German Counterattacks Slow Allied Drive on Florence
Allied forces push toward Florence despite German counterattacks led by tiger tanks. Fourth Parachute Division and Third and 28th Power Grenadiers defend the city while Pisa is reportedly evacuated to protect art treasures. New Zealand and South African units press on from five miles southwest of Florence, with British forces holding key crossings and river lines along the Arno.
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Florence
D. XN. B
Ministry of Information
London
Pisa
Arno
New Zealand
Italy
San Andrea
Greve River
Monte Sacalari
Eighth Army
Hiesce River
Castelfranco
Faella
Soviet Flyers Share War Bonds and Friendships Abroad
Soviet flyers recall losses won through grit while forging American Russian ties ashore. Sledge notes Russians’ curiosity about Americans as they read US magazines and ask which is most popular Time or The Daily Worker. The Soviet office sits near the flight strip, with quarters near American officers, and meals shared at the officers’ mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sledge
United States
Time
Daily Worker
Red Star of Russia
Toesa
Heat Wave Pushes Temperatures to 92 Degrees Today
Temperatures climbed to 92 degrees yesterday as a heat wave loomed. Increasing clouds and possible showers were forecast for today or tonight, hoping to ease the heat. Overnight lows were around 59 with rapid warming, though officials noted marked records were not threatened today.
Yanks Leapfrog Into Japanese Barge Base
Allied forces advanced toward Sansapor in New Guinea as two invasion groups crossed fifty miles northeast of Strong for a base near the Japanese harbor. AP reporters say the enemy retreated hastily, leaving weapons and food. Americans hoped to trap Japanese forces in the area.
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New Guimess
Philippines
Sansaper
Srong
New Guinea
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Spencer Davis
Allied Breakthroughs Push Into French Interior by D-Day
Wartime reports describe U S and British forces driving from the Cotentin into central France, with Omar Bradley advancing toward Paris and Montgomery’s troops widening a Caen to Avranches corridor. German resistance stiffens as prisoners flood in and fighting shifts from hedgerows to open country.
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Cotentin
France
Guentier
Gallagher
Brady
Ges
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
Normandy
Fank
Paris
Caumoent
Vire River
Torigny
Souleuvre River
Vire
Caen
Tilly-la-Champagne
Souleuvrel
le Berg- E Bocage
Het
Caumont
English Channel
Eveque Forest
Torigni-sur-Vire
Peake
Brittany Peninsula
Sertilly
Avranches
Percy
Tessy-SurVive
Avrenches
Yabk
Miles €. Dempsey
Fumechon
Boteau Homme Fort
Ast
Galet
Marshal von Kluge
Bernard J. ‘Montgomery
Avranches- Caen
Launay
Canteloup
Roads Village
St Pierre du Freene
St Germain Este
Orbois
St. Vaast-Sur- Salles
Army Planes Sample All Storms Over Ocean Patrols
In Miami Florida the Army 36th Street Air Base weather wing, led by Maj Irving Porush, trains as hurricane hunters. Four B-25 bombers with weather gear penetrate tropical storms from Maine to the Caribbean to feed the Storm Warning Service with data. Each flight carries a weather officer and two daily observations are made to map storm structure and intensity.
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Miami
Fla
Army
36Th Street Air Base
Air Forces
Irving -Porush
Porush
Maine
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Allen Wiggin
Weather Wing i
Oklahoma to match funds for forest fire battle
State and private funds in Oklahoma will be matched with 24451 from the Federal Government to fight forest fires. Glen Dazi rel, director of state parks, says about 30 percent of the state's timber lands burn yearly and funds are allocated to curb the damage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Glen Dazi Rel
Albany District Race Primary Returns Delayed
Albany Election Board said tabulation of Third Assembly District primary returns will take two to three days. Canvassing starts today with district results from Cohoes Waterford and Green Island expected by afternoon. The only race pits James F. Dillon Water Vliet against Theodore Catan Cohoes for American Labor Party endorsement.
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Third Assembly
Dicretet
Albany
Albany Board of Elections
A. L
Ditton
Carman
A. L. PR
Assembly
Polly
Cohoes
Albany County
Geend
Gohoes
Board of Elections
Cubans Bid For Cigar Business
Hotels, restaurants and other Troy area establishments received unsolicited price lists for Cuban cigars from Havana makers. Offers arrive in thousands with Havana bank dealings and import duty liabilities. Brands include Roosevelt Churchill Stalin as shortages of U S real tobacco persist due to weather.
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Troy
Havana
Cuba
Dte
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Farm Administration
Turks Expected To Break With Axis Today
London reports Turkey neared a rupture with Germany as Balkans news showed a Nazi collapse and a shift toward the Allies. The decision, widening a breach since Turkey halted steel chrome shipments, was expected within 26 hours at the grand national assembly meeting. President Ismet Inonu and Prime Minister Sukru Saracoglu were to obtain approval from the People's Party deputies. The Turkish radio noted a party group meeting and cabinet session as steps toward the assembly action.
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London
Turkey
Germany
Balkans
Berlin
Grand National Assembly
People's Party
Ismet Tuony
Sukru Saracoglu
Bicyclist Hits Girl in Prospect Park
A reckless bicyclist struck Edith Patterson, 12, causing minor injuries, while an auto collision on Tenth Street injured John Winter, 3. Police report the rider ran from a curb and lost control. the automobile driver, Charles E. Hidley, said the child darted into the car’s path.
