Pincers clamp around Paris defenses in night raids
Allied forces drive toward Paris with a Canadian led push from Caen area. RAF heavy bombers and Lancasters drop about 700 tons of bombs on German positions south of Caen while Canadian armor advances from May-sur Orne toward Falaise. Mortain battle ends with German counterattack crushed as Brittany towns are liberated and Lorient Brest and St Malo await further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caen
France
Falaise
1St Army
May-sur Orne
St. Martin de-Fontenay
Orne
Tilly-La-Campagne
Mortain
Breton
Omar N. Bradley
Lorient
U. S
Brest
St. Malo
Guingamp
St. Brieuc
Brittany
Paris
Normandy- Brittany
Night attack at Caen signals new close support shift
Allied reports describe heavy close support at night near Caen on July 18 as German forces crumble under purge conflict. Captured German officers show tension with SS while German soldiers wound themselves to avoid combat. Charles de Gaulle says a French parachute regiment recruited 16,600 for the resistance and a French armored division prepares for deployment in Brittany and on a battle front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard L. Mountgomery
Caen
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Hitler
Charles de Gaulle
Brittany
de Gaulle
United Kingdom
Reds threaten on a 200 mile front near Memel and Tilsit
Soviet forces under Bagramian drive from Lithuania toward Memel and Tilsit amid rapid advances and the seizure of 50 towns including Saukenai. Cherniakhov’s troops face resistance near the East Prussian border while Zakharov pushes toward Bialystok. East Prussia factories reportedly closed as Soviet action widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan C. Bagramian
Lithuania
Memel
Tilsit
Saukenai
Baltic
Bagramian
Riga
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
G. F. Zakharov
Knyszyn
Bialystok
Lapy
Associated Press
East Prussia
Latvia
Estonia
Bagramiat
Moscow
Madona
Culbene
Lubana
Bass Comeback In Antietam Waters Of Western Maryland
Bass streams in western Maryland showing a revival after years of decline due to pollution. The deep water above Grossnickle mill was once a favorite spot where large bass were landed, then vanished until occasional fish reappear. About 45 years ago a big bass was netted near Bridgeport. North American Rod and Gun Club later stocked the creek by its club house near Security with bass and crappies. Recent years have seen crappies up to a pound or more, and pollution control plus restocking are credited with the bass rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Grossnickle Mill
Bridgeport
Rod & Gun Club
City funds held in trust for poor via Knights of Pythias mortgage
The Mayor and Council disclosed that a $20,000 mortgage on the West Franklin Street Knights of Pythias building, recently bought by the CIO, was money left in trust for the poor of Hagerstown. The bulk stems from the S. M. Bloom estate with Annie Carlisle estate providing the rest. The city held the mortgage under former ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Knights of Pythias
CIO
Hagerstown
S. M. Bloom
Annie Carlisle
Aristocrats Blamed for Plot on Hitler
Nazi propagandists allege a blue blooded international plot involving German aristocrats and generals to assassinate Hitler. The accusation frames Tonéon as a center of counterplot discussions amid widespread claims of elite involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Tonéon
Plot against Hitler ends in court punishment
Berlin reports on the People's Court session where officers including von Witzleben faced charges of participating in assassination plots to upend the regime. The proceedings named generals Stieff Wagner and others, with Witzleben admitting involvement and detailing plans to seize the Fuehrer and stage a new military command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plode
Fuehrer
Berlin
Germany
Wehrmacht
von Witzleben
Witzleben
Erich Hoeppoer
Stieff
von Hase
Col
Bernardis
Friedrich Katl Klausing
von Hegan
Count Yorck von Wartenburg
Senate of the People’s Court
Roland Friesler
Lautz
Stali
Stief
Wagner
Bai~lin
Hitler
Willtary
Beck
Nazis Quitting Atlantic Wall Move South Of Bayonne
German forces fled the Atlantic Wall region south of Bayonne, leaving SS units behind. French guards and a few German gendarmes watched at the Bidassoa bridge as rail and road routes were sabotaged. Some units marched toward Montpellier and the Rhone valley while resistance cut transport links to Bordeaux and the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayonne
International Bridge
Bidassoa River
Hendaye
Biarritz
Bordeaux
Therontier
Mediterranean
Service members listed with overseas service and awards
The article lists Sgt Stallings and Sgt Richard M Smith among service personnel with overseas assignments. It notes their prior employment, places like Hagerstown and St Louis, and mentions other soldiers earning wings, commissions, Good Conduct Medals, or glider training, with family connections in Maryland and nearby areas.
