Russians Hit German Defenses In East Prussia Front
Russian forces attacked freshly dug German entrenchments near Grajewo two miles from the East Prussian border after cracking Osowiec forts and crossing the Biebrza. General Zakharov’s Second White Russian Army pushed through boggy terrain, supported by air bombardment, threatening Lyck and forcing potential German withdrawals from northeastern East Prussia.
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Moscow
Grajewo
Osowilec
Biebrza
G. F. Zakharov
Masurian Lakes
Izvestia
Zakharov
Suwalki
East Prussia
Cherniakhovsky
Lyck
Red Army
Osowiec
Poland
Reuters
Goniadz
Red
Bobr
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Sign board outlived Fifth War Loan drive use
Winchester proposes repurposing the court house sign board after the drive. It has little current value and could support the ninth blood donor clinic August 30 to September 2, or receive a coat of white paint with a Chamber of Commerce slogan until a better idea. A safety slogan references fire and tire dangers.
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Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Browning Elizabeth
Johnny
Es Ae
Europe
Allied forces pierce southern France as German hold collapses
Allied troops from American British and French commands land between Marseille and Nice and push inland while heavy air and naval power seal off the German Seventh Army. Von Kluge’s forces suffer renewed setbacks as Allied offensives widen across a fourth front in the Mediterranean.
Japanese Islands Hammered by U S Bombers Again
U S bombers struck Iwo Jima with twenty two Liberators while Halmahera was neutralized by air strikes. Gen Douglas MacArthur reported great fires and explosives across two weeks of heavy attacks.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
U. S
Iwo Jima
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Halmahera
New Guinea
Philipines
Douglas Eas
Halmahea
Mindanao
Philippine
MacAthur
Tokyo
Western Pacific
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Burma
Kuniaki Koiso
Nazis Say Supreme Hour Has Struck
London reports German radio declares the supreme hour when the nation must throw into battle all available strength. The message urges renewed resolve as the war intensifies.
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London
Patton Leads American Third Army in France
General Eisenhower announces Lt Gen George S Patton Jr heads the American Third Army driving German forces in lower Normandy and Brittany. The move mirrors Bradley heading the new 12th Army Group while Hodges takes over First Army as Patton coordinates with LeClerc’s armor division. The outlook remains guarded though optimism for progress grows.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Lower
Brittany
Breton
Seventh Army
le Mans
Jacques LeClerc
Lake Chad
Africa
Patton
Bradley
Omar N. Bradley
12Th U.S. Army Group
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
U. S
Eisenhower
Rhine
France Near Freedom as Allies Strike from the Mediterranean
Allied forces push from the Mediterranean to sever German grip in France as the Normandy and Brittany fronts pressure the 7th Army. French forces, backed by Britain and the United States, mobilize from Africa and coast batteries are pummeled, signaling liberation within weeks.
Local Nurse Urges Blood Donor Drive for War Needs
Lt Emilie F Rosenberger of the 3rd Field Hospital in New Guinea cites using 30 plasma units daily and stresses a 4 day Blood Donor Clinic. Five million pints of blood are needed and Winchester Frederick County seek 1400 volunteers to aid battle zone surgeries in France Italy and the Pacific. Donor Headquarters Room 22 3 N Loudoun St Winchester opens August 21 through September 1 for registrations. ages 18 to 60 eligible. 18 to 21 require parental consent.
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Emilie F. Rosenberger
New Guinea
Rosenberger
Winchester
Frederick County
France
Italy
Pacific
Loudoun St
Rather Quiet On Italian Front
Rome August 15 Allied headquarters reported a sharp fight three miles southeast of Pontedra as Fifth Army patrols engaged the enemy. Eighth Army troops continued mop up in the Empoli area killing at least 25 Germans. Allied tanks and NE were engaged near the Arno bend west of Signa while Florence’s position improved and civil supplies arrived in large volume.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Pontedra
Eighth Army
Empoli
Arno
Signa
Florence
Allies Meet No Resistance In Early Invasion Stages
A B 25 pilot reports over southern France that Allied landings began without major combat within an hour after beach incursions. From 1 000 feet the coast and inland area showed no signs of organized resistance as gliders and paratroopers landed near rugged terrain.
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France
Allied Forces Land in Southern France in Second Invasion
World War Fronts report Allied landing between Marseille and Nice as American British and French troops reach initial objectives. Patton leads Third Army as air and ground attacks strike German bases and fortifications across multiple fronts.
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France
Marseille
Nice
Appeals To French To Aid Invasion
In a message from Rome dated August 15 General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson urged French civilians and troops to cooperate with Allied forces in the southern France invasion. He said the objective is to drive out the Germans and join with Normandy forces and to resume France’s free life under peace and security.
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Rome
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
France
Normandy
United Nations
Army of
OPA Penalizes Violators in Local Prosecution
War Renton Field Office of the Office of Price Administration reports actions against local violators. Leo H. Gaunt of Paris Blue Ridge Service Station charged with selling counterfeit gas coupons and barred from selling gas during rationing. John L. Harrell of Front Royal with two restaurants barred from acquiring or using rationed sugar processed foods meats and fats as long as rationing continues. Hearings held August 14 in Alexandria by Judge Eck Haring, Commissioner.
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J. Ray Larcombe
Warrenton Field
Office of Price Administration
Leo H. Gaunt
Blue Ridge
Paris
John L. Harrell
Front Royal
Allied landings in southern France reported by radio
Spain's national radio cited 15 000 Allied troops landed by 1 p m five hours after the assault with 2 000 from seven invasion ships earlier. London reports said 14 000 men in two hours as raids centered near Raphael Cap Camarat between Toulon and Cannes. Severeid from CBS said troops were inland on a pine hill. few lives lost and the coast quiet.
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Associated Press
Spain
France
Federal Communications System
London
Raphael-Cap Camarat
Toulon
Cannes
Eric Severeid
CBS
Severeid
Allied invasion opens southern France front in bold operation
In a major Mediterranean strike, French and Allied forces including thousands of American and British troops landed along a 125 mile Riviera stretch from Marseille to Nice. Air power cleared beaches and rail lines, with over 800 ships backing the assault as Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson declared a new French fighting force on its own soil.
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la Mans
Caen
U.S
Nantes
Bordeaux
Tours
France
Mediterranean
Marseille
Genoa
Swiss
Arters
Toulon
Grman
Seventh Army
Normandy
French
Guenther von Kluge
Falaise
von Kluge
Eisenhower
Brittany
Loire
Nice
Europe
Berlin
Gladwin Hill
Rome
Army of France
Hitler
Riviera
Mussolini
Paris
Henry Maitland Wilson
Doughboys
Lovett's Shoe Dress Shop Slashes Prices
Clearance sale announced with everything at half price at Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop located at 156 158 North Loudoun Street. The ad lists the store as offering reduced footwear and apparel items during the sale period.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Loudoun St
Dr Allen Away This Week For Emergencies Only
Notice states Dr. Allen will not be in his office this week but will be available for all emergency patients. The date code suggests August 14.
Paper Drive Offer by Winchester Junk Co
The war effort needs all kinds of paper. Bring paper ines or bales to the junk yard for 50 cents per 100 pounds. Winchester Junk Co. located between Main and 7th, Tuesday and Thursday 1 pm to ? likely running hours.
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Winchester Junk Co
Pairfax Bane
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