Soviet Armies Drive Deep Into East Prussia Front
Two Soviet armies push through 250 captured settlements along a 100 mile front toward East Prussia threatening the German left flank. Rokossovsky and Zakharov led advances from near Warsaw and Bialystok applying pressure as German reserves shift. Red Star reports counter attacks beaten back with many clashes, while Russians press near the Masurian lakes and across the Bua and Biebrza rivers.
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Moscow
East Prussia
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Zakharov
Bialystok
Red Star
Masurian
Bua
Vistula
Biebrza
Narew
Stalin
Ivan Maslennikov
Pskov
Petseri
Red Army
Masurian Lake
American Planes Close In On Japan and France War Fronts
Allied forces pressed toward Japan as B 24s and other bombers attacked Saipan and Halmahera while U S Liberators raided near Tokyo and the Philippines. In Europe, American armor crossed the Loire as heavy bombers blasted Mediterranean defenses and Allied pressure increased along a widening southern France front.
Heat hits Winchester with record blue heat wave
The Winchester area recorded 101 degrees at 2 pm while a local lab noted the mercury may rise further. The previous day also hit 101 as the hottest of the summer, with little relief overnight as temps stayed near 70. Despite the heat shoppers were out, no heat prostration cases were reported, and no hospital treatments occurred through 2 pm today. For sale nearly new basement pump call 3466.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
D Ple
Nazis Withdraw All Their Forces From Florence
Allied forces reported German troops pulling back from Florence sparing the city from battle. British Eighth Army advanced toward the Arno and Gothic line as civilians received aid and snipers remained inside portions of the city. Front reports noted German withdrawals north of the Mugnone Canal and continued shelling activity elsewhere with disrupted air operations due to rain.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
Mugnone
Eighth Army
Empoli
Col
Fuchs
Pavolini
Alessandro Pavolini
Mussolini
Fibbiana
Montelupo
San Colombano
Adriatic
Cesano
Pesaro
Castelleone di Suasa
Fifth Army
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
President Roosevelt to address nation on war effort
President Roosevelt will broadcast from the Bremerton navy yard at 5 p m Pacific time in his first report since accepting a fourth term nomination. He has just completed a Pacific war tour visiting Hawaii Alaska and the Aleutians and praised rapid Japanese retreat and base construction.
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Seattle
Wash
Roosevelt
Bremerton Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Aleutians
Alaska
Norman Bell
Associated Press
Aleutian Island
Mr. Roosevelt
Bell
Uncle Sam Begins Driving Trucks
Roosevelt seized 103 Midwest trucking firms across eight states while the Office of Defense Transportation takes charge to run the lines for Uncle Sam. About 25 000 over the road drivers return to work as Teamsters and AFL union backs the move. 7 000 GM Chevrolet gear end axle division workers also urged to resume. Detroit hosts the DDT command center, replacing disputed management until settlements.
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AFL
Uncle Sam
Cclio
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Chevrolet
Detroit
Monay
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Minneapolis
Ellis T. Longerecker
DDT
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Midwest Operators Association
War Labor Board
Thomas E. Flynn
Teamsters’ Union
Winchester Praises Vacation Breaks for Wartime Service
MA Winchester notes some firms close briefly for workers vacations during war and argues rest improves service for the year. She cites Winchester, Va. as a model city gaining wartime publicity and praises local safety urges for home front victory and toy safety at night.
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Winchester
Mass
Ruth Lovett
State Blamed For Miners Deaths After West Virginia Mine Blast
A coroner's jury blamed the West Virginia Department of Mines for the Katharine Coal Company's No 4 mine disaster near Shinnston that killed 16 workers on March 25. The Katherine Company was blamed to a lesser extent for not promptly addressing alleged mining law violations. Prosecutor J. Philip Clifford said he would consider criminal action against both the state mines department and the Katherine Coal Company. Witness L. S. McGee, a former district mine inspector, testified that dust was found in February and no follow up occurred, and bodies could have been recovered sooner after the blast.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia Department of Mines
Katherine Coal Company
Shinnston
Katherine Company
J. Philip Clifford
Marion
Harrison County
Lawrence Mills
State Mines Department
L. S. McGee
McGee
Mines Department
For Sale Old Potatoes In 150 Lb Sacks
Winchester Seed Co advertises old potatoes for sale at three dollars per sack. Listing notes 150 pound sacks and includes address style code 8 10 1p 3t.
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Winchester Seed Co
Ghost of Guam: Navy radioman’s two and a half year escape
George Ray Tweed, 42, of Portland Oregon a U S Navy chief radioman survived two and a half years evading capture after Guam fell in December 1941 He fled into the hills with four Americans who were captured and shot Tweed outlasted traps and was found living a Robinson Crusoe life when U S forces retook Guam He is headed home.
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George Ray Tweed
Portland
Ore
U. S. Navy
Guam
Tweed
U. S
Local Officer Hollis Receives Commendation for Invasion Role
Major Lawrence C. Hollis is praised by Col. Theodore Wyman Jr. for superior accomplishments in coordinating administration and personnel during Exercises and the Overlords invasion operations. The commendation was received by his wife Mrs. Catherine Hollis in the city.
