Yanks and British Push to Messina First
Allied forces press toward Messina as British Eighth Army closes on Mt. Eima and Randazzo while American raiders reconnoiter near Terrevona. Patton’s Seventh Army links with the raiders after capturing prisoners and destroying installations. Air power dominates with RAF and Wellington raids on landing craft and coastal transport.
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Messina
Eighth Army
Mt.Eima
Bronte
Randazzo
Cesaro
Mne
Térrenova
Cape ‘Orlando
George 8. Patton Jr
Seventh Army
Sicily
Taly
Natalia
Allied Air Strikes and Naval Losses Roil Sicily Front
Allied air forces blasted targets across Sicily and southern Italy including Milazzo and Barcellona, while raids disrupted rail and road links near Catanzaro and Angitola for the third straight day. Six ships were sunk on the north Sicilian coast near Milazzo. Four enemy aircraft were shot down and Allied planes suffered three losses. Minesweeping began to clear the approaches to Catania harbor aiding east coast supply routes.
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Paradiso
Catanzaro
Angitola
San Giovanni
Sicily
Milarzzo
Barcellona
Cape Orlando
Messina
Randazzo
Catania
Big RAF Night Raid Against Germany In August
RAF heavy bombers bombed Germany in a continuing night attack after August 2 with Mosquito escorts striking Ruhr and Rhineland targets. One German fighter fell to a RAF commander with 15 kills, another over northern France. British raiders near Mannheim Ludwigshaven described as heavy and moonlit sky over the channel showed large formations. Northern France and Abbeville railway targets were hit as British fighters claimed seven enemy aircraft, with three British planes lost. Fossils known to Greeks in the sixth century BC.
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Germany
Hamburg
Ruhr
Rhineland
Europe
Didier
France
Abbeville
Air Ministry
Belgium
RAF
Britain
Mannheim-Ludwigshaven
English Channel
Trap Like At Stalingrad Threatens Kharkov
Soviet communique reports large German losses as Red Army advances toward Kharkov with claims of 212 tanks and 139 guns captured. Rail hub assaults disrupt German withdrawal and Bryansk push continues. Two Red Army generals killed in Belgorod and Orel battles.
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Jages
Red Army
Bryansk
Shakovo
253Rd
Moscow Radio
London
Belgorod
Orel
Apensenko
Guriyev
Stalingrad
State to Boost Local Fair With Grandstand Acts
The board decided to drop harness races and divert purse funds to grandstand attractions. Cetlin and Wilson were contracted for a mammoth three hour show featuring rides and circus acts at the midway. A gasless thrill show is planned for Saturday showing in place of the longtime performer Lucky Teeter.
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Cetlin & Wilson
Hagerstown
Lucky Teeter
Albany Infant Kidnapping Ends With Recovery
Police announce the solution of the kidnapping of a two day old infant from an Albany Oregon hospital and the baby's recovery. The father W B Gurney appeals for the child's return while the mother, near death from shock, is pictured with Marlene Gurney, eight, the family's other child.
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Ags
Albany
Oregon
W. B. Gurney
Gurney
Marlene
Allies Must Whip Germany On Land
OWI chief Elmer Davis after a three week European tour says mass air power alone cannot end the war. He insists German land forces must be decisively beaten before victory and predicts a future western front opening, while noting air bombing has weakened production and morale but cannot secure defeat by itself.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
OWI
Germany
Europe
Mediterranean
United States
Davis
Spain
Hitler
Hermann Goering
Increase in Industrial Sugar Allowances
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown announced an increase in industrial sugar allotments to 90 percent of the 1941 base figures. The change, due to improved shipping, does not affect home users. The higher allotment becomes effective August 15 but retroactive to August 1.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Thermopylae pass scene of exploit in Greek rush
Jerusalem reports Greeks blasted a railway bridge at Thermopylae Pass destroying a German train of 28 cars. Surviving Germans were killed by guerrillas, material including machine guns salvaged, crippling Salonika Athens communications. The pass is famed for Leonidas stand against Persia in 480 AD.
