Russian Drive Points At Nazi Bread Basket
Russian forces press along a 1200 mile front from Krakow to East Prussia core, with 11 armies hammering German positions. Drohobycz falls as Rom a Russia advances toward Silesia and the Danube basin while Warsaw endures street fighting and German demolitions.
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Germany
East Wall
Krakow
Warsaw
Moscow
East Prussia
Drohobycz
Carpathian
Red
Vistula River
Silesia
Carpathians
Red Army
Danube
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Heavy Rain Saves Late Crops in Maryland County
A storm drenched northern sections, with Hagerstown’s area logging 1.50 inches. Edgemont reservoir rose by about 2 feet, adding 8,000,000 gallons. another foot was expected. Williamsport area saw .09 inches and Chewsville 1.15 inches. Farmers expect relief for late corn and potatoes as rain boosts pastures and water supplies.
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Hagerstown
Williamsport
Edgemont Reservoir
Edgemont
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Reported price drop in Washington apples hits market
Prices on apples now being harvested in Washington county have dropped. A large apple company reports prices are "awful cheap" for small green apples with ranges from 60 cents to 2 50 dollars a bushel for Wealthies. The market awaits larger red varieties and expects little price rise until early fall varieties begin harvest.
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Washington County
Best Of Week Prisoner Tips Include Apple Picking Incentive
The Daily Mail awards a $3.50 prize for a tip about German war prisoners picking apples in the Hancock area and seeking incentive to gather more fruit. Second prize goes to a Smithsburg Rt. 2 resident for fire near Beard's Church. Third split between a 100-year-old tree blown by wind and three youths fined for firing a rifle. Tips accepted 7:30 to 1:30 weekdays.
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Hancock
Daily Mail
Smithsburg
Farmer invites visitors to his picnic farm riddle
Silver Spring Maryland August 7 A farmer eager to host picnickers posts a poetic invitation at his self built picnic area near his gate He also invites friends to help themselves to produce but tomatoes drop and beans are picked He wonders why locals think the gesture is a joke and visitors are scarce
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Silver Spring
Justin Lawrie
Methodist Foundry Church
Sligo Park
19 Area youths enlist at Navy recruiting office
Navy officials in Hagerstown report 19 area volunteers accepted after exams in Baltimore. Names include Donald A. Smith of North Cannon Avenue Arthur C. Duffy Jefferson Street Richard E. Teer Washington Avenue and others from Smithsburg Greencastle Waynesboro Thurmont Brownsville and Sharpsburg with recruiters John H. Millard noting 17 year olds are badly needed.
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Navy
John H. Millard
Hagerstown
City Hall
Baltimore
Donald A. Smith
Cannon Avenue
Arthur C. Duffy
Jefferson Street
Richard E. Teer
Washington Avenue
William E. Henry
Locust Street
Robert V. Beard
Potomac Street
Richard W. Eckstine
Smithsburg
Charles F. May
Bay Street
George H. Resh
Clyde C. Wachter, Jr
William D. Handley
Frederick
Robert C. Reymer, Jr
Jack H. Stahl
Greencastle
Robert C. Shelley
Charles K. Trostle
Louis M. Barlop
Louis M. Barlop, Jr
Waynesboro
Mark J. Little
Wilbur A. Wilhide
Thurmont
William G. Beachley
Brownsville
Ralph DeLauney
Sharpsburg
Pushes Mother To Death Then Leaps After Argument
Long Beach California reports that Dudley W. Burriss aged 30 pushed his mother Jane K. Burriss aged 55 from a seventh floor apartment window and then leaped to die beside her. Witnesses said a quarrel occurred with Mrs Burriss clinging to the sill before plunging. John Murray Burriss said both were in ill health and he was away arranging his mother in law’s funeral.