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Tanner
Central Station
Edith Patterson
Euclid Avenue
Prospect Park
John Winter
Tenth Street
Charles E. Hidley
Ingells Avenue
Hidley
Reisselaer Street
Fox Hunters Use Horn in Cemetery Tracing Foxes
In Louisville Kentucky investigators learned sportsmen staged a foxhunt in a cemetery to drive away foxes. A horn signal startled residents who mistook it for Gabriel. The foxes damaged a lake area valued at 300 marks, prompting residents to seek removal efforts.
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Gabriel
Louisville
Ky. I
Jhes
Tsaters
Partisan Forces Capture 14 Towns
Tito announced a broadcast claiming Partisans seized 14 towns across eastern Bosnia Slavonia and Dalmatia including Debar Kladanj Momenegro and Samac with three strong points between Belgrade and Zagreb. Rab Island off Dalmatian coast reportedly freed after Italian capitulation as German troop movements shifted north.
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Londen
Marshal Tito
Yestertas Ina
Hhaa
Yugoslavia
Waterford Red Cross unit surpasses bandage quota
The surgical dressing unit of the Red Cross at Waterford completed and sent in 9 000 folded bandages last week. Due to strong volunteer turnout the quota was met early, eliminating two days of work. The unit will still meet Thursdays from 9 30 a m to 9 30 p m at the John House Memorial of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs B Emerson Devitt chair urges continued cooperation. Mid week service at Waterford Methodist Church will be discontinued for the remainder of the summer. In sports, Softball League action today features Boston versus St Tatts with Charles Clough directing.
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Red Cross
John House
First Presbyterian Church
Persone
John Higgins
New York
Lewis White
First Street
Waterford Methodist Church
Boston
St. Tatts
Charles Clough
Gates to Speak on Mechanical Engineering Role in War
Robert M. Gates, president of the Americas Society of Mechanical Engineers, will address the mechanical engineering group at E. P. T wodar in the Russell Sage Laboratory at 4 pm. He will discuss the role of mechanical engineering in the present war and the postwar future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Gates
Americas Society of “Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineering
E. P. T Wodar
Russell Sage Laboratory
Mr. Gates
Allies Plan Peace Talks At World Security Conference
Washington officials disclosed August 14 thatBritain Russia and the United States will discuss postwar organization to preserve world peace. The talks focus on how to maintain and apply military force against aggressor nations and questions of bases control and possible disarmament as the war-born United Nations is made into a permanent assembly. Six of the 16 American advisory members are generals or admirals, underscoring the military role in shaping postwar policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
Russia
United States
United Nations
Permanent Assembly of Nations
Cambridge Woman Badly Hurt in Porch Fall
Mrs. Bymms Apeeller of Cambridge is hospitalized at Mary MecCiellan with a fractured leg after a fall on Monday afternoon. She lay helpless on her porch for about thirty minutes before her daughter, who found her after returning from the hospital, notified Dr. J. E. Gestreicher. Moeller's condition was reported as fair last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bymms Apeeller
Cambridge
Mary MecCiellan Hospital
J. E. Gestreicher
Moeller
Woman Rescued at Cohoes Fire
Rescue crews saved a woman from a Cohoes fire as flames spread to a second building. Fire officials reported no insurance on furniture lost and noted occupants were driven into the street. Fire Chief Golden and Captain Arndt led operations with a police detail under Chief Maxwell.
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Cohoes
Main Street
Jobs
Miner
Paul A
Julia Car
Math Streetz
Gre
Weter
Jotn Roberts
John Mie
Golden
John Arndt
Gagnon
Donovan
Darnak
Connely
Mercia
Witttem Maxwell
Wilfred Detisie Esti
Cohoes Couple Married at Sacred Heart
Doris M Fontaine daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Fontaine of Ontario Street Cohoes wed Seaman 1 John Halloran Jr of the Coast Guard son of Mr and Mrs J E Halloran. Ceremony held Sunday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev Raymond Robert officiating. Mrs Lawrence Charbonneau sister of the bride was matron of honor and George Fontaine was best man. Music by Mrs Henry Lambert and Dorothy Marois. After a reception at the bride’s home the couple left for a New York wedding trip. The groom is stationed in Manhattan Beach. The bride will reside at home for the duration.
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Doris M. Fontaine
Leo P. Fontaine
Ontario
Cohors
Seaman
John
George Fontaine
Henry Lambert
Dorothy Marois
Char
New York
Rean Albany
Stater Island
Manhattan Beach
Better Shopping and Keen Eyesight Improve Bargains
A note on shopping fatigue for women after long store forays. Poor vision hinders choices, but corrected eyesight helps buyers spot true bargains and enjoy shopping again.
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U. S. Tank
Ae Mailmaster Bank
MAI
Bank of Waterford
Waterford
N.Y
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora
Ston
Seret
Albert €. Parker
Fourth Street
Clarence A. Parker
Axis
Funny
Webster C. Scoville
Averill
Park Central School
Snyder’s Lake
Sacred Heart
Memsen
Cohoes, Xe
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