U S Tanks Halfway To Germany Invasion At Bordeaux Reported
French sources claim a third Allied landing in France began last night near Bordeaux amid German resistance. American and French ground forces allegedly reached the outskirts of the port and attacked while a strong aerial and naval bombardment continued. Washington and Eisenhower sources offered no confirmation.
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Hendaye
France
Bordeaux
Washington
War Department
Amerigan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Anny
Loire River
Nantes Arta
Iran-Hen- Raye
Bidascon
Iran- Hendaye
Borsdeaux
Gironde
Frontier
Arcadien
Naval
Wnita
Jap Air Force Missing From Pacific Skies
U S Pacific Fleet Headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports Allied bombers roam from north of Toyoe to Australia without aerial opposition. Five island groups attacked in a campaign to eliminate Japan’s empire. No enemy interceptions reported. raids targeted Koriles Mariaiax Carolines Marshalls Central Pacific and Monuecas, with towns like Nauru affected.
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U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Alliea
Toyoe
Austrelis
Japan
Koriles
Mariaiax
Carolines
Marshalls
Paette
Monuecas
Nauru
Scoreboard of Techionel and City Matchups
In a compact listing, Techionel and Chicimiatt posted a 5 on the scoreboard against Palindelptla and Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, and New York at 3. Detroit esiog fell to Chicago 1, while Resten secured 3 in a separate pairing.
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Ze Paaskapans
Techionel & Chicimiatt
Palindelptla
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
New York
Sweden halts insuring ships bound for Germany
Sweden’s state war insurance board announced it would suspend underwriting Swedish ships traveling to German ports in the North and Baltic Seas. The move aims to cut trading with Germany, reducing iron ore exports and other interwar goods. About 400,000 tons of Swedish shipping have been affected, forcing Germans to rely on their own fleet for imports.
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Stockholm
Gearmnen Porta
Germany
Turkey
Spain
Portugal
State
War Insurance Board
Swedish Insurance Board
Sweden
North
Baltic
Casualty Toll Grows From Latest Robot Attacks
Bombs from buzz weapons pounded southern England as Third Army presses toward the rocket coast. Nazi salvos aim to exhaust stocks amid Channel weather calm. England endures heavy casualties while civilians sift through debris and await news from the front. Churchill urges restraint as the air war continues.
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Laxton
England
Third Army
Channel
Pass de Cassis
Belgium
Germany
Churchll
Frasee
Churchill
Soviet and American Leaders Confer on Eastward World Peace
Vyacheslav Molotov and W Averell Harriman spoke of a new order free of aggression after a ceremony at Harriman's residence presenting 1950 military awards to Red Army officers and men. Molotov accepted the decorations in a formal reception marking the event and underscoring Allied hopes for enduring security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Vyacheshiv Molotov
Comminsar
United States
Armi Abassador
W. Averill Harriman
Federty
Molotov
Soviet Union
Karriman
Treasurer Of Brass Foundry Dies
Beary Wheeler co founder and treasurer of Wheeler Brothers Brass Founders in Troy died at home after a lingering illness. Survivors include his wife, daughter Mrs Ralph Bately, son J Henry Wheeler, six grandchildren, three sisters and a brother. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the residence with Rev Milton M Lavery. interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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Beary Wheeler
Wheeler Brothers Brass Founders, Inc
Troy
Seventh Avenue
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Grace Methodist Church
Phinenix Lodge
Aja
Apollo
RAM
Coungi
Waterviiet Arsenal
Wheeler Brothers
Bertha
Marsden’ Whesier
Ralph Bately
Albert Spendig
J. Henry Wheeler
Carl
Marsden
Nancy Hitely
John Hetry
Morrie
James Wheeler
Mia
Martha King
New York
Sirah Hall
Watervliet
Eliza Bailey
Long Island
Thomes Wheeler
Milton M. Lavery
Oakwoold
Moose Elect Governor Milwaukee At 56th Convention
George E Gillam of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania was elected supreme governor of the Legal Order of Moose at the 56th international convention. Malcolm R Giles of Aurora NL served as supreme secretary and reported a record attendance of 200 delegates.
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Milwaukee
George E. Gillam
Wilkes-Barre
Legal Order of Moose
Malcolm R Giles
Aurora
Red Drive Nears Nazi Oil Fields
Soviet announces fresh twin offensives on the Romanian front push 38 to 44 miles, nearing Ploesti fields and the Danube, with 350 towns captured. German losses mount as Axis defenses weaken.
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London
Tasiand
Moscow
Tiwo
Steli
Rodion Y. Maiinovsky
Feodor Tolbukhin
Ploestielfelds
Germany
Petroleu
Lnes
Danube River
Romania
Kurt Dittmar
Dnestr
Siret
Yurese
Polish Congress Warns Against Russian Policy
The Polish American Congress denounces any plan to settle world affairs by spheres of influence. Stanislaw A Gutowski, Newark lawyer and director, says a memorandum backing the Atlantic Charter was sent to the State Department. He warns Russia would extend influence if it controls Central Europe and urges stronger U S and British action against communism.
