Four Allied Armies Circle German Forces in France
Allied Armies tighten a Normandy trap around Field Marshal von Kluge's 100000 to 200000 troops in France. Four American British and Canadian armies press from the south and north toward Falaise, sealing escape routes with bombs and shells as a new Mediterranean invasion opens a fourth front. Berlin reports a fierce battle for the last exit from the pocket.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Seventh Army
Normandy
von Kluge
Falaise
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
Brittany
Loire
Berlin
Heat Wave Grips Washington County With No Relief Seen
The county endures a week long heat wave as the Weather Bureau shows little relief. Keedysville hit 97 with high humidity, while Cumberland reached 101 and Baltimore 92. A Cahill packing shed thermometer reached 120 in the sun, echoing 110 degree heat in the surrounding area. Thunderstorms bypassed the region, though a brief sprinkle occurred. Heavy rains were reported in parts of Pennsylvania.
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Washington County
Weather Bureau
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Pennsylvania
Hancock
J. Andrew Cahill
Cumberland
Baltimore
County Assessor Suffers Attack and Absence
Ellis G. Hoover, a permanent county assessor, suffered two mild heart attacks recently and will be out for the rest of the month. Robert Iseminger of Funkstown will serve in his absence, having previously filled in during Claude Artz’s illness. The assessor work proceeds on schedule with farm property largely checked, according to tax supervisor Guy G. Gantz.
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Ellis G. Hoover
Board of County Commissioners
Hoover
Robert Iseminger
Funkstown
Iseminger
Claude ©. Artz
Scheduie
Guy G. Gantz
Tald
Boyle Describes Futile Allied Trap Escape at Argentan
HAL BOYLE with U S ARMORED FORCES at Argentan describes the Allied pincer closing on a 12 mile wide bottleneck between Argentan and Falaise. German forces trapped in a 300 square mile pocket struggle to break out as Canadians French and Americans bombard a doomed convoy. Capt. Albert G. Kelly signals for air support as Mustangs circle to strike targets.
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Hal Boyle
U. S
Argentan
Falaise
Albert G. Kelly
San Jose
Calif
Petty thefts being probed in two neighborhoods
Clarence Repp of 700 West Washington reports bicycle theft from Maryland theater alley. Harvin McFadden of East Antietam reports several fishing plugs stolen from a garage behind his home.
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Clarence Repp
West Washington Street
Maryland Theater Alley
Harvin McFadden
East Antietam Street
Accidents Raise Emergency Load in Hagerstown Area
Heat prostration reports aside, three local mishaps yesterday left two children with broken arms and one with a deep hand cut. Merely after 3 p.m. Marlin Diller, 12, was hurt when a tractor crank spun back, then treated and released. At 4 p.m. Dorothy Mundey sliced a palm with a bread knife, requiring sutures. Patsy Vann Smith, 5, fell on Randolph Avenue, breaking an arm and going home after care. Rommel Improving After Air Attack Injury, Berlin says. Field Marshal Rommel reportedly progresses in recovery after an Allied air raid head injuries.
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Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Marlin Diller
J. Elmer Diller
Dorothy Mundey
Pope Avenue
Lewis B. Mundey
Randolph Avenue
Rommel
London
Erwin Rommel
Berlin
Russians Clear Path Leading To East Prussia
Moscow reports Russian forces broke German entrenchments near Grajewo and Osowiec and crossed the Biebrza river to push toward East Prussia. Zakharov's Second White Russian army won a bridgehead and advanced within about a dozen miles of the frontier, while Osowiec fell and German defenses littered the area with damaged tanks and guns.
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Moscow
Grajewo
Osowiec
Biebrza
G. F. Zakharov
East Prussia
Zakharov
Patton Promotion Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate military committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Lt Gen George S Patton Jr to major general. The panel had delayed since last October after a soldier slapping incident in Sicily. Eisnhower announced Pattons Normandy Brittany leadership from a command post in Normandy.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Senate
George S. Patton, Jr
Chandler
Patton
3Rd Army
Normandy
Brittany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Invasion of Southern France Was Widely Known
Allied reports reveal the southern France invasion was perhaps the worst kept secret of the war. Thousands of French civilians and American troops knew of the plan as correspondents in Normandy and Brittany faced constant questions. The French underground likely informed others.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Normandy
Brittany
German Sun writer reported prisoner in France
Berlin broadcast says a New York Sun war correspondent named Gowen has been captured in France. It is not yet clear if this refers to Gault MacGowan, who has been covering the action in France.
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London
Transocean
Berlin
New York Sun
France
Gowen
Sun
Gault MacGowan
Ben
Little Resistance As Big Allied Army Reaches First Objectives Within Hour
Allied forces land at southern France with minimal immediate resistance as glider troops and parachute drops complete their first phase. Reporter Kenneth Dixon describes gliders touching down near the coast, tow planes releasing C-47s, and airborne jeeps entering action with no fire observed from 200 to 1,000 feet over rugged terrain.
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Kenneth Dixon
France
Corp
Bill Luneback
Former Test Pilot Killed in Tallahassee Crash
Lt Seymour Segal 23, army test pilot at Fairchild Aircraft Division in this city, was killed when his P-1 crashed at Dale Mahery Field in Tallahassee Florida on Friday. Segal, who came here in December 1943, was stationed at the local plant until May and then transferred to Florida for combat pilot training. Lt Jack Howard, also assigned here, accompanied Segal's body home. Howard’s sister Mrs John J Cronin resides here.
