Yanks Press Axis Lines Near Lyon In France Drive
American forces with tanks and infantry shattered Nazi rearguard resistance in the upper Rhone valley and advanced toward Lyon as German units fled northwest. Le Bourg du Pease fell earlier to advancing Americans closing in from the east. Reports said German command urged units to return to Germany. The Swiss were consulted about a possible withdrawal of Kesselring’s forces from Italy, with an unfavorable response. French columns pushed toward the Spanish border, advancing through Montpellier Beziers Narbonne to within 60 miles of the finish line.
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Associated Press
Rome
Rhone
France
Lyon
Alexander M. Patch
le Bourg du Pease
Germany
Nimes
Stockholm
Switzerland
Marshal Kesselring
Italy
Brenner Pass
Narbonne
Mediterranean
Montpellier
Beziers
Nish
Alps
Avignon
Seventh Army
Riviera
Nice
Alpine
Condamine - Chatelard
Red Army advances toward Tito’s Yugoslavia
Allied and Soviet forces push westward from Bucharest toward Serbia as Malinovsky’s cavalry and tanks threaten Turnu Pass and the Olt railway line. Malinovsky’s troops parade in Bucharest while Romanians note German retreat and American vehicles in the show of strength.
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Moscow
Red Army
Transylvania
Bucharest
Serbia
Marshal Tito
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Olt
Sibiu
Danube
Corabia
Bulgaria
Malinovsky
Turnu Pass
Tito
Craiova
Danube Valley
Red Star
Alexander Krivitsky
Ploesti
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
Krivitsky
Supreme Court Hears WVU Presidency Dispute
The West Virginia University presidency controversy reached the state supreme court as counsel for the board of governors urged a writ of prohibition to halt further Kanawha county circuit court action. Lawall seeks to invalidate the board’s dismissal, while alumni leaders and Lawall remain plaintiffs in combined suits. The court allowed filing of a brief for Lawall and allies.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia University
Bennett
Board of Governors
Supreme Court
Bouchelie
Dr. Lawall
Lawall
M. M. Neely
R. P. Davis
College of Engineering
Davis
Kanawha Court
William P. Lehman
Fairmont
University Alumni Association
Charles M Love
Kanawha County
Charles C. Wise, Jr
Wise
Bulgarian cabinet resigns amid war exit efforts
London reports Ivan Bagranov’s government toppled after failing to secure neutrality and peace terms. The European advisory commission drafted armistice terms for Bulgaria as Russian forces push on the northern frontier. Rumors of Hungarian contact with the Allies spread while Romania negotiates in Moscow. The government ordered disarmament of German troops and withdrawal of Bulgarian forces from Greece and Yugoslavia, continuing until a new cabinet forms.
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Associated Press
London
Ivan Bagranov
Balkan
European Advisory Commission
Bulgaria
Russia
Berlin
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bagdanov
Hungary
Budapest
Turkey
Macedonia
Thrace
Monthly Singing at Cirtsville Church in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Monthly Singing convention will be held at the Cirtsville Methodist church from 1 30 p m to 4 p m on Sunday. J L Hamlet of Sophia announced the event today.
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Raleigh County
Cirtsville Methodist Church
J. L. Hamlet
Sophia
Fairmont Judge To Preside In Venue Argument
Fairmont judge Frank Haymond is asked to travel to Beckley on Saturday September 9 to hear a motion to transfer a civil suit against W. T. Roberts and the Fidelity and Casualty Co of New York to another county. The case seeks 3500 the bond amount of a former police chief over a 4000 plus police fund shortage. Attorney D. D. Ashworth says change of venue for civil cases on grounds of publicity is not provided by law and will resist the motion before Judge Haymond.
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Frank Haymond
Fairmont
Beckley
W. T. Roberts
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Haymond
Roberts
D. D. Ashworth
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
L. L. Scherer
Bonding Company
Circuit Court
Logan County
Ashworth
Weather West Virginia Outlook Becomes Cooler Nearby
Scattered showers and a few thundershowers occur early tonight across West Virginia with cooler air expected tonight. Saturday should bring fair skies and moderate temperatures across the state.
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West Virginia
Bucharest Bombed for Three Days by German Air Attacks
Reports from Moscow describe three days of German air raids on Bucharest August 24 to 26, tearing the city and forcing Romania to sever ties with the Axis. Soviet observers said American-made vehicles moved through the capital as armistice delegates survived a night bombing near the royal palace amid widespread destruction.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Romania
Bucharest
Clared
Mihai
Ion Antonescu
Axis
Joseph Morton
Balkans
Italy
Morton
New York
Juliu Maniu
Carol
Woman Fined on Whisky Charge in Raleigh Court
Mrs Ruth Hairston of New Raleigh road was tried by Magistrate J P Meadows on a charge of unlawfully selling whiskey. She was fined $50 and costs.
