Toulon Is Besieged By Yanks
Allied forces drive toward Toulon from the south of France extending the beachhead to 1000 square miles and nearing Marseille. American and French troops advance behind Toulon as bomber strikes silence heavy guns at the French battleship Strasbourg. Salernes, La Roquebrussanne, and Brignoles are among towns captured as forces push toward the Rhone valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Maij
Alexander M. Patch
Tth
France
Marseille
Toulon
Strasbourg
Rhone Valley
Salernes
la Roquebrussanne
Soiliers- Pont
Garcault
Ving
Brignoles
Avignon
Aix-en-Provence
Argens Valley
Torrington Couple Sets August Wedding Dates
On August 26, Peter J. O'Brien of Torrington will wed Mrs Mildred Costello Terreau of Harminton. The previous double wedding tied O'Brien's son Vincent and daughter Mary to Shirley Terreau and Edward Terreau, linking the families in a web of marriage across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrington, Conn
Peter J. O'Brien
Torrington
Mildred Costello Terreau
Harminton
O'Brien
Sergt
Vincent O'Brien
Mary O’brien
Pup Among Stolen Items Reported In City
Police reports detail multiple thefts including a Boston bull pup from Peter Pan Dry Cleaners on East Baltimore Street and a license and registration card from Amy Nevins on Hamilton Boulevard. Other losses include a watch, camera, bicycle, cigarettes, and a front porch rug from various addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Helen Carpenter
Peter Pan Dry Cleaners
East
Baltimore Street
Amy Nevins
Hamilton Boulevard
Elks
John E. Rogers
Elizabeth Street
L. R. Carpenter
High Street
Maryland
Robert Rohrer
West Wilson Boulevard
Academy Meter Alley
Cora Shingleton
Main Avenue
Mercury Plunges To 48 With Cold Night Forecast
The temperature fell sharply from a 90 degree high yesterday to a low around 48 degrees early today. Residents endured a long heat wave but will see a chilly night and fair, warmer weather expected tomorrow.
County Boy Is Held By Nazis
Corp Frank DiFabbio, reported missing in action on June 6 the first day of the Normandy invasion, is now a prisoner of the Germans. The telegram from the War Department to Mr and Mrs Frank DiFabbio notes he served two and a half years and also took part in the Sicilian invasion.
Local Boy Missing in Action in France
Pvt Harvey O Bishop 27 son of Mr and Mrs William Bishop 120 West Antietam St is missing in action in France Parents received word yesterday He left for overseas last October and has been missing since July 29 He worked at Zentmyer foundry before entering service
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Pvt
Harvey O. Bishop
William Bishop
West
Antietam Street
France
Pvt. Bishop
Zentmyer Foundry
Violations Still On City Market
The Price Panel of the Ration Board reported ongoing noncompliance at City Market as chicken dealers fail to post weight and price per pound. About 90 percent of dealers were compliant overall, though meat merchants did not mark meat grades, and three stall centers were ordered to appear again for hearings.
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Ration Board
OPA
Baltimore
Frederick Fair To Resume This Year
Frederick plans to resume the annual Frederick Fair in late September after a two year gap due to war conditions. Officials shifted the dates from October to the last week in September to improve night show patronage. Flight Officer Logan D. Massey of Winchester Virginia was killed when his P-47 Thunderbolt crashed near Daykin Nebraska.
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Frederick
Winchester Flier
Bruning
Nebr
Logan D. Massey
Margaret H. Massey
Amherst Street
Winchester
Daykin
C. D. McAllister
Bruning Army Air Field
Realty Market Sees Strong Week With 150000 In Sales
The week ending today brought the best market momentum in over a month with aggregate real estate sales near 150000. Transactions include Porterfield to Thomas on Virginia Avenue for 11000 and Spessard to Mundey on Salem Avenue for 5300 among many others across multiple streets and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond S. Porterfield
Edgar R. Thomas
Virginia Avenue
William N. Spessard
Lewis B. Mundey
Salem Avenue
H. B. Whittington
Mari S. Wyand
Roscoe Emerick Lehman
Jesse M. Bowers
Ralph Wichelberger
Clarence A. Little
Norway Avenue
S. Howard Phipps
Samuel Earl Young
Forrest Drive
Albert R. Einbinder
Lewis W. Smith
Laurel Street
William H. Grove
Joseph E. Schindler
Chestnut Street
George A. Dialekton
Clarence C. Pentz
Elizabeth Street
David K. Cushwa, Sr
James J. Chapman, Jr
Hopewell Road
Halfway
Wesley S. Resh
First Street
Russell E. Provard
Edward A. Witmer
Leitersburg
Catherine Overington
Russell BE. Provard
Washington Street
Louana G. Sprecher
Pope Avenue
Florence L
Ralph Y. Sticker
Oram S. Fishel
4th Ward Picnic To Be Tomorrow In Hagerstown
Democrats from all sections of Washington county gather at North American Rod and Gun club grounds near Security for the Fourth Ward Democratic club picnic. About 300 to 400 party leaders and members are expected for an afternoon with a full course dinner. Daniel K. McMullen of Cumberland, Democratic candidate for Congress, will be among the honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
Rod & Gun Club
Fourth Ward
Democratic Club
Perry Osborn
Cavetown Pike
Bridgeport
Daniel K. McMauilen
Cumberland
Congress
