Poles Rise in Warsaw as Germans Press Siege
Polish underground joins fight in Warsaw as Russian forces clash with German troops along a 20 mile arc. Fighting centers on Kercelak Belvedere Square Pulawska and the Avenue of Polish Forces with government buildings and shopping districts in the line.
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Red Army
Warsaw
Polish Underground
London
Bor
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Vistula
Praga
Kercelak
Belvedere Square
Pulawska
Turkey Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Germany Amid War Turmoil
In London Aug 2 Turkey cuts diplomatic and economic relations with Germany in a move aligned with the United Nations. Premier Sukru Saracoglu says Britain and the United States would aid Turkey. the break could draw Turkey into the war if Germany takes hostile action.
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London
Turkey
United Nations
Germany
Russia
Finland
Stockholm
Baron Mannerheim
Berlin
Churchill
Commons
Helsinki
Hitler
Balkan
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Risto Ryti
Sukru Saracoglu
National Assembly
Britain
United States
Saracoglu
Federal seizure urged over Philadelphia transport strike
Washington officials after a White House army War Labor Board conference indicated a government seizure of Philadelphia’s paralyzed transportation system. Jonathan W. Daniels said there is every indication the case will be referred to the President for action. Brig. Gen. Edward S. Greenbaum and War Labor Board members attended the emergency session.
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Washington
Philadelphia
White House
Army
War Labor Board
Jonathan W. Daniels
Roosevelt
W.L.B
Edward S. Greenbaum
Carnival Week Ends With Parental Warning
Dumont Shows will finish this week at the old airport as the Board of Health for Frederick County advises parents to keep children under 16 at home. Executive show head C R Anderson says he consulted with Dr I C Riggin who urged the warning due to rising infantile paralysis cases. The ban may not extend to local amusements unless city or county cases emerge. Dumont Shows notes winter quarters are in southern Virginia and have not been in the polio area since early in the season. Commonwealth attorney Sloander Kuykendall cites state health guidance in the matter.
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Dumont
Board of Health of
Frederick County
Aoere
C. R. Anderson
I. C. Riggin
Dumont Shows
Virginia
Sloander Kuykendall
State Department of Health
Churchill cites heavy London bomb toll from robot bombs
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the British House of Commons that German robot bombs have killed about 4,735 people in six weeks in London and southern England, with 14,000 injured and 800,000 houses damaged or destroyed. He warned of further deadly weapons and urged evacuation of nonessential residents.
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Normandy
Stalin
Tehran
Churchill
Hitler
Japan
United States
Asiatic
Britain
London
England
Commons
French Channel
Local health officials urge polio precautions in Winchester
Winchester officials hope polio does not strike the area and urge parents to keep children from polluted water and crowds. They advise not panicking over every symptom and note no cases exist in the city or county. Bobby Henry adds a safety slogan: Watch your step, keep your pep.
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Winchester
Bobby Henry
Murders Charged To Nazi Troops
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said 19 Canadian soldiers were willfully murdered by Nazi US troops in Normandy. A court of inquiry verified the charge. the 12th SS reconnaissance battalion of the 12th SS tank division is named. London reports note foreign ministers discussing the killings.
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Ottawa
Normandy
W. L. Mackenzie King
Crerar
Enzie King
Commons
U. S
Switzerland
Germany
Anthony Len
London
Yard Party at Market Street Methodist Church Ice Cream and Cake
A church event at Market Street Methodist Church features homemade ice cream and cake with a trust sale time listed as 7 P M, spanning several days noted in the torn OCR.
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Arket St. Methodist Church
Notice of one week closure for vacation
Inchester Dry Cleaning Works will be closed for one week from August 13 through August 19 to give employees a vacation. Customers are asked to cry ag in appreciation. 210 S. Braddock St.
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Inchester Dry Cleaning Works
S. Braddock
British Forces Break German Center South of Caen in Brittany Push
Allied armored thrusts drive toward Brest and Rennes from Caen and Avranches. Lt. Gen. Bradly and Lt. Sir Miles Dempsey exploit gaps to threaten encirclement in Brittany as Rommel hospitalizes from air damage and German lines crumble.
