Yanks Push Toward Pas de Calais Front in 1940 France
Allied forces, advancing north along the Seine and near Paris, closed on Chalons Marne as German positions retreated across the Seine. British units seized Longchamps and Maineville while the 35 mile front pressed toward the Pas de Calais as Le Havre faced rapid outflanking.
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Leon
Sedan
France
Paris
Vitry-le-Francois
Marte
Verdun
Serge
Chalons- Marne
Vitry
Chalons
Arlee
Rouen
Berlin
7Th Army
Seine
Normandy
Vernon
Longchamps
Maineville
Pas de Calais
le Havre
Russia Warns Bulgars To Aid War Effort Near Black Sea
Moscow reports swift Soviet advances in Transylvania and Romania as Red Army drives toward Bucharest and the Dobruja border. Con stance a major Black Sea port falls, Tolbukhin and Oktyabrysky credited with rapid advances and capture of Constanta, a key German naval base and oil pipeline terminus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Hungary
Transylvania
Romania
Constanta
Black Sea
Red Army
Dobruja
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Ploesti
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Danube
Stalin
Conto 6 Tolbukhin
Adm. E. S. Oktyabrysky
Baltic Ports Struck by RAF Blitzes Overnight
RAF raids hit Konigsberg Berlin and Hamburg with Mosquito bombers carrying 4000 pounds each. The air ministry reported 41 aircraft lost in overnight operations while Italian bombers provided limited Western front support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konigsberg
Berlin
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Italy
Westerd
Wanen
Thresagh Dahan
Irrigation Plan Favored for Maryland Orchard Needs
Frederick Maryland August 30 Carroll BR Miller secretary treasurer of the Appalachian Apple Service urged irrigation systems used in western states for orchards in Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia In a service bulletin to 5500 growers he said droughts from 1925 to 1940 have taken a heavy toll on fruit trees and reduced yields and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Carroll BR. Miller
Appalachian Apple Service
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Mier
Movie Colony Fire Threatens Encino Homes
A major wildfire near Encino, California, has burned about 8,000 acres of rugged terrain, destroyed a dozen or more houses, and endangered actor Robert Young and director Michael Curtis. The blaze, fanned by heat and winds, damaged clubs and canyon cabins while Red Cross aids 80 displaced families. Firefighters, aided by 700 men and 250 soldiers, hope to gain control soon.
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Angeles
Encino
Here
Robert Young
Michael Curtis
Woodland
Girard
John Alderson
Canyon
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
San Gabriel
Red Cross
Alderson
Battle in Rhone valley as Germans flee toward Drome
American Seventh Army presses the retreating German 19th Army in the Rhone valley near the Drome river north of Montelimar. Heavy fighting centers on Loriol as Germans attempt to cross the Drome. Allied reports claim over 809 German vehicles captured and earlier 88mm guns seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Seventh Army
Rhone
France
Drome
Montelimar
Valence
Loriol
19Th Army
Marseille
Parisians End 3 Day Celebration After Invasion
Witnesses recall Paris marking the end of a three day celebration with a solemn ceremony for France’s Unknown Soldier. Generals Omar Bradley and Joseph Koenig laid a wreath as crowds gathered along streets filled with trucks, armor, and improvised public life resuming amid shortages like hot water and travel disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar N. Bradley
Joseph Pierre Koenig
France
Paris
Norte
Liv Vedy
Strike Ends At Nickel Plant In Huntington
About 2,000 workers at International Nickel in Huntington resumed output after the War Department seized the plant under a presidential order. Lt. Col. George D. Woods led officers who took possession, and production was expected to normalize by weekend. CIO and union officials offered no comment as the plant reopened amid a labor dispute that included a prior seven day strike.
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Huntington
W. Va
International Nickel Company
War Department
George D. Woods
CIO
Eg Steelworkers Union
Col.Woods
Washington
W. B D. Mackay
Mackay
International Union
Local Women Missed On WAC Honor Roll And Postmaster Nominations
Names of several local women omitted from the WAC Honor Roll in the Potomac Edison display window are reported by the WAG Recruiting Office. Two missing entries, S/Sgt. Margaret A. Mumma and Pfc. Hilda Ernst, are overseas, noted as enlisted before the Hagerstown recruiting office existed, with no record for those enlisting through Baltimore. Families of other WACs without listed names should contact the WAC Recruiting Office. Also, President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of B Adele Palmer for Sharpsburg postmaster and Daniel M. Miller for Knoxville postmaster, while Barbara A. Smith of Baltimore was granted an absolute divorce from Gilbert H. Smith. Zinc noted as a metal not known to ancient Greeks or Romans.