Forrestal Arrives in London As D-Day Shores Are Examined
Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal has landed in London and will visit France later. Censorship blocks any statement of purpose. He will inspect the Normandy shore defenses shelled by Allied forces on D-Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James V. Forrestal
France
Nazi Troops Held For Sabotage Acts
The Royal Norwegian information service reports several German naval personnel were arrested after sabotage at Aker ship yards in Oslo. Sabotage involved blocking a lubricating oil feed pipe with sand. Morale among German troops in Norway has fallen, with soldiers openly doubting Germany's chances in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Royal Norwegian Information Service
Aker
Oslo
Norway
Hitler
Germany
Drivers Fined After Mishaps
Virgil L Sowers aged 52 of Winchester was fined 100 dollars and costs by Magistrate John Hetzer after a drunken driving arrest following a collision with a trolley in Williamsport last evening. Deputy Maugans made the arrest and no injuries were reported. Robert E Edwards 43 of North Mulberry street was arrested after his car collided with a railroad train at a west end crossing. Edwards and his wife escaped injury. he forfeited 100 dollars and costs to Magistrate Harry E Snyder.
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Virgil L. Sowers
Winchester
Williamsport
John Hetzer
Maugans
Sowers
Robert E. Edwards
North Mulberry Street
Patromen Wolford
Palmer
Edwards
Harry E. Snyder
Baltimore Laundry Gutted By Six Alarm Fire
A Baltimore six alarm fire at the Lord Baltimore Laundry caused over $100,000 in damage, with owner Louis Horst estimating higher losses. The blaze, undetermined in origin, collapsed the roof of the two story building and annex after a watchman heard an explosion. The fire was seen from Fort McHenry Coast Guard station as residents fled smoke, while furs, clothing, and company trucks in adjacent vaults were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Louis Horst
Fort McHenry
Former Countian Held Prisoner of Germany
James E. Walters, formerly of Hancock and Cumberland, has been reported a prisoner of Germany by the War Department after being listed as missing in action. Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Walters, once resided in Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Walters
Hancock
Germany
War Department
Walters
Theodore Walters
Cumberland
Laval Flees Paris As Yanks Approach
London dispatch reports Laval's government leaving Vichy for an unidentified new capital as American tanks advance south of Paris. A German spokesman claims Laval fled Paris. tanks, likely Patton's reconnaissance armor, are described as an American spearhead against German security forces.
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London
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Berlin
Paris
Foreign Office
Pierre Laval
George S. Patton
Three Nazi Divisions Trapped By New Russian Thrust
Moscow reports two Soviet armies opened a broad assault spanning from Warsaw outskirts to the Lysa Mountains guarding Silesia. Gen Ivan Cherniakhovsky’s Third White Russian army pressed into East Prussia, while German lines west of Siauliai withstood a major armored push. Reports say about 30,000 Hitler forces may be trapped north of Sandomierz as Soviet advances continue.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Lysa
Silesia
Stalin
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
East Prussia
Germany
Hitler
Sandomierz
Vistula
Red Army
Siauliai
Praga
Junker
London
Gasoline in Cumberland Near Exhaustion Sparks Hagerstown Shipments
Three major oil firms warn Cumberland gas supply is almost exhausted with no near relief. Hagerstown offices report shipments to prevent filling station shutdowns while Cumberland stock is gone. Shortages may last two months amid storage space limits and unusual demand from race track traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberlanders
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Iceland President To Be Guest Of FDR
President Sveinn Bjornsson of Iceland will visit Washington on August 24 for meetings with President Roosevelt and State Department officials. Iceland has garrisoned thousands of American troops since prewar days. A White House dinner will honor him before he travels to New York on August 27 for a brief stay.
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Washington
Sveinn Bjornsson
Iceland
Roosevelt
State Department
Bjornsson
White House
New York
Minnichs Receive Purple Heart for Pie Wallace Minnich
Mr and Mrs Walter Minnich of Elizabeth Street report their son Pie Wallace T Minnich was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded in action in Healy on June 1 The family gratefully acknowledges the decoration and maintains the home address for notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Minnich
Elizabeth Street
Pie. Wallace T. Mininich
Healy
Reported Missing Son Found in English Hospital
Boonsboro received a War Department notice that Pvt. Percy Albert Jr. was missing in action since July 31 in France. His father says a letter dated August 3 from Red Cross stationery claims the son is in England and ready to return to action. The elder Albert remains cautious and will seek official confirmation while noting his son has served about a year and a half.
