Krakow Threatened by Outflanking Drive
Moscow reports a new Red Army thrust beyond the Vistula river defenses threatens to cut German communications between Krakow and Warsaw. Soviet forces reach 30 miles west of the river as they threaten Kielce and outflank Krakow, with Boryslaw and Samhor falling as part of twin victories.
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Krakow
Warsaw
Heart of
Poland
Moscow
Red Army
Vistula
Ivan
Konev
Ukraine
Szydlow
Kielce
Silesia
Boryslaw
Carpathians
Sam Hor
Czechoslovakia
London
Ploesti
Romania
German East Prussia
Pvt Clopper Killed in Action in France July
Pvt Millard C. Clopper twenty two known as Tip was killed in action in France on July 19 according to War Department telegram to parents Mr and Mrs G C Clopper Blair's Valley He had worked for North American Cement Company Security had been overseas four months of the 17 in service Survived by father and mother brothers Frank Marcersburg half brother L A Clopper Hagerstown sisters Mrs Jessia Sword and Mrs Julia Poole Clearspring Church member Blair's Valley Funeral details not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Millard C. Clopper
CO. “CC
France
War Department
G. C. Clopper
Blair's Valley
Tip
North American Cement Company
Security
Frank
Marcersburg
L. A. Clopper
Hagerstown
Jessia Sword
Julia Poole
Clearspring
Plan Survey On Auto Tax Stamp Plan
Local motor vehicle owners who have not bought the $5 Federal auto stamp face a last opportunity tomorrow. Allen H. Mumma, agent in charge of the local Internal Revenue Office, reports orders from Baltimore to have all agents check cars on streets and in parking lots and sell stamps on the spot. Refusal will trigger immediate action and names will be sent to the U.S. District Attorney. Agents will carry stamps and contact owners rapidly as rounds proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen HH. Muinima
Maternal Revenue Olice
Baltimore
U.S
Mumma
Sailor Plans Wedding Suite and Rooms After Atlantic Arrival
Sailor Charles Watts, aboard ship in the Atlantic, requested a bridal suite, 10 adjoining rooms, and a wedding dinner for 20 in a Oklahoma City hotel. He said the arrangements are needed two weeks after his unspecified U.S. arrival date. The hotel will notify nearby customers to vacate the bridal suite on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles Watts
U.S
Ocean City installs new mayor after election
Ocean City Maryland reshapes its government as Daniel Trimper Jr wins the mayoralty in a 251 to 164 unofficial bid over incumbent Clifford P. Cropper. Cropper served 19 years in city roles including 5 years as mayor and 14 on the council.
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Resort
Ocean City
Daniel Trimper, Jr
Trimper
Clifford P. Cropper
Cropper
Shout
26th Anniversary Of Reichs Black Day In War No 1
The 26th anniversary marks the German high command recognizing a lost war after the August 8 1918 Allied offensive in the Somme sector led by Marshal Foch. British and American troops used 450 tanks to pierce lines up to 44 miles, altering momentum on the western front and signaling the beginning of Germanys decline.
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Marshal Foch
Albert-Montdider Salient
Somme
Erich von Ludendorff
Ludendorff
Central Alliance
Old Potomac Beats Rome For Beauty War Veteran Says
Pvt Charles Jap Potts the first Williamsport service man back home from the Italian front describes Rome as beautiful but prefers Williamsport and its hills. Son of Mrs William Poffenberger and husband of Mrs Florence Potts Pinesburg he spent eight months with the 168th Engineers on several fronts and will report to a Florida camp for assignment in the U S A after a brief rest.
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Williamsport
Charles “Jap” Potts
Rome
Potomac
William Poffenberger
Florence Potts
Pinesburg
Italy
168Th Engineers
Florida
U.S. A
Actor Jon Hall Injured After Fight With Tommy Dorsey
Hollywood August 8 Jon Hall suffered 50 stitches after a Saturday fracas with band leader Tommy Dorsey. Hall has a broken nose, cut nostril and other injuries but doctors flag no permanent scars. Dorsey’s lawyer said injuries likely from Hall falling into a flowerpot. Hall declined to press charges.
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Hollywood
Jon Hall
Tommy Dorsey
Hall
Dorsey
Tiaac Pacht
Meuse-Argonne Purple Heart to World War I veteran Baker
Frederick A. Baker of Chewsville, a World War I veteran and sergeant with the 328th Infantry, Co. A, 2nd Division, was awarded the Purple Heart for a wound in France on October 14, 1918 during an action against a German machine gun nest on the Meuse Argonne front. He served 12 months overseas and fought in Toul sector, St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne. he also earned two other citations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Baker
Chewsville
France
Meuse-Argonne
Baker
328Th Infantry
Co. A
Toul
St. Mihiel
Service telegram reports Sgt Edward Martin wounded in Italy
Mrs Veronica Martin of 54 South Cannon Avenue received a War Department telegram stating her son Staff Sergeant Edward Max Martin was slightly wounded in action in Italy on July 20. He has been overseas since October 1943.
