Paris Surrenders Ends German Rule in Historic Signing
Paris celebrates the unconditional surrender signed by Gen. Dietrich Von Choltitz at Montparnasse, ending German occupation. Crowds fire at will in joyous streets, while LeClerc and allied officers supervise the handover. city largely unscarred aside from the Luxembourg garden area.
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Edward
BALL
Paris
Montparnasse
Ring
Luxembourg Garden
Dietrich von Choltitz
Jacques LeClerc
VU. S
von Choltitz
N. Charles de Gaulle
LeClerc
Maurice Hotel
Maurice
Lightning Flashes After Hopi Snake Dance Despite No Rain
In Holbrook Arizona on August 26 workers report lightning and thunder over Shringapovi mesa after the Hopi snake clan completed its rain ritual with 17 dancers from Hopi and neighboring mesas. No rain fell and authorities noted the ritual typically occurs later in August or early September. Five boys aged 7 to 12 joined the dancers as initiation due to older members leaving for the armed forces.
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Holbrook, Ariz
Shringapovi Mesa
Shipaulavi Mesa
De Gaulle Seeks France's Unity Amid War Leadership Shift
Churchill notes that De Gaulle is now seen as France's representative. Madrid reports that Petain, chief of the Vichy government, addressed letters to Churchill and Pope Pius XII defending his policy and surrendering disputed authority to De Gaulle.
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France
Churchill
Henri Philippe Petain
Vichy
Madrid
Pius XII
de Gaulle
Allied push tightens noose on 90,000 Germans along the Seine
American fighter bombers and British rocket planes supported by Allied ground forces pressed into the Seine pocket from the west and south. About 29 troop packed barges on the river and a riverine triangle under 300 square miles housed German forces awaiting the final blow.
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Seine
Allied authorities to evaluate war crimes evidence later
Message dated August 26, 1944 from Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force states that wartime atrocities will be examined by Allied judicial authorities when settlements begin, signed by a member of SHAEF staff.
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
Desperate ads flood town offerings and sales
An OCR filled page lists motor parts, tools, and household items for sale or trade, including radiators, electric motors, dining sets, cookware, plants, and vehicles. It shows rental notices, wanted ads for cash and services, and classified tersely noting contact numbers and addresses across local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELI Electric
Excig
Arizona Maintenance CO
Oracle Rad
Rancho Grande
Rillito
Arizona
Furnice Exchange
Grant Road
Eastburn’s
M. E
Eras & Ek
Sturis Photo Studio
Pennington
Pioneer Hotel
E. Penni
Congress
Oro Verde Ranch
al Electric Motor
E. Speedvey
Bellevue
Balkans War Expands as Romania Sides With Allies
Moscow announced Romania accepted a six point armistice on April 12 and hostilities paused. Antonescu and a German mission were arrested in Bucharest as Romania seized Carpathian passes and attacked German legions retreating toward Ploesti and Bucharest. Russia pledged aid to redraw fronts and enforce terms including Romania’s return of Soviet prisoners and freedom of movement for Allied forces with Bulgaria wavering toward withdrawal from the war.
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Germany
Moscow
Romania
Russia
Foreign Office
Ion Antonescu
Bucharest
Hansen
Carpathian
Hungary
Galati
Ploesti
Antonescu
Transylvania
Senatescu
Michael
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Ankara
German Oil Production Cut In Half By Raids
Allied air campaigns in May to July reduced Germanys finished oil product output by about 49 percent. Bombardments from bases in Britain, Italy, and Russia targeted gasoline and lubricant facilities, with Germany rushing repairs of damaged synthetic and natural oil plants despite the setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Germany
United States
Britain
Italy
Russia
Attorneys Seek Change Of Judges In Flood Suits
Local attorneys George Darnell and Ralph Bilby asked Judge William G. Hall to reassign flood suit cases arguing Hall previously ruled against the action. City Attorney Thomas J. Elliott urged sticking to state law and local judges. Hall disqualified himself and declined to assign to Judge Eva DeConcini, who had recused herself earlier, moving flood motions to a new judge.
