Japs Held Guilty of Conspiracy in Treason Case
Three Japanese women, Mrs. Tsuruko Wallace, Mrs. Fior Otani, and Mrs. Billie Tanigosahi, were found guilty by a U S District Court jury of conspiracy to commit treason for aiding two German prisoners to escape an internment camp. Sentencing was withheld pending possible appeals. The case carries up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine, with treason penalties much harsher.
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U.S. District Court
J. Poster Symes
Kenneth W. Robinson
Tsuruko
Toots) Wallace
Fior
Flo
Shioze Otani
Billie Shitara Tanigosahi
Genver
German Generals Denounce Hitler
Two captured German generals call on the German leadership and army to end Hitler’s regime. Lt.-Gen. Kurowski of the 110th Infantry and Maj.-Gen. Landeman of the 361st Infantry sign statements in the Soviet press calling for an end to extermination and criticizing Hitler's strategy.
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Moscow
Hitler
Kurowski
Landeman
San Diego Plant to Build B-32 Bomber
Aircraft report notes the San Diego plant will switch to the B-32 super bomber, a runinmate to the B-29s with only secret characteristics. The B-32 is intended to augment raids on Japanese targets already credited to the B-29 fleet.
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San Diego
Ration Calendar Details Through 1945 Hardships
The notice lists food, fuel, and goods rationing details including stamps A through Z8 for fats, five pound equivalences, shoe stamps, gasoline 10 A through 12 A with varying expiration dates, and fuel oil periods four and five valid through September 30. It notes new period one coupons arriving from ration boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugat
Buddy Tells How Sgt Wohlford Met Death On D Day
Buddy recounts the D Day actions in Normandy noting Sgt Wohlford was killed after landing. Staff Sgt Orndorff, wounded in the face, is at Valley Forge Hospital seeking to restore sight in his left eye, with fighting and casualties described.
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Buddy
Sgt.Wohlford
Wohlford
Normandy
Douglas Orndorff
George S. Taylor
Cty
Orndorff
Valley Forge Hospital
Pennsylvania
Set
William, G. Pingtey
Junkers' Home Is Threatened Amid Eastern Front Advances
Soviet forces pushed toward Warsaw and East Prussia as Cherniakhovsky and Rokossovsky combined drives seized dozens of towns along the Niemen, Narew, and Daugava fronts. Russians reported 285 towns captured, with key gains near Jekabpils, Daugava rail station, and oil districts in the Carpathians region.
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Raseinia
Lithuania
Tilsit
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Junker
Niemen River
Raudone
Niemen
Globoslaventsyvo
Aszmace
Valyule
East Prussia
Narew
Wanewo
Lomza
Warsaw
Sokoly
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Warsaw-Bialystok
Stanislawow
Sterdyn
Bue River
Moscow
Vistula
Poland
Red Army
Jekabpils
Daugava
Riga
MacArthur and Nimitz to Coordinate Western Pacific Offensives
President Roosevelt aims for close cooperation between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz as they plan converging offensives in the western Pacific. The two commanders carve paths in New Guinea Guam Saipan toward joint operations against Japan’s empire.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Japan
Nimitz
Pacific Area
MicArthur
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Guam
Saipan
Philippines
Daytime Guards Withdrawn From Philadelphia Transit
Philadelphia on August 11 reports the Army has removed all guards from trolleys buses subways and elevated trains with guards only from 8 p m until morning. This marks a step toward restoring normal service after the six day transit tie up as a grand jury prepares further evidence.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philip Hayes
War Department
Crand
Three Warships To Be Christened In Triple Ceremony
The 27000 ton aircraft carrier Antietam and 13000 ton cruisers Chicago and Los Angeles will be christened in a triple ceremony at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Aug. 20. Rear Admiral M. F. Draemer announced the event, the largest single launch in history.
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Philadelphia
Antietam
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Navy Yard
M. F. Draemer
Navy
Navy Yard
Millard E. Tydings
United States
Maryland
Allied Pincer Moves Threaten German Positions Across France
Allied forces push south of Paris and swing toward Caen and the Loire, encircling German divisions in Brittany and threatening ports along the Seine and the Channel. U S and British offensives press Thury Harcourt and Falaise as Brest and Lorient come under heavy siege.
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Paris
Caen
Seine
le Havre
Brittany
Loire River
Nantes
Angers
St. Malo
Brittany Rim
U. S
Caen Ringe
France
Loire
Orleans
NBC
David Anderson
Chateaudun
Brazzaville
Chartres
Europe
Rommel
Orne River
Thury-Harcourt
First Army
Falaise
Vimont
Troarn
Belgium
Germany
Tours
le Mans
Gatheme
Mortain-Wire
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Loire Estuary
Local Soldier In Richmond Hospital
Pvt. Earl H. Miller of Gore is among nine Virginia servicemen flown with twelve others from Washington and Maryland to McGuire General Hospital in Richmond. He becomes a permanent patient in the 200 bed section reserved for state men.
