Dynamite Team Narrowly Misses St Nazaire In Fast Allied Push
Russian forces push toward the Baltic and Carpathians as the Red Army nears Krakow and within miles of Czechoslovakia. Soviet units shell East Prussian towns while vanguards close on Konigsberg and Insterburb.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Ailesia
East Prussia
Carpathians
Red Army
Czecho-Slovakia
Jabonkow
Uzok Pass
Russia
Hungary
Krakow
Old Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Tarnow
Kielce
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Konigsberg
Insterbure
Allied Air Offensive Broadens To Target Peenemunde And Kiel
More than 1,200 U S heavy bombers strike Germany hitting Peenemunde experimental station and other sites including Rostock Anklam and Kiel as part of a large allied attack. Supply routes across France are scourged before dawn and British American raids hit rail yards near Portes Les Valence and bridges near Nice.
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London
U. S
Germany
Peenemunde
Anklam
Stettin
Rostock
Baltic
Berlin
Kiel
Bremen
Italy
Britain
France
Europe
Portes Les Valence
Nice
England
Hydrogen A.s
Russia
Strike Breakers Threatened In Philadelphia as Army Seizes Transit
Philadelphia workers struggle as government seizures aim to restart service amid violence and racial tensions. Maj. Gen. Hayes reports clashes between whites and black workers, with 14 Market Street El trains and limited transit running. Attorney General Biddle orders swift legal review under the Smith Connolly act.
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Philadelphia
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Roosevelt
Market Street
Broad Street
Washington
Biddle
Smith-Connolly
Hayes
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Nazi General Desertes to Russians Reportedly
London dispatch reports German General George Lindemann, chief of Baltic front, has deserted to the Russians. Lindemann led the 16th and 18th armies with estimated 20 to 30 divisions reportedly trapped by the Russian Baltic plunge.
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London
George Lindemann
Baltic
Winchester volunteers urged to donate blood at clinic
Fourteen hundred volunteers in Winchester will be asked to give blood at a clinic from August 30 to September 2. The editorial urges civic response, noting ten percent of the city population is needed, recalling local war casualties and stressing that volunteers may save soldiers from further death by giving blood.
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Winchester
Clearance Sale Blouses Skirts at Great Prices
Local advert lists women apparel including blouses and skirts at four price points. Customer Margaret L Hodgson 48-4-1p-1t appears in the notice. Vendors promote discounted clothing items for a limited sale.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Allies Take Japanese Base in Northern Burma After Bitter Siege
Allied forces including American, Imperial and Chinese troops captured a major Japanese base in northern Burma after a prolonged siege that began May 17. About 3,000 Japanese soldiers were killed. two Myitkyina airfields and a key rail road junction were secured, enabling a link with Chinese forces in Yunnan and a path toward China.
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Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Ee Eelve
Burma
Myitkyina
Irrawaddy
Yunnan
China
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Frank Merrill
Asiatic Front
Long Seige
Tengchung
Yunnan Province
Hengyang
Tokyo
Manchuria
Credit Groups In Conference Here
W. R. Legge spoke at the opening banquet of the annual conference of production credit association directors and officers in Winchester. Regional reps from Romney Staunton Warre ton were joined by Baltimore officials and Shenandoah Association members. Clifton Price was elected to the advisory committee for the Second Farm Credit District.
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W. R. Legge
Virginia
Winchester
Romney
Ener Staunton
Warre Agricultural Credit
M. O. Wilson
Wm. H. Johnson
H. W. Beard
Production Credit Corporation
Second Farm Credit District
Baltimore
Watermelons Big Sweet Ripe at Riley's Market
Big sweet ripe watermelons advertised by Riley's Market. The notice highlights three count, price per three cents, and tags 8 4 1p 1t. Local market listing presents a brief sales teaser for seasonal produce.
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Riley’s
Patton & Sons Announces Half Day Wednesday Vacation
Our store will be open for a half day on Wednesday in August for a short vacation. Notice from H. L. Patton & Sons.
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H. L. Patton & Sons
Baseball Sunday Park vs Middletown at 3 PM
Local baseball game scheduled for Sunday at 3 p m features Park facing Middletown. Teams' records noted as 8 4 tp 21 in a compact league standings line.
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Middletown
Auction Notice at 441 N Braddock
Classified sale notice states a seller offers items to buyers at any price. Location listed as 441 North Braddock with reference to owner J. 8S. Grant and docket notation s-4-1p-3t.
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Mr. Jones
N. Braddock
Grant
Governors Seek Close Ties With Dewey After Unity Claim
The 26 Republican governors said they have unity of thought with Dewey and will work with him if elected. They criticized Roosevelt for not consulting state leaders and urged postwar tax cuts, streamlined labor and industrial policy, coordinated social welfare, and joint use of war resources. They accused federal power overreach and urged cooperation to run the government effectively.