Soldiers Enroll In Fort Knox Tank Mechanics Course
Route 2 townsman enrolls in Armored School at Fort Knox Kentucky for tank mechanics. Pfc Joseph L Ford, son of Mr and Mrs Ford, arrives in England after three years training and seeks letters from friends. Donald F Shantz, 19, of Hagerstown Maryland, trains at Sheepshead Bay Maritime Station after time with Victor Products Corp. Seaman Shantz receives six weeks of basic training. Bluejacket Paul F Litter, 30, of Fairplay, joins Naval Training School Diesel at University of Illinois Urbana. Verlin H Smalts promoted from first lieutenant to captain in Chemical Warfare Service at Chico Army Air Field. former Boonsboro High School teacher.
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Joseph L. Ford
Joseph M. Ford
Mulberry Avenue
England
States
Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
U. S
Maritime Service Training Station
Donald F. Shantz
Lof
North Foundry Street
Hagers‘town
Iwith
Victor Products Corp
Shantz
Paul F. Litter
Georgia Litten
Fairplay
Naval Training School
Diesel
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Ilinois
Chico
Cal
Verlin H
Smalts
Gay Street
Hagerstown
Chemical Warfare Service
Chico Army Air Field
Hfe
Boonsboro
Chemical Warfare Service Officer
Edgewood Arsenal
Denial Made Of Lend-Lease Talk
The NAM reports British officials push to extend lend-lease after Germany's defeat while Edward R. Stettinius Jr says Britain has not raised the future of lend-lease. Officials cite wartime priorities and Congress would be consulted on any extension set beyond June 20 of next year.
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Washington
Aug
National Association of Manufacturers
Germany
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
Britain
Stettinius
Europe
Far East
Foreign Economic Administration
Japan
Johnson
D-Cole
Murray
D-Mont
Congress
Manufacturers Association
N.A.M. News
Postwar Lend Lease Under Review by Allies
High level U S officials note lend-lease may end with the war and stress Japan fight as part of the total effort. Daily talks with recipients like Great Britain determine immediate needs and future supply levels. Stettinius cites ongoing discussions on prospective requirements across war phases and a plan to seek long term low interest loans for allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Bank
Americar
Japan
Great Britain
Stettinius
America
Congress
Souvenir Hunt Nets Five Japs
Six enemy soldiers were spotted in holes on a valley slope by Marines Bennett and Bryant. After misjudging some targets they opened fire at close range, reloading behind a road and claiming to have killed six to eight Japanese soldiers while pursuing souvenirs. Bryant names Plummer Bryant of Alderson West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Bennett
Marine Pie
Plummer J. Bryant
Rt. 1
Alderson
West Viginia
Bryant
CARE FOR Mexiana Baby Powder Ends Diaper Rash Myth
A long standing favorite product, CARE FOR Mexiana powder is promoted as soothing and medicated to prevent diaper rash after every baby diaper change, emphasizing consistent use across four decades.
Ragweed Blitz Imminent Across Several States
A study finds New York City area averages 101 pounds of ragweed pollen per square mile during the pollinating season, with Boston at 36 and Indianapolis at 826. Indiana, Illinois and Ohio report high allergy rates, Buffalo 568, St. Louis 519, while California towns show lower levels. California, Wisconsin, Michigan and New England are top havens for hay fever sufferers.
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New York City
Boston
Indianapolis
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Buffalo
St. Louis
California
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Wisconsin
Michigan
New England
Body Of Ficer To Be Brought Home
The body of Second Lt. Gerald Q. Keller a Middletown youth killed in a Nebraska plane crash will be taken to Gladhill Funeral Home Middletown noon then to the Reformed Church for lying in state until 2 30 and services by Rev. Phillip E. Saylor. He worked at Fairchild Aircraft and Washington county relatives survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Q. Keller
Middletown
Nebraska
Gladhill
Reformed Church
Phillip E. Saylor
Reformed Cemetery
Fairchild Aircraft
Washington County
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Antietam
Cauffman
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Genghis Khan
Stanley
Hagerstown Gas CD
Ibig
Rudolph Hardy
Sgt. Stallings
Hattie B. Stallings
Fairchild ‘Aircraft Corporation
Hagers- Htown
AAF
Richard M. Smith
Twelfth Air Force
Italy
Frank Smith
Salem Avenue
Doris
Burgen Avenue
John R. O'Brien
J. A. O'Brien
West Church Street
U. & Army
Edward Lee Tyson
John EH. Tyson
Buena Vista Avenue
Tyson
Patterson Field
Pic
Edward L. Wagner
George J. Wagner
South
Potomac Street
Rome
Spellman
New York
Pre. Wagner
Frances Gaylor
Pvt
George Donald Gaylor
Camp Forrest, Tenn
Harry K. Bitner
Moller Apartments
Sat
Joseph E. Bitner
Wilmer A. Turner
Lois M. Turner
Hagers
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery
W. Wahinaton St
E Town
Route 2
Armored School
Fort Knox
Bohman-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St
Rogers Jewelry Co
The
House of Blue White Diamonds
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Duquesne Pilsener
Duquesne
Duquesne Brewing Co
Pittsburgh
Potomac Distributing Company
Antietam Street
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