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Seymour Sepal
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Dale Fabery Field
Tallahassee
Fla
New York City
Segal
Florida
Jack Howard
Dale Mahery Field
Downward trend in marriages continues into 1944
Washington report shows 260,679 marriage licenses issued in large cities in the first half of 1944, down from 278,494 a year earlier, a 6.4 percent drop. Census Bureau expects the decline to persist until many men are discharged from the armed forces.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Aussies In Need Of Corsets and Brassieres
Melbourne Australia Aug 15 The Minister of Customs said Australia requires about two million American and British made corsets and a similar number of brassieres and is relaxing import restrictions on these fittings to meet demand from consumers.
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Melbourne
Australia
Minister of Customs
Local Bomber Pilot Wins A Promotion
Richard M. Stenger of Hagerstown has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant at an Eighth RAF Liberator station in England. He serves as a B24 bomber pilot, overseas since May 6, 1944, and has earned the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for meritorious achievement over Germany and occupied Europe.
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Richard M. Stenger
Hagerstown
Daily Mail
England
Stenger
R. M. Stenger
Antietam
Pangborn Corp
Germany
Europe
Electric Service In Paris Slashed Again
German authorities limited Paris electric service to lighting only from 10 30 p m to midnight and restricted countryside supply from 10 p m to midnight, the Nazi controlled Paris radio said today.
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Paris
London
Commando Kelly AWOL Six Days Blames Well-Wishers
Fort Benning Ga August 15 A court martial sentenced Tech Sgt Charlies Commando Kelly the Pittsburgh youth Medal of Honor winner to three months restrictions to his company area and a $90 fine after he returned six days late from furlough He blamed well wishers for the tardiness and will still be allowed to attend movies on the military reservation He begins a $15 monthly pay deduction for six months and is barred from leaving Fort Benning for 90 days The report notes he was not reduced in rank
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Fort Benning
Tech
Charlies
Kelly
Pittsburgh
Italy
Ernest Childers
Two Seized And Liquor Recovered
City detective announces two teenage suspects, Richard Barger and Arnold Dye, seized after six cases of 190 proof Green River whiskey were stolen from a Main avenue truck. Both admitted theft and one fifth was consumed. Whiskey found in the Bargers’ chicken house and their home cellar. Dye worked as an apprentice for Western Maryland. FBI aided, ICC shipment noted.
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Main Avenue
Wayne A. Sellman
Moon
Richard Barger
Arnold Gale Dye
Green River
Barger Yard
Rarger
Dye
Sellman
Maryland
FBI
ICC
Drouth Cuts Peach Profits As Yields Shrink
Dr. Castillo Graham of the Extension Service warns drought will reduce peach tonnage and premium prices for county growers this year. Peaches will be smaller, with sweeter taste, and many will lack size for top prices. Apple varieties face a similar fate this fall as rain shortages stunt growth and may cause damage.
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Castillo Graham
Extension Service
Drouth
Graham
State Extension Service
Allied landings sweep southern France in invasion
Allied forces stormed the southern French coast from Marseille to Nice with American British French units securing early objectives within an hour. More than 800 ships supported the operation as airborne and naval units concealed the German defenses, delivering troops behind coastal fortifications.
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Edward Kennedy
Rome
France
Marseille
Nice
Associated Press
Kenneth Dixon
Mediterranean
Donald Coe
Blue Network
Marsaille
Calf Steals Wallet Then Gets Key Evidence In Bank Theft
In Putney Vermont on August 16 Leon C Wood was milking a cow when his wallet containing 100 dollars fell and was eaten by a voracious calf. The calf damaged the wallet. The farmer killed the calf and brought evidence to a bank where $75 in the wallet remnants were identified. Also recovered were a darning needle two fish hooks a driver’s license and a gasoline book from the calf.
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Putney
Leon C. Wood
Wood
Plan to Transfer Prisoner After Jail Murder
State's Attorney Martin I. Ta gram will seek a writ of habeas corpus to move the suspect from the Penal Farm to Washington county jail. A murder charge is likely. the victim Alvin Barber, 20, was stabbed in his cell last Friday. Dozens of witnesses identified Barker as the attacker. the knife was recovered.
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Martin I. Tagram
Washington County
Ingram
Barber
Tokyo reports new American weapon
Tokyo radio declares a 14 pound personnel bomb whose deflecting run is controlled from a plane by a steel cable wound arm armored missile.
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Tokyo
London
Windstorm damages farms near Cearfoss
A freak wind storm Sunday evening near Cearfoss caused extensive damage. A new wooden silo on Jy Moats farm toppled and badly damaged. a fire silo 30 by 10 feet recently erected. A wagon bed floor, and a window at Karry Pittenger’s farm were damaged. Two miles west of Cearfoss fields were flattened and many large trees broken.
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Cearfoss
Betting Odds On End Of European War Drop
Allied successes in France have eased the mood for victory and cut the odds against a European war ending by the last of October. Current popular odds are 164 to 1 versus 7 to 1 three months ago. Not all wagers seem realistic with many picks based on dates and astrology.
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London
France
Pookies
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WAC
U. S. 15Th Air Force
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