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Jerusalem
Thermopylae Pass
Salonika
Athens
Leonidag
Xerxes
Merchant Vessel Survives Attack
Washington Aug 10 A United States merchant vessel survived a second torpedo attack after being torpedoed in the South Atlantic with a skeleton crew. The ship, under Captain H E B Stark of Reading Massachusetts, lifted its crew from lifeboats and began toward port with six engine room sailors and Ensign Michael Garcia commanding the armed guard aboard.
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Washington
South Atlantic
United States
Navy
H. EB. Stark
Reading
Mass
Michael. Garcia
Florida
N. Y
Armed Guard
Man Struck by Auto In Carder Route 340 Injures Rider
Wade H. Kidwell, 66, of Harper's Ferry West Virginia, was badly injured when hit by an automobile while walking along Route 340 near Sandy Hook. Cpl Elwood O Hara of the State Police said he was taken to Brunswick Hospital with a skull fracture.
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Wade H. Kidwell
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Sandy Hook
Elwood O'Hara
Kidwell
Brunswick Hospital
Road Projects Being Rushed
Baltimore August report from Chief Engineer Wilson T Ballard of the State Roads Commission says Maryland's 9 million access highway program will largely be finished by year end with only two or three jobs pushed to spring war time constraints slow progress but materials and labor are being secured. Several August completions listed include Jessups Fort Meade road Eastern avenue in Baltimore Magnolia grade crossing elimination and right of way into Seat Pleasant and hospital entrance. Projects to finish by mid September include Aiken Port Deposit highway Route Five sections in Charles and St Marys counties and Cedar Point naval reservation routes. October milestones include Sandy Point Ferry terminal and portions of Route Five three notch road to Cedar Point with fall finish goals for Patuxent river bridge and other Baltimore area projects. Some items carry over into 1944 such as Monocacy tug bridge and parts of Baltimore jobs.
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Baltimore
Wilson T. Ballard
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Jessups-Fort Meade
Washington
Odenton
Ballard
Magnolia
Seat Pleasant
Prince George's County Hospital
Aiken-Port Deposit
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Aiken
Charles
St. Mary’s
Sandy Point
Naval Reservation
Cedar Point
Patuxent River
Baltimore and Ohio
Laurel-Fort Meade
Eastern Avenue
North Point Road
Waterview Avenue
Boothby Hill
Aberdean Proving Ground
Monocacy River
Torpedo Attack Drives Uboat Away After Explosion on Bridge
A submarine attacked a vessel and a fierce explosion sent flames and water over the deck. Survivors in life boats recalled the Uboat signaling them to come alongside but they refused and the attacker moved off.
U S Soldiers In Sicily Living Up To Reputation They Long Held
U S soldiers in Sicily respected civilian property during the invasion, avoiding looting. Seventh Army JAG officer said no recorded cases of troops smashing shops or homes, with isolated temptations but near zero incidents. Palermo saw orderly behavior as divisions entered on July 22, while authorities moved to restore civil government. Soldiers collected souvenirs like Fascist emblems but paid for many items. Army policy reimburses civilians for used property. The stance: liberators, not conquerors, and looters are tied to Fascist tactics, not American conduct.
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Don Whitehead
A.E.F
Sicily
Seventh Army
Palermo
West Indians To Pick Apples
West Indians will begin harvests in a few days in Washington county for peaches and apples. Migrant camps include barracks with meat hall and sanitary facilities. Bahamans will work on contract to aid farmers and orchardists. Dr. T. B. Symons says moving West Indians from Eastern Shore helps save crops. Farmers say local help is scarce and housing Bahamans in county offers a labor solution.
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T. B. Symons
University of Maryland Extension Service
Fastern
Washington County
Reading Classified Ads Draw Wide Attention
Local readers show strong interest in classified ads as more people browse listings online and in print. Advertisers report steady inquiries across categories, including jobs, housing, and merchandise, signaling vibrant community engagement.
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Murer
Joseph
Wethertone
R. D. McKee
Rogers Jewelry Co
the House of
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B. C
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America
Betty
B &O
K. B. White
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bank
Bohman-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St
Record Shop
E. Wash
Ea, Bee
Ncodemus
Ferema Lumbag
Tisprains
City
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Victory Gardens
Colonial Hardwood Flooring Co. Inc
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U. S
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Waite
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