Most of Nazi Armor Escapes Through Gap
Allied air and ground forces hit the German retreat in a large pocket near Falaise and Argentan. British Canadian forces seized Falaise and Vassy. American units gained on the western end, capturing Tinchebray and Putanges. The American Third Army, led by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr., reportedly inflicted about 160,000 German casualties in a little over two weeks, including 39,000 prisoners and 46,000 wounded.
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Falaise
Vassy
Tinchebray
Vire
Put
Normandy casualties rise to about 300000
The report notes Canadian actions in the last three days and raises German estimated Normandy casualties to about 300000, up from 236000. Earlier tallies put the total at 194000 on August.
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Normandy
Reds Drive in Warsaw Backed by Soviet Counterattacks
Soviet forces pressed a major push toward Warsaw as Marshal Ivan Konev’s army group advanced 1500 square miles west of the Vistula and near Krakow. In a month ending Aug 12, 140,000 Germans killed and 32,360 captured, with heavy Nazi losses in tanks and equipment. Germans attempted wedge tactics but Soviet flanks stabilized the line while continuing offensives from the Baltic to the Carpathians.
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Ivan §. Konev
Vistula
Warsaw
Krakow
Praga
High Command
Lithuania
Red Army
Poland
Bialystok-Lyck
East Prussia
Masurian Lakes
Grajewo
Ivan Masilennikov
Estonia
Baltic
Estern
Carpathians
Allied landings deepen foothold on southern France coast
Allied troops established beachheads at Cap Negre and Port Cros with American and French forces securing sentinel islands before dawn. Reports say a third landing was undisclosed though heavy German shelling and air battles continued as Allied naval forces build up along the coast from Toulon to San Remo.
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Frejus
Nice
Cap Negre
Toulon
Stephen Barker
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Rhone
France
Port Cros
Levant
Seore
Transocean
San Remo
Normandy
Ankara
Adriatic
Italy
Trieste
Istanbul
Greece
Albania
Boys Facing Federal Charges Over Whiskey Theft
Richard Vernon Barger aged 15 and Arnold Gale Dye aged 16 of Main Avenue posted bond for hearings on charges of stealing whiskey in interstate shipment. They admitted taking six cases from a Cumberland Motor Express truck on Main Avenue. all whiskey recovered. Theft in interstate commerce led to arraignment before U S Commissioner C Welles Little.
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Richard Vernon Barger
Arnold Gale Dye
Main Avenue
Cumberland Motor Express
U. S
C. Welles Little
Population trends show Washington county and Hagerstown growth
A local history student traces population data from 1776 to 1940 showing Hagerstown rising from about 500 residents to 13 591 in 1869 and 2 491 in 1940. Projections suggest a wartime boom may have inflated growth. Chamber of Commerce estimates range around 38 000, while others place closer to 36 000.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Dewey to Issue Regular Labor Day Proclamation
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declined AFL invitation for a special Labor Day message. He will state his views on workers in a standard New York Labor Day proclamation, per aide James Hagerty. The governor follows a rule against issuing special statements to Philip Pearl, AFL publicist and columnist.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
American Federation of Labor
New York
James G. Hagerty
Philip Pearl
AFL
Hagerto
CIO And OPA Set Up Cost Of Living Committees
Industrial plants will host cost of living committees to coordinate with the ration board. The OPA plans union local organizations across the city and state with McCormick guiding talks in Hagerstown. Committees will relay rent and price information, maintain an OPA center in union halls, arrange speakers, recruit volunteers, and forward complaints to the ration board’s price panel.
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Page
OPA
McCormick
Snod- Gerry
Hagerstown
War Price and Ration Board
Ration Board
Heat Wave Advisory Warns of Dangers and Remedies
Heat wave enters danger period with guidance on cooling methods and emergency steps. Signs of sunstroke include dizziness nausea red face dry hot skin and rapid pulse. Call a doctor, remove excess clothing, sponge with cold water, apply ice to the head, and avoid stimulants. Stay indoors or in breeze, wear light clothing, drink cool water, replenish salts, and maintain healthful habits.
Prices and items in local wartime food quotations
Furnished by Kline Brox, Benevola, a list of ceiling prices and goods for sale including potatoes, onions, cabbage, apples, tomatoes, corn, beans, lard, butter, bacon, fowl, chickens, hams, and other staples with unit measures and price ranges. Itemized entries show variations by weight, quantity, and quality, reflecting wartime price controls and local market conditions.
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Kline Brox
Benevola
Soldiers Training at Harrisburg Tower Details
Soldiers of the 746th Railway Operating Battalion in Harrisburg Pa are gaining tower operation experience in Hagerstown Md under Pennsylvania Railroad supervision. Two towers are in use with details rotating two weeks each learning interlocking plant handling and train movement. After training they may be sent overseas. The battalion also operates at Shippensburg and nearby lines, with cooperation from railroad officials.
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746Th
Harrisburg
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Howard C. Terhune
Transportation Corps of
Army
Terhune
Pennroad
Shippensburg
Transportation Corps
Irwin R. Green
W. C. Pruett
Rock-Wielding Raid on Italian Service Unit
Military authorities investigate a rock-wielding raid by African American soldiers on an Italian service unit at Fort Lawton. An Italian inmate was found hanged, identified as Guglielmo Olivanza. The Army treats the incident as a possible suicide while arresting the assailants and pursuing further inquiry.
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Fort Lawton
Seattle Port of Embarkation Command
United States
Guglielmo Olivanza
Farm Property Sold At Auction In City Court Yard
The Asherman farm of 68 acres sold in front of the Court House yesterday afternoon for 9600 dollars. Auctioneer J. C. Snyder also sold a double house on Carrollton avenue for 1725 dollars and five lots in the Spalding Manor tract on Williamsport pike at 165 to 340 dollars each.
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Asherman
Court House
J. C. Snyder
Carrollton Avenue
Spalding Manor
Williamsport Pike
Minor gasoline blast triggers fire alarm on Summit Avenue
A minor gasoline explosion at a Summit Avenue home near noon yesterday set off a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived to find flames already smothered with no damage beyond a negligible one.
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Summit Avenue
Florida publisher dies in St. Petersburg at 83
Major Law B. Brown, 83, longtime publisher of the St. Petersburg Evening Independent, died after a long illness. He arrived in St. Petersburg in 1908 and soon took ownership of the paper, offering to give the edition away for free on any day the sun failed to shine on the Independent building.
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Florida
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Law B. Brown
Evening Independent
Independent
Berlin Announces St. Malo’s Capture
A Berlin DNB broadcast claimed Allied troops seized St. Malo after a die-hard garrison held the citadel. No immediate Allied confirmation was available, and the Interior Hotel Information Bureau later said the fortress remained in enemy hands. The note also mentions a long-standing offer distributing free issues.
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London
DNB
Berlin
St. Malo
Nazi Propaganda Agency
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Meyers & Berkson
West Franklin Street
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Reds
Herald-Mail
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Pyrex Pie
Betty Bright
Everly
Dewey
CIO
RA As
Hill & Dale
Shoe Shop
Triangle Food Stores
John Millard
Navy Recruiting Office
William €. Minnich
Board of County Commissioners
Bruce Spickler
Cumberland
Amcelle
Celanese Corporation of America
Coning
Downtwist
Joe Marsh
Ella Sproule
Miss Ola
Bermuda
Miss Ella
Brewing Industry Foundation
Clark Gardner
Osage, Iowa
Navy
Chrysler Division
Chaysler Corporation
Chafsler
Pearl Harbor
Ruring
Es Tel
Lea
Plymouth
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