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Washington
Escent
Rus An
Cu Stanislaw A Gutowski
Newark
Mi J
Leongreas
State Department
Gutowsit
United States
Britain
Allied drive nears Marseille as troops surge westward
American and French forces push beyond Toulon and approach Marseille and Aix en Provence. General Patch urges speedy pursuit as Nazi resistance collapses in southern France except near Toulon and Marseille. Recon units probe toward Apt and Avignon while columns advance along the Durance and Rhone valleys.
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Rome
Toulon
Mediterranean
Marseille
France
Alexander 3
Perth
Rhone
Aix-En-Provence
St Cannat
Durance
Les Puy
Apt
Avignon
Seventh Army
Patch
S. B. Ketchum Dies at Wynantskill
Sanford B. Hetchum a long time Wynantskill resident died at his Church Road home after a taree months illness. He served as assistant postmaster then postmaster for 25 years, retiring Jan 31 1940. Born April 4 1862, he spent sixty years as a grocer in the village. He began as a grocer’s clerk at P. J. Wagstail store and lived on Church Road after marriage.
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Sanford B. Hetchum
Wynantskill
Church Road
St. Ketchum
Mx Ketchum
Wenantskill
P. J. Wagstail
Four Corners
Ss. B. Ketchum
Hotel Patrons to Get Refund Overcharges in Philadelphia
A federal court ordered the Barclay Hotel in downtown Philadelphia to refund all excess prices charged for food and drinks since the OPA price freeze on July 26, 1933. Judge Kalodner required the hotel to locate patrons or accept a voluntary contribution to the U S Treasury. The same order was issued against seven other popular downtown dining spots.
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Philadelphia
Barclay
OPA
Harry E.kalodner
U.S. Treasury
Petain Kidnapped by Gestapo Moves to Belfort in France
A reportedly reliable French Swiss border report says Marshal Petain was kidnapped from his Vichy villa by the Gestapo and taken toward Belfort in eastern France, with Pierre Laval also held by the Germans. German troops mass near Belfort as Laval allegedly sets up headquarters to shield a rump French government under Nazi control.
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Gestapo
Petain
Vichy
France
Aids
London
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Belfort
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Helfort
Germany
Pierre. Laval
Laval
Dewey Plans Speeches on West Coast Tour
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's cross country campaign moves forward with plans to visit the Pacific Coast next month. He will also speak in Oklahoma City around September 25 after possible stops in Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Oklahoma officials say the state is likely to vote Republican though it remains listed as doubtful along with Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
G. O.P
Pacific
Dewey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
E. H. More
Oklahoma
Moore
Ros Rigtey
Okilm
Oklahoma City
Pacific Coast
Allied Airmen Renew Attacks On Germans
Allied airmen renewed attacks on German and Italian forces, striking oil supplies and a synthetic refinery near Brescia while bombing targets in Germany and Austria. Clouds hindered operations earlier, but weather cleared as Liberators and Fortresses hit Chertal refinery and other installations.
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Marshal Guenther von Hkinge
France
Germany
Austria
Chertal
Bresiac
Vienas
Japs Draft Women Reported Under New Japanese Labor Law
A Japanese government broadcast cited by the FCC said a compulsory labor service law for girls and unmarried women aged 12 to 40 took effect yesterday. The announcement described the new measure as part of national policy in wartime mobilization.
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New York
Domet
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Biddle Says F B I Will Probe C 1 0 Committee
General Francis Biddle told a civic luncheon that the F B I will probe possible violations by a political action committee under the Smith act and corrupt practices act. He said Hatch Act appropriations for a single candidate would be checked and that all organizations are subject to inquiry.
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Los Angeles
Jettey
Francis Biddle
The
C. I. Political Action Committee
FSU
Biddle
Yank Dash Draws New Nazi Trap
Allied columns press across France from Sens toward Paris and the Seine in a widening push toward the German border. American armor breaches the Seine line while left flank forces advance along the Cherbourg coast. towns from Cabourg to Etampes fall as Allied troops press to encircle German troops trapped along the southern front.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force Um
France
Germany
Sens
Paris
Saar
Neunkirchen
Rhine
Omar NL Bradley
Seine
Shandel
Cabourg
Houlgate
Chazinel
Dorule
Gace
Etampes
Pithiviers
Deauville
Listen
Gearville
Orbec
Jand
Roerbouilier
Vanes
Army Reveals Shortage Data in War Supply Report
Maj Gen Lu eius Clay, director of materiel, told Senate investigators that two theater commanders failed to secure half of the 155 millimeter ammunition for a recent landing. He cited Britain’s urgent request for 160046 bombs turned down due to production limits and warned of a dire supply shortfall including 45 percent in 155 millimeter shells and 46 percent in 240 millimeter shells.
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Washington
Lu Eius D."clay
Army
Senate
Clay
War
Wad Tesdar
Britain
Tie
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Riviera
IU. S
Brass Foundry
Henry Wheeler
Moose
S. B. Ketchum
Sanford B. Ketchum
AVAL
Dieppe
PT Mans
Ue Cris
Povuloghe
Ounke
Crtizans
Lower
Seime River
Drent
Fay Wih
Utica
Yank Dash
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