Huge Bombers Attack Reich From Several Allied Bases
Allied air forces from Britain and Italy struck deep into Germany France and northern Italy in a coordinated raid. American B 17s bombed Saarbrucken Mulhouse and Strassburg while others hit Friedrichshafen and Po Valley targets. Britain sent over 1000 bombers to depots near Paris and southern France as London endured a 14 hour bombing raid.
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London
Britain
Italy
Germany
France
England
Saarbrucken
Mulhouse
Strance Bastions
Maginot Line
Merkwiller
Bolt
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Alps
Munich
RAF
Normandy
U.S. Army Air Forces
Belgium
Baiscay
Longest London bombardment of hazardous devices continues
A 14 hour salvo bombardment on southern England and London ends at midnight with 28 killed, lifting the total dead to 4,763. Ten repairmen died nearby in a related incident, as eight more perished when houses were wrecked, amid 817,000 buildings destroyed since June 15. Some Americans joined in the effort.
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London
England
Channel
Clearance Sale Hats One Dollar
Margaret L Hodgson advertises a clearance sale featuring hats priced at one dollar each. The notice lists a mail or contact code 48 1 1p 21 and provides limited buyer details.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Two Big Bridgeheads Established Over Vistula
The German radio reported that two strong Russian bridgeheads had formed over the Vistula, one 37 miles south of Warsaw and another beyond Baranow, as Warsaw’s siege intensified. Russian forces pressed toward East Prussia and Krakow while efforts to block German evacutations via the Gulf were noted.
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London
Vistula
Warsaw
East Prussia
Carpathians
Krakow
Old Poland
Warka
Baranow
Augustow
Gulf of Finland
Radzymin
Senate weighs pay for jobless soldiers after war
The Senate Military Committee opened talks on unemployment compensation for discharged workers as Majority Leader Barkley urged absent senators to return. Discussion centered on federal standards for weekly payments between 12 and 35 dollars, with Kilgore proposing a broader transition and demobilization bill to manage war production winddown.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
James F
Byrnes
Doughton
D-Nc
Kilgore
G O P Governors Push Postwar Policy Framework
A group of 26 Republican governors led by Dewey prepares a 14 point program arguing postwar jobs depend on private enterprise and limited federal control. They warn New Deal policies risk national disaster and press for peacetime job growth through enterprise-based solutions.
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ST. Louis
New Deal
Sis
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Dr Allen to Discuss Polio on Radio Tonight
Dr Allen will speak on infantile paralysis at 6 15 this evening over the radio station. He will discuss aspects of polio of interest to all in view of the peak season.
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Ee Row
Capture of Rennes By Bradley Forces Confirmed
Washington reports Gen. Omer Bradley's swiftly advancing troops have taken Rennes the Breton peninsula's key rail and highway hub after moving beyond Pontorson. Stimson noted 3B-29s also hit Anshan coke ovens and other factories in Manchuria and Tangku port in a July 29 strike on Japan's war industry.
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Washington
Rennes
Brittany
Omer Bradley
Ward Stimson
Avranches
Ponterson
Breton Peninsula
Anshan
Manchuria
Stimson
Tangku
Tienjin
China
Japan
Death Confirmed of Capt Pingley In World War II Service
Capt Pingley died in action in France after earlier missing reports. born January 29 1916, son of William Pingley Sr and Mrs J E Marshall. educated at Handley High School. joined National Guard at 16, commissioned 1940, led Company K 116th Infantry in D-Day Normandy. Last family letter dated June 1. widow Pauline and daughter Dorothy survive.
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Pauline Pingley
Rivera
France
Pingley
William Pingley
Frederick County
J. E. Marshall
Salem
Handley
National Guard
Ft. Geo. Meade
Ogro Bone
116Th Infantry
England
Normandy
War Department
Pauline Fant
Dorothy
Fifth Breaks Up Nazi Counter Attacks Near Pisa and Florence
Fifth Army halted German counter-attacks across the Arno near Pisa while Eighth Army seized La Poggiona and advanced near Florence. British Indian forces crossed the Pesa at Ginestra, threatening the German west flank as Italian patriots reportedly burned villages and German troops faced reprisals. American bombers hammered Rhone Valley routes and Po Valley supply lines.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Arno
Pisa
Italy
Pontedera
Florence
San Michele
la Romola
la Poggiona
Art City
New Zealand
Pesa River
Ginestra
Montellpo
San Ubaldo Montastery
Gubbio
Rhone Valley
Po Valley
Truman Resigns From War Prober to Support VP Bid
Chairman Truman resigns today from the Senate War Investigating Committee to back Roosevelt’s fourth term run as his vice presidential candidate. Mead likely to take chair as Connally declines. Fulton also resigns as chief counsel.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Senate War Investigating Committee
Roosevelt
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Senator Mead
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mead
Truman
Hugh Fulton
Invasion Front Rams Brittany as Canadians Attack Caen
World War Fronts report American tanks push 30 miles into Brittany and 35 miles wide, German defenses dented near Florence. Canadians strike below Caen while Japan faces pressure in Guam Aitape and Hengyang fronts as Allied air forces target supply lines and Burma pursuit quickens.
