Reds Advance Toward Wilno and Kaunas in Baltic Push
Soviet forces under Cherniakovsky’s 3rd White Russian Army push toward Wilno and Kaunas as Berlin radios acknowledge rapid Soviet gains. London estimates place troops within 10 miles of Latvia and 15 to 17 miles of Lithuania. Rail links from Berlin and Warsaw toward Leningrad loom crucial to German defenses. Major fighting centers on the Wilno to Kaunas corridor and the Wilno to Molodeczno line, with Molodeczno battles ongoing and bombers hitting Wilno.
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Cherniakovsky
Wilno
Kaunas
Berlin
London
Lithuania
Warsaw
Leningrad
Poland
Bialstok
Grodno
Daugvapils
Riga
Europe
Baltics
Daugavpils
East Prussia
Molodeczno
Minsk
Two Youths Held In Robbery Cases
Detective Wayne Sellman said two youths were arrested near Emmitsburg after robbing a filling station and stealing tools and gasoline ration books from Atlantic Service on Frederick Street June 16. Manager Russell A. Browning identified six wrenches in their car. They were sentenced to a year in Frederick County House of Correction amid detainers from local officers.
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Wayne Sellman
Atlantic
Frederick Street
Emmitsburg
Russell A. Browning
House of Correction
Frederick County
Bond Totals On Heels Of Quota In Bid For War Bonds
Quotas exceeded in several counties and Baltimore City though state total sales paused for holiday at 422 290 000 dollars against a 288 000 000 goal. American Legion Bond Day in Hagerstown on Thursday July 6 features autographed baseballs up for bid with bonds equal to bid amounts. Celebrity signers include Kenesaw Mountain Landis Connie Mack Walter Johnson and many MLB figures. County bond chairman John D. Hollyday to report county sales. parade from Legion Home to East Antietam.
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Caroline
Allegany
Baltimore City
American Legion
Hagerstown
York
Owls
Walter Johnson
New York Yankee
St. Louis Cardinals
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
W. G. Branham
Legion
Meigs Fish
Martin Ingram
M. Garrison
Edward Hemiel
Samuel J. Cohen
American Legion Bond Committee
Sands
Legion Committee
The
Hooeth
Savare
Antietam Street
Antietam
Summit Avenue
Summit
West Washington Street
West Washington
Square
Potomac Street
East Antietam
Local Quotations Furnished by Kline Bros Benevala
Prices paid by farmers for commodities and staples listed with units and rough figures. Wheat at the mill 145, wheat at the barn 1.48, bacon, butter, onions per bushel, fowl, ham, potatoes, chickens, lard, cabbage, beets, apples, turnips and other farm goods appear with varied cents per unit, reflecting local market values from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline Bros
Benevala
Parade colors stream past hospital and grounds route
A police escort leads a line of march featuring American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars colors, Purple Heart, 408 colors, Drum Corps, American Legion Auxiliary, and legionnaires from Emmitsburg, Boona boro, and Hencock. Additional Legionnaires arrive from Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Purple Heart
Drum Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legionnaires
Emmitsburg
Boonaboro
Hencock
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Nazi Prisoners Sought After Gettysburg Escapees Near Baltimore
Local authorities and FBI search the Baltimore countryside for two German prisoners who escaped Gettysburg war camp. Witness Matt Hammond reported sighting the pair aboard a freight train. both wore barracks bags and German uniforms marked PW. Kosianik 27 and Ostermaier 22 are described with specific physical traits and heights. investigations focus on their possible route toward the mountains.
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Gettysburg
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Matt Hammond
Maryland
Hammond
Thomas Kosianiak
Axel Ostermaier
House Member May Be Named
The article notes Dewey of New York as GOP nominee, Georgia Democrats voting amid negro restrictions, and Sen. Walter F. George securing the nomination. It reports Georgia Rep Cox’s return prospects, and district leads for Peterson, Gibson, Rankin, Whitten, and Abernathy. It adds Wallace’s Russia trip and Roosevelt’s potential stance on a possible Wallace vice presidential placement.
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Thomas E. Deway
New York
Georgia
Walter F. George
Rep
Cox
Federal Communications Commission
Peterson
Gibson
Mississippi
John E. Rankin
Whitten
Abernathy
Wallace
Russia
China
Roosevelt
All-Steel Cars Save Lives In Santa Fe Chief Wreck
A Santa Fe Chief wreck near Flagstaff left 4 dead and over 30 injured as 12 of 14 cars derailed after the locomotive left the rails. Rail officials credited modern steel equipment for limiting casualties amid Army and Navy responders assisting rescue efforts.
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Flagstaffe
Ariz
Santa Fe
Were
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Hollywood
J. S. McLeod
New York City
M. GM
John H. Edwards
Winslow, Ariz
H. H. Helper
Los Angeles
Ann Bradys
Hammond
Ind
Army
Naval
Williams
Winslow
Flagstaff
Government Hospital
Navajo Ordnance Depot
Bellomont
Sheri L. L
Train wreck shocks northern Arizona passengers near Winslow
Shanks described panic as passengers woke in confusion after a luxury train wreck about 20 miles west of Winslow at 11 37 p m. Several were burned or injured as wreckage spilled onto the rails. FP L Tabor, a 64 year old conductor, walked to a siding to call for help. Traffic resumed later the same day on a temporary track while rails and wreckage were cleared.
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L. Tabor
Maine
Winslow
Trafic
Arizona
Yanks Close on West Anchor at La Haye Du Puits
Allied troops closed toward La Haye Du Puits as the six road junction lay within two miles to the west and three miles to the north and east, with capture of the town appearing imminent amid stubborn German resistance and heavy opposing fire.
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la Haye du Puits
What Is Wrong When Prayer Fails
Thirty years ago in Forbidden Tibet Edwin J Dingle found an answer to What Is Wrong When Prayer Fails He describes a transformative power from Knowledge that improves health wealth and recognition He seeks to mail a 5000 word free treatise from The Institute of Mentalphysics to sincere readers at 213 South Hobart Blvd Los Angeles 4 Calif urging prompt replies for a limited print run
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Forbidden
Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
K-143
Los Angeles 4
Calif
Americans Drive Half Mile In Carentan Push Onward
In the Carentan sector near La Haye fighting intensified as American forces attacked the Carentan Periers road. The half mile advance began at noon yesterday with heavy combat reported along the line south of the recently seized St. Jores.
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St. Jores
la Haye
Carentan
Carentan- Periers
Doughboys
Artillery Turns Swamp Road Into Narrow Front
Battlefield scene described with artillery fire as swamps and canals funnel troops toward a narrow road, creating a constricted combat zone. The excerpt emphasizes terrain shaping operations and the intense, constrained fighting along a single approach.
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Lord Wharncliffe
Pal
Fitall
Sohn Wayre Ian Hayward
Dennis O'Ree
Emermsen Retin
Aary Gray
Carfeld
U.S. War Bonds
Carson Manning
Auturrn
Thomas Mitchell
Edgar Buchanan
Anthony Quinn
Willow Lane
Morris Frock Post
Special Children’s Party
Hunt
Motion Picture
Warner Theatre
Yanks
Shantungs
Ags
People's Store
W. Wash. St
Pia
Houehold
Sis
Salage Reg
Firestone
Pry
Voice of Firestone
Poffenberger Tire CO
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