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Long Beach
Calif
Dudley W. Burriss
S. W. Tubbs
O. E. Whittelsey
R.A. Pinson
Burriss
Jane K. Burriss
Jane K. Burriss, 55, Arguing. He Heard Mrs. Burriss
Mary F. Whitty
Grace R. Seely
Frances W. Barnes
Solicitors Denied Release in False Pretense Case
Harrisburg solicitors Charles R. Dupree and Martin A. Kinsely were denied release under writs of habeas corpus by Judge Joseph D. Mish after arguing arrests and searches without warrants. Prosecutors said warrants were issued and arraignments held. Deputies served federal warrants for possession of 13 counterfeit A-10 gasoline coupons, with arraignment possible before U.S. Commissioner C Welles Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Dupree
Martin A. Kinsely
Harrisburg
Joseph D. Mish
Calvert K. Hartle
Mish
United States
Martin L. Ingram
Wayne Sellman
Government's Might Breaks Transit Strike in Philadelphia
Philadelphia endures a week of turmoil as federal troops seize control of transportation amid a wildcat walkout. By Aug 7 the army reports near normal service with 95 percent of workers expected back and production rebounding at the city’s key arsenal as racial tensions ease and trains resume full schedules.
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Philadelphia
Army
Hayes
Derailed Olympian injures twenty six near Lake City
Twenty six people were injured when the Milwaukee Railroad eastbound Olympian derailed near Lake City Minnesota at about 2 am. Four remained in hospital. The train was going about 35 miles per hour. Passengers included hundreds of soldiers and sailors recently returned from Attu and Kiska. Milwaukee officials could not explain the derailment.
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Lake City
Minn
Milwaukee Railroad
Pat McGrady
Marine Corps
New York
Attu
Kiska
Milwaukee
Four Philadelphia strike leaders dismissed from jobs
Philadelphia August report notes four strike leaders, McMenamin Carney Dixey and Thompson, discharged after bond postings on Smith Connally act charges. Army spokesman confirmed dismissals without details. Maj. Gen. Hayes urged workers to resume duties, warning of long employment absence for late return.
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Philadelphia
Army
James McMenamin
Frank P. Carney
William C. Dixey
Frank Thompson
Hayes
August Session of Court Opens with Fruit Growers Case
The August term of Circuit Court opened this morning with the trial of American Fruit Growers Inc versus Norfolk and Western Railroad over a fruit shipment. Judge Joseph D. Mish heard argument and took the case under advisement. attorneys were John Wagaman for the plaintiff and Lane Bushong and Byron for the railroad.
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Joseph D. Mish
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Norfolk and Western Railroad
John Wagaman
Lane, Bushong and Byron
Need More Men To Relieve Soldiers To Be Returned
Spokane dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says the army is nearly built but requires more draftees to relieve long overseas soldiers. He urges local boards to call men even up to age 38 to prevent bench warming and ensure overseas troops can be brought home.
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Spokane
Wash
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
City Not To Sell Old Mill
City officials reject offers to sell the Old Mill property at Funkstown noting water rights and creek access support future needs for the municipal light plant and sewerage disposal plant. Purchased years ago for 4000 dollars, the site remains not for sale despite bids.
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Funkstown
Sunday Beer Referendum Heads To Ballot In Washington County
Washington county voters will decide on Sunday beer sales this fall alongside presidential and congressional races and seven state amendments. The Board of Election Supervisors announced the referendum attached to the 1943 Sunday beer ban. Ballot will include two boxes for or against Sunday beer selling.
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Washington County
Board of Election Supervisors
Postmaster Sells Oak Hill Residence
The Thomas M. Simpson residence at Oak Hill and May Street was sold to Harry Kerstein of Maryland Pipe and Metals Co. The two story brick and frame house, erected recently by the Postmaster, changes hands with possession set for October 1. Sale arranged through Cohen Brothers.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Oak Hill
May Street
Harry Kerstein
Maryland Pipe and Metals Co
Kerstein
Cohen Brothers
Severe Earthquakes Felt Near Fordham University
Two fairly severe earth shocks were recorded last night at Fordham University. Father Joseph J. Lynch, seismologist, estimated the tremors occurred about 3,850 miles south of New York, probably in Peru.
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New York
Fordham University
Joseph J. Lynch
Peru
Germans Evacuating Capital On Orne Front
British infantry drive two miles along the Orne front into the Forest de Cinglais threatening to outflank German defenses near Caen. The breakthrough behind enemy lines north of Thury-Harcourt cuts the Thury-Harcourt road as Germans face a deteriorating, sticky position with a looming hinge near Caen.
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Orne
France
Orne River
Forest de Cinglais
Caen
May-sur-Orne
Rocquancourt
Tilly la Campagne
la Hogue
Vimont
Thury-Harcourt
la Bogotiere
la Moissonniere
Ringworm Clinic Enrolls 49 Kids in Experimental Treatment
The local Health Department dermatology clinic enters its second week with 49 enrolled children for an experimental fungal treatment. Doctor Isadore Botinick reports 21 of those examined are negative by lamp diagnosis. a new treatment phase begins after every 25 registrations.
