Old Glory Flies Again Over Guam
Marines raise the American flag over the Guam Marine barracks for the first time in two and a half years amid the ruins of Orote Peninsula. Gunboats patrol Apra harbor as demolition blasts clear Japanese remnants. Generals Smith Geiger and Shepherd attend the ceremony as battles rage in the distance.
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Guam
Marianas Islands
United States Island
Orote Peninsula
Sumay
Tse
Apra Harbor
Fort Santa Cruz
Geo. Holland M. Smith
3Fai
Roy S. Geiger
Lemuel ©. Shepherd, Jr
la Jolla
Caba Marines
Trea Circle
Aviation
Domestic Policies Seen Key to Election
Rep Bender predicts domestic policy will decide November vote. He says wartime consensus on postwar international cooperation shifts focus to domestic policy choices. He argues Roosevelt's policy direction would intensify if a fourth term is won.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bender
Vacation notes and visits across several towns
The report lists families vacationing at Babcock Lake Altamont Berlin and Dyken Pond with relatives visiting in Altoona Pa and Lincoln Wells Pompton and Hampton Beach New Hampshire. It notes a Baptist Sunday School picnic and Vacation Bible School led by Rev. Strobel and Rev. Maxson.
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Packard
Babcock Lake
Misa Jane -Hakes
Reia
Altamont
Dan Rogere
Laconia
Berlin
John Jandrow
Dyken Pond
William Merkley
Emma Lakes
Bary Stillman
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Horace Wells
Pompton
Lakes
Erskin Hewitt Delbert Maxon
Familly
Hughes
Altoona
Baptist Sunday
Lawa
Douglas Hakes
Mere
Emme Hakes
Gaylord Bakes
Arlington
Gilbert Saumderson
Alice
Madge Aldrich
Edith Copping
Merle Church
Hampton Beach
N.H
Seventh Day Baptist Church
Albert Strobel
Paul Maxson
Navy Finds Young Photo Craftsman Jack Anderson
Otto Stillwater residents tout Jack Anderson a gifted photographer as the Navy considers his talent for service. At 18 he runs a busy studio from his home with his father, turning dining room into a studio and basement into a dark room and processing lab. He earned early honors including a Minnesota 3944 AAAS certificate.
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Oscar L. Anderson
Jack
Minnesota
Stillwater
Aanual
Anderson
Andersen
Navy
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wallpaper Enlivens Droopy Furniture in Small Living Space
A war bride uses wallpaper to brighten shabby furniture and extend a tiny apartment. She papers two 26 inch chests and an unfinished coffee table, outlines simple steps for preparing surfaces, sizing, and aligning patterns for a smooth, affordable upgrade.
Libel suits loom in Fish Willkie clash over ad
Fish files a 250000 libel action against Robert F. Cutler over an anti Fish ad and asks attorney Willkie to represent defendants to speed proceedings. Anderson calls the move bluff and aims to force a public examination of Fish’s record before voters.
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Derson
The
Journal News
Anderson
Wendell Willkie
Fish
Wilkie
Public
Hamilton Fish
Robert F. Cutler
Ramapo Valley
Suffern
Willkie
Hirschberg
Newburg
Fisn
Wisconsin
Natonal
New York
Papering a Wall Paneling Furniture Process
Instructions describe applying wallpaper to wall paneling furniture with careful alignment of sections, trimming around knobs, and using shellac or lacquer to set the finish. Repeated shellacking may be needed to achieve a handprinted look and a final stain or paint on legs and knobs.
New Gas Aids Production of Plane Parts
Westinghouse researchers developed Endogas a protective furnace gas derived from illuminating gas air and heat that preserves steel texture during heat treatment enabling harder components for aircraft and machinery. Monogas and Exogas provide softening and alloy treatment expanding the tool and die field and powder metallurgy gains via Endogas in metal formation for war production.
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Pitsburg
Endogas
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Westinghouse
Endegas
Take Care of Work Uniforms and Care Tips
Workplace wardrobe guidance stresses careful handling and cleaning of uniforms. Do not wipe grease on uniforms. avoid acids and chemicals that damage fibers. use waste tissue to clean hands. shower regularly. hang uniforms overnight if worn multiple days. replace missing buttons and parts. prevent mildew by proper storage. send soiled uniforms to linen pickup promptly.
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Dart
Fisherman’s tale ends in river mishap and a wriggling trant
Northampton report recalls a local fisherman returning from a fishing trip with a tall tale. He slipped into a hole in the river and was swept over his boots. A boat inspection afterward revealed a wriggling creature described as a 73 inch trant.
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Northampton
Mass
Jack Clue d
Soviet offensives push toward East Prussia and Warsaw
Front reports say Cherniakhovsky’s forces push from Kaunas west of the Niemen, crossing bridges toward East Prussia and advancing on a 68 mile front. They claim capture or defeat of numerous German positions from Kaunas to Jelgava and beyond, with Moscow noting 16,277 German losses since June 23. The Vistula near Warsaw remains contested as German planners seek to shield the capital.
