Reds Press Warsaw Bid As Patton Near Paris Invasion
Soviet forces drive toward Warsaw across the Vistula with Rokossovsky’s army closing in on Praga while Konev’s group reports heavy German losses. The German defense buckles under flanking pressure as the Red Army claims major tank and troop casualties in the monthlong advance.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
Prussia
Lyck
Masurian
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Vistula River
Allied press says Von Kluge pulls armor from Normandy trap
Allied reports describe the Seventh Army retreat near Falaise with German forces still fighting near the shrinking Normandy pocket. American Third Army under Patton pushes 60 miles east from Alencon toward Dreux and Chartres, threatening a new encirclement as Seine bridges are bombed.
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von Kluge
London
Seventh Army
Falaise
Berlin
Paris
Third Army
Dreux
Chartres
Guenther von Kluge
Normandy
High Command
George S. Patton
Alencon
Patton
le Mans
Argentan
Winchester Youth Center Plan Nears City Recreation Approval
Ma Winchester reports the Winchester Youth Center project is under careful review by the City Recreation Department. A suitable parish house donation could host the center, with other cities underwriting rental costs. The juvenile recreation issue is a priority for Winchester and should not be neglected. Charlotte Legge urges safety, noting wartime manpower concerns.
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Winchester
Ma Winchester
Charlotte Legge
National Avenue
Final Clearance Suits Coats Dresses
Margaret L. Hodgson advertises final clearance of suits coats and dresses. The listing notes sizes and styles with reduced prices to clear inventory.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
James E Taylor Missing In Action In France
James E. Taylor 23 is missing in action in France since July 18. He trained at Ft. George Meade and Camp Blanding and fought with the D Day Normandy assault. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Harry S Taylor a brother in England and a sister in Clarke county.
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James E. Taylor
France
Harry S. Taylor
South Braddock Street
War Department
Winchester
Technician Taylor
Handley
National Guard
Virginia Woolen Company
Ft. Geo. Meade
Camp Blanding
Fla
England
Normandy
Taylor
Pfc
Robert Taylor
John Russell
Clarke County
Shenandoah County to Aid Local Blood Donor Clinic
Shenandoah County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans full cooperation with the Winchester Frederick County Chapter to support the Blood Donor Clinic in the city from August 30 to September 2. A special committee will recruit volunteers and five buses are set to transport donors on August 31 from New Market Woodstock Strasburg Edinburg and Mt Jackson. The effort follows prior successful drives with Shenandoah County volunteers totaling over 90 in April and builds momentum for a sizable donor turnout.
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Shenandoah County
Ked Cross
Winchester-Frederick County
Isie Smooth
Woodstock
New Market
Strasburg
Edinburg
Mt. Jackson
Public Sale Near Clear Brook Sets Auction
Public sale scheduled for Saturday August 19 at 1 p m features household goods livestock and farm machinery. Auction near Clear Brook located a quarter mile east with O Connell and Riley listed as the contact or auctioneers.
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Clearbrook
O'Connell and Riley
Notice to Fruit Growers Opens for Apple Processing
National Fruit Product Co. invites fruit growers to deliver processing apples at the Winchester Plant on Friday August 18. The notice appears in a local public notice segment dated 8-16-16-11.
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Winchester
National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Council Moves Against Violators Of Building Laws
City Council, in a postponed August session, moves to curb building permit violations. Dr. Hawthorne cites A H Hannum and Winchester Poultry Company as flags for enforcement, proposing investigations and possible demolition or halt of unpermitted construction.
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A. T. Hawthorne
A. H. Hannum
Hawthorne
P. D. Miller
C. P. McVicar
Winchester Poultry Company
Gerrard Street
Miller
Ord
Winchester Seeks City Acquisition of Hollingsworth Furniture
The Winchester Common Council discussed acquiring the Hollingsworth furniture to accompany Abram's Delight, with the Winchester Historical Society presenting a monograph on the site's 1730s settlement and its oldest house status. A full Star feature on Abram's Delight is to publish tomorrow.
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Abram
Winchester Common Council
Hollingsworth
Winchester Historical Society
W. W. Glass
Richard E. Griffith
Hollingsworths
the Star
Glass
Lawn Party At Church Grounds Sponsored By Ladies Aid
A Lawn Party will be held on the lawn next to the Congregational Christian Church on Braddock Street starting at 6 PM on Thursday evening August 17. The event is sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society. Furniture ad notes innerspring mattresses by J W Grove Furniture Co at 125 S Loudoun.
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Congregational Christian Church
Braddock St
The
Ladies Aid Society
Peaches at Orchard North of Winchester on Route 11
Fruit stand run by Fred S. Boyd offers peaches two miles north of Winchester along Route 11. Contact telephone number 3997 for orders and inquiries.
