Red Tanks Drive Into Baltic Port as Soviets Push Liepaja
Soviet tanks and bombers advanced toward Liepaja in a Baltic drive, while Rokossovsky’s forces pushed the Vistula bridgehead near Warsaw and prepared to bypass the city. Russian units seized 700 settlements, claimed heavy German losses, and faced fierce counterattacks as East Prussia loomed.
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Moscow
Liepaja
Baltic
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Vistula River
Warsaw
Ind
Rokossovsky
Siedice
East Prussia
Auce
Riga
Red Army
Jarvian
Cigiven
Vistula
Krakow
Gifts for Overseas Servicemen Must Meet Mail Deadlines
MA Winchester urges honoring GI Joes by timely mailing and proper packing of packages. Many sailors soldiers and marines abroad may miss gifts this year due to missed deadlines and careless addressing. Follow Post Office Department rules from Sept 15 to Oct 15 to ensure delivery.
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Post Office Department
Safety Slogan by Ruth Lovett Encourages Looking Both Ways
Ruth Lovett states a two way check is wise as a daily safety habit. The message emphasizes looking both ways before crossing to prevent accidents.
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Ruth Lovett
Paper Drive Urges Local Cooperation in War Effort
Wartime appeal calls for paper collection from residents and businesses. Citizens urged to bring in bundles or bales by Tuesday for reuse in production and defense materials.
Public Sale of Household Furniture and Antiques
Household furniture and some antiques to be sold at public auction on Tuesday August 15 at 10 am. Sale held in front of 1000 S Braddock St by Commercial and Savings Bank acting as administrator for the D H Mellinger Estate (8-B-1p-e0d-3t).
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S. Braddock St
Commercial & Savings Bank
Admi
D. H. Mellinger
Flanking Threat By Russians Feared By Nazis
London reports a grave new Russian flanking threat to East Prussia and Warsaw area west of the upper Narew river. Berlin bulletin says Soviet attacks there were beaten off or checked and that Russian troops were across the Vistula about 25 miles southeast of Warsaw. Rumors highlight a dangerous south and north flanking risk to the Polish capital near the Narew.
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London
East Prussia
Warsaw
Upper Narew River
Upper Narew
Berlin
Vistula
Narew
Falkenhayn
Lomza
Russia
Upper
Narew River
Valley Churches Conclude Parley In City Today
Delegates at the 96th Virginia Valley Central Congregational Christian Conference held a final session at 1 30 this afternoon after worship led by Rev Walstein Snyder and an address by Rev F C Lester on My Church Serves the World Committees announced yesterday were to report back this afternoon including Nominating Committee Placed reports from R O Rothgeb and others and officer elections to follow in Elon College president L Smith and Rev Robert Lee House among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valley Central Congregational Christian Conference
Walstein Snyder
F. C. Lester
My Church
C. A. Ps
Committee On Social Service
J. Warner Stearn
Committee On Christian Union
R. A. Whitten
Woman’s Board
D. M. Spence
Temperance
L. H. Hook
R. O. Rothgeb
Clarence Andes
B. F. Line
Joseph Frazer
T. W. Good
C. W. Louderback
J. C. Shanholtz
R. Rey Hosaflock
M. A. Dofflemyer
Alma Carper
Jane Lou Ace
F. Painter
Elsie Wilson
Mariss Salena Hines
Warren F. Finance
G. W. Rothgeb
N. W. Oates
E. A. Showalter
L. W. Snyder
Flor
R. O. Rothignary
L. & Smith
Elon College
Elon
N. C
Robe Lee House
Richmond
German Targets In Paris Area Hit By Heavies
Allied air forces from England and Italy bombed fuel and transport facilities around Paris and struck Ploesti in Romania. Heavy bombers faced smoke screens and flak while fighters contested the raid, with RAF Lancasters hit by an incident and night operations continuing over Nazi held Europe.
