Cape Taken By Yanks as Italian General Seized
Allied forces push along Sicily’s northern mountain ring and coast with gains east of Cape Orlando and near Brolo. Osso river crossings and Messina bridgehead operations cited as Axis withdraws to the east. Naval air activity targets German traffic routes while Italian high command notes armored withdrawals amid heavy air and sea bombardment.
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Naso
Cape Orlando
Brolo
Cape
Messina
Sicily
Naval- Builetin
Rome
Associated Press
Mt. Bima
J. & Naval
Piraimo
Marina di. Patri
Sicili
Bighway
Randazzo Sector Delayed by Bridges and Debris
Allied pursuit of the German forces in the Randazzo sector was slowed by demolished bridges and roads filled with debris, hindering movement and delaying advances.
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Randazzo
Youth Accused of Automobile Theft
Millard Arthur Johnson, 17, of New York City, was arrested on the Western pike by State Trooper Harry Holsinger on a charge of taking an automobile from Wheeling, West Virginia. He waived extradition as WV authorities were notified and the car owner informed. The arrest followed a chase near St. Paul Church and City Limits. Johnson said he took the car yesterday afternoon around 5:30. He was jailed in Washington County after five hours.
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Millard Arthur Johnson
New York City
Western Pike
Harry Holsinger
Wheeling
W. Va
Holsinger
West Virginia
St. Paul Church
City Hmits
Johnson
Washington County
Russia Not Invited to Parley at Quebec Meeting
Tass, the Soviet news agency, stated the Soviet government did not receive an invitation to attend the Quebec conference and, due to the conference’s nature, no representative of the Soviet government was envisaged as participating. The piece notes renewed Russian desires for a second front and suggests Roosevelt and Churchill may reexamine invasion plans, routes, troop numbers, and supply methods.
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Monitor
Tass
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Yanks Strike Rome in All American Daylight Raid
Allied forces pounded Rome in a major daylight offensive led by Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle. 500 American heavy bombers and 200 fighters targeted San Giovanni and Littorio yards with Flying Fortresses and Mitchells. German rail traffic suffered heavy disruption as RAF Halifax and Liberators aided from the Middle East.
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Rome
RAF Halifax
Liberators
Middle East
San Giovanni
Italy
Messina
Sicily
San Lorenzo
Littorio
Stratte
James H. Doolittle
Washington county tax forms mailed to residents
Taxpayers in Washington county will receive simplified forms for estimated income tax and Victory tax owed. Forms 1040 ES and instruction sheets will be mailed between August 15 and 24 with filings due by September 15. Eligibility for filing depends on income and withholding status, detailing income thresholds for 1943 returns.
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Washington County
Internal Revenue
Milan Bombed by RAF and Axis reply across Europe
RAF bombers hit Milan and attacked French shipping and airports as night raids followed daylight strikes on Ruhr and Rhineland targets by American forces. German counterbombing damaged East Anglia with no casualties reported. RAF intruder patrols damaged locomotives and sank two enemy vessels in the Dover Strait. In Baltimore, Capt Peter Reynolds, ex Johns Hopkins captain, reports from a Philippine prison camp that he is well and recovering from a war wound.
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France
Ruhr
Rhineland
Gelsenkirchen
Wesselring
Bonn
England
East Anglia
Channel
Dover Strait
Air Ministry
Baltimore
Peter Reynolds
Johns Hopkins University
Mount Saint Agnes
Elks Convention Program Listing Dates and Events
Elks schedule three day convention with registration August 13. Friday features officers meeting open house and Elks toast. August 14 opens with officer nomination and election, reports, ladies entertainment, floor show and dancing, then toast. August 15 includes memorial service installation and an old fashioned picnic.
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Elks
Elke
Pic- Niles
Seven Stars in Crabtree Window Honor Local Service Members
Crabtrees of 418 West Church Street display a seven star service flag reflecting relatives in the Navy Seabees and Army. Included are John T. Gillian, Joseph, Leo, James W, John W, Hubert Huntzberry, and Roy Powell. The family, Cumberland natives who moved to Hagerstown, notes all seven were drafted or enlisted through Cumberland boards. Light from the sun takes about 498.7 seconds to reach Earth.
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Hagerstown
W. W. Crabtree
West Church Street
Crabtree
Navy
John T. Gillian
Seabees
Sgt
Joseph
Leo
Army
Pvt
James W
Australia
Mr. Crabtree
Cpt
John W
Hubert Huntzberry
Atlantic
Roy Powell
New Guinea
Crabtrees
Cumberland
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Cumberland Selective Service Boards
John S. Valentine New Legion Head
John S. Valentine elected commander of Morris Frock Post No 42 American Legion at last night’s annual election. He succeeds Hi M. Garrison, with one of the largest votes in post history. installation set for Aug 25 with department officers expected.
