Grafton Soldier Receives Bronze Star Medal
Private First Class Lewis L Bennett of the medical department is awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement at Insoemar Island Wakde group on 19 May 1944. He drove an ambulance under fire to evacuate wounded, aiding many. He is the son of Sheriff Lee Bennett of 216 West Main Street and a 1939 Grafton High School graduate.
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Grafton
Pic
Lewis Lee Ee
Sheriff Lee Bennett
Heroig
Insoemar Island
Wakde Group
41St Infantry Division
Pfc
Bennett
Lewis.l. Bennett
United States Army
Insoe
Vie Bennett
Sherff Lee Bennett
West Main Street
Grafton High School
South Pacific Islands
Hurricane devastates beach resorts and cottages along coast
Hurricane caused rapid destruction washing away boardwalks and piers. Cottages were damaged or unroofed as evacuees fled. A Ft. Fisher military detail patrolled deserted Carolina beaches at Gov. Broughton’s request. Water flooded floors and inland bridges, prompting rescues by boat. Denver park spans 25,000 acres and Georgia capitol mirrors Washington, D.C. design.
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Page
J. M. Broughton
Ft. Fisher
Carolina Beach
Soldiers in Europe and Air Corps honors noted
Word from families reports Pvt Russel Mathews and Pvt Tony Mathews meeting by surprise in Italy where both have served since spring. Lt Edward L Mooney RAF husband of Eileen Norris receives Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross after 35 missions in England. Cpl Ed Trader arrives in Italy with the 15th Air Force as B-24 tail gunner.
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Pvt
Russel Mathews
Tony Mathews
Italy
Solder
Edward L. Mooney
Raf
Eileen Norris
Blueville Addition
Mooney
England
United States
Raymond Trader
Cpl
Ed Trader
Army Air Corps
Cpl. Trader
15Th Air Force
Germans suffer Baltic trap as Red Army closes in
Soviet forces sever Baltic rail links and trap German units in Latvia and Estonia. Baghramian’s Baltic army group drives on Riga and Leipaja while the Red air force threatens any escape by sea. Four Russian armies converge on the isolated German troops, signaling a near catastrophe.
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Kalvaria
Jelgava
Wilkow
Ischken
Latvia
Birsen
Vistula
Warsaw
Beskid
Carpathians
Czecho-Slovakia
Baltic States
Dirz
Riga
South Carolina
Red Army
East Prussia
Takums
Ivan Bagramian
Baltic Army
Gulf of Riga
Lei
Paja
Ventspils
Mazirbe
Hitler
Estonia
Baltic
Bagramian
Leipaja
Bituminous Coal Dealers Aok'ed 10 Keep Up Records
Bituminous coal producers and related sellers must resume supplying invoices and keep detailed daily loading records from July 27 1944. Records cover mine sizes, destinations, car or barge movements and include buyer identifying details to determine price ceilings. Lake and tidewater forwarders have special provisions.
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Edward G. Sipe
District Office of Price Administration
OPA
Tidewater
Baltic trap eased Soviet push toward Germany
The text notes the closing of the Baltic trap enabling rapid Russian and Soviet northern divisions to invade Germany in concert with fast-moving southern forces. It also references the annual outing of English printers and their apprentices, and claims Canada leads the world in asbestos production, all conveyed in fragmentary historical newspaper style.
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Baltic
Germany
Farm Bureau Leader to Inspect Feeder Calves Here
F L Miles executive secretary of West Virginia Farm Bureau will visit Thursday to inspect 40 feeder calves from county farms before their entry in the state exhibition at Jackson's Mill in September. Local agent B A Hensley said the fall exhibit draws much local interest among Taylor county farmers.
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F. L. Miles
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Jackson's Mill
B. A. Hensley
Taylor County
Mayor King Faces Two Court Case Precedent
Mayor C O King heard two cases in police court this morning on drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Dorsey C Lake was fined ten dollars and costs after arrest by patrolman Robert White for profanity at Baltimore and Ohio station, with jail time added. Francis Haller of Simpson was arrested on West Main Street for drunkenness and fined five dollars and costs.
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C. O. King
Dorsey C. Lake
Robert White
Baltimore and Ohio
Francis Haller
Simpson
West Main Street
White
American thrusts threaten encirclement in Brittany fronts
Allied forces drive across the Lee river toward Caves east of Avranches while advancing both American and British spearheads press toward German pockets north of Vire. Distances between the main Allied thrusts remain about sixteen miles, with Brittany operations speeding toward encirclement of German units in Tessy Torigni Percy and Ville dieu areas as Cherbourg-scale objectives near completion.
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Brittany
Lee River
Caves
Avranches
Vire
Tessy
Torigni
Percy
Villedieu
Cherbourg
Germans retreat as British push toward Caen in Caumont sector
A front dispatch reports German troops retreating north of Villers Bocage while British armored patrols drive beyond Le Beny Bocage toward Vire. With 20 000 prisoners taken in a week and several divisions destroyed, Rommel is pressed to make a stand on high ground between Villers Bocage and Caen.
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Miltes Long
Dempsey
Villers-Bocage
Caumont
le Beny- Bocage
Vire
Rommel
Villers- Bocage
Caen
Rommel Facing Possible Disaster Belief Persists
The report notes a persistent belief that field marshal Erwin Rommel is encountering a looming disaster. The account weighs official assessments against speculation, highlighting strategic pressure on Axis forces in the theater.
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Erwin Rommel
The War Today Onrmned Line Defense Collapse Threat
The piece reports that if forces along the eastern defensive line abandon their positions, the entire eastern front risks collapse. It emphasizes urgency and potential strategic ramifications for the war effort.
Jemima Thorn 87 Dies After Illness at Daughter's Home
Jemima Thorn 87 native of Taylor county died yesterday at 2:30 PM at the home of her daughter Ida Williams 365 West Main Street from age related complications. Surviving are three children a half brother 11 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The body will go to the daughter's home this afternoon then to Bartlett funeral home tomorrow at 2:30 for services led by Rev K E Richardson and Rev Arthur Lazenby with interment in Bluemont cemetery.
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Jemima Thorn
Taylor County
Ida Williams
West Main Street
Solomon Crites
William W. Thorn
Church of the Brethren
Henry C. Thorn
Keyser
James A. Thorn
Detroit
Mich
William Crites
Petersburg
Mildred Rogers
Thorn
Bartlett Funeral
K. E. Richardson
Arthur Lazenby
Bluemont Cemetery
Front in the near future as Hitler braces for battle
The text foresees Hitler turning to face his homeland in a last stand as Red forces threaten Warsaw and the Vistula line. It notes a breach south of Warsaw and warns Germany may not hold the Baltic and East Prussia if Russians surge through. Berlin voices cautious outlook on northern defense.
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Hitler
Wall of the Fathers Land
Warsaw
Vistula
Baltic
Prussia
Berlin
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