Warsaw Bombarded As Berlin Attacks Intensify
Allied reports say Warsaw burned as Soviet and Polish forces press east of the Vistula. along the Brest coast American and British spearheads push toward Vire in Brittany. Russians claim gains in East Prussia while German defenses retreat under heavy shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konstantin Rokossovksy
Warsaw
Vistula
Gestapo
Ivan D. Cherniakovsk
East Prussia
Insterburg
Lych
Slow Allied Push Against German Line Outside Florence
Allied forces press the Florence front as the Eighth Army slows but advances toward the city amid German counterattacks. British and South African units defend crossings near Greve and Mount Scalari while Arezzo and the Bibena Valley remain contested. Substantial German defense and new booby trap grenades complicate the advance.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Italy
Paradi Grenadiers
San Michele
San Andrea
Greve
Mount Scalari
San Martino
Arezzo
Arezzo Bibena
Arno
Subbiano
Fifth Army
Pisa
Nazis Use Silence on Robot Bombs Reported in London
London dispatch notes HM Morrison says German flying bombs have varied in noise and some may be silent during flight. He signals a plan for audible imminent danger alerts as new bombs strike London and southern counties, with casualties reported near shelters and a church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Home Security
Commons
Morrison
Vichy Radio
Winchester Theatre Group Should Be Reactivated This Fall
In this old opinion, the writer urges reactivating the Winchester Little Theatre in fall and winter, noting former casts are scattered or in the armed forces but many residents would welcome forming a group to study even without immediate productions, arguing stage remains a key city art. William E. Bixby warns peers that life is worth more than a street ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
William E. Bixby
N. Braddock Street
Yard Party at United Brethren Church Promises Sandwiches Ice Cream
A community yard party at United Brethren Church on Thursday August 3 offers sandwiches ice cream and cake from 8 to 1 with a 1f ticket. A separate notice seeks a man for house cleaning by the hour at 326 Amherst Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Thurs
Blood Donor Drive Seeks 1400 Volunteers in Winchester
Winchester and Frederick County residents will be invited to donate blood as the Red Cross Mobile Unit conducts a four day clinic August 30 to September 2. The drive aims to recruit at least ten percent of each organization’s members. Blood Donor Headquarters at 3 N Loudoun St will register volunteers August 21 to September 1 from 10 A M to 9 P M daily except Sundays.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Red Cross Blood Procurement Service
J. B. Cather
Ceates
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Unce
Voluntary Services
N. Loudoun St
Win
Over Peoples Drug Store
Paper Drive Ad Amid War Efforts at Winchester Junk Co
War effort appeals for paper collection. Winchester Junk Co offers 50 cents per 100 pounds for bundled paper. Bring to 13 E. Fairfax Lane between Main and streets to receive payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Junk Co
E. Fairfax Lane
Main
World At War Highlights Across Multiple Fronts
AP reports British armor crossing the Selune below Avranches and pressing along eastern France toward Paris. Soviet forces pound Praga near Warsaw while advancing toward Kaunas and Riga. Italian front sees Eighth Army dislodge Germans around Florence. In the Pacific, MacArthur’s men near the Philippines as Guam is split, and Hengyang in south China faces Japanese advances.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Brittanny
Vire
trans-Normandy
Avranches
Selune River
Normandy-Brittany
Pontaubault
Ducey
Associated Press
Cenes
Avranchas
Paris
Britany
Normandy
Warsaw
Praga
Baltic
Kaunas
Riga
New Guinea
MacArthur
Philippines
Guam
Those Attacking Hitler Crushed By Quick Action
Official reports from inside Germany say the Nazi leadership crushed factions behind the Hitler bomb plot. For now Hitler remains firmly in control, with apathy observed in German public reaction and no riots or demonstrations following the attack. Swift, far reaching measures were imposed, especially in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Hitler
Rman
Berlin
British Bombers Hit Robot Supply Depots In France
British heavy bombers attacked two robot supply depots in northern France near Reims and Pas de Calais while continuing to target launch sites. RAF strikes also hit German naval vessels at Le Havre and the railway center of La Roche, southeast of Paris, amid day and night raids.
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London
Ger
France
Reims
Pas de Calais
England
le Havre
la Roche
Paris
The Road To Berlin Front Distances Reported
The report lists measured distances on three fronts: Russian Front 322 miles from Praga near Warsaw, Italian Front 605 miles from Senigallia, and Normandy Front 30 miles from Troarn. The figures come from an Associated Press dispatch detailing Allied progress in World War II.