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ST. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
G.O.P
Police Hold Man For Attempted Criminal Attack
Chief C W Hollis said William Payne a 37 year old construction worker at the O Sullivan Rubber Co was taken into custody yesterday charged with attempting to criminally attack a 27 year old Winchester woman Wednesday afternoon The victim filed a complaint and Payne was arrested at 1245 pm by Sgt Francis Funk Bond set at 5000 but preliminary hearing date not yet set The woman who suffered scratches bruises and possible concussion is under a physician s care She said Payne offered a ride from Green Garden Service Station before work and tried to attack her on the return trip after promising to drop her off before her 3 pm shift
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C. W. Hollis
William Payne
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester
Payne
Francis Funk
Hollis
Green Garden
German Troops Move Toward Hango
STOCKHOLM Aug. 4. Aftinbladt said long trainloads of transports would carry troops out of the country. The paper quoted a traveler from Finland that the troops were taking their guns and tanks with them.
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Stockh
Aftinbladt
Cou
Finland
Weather prospects for zones four and five this week
Zone Four shows a rising temperature trend with afternoon highs above 90 through Wednesday and limited relief from showers Monday night or Tuesday. Rainfall totals expected under half an inch. Zone Five remains hot with afternoon highs near 100, possible local showers late Saturday, and total rainfall about one quarter inch.
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Han
Inch
City Sees Mercury Hit 97 In Heat Wave
At three this afternoon the temperature reached 97 in the city, one degree below the seasonal high. Most residents stayed indoors to escape the heat and humidity, with no relief in sight.
German General Von Drabisch-Waechter Killed Near Caumont
German news agency reports Lt. Gen. Von Drabisch Waechter, commander of a German division, was killed near Caumont in France. The information comes from a high level communique via DNB.
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London
von Drabisch-Waechter
Caumont
France
Weines
DNB
Bond sales in Winchester and Frederick exceed quotas
Winchester and Frederick county report record local bond sales of 1,942,039 surpassing their Fifth War Loan quotas. The drive reached 150 percent overall, with $1,066,177.50 to individuals and $875,861.50 to corporations, far above state averages. Chairman Wendell Barney praised citizens for backing fighting men.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Fifth War Loan Reserve Bank
Wendell Barney
Barney
Federal Reserve Banks
Mass
New Zealanders Break Through to Florence After Arno Bridges Destroyed
South African troops of the British Eighth Army reach the outskirts of Florence as five Arno crossings are wrecked by retreating Germans. New Zealanders under Lt. Gen. Freyberg plan the entry while heavy fighting continues. The city, defended along the Apennines, faces mounting Allied pressure and a growing prisoner tally as the offensive tightens.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Arno River
Pontevecchio
Apennines
B. C. Freyberg
Crete
Lajomala Giogoli
Sir Alexander
Arno
Pesa
Rno
Pvt Blosser Wounded For Third Time In Italy
Pvt Maurice Blosser 20 son of Mr and Mrs Ray Blosser of 1450 Greystone Terrace has been wounded for the third time in Italy. A July 23 letter from a base hospital reports a German sniper injuring the right skull ear and neck while he scouted ahead of his company with the Fifth Army. He previously suffered wounds in March at Cassino and again in May near Rome. He has the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster and is improving.
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Pvt
Maurice Blosser
Ray A. Blosser
Greystone Terrace
Italy
Pvt. Blosser
Fifth Army
Blosser
Cassino
Rome
Handley
Glen L. Martin
Invasion Front Advances Across Western Europe
Military highlights reveal U S armor and infantry driving toward Nantes and St Nazaire within 43 miles as Allied forces cut off New Zealanders and South Africans and push toward Florence. London evacuation expands as German air raids intensify and Pacific, Asiatic fronts report key gains and enemy pressure.
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U.S
Nantes
St. Nazaire
Powerful Traps Enmesh Japs On Strategic Isles
U S Pacific Fleet reports two major traps trap 17 000 Japanese on Guam and about 40 000 in New Guinea. MacArthur cites heavy casualties with Japanese dead rising to thousands, while American forces push toward the sea on Guam and trap a large Japanese army near Aitape and Spik River.
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Guam
British New Guinea
Aitape
Wewak
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Spik River
Mananas
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
V. F. W. To Meet Monday Night
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 and the Ladies Auxiliary plan a joint meeting Monday night at the local post. Guest speakers include W. I Wooddell Department Counthirenashar Adju tant from Staunton and Mrs Grace Jones former Department President from Portsmouth.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. I Wooddell
Staunton
Grace Jones
Ladies Auxiliary
Portsmouth
Americans Push Toward St Nazaire in Brittany Breakthrough
Allied reports say Bradley’s armored and infantry force broke across Brittany driving toward St Nazaire, nearing Rennes and Nantes while widening a 65 mile wedge. German lines falter near Caen as Dempsey’s army closes on Villers Bocage and Evian area actions continue along Rennes corridor.
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Brittany
Rennes
St. Nazaire
U. S
Caen
Miles C. Dempseys
Villers-Bocage
Notice to Customers Closed for One Week for Vacation
The Winchester Dry Cleaning Works at 2108 Braddock St will be closed from August 13 to August 19 for employees vacation. Customers are asked to cooperate.
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Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
Braddock
Wanted Man for House Paint Job at Hillyard's Wallpaper
Classified notice seeking a man for an evening house job. Apply at Hillyard's Wallpaper Store for pure white and orange shella brushes and Bristol paint brushes. Date and page markers present.
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Bristol
Hillyard’s
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