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Earl H. Miller
Gore
Virginia
Washington
Maryland
McGuire General Hospital
Richmond
Morrison To Manage Louisa Exchange
Reginald G. Morrison of Berryville is named manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia in Louisa county. He succeeds the late Kenneth Marquess. Morrison, a 1944 returnee from Army service, has held multiple company posts since 1939 and served as Battalion Communications Officer in World War II. He and wife and their infant son will relocate to Louisa soon.
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Reginald G. Morrison
Berryville
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
Louisa County
Frank B. Cladwell
Morrison
Kenneth Marquess
Telephone
Winchester
Army
England
Telephone Company
Boyce Exchange
Philadelphia
Reginald, Jr
Louisa
Fuure
Trial Justice Court Disposes Drunk and Disorderly and Speeding
Peggy Gibson of 308 W Water street was convicted of drunk and disorderly conduct with a $5 fine and $4.25 costs. Alfred C deMazzon of Winchester was fined $10 for speeding plus $4.25 costs.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Peggy Gibson
W. Waterstreet
Alfred C. deMazzon
Winchester
Three Super Forts Lost In Nagasaki Raids
Diarists describe the first firebomb raid on the Japanese homeland targeting Nagasaki and Palembang. Large fires erupted in shipyards and storage areas while Palembang crews noted light accurate flak and no enemy fighters. British rescue system praised by B 29 crews as vital Allied cooperation.
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Nagasaki
Palembang
20Th Air Force
Pattern 4655 junior miss wardrobe and sizes
Advertisement for pattern 4655 a junior miss suspender jumper cotton blouse and play overalls in sizes 11 to 18 with yardage. Mentions additional needlework motifs and a larger Anne Adams pattern book offer with a free pattern included. Send ten cents to pattern dept New York.
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Winchestering Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. W
Anne Adams
Battle for Philippines Opened with Night Attacks and Invasion Plans
General MacArthur announced night patrols bombed Davao airfields as three raids occurred before dawn August 9. Air and sea actions hit enemy freighters near Halamahera Amboina and Boeroe while the Guam campaign drew heavy losses for Adachi's 18th Army. Marines pursued Japanese survivors on Guam with high casualties noted.
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Philippines
McAthur
Pearl Harbor
Southwest Pacific
Corregidor
Davao
Mindanao
BBC
New York
NBC
MacArthur
Halamahera
Adachi
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
First Provisional Marine Brigade
Local Markets Accuracy and Typo Disclaimer
The Star notes these local market listings are correct daily but disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
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The
Star
Answers to the Daily Quiz list of correct responses
The page provides the quiz answers: True for question 1, Joseph Kessel for 2, True for 3, missing 4, White for 5, By Act of Congress for 6, Hydrogen plus oxygen equals water, Boulder Dam at 726 feet high for 8, Ulysses for 9, and Secretary of Commerce for 10.
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True
Joseph Kessel
White
Congress
Boulder Dam
Ulysses
Secretary of Commerce
Market quotations and livestock prices across markets
Baltimore reports quiet tone with steady faces in apples poultry butter and livestock. Cattle in slow demand at Baltimore with mixed grades, hogs steady, spring lambs high, Calves and cows steady to lower in Chicago and similar in other markets.
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Springers Petadeeerees
Baltimore
U. S
N. W. Greenings
Baltimore Livestock
Sinlad
Chicago Livestock Chicago
W.P. A
Paris Airfields Hit as Marines Attack Invasion Front
Allied air force operations stretched from Belgium to Bordeaux with 4000 sorties against supply centers and transport targets. German losses were 16 planes destroyed in air combat and 26 on the ground, while Allied losses reached 22 aircraft.
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Atlantic
France
la Pallice
Yugoslavia
Kraljevo
Berlin
Markets Extend Rally as Investors Return Funds
New York stock activity picked up with rails leading the rebound while utilities and motor stocks gained less. Analysts credited idle investment funds resuming buys and hopes for a quicker end to the European war, with earnings and politics boosting optimism. Prominent movers included Santa Fe NY Central Southern Pacific B&O US Steel Bethlehem Chrysler US Rubber Sears Roebuck Douglas Air Radio Corp Westinghouse Oliver Farm. Mostly higher bands and commodities with notable gainers like Eversharp Mead Johnson Todd Shipyards American Gas Electric Bond & Share Creole Petroleum.
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New York
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Radio Corp
Wee
Grain futures rise on drought and crop outlook in Chicago
Chicago grain prices opened higher amid ongoing drought in the eastern corn belt and a government forecast showing a reduced corn prospect by about 51 million bushels. Wheat and oats futures led the gains with mixed months ranging around 1.54 to 3.54 dollars.
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Chicago
Rye
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Associated Press
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Uncle Joe
Winchester Baseball Park
Roi
Tech. Set
Sheppard Wohlford
John S. Wohlford
Mr. Wohlford
Wolfe Street
Set. J. “Shep” Wohlford
Junkers
Kielce
Lagow
Warsaw-Krakow
Bialystok
M’ Arthur
Curb Collection
Richmond Hospital
Louisa Exchange
Trial Justice Court
Seseeeess
Stock Market Report
Dr. Ct
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W. B. Snider & Son
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