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Boonsboro
War Department
Pvt
Percy Albert, Jr
France
Alber
England
Albert
Soldiers in Service Will Request Ballots By Thousands
The Board of Election Supervisors, after receiving 227 new absentee ballot requests through the Secretary of State, now projects up to 3000 requests before the deadline a week before the general election. About 5500 service members reside in the county. roughly 4500 may be eligible to vote, though 1500 may not bother to vote. Ballots will be mailed as requests arrive, with duplicate requests checked to prevent replication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election
Secretary of State
Bulgarian Premier appeals to US and Britain for peace
In Sofia Premier Ivan Bagranov addressed parliament urging the United States and Britain to help Bulgaria exit the war. He blamed prior regimes for the conflict, saying the great majority of Bulgarians never desired war. The speech, broadcast worldwide, drew cheers as the assembly signaled a break with Germany and a push for peace.
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Istanbul
Ivan Bagranov
United States
Britain
Bulgaria
Sofia
Bag Ranov
Germany
Nazi Chief Flees St. Malo To Island
New York August 19 Col. Andreas von Aulock commander of German forces at St Malo has withdrawn with remnants to Cezembre island off North Brittany the fall of St Malo was announced yesterday the citadel’s main defenses were wrecked and ammunition exhausted according to DNB Berlin broadcast
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New York
Andreas von Aulock
Sa Malo
Cezembre
Brittany
DNB
St. Malo
Berlin
Patton hailed as legendary hero by Britons
London observers praise Lt Gen George S Patton Jr as a bold, daring American symbol of drive. His tank men push through German lines toward central France, with reports tying his battlefield exploits to weapons from tanks to swords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
France
London News Chronicle
London Evacuates Hospitals as Robot Bombs Strike
About 10,000 patients evacuated from London hospitals after a fresh salvo of robot bombs. The attack, lasting nearly 20 hours, hit southern England and London. Non critically ill patients were moved to Scotland, Wales, and northern and western England. Over 1,000,000 Londoners have left the city amid jammed rail stations as weekend travel continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Scotland
Wales
Ministry of Health
Governor's Son Killed in Pacific Hero Honored
Boston dispatch reports Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall planned to attend posthumous Medal of Honor ceremonies for First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson of Newtonville, who downed 25 Japanese planes, as news arrived of his own son Marine Sergeant Peter Brooks Saltonstall's death in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Marine Corps
Pacific
Robert M. Hanson
Newtonville
Saltonstall
Peter Brooks Saltonstall
State House
Steamer Rio de la Plata Destroyed by Fire and Explosion
ACAPULCO Mexico Aug 19 The Argentine steamer Rio de la Plata carrying 250 passengers including 83 Americans from Los Angeles to Latin America was destroyed last night by fire and an oil tank explosion A sailor overcome by smoke was the only casualty Most passengers were ashore when the fire began in the late afternoon and a heavy explosion hours later blew the vessel apart
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acapulco
Mexico
Rio de la Plata
Los Angeles
Latin America
Portland man in enemy uniform shocks crowd
Unidentified Merchant Seaman Jim Crooks of Rollingham Washington dressed in a Japanese officer coat and helmet and walked openly in crowded Portland streets. Olivia Hannan Blum filed suit for divorce from Henry Bhum, the 27th divorce action this month, via attorney C. K. Hartle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Jim Crooks
Rollingham
Wash
Portland’ Snost
Olivia Hannan Blum
Altorney
C. K. Hartle
Henry Bhum
Germans Prepared For Withdrawal From France
London dispatch cites Berlin saying American columns push toward the Seine and outside Paris as Allied air and ground forces drive German retreat. British and Canadian units press east of Caen, closing in on German remnants along the Seine while Patton’s columns aim to trap remaining forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Stockholm
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Paris
U. S
Seine
France
Western Front
Supreme Headquarters
Mantes
Vernon
George S. Patton
7Th Army
15Th Army
Normandy
Caen
Patton
Dreux
Chartres
Orleans
Patriots Now Hold Vast Areas In French Italian Front
Paris patriots and resistance forces claim control over large French and Italian regions as Allied dispatches report major gains. Bern sources say resistance is strongest near Paris with substantial numbers of fighters and laptops indicate growing Maquis activity.
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London
Bern
Paris
France
Italy
Lignvia
Tiedmont
Genoa
Lagearia
Haute-Savoin
Jean Drumoent
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Frank DiFabbio
Frederick Fair
4Th Ward
Forrestal
Laval
Yanks
Queen City
Englis
Board of Election Supervisors
U.S
Patriots
Joseph Pierre Koenig
Sanne
Loire
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