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Arba
Kaunas
East
Pouseis
Suwalat
Eatvia
Wey
Latvia
Salegrad
Estonia
Litvia
London
Gluda
Rus Fs
Platona
Jelvircava
Jelgava
East Prussia
Warsaw
Moscow
Baltic
Carpathian
Czecho-islovakia
Berlin
Vistula
Germany
Cherniakhovsky
German East Prussia
Konstantin K Rokossovsky
G. F. Zakharov
Niemen River
Alytus
Niemen
White Russia
Giby
Plutyszki
Kaunis
Mariampole
Iglowka
Nariampole
Simno
Alvtus
Kezani
Suwatki
Community Notes From Shushan and Surroundings
Miss Flora Dobbin returns from Middletown visit. The Nesbitts of Argyle visit Mrs Anne Armstrong. Miss Cruikshank and Miss Avery will teach at the village school this year. The Steele farm on East Arlington Road sold. Salem A Methodist Church holds twilight service and picnic supper in Moon's grove on Sunday Aug 6 at 7 30 p.m. Memorial service for Harold Gilchrist conducted at Newman Methodist Church by Rev George Brown. Ella G Scott accompanied by Mr and Mrs Cliften Wilson home to Tilson New Hampshire for short stay. Wilsons come to Shushan for funeral of their uncle Sherman Hunt.
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John Nesbitt
Argyle
Anne Armstrong
Cruikshank
Avery
Hugh Steele
Arlington Road
Salem
Moon's Grove
Salem-Cambridge Road
Newman Methodist Church
Harold Gilchrist
Healy
George Brown
Ella G. Scott
Clften Wilson
Tilson
N.H
Navy Recruitist Ralph Robb Dies in Self Inflicted Wounds
Rochester youth Ralph Robb, 16, believed too young to enlist, died yesterday from self inflicted bullet wounds. Coroner Richard A. Leonardo labeled the death a personal safety related incident and said Robb was in low spirits.
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Rochester
Ralph Robb
Navy
Richard A. Leonardo
War Surpluses OWI Reveals Wartime Assets
The War Production Board estimates domestic material needs and surpluses across war plants ordnance ships stockpiles and equipment valued in the billions. It projects land and housing surpluses for workers and notes temporary wartime structures will be torn down postwar while permanent housing is put on the market. Surplus finished goods and planes pose disposal challenges with ongoing weekly trainer plane sales.
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Rae
War Production Board
Howwever
Val
SWPA
National Housing Agency
Department Af Commerce
OWL
Hungary Agrees to Halt Jewish Imprisonment and Exile
Regent Horthy pledges to stop sending Jews to death camps and allow some to leave Hungary under Red Cross terms. Jewish children under 11 may depart if Allied nations accept them, and Jews with Palestine-entry permits would be released. Red Cross relief to Hungary’s imprisoned Jews also expected.
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London
Adm
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
United States
Great Britain
International Red Cross
Palestine
Horthy
Red Cross
Army Urges Dunking to Spare G. F. Morars
Washington dispatch reports Army and Navy Journal findings that biscuit crusts cause most dental injuries from K rations. Service dentists recommend regular dunking to soften biscuits and protect plate and bridgework among soldiers in the field.
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Dunking
G. F. Morars
Washington
Army
Army and Navy Journal
American forces advance near Tessy Sur Vire in Normandy
Tank losses mounted as American troops push toward Tessy Sur Vire and Lehamel, with progress along the Domfront corridor and gains of several miles since D Day. British links and the Second Panzer Division bolstered German resistance as Allied forces report Montgomery expressing great satisfaction with the battle’s progress.
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Tessy Sur Viva
Tuesder
Avranches
Normandy
Teresia
Detera
Tessy
Ser
Tower
Vire
Amer
Lehamel
St. Lo
Torigat Sur
Truman to Continue Probe of Elmira Bombsight Plant Shift
Senate Truman Committee will press a probe into the Elmira bombsight plant transfer from Remington Rand to Norden Inc. The group heard about 25 witnesses at secret hearings and will issue a quick report within weeks. Senator Ferguson said more angles would be investigated in New York.
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Elmira
Senate
Truman Committee
Navy
New York
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Ferguson
Harley M. Kilgore
D-W
James M. Mead
Remington-Rand
Cart L. Norden, Inc
Mead
J John D. Carrivan
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Corrigan, OsouTme and Wells
Norden Co
Two U S Commanders To Return From Italy
Allied headquarters announced Saturday that two famed American divisional commanders will return to the United States for new duties. Maj. Gen. Charles Ryder of the 34th Infantry Division and Maj. Gen. Ernest Harmon of the First Armored Division will leave after leading their units through North African and Italian campaigns.
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Rome
United States
Charles Ryder
34Th
Ernest 8. Harmon
Tragic Piano Top Collapse Kills Man in Yard
A man identified as Ralph Gardner, Jr., was killed when an old piano top toppled onto him in the yard of his uncle, Louie White, in Boose Town yesterday. Police and investigators noted the accident appeared accidental with no foul play suspected.
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Massena
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