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Ruth Hairston
New Raleigh Road
J. P. Meadows
Patton Opens Verdun Advance After Rapid Verdun Breakthrough
American third army under Lt Gen George S Patton surprised German defenders at Verdun and advanced 65 miles from Reims in under a day. Casualties were light as dive bombers silenced fortifications and townspeople welcomed the U S forces. German prisoners, including crews of several 88 mm guns, were captured.
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George S. Patton, JR
U.S. Third Army
Seine River
Paris
United States Army
U. S. Army Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Associated Press
Verdun
Meuse
George S. Patton
Reims
Argonne Forest
Hitler
U. S. Third Army
Sayre Attacks Anderson Over Service Men Letter
Floyd M. Sayre, Republican county chair, criticized County Clerk Harry Anderson for a war ballot letter to servicemen. He charged the missive contains political influence and targets soldiers not permanently registered. Sayre objected to the salutation Dear Friend of the Service and the closing wishes for health and return home.
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Floyd M. Sayre
Republican County Executive Committee
Harry Anderson
Sayre
Anderson
Fox Holes
Robots Lessen As Many Sites Taken
London reports show dozens of flying bomb launching sites already captured by Allied forces along the French coast. Only a few robots were used against Britain last night with limited damage. Dispatches from France say at least 100 more sites may be seized between Le Havre and the Somme, with attacks coming from northern sites in France or Belgium. A Rouen dispatch describes a captured platform with two rails and a 200 foot track two feet underground. Villagers say bombs reached a field a mile away, many failing to cross the channel.
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Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Sedan
Verdun
Germany
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Belgium
London
France
Longpre
Abbeville
Channel
le Havre
Calais
Dover
Amiens
Hebuterme
Arras
Fields of
Flanders
Dunkerque
Dieppe
Brest
Brittany
Montgomery
Seine
Somme
Vervins
Rethel
Ardgones
Sedan Gap
Meuse
Maginot Line
George S. Patton
French
Britain
The
Rouen
Raleigh County Men Wounded in European War Zone
Two Raleigh county men, Private John Edwards of Stotesbury and Private Lloyd R. Webb of Eccles, were wounded in action in the European area, according to a War Department announcement.
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Raleigh County
John Edwards
Eliza E. Edwards
Stotesbury
Lloyd R. Webb
Lenia Webb
Eccles
War Department
8th Army advances in Gothic Line north of Foglia River
Allied forces pushed 1000 yards into the Gothic line west of Borgo Santa Maria with Montecchio strongpoint seized and tank supported infantry in position. German counterattacks with tanks met the assault as fighting continued around Pesaro where Polish and British troops clash with the German first parachute division.
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Associated Press
Rome
Eighth Army
Gothic
Cassino
Pesaro
War Enters Sixth Year In Europe
Today marks a double anniversary. Five years since Germany began World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939. George C. Marshall rose from obscurity to four star general and chief of staff that same day, as the U S army falters under Hitler’s ambition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Poland
U.S
George C. Marshall
Hitler
Pentagon
County clerk hires aide to mail absentee war ballots
Mrs H B Thomas wife of the county farm agent has been hired by Circuit Clerk Van Hunter to aid in mailing and receiving official war ballots from absentee service members voting in the general election. The appointment is effective today and adds to four others hired since work began. A total of 2221 service personnel had been mailed ballots today according to records, though work is slowed by delays in verifying registration in the county clerk’s office.
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H. B. Thomas
van Hunter
Allies In France Push 450 Miles In 37 Days
Allied forces under General Eisenhower have nearly matched Hitler’s 1940 France conquest pace, advancing from the Normandy beachhead across the country toward the German frontier in 37 days. Cherbourg remains the main port held, with heavy demolitions noted at harbor works. The piece contrasts 1940 blitzkrieg with today’s sustained advances and logistical feats.
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France
Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adolf Hitler
St. Lo
Omar N. Bradley
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Eiisenhower
Cherbourg
le Havre
Brest
St. Nazaire
Lorient
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Valence
Daniel DE Luce
Patton
By James M. Long
Board
Bulgar
Europe
Cirtsville
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Petain Plaza
GOP
Raleigh
8Th Army
Mrs. H. B. Thomas
Hunter
Carl C. Cranmer
Normandy
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