State Troops Ready to Move Into Philadelphia
Philadelphia faced army control of transit as 6,000 workers held to a status quo strike. Only ten Market Street elevated trains ran vs 42 normal, with 31 subway-elevated trains and one street car at 5 p.m. rush. Absenteeism cost war production nearly 500,000 man-hours. rest of the city kept bars closed to curb violence.
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Market Street Subway
Washington
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philip Hares
War Department
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James McMensmin
Néc2
Saurday
McMenamin
CIO United Transport Workers Union
Army
Navy
See U S Bidding For Friendlier Franco Relations
Washington August 5 diplomats noted an unusual official statement on Spanish Foreign Minister Jordana s death suggesting the United States may seek friendlier relations with Generalissimo Franco. The statement sparked speculation of a general easing toward Franco or a desire to show appreciation for Jordana s actions and secure a cooperative successor.
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Washington
United States
Francisco Franco
Jordana
Churchill
Spain
Franco
Madrid
Word Is Received From Pvt. Miller
Mr and Mrs George L Miller of 45 Chestnut Street report a letter from their son Pvt Paul Miller captive of the Japs in the Philippines since the islands fell He has served seven years with four in the Philippines and says his health is good though homesick Address can be secured from the parents at 2193 M phone for those wishing to write
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George L. Miller
Chestnut Street
Pvt
Paul Miller
Philippines
Islands
Pvt. Miller
Casualties Telegram Delivery Rules In Wartime County
War Department funds casualty message delivery. if costs exceed limits, secondary delivery aims to avoid extra expense. Local stores postmasters and neighbors assist. a written copy is read by the messenger and a confirmed copy is mailed. Telephone delivery requires authorization and male head of household if possible. undelivered notices are posted and efforts continue. When addresses or residences are wrong, efforts are made to locate proper details. authorities may be consulted if identification methods fail.
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War Department
Carey
Tim
Selective Service Boards
Telegraph Office
Germans Talk Of Inland Defense
An Allied officer notes Nazi defense relies on fortified coastlines and counterattack tactics. German infantry dig in as a last resort, delaying Allied breakthroughs with rear-guard and reserve movements. A paratrooper describes how Jerry fights before being forced to retreat into the hole. A Navy depth unit note ends with a quirk: a fathom equals six feet.
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Sir Montgomery
Céeen
Rommel
Jerry
Trains Collide Killing Civilians In Night Wreck
AER navy ER freight train crash near mid night left bodies scattered and many injured. Passenger cars derailed and a hospital car with wounded soldiers was derailed. Rescue aided by Moody Field trucks as crews, including an Army hospital train, moved civilians to Valdosta Thomasville and Waycross hospitals.
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Rockwell
Tomlinson
Moody Field
Valdosta
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
Waycross
Railroad Repairmen Will Be Recruited
Washington Aug 5 A War Manpower Commission plan targets 2500 track workers for maintenance and repair on railroads across Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina and the District of Columbia. Region IV director Henry E Treide says state manpower directors will give top priority to this recruitment through Aug 12, ahead of other regional programs except food canning areas.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
War Manpower Commission
Henry E.treide
Venereal Disease Rate In This Area Low
Baltimore report states venereal disease rates are among the nation’s lowest for Negro troops in the Three Service Command and for white troops outside Washington’s district. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes credits civilian-military cooperation and police work for declines across Pennsylvania Virginia and Maryland as soldiers await overseas deployment.
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Baltimore
Third Service
Washington
Philip Hayes
Surgeon General
Army
Hayes
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Robbed shed near Mauganeville by thieves Friday
The shed of Samuel and Davis Horst near Mauganeville was broken into early yesterday morning. A large quantity of tools was stolen including a sauder, an electric drill and various hand tools. This was the second recent entry to the shed.
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Samuel
Davis
Horst, Brothers
Mauganeville
Shiloh Church Aug 3 Service Details and Local Visits
Shiloh Aug 3 notes list Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30 led by Rev E R Andrews no evening service. Otterbein Guild girls led vesper at City Park with Eva Louise Price Iris Needy Jean Price Mildred Imeyer Betty Staley Catherine Staley Lavinia McAllister and Mrs Doris Crouse. Donald Imeyer returns to his mother Mrs Beseir Itmeyer after months in Colorado and Utah. visitors include Mr and Mrs William Ligon of Roanoke and Misses Andrey Joyce and Bonnie Jean McNairn. Mrs Charlies Soffman and Dorothy visit McNairn family. Kart and William Tteyer on furlough. Mr and Mrs R D Keller and son Tamiry visit the formers mother Alice Keller.
