Powerful Allied Push as War Extends Across Pacific
Allied air and sea forces strike northern Honshu and Manchuria as Russia declares war. Soviet troops attack along Manchuria's eastern border while 1200 Allied carrier planes raid Korea and northern Japan. Unchecked Allied fleets advance toward Japan after dawn as Tokyo reports bombardments on Nipponese cities.
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Japan
Russia
Radio Tokyo
Korea
Manchuria
Honshu
Tokyo
Kamaishi
Pacific
Guam
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Chungking
Adak
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
China
MacArthur
an-to-Tokyo
Europe
Moscow
Halsey
Third Fleet
Bomb Attacks Resumed By Joint Fleets
Admiral Halsey Third Fleet repelled a Japanese air attack off Japan. Carrier planes of task force 38 raided northern Honshu, destroying many enemy planes and sinking two small ships near Hachinohe and Ominato.
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Halsey
Japan
Admiral Halsey
Nippon
Honshu
Russia
Matshushima Airfield
Hachinohe
Ominato
North Honshu
Nimitz
Soldiers Leaving Moscow For Front
Soviet soldiers march through Moscow after the Aug 9 declaration of war on Japan. Crowds cheer as Red Army units head toward the front while Izvestia pledges to honor allied pledges and end the war swiftly.
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Moscow
Red Army
Japan
East Asia
Hitler
Germany
Okinawa Heroes Enthused by Atomic Bomb, Russia Entry
On Okinawa the mood brightened as Russia declared entry into the war one day after the atom bomb news. Soldiers read the New Okinawan extra on flame colored paper and discussed future plans, with Lt. Sanwick noting the development should boost spirits.
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Robbin Coons
Okinawa
Russia
Japan
Army Street
Pfc
Robert Smith
Hamilton
Ohio
Thomas A. Sanwich
Madison
Wis
Ralph Cline
Bluefield
W. Va
Sanwick
Notice of Limited Debt Responsibility by Roy C. Griffith
A notice states the author will not be responsible for debts other than those incurred personally since going overseas. Dated August 8, 1921.
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Roy C. Griffith
WANTED Two young men for Bingo Operator travel
Wanted two young men to travel with a bingo operator. Describes a good opportunity for ex servicemen. Call 6911 and ask for Bingo Man.
Pingley and Carper Cleaners announce vacation closure
Pingley and Carper Cleaners will close for vacation on August 11 and reopen Monday August 20. Customers are asked to collect clothing by August 10 and call for service before then.
Winchester Veterans record discharges for city files
The City of Winchester has funded a photic copy Porta graph machine in the Corporation Clerk's Office to make permanent copies of veterans discharges. Veterans listed by local board registrants should bring their discharges for updating. A to M should come by August 16 and M to Z from August 16 to 21. No charge and processing takes about five minutes. Office hours are 9 to 5 daily, Saturdays until 1 p.m.
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Winchester
Corporation
Winchester City Local Board of Selective Service
Armed Services
Corporation Clerk’s
Wage Hearing Set For Tuesday In Frederick County
Frederick county Farm Wage Board will hold a public hearing next Tuesday at 8 pm in the county courthouse. Tests will determine farm wage rates for harvest work including apples corn hay and emergency tasks. Current hay and fruit harvest rates of 0 cents per hour expire August 31. Board members are Amos Shryock H T Snapp Harry Sartelle Roy Boyce and John W Larrick.
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Fred Stine
Frederick County Farm Wage Board
Horensen
County Court House
Amos Shryock
H. T. Snapp
Harry Sartelle
Roy Boyce
John W. Larrick
Stonewall District Religious Education Council Opens Convention
The Stonewall District Council of Religious Education meets at Galilee Church of Christ with theme Religion In Everyday Living. The 2:30 program features Esther Ridgeway devotion, Welltown Trio music, talks by Rev. John Teter and Rev. Floyd Wine, children's and youth division reports, and final business including nominating committee report and state work offering.
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Stonewall
Solo
C. E. McVay
Floyd Wine
Wilma Schlack
Gladys Good
Blanche Stipe
Clarence Robinson
Local Bond Quota for August Slated in Virginia
The month of August seeks citizen investments totaling 10.5 million dollars in E F and G bonds. Winchester and Frederick County share an 80 thousand dollar quota while Clarke County receives an 18 thousand dollar allotment.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
High Point station to close for a week in August
High Point Service Station will shut for one week starting August 13 and reopen August 20. Announcement from H. R. Mills of Stephens City Virginia dated 8-9- lP-31.
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High Point
H. R. Mills
Stephens City
Cut In Nation's Strike Total Likely By Settlement Talks
A probable settlement may reduce the national strike total from 46 000 to about 31 000 as three major work stoppages in Detroit involving 15 000 workers near resolution. Negotiations continued between Detroit Retail Lumber Dealers Association and AFL officials, with 12 000 idled in 200 yards closed and an early end suggested after yesterday's talks. A regional war labor board hearing was called in Detroit over shutdowns at two steel products plants affecting 1 000 workers, while 2 000 Federal Mogul workers faced a back to work meeting. A Libby plant strike in Portland ended after 300 employees walked out for two weeks, and 400 workers in three logging camps near Klamath Falls quit after a watchman declined to join CIO. No major changes reported in about two dozen other stoppages.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Detroit Retail Lumber Dealers Association
AFL
AFL Carpenters District Council
Regional
War Labor Board
Detroit Steel Products Company
Motor City
Federal Mogul Corporation
Local 202
Uaw-Cio
Libby McNeill and
Libby
Portland
Ore
Klamath Falls
CIO
Atomic Bomb Hits Nagasaki and Tokyo War Moves
The second atomic bomb was used on Nagasaki with reported good results as Japan faced renewed air attacks. Four other cities burned from B 29 incendiaries while Spaatz and his forces renewed raids and carrier operations hit targets across eastern Manchukuo. Nagasaki, a key port and rail hub, housed Mitsubishi plants and heavy industry crucial to military logistics.
