Doughboys Race Toward Paris In Pivotal Front Drives
Soviet forces tighten a noose around German Baltic units and press three columns toward Riga and Warsaw. Red Army reports say 16 new German divisions arrived to blunt advances as they defend the Vitula line and push toward 33 miles from the Czech Slovak border. The drive includes a six mile push on the Vistula bridgehead with aggressive counterattacks repelled and Baltic operations expanding near Riga.
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Moscow
Red Army
Poland
Silesia
Vitula
Riga
Ivan C. Bagramian
Comunique
Vistula
Warsaw
Via
Hungary
Norway
East Prussia
Estonia-Latvia
Birzai
Lithuania
Radviliskis
Delegates Enroll for 96th Virginia Valley Conference
Eighty four delegates representing 15 of 21 churches attend the opening session of the Virginia Valley Central Conference of Congregational Christian Churches in Winchester. Roy A. Larrick presides. Key speeches stress openness of doors, faith, courage, and facing modern challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valley Central Conference of
Congregational Christian Churches
Roy A. Larrick
Andrew Bell
Winchester
America
Hook
L. H. Hook
Winchester Church
Clarene Andes
Harrisonburg
Pilgrim Fellowship of the Valley
R. A. Whitten
G. H. Veazey
New Market
Hungarian Oil Facilities Hit
London reports August 9 that over 2,000 American heavy bombers and fighters from Britain and Italy attacked targets in Germany Hungary and Yugoslavia while bombers hit bridges in France. US 9th Air Force says fighters destroyed 51 tanks and damaged 22 as they supported ground forces between Mortain and Wire and in nearby areas.
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Austin Bealmear
London
Britain
Italy
Germany
Hungary
Yugoslavia
England
Stuttgart
Detroit
Oise
Paris
Argentan-Alencon
Brod
U.S. 9Th Air Force
Mortain
Wire
Newly-Cap
Polio precautions and war dead list request
The paper urges caution on polio exposure and notes a 21 day quarantine for visiting infected areas. It also seeks to compile a complete World War II service death list from city and county men, requesting names, dates, places of death, and parents' names.
Clearance sale coats for children at discount event
Sale listing shows children coats marked down from one third to twelve off with buyer Margaret L. Hodgson listed along a price line 48 9 1p 118.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
SixYearOld Patricia Renner Killed In Clarke County
Six year old Patricia Renner daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Renner Sr of near Berryville was killed instantly when struck by a truck driven by George R Pearson of Aldie Virginia. Witnesses said the accident was unavoidable and that Pearson swerved to avoid the child. The girl was crossing the highway toward her home when she was struck and fatally injured. Authorities including Clark County coroner Dr F E Tappan Commonwealth Attorney Edward Williams and Berryville police chief were at the scene. The report notes a kitten and a nearby train were observed just before the incident.
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Patricia Renner
Charles Renner
Berryville
George R Pearson
Aldie Va
Pearson
F. E. Tappan
Clark
Edward McC. Williams
Commonwealth Attorney
8. M. Clark
No Confirmation That Himmler Had Been Killed
London reports British officials found no concrete proof that Heinrich Himmler was killed or among soldiers. A Normandy dispatch cited captured Germans claiming a new outbreak against the Nazi hierarchy, but details such as timing and confirmation were lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Normandy
Gestapo
Himmier
Wanted Porter at Wender's Offers Steady Work
A help wanted notice seeks a porter for Wenders with good pay and steady hours. The ad highlights a reliable position and solid salary in a local job listing.
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Porter
Wender’s
Steel Fence Posts Seven Feet Long From Sears
Sears Roebuck and Co announces seven foot steel fence posts available through the Order Office at 121 Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia Dial 4101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears. Roebuck and Co
Loudoun Street
Winchester
Dial
French Patriots Hinder Germans Seeking Escapes
French patriots disrupt German attempts to evacuate from southwestern France by sabotaging lines and spreading panic. Maquis fighters threaten Nazi escape routes as German units near the coast face increasing resistance and moral pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tran
Spain
France
West Area
Tony
Public Sale Notice for J. R. Sargeant Property
Personal property to be sold at public auction on Saturday August 12 at 12 30 PM at 411 South Cameron Street by J R Sargeant. Auction details appear in the local notice and reference number 8 9 11 1p 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UBLIC
J. R. Sargeant
South
Cameron Street
Land for sale near Opeation Avenue in city
For sale a tract of land within the city on both sides of Opeation Avenue for 52 rods. May be used for farming or for city lots. Contact W. L. Dudley at 421 Cameron St. phone 5124.