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Donald Imeyer
Beseir Itmeyer
Colorado
Utah
William Ligon
Roanoke
Olevia Harbaugh
Andrey
Joyce
Bonnie Jean McNairn
Charlies Soffman
Dorothy
John McNairn
Kart
William Tteyer
R. D. Keller
Tamiry
Alice Keller
Sunday School at Brethren Church Aug 6 10 AM
St James Aug 1 notice says Sunday school will be at 10 oclock on Aug 6 in the Brethren church with Christian Endeavor to follow. Evening service conducted by Rev TL White. Local visits note Hoover family from Enola Pa and others including Petefish and Bloom households. Sensenhaugh recovering after leg amputation at Washington County Hospital.
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Mary Metz
Walter Green
Herbret McLuckey
New York City
Solicitors Face New Charge In Federal Action
Federal warrants charge R Dupree and Martin A. Kessely. Harrisburg solicitors accused of possessing 13 counterfeit gasoline ration coupons are sued by U S Commissioner C Welles Little. Women already jailed on false pretenses charges seek habeas corpus. hearing set Monday before Judge Joseph D. Miss. Detective Wayne Seliman test found counterfeit coupons. OPA investigator Arthur Perlman secured warrants. Likely service after Monday hearing.
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R Dupree
Martin A. Kessely
Harrisburg
U. S
C. Welles Little
Joseph D. Miss
Wayne Seliman
Arthur Perlman
OPA
Maryland
Warramn
County Divorce Mill Runs Ahead Of Average
Washington county records show divorces advancing at a brisk pace with seven suits filed this month and 200 filed this year. New actions today include Anna Catherine Lashley versus George B. Lashley and Sally D Wiltshire versus Howard E Wiltshire. Decrees granted include Aree Kechenour from Regina Kechenour and Gladys Mas Bitner from Earl Clinton Bitner. attorneys John J. Allen Calvert K. Hartle appeared.
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Washington County
Anna Catherine Lashley
Bossetter and Kemp
George B. Lashley
Sally D. Wiltshire
John, J. Allen
Howard E. Wiltshire
Aree Keehenour
Regina Kechenour
Gladys Mas Bitner
Earl Clinton Bitner
John J. Allen
Calvert K. Hartle
Byrnes Acts To Curb Boost In Civilian Manufacturing
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes imposes strict controls to prevent civilian manufacturing from stealing workers from war plants. He grants War Manpower Commission veto power over reconversion steps and authorizes use of war powers to enforce compliance.
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Byrnes
Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
WMC
Allies Advance Squeeze Florence Fronts Near Arno
Allied forces push into Florence perimeters two and a half miles east of the city as German defenders withdraw. British units break toward the Arno banks amid delaying actions and German artillery massing around Fiesole to monitor Arno valley. Florence liberation officials report evacuations of the north bank residents. A stray line notes a steel knife with meat sandwich.
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Bango-a-Ripolito
Arno
Rome
Ponte Vecchio
London Bridge
Sth
Fiesole
Arno v
Yanks Close In On 2 Key Ports
American forces push toward two major ports and threaten the U-boat base at St Nazaire while advancing from Brittany. Troops pass Fougeres near Rennes and move toward Barentan near Avranches as they widen control across northwest France toward Paris. Morbihan patriots clash with Nazis as front lines shift.
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Nantes
St. Nazaire
Derval
Chateaubdriant
Brittany
Morbihan
Bay of Biscay
Fougers
Rennes
Barentan
Avranches
Mortain
France
Paris
Seine River
Loire River
Seine
Ouadrangie
German troop concentrations near Enghend described
Fragmentary text notes a German force bloc near Enghend with a nearby counterpart to the north and mentions Ulleradasth as a focal point where troops were concentrated. The passage implies battlefield deployment without clear dates or outcomes.
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Buck
Enghend
Reds Break Through Into East Prussia
Reds push toward Krakow area with a major advance through the upper Vistula valley and threaten Krakow while German forces rush reserves to defend the southern rail hub Tarnow near Krakow. Rokossovsky’s troops press at Lwow and the eastern gates of Warsaw as Moscow assesses siege prospects. The note adds a tangential claim about the bayonet’s origin in Bayonne.
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Szczucin
Mistula
Hitler
Reich- Tarnow
Krakow
Czecho- Slovakia
Vistula
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