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Lonlon
England
Italy
Paris
Ploesti
Mania
English
Europe
Normandy
Brittany
Caudebec
le Havre
Seine
Taft Opposes Murray Kilgore Demobilization Bill
Senator Taft condemned the IO backedDemobilization Bill saying it creates unwarranted postwar worker benefits. He argued no parallel exists between soldiers and war industry workers with unemployment compensation up to 35 dollars a week. Taft cited 25 million in war bonds and 34 billion in savings to cushion reconversion.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Murray-Kilgore
Senate
Eisenhower forms new airborne army unit under Brereton
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force announces consolidation of airborne personnel into a single unit the size of a full army. Lt. Gen. Lewis Brereton will command with Lt. Gen. Frederick Brown as deputy. The move groups fliers and ground troops for unprecedented coordination and faster decisive blows across Pacific and European theatres.
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Allied. Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Lewis H. Brereton
Basy
Pacific
U. Ninth Air Force
Brereton
Frederick Brown
Roosevelt Convenes Pacific Strategy Talks at Pearl Harbor
President Roosevelt wraps three days of Pacific war planning on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor with Admiral Nimitz General MacArthur and other top commanders. He forecasts new offensives to retake the Philippines and force Japan to surrender, praising the conversion of Pearl Harbor into a major war hub.
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Howard Flieger
Honolulu
Roosevelt
United States
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Chester W.nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Pole
America
Philippines
Japan
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
Doug
MacArthur
Navy Yard
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Central Pacific
North
Southwest Pacific
Hawaii
Tokyo
Marianas Islands
Bonin
Kazan
Marianas
Panal-Yap
Halmahera
New Guinea
Morotai
Yap
Nimitz Wake
Nauru
Marshalls
F F A Convention Cancelled Over Infantile Paralysis
The annual Future Farmers of America and Future Home Makers convention planned for August 21 to 24 at Massanetta Springs is cancelled after consultation with the Virginia Health Department due to infantile paralysis in parts of the state. About 400 expected attendees are affected with planning for a possible fall gathering to be announced later.
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Future Farmers of America and
The
Future Home Makers
Massanetta Springs
Virginia
Winchester
Dowell J. Howard
M. Howard
State Health Department
Howard
U S Submarines Sink 16 Nippon Ships in New Wash. Report
Washington August 10 American submarines in Japanese waters have destroyed 16 enemy vessels including one warship. The latest tally raises total ships sunk or damaged by submarines to 839, with 54 warships sunk and 633 merchant ships sunk or damaged.
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Washington
Navy
Band Concert Friday Night by McKiwee and Handley Bands
The McKiwee Municipal Band and the Handley Band will join in a public concert. The program time 8 o'clock was not announced. The public is urged to attend.
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McKiiwee Municipal Band
Handley Band
World at War Highlights From the Pacific to Europe
Highlights report Roosevelt’s three day Honolulu conference with MacArthur and Nimitz. American forces surround Loire Lorient while advancing 175 miles toward Paris. Russian flank threat looms to East Prussia and Warsaw. Canadian Italian actions mop up in Florence area. German reports of Allied bombers striking Romania and oil targets. Japs claim Hengyang fall as major setback for Allies.
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France
Loire
Lorient
Seine
Paris
Copital
Romania
Reich
Colored Man In Burlap Sarong Given 6 Months
Luther Price a colored man from N Kent street, arrested in a city restaurant for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was jailed after tearing clothes and wrecking his cell. Judge John Rice sentenced him to six months on the state road. Others, Marshall Shoemaker and Lionel Mason, were cited for drunken and disorderly conduct with fines.
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Luther Price
N. Kent Street
Borden
Bailey's
John Rice
State Road
Marshall Shoemaker
Kernstown
Lionel Mason
Cedar Creek Grade
Used electrical appliances wanted for cash by Ed Molden
Ed Molden Electrical Appliance Store seeks used electric appliances for top cash offers. Call 5702 in Loudoun and visit the shop on Tuesdays and Thursdays for selling opportunities.
