Allies Press In Across East Prussia In Major Offensive
London reports the capture of Osowiec and German evacuation of the fortress important to Masurian approaches. Soviet forces mass near East Prussia as Rokossovsky and Zakharov drive toward Warsaw, clearing hundreds of settlements northeast of the railway line.
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London
Osowiec
Masurian Lake
East Prussia
Marshal Stalin
Osowek
East Prussian
Biebrza
Koenigsberg
Lyck
Warsaw
Grodno
Bialystok
Moscow
Gonnadz
Allied Air Pounds Pacific Fortresses in New Wave
Allied aircraft attack vast Pacific fortress chain from Paramushiro to Halmahera with renewed vigor as Admiral Nimitz vows relentless pressure. Philippines report a fourth bombing in five days with Gen. Douglas MacArthur stating patrols sank a 3,000 ton freighter in Davao Gulf. Night raids at Halmahera and Talaud islands, plus strikes on Chichi Jima, Paramushiro, Pagan, Rota, Truk Atoll, and Marshalls, show continued offensive momentum amid limited Japanese interception.
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Japan
Paramushiro
Halmahera
Chester Nimitz
Nimitz
Marianas
U. S
Pacific Fleet
Philippines
Douglas McArthur
Davao Gulf
Davao
New Guinea
Talaud Islands
Liberators
Chichi Jima
Bonins
Tokyo
Kuriles
Pagan
Rota
Truk Atoll
Marshalls
Hengyang
Hen
Guerrillas War German Bear On River Laire
Aug. 14 in Irún Charles Fultz reports that most French Maquis forces have moved north to fight guerrilla actions behind German lines along the Loire. Patriots watch collaborators. Germans withdraw from southwest France amid clashes and demoralization. Allied bombers hit Bordeaux submarine base.
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Laire
Irun
France
Pyrenees
Savoy
Loire
Vichy
Paris
Barcelona
Biarritz
Bayonne
Spain
Bordeaux
Ma Winchester’s ten years in the paper columns
The piece salutes Ma Winchester on ten years of editorial presence in the city press. It notes her critique when needed and her support for worthy efforts, with a forward look to postwar efforts and a hopeful future for Winchester as a steadfast civic voice.
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Ma Winchester
Winchester
Mrs. Mattie Hook Promotes Blood Donor Clinic
Mrs. Mattie Hook of Winchester and Gore leads a drive for 1400 volunteers to support Winchester and Frederick counties Ninth Blood Donor Clinic in Winchester from August 30 to September 2. She is the wife of World War I veteran Russell Hook and has donated at prior clinics.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Mattie ©. Hook
Gore
Hook
Russell Hook
Churchill Holds Talks With Slav Leaders In Italy
Prime Minister Churchill and Yugoslav leaders Marshal Tito and Premier Ivan Subasic met in Italy on Aug 12 and 13 to discuss political and military questions. The exchanges aimed to shape postwar Yugoslavia with Tito emerging as a dominant figure and potential for increased Allied support of Tito's partisans.
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London
Churchill
Marshal Tito
Ivan Subasic
Italy
Downing Street
Yugoslavia
Tito
Wanted Girl for checking a partment ad
Classified notice from Pingley and Carper Cleaners seeks a girl to help in checking a department. The brief ad notes recruitment and reference to the firm name with location implied in the city newspaper context.
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Pingley & Carper, Cleaners
For Sale Nearly New Basement Pump
For sale nearly new basement pump. Call 3466.
Rustic Tavern to Close For Remodeling Next Monday, Tuesday
Notice to customers that Rustic Tavern will be closed for remodeling on Monday and Tuesday. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Baker, proprietors.
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Rustic Tavern
R. W. Baker
Wanted Man for House Cleaning by the Hour
Help wanted notice seeking a man for hourly house cleaning duties at 326 Amherst Street. Apply in person.
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Amherst St
Doctor Allen Not Available This Week For Emergencies
Notice states Dr Allen will be out of office this week but available for all emergency patients. Time and location details not provided.
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Allen
House Destroyed by Exploding Coal Oil Stove
A tenant house on the former Kern Orchard property about four miles southeast of Berryville was completely destroyed by a coal oil stove explosion. Mr and Mrs Symons lived there with their daughter, no insurance, Addison Boyd removed before the blaze, fire department could not save the building due to lack of water.
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Berryville
Bailey
Winchester
Humphrey Symons
Symons
Addison Boyd
John H. Enders Fire Company
Virginia Man Fined in Slot Machine Case
C. E. Lambert of Woodstock was fined 50 dollars and costs in Loudoun County Trial Justice Court for unlawful possession of nine slot machines found by state police at the Middleburg firemen's carnival on August 5. T Nelson Parker led the state case. Lambert claimed no prior use in over three years.