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John, S. Valentine
Morris Frock
American Legion
Legion
Valentine
Hi. M. Garrison
McClellan Altemeier
Harry F. Hurd
Robert C. Reno
Richard F. X. Dunn
Hubert J. Stotelmyer
George W. Webber
Oscar G. Wikard
Robert M. Stockslager
Chas. L. Mobley
Richard D. Stonebraker
T. Frank Lynch
Howard F. Mowen
Chester L. Stine
Ford's Theatre to reopen September six with Arsenic and Old Lace
Ford's Theatre in Baltimore, closed for repairs since January 4, is set to reopen September 6 with Arsenic and Old Lace. Manager John Little said the reopening follows a city engineer ordered closure after the Cocoanut Grove disaster in Boston. Two to three shifts of workers daily will complete alterations required by the engineer.
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Baltimore
Ford’s
John Little
Municipal
Boston
Little
Convention to Open Mountairy Grand Lodge Session
The Maryland Virginia and District of Columbia Grand Lodge of the International Order of Good Templars will open its 67th annual two day session next Wednesday in Mountairy Maryland. Grand Chief Temp lar R E Hardy will preside.
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Mountairy
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Grand Lodge
The
International Order of Good Templars
R. E. Hardy
Two Men Injured In Farm Roof Scaffold Fall
Two workers fell about 20 feet from a scaffold while repairing a barn roof on Clyde Schnebley farm in Charlton and Robert Smith of 500 block West Washington street and Raymond Ausherman of Hagerstown Route 2 were hurt yesterday afternoon around 4 o clock. They were rushed to Washington County Hospital in the Goodwill ambulance. neither is believed seriously injured. Smith has possible ankle fractures while Ausherman sustained a facial side injury and both suffered shock and body bruises. The scaffold broke causing the drop.
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Clyde Schnebley
Charlton
Robert Smith
Washington Street
Raymond Ausherman
Hagerstown
Route 2
Washington County Hospital
Smith
Ausherman
Soviets Tighten Pincers Around Axis Stronghold
Soviet forces push toward Karachev and Bryansk area with 1800 German losses reported in one sector. Guards storm Dmitroysk Orlovsky fortress, breaking stiff resistance and seizing war matériel. Kharkov salient sees fresh German reinforcements in a bid to halt the advance.
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Axis
Kharkov
Bryansk
Communiqque
Karachev
Moscow
Kromi
Orel
Dmitroysk-Orlovsky
Germany
Share the Loot Burglar Is Found
Tulsa police report a “share the loot” burglar. H. W. Donovan of Dallas, Texas, left 120 dollars in a bag in his hotel room, told officers that on his return 60 dollars were gone, the other 60 still in the bag.
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Tulsa
Okla
Polic
H. W. Donovan
Dallas
Tex
Allied Offensives in Europe May Come From Parleys
The article discusses potential Allied command structures for future campaigns in North Europe and South Asia. It weighs Eisenhower as a central directing head for Mediterranean and northern Europe operations, and considers British generals Alexander and Montgomery for European command. In Asia, command shifts after Wavell’s move and Auchinleck lead to speculation about Stilwell or other leaders for coordinating Burma and India efforts.
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Europe
South Asia
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Britain
Harold Alexander
Sicily
Bernard L. Montgomery
Africa
Tunisia
India
Archibald Wavell
Cla B. Auchinleck
Auchinjeck
Joseph Stilwell
Burma
Washington
Burme
China
Stillwell
Alexander
Montgomery
Nazis Fight On As City Narrowed To 87 Miles
Front reports nine days into the battle with Nazis expected to defend to the end rather than retreat. In Washington, legislators consider boosting public interest in collective security while a Senate showdown on a postwar world organization remains undecided. Speaker notes both the President and Secretary Hull seek a pledge of cooperation from the Senate. George Washington wore beeswax teeth held by spiral springs.
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Senate
D. C
Hull
George Washington
Two Sentenced On Charges of Fraud
Two former executives of Triumph Explosives Inc at Elkton Maryland were sentenced in Federal Court to three years in prison and fines. Joseph Ben Decker former vice president was released on continued 5000 dollar bond pending appeal. Gustav H Kann former president may receive probation if he makes restitution of 42000 dollars extracted from the firm.
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Baltimore
Triumph Explosives, Inc
Elkton
W. Calvin Chesnut
Joseph Ben Decker
Re Firm
Gustav H. Kann
Triumph
Kann
Approval Is Given Campaign by FDR
President Roosevelt approves a campaign conducted by supporters, marking official backing for a political effort in Washington on August 12. Details indicate public endorsement and organized actions by volunteers and allied groups within the administration sphere.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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