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Lawrence C. Hollis
France
Catherine Hollis
Valley Avenue
Hollis
G-1
Xix District
Theodore Wyman, Jr
George F. Miller
England
London
Poles Honor Victims at Maidanek Extermination Camp
In Lublin a 25 000 strong crowd gathered for a mass memorial led by the Polish Committee of National Liberation. Police and soldiers observed as women fainted and prayers endured under the hot sun. A memorial tablet and urn of ashes were unveiled at Lublin Castle noting Maidanek and Nazi victims.
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Moscow
Lublin
Polish Committee of National Liberation
Father Krasinki
Committee of Liberation
Maidanek
Bombers Hit Metz Rail Yards and Northern France Airfields
American heavy bombers and fighters struck Metz rail yards and multiple northern French airfields near Le Perthe Chamant Athies Couvron Juvincourt as RAF forces targeted railways and Brest port facilities. The coordinated raids aimed to disrupt German reinforcements from the Mediterranean and northern fronts amid nocturnal and daylight attacks across the region.
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London
Metz
France
Toulsouse
Britain
Russia
Italy
Berlin
Givors
Paris
Germany
Upper Danube
Upper Silesia
Rhone
Lyons
RAF Bomber Command
Mediterranean
Loire
Pas-De-Calais
Etaples
German Defenses Hit Along French Italian Coasts
Allied air command struck eight miles of coast in southern France and a 40 mile section of the Italian Riviera. American Mitchells Marauders and Thunderbolts and RAF Spitfires attacked gun posts anti aircraft positions and radio facilities. The operation aimed at coastal defense batteries near St. Tropez St. Raphael Toulon Cap d Antibes and Cap Camaret.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
France
Riviera
Tactical Air Force
Mediterranean
Allied Air Command
Italy
Winston Churchill
St. Tropez
St. Raphael
Cannes
Toulon
Ile du Levant
Cap D’antibes
Cap Benat
Cap Camaret
Marseille
Nice
Savona
Imperia
Baseball Sunday at Winchester Park Game Scheduled
Baseball action set for Sunday at 3 00 P M featuring Winchester Park versus an 8 11 to 21 opponent program details unclear with limited readable text.
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Winchester Park
Romanians Form Peace Regime in a New Government
A Bucharest based source says Juliu Maniu and Peasant Party leaders formed a provisional peace government with Antonescu set to become army chief of staff. The plan aims for an armistice and peace with Russia Britain and the United States and may cede Bessarabia to Russia. Germans pull air forces from Bucharest and Ploesti as four divisions move to Warsaw.
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Frank O'Brien
Istanbul
Peasant Party
Juliu Maniu
Bucharest
Marshal Ion Antonescu
Bern
Antonescu
Moscow
Berlin
Romania
Russia
Britain
United States
Maniu
Bessarabia
Ploesti
Warsaw
Iasi
Notice to customers from Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
We will be closed for one week from August 13 to August 19 to give our employees a vacation. Full cooperation appreciated. Winchester Dry Cleaning Works, 210 S Braddock St.
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Winchester Dry Cleaning Works
S. Braddock
Wanted Girl for Checking Department
Short classified notice from Pingley and Carper cleaners seeking a girl to join their checking department. Includes filing reference 8-11-1p-3t.
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Pingley & Carper, Cleaners
Frontline Crews Break Across Loire. Forces Press Paris Axis
Invasion fronts report American columns advancing ten miles into Loire valley while operations west of Paris remain secret. Berlin claims Alencon reach, Masurian Lake area pressure mounts East Prussia. U.S. bombers hit Metz railways as Nazi raids pound London and south England. In Pacific, Saipan Liberators drop 47 tons on two Japanese outposts southeast of Tokyo.
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U. S
Japan
Seventh Army Air Force
Tokyo
Seventh Aaf
Saipan Island
Marianas
Iwo
New Guinea-Australia
Halmahera Island
New Guinea
Philippines
Talaud Islands
Mindanao
Loire
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Paris
Berlin
Alencon
le Mans
Attempted Rape Charge Against Payne Dismissed
William Payne a Georgia native and construction worker faced a charge of attempted criminal assault after an August incident near the city limits. Dorothy Farmer, the complainant, testified she did not wish to testify and requested dismissal. Judge John Rice granted the dismissal with Farmers voluntary consent and no further charges.
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William Payne
John Rice
Dorothy Farmer
Miss Farmer
Luray
Payne
Georgia
Kernstown
O'Sullivan Ruber Co
Miss
Rustic Tavern to Close for Remodeling
Public sale notice lists household furniture and items from the estate of D. H. Mellinger, with Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. in front of 1000 S Braddock at the Commercial and Savings Bank. Also seeks a part time house cleaner at Amherst St location.
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S. Braddock& Commercial & Savings Bank
Admi
D. H. Mellinger
York Inn announces schedule and cover policy
Starting Friday August 11th The York Inn Martinsburg Pike will be open every night except Monday. No cover charge or minimum, except when hosting extra events, or on Saturday and Sunday nights when a per person cover applies. Owner Alfred C. DeMazzon.
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York Inn
Martinsburg Pike
Alfred C. DeMazzon
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Reds
Daniel DE Luce
Japan Empire
The
Manchuria
Japan Industrial Machinery Control Association
Canton
China
Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Guenther von Kluge
West Wall
Caen
Loire River
Channel
Falaise
Conde-Sur-Noireau
Lynn Heinzerling
By Eddy Gilmore
Royal Air Force
By Lewis Hawkins
U.S
South
Rustic Tavern
R. W. Baker
Amherst St
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