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Guam
Japan
Kyushu
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Russia
Manchukuo
Halsey
Mitsubishi
Ordnance
Steel and Arms Works
Electric Manufacturing Company
Spaatz
China
Formosa
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Fukuyama
Clarke Clinic Needs 75 Donors
Berryville Virginia August 9 Mrs Ralph N Dorsey chair of the Blood Donor Clinic says at least seventy five more persons are needed to reach full quota Health criteria must be met and volunteers aged eighteen plus urged A pint of blood may save a serviceman s life Call Berryville 206 W to make an appointment.
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Berryvile
Ralph N. Dorsey
Berryville
World At War Highlights Command Across Asia and Pacific
Reported red Armies cut across Manchuria borders shortly after war with Japan began. Japanese forces faced threats on two sides as attacks hit Lupin and a Hutou to Hunchun front. Nagasaki faced a second atomic bombing while Kyushu saw heavy air pounding. Kamaishi endured shelling as Luzon mop up continued and Yamashita possible surrender was urged. Chinese columns moved toward Hengyang area as Burma battles yielded high Japanese casualties.
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Russia
Tokyo
Manchukuo
Manchuria
Japan
Lupin
Manchuuri
Harbin
Hutou
Hunchun
Kwantung
Mightiest Forces Of History Is Ready To Strike
Washington August 9 The mightiest armed forces of history encircled Japan ready to smash it if it does not surrender within hours Russia’s entry reunites powers that beat Nazi Germany and shortens the war by months The atomic bomb campaign reaches Nagasaki as a second target and President Truman will broadcast tonight to detail the war situation and report on developments Continued on Page 3 Col 4
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Washington
Japan
Russia
Nazi Germany
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Truman
Snider backs Army release of miners to ease coal shortage
Winchester coal dealer W. Benton Snider Jr urges the Army to spare miners to work mines to avert a winter coal shortage. He has written to Senator Byrd and Rep Robertson backing Kilgore’s bill on coal manpower and appeals to citizens to conserve fuel and share available coal to prevent heating and industrial outages.
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W. Benton Snider, Jr
Snider
Emergency Coal Committee
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
Kilgore
D-Wva
Europe
Disposition of Pacific Islands To Be Decided
Washington Aug 9 The Soviet Union gains a seat at the Pacific peace table and could influence postwar control of key islands such as Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Diplomats note Cairo’s 1943 plan limited territorial gains and that Yalta discussions left no fixed promises, suggesting Russia will press claims including Sakhalin and Port Arthur during the conference.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
China
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yalta
Pacific
Manchuria
Formosa
Pescadores
Korea
Sakhalin
Dairen
Port Arthur
Portraiture In Virginia Historical Society Priced At $2.50
Historic book by Alexander W. Weddel, president of the Virginia Historical Society, reviewed by Everard Kidder Meade, is priced at $2.50 instead of $50. Published at Lee House in Richmond, all proceeds support the society’s work.
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Virginia Historical Society
Alexander W. Weddel
Star
Everard Kidder Meade
Clarke County
the Star
Society
Lee House
Richmond
Materials For Enlarging Honor Roll Recevied
Fred Ritter chairman of the JBT honor roll committee announced the receipt of all materials for enlarging the scroll on Boscawen street. Tom Halterman is placing names of several hundred city and county men on the board at the painter’s shop. The panels will be added to the Honor Roll increasing width by four feet on each side. Citizens are asked to check the new entries and report missing names of sons husbands or relatives. Completion is expected within the next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ritter
JBT
Boscawen Street
Ritter
Tom Halterman
Truman enacts five points to speed peacetime reconversion
President Truman outlines a five point plan to lift wartime controls and accelerate reconversion to peacetime production. He calls for expanding scarce material output, limiting bottlenecks, strengthening inventory control, prioritizing assistance to break bottlenecks, and allocating scarce materials for essential low priced items.
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Washington
Truman
WPB
J. A
Krug
Accuses Nippons Of Aggression
The Soviet government newspaper Izvestia accuses Japan of pursuing an aggressive predatory policy. It says Japanese imperialists drag out the war after the fall of Hitlerite Germany and threaten Eastern Asia, urging a speedy end to war. Pravda predicts a fate like Nazi Germany for Japan.
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London
Izvestia
Germany
Asia
Moscow
Pravda
Inner spring mattresses sale at J. W. Grove
All new material inner spring mattresses with guarantee priced at 39.50 dollars. Customer can visit J. W. Grove at 125 South Loudoun to purchase. Ends noted in display.
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J. W. Grove
South Loudoun
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life
The Star welcomes Frederick county and Winchester veterans home after honorable service. James H. DeHaven 2-C is noted among those resuming civilian life in the community.
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Frederick County
Winchester
The
Star
James H. DeHaven
C Dorsey
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Leonard Milliman
al Cocking
Eddy Gilmore
Red Star
Red
Volga
Hasin
Sean Fax Gee
Religious Education Council
Marlin Spencer
Clarke Clinic
Philippines
Baguio
Luzon Island
Yamashita
Siangsiang
Y Fend
Hengyang
Burma
Lower Burma
Sittang River
By John M. Hightower
Pacific Islands
Nippons
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