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W. L. Dudley
Cameron St
Dewey Promised New Hampshire Win Says Dale
Governor Dewey assured by Charles M Dale that New Hampshire will give four electoral votes to the Republican candidate in November. Dale, Portsmouth mayor, cited a strong national and state ticket and anti New Deal sentiment as factors in carrying the state for Dewey for the first time since 1932.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Dale
Dewey
Executive Mansion
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Portsmouth
Tragic Plane Crash Kills 17 in Cuban Bay
A Pan American flying boat crashed after striking a swell during takeoff from Nipe Bay Cuba. Seventeen passengers died. nine survived along with five crew. Survivors describe a violent sinking as the craft broke apart in rough seas near Antilla.
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Havana
Nipe Bay
Cuba
Antilla
Miami
William D. Smallwood
San Juan
China
One-Man Army Knappenberger Returns Home to Celebration
PFC Alton W. Knappenberger, 20, 120 pounds, five foot four, veteran of Anzio, arrived at Spring Mount Pa home with the Medal of Honor. He heroically covered retreat for his unit amid heavy fire, then retrieved ammo and continued fighting. He told how Naples cash was lost to a pickpocket and spoke with pride about his mother as the town plans a celebration.
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Spring Mount
Anzio
Pfc
Alton W. Knappenberger
Seifert
Knappenberger
Mom
Orsane Miceseny
Japanese Exterminated On Guam Island War Bulletin
U S Pacific Fleet reports Guam under heavy attack as 7,000 Japanese overrun a 200 plus Marines garrison in December 1941. Over 10,000 enemy dead so far as Americans trap them in a 15 mile square area on the island. Admiral Chester W. commands a narrow American line on the northeast shore. MacArthur quotes in Halmahera bombing raid sinks 13 parked planes.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Guam
U.S
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
Pacific
Island
Four New Polio Cases In State Reported
Four new poliomyelitis cases were reported to the Bureau of Communicable Diseases, including a 19 year old Richmond girl. The other cases came from Lee, Nottoway, and Wythe counties as the state total since June 1 rose to 201. The Medical College of Virginia Hospital now has four polio patients. The polio emergency fund reached 21,958.34 as eleven county chapters activated their campaign.
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I. C
Riggin
Invasion Front Advances as Allied Forces Press Berlin Front
World at War dispatches from AP describe Canadian offensive breaking German defenses toward Paris and U S troops entering Le Mans. Russians report renewed push against Baltic forces despite counterattacks. British Indian forces seize Monte Grillo near Florence as Berlin airstrikes widen. US bombers target Berlin from Italy as Guam campaign tightens. Hengyang, a key Chinese city, stands to fall as Japanese drive southward.
Canadians Break German Second Line Near Caen and Le Mans
Canadian armor and infantry pierced the German second defense to 15 miles south of Caen while Berlin reported U S troops entered Le Mans and pushed inland beyond the city. American forces drove into a major road and rail hub at Le Mans amid heavy fighting as the St Malo garrison became engaged in northern France.
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London
Caen
Berlin
U. S
le Mans
Paris
St. Malo
Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Gem Omar N. Bradley
Falaise
Allied Wings Curling Around Eat Army
American First Army swept toward Paris from Le Mans with rapid advances as Allied wings closed around the German army. Canadians near Falaise moved within four miles, while U S forces pressed toward Angers on the Loire with light resistance. Brest on the Breton peninsula saw Allied charges into outer defenses.
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Eat
Falaise
le Mans
U. S
Angers
Loire River
Mantes
France
Loire
Breton
Doughboys
Brest
Governor Darden Meets Norris Over State Commission Vacancy
Governor Darden confers with Senator Robert O. Norris Jr of Lively about the Virginia State Corporation Commission vacancy created by the death of Judge Thomas W. Uzlin. He says no definite plan or appointment announcement will be made.
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Richmond
Darden
Robert O. Norris, Jr
Lively
Thomas W. Uzlin
Norris
Public Sale of Household Furniture Notice
Public sale of household furniture set for Saturday at 10 A M at 410 North Kent. Auction to include items from the residence and is announced in the public notice format with location and time details.
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Kent
Notice of Weeklong Closure at Winchester Dry Cleaning
We will be closed for the week beginning August 13 ending August 19 to allow employees rest and full cooperation. Address: Winchester Dry Cleaning 710 S Braddock St.
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Winchester Dry Cleaning
S. Braddock St
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Baltic
Daniel DE Luce
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International Soundphoto
Bresre
Calais
Limoges
de Gaulle
Bordeaux- Vichy
Lower Arrow
Told Church
Veazey
Church of Christ
Ungarian
Clarke County
Charles 8. Ffoltz
Hendaye
St. Jean de Luz
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean
Brittany
Pyrenees
Guam Island
Army
Navy
Associated Press
Monte Grillo
Florence
U. S.S
Asiatic Front
Hengyang
We Church
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