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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1944
Page
9
Allied forces report major advances in the Marianas. Nimitz announces near-simultaneous defeats on Guam and Tinian with thousands killed, hundreds wounded, and significant territorial gains including airfields and inland strips along the coast.
A spirited Filipino community on Embassay Row senses Japanese control ending as Quezon reemerges from Saranac Lake retreat. The Interior Department oversees Philippine affairs, with a special nine American and nine Filipino rehabilitation commission to study needs and map next steps for island recovery and economic revival.
The Democrats will select their United States Senate and associate judge of the Court of Appeals candidates on August and meet at 11 a.m. at the National Democratic Club. The Republicans will designate their nominees the same day, with their State Committee meeting at the Hotel Ten Eyck in Albany.
The scoreboard lists games in the Eastern division with Uuica defeating Williamsport 4 to 2 and Scranton edging Hartford 4 to 2 while Hartford beats Scranton 3 to 2. In the national league Chicago defeats Brooklyn 4 to 1 and New York beats Pittsburgh 4 to 0. American results show New York 14 over Cleveland 7 and Detroit 8 over Chicago 5 with Washington and Philadelphia portions incomplete.
Allied tank columns struck Coutances area driving toward Avranches within 48 miles of the Breton peninsula. Rommel counterattacked with a swift armored lunge toward Coutances as fightbacks repelled the assault. A route escape from Notre Dame de Cenilly was cut off near St. Denis Le Gast, eight miles southeast of Coutances.
Chinese and American air units aid ground forces as Hengyang and northern outposts endure heavy assault. A Chinese spokesman denied a Japanese breakthrough, saying reinforcements mobilize on both sides for a decisive fight, with intense fighting continuing around Hengyang.
Canvass shows Gerald P. Nye defeating Lynn Stamaugh by 972 votes in the North Dakota June 27 primary. Official count lists Nye with 37,219, Stamaugh 3,191. Usher L. Burdick 35,687 and A. C. Townley 1,300.
Miles to Berlin from Kalbiel 28 front. Normandy front 630 miles from Trearn. Italian front 605 miles from Senigaltia.
Censored dispatches from Ankara indicate Turkey may sever relations with the Nazis, risking cutoffs in Near East operations. Bulgaria, with one foot in the Axis, seeks talks with the Allies as Red Army advances in Romania alter regional dynamics and encirclement possibilities.
Waynesburg Pennsylvania residents wagered on local weather as the July 29 Club claimed victory again. The courthouse tally and reports from soldiers and sailors indicated a drizzle began just before midnight and lasted about four minutes ending a vigil led by Ally. Joan Daily, chief rainmaker, and members noted Waynesburg has had only three dry July 29ths in seven years.
Sacramento city council in a special session adopted an emergency ordinance imposing a 10 p.m curfew for youths under 10 years old. The move follows a prior order that had restricted city access for military personnel, which was promptly lifted.
An informant claims Benito Mussolini attempted self harm on September 12 by slashing a wrist with a razor at the Hotel Campo Imperatore. He was reportedly hysterical and sought death, but a superior officer treated the cut and persuaded him to return to bed before German paratroopers freed him.
All vacation and leave periods for civilian and military staff at the Water Vliet Arsenal were cancelled following orders from the Chief of Ordnance. Gen. A G Gillespie said employees due for time off will make up the days later as production permits. no exact number affected. Leaves may be granted only under exceptional circumstances and decided on individual merit. No word on a nine hour shift. current three shifts and a 4 hour week remain in effect.
Antioch California police identified a blue eyed young woman as former film actress Frances Farmer awaiting her father after pleading guilty to a vagrancy charge. She wore blue jeans and a work shirt, was fined $19 by Justice of the Peace Tom Milan, with the fine suspended. Police said attorney B M Farmer was en route from Reno to rejoin his daughter who had been missing since July 14. Farmer had taken her to Reno for treatments after her dismissal from the western State Hospital at Steilacoom Washington where she had been pronounced completely cured of mental illness. The woman reportedly said she wanted to be strong enough to fight herself.
The White House disclosed that President Roosevelt visited Lieut. Col Evans Carlson of Marine Raider fame at the San Diego Naval Hospital. Mrs. Roosevelt also visited Carlson and other Seipan and Tariwa wounded veterans to convey the president's praise and thanks for their heroism. Carlson was wounded rescuing Brooklyn private Vito Cascara after the enlisted man was shot at an advanced post.