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Molden
Loudoun
Labor Disputes Spread Across Nation Broad Strike Wave
Between 58 000 and 74 000 workers idled as eight state trucking strike looms with an Army estimated 25 000 drivers. White House action expected before possible Army or Office of Defense Transportation takeover. Five Wright Aeronautical plants in Paterson area strike strains 20 000 workers. GM Detroit gear plant walkout continues amid WL B hearing. Army ultimatum to 700 Pennsylvania truck line workers in Harrisburg. Todd Houston Shipbuilding walkout ends. Bethlehem Shipyard crane ops dispute near end. Montreal tramway idle. 10 000 idle in Detroit as conciliation efforts push to end GM walks.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Washington
Midwest
White House
Army
Office of Defense Transportation
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation
Houston
Tex
Bethlehem
Baltimore
Mrs Fosbrink Dies After Brief Illness in Winchester
Mrs Lydia Christine Fosbrink of Winchester died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was active in the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other groups. Born November 5 1891 in Baltimore she had lived in the area 15 years. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with burial in Loudoun Park Cemetery, Baltimore.
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Lydia Christine Fosbrink
Winchester
J. G. Fosbrink
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester Memorial Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
Eastern Star
John G. Fosbrink
Lilahimer
Baltimore
Omps
Puneral
William Eisenberg
Grace Lutheran Church
Ralph Snapp
C. A. Marple
W. W. Baker
J. EB. Keffer
Harry C. Jer
Maryland
John J. Cowan
Loudoun Park
Americans Sweep On Toward Paris
American armor pushes toward Paris as Allied forces form a revolutionary airborne army under Lt Gen Lewis H. Bretton. German forces abandon Le Mans as a British Canadian American arc closes near Paris. Canadian First Army advances east of Caen while Montgomery’s British Army drives toward the Orne and Laize rivers.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
le Mans
Alencon- le Mans-Tours
Orleans
Chartres
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lewis H. Bretton
Saeke
Pecs
Seine
Caen
Palaise
H. D. G. Crerar
Vimont
Bernard L. Montgomery
Miles C. Dempsey
Ome
Amaye
Orne
Laize
Hammer
Ville
Croisille
Thuryld
Thury-Harcourt
Guam Re conquered as Nimitz reports near complete hold
The Pacific fleet announces Guam is virtually reconquered after 19 days of fighting led by Admiral Nimitz. Only a small inland area remains under Japanese control as patrols and heavy fire seal the island.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pati Point
Associated Press
Aitape
British New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Marianas
Swift
Ernest J. King
U. S. Fleet
Nimitz
Pvt Beverley Byrd Returns To Duty
Word has it Pvt B Beverley Byrd son of Senator Harry F Byrd returned to duty on July 18 after a month in an English hospital recovering from gunshot wounds received two days after the insurance.
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Pvt
B. Beverley Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Ingiurance
For Sale Advertisements and Local Notices
Orchard peaches near Winchester on Route 11 with phone 3997 listed by Fred S. Boyd. Seed Co advertises 150 lb sacks. Notice announces new stock of studio couches and springs at J. W. Grove Furniture Co located 1258 S Loudoun St. Images reflect local business notices and classifieds.
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Orchard
North
Winchester Rt
Fred S. Boyd
Winchester Seed Co
F Springs
J. W. Grove Purniture Co
Loudoun St
Fresh home crown and home cons frying chickens delivery
Local service offers fried chicken delivered to homes on Saturday evenings. Orders must be placed by phone at 3959.
WANTED Man Cleaning by the Amherst St
A terse notice seeks a man described as a cleaner missing from the Amherst Street area. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact local police and provide details to aid apprehension.
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Amherst St
Winchester Dry Cleaning Works Ad
Winchester Dry Cleaning Works at 210 8Sadie Bt. advertises services with contact and billing details. The line appears as an OCR fragment showing address and patron data.
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Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
8Sadie Bt
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Daniel DE Luce
Valley
Heavies
Polesti
Austin Bealmear
C.I. O
Gen. Eisenhower
M’ Arthur
Executive
U.S
Nippon
Florence
Vatican
Hengyang
Montreal
Que
Detroit
General Motors
Chevrolet
Gladwin Bill
Beverley Byrd
Jno. W. Rosenberger& Co
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