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Vol. 4 No. 251 – Wednesday, August 23, 1944
Articles’ Headlines: … Patton Driving to Block Enemy Flight – Stabs North on Seine As Germans Stiffen Lines East of River ….. East Prussia Entered by Soviet Army – Reds Seize Jassy; Nazis Attacking Strongly Near Riga and Warsaw ….. The War Today ….. ‘Keep ‘Em in the Army, It’s Cheaper’Hershey – Free Us Fast, Without Jobs? Oh No, Says He Who Took Us In ….. Nazis Give Up All of Florence ….. William Stringer, Reporter, Killed ….. Want a Jeep? U.S. May Sell It To You Wholesale ….. Toulon’s Guns Slow French Troops in City – Allies Push 60 Mi. Inland And Within 6 Miles Of Marseilles ….. Arrested by Gestapo – Petain Played Ball, but Nazis Strike Him Out ….. It Won’t Be Long ….. De Gaulle Moving Up ….. They Cover the War ….. Reverse Lease-Lend ….. Tons of Ammunition And Guns ‘Chuted Into France / By Major E. J. (Bud) Huber ….. Some Shells of Revenge on Axis Are Dished Out by ‘Corregidor 2′ / By Allan Morrison ( Negro artillery unit ) ….. This Is The Army ….. Notes from the Air Force ….. PRIVATE BREGER ….. Sports Sidelights ….. Minor League Results ….. Help Wanted–And Given ….. Furgol Leads Amateur Play Paces Qualifiers in First Round of Tarn O’Shanter Tourney at Chicago ….. Hamilton’s Victory Failed to Surprise His Hoosier Fans ….. Ex-Crimson Grid Star Named To Head Army Sports Setup ….. Brown to Coach At Great Lakes ….. How They Stand ….. Wilson Chosen Bears’ Captain ….. Baugh Hurls 4 Scores As Skins Open With ‘T’ ….. Eagles Lose Loren La Prade ….. Browns Clip Nats, 5-3, on Gutteridge’s Homer in 12th – Indians Annex 13-Inning Tilt From Bosox, 7-6 – Yankee Circuit Blows Rout Tigers, 5-1; Cubs Subdue Giants ….. Weep FlatbushersYour Bums Are Out ….. Li’l Abner / Al Capp ….. Marianas Toll For Japs 45,000 ….. NEWS FROM HOME – FDR Angered By Insinuations On Nelson Trip – Denies It Means a Change In WPB Policy; Lashes Out at Criticism ….. Man Bites Dog ….. Myrna Loy Sues for Divorce ….. War’s Irony ….. Mother Doubles for Deanna ( Durbin ) ….. Sweater Girl Wins Divorce,, Pleading Rows Shrank Her ( Lana Turner ) ….. Radio Highlights ….. Bubbles From The Political Pot ….. Nazis Sink Turk Refugee Vessel ( Mefkura ) ….. Army Sends the Forester, Naturally, to Treeless Isle ….. Roosevelt OKs Lifting Ban on Political News – Amendments to the Soldier Vote Law Are Signed By President ….. Heavies Attack Silesia, Vienna ….. Shun Current ‘Peace’ Tasks ….. Whole Blood Plus Plasma Now Flown to Battle Zone ….. Wins Soldier’s Medal ( Pfc James V. Ketcheson ) ….. Terry & The Pirates / By Milton Caniff