Italian Troops Refuse To Fire On Demonstrators Amid Crisis
Report says Italian soldiers revolted against firing on crowds as demonstrations for peace grow. Eisenhower broadcasts prompt unease as Badoglio delays armistice talks and censorship limits Rome news. Strikes and clashes flare in northern factories while German and Nazi units move to quell potential independence movements.
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Eisenhower
Milan
Bern
Badoglio
Alles
Rade #lio
Elernment
Bs. Pstches
Rome
Swiss Telegraphic Agency Today
Casablanca
Nis
Italy
Great Britain
Britain
Associated Press
Berlin
Tokyo
Haly
Associated
Carthage
Fiume
Trieste
Bologna
Corriere Della Sera
Stefani
House of Deputies
Forli
Mussolini
Severe storm causes extensive damage in Franklin County
A Wednesday afternoon storm across southern Franklin County caused thousands in damage. Shady Grove suffered a unroofed church building serving Old German Baptist and Church of the Brethren congregations, while Green Castle Livestock Company building near Shady Grove was partially unroofed. Trees fell and corn fields were stripped in Brown's Mill area.
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Franklin County
Shady Grove
Old German Baptist
Church of the Brethren
Wesr
Greencastle Livestock Company
Brown's Mill
Club Forms To Boost War Stamp Purchases
The Dollar a Week Club formed by Hate Hamilton waitresses pledges each member to buy at least one dollar of war stamps weekly. Organized by Mrs Dorothy Hendrickson the group reports full participation in the drive to buy more stamps and bonds.
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Hamilton
Dorothy Hendrickson
Hamburg Bombing Blitz Continues Aims at Woensdrecht
Allied daylight raids reach Woensdrecht in Holland while Mosquito aircraft strike targets across Germany and France. RAF and US bombers report successful operations on Kiel and Warnemuende and airfields near Rouen and St Omer, with 7,000 tons dropped on Hamburg and Essen in the week ending July 25. Bracketed by German retaliations on Britain and ships, the US 8th Air Force notes over 260 German fighters destroyed since Saturday.
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Germany
Woensdrecht
Holland
Merville
Coulommiers
Mantes
Forges
France
Schleswig
U. S
Boston
Tyreton
Rouén
Mervinne
Fortrage
St. Omer
Air Ministry
Hamburg
Essen
British Isles
Frederick L. Anderson
8Th Air Force Bomber Command
Occupied
North Sea
England
Chamber Urges Driving Ban Be Lifted in Hagerstown Area
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce urges lifting the pleasure driving ban from August 26 through Labor Day within a ten mile radius to boost morale and aid war workers and civilians linked to the war effort. Letters to Maryland senators and representatives request cooperation to permit outdoor recreation while conserving gas, with emphasis on family benefits and post Labor Day restrictions.
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Maryland
Congress
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Herman L. Mills
United States
Millard Br, Tydings
George L. Radcliffe
J. Glenn Beall
Thomas Bittle
Hagerstown
Chamber
Inn
Hagerstown Chamber OF Commerce, Inc
H. L. Mills
Refresher Course Closes Tonight in Washington County OCD
The three day refresher course at Franklin Court auditorium ends tonight with diplomas to several hundred Washington County Office of Civilian Defense members who completed the program. W M Garrison opened the session and introduced instructors Gene Simmonds and Mrs Richard E Breed II. Col Henry A Reninger will give a short talk and show movies as the audience at Amster dam Amstel river city is noted in the text.
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OCD
Franklin Court Auditorium
Washington County Office of
Civilian Defense
W. M. Garrison
Gene Simmonds
Richard E. Breed
Third Service Command
Henry A. Reninger
Third
Civilian Defense Office
Milton A. Reckord
Molly Pitcher Day Proclaimed in Hagerstown 1943
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney proclaims Saturday August 7 1943 as Molly Pitcher Day in Hagerstown Maryland. The act honors Patsy Molly Pitcher and urges citizens to buy War Bonds and Stamps to support the war effort through the American Legion Auxiliary initiative.