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Isadore Botinick
Thumbs Down On Argentina Regime
BOGOTA Colombia Aug 7 P Colombia and Venezuela said they cannot maintain normal relations with the Farrell regime in Argentina until that country shows solidarity with other American nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Bogota
Colombia
Venezuela
Farrell
Professor Laski Survives Bomb Strike Landing Unhurt
British economist Professor Harold Laski was awake when a German flying bomb struck a coast hotel. His bed fell five stories through a hole but landed right side up and he emerged unharmed.
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London
Harold Laski
Laski
Nazis Surrender Near St Malo After Defiant Stand
American forces with tanks artillery and dive bombers pushed within four miles of St Malo Brittany as German troops fortified behind minefields barbed wire and ditches. An ultimatum prompted hundreds to surrender while U S units reported about 6500 Germans already capitulated.
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ST. Malo
Brittany
Master Set
Harry Brouchard
Indianapolis
Ind
Chateauneuf d’Ille-St. -Villaine
Rance River
Cezembre Island
Chahlert
Bombers Hit Polish Factory and Land in Russia
American heavy bombers from England attacked a German aircraft factory at Rahmel near Gdynia in Poland. The crews reported excellent bombing and landed on Russian bases without loss, marking the 20th shuttle mission to Soviet bases. Flames rose as the raid progressed, with heavy anti aircraft fire along the route.
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Moscow
England
Rahmel
Gdynia
Eighth Air Force
Russia
Soviet Union
U S General Killed Leading His Troops in Normandy
Brig Gen Nelson M Walker of Pittsfield Mass, assistant commander of a U S infantry division, was killed in Normandy while personally leading an assault on a German machine gun position. A machine gun bullet severed an artery and he died within hours. His son, Lieut Perrin Walker, serves as an aide to the division commander.
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Normandy
Nelson M. Walker
Pittsfield
Mass
Lieut
Perrin Walker
Pvt. McCarney Wounded in New Guinea Action
Mr and Mrs Frank McCarney of 6381 North Locust street received a telegram from the War Department stating their son Pvt Robert Bob McCarney was slightly wounded in action in New Guinea on July 2 He is 19 and has been overseas for five months His brother Pvt Frank McCarney Jr is a paratrooper at Camp Mackall North Carolina.
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Frank McCarney
North Locust Street
War Department
Pvt
Robert
Bob) McCarney
New Guinea
Frank McCarney, Jr
Camp Mackall
N. Cc
German Garrison At Port of Lorient
Allied dispatches report American patrols widening toward Paris from Domfront and Brest threat. British forces push a wedge near Caen, threatening to outflank German defenses as Vire falls and Lorient asks to surrender. Normandy advance links to Brittany push. St Nazaire and Nantes ports remain key objectives.
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HDQS
Domfront
Omar N. Bradley
Paris
Orne River
Cinglais Forest
Caen
Maysur-Orne
Rocquancourt
Tilly-la-Campagne
la Hogue
Vimont
Vire
Normandy
Brittany
Brest
Brenton
U. S
Supreme Headquarters
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Nantes
Four Million Final Figure In Drive
Washington county exceeded its war loan quota by more than four million total sales reached 4,004,681.75 in the Fifth War Loan drive. Bond Chairman John D. Hollyday announced the final Federal Reserve report showing gains in lagging E bonds and detailed breakdowns of Series F1 G notes Savings Notes Certificates of Indebtedness and various bond classes with the county’s quota surpassed before July 15 and continued through late July.
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Washington County
Federal Reserve
John D. Hollyday
Lightning damages roof at William B Hicks home
An electrical storm struck the residence of William B Hicks at 1821 Virginia Avenue tearing the roof in one spot and damaging wallpaper in the upstairs bedroom. The strike caused no fire and was described as a cold stroke with no injuries reported.
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William B. Hicks
Virginia Avenue
Soldier says no to dance with Kay Francia in Spokane
A Spokane man declined a dance with film actress Kay Francia after being asked by a girl in a dark glare. Manager Al Fever of the Spokane Press Club later announced the celebrity declined to dance, leaving the man feeling a bit foolish.
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Spokane
Wash
al Fever
Kay Francia
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