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Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Brest
Rennes
Brittany
Erwin Rommel
Miles C. Dempsey
Caumonting
Omar N. Bradly
France
Pointorson
Avranches
Churchill
House of Commons
London
U. S
Lee River
Vire
Tessy
Torigni
Percy
Villedieu
Althouh
Cherbourg
Sirened
Villers-Bocage
World at War highlights threaten fronts and fronts shift
Highlights from the World At War report describe British Second Army threatening German forces south of Caen after a center breakthrough, American advances toward Brittany ports, Russian advances around Latvia and Estonia, and push near East Prussia. It notes Channel tensions with Turkey, Finland seeking separate peace, Pacific gains in Tinian and Rota, and ongoing battles in Hengyang.
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Baltic Sea
Latvia
Estonia
Warsaw
East Prussia
Rotary To Entertain Distinguished Guest
The Winchester Rotary Club will host District Governor Lynn C. Dickerson of Harrisonburg with a club assembly at the George Washington Hotel at 11 45. Officers directors and committee chairmen should attend promptly. Luncheon follows at Sarah Zane Hall at 1. The annual picnic will be next Thursday at 6 30 at Mr and Mrs McSherry Lupton’s home.
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Winchester Rotary Club
Lynn C. Dickerson
Harrisonburg
Dickerson
George Washington Hotel
Sarah Zane Hall
McSherry Lupton
Philadelphia moves to declare martial law over unrest
The Philadelphia Citizens' Committee urged Mayor Bernard Samuel to declare martial law to curb violence tied to a transit shutdown. They asked President Roosevelt to seize the paralyzed transit system amid fears of wider intolerance. The War Labor Board considered militarizing transport and workers discussed a vote on using black drivers as crews. Armed clashes left property damage and injuries in a northwest district as police reported.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Citizens’ Committee
Bernard Samuel
Roosevelt
Washington
War Labor Board
Philadelphia Transportation Co
WLB
William H. Davis
Syl
Ground regained as Allied forces press toward Florence
Allied units continue advance in Italy reclaiming ground lost to German counterattacks near Florence. New Zealanders, dubbed Elite Troops by the Germans, hold alla Romola southwest of Florence while Indian forces occupy Castiglione. British guardsmen advance in the hills east of highway two and near Sezzate, as German positions hold on Monte Masso.
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Rome
Florence
Cassino
Harold Alexander
Alla Romola
India
Lower
Arno
Fifth Army
Pisa
Tokes Call 5062 Dinner at John Church Tomorrow
Tokes call 5062 for dinner at the John Church tomorrow. Mann records an 8 2 1p 1t sequence.
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Tokes
the John Church
Mann
Fourth Marianas Invasion By U S Troops Reported
A Tokyo credited broadcast says Tinian and Rota landings mark a new Marianas invasion as American forces push from Guam and seize Tinian after nine days of combat. MacArthur’s airmen push in New Guinea and strike Japanese shipping near Halmahera as forces advance toward the Philippines.
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Pacific Front
Tinian Island
Radio Tokyo
Marianas
Rota
Guam
New Guinea
Voglekop Peninsula
Tinian
Tokyo
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Guinea
Vogelkop Peninsula
Aitape-Wewak
Sansapor
Philippines
Driniumor River
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
Halmahera
Wanted Man on the Sea App
A missing person alert details a man believed to be aboard a sea vessel. Authorities request public help to locate the individual, describing physical features and last known location as part of the ongoing search.
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Moscow
Riga
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Junker
Are
Augustow
Memel
Kalvaria
Jelegava
Wilkowischken
Birsen
Baltic States
Tukums
Ivan Bagramian
Baltic Army
Gulf of Riga
Leipaja
Ventspils
Marir
By Lewis Hawkins
Atlantic
Italy
Alexander
Old Glory
Paul S. O'Neal
Brighton
Mass
Milton F. Thompson
Upper Montclair
N. J
Marine Corps Photo
Caen
Associated Press
von Bluge
Brittany Peninsula
St. Nazaire
Asiatic Front
Hengyang
Rotary
U.S
J. B. Krueger
Robert Douglass, Jr
7Th Airforce
Pacific
Hongkong
Hankow-Canton
Margaret L. Hodgson
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