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Brittany
Caen
Asiatic Front
Hengyang
U. S
Burma
Geeinge
Tiddim Road
Rennes Seized By Bradley Amid Allied Advances
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE reports American forces thrust south of Rennes and around the German flank near Mortain in Normandy. Rapid progress was made southeast of Villedieu and Tessy as German rearguards faced pressure. Four German divisions identified in Brittany.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Rennes
Normandy
Mortain
Avranches
Villedien
Tessy
Brittany
Americans Reach Rennes in Brittany Breakthrough
American tanks and motorized infantry swept through Brittany capturing Rennes, a key city on the Cherbourg to St. Nazaire axis. Three spearheads from Avranches advanced with little opposition toward Rennes, Dinan, and Brest as Rommel faced light garrisons and the Breton peninsula seemed ready to fall by weekend.
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Brittany
Rennes
Cherbourg
St. Nazaire
Avranches
Dinan
Brest
Combourg
Danan
Associated Press
Edwin Rommel
King George VI Returns to Britain After Italian Tour
London bulletin reports King George VI flew home to Britain after a 10 day absence spent touring Italian battlefields and reviewing Allied forces. Rome dispatch says the Mediterranean Allied air force downed 750 enemy planes in July and lost 476, including 306 heavy bombers.
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London
George VI
Britain
Air
Italy
Rome
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
German claims on underground fighters rise after D-Day dated
London report notes German claims of 7,300 French underground fighters slain and 4,700 killed since D Day as World War II reporting specifies escalating losses and German propaganda claims.
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London
Morrison Sets British Double Summer Time End Dates
London reports Herbert Morrison minister of home security announced the end of double summer time from August 13 to September 17. He also dampened hopes that the blackout would end soon for Britons.
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London
Herbert Morrison
China demands return of Manchuria Formosa and Korea in peace terms
New York Aug 3 report quotes Dr H H Kung vice premier of China saying China will ask the return of Manchuria Formosa and the Pesadores in its peace terms with Japan. He declares Japan must disgorge all territorial conquests and restore Korea's independence.
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New York
China
Manchuria
Formosa
Pescadores
Japan
H. H. Kung
Korea
War Casualties Rise to 270 344 in Week Report
War Secretary Stimson announced army casualties of 11 190 for the week July 6 to 13 raising the total reported to next of kin to 218 473. Navy and other services bring the combined all service total to 270 344 with figures from Normandy and Marianas and an unofficial higher casualty total of 313 087 noted.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Normandy
Marianas Islands
Airfield Seizures Continue in Mariana Islands Campaign
American forces report another airfield seizure in the Marianas as they push toward Japan. Allied troops kill about 7 Japanese soldiers found in caves and report thousands of enemy dead across Guam Tinian and Saipan. Cumulative losses: 17,548 wounded and 1,550 missing with total enemy deaths around 33,000. MacArthur repels new Japanese attempts near Aitape with heavy losses on Biak and Noemfoor.
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Associated Press
Seem
Japan
Pacific
Tinian
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Saipan
Noel Hae Senea
MacArthur
New Guinea
Aitape
Biak
Noemfoor
Army Takes Over Philadelphia Trolley and Bus System
Philadelphia's transit network faced a government seizure as Gen. Philip Hayes and army officers prepared to operate or joint-operate the lines after a race related stoppage. Police reported rising violence and window smashings as workers and unions debated back to work options.
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Philadelphia
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Hayes
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philadelphia Army
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
P.T.C
President's Fair Employment Practice Committee
Army
Pennsylvania
Offic of Defense Transportation
O.D.T
Guy E. Parsons
James McMenamine
Restore
Philadelphe
Workers’ Union
CIO
Washington
Paper Drive Urges Public to Recycle for War Effort
Continued on Page 8 Col 3. The war effort needs all kinds of paper. Bring paper in bundles or bales to our junk yard on Tuesday and Thursday.
Doorstep orders end by nine. call for Saturday delivery
A damaged OCR fragment notes a door to door delivery service with an order deadline at 9. It lists contact by phone 3959 and references a Saturday delivery. The incomplete text suggests a local notice urging customers to place orders before the cut‑off.
Wanted Used Electric Appliances Top Cash Price
Ed Morden Electrical Appliance Store advertises top cash for used electric appliances. Contact 18 Loudoun Street or phone 5702. Includes a Tuesday and Thursday time frame. Also notes job listings for a house cleaner and a paint product at Hillyard's W Store.
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Molden
Loudoun Phone
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Jack Bell
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J. B. Krueger
Vid F. Hottle
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