Bishop Oxziam of New York denounced both Democratic and Republican platforms as cowardly saying they do not lead the people to better things. The brief commentary appeared in Chicago with no clear endorsement or policy details.
Albany County Democratic official John J. Murphy posted bail after arraignment on a W come indictment accusing misappropriation of 25008 dollars from the Albany County Democratic Campaign Fund for 39 to 43. Murphy, close associate of Daniel B. O connell, was released in 15000 dollar bail as the special grand jury hearings paused by order of Gov. Dewey. The grand jury was adjourned until Aug 17 and Sen Julian Elway was among those questioned. Continued on Page Nine.
Allied and German forces clashed over Pisa as Gen. Sir Harold Alexander pushed a major offensive in Italy. Artillery duels raged along the Arno near Pisa and across to the Arno’s south bank, with reports of Pisa’s open city status and concerns over destruction of Pisa monuments. New Zealand, South African, and British troops tightened their advance toward Florence, with up to seven miles from the city and Italian bridges facing potential damage.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows Inc opened a Hartford office yesterday. Herbert Duval, special representative, said the corporation aims to resume operations quickly and pay full 100 cents on the dollar for all claims for which it is liable.
Radio reports Maj. Gen. Herbert Ernest Vahl, age 48, commander in the famed SS unit, killed in a tragic accident while touring the front. Veteran of World War I, his death comes as German forces face mounting pressure.
A robot bomb strike in London wrecked a crowded restaurant during a busy hour injuring and trapping shoppers as glass rained onto nearby apartments and stores. Rescue workers, aided by ground crews, searched wreckage while another robot bomb overhead prompted continued evacuation and road closures in the area near a church spire split by the blast.
Robert H. Hinckley sworn in at the White House to head the new Office of Contract Settlement, a pivotal war agency tasked with terminating vast war contracts. The Utah executive pledged to get the job done as he takes charge of a major, independent bureau cooperating with War Mobilization chief Byrnes.
Velvaire Dickinson, 50, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to violating wartime censorship by sending coded messages from New York to South America. A second espionage indictment was dismissed. sentencing set for August 14. She faced up to ten years and a $10,000 fine. The coded message referenced March 4, 1942 to Inez Lopez de Monidad in Buenos Aires.
Katherine Gerould, 65, noted author, essayist, and short song writer, died yesterday in Princeton. She wrote Vain ons, The Great Tradition, Lost Waller, Valiant Dust, and Congvisiader.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Null ordered a restraining decision in a suit by the Stork Club to halt city interference over a $181,375 sales and business tax claim. The city threatened public auction of the club properties including the Stork, Casablanca, and Vie Parisienne if taxes remain unpaid. Assistant Corporation Counsel Edmund B. Hennefeld charged club employees with padding charges to round figures.
Dr Ralph P Reece of Rutgers reports two hormones estrogen and progesterone stimulate growth of adex cells causing milk production in sterile heifers and cows without calving. He predicts more cattle slaughtered for beef as sterility rises. Experiments include a barren Jersey yielding over 3000 pounds milk in 305 days.
Soviet dispatches report three German divisions encircled near Warsaw after pushing west of the Bug River as Red Army advances toward Riga. Early reports also claim the First Baltic Army has struck from Riga toward the Baltic coast, with engagements expected along the lines.
Moscow radio broadcast to the Red Army declared that they have covered much of the way to Berlin and will soon reach the last enemy bastion. It promised unchallenged mastery of highways and open country and a rapid roll along German roads.
German forces estimated near 300000 threaten Estonia and Latvia as main Axis actions continue, with Russians reporting heavy pressure and ongoing advances across the Baltic region.
The 20th Bomber Command daylighted on Japanese industrial targets in Manchuria's Mukden region, including Anshan Fu stan and Penhsihu. The strike, first light bombing against the inner Japanese zone, follows a pattern of continuing strategic attacks as heavy industries move to Manchuria for safety from the home islands.
Maxwell Anderson yesterday challenged Rep Hamilton Fish to sue him over criticism of the congressman's public record. The playwright denounced a $750,600 libel action against Robert P. F. Cutler, executive secretary of the Good Government Committee, and said the committee used his name without consent. Anderson announced the ad would be reprinted word for word in another edition with his signature.
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