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WAC
Potomac Edison
WAG
Margaret A. Mumma
Terrace
Pfc
Hilda Ernst
Wayside Avenue
Women's Army Corps
Hagerstown
Wacs
B. Adele Palmer
Sharpsburg
Senate
Roosevelt
Daniel M. Miller
Knoxville
Party Leaders To Meet On Thursday
Democratic National Chairman Robert Hannegan announced a three day series of conferences with Democratic leaders from 15 New England and Middle Atlantic states at the national headquarters in New York starting tomorrow. Four delegates from each state will attend to plan campaigns with emphasis on organizational work in every precinct and township nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert &. Hannegan
New England
Middle Atlantic
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Delaware
West Virginia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Relative Sought as Pittsburgh Man Dies
Harry Butts died yesterday in Pittsburgh and efforts to contact daughter Frances Milburn in Hagerstown are underway. Chief William H. Peters, after an operation at Fleming Hospital Williamsport, returned to his Colonial Hotel apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Butts
Pittsburgh
Charles Butts
Elizabeth Street
Frances Milburn
Hagerstown
William H. Peters
Fleming Hospital
Williamsport
Colonial Hotel
President To Speak Sept. 23
Roosevelt plans his first campaign speech in Washington on September 28 before a group organized by Daniel Tobin of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters AFL. He expects the event to look political, though he aims to limit nationwide campaigning, and the Democratic committee will pay radio time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Demcratic
National Committee
Tobin Group
Tobin
Democratic Committee
Colbert Held On Bad Check Charge
Colbert 23 of 200 block West Washington was arrested by Patrolman Karn for attempting to cash a worthless check at Second National Bank yesterday afternoon. He admitted cashing two prior checks for 42 and 45 dollars last week, 62.50 offered yesterday. He faces obtain ing money under false pretenses and a preliminary hearing set in city court this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second National Bank
Franklin E. Colbert
Washington Street
Leroy Karn
Karn
Colbert
House of Correction
City Employees Locked In Museum
Luther Willman city hall superintendent faced a brief entrapment Monday evening in the museum on the fifth floor. City electrician Pete Ditto heard of the incident and guided him to freedom via the exterior stairway from the clock tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Willman
City Hall
Pete Ditto
City
Willman
Open Wild Turkey Season Opposed in Maryland
Cumberland Md Aug 30 a League of Maryland Sportsmen publication and three Western Maryland sport groups oppose an open wild turkey season in the state. The Cumberland Outdoor Club Allegany Garrett County Sportsmen's Association and Allegany Game Wardens Association join in disapproval of the Fish and Game Commission action. Garrett County will retain its two year closed season per State Legislature. Commissioner LeCompte says the wild turkey question is settled for the State. A census in the Green Ridge Forest area found only 51 birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
League of Maryland Sportsmen, Inc
Maryland
Maryland Fish and Game Commission
E. Lee LeCompte
Cunberland Outdoor Club
Allegany - Garrett County Sportsmen's Association
Allegany Game Wardens Association
Garrett County
LeCompte
State Department
Green Ridge Forest
Maryland Turkey Season Opens November 15 1944
Sportsmen groups urge a closed season until Green Ridge area can restore turkey numbers. Maryland’s 1944 turkey season runs November 15 through December 31, with birds confined to Garrett, Washington and Allegany counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Ridge
Maryland
Garrett
Washington
Allegany
Gets Jail Term For Disturbance In Taproom
A man identified as Herford White of Hagerstown is confined to Franklin County Jail for 15 days after being charged with creating a disturbance in a Chambersburg taproom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herford White
Hagerstown
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Ice Mint Foot Care Relief Ad Prompt
A promotional ad urges readers to use Ice Mint for burning calloused feet. It claims cooling relief, softening effects, and comfort, urging shoppers to ask their druggist for Ice Mint and try the product today.
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Yanks
Belgium
Russia
Baleic
Bulgarian Dobrudja
Baltic
RAF
People's Stora
W. Wash. St
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Telephone
AX —City
Rhone Valley
Nickel
Army
F.D.R
Barbara A. Smith
Baltimore
H. J. Stouffer
East
Baltimore Street
Gilbert H. Smith
Lucien Lelong
Tae
Leiter Brothers
Labor Group
Western Maryland Sportsmen Criticize Commission
Triangle Food Stores
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