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Edward Max Martin
Italy
Veronica Martin
South
Cannon Avenue
War Department
Edward
Papen Reported Arriving in Berlin After Turkey Exit
Nazi Paris radio said Franz von Papen, Germany's ambassador who left Turkey after relations broke, had reached Berlin after earlier reports placing him in Bucharest.
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London
Paris
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Berlin
Bucharest
Ragweed Pollen Blitz Triggers Allergic Sniffles Here
Hay fever sufferers in Hagerstown and Washington county brace for the season’s peak as ragweed pollen dispersal rises across the area. The Weather Bureau notes millions of tons released nationwide will affect nasal passages until early September, with Seattle and Portland found virtually pollen free in tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
A& A
Seattle
Washington
Portland
Oregon
U.S. Weather Bureau
United States
Local Boy Wounded In Normandy Action
Private Charles E. Miller of Hagerstown Maryland, 20, was wounded in Normandy when his unit moved through a hedgerow on patrol. He received a bullet to the left thigh and a hand crease but is convalescing at a U S Army hospital in England. His parents, Mr and Mrs Charles E Miller Sr, live at 545 North Mulberry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Charles E. Miller
Hagerstown
Maryland
le Haye du Puits
Normandy
Pvt. Miller
United States Army Station
North, Mulberry Street
Private Harry Miller Killed in Action in France
Pvt. Harry Miller Jr., 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry T Miller of Marshall street, was killed in action in France on July 24. He had been employed as a call boy at the Western Maryland railroad before induction ten months ago. Survived by his parents, one sister Nadine, and brothers Calvin H Miller Bainbridge Ga Richard A Durward Emerson G Miller and Joseph Miller all of this city.
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Harry T.miller
Harry T. Miller
Marshall Street
France
War Department
Western Maryland Railroad
Nadine
Pic
Calvin H. Miller
Bainbridge
Richard A. Durward
Emerson G
Joseph
Philly Strike Cost Matched Forts and Destroyers
Frank L. McNamee of the War Manpower Commission said Philadelphia's six day transit strike cost defense plants 4,000,000 man hours, equal to 26 Flying Fortresses or five destroyers, with an additional 1,000,000 hours expected from late arrivals and sub contractor workers.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. McNamee
War Manpower Commission
McNamee
Colored Youth Burned By Lye
Ten year old Jackie Stoner a colored youth living in the 300 block of Jonathan street suffered severe burns when a ten year old girl companion threw lye on him caustic splatter burned the upper body and hair watches came out there is fear his eyes may be impaired Police say Lula Holland colored threw the lye and investigators are continuing to probe the motive the boy is under a physician care
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Stoner
Jonathan Street
Lula Holland
Former Contractor Shoots Himself at Son’s Home
Charles C. Creger, former building contractor of Montgomery County, died by his own hand at his son Floyd Creger’s home near Catoctin Furnace. The county medical examiner ruled death a suicide, noting Creger used a shotgun pressed by a stick against a tree. Family said he had been in ill health and had talked of taking his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Creger
Montgomery County
Floyd Creger
Catoctin
Furnace
Creser
Trieger
Dreger
Eight Plotters Against Hitler Are Punished
Berlin reported a Nazi people's court found Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben and seven other senior officers guilty of complicity in the July 26 plot against Hitler. Col. Claus von Stauffenberg allegedly brought explosives to Hitler before July 20 but failed to act. Beck headed the coup and killed himself after its failure. seven others were executed or committed suicide. The court said Stieff knew of another plot to kill Hitler involving time bombs in soldiers’ packs.
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London
Berlin
People’s Court
Erwin von Witzleben
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
DNB
Hitler
Count Claus von Stauffenberg
Henrich Himmler
Gestapo
Beck
von Witzleben
Ludwig Beck
Stieff
Bass In Antietam Creek Sparks Warm Comeback
Reports from local fishermen indicate a comeback of bass in Antietam creek. Large catches near the municipal electric light plant stretch to the dam below the paper mill and near Security, with several bass around three to five pounds observed. Workers at the new dam report witnessing a five pound bass in the waters below it during construction.
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Antietam Creek
Eg Point
Municipal Electric Light Plant
North American Rod & Gun Club
Security
County youth injured as runaway team drags rider
Charles Hess Sousa, 17, of Hagerstown Route 2, was treated at Washington County Hospital after a runaway team dragged him while he led the horses pulling hay on his father Melvin Sousa's farm. He suffered lacerations and brush burns on arms legs and shoulders and a wound under the left knee. He remains under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hess Sousa
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Melvin Sonsa
Charles
Woman Bitten By Neighbor's Dog Near Suter Avenue
Mrs Loretta Show 28 of the 200 block Suter avenue was bitten on the leg last evening by a neighbor's dog. Police report says the dog was on the owner's porch and frightened when the woman approached suddenly.
