No Deaths From Tropical Storm
Wilmington, N C August 3 Beach residents returned to water swept homes after a 60 mile an hour wind storm struck Wilmington and nearby areas Tuesday causing about 2 000 000 damage No deaths were reported after evac uation of about 10 000 people Fast removal of vacationers from Wrightsville Kure Beach and Fort Fisher beaches prevented loss of life Army Civilian Defense State Patrol and bus companies directed transportation Lt A T Kore of the state patrol said about 10 000 were moved off the beaches Waves up to 40 feet battered the coast and many structures were damaged though inland areas reported none major. The storm moved inland to eastern North Carolina swamps then coastal Virginia before ending.
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Wilmington
N. C
Wrightsville
Carolina
Kure’s
Fort Fisher
Army
A. T. Kore
North Carolina
Virginia
Two Injured In Route 40 Tractor-Trailer Collision
A morning crash at the east end of Kline's Mill Bridge on Route 40 left two men injured. Kenneth Nichols of Indiana PA, driver of a furniture-loaded tractor-trailer, and Herbert P. B. Elliott, a POW camp passer in the Army truck, were taken to Washington County Hospital with internal injuries and severe head wounds. The Army truck, whose driver was unnamed, traveled west in the opposite lane. the furniture truck struck the bridge and wound up in a cornfield 240 feet from the scene.
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Kline’s
Mil Bridge
Route 40
Kenneth Nichols
Indiana
Herbert P. B Elliott
Flintstone
Washington County
Nichols
Elliott
Leister Isanogle
Gen McNair Killed By Allied Bomb Short of Target
General Lesley J. McNair, former Army ground forces commander, was killed July 25 by the explosion of a bomb dropped from an American plane that fell short during intensive night bombardment near Normandy. Eisenhower confirmed the date and noted casualties among crews as about 50 American planes participated.
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Washington
Lesley J. McNair
Army
War Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Premature Bomb Release Riles Allied Luftkampf West of St Lo
Allied air forces faced an issue as bombs were released early during an attack on German lines west of St Lo. Between five hundred and three thousand aircraft from the combined striking force of the US Ninth Air Force and other units contributed to the operation.
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St. Lo
U.S. Sih
9Th Air Forces
Greencastle Man Killed In Action
Sgt Harry Richard Pen singer aged 23 of Greencastle was killed in action in the Battle of France on July 8. War Department notified his wife Mrs Jessie Pensinger.
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Harry Richard
Dick) Pensinger
Greencastle
Battle of
France
War Department
Jessie Pensinger
Pensinger Joins Service Volunteers in 1942
West Baltimore street Greencastle this morning Pensinger volunteered and was accepted for services October 9, 1942 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Pensinger Greencastle Route 3
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Baltimore Street
Greencastle
Pensinger
Leroy Pensinger
Route 3
Red Cross names Hofstadter first 24 pint donor
The Red Cross today hailed Ben B Hofstadter of Brooklyn as the first person in the United States to give 24 pints. The donation marks a new high in national blood collection efforts and highlights Hofstadter as a leading example for donors nationwide.
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New York
The
Red Cross Today
Ben B. Hofstadter
Brooklyn
United States
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N. Y
John Ciepeile
Westfield
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Johnson
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Tee
WYETH
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Johnson & Johnson
USA
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Andrew Jackson
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Royalton
Silver Crown
Breezewood
Dr. Grabow
Supreme
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Dark Pearl
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Milano
Frank Medico
Royal DeMuth
John Middleton
Pepto
Ije-Mrain
Alway Yin
Amin B
Irewera
John D. Myers & Co
Faomus
Hagerstown
the McPhail Paint Co
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