffith
France
Peace Time Worker Reemployment Plan Outlined By Col Griffith
Col Griffith spoke in Uniontown Pa on reemploying service members returning from war. He described legal duties for firms to restore former workers within forty days after discharge and retain seniority. Local Selective Service Boards and the United States Employment Service will assist as placement and advisory resources for those not returning to prior jobs. He warned the task is vast and must avoid past mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Far East
Col. Griffith
Selective Service Boards
United States Employment Service
Col Griffith
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