Troop steps as Philadelphia transit revival stalls
Army brought limited service to Philadelphia as strike actions continued amid 10th street subway trains and 31 of 77 trains running at rush hour. Officials warn arrests for obstruction of work, while CIO U T W Union opposes the strike and absenteeism drains man-hours in war production. Bars closed and racial tensions flare as authorities restore order.
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Market Street
Washington
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philip Hayes
War Department
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James McMenamin
the & P. m
Army
Navy
Wali
Chaniel
See U S Bidding For Friendlier Franco Relations
Washington diplomats noted an unusual statement on the death of Spanish Foreign Minister Jordana suggesting Washington may seek friendlier ties with Franco's government. Speculation centered on two motives: a broader move to ease ties with Spain and to signal appreciation for Jordana's actions, hoping his successor would cooperate as well.
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United States
Francisco Franco
Jordana
Churchill
Spain
Franco
Washington
Madrid
Word Is Received From Pvt Miller
Mr and Mrs George L Miller of 45 Chestnut Street report a card from their son Pvt Paul Miller a prisoner of the Japs in the Philippines since the fall of the islands He has served seven years in the army four in the Philippines and says his health is good though homesick Addresses to write may be obtained from his parents at phone 2193 M.
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George L. Miller
Chestnut Street
Pvt
Paul Miller
Philippines
Islands
Pvt. Miller
Casualties Get More Attention
War Department pays delivery charges for casualty messages with emphasis on effective delivery. Local stores postmasters and neighbors help deliver messages, using in person or mailed confirmed copies, with telephone delivery only when authorized and to a male head of household if possible. When undelivered, notices posted and efforts continue, with address corrections pursued and postmaster consulted when ID sources exhausted.
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War Department
Carey
Selective Service Boards
Rationing
Telegraph Office
Germans Talk Of Inland Defense
German defense strategy centers on coast fortifications and counter-attack theory. Allied observers note the Nazis rely on dug-in infantry and rapid counter-strikes, with rain delaying breakthroughs as Rommel’s forces cling to defensive holes and rearguard actions. An American paratrooper cites relentless digging in and stubborn resistance, while Allied pressure strains German manpower through bombed zones and shifting fronts.
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von Rundstedt
Montgomery
Orne
Caen
Rommel
Jerry
Grun
Iime
A fathom Defined as Sea Depth Measure
A fathom is a unit used to measure sea depth equal to six feet.
Train wreck kills forty six with freight derailment
A midnight collision between a west bound passenger train and a freight derailed three to four cars and killed dozens. Rescue by Army trucks lit the scene at Moody Field, with many victims sent to hospitals in Valdosta and Thomasville. all dead and injured were civilians, while the freight crew survived.
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Rockwell
Tomlinson
Moody Field
Valdosta
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
Edito
Waycross. AU
Railroad Repairmen Will Be Recruited
Washington August 3 The War Manpower Commission announced an intensive campaign to recruit 2500 workers for maintenance and repair on railroads in Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina and the District of Columbia Region IV director Henry E F Treide said recruitment through August 12 will have top priority over other regional programs except for food producing workers in canning areas setting a high demand for skilled track crews.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
District of Columbia
War Manpower Commission
Henry EF. Treide
Venereal Disease Rate Low in Three-State Area
Baltimore August reports Maj Gen Philip Hayes states venereal disease rates among Negro troops in the three state Third Service Command are the nation’s lowest, and white troops rate is the lowest outside the Washington district. The decline, linked to civilian-military cooperation, reflects preparations for overseas shipment across Pennsylvania Virginia and Maryland.
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Baltimore
Third Service
Washington
Philip Hayes
Army
Hayes
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Mary
Shed Robbed Near Maugansyville in Two Break-ins
The shed of brothers Samuel and Davis Horst near Maugansyville was broken into early yesterday morning. A large quantity of tools including a sander an electric drill and various hand tools were stolen. This marks the second recent entry to the shed.
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Samuel and
Davis Horst
Maugansyville
Shiloh Church Services and Community Notices
Shiloh Aug 3 announce Sunday church services on Aug 6 with Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30 led by Rev E R Andrews. Evening service follows. Otterbein Guild girls led vesper at City Park with Eva Louise Price Is Needy Jean Price Mildred Imeyer Betty Staley Catherine Staley Tavinia McAllister and Mrs Doris Crouse. Donald Tmneyer returns home from Colorado and Utah Mrs Bessie Imeyer hosts. Visitors include William Ligon Audrey Joyce Bonny Jean McNairn and Dorothy Hoffman and Dorothy VeNairn. Kari Willem Tmneyer on short furlough visiting relatives. R D Kejler and son Tomy visiting mother Tres Alice Weller.