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Loretta Show
Suter Avenue
Summer Home On River Burns At Taylor's Landing
Fire destroyed the six room summer dwelling of L H Miner at Taylor's Landing along the Potomac river. Discovered by Mrs Miner the fire broke out this morning before Sharpsburg firefighters arrived, and the building with its contents was virtually a total loss.
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L. H. Miner
Wayside Avenue
Taylor's Landing
Potomac River
Miner
Jack Taylor
Sharpsburg Fire Company
Grice To Practice Law Here After Bar Exam Win
Charles C. Grice son of the late J Cleveland Grice a familiar local attorney was among 25 who passed state bar exams in June according to the State Board of Law Examiners He will be sworn in before the Court of Appeals at the next session and begin practicing law locally.
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Charles C. Grice
J. Cleveland Grice
State Board of Law Examiners
Grice
Franklin & Marshall College
University of Maryland Law School
Court of Appeals
Victory Garden Gas Bonus Ends Aug. 15
The Office of Price Administration announced that special gasoline rations for travel to victory gardens will end after August 15. Gardening rations already issued may be used while valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Garden
Washington
Victory Gardens
Office of Price Administration
Petroleum retailers may request ceiling increases
Washington August. The Office of Price Administration ruled that any service station or retailer of petroleum products may seek OPA permission to raise ceilings to the level of fair trade acts without awaiting a court injunction.
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Washington
Aug
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Yanks And Canadians Battering At Flanks
Allied forces press the offensive as American troops move through Brittany toward Paris while Nazi Atlantic defenses in southwestern France are reported outflanked and largely evacuated. German border units shift toward the Loire as police claim a temporary withdrawal.
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Spain
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Spanish
Bordeaux
France
Brittany
Paris
Maginot Line
Belgium
Hendaye Bridge
Loire River
Bombers Batter Caen Hinge in Second Bold Raid
British and American air forces launched a major night and day assault on German positions below Caen and across northern France. About 1,800 tons of bombs fell on lines near Caen as Canadian forces advanced, while 6,700 tons were dropped by 1,600 British bombers on trains and air fields including Romilly sur Seine and Le Perthe. Some 750 fighters escorted the raid, Lancaster bombers led the darkness attack in close support of ground troops.
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London
Caen
France
Paris
le Perthe
Romily
England
RAF
Yanks Break Into St Malo Port in Northern Brekon
Berlin radio reported Americans breached the northern Brekon port of St Malo and the Nazi garrison was said to be fighting to hold the town as Allied forces advance.
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St. Malo Port
London
Berlin
Va Tdio
Brekon
St. Malo
Marines Take Saipan Souvenirs Kill Five Japs
Three Marines venturing beyond lines on Saipan encountered a Japanese machine gun nest delaying another unit. They killed at least five enemy troops and seized no souvenirs, as they pressed through canyons to behind the lines. The men were Pes Cole Neil A., Miclak Joseph W., Benner Martins T. The trio carried rifles and a revolver with limited ammo and reported no time to collect saber or flags.
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Saipan
Marianas Islands
Pes
Neil A. Cole
Battle Creek
Mich
Joseph W. Miclak
New York
T. Benner
Harrisville
Miss
Cole
Bennett
Miviak
Reanert
Midak
Allied Forces Reach Le Mans in Paris-West Push
Allied troops tightened the Paris corridor as U S armored units pierced toward Le Mans and Brest area. Canadian spearheads slammed into Caen’s line while Mortain was retaken. a German counter thrust aimed to sever the Normandy Brittany link. French ports and rail hubs and a communications node near Le Mans were key targets in the mid June offensive.
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HDQS
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Caen
U. S
le Mans
Normandy
Brittany
Mortain
Doughboys
Hitling
Mayenne
Loaval
Homes Needed For Children In Washington County
Washington County Welfare Board seeks eight foster homes for children ages from infancy to early teens. Acting executive secretary Abuel Kaplan said many children already live in board foster care under Juvenile Court orders. Interested individuals should contact the Welfare Board in the old post office building to apply, as the board sets standards for foster homes and has received no complaints about current placements.
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Washington County
Abuel Kaplan
Juvenile Court
Welfare Board
Kaplan
Hiney
Troy
Wettum Board
Ye Welfare Board
Boaye Iihee
Puibhing
Truck Line Strikers Defy Order To Return
Harrisburg Va A strike involving 77 employees tied to a Pennsylvania truck line defied a War Labor Board order to end the stoppage. The walkout affected vital war material as third day of the dispute continued with no immediate resolution. The article notes internal labor leadership and regional implications amid wartime production pressures.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
York
Lancs
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Edward Martin
Harry Miller
W. M. Railroad
Philly
Lye
Antietam
Washington, D. C
Rock Creek Park
Frances N. Erickson
Birmingham
Supreme Hdqs
Brest
Lorient
Gatheme
Vire
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