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Vol. 4 No. 248 – Saturday, August 19, 1944
Articles’ Headlines: … ‘Now, Here’s Where They’re Hiding ….. Secret’ Drive 12 Miles From Paris: South France Invaders 25 Mi. Inland – West Front News in Grip Of Blackout – Nazis Ready Reich for Fall Of Capital; 7th Army Is Driven Toward Seine ….. Planes Strike In Paris Area – Batter Roads, Rail Lines; Lowlands, France Hit In Heavies’ 3 Missions ….. Brig. Gen. James Wharton Killed in Action in France ….. Soviets Stand At the Border Of E. Prussia ….. The War Today ….. Allies Thrust For Toulon And Cannes – Resistance Is Reported Crumbling; Main Rail Yards, Roads Seized ….. Pilot Picks Up Pal Downed In Enemy’s Lines ….. 300,000 Total U.S. Casualties ….. Rats Deserting Sinking Paris – Laval and Japs Reported Fleeing; Radio Silent In Threatened City ….. Three Powers Agree On Reich Occupation ….. Target-Berlin ….. France in Revolt ….. Hash Marks ….. Devon Area Is Cleared of Mines By Army So British May Return / By Arthur W. White ….. This Is The Army ….. Woman’s Angle On France–Via the WACs / By Selma L. Chapmond ….. Notes from the Air Force ….. Hubert / By Sgt. Dick Wingert ….. Ty Cobb Swings Again ….. Warner Credited by Marshall With Liberalizing Grid Rules ….. Sports Sidelights ….. Help Wanted–And Given ….. Macks Acquire Peck From Milwaukee Nine ….. Five Links Aces Fail in PGA Play – Byrd, Wood, Hines, Penna, Manero Fail to Reach Quarter-Final Round ….. Minor League Results Ronzani Seeks Luckman’s Slot ….. Hillenbrand Joins All-Star Eleven ….. How They Stand ….. Plan to Reopen Texas Loop ….. Browns Win; Bosox, Tigers Tie – Lanier Notches No. 16 as Cards Top Giants, 7-0 – Bucs Subdue Phils to Run Streak to 11 in Row; Yanks Stop Tribe ….. Diamond Final at Bury ….. Li’L Abner / By Al Capp ….. A Robot Moves to Launching Site ….. Bubbles From The Political Pot ….. Patch Gets 3 Stars ( Maj. Gen. Alexander Patch ) ….. Esquire Varga Girl Inspired by the Devil, Army Chaplain Says ….. NEWS FROM HOME – Back-to-Land Boom After the War Foreseen – Congress Studies Plans – For Sale of Farm Areas Acquired by U.S. ….. Coughlin Group Dissolved ( Rev. Fr. Charles E. Coughlin, ) ….. A Price on Their Heads ….. Army -Warehouse Burns ….. GI-ATS Musical Closes Two-Day Stand Tonight ….. Radio Highlights ….. Revamp ‘Ban’ In GI Vote Law ….. Maids of Orleans Biggest Obstacle to U.S. Seizure of City ….. Aerial Blockade On Philippines ….. Army Gives Up Control Of Philly Transport Lines ….. Howitzers on Patton’s Tanks ….. More Divisions Are Identified ( Fourth and Sixth Armored and Eighth Motorized Divisions ) ….. Help After Robot Explodes Wins Yank Soldier’s Medal ( Sgt. Chester A. Reynolds ) ….. Terry & the Pirates / By Milton Caniff