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Shiloh
E. R. Andrews
Otterbein Guild
City Park
Eva Louise Price
Needy
Jean Price
Mildred Imeyer
Betty Staley
Catherine Staley
Tavinia McAllister
Doris Crouse
Donald Tmneyer
Bessie Imeyer
Colorado
Utah
William Ligon
Anooke
Olivia Harbaugh
Audrey
Joyce
Bonny
Jean McNairn
Charles Hoffman
Dorothy
John VeNairn
Kari
Willem Tmneyer
R. D. Kejler
Tomy
Tres
Alice Weller
New Features At Playgrounds Enhance Summer Activities
Playgrounds across ten centers expanded daily programs this week serving 1465 registered children. Pool visits total 122 in two days, with YMCA arranging three trips per center over three weeks. Sprinkler showers at Wheaton and Kemp Parks delighted 225 youngsters, weekly Thursday sessions. Craft displays run Aug 11 to 21 at McCrory store with a $15 prize for best craft. Outdoor basketball grows at two sites as more courts planned. Rehearsals proceed for the Aug 16 City Park show American songs and dances with 200 children invited to participate.
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Y Pool
Herold Peters
Wheaton
Kemp
McCrory
City Park
Sunday School and Church Services at Brethren Church
St James Aug 1 report notes Sunday school at 10 oclock in the Brethren church led by the pastor Rev T C White, followed by Christian Endeavor and evening preaching. Local social items include visits by G F Hoover and family, Mrs Mary Metz with the Green family, and travelers from Enola New York City and Williamsport, plus updates on Master Preston Petefish and Joseph Sensenhaugh recovering from leg amputation.
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Mary Metz
Walter Green
Herbret McLuckey
New York City
Solicitors Face New Charge In Federal Warrants
Federal warrants charge R Dupree and Martin A Kuisely Harrisburg solicitors with possession of 13 counterfeit gasoline ration coupons. They were already charged with obtaining money under false pretenses and filed a habeas corpus petition. A hearing before Judge Joseph D Misa is set for Monday morning. Detective Wayne Sellman said coupons tested counterfeit, with Arthur Perlman of the OPA Western Maryland called in.
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R Dupree
Martin A. Kuisely
Harrisburg
U. S
C. Welles Little
Joseph D. Misa
Wayne Sellman
Arthur Perlman
OPA
Maryland
County Divorce Mill Advances Past County Average
Washington county reports a divorce rate slightly above its usual pace this month with two new actions docketed today bringing the monthly total to seven and yearly total to two hundred. Plaintiffs Anna Catherine Lashley and Sally D Wiltshire filed suits against George B Lashley and Howard E Wiltshire, with attorneys Bostetter Kemp and Joan J Allen. Decrees granted this morning include Regina Kochenour over Aree Kochenour and Gladys Mae Bitner over Earl Clinton Bitner, with attorney Calvert K Harfle and John J Allen appearing.
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Washington County
Anna Catherine Lashley
Bostetter and Kemp
George B. Lashley
Sally D. Wiltshire
Joan J. Allen
Howard E. Wiltshire
Aree Kochenour
Regina Kochenour
Gladys
Mae Bitner
Earl Clinton Bitner
John J. Allen
Calvert K. Harfle
Byrnes Tightens Controls to Limit Civilian Manufacturing
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes ordered strict employment controls in labor shortage areas and gave the War Manpower Commission power over reconversion steps to keep workers from shifting to civilian production. Unprecedented powers allow stopping materials and facilities to civilian employers who exceed quotas, aiming to protect war industry.
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Washington
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
WMC
Allies Press Near Florence as German Lines Hold Banks
Allied forces push into the Florence area as British units break through near Bango a Ripoli to within a thousand yards of the Arno. German defenses retreat to elevated ground around Fiesole while evacuations continue on the Arno riverbank and Ponte Vecchio is spared for now.
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Florence
Bango-a-Ripoli
Arno
Rome
Ponte Vecchio
London Bridge
Fiesole
Yanks Close In On 2 Key Ports
American forces push toward two major ports 33 miles above Nantes threatening the St Nazaire U boat base west of Nantes. They advance from Brittany into Morbihan and approach Barentan near Avranches, seizing Fougers and expanding toward Paris as they overrun nearly half northwest France within reach of Seine and Loire boundaries.
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St. Nazaire
Derval
Chateaubriant
Brittany
Morbihan
Bay of Biscay
Fougers
Rennes
Barentan
Avranches
Mortain
France
Paris
Seine River
Loire River
Seine
German troop concentration in France and nearby blocks
Roughly one sixth of France and a neighboring northern block closest to England housed the majority of German forces, indicating a strategic concentration of troops near the Channel region. The arrangement underscores the emphasis on securing western front positions and potential cross-Channel operations.
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France
England
Reds Break Through Into East Prussia near Szczucin and Tarnow
Russian forces pushed into East Prussia near Szczucin on the upper Vistula as Tarnow faced a serious outflank. German efforts to fortify Krakow strained as reserves rushed from Czechoslovakia. Rokossovsky’s troops attacked War saw’s gates while Moscow hoped to lift the siege soon. The mention of the bayonet in Bayonne, France, in the 17th century is noted.
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Vistula
Hitler
Reich
Tarnow
Krakow
Czecho- Slovakia
Red ‘Army
Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Moscow
Bayonne
France
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