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Leesburg
Darden
C. E. Lambert
Woodstock
Toudoun County
Virginia
Middleburg
T. Nelson Parker
Richmond
A. Metzger
Justice Metzger
Shenandoah County
Commonwealth
Lambert
Stanley Wilson
Dabney Simpson
Middleburg Company of Volunteers
Big Force Needed To Crush Japan
Lt Gen Ben Lear said much of the Army in Europe may return via the Suez Canal and Tokyo after years away. He warned a great many men will be needed for decisive Pacific operations to finish off Japan and noted victory in Europe is in sight.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ben Leaf
Europe
Suez Canal
Tokyo
Leaf
United
Pacific
Lear
Allied Fliers Hit German Retreat In Mixed Bombing Offensive
Allied air forces from the United States and Britain pour bombings into southern Germany and France. Up to 1,500 U S bombers attack Mannheim Ludwigs hafen rail yards and airfields while 750 heavy bombers strike targets in southern France. Mustangs and Lightnings strafed area targets though exact aims remain unclear.
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London
Gemany
France
Brest
Normandy
U. S
England
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Italy
Hull outlines postwar security talks with Russia China Britain
Secretary of State Hull said Russia China and Britain were apprised of American plans for a world security organization and that talks would start at Dumbarton Oaks with Stettinius Cadogan and Gromsko as delegates. He praised the delegations and noted the Atlantic charter anniversary.
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Washington
Hull
Russia
China
Britain
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
Georgetown
City Endures 102 Degree Heat Wave in 1936 Record
The city faced the hottest weather since 1936 with a 102 degree reading at Winchester Research Laboratory. Three days in a row topped the century mark as rain offered only brief relief from Clarke county’s heat. Overnight lows reached the high 60s and the day’s temperatures fluctuated from 75 to 102 before easing.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Clarke County
Boyce
Winchester Research Labor
Invasion Front and Frontone Push Mark WWII Highlights
Eisenhower cites a definite opportunity for a major Allied victory as forces close the 18 mile corridor near Falaise Argentan. Russian front readies all out assault on East Prussia while Osowiec evacuation signals strategic shift. Allied airpower pounds retreating Nazis and southern France. Eighth Army seizes Frontone 27 miles from the Adriatic. Japs hold Hengyang amid Chinese attempts to retake Hankow Canton railway hub.
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Eisenhower
Falaise
Argentan
Paris
East Prussia
Osowieg
Hengyang
Hankow-Canton Railway
Mortainville
Bonnoeil
Takin Proussy
Conde-Sur-Noireau
Vire-Tinchebray
France
Eighth Army Captures Fronte and Attacks in Italy
Eighth Army troops have captured Fronte, 27 miles inland from the Adriatic, in the Apennines, as Florence endures less sniping and food and water shipments resume. Empoli fell to the Eighth Army. fighting on the Arno front near Pisa was light. Mediterranean air forces bombed southern France targets and Rhone bridges. A Nazi pamphlet warned against aiding partisans and threatened harsh reprisals on Italian civilians.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Frontone
Adriatic
Apennines
Florence
Empoli
Arno
Pisa
Fifth Army
France
Rhone
Italy
Alexander
Kesselring
Winchester Council To Meet Tuesday
The postponed August Winchester Common Council meeting will be held Tuesday night in the City Hall council chamber. It is the last meeting of the old Council year. Finance chair ae P. Anderson will not seek re election. Sebert J. Smith will succeed him.
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Winchester
De Gaulle urges French uprising in war effort appeal
The French Committee of National Liberation called for a national uprising in France. The appeal states every Frenchman must join the supreme war effort, whether in fields factories workshops offices streets or even if under arrest deported or a prisoner of war.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
France
de Gaulle
Allied advance tightens German pocket in northwestern Europe
Allied forces press a major offensive across the Normandy pocket with American tanks and Canadian infantry closing around Argentan and Falaise. Eisenhower calls the moment a definite opportunity for a great victory as German escape routes shrink.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Germany
Europe
Eisenhower
Paris
le Mans
Argentan
Leison
Falaise
Guenther von Kluge
Mortain
Domfront
Carrouges
Laison River
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Latvia
Junker
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
G. F. Zakherev
Warsaw-Bialystok
Allied Air
J. B. Krueger
Associated. Press War Editor
Charles 8. Foltz
Sinal
Mattie Hook
By Austin Bealmear
Mercury
The
Associated Press
Reich
Mediterranean Air Arm
Inlonq
By Noland Norgaard
Winchester Council
Glawdin Hill
Barenton
Mortain-Domfront
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