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George Darnell
Ralph Bilby
William G. Hall
Superior Court
Hall
Thomas J. Elliott
Eva DeConcini
First Lt. Benz Flies Fiftieth Mission in WWII Bomber Flight
First Lt. Ralph A. Benz Jr. completed his fiftieth mission as pilot of a B 24 Liberator with the 15th Air Force in Italy. He flew over Wiener Neustadt Schwechat Munich Bucharest Budapest Ploesti and Toulon. He holds the DFC and Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Ralph A. Benz, Jr
R. A Benz
East Seventh Street
15Th Air Force
Italy
Benz
Wiener Neustadt
Schwechat
Munich
Bucharest
Budapest
Ploesti
Romania
Toulon
France
Tucson High
University of Arizona
Armed Forces
Panama
United States
Moodyfield
Community recreation program plans and funding updates
Clemens reports on war worker population needs and a pending influx for local defense plants affecting funding. Band fees for soldier dances run about 250 dollars monthly. A dramatic program is planned at Armory park next Wednesday at 8 p.m. with players from 12 playgrounds, four closed due to low attendance.
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Clemens
Armory Park
President appoints Krug with broader authority
The new storm gathers as J. A. Krug, tapped by the President to fill Wilson’s role during Nelson’s China trip, signals authority far wider than previously thought. Nelson had only said synthetic rubber plants were in production, not that tire output was finished.
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J. A. Krug
Wilson
Nelson
China
Twin Removed From Abdominal Cavity in Remarkable Birth
In Baltimore on August 26 two newborns, a girl and a boy, thrived after a cesarean like delivery from the mother's abdominal cavity. Doctors call the case potentially unique in medical history as the girl was born normally and the boy nearly five hours later. Both babies weighed about five pounds each and were born two weeks premature. The mother remains critically ill but may recover.
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Baltimore
City Hospitals
Harry Donahoe
Robinson Police Framing Allegation Faces Commission
The police commission debated whether to reveal the source behind Armstrong’s claim about Robinson being framed. Elliott pressed to identify the informant tied to the “girl and hotel” episode, but Lyons objected to disclosing confidential sources. Armstrong refused to name his informant, and the hearing adjourned with more witnesses planned.
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Elliott
Robinson
Armstrong
Lyons
Russians Break German Hold Near Danube Delta Ismail Reach
Russians have captured German General Werner Klepp of the 9th Infantry Division among prisoners. Fierce fighting rages along the Danube approaches as German troops retreat toward the river. Ismail is breached with Russians reaching within a few thousand yards of the Danube mouths about 40 miles inland from the Black Sea.
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Werner Klepp
Danube
Ismail
Black Sea
Five Hayden Miners Injured in Mountain Road Crash
Five workers at the 79 mine near Hayden were seriously injured when their car left a mountain road and fell 200 feet down an embankment. George Welch, mine manager, among the injured, was taken to Ray hospital. names and injury extent withheld.
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Hayden
Here
George Welch
Ray
Cosgrove Hearing Reset For Saturday September 2
Preliminary hearing for Robert E Cosgrove 65 charged with first degree murder was postponed at his attorney’s request Justice of the Peace William G Roche tentatively set the hearing for 2 pm September 2 Cosgrove is accused in the fatal shooting of his stepson Pfc Earl W Figgins 20 at the Cosgrove residence during a dispute over the family car County Attorney Tom Fulbright said
Contagion Report Notes Wet Weather Ills
The city county health department reports five pneumonia cases and three influenza cases amid recent cool damp weather. No new influenza recently. malaria remains one case, same as last week. Also listed are diphtheria one, dysentery one, and whooping cough two.
Divorce Judgments Filed In Superior Court
Public records show Vera C. Dillard versus Marshall W. Dillard with a divorce judgment for plaintiff. Florence A. Izlar versus James C. with a divorce judgment for plaintiff. Kathryn L. King versus Clayton R. King Jr. also listed with a divorce judgment for plaintiff.
