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Vol. 4 No. 235 – Friday, August 4, 1944
Articles’ Headlines: …….. Where Robots Were Ro-Botches ….. Yanks Take Rennes, Brittany Capital; Russians Believed on German Soil – 26-Mile U.S. Surge To West Threatens Brest, U-Boat Pens ….. Robots Hit Seven Hospitals In One of Heaviest Attacks ….. Reds Pierce Nazi Lines At Prussia – Stalin Is Expected to Issue Historic Order Marking Border Crossing ….. The War Today ….. Allies Tighten Arc at Florence ….. Tito’s Son in Red Army ….. Bombers Blast Nazi Transport ….. Strike Renewed in Philly; Army Set to Take Charge ….. Double Summer Time Is Extended to September 17 ….. 16th and 116th Fought Bloody D-Day Battles – War Department Discloses Role of Two Regiments Which Stormed Beach ….. Strategic Base Seized on Guam ….. New Boots for Engineers ….. New U.S. Skyliner for After War ….. Hash Marks ….. U.S. Navy Could Almost Fire Shot Heard ‘Round The World / By Hamilton W. Faron ….. ‘1940 in Reverse’ ….. ‘Air Taxis’ in France ….. Home Optimism ….. Army Poets – All These Things / By Pvt. Elizabeth K, Hamilton. ….. Notes from the Air Force ….. Straight From the Front / By Ernie Pyle ….. Mack Celebrates 50th Year as Manager Tonight ….. His Dream Team’ of Former Stars Will Participate in Shibe Park Festivities ….. Player Deals Cause Flareup Between Rival Pro Grid Loops ….. An Explanation From Li’l Abner ….. Minor League Results ….. Help Wanted–And Given ….. Democrats Advocate State Control of Rockingham ….. Franklin Develops Pneumonia ….. Cardinals Rap Pittsburgh, 8-4 – Hopp Leads Assault With Triple, Double, Single; A’s, Chisox Split ….. 16-Year-Old Hurler for Bums ….. Mudhen Hurler Stops Brewers With No-Hitter ….. Gunder the Wonder To Marry American ….. HOW THEY STAND ….. Bond Sales Soar For Garden Go – Jack-Montgomery Scrap Tonight Has Netted $13,000,000 ….. Ringside Coaching Wins Tabor a Steak, More Spuds for KP / By Tony Cordaro ….. Violet Eleven Will Play All Games at Ohio Field ….. Allies Drive Deeper Into France ….. A Heartening Piece of News – The Wolf Prowls Merrily A long But All He Gets Is Brush off ….. Clark Concedes Defeat as Fish Ekes Out Win – Veteran Missouri Senator Bows By 21,000 Votes To CIO-Backed Foe ….. South Carolina Backs Ticket ….. Baltimore Sun for Dewey ….. Smith Lauds Fish ….. Lack of a Charmer May Rule Out the Hopi Snake Dance ….. Radio Highlights ….. Powerful P63 Replacing P39 ….. Ex-GIs Shine in Books ….. NEWS FROM HOME – Aid Is Proposed For Workmen ‘Fired’ By U.S. – Senate Group Seeks State Benefits For 2,000,000 On Federal Payroll ….. 1A for Non-War Workers ….. Likes Her Court Suits ….. Finnish Peace Move Expected ….. No. 1 Inductee Dies in France ( 2/Lt. James B. Manning ) ….. Terry & The Pirates / By Milton Caniff