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Associated Press
Praga
Warsaw
Senigallia
Normandy
Troarn
German Families Reach Ankara
The overnight express from Istanbul arrived in Ankara with Germans and families aboard. A special plane brought another group hastening to reach Ankara before a possible assembly vote. Turks may break relations with Germany. some Germans may seek refuge in Ankara or other friendly establishments. Blackouts along the Black Sea and Mediterranean coasts were announced.
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Ankara
Istanbul
Germany
Balkans
Turkey
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Advance Weather Forecast Aug 27 Zone Four and Five
Zone Four shows little overall temperature trend with cooler readings in Virginia midweek and warmer by weekend. Expect widespread showers and thunderstorms Wednesday through weekend with possible heavy rain in Virginia and Maryland early period and rainfall averaging over 1 inch. Zone Five notes stable afternoon highs near 90 Wednesday and Thursday, cooler Friday, then warmer Sunday with showers and thunderstorms continuing.
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Virginia
Maryland
Strom
Wanted A maid for Southern Inn at Piccadilly St
Help wanted for a maid at Southern Inn. Offers good wages and hours. Apply at 25 West Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Inn
Piccadilly St
Virginia Republicans condemn Dovel attack on Senator Glass
A Roanoke Times editorial attack on I R Dovel prompts Virginia Republican figures to condemn the rhetoric as discreditable. Curtis M Dozier says provocation justified the Times piece while stressing the party does not speak for Dovel or his views.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Curtis M. Dozier
Richmond
Virginia
Roanoke Times
I. R. Dovel
Luray
Carter Glass
Dovel
Harry F. Byrd
Glass
United States Senate
GOP
the Times
Dozier
Dover
Senator Glass
Republican Party of
Darden
Claude Stickley Dies at 55 in Winchester
Claude B. Stickley 55 prominent farmer dog fancier and high ranking lodgeman died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from angina pectoris. He fell ill after teaching a church Bible class and died peacefully at 10 45. He was renowned as a dog breeder and authority on dogs and served in multiple Masonic and Odd Fellows offices. He held positions in Winchester lodges and chapters and was trustee of the Odd Fellows Home at Lynchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude B. Stickley
Masons
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Stickley
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Virginia
Odd Fellows
Lynchburg
Main Lodge
Middletown
Winchester Hiram Lodge
John Dove
Royal Arch Masons
Winchester Co
Tropical Storm Heads Inland Prompt Warnings Issued
The Weather Bureau warned along the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Cape Hatteras as a tropical disturbance moved inland. Northeast warnings extended from Jacksonville to Charleston and northwest toward areas where landfall was possible. Precautions were urged and warnings issued by 9 a.m. local time.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Cape Hatteras
Charleston
Pole Diplomats Ready For Talks
Premier Stanislaw Mikollajczyk and Foreign Minister Tadeusz Romer arrived in Moscow from London for talks with Soviet officials and potential placement in a new Polish government. They met U S Ambassador Harriman and Archibald Clark Kerr after arrival, with Romer noted as the last Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stanislaw Mikollajczyk
Tadeusz Romer
London
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Archibald Clark
Romer
Soviet Union
Japanese Being Squeezed Tighter On Guam Island
American forces push from Agana and along Guam core toward northern defenses as Tinian falls.responses indicate Guam is nearing end of heavy fighting with Nimitz reporting 6206 Japanese killed and 775 civilians killed or injured. Port Apra harbor and Orote airfield secured. Guam increasingly a base for operations.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Agana
Tinian
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Pago Bay
Orote Peninsula
Richard L. Conolly
Apra Harbor
Orote Field
Pliers
Pacific
Iice
Sunay
Take Steps To Revoke License Of Carnival
Frederick county Commonwealth Attorney J. Sloan Kuykendall asks County Commissioner of Revenue Earl Bailey to revoke the Dumont Shows carnival license. He cites health authorities deeming another carnival dangerous to the community. The carnival opened last night at the old airport east of the city after traveling from Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Frederick County
Earl Bailey
Kuykendall
Winchester
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Pole
Tilsel
Memel
Konigsberg
Oerae
Sirae Suppe
Atevian
Siauliai
Tilsit
Vistula River
Izvestia
Brittany
Gladwin Hill
Viren
le Beny Bocage
Souleuvre River
Caen
Tilly-La- Champagne
Percy-Villedieu-Les-Peeles
Granville-Villedieu
Villedieu
Tessy-Sur
Aking
By Edward Kennedy
A. I. Goldberg
Amherst St
Loudoun
Tues
Margaret L. Hodgson
Asiatic Front
Hengyang
China
Ney Street
Claude Stickley
Masons and
Guam Island
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