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Vernice C. Dillard
Marshall W. Dillard
Kathryn L. King
Clayton R. King, Jr
Florence A. Izlar
James C
Local arrests report list in Pima County
Ysidro Mireles charged with forgery in Pima County. Pearline Higgs forfeits $10 bond for disturbing the peace. Wendell F. Bressler listed AWOL to U S authorities. John McMahon charged with vagrancy $10 or 10 days imprisonment.
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Ysidro Mireles
Pima County
Pearline Higgs
Wendell F. Bressler
U. S
John McMahon
Marriage Licenses Issued for Tucson Couples
Everett L. Lyerly aged 52 of Tucson and Catherine L. Talbott 39 of Chicago Ill. Will Harper 52 of Tucson wed Fannie Robinson 53 of Tucson.
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Everett L. Lyerly
Tucson
Catherine L. Talbott
Chicago
Ill
Will Harper
Fannie Robinson
Avignon Captures Key Positions as Allied Push Advances
United Press war correspondent Dana Adams Schmidt reports from Toulon that Avignon seized the Maritime arsenal the fort of Colle Noire and Cape Brun. Germans still resist from Ft. Malbousquet and Napoleon forts on the St. Mardrier peninsula as the Toulon to Marseille route remains contested.
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Colle Noire
Cape Brun
Dana Adams Schmidt
United Press
Toulon
Ft. Malbousquet
Marseille
Napoleon
St. Mardrier
Motor trucks and truck tractors output in early 1944 rises
Motor trucks and truck tractors produced in the first four months of 1944 numbered 228,347, an increase of 9 percent over the 208,679 produced in the 1943 period.
Snowflake Couple Die In Lumber Truck Crash
Florence Junction report states Leroy Pettijohn aged 19 and Adelaide 17 of Snowflake were killed when a lumber truck crashed into a gully. The pair were crushed under lumber that smashed through the cab and investigators say Pettijohn may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
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Florence Junction
Leroy Pettijohn
Adelaide
Here
Arizona Highway Patrol
Pettijohn
Allied aircraft bomb Brest as defenses take heavy toll
Up to 250 Liberators and Flying Fortresses supported ground assaults to crush resistance in the Atlantic port of Brest. British RAF dropped about 1350 tons of bombs over the city last night, battering its defenses.
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Page One
Brest
Atlantic
RAF
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London
Boulevard St. Michel
Notre Dame Cathedral
Shungapovi
Reims
Eisenhower
Electric Service Co
Congress St
Oscar
Ubbard
Broadwas
J. E. Kinnison
House of Hartwig
Porterfield-Continental
Ford
S. Lundy
Associated
Hedrick
Mercury
Adobe Patio
Broadway
Studio Patio
Larry
Larry’s
Sunset Riders
ALL _ STATES CLUB
6Th ST
Table Model Radio
4Th Ave
Ferguson
Phoenix
2Nd Ave
3Rd Ave
PH. Cook
N. Sto
N. Stone
Koebler
Monterey
Underwood Typewriter
Palo Verde
Speen
Eals
Aviation Drive
Pastime Park
Pontiac
Balkans
Worship Inspiration Fellowship
Pilgrin
Holiness Church
E. Speedway
Howard Sun
Tidmarsh Engineering Company
W. S. Lackner
Nathan Mur
East Pennington Street
Benjamin Moore
Mulcahy Lumber Co
W. Congress
Goodyear
Shear Opr
Aervo G
U. S. Employment Service
East PE
Ington Street
Cash & Carry
Wallis
East Ninth St
N. Campbell
Public Records
Police Court
Paul J. Cella
Belle D. Hall
Avignon
Bugs
E. Lester
O'Malley, &. Lumber Co
Subway
East 6Th St
L. C. Payne
First Baptist Church
North Sixth Ave
East Fifth St
R. S. Beal
J. R. Jones
E. A. Folsom
Bible School
Southwest
Dr. Beal
Precious Blood of Jesus
Geo. Abrams
Eutaw
Ala
Church
Harper Method Shop
Bonnie Bess Allen
North Stone Ave
Tucson, Ariz
Allen
Miss Macdonald
Harper Method
Los Angeles
California
Mrs. Allen
Harper
Huyer
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