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Molly Pitcher
Secretary of the Treasury
American Legion Auxiliary
Richard H. Sweeney
Hagerstown
Service mail from local families to servicemen in WWII
Local notices share addresses for sons and relatives serving in the Navy and Army. Douglas Weaver Jr., a Red Birds player, seeks letters at Sampson NY. Cadet John Hoover completes pre flight at Chapel Hill and begins primary training in St. Louis. Other servicemen from Big Spring, Hagerstown, Chewsville, Camp Shelby, Camp Claiborne, and USS North Carolina request correspondence, listing their new postings and bases.
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Douglas P. Weaver
Spruce Street
Douglas P. Weaver, Jr
A. S
Navy
Red Birds
Sampson, N. Y
Naval Aviation
John R. Hoover
Ernest Hoover
Smithsburg
U. S. Navy
Chapel Hill
Naval Air Station
St. Louis
Hoover
Hagerstown High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Richard ©. McClain
Chewsville
Engineer Corps
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kas
Army
P- Walter McClain
Fairchild Aircraft
Willough C. Bowman
T. C Bowman
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
South Pacific
Us.s. North Carolina
Care
San Francisco
Cal
Hunting Season Opens Amid Ammunition Shortage in Idaho
Idaho’s opening of the game-bird season faces an ammo shortage as state officials report little to no ammunition available across counties. Hunters may be forced to use alternative methods while the season begins Sunday.
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Boise
Idaho
State Fish and Game Department
Future Of Aviation Discussed By Fairchild Official
Paul Frizzell, vice president of Fairchild Aircraft, warned Rotary listeners that postwar aviation would not meet sensational forecasts. He cited high private flying costs, slow private aviation growth, and air freight as limited competition to rail. He projected gradual demand, large industry readjustment, and Fairchild’s readiness in a competitive market, with emphasis on air express and business travel.
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Paul Frizzell
Fairchild Aircraft Company
Mr. Frizzell
Heliocopter
Friz S
Bether
Frizzell
Air Express
Hagerstown
Fairchild
Prison Labor May Aid City Wall Project
The stone wall along Marsh Run between Frederick and Potomac streets may be completed late this summer using labor from Peal Farm as proposed by the Mayor and Council. The WPA project wall from Summit avenue to South Potomac street is already done. Work would start after harvest, with Penal Farm prisoners likely to participate, and the project expected to take about three months.
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Marsh Run
Frederick
Potomac Streets
Summit Avenue
South Potomac Street
Raiding of Victory Gardens Reported in City
Report to city police states Victory Garden thieves, active in the southern Hagerstown area weeks ago, have expanded to the north end. Yesterday afternoon a large Hamilton Park community garden was stripped of various vegetables.
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Victory Garden
Hagerstown
Hamilton Park
Capable Camely Drink Ten or Twelve Gallons of Water
A startling claim states that camels can ingest ten to twelve gallons of water in a single drinking session. This description highlights extreme hydration capacity and the animals’ adaptation to arid environments.
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Cushwa
Black Rock
Buffalo
Asco Coffee
Asco
Kaaco
ACME
Amsterdam
Amstel
Baton
Shreveport
Lester M. Mentzer, Jr
Pete
Big Spring
Battery D
Isolet
Camp Edwards
Mass
Roy E. Myers
Cooks and Bakers School
Camp Shelby
Miss
Service Battery
FA Bn
Oscar A. Grove
W. A. Grove
Freemont Street
APO
Co. H Inf
New York City
M. P. Moller Co
Gerald William Myers
Co. A
Eng
Camp Claiborne
Hill’s Tove
Hill's
Fairchild Corp
Victory Gardens
Rand
West Washington St
Triangle Food Stores
BAC
Marianne
Franklin Court
Everly
Sport
Floor
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