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Orchard
Winchester Rt
Fred S. Boyd
Wanted Man for House Cleaning by the Hour
Help wanted notice seeking a male applicant for hourly housekeeping work at 326 Amherst Street. Public employment ad appears in a local classifieds section with basic contact for inquiries.
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Amherst St
Lovett's Shoe & Dress Shop Summer Clearance Ending
Winding up summer clearance at Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop 156 158 North Loudoun Street. Everything at half price. Sale ends soon.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Loudoun St
Pepper Broadcast Plan Rejected in House
In Washington August 16 the Pepper proposal to televise congressional proceedings drew swift opposition. Speaker Rayburn dismissed it as unworkable saying no broadcast would occur and a question would meet a contrary answer from the other side.
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Washington
Pepper
D-Fla
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Air Blows Pressed Across Pacific as War Fronts Advance
Allied air offensives target Halmahera Ternate Paramushiro Shumushu Araito Iwo Jima Pagan Rota with Gen MacArthur and Adm Nimitz preparing jumps. Eight small ships sunk south of Halmahera while fighters clash over Paramushiro and Iwo Jima. Tokyo admits retreats in Burma as Hengyang fights continue.
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Japan
Halmahera
Kuriles
Gen
MacArthur
Adm
Nimitz
Ternate
Philippines
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Araito
Iwo Jima
Pagan
Rota Islands
Marianas
New Guinea
U.S
Iwo
Saipan
Tokyo
India
Burma
Hengyang
China
George VI
Roosevelt
U. S
Guam
Britain
No Shortages At Battle Fronts
War Production Board official Donald M. Nelson told the Senate War Investigating Committee that there are no shortages at the battlefronts despite some specialized shortages. WPB materiel chief Major General Lucius D. Clay said lifting bans on hundreds of civilian articles in non critical areas will not interfere with the war effort. The session lasted about three and a half hours and was held behind closed doors.
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Washington
War Production
Seventh Army Led by Maj Gen Patch in Southern France
Allied headquarters reports Seventh Army commanded by Maj Gen Alexander M Patch advances in southern France. Patch, renowned for Guadalcanal service, has ties to Staunton Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley region, including Winchester, noted in the dispatch.
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RCME
France
Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Allied
Patch
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Rustic Tavern Announces Thursday Opening After Remodel
Notice to customers that Rustic Tavern will open Thursday morning as remodeling nears completion. Proprietors Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Baker apologize for any inconvenience.
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Rustic Tavern
R. W. Baker
Great American Air Fleet Bombs German Targets in Major Raid
A force of about 2,000 American planes attacked Leipzig and Magdeburg area targets in Germany including aircraft plants and airfields while additional missions hit troops and defenses on French battlefields. Berlin was bombed with two ton bombs and raids reached Tyrol and Bavaria. 71 German planes were claimed destroyed versus 56 Allied losses.
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London
Germany
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Berlin
Reich
Italy
Alps
Tyrol
Bavaria
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Saxony
Hannover
Brunswick
Normandy
France
Hint At Another Job At Hitler
Irun Spain Aug 16 The new Allied landings in southern France may spur a fresh attempt by German military leaders to dethrone Hitler and seek peace before Allied troops reach Germany. An informant close to German circles says the military clique is determined to topple the Nazi regime and preserve the myth that Germany’s army was not defeated in battle.
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Charles S. Foltz
Irun
Spain
France
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Aes
Tony
W P Anderson Ends Six-Year Council Service
W P Anderson, a prominent local businessman, completed six years on the Winchester Common Council and did not seek re election. He will be succeeded by Robert Smith. In his final remarks he thanked colleagues and city officials for the chance to serve.
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W. P. Anderson
Winchester
Conmmon Council
Anderson
Rebert Smith
A. T. Hawthorne
Flag to fly atop Winchester City Hall daily
A letter to the Winchester Council signed by T. F. Timberlake urged daily display of the American flag from City Hall. The motion, seconded by Copan Percy Miller and supported unanimously, ordered the flag raised on the pole at once with the radio antenna moved to other arrangements.
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Winchester
T. F. Timberlake
Copan
Percy Miller
J. Henry
Cooler Weather Headed East
Easterners and southerners faced a prolonged heat wave as cooler relief was forecast from the west and midwest by Friday or Saturday. Minnesota and the Dakotas reported cooler air, Chicago saw thundershowers, New York and New England remained hot, and Maine forests burned while Ohio logged 44 days above 90.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Minnesota
Dakotas
Chicago
New York
New England
Boston
Maine Woods
Benjamin Parry
Midwest
East
School Board Protests Camp Site Plan
Winchester School Board opposes establishing a German prisoner of war camp at the Smithfield Farm site. Mayor C R Anderson read the letter to the Common Council, which had earlier granted city permission and begun work, so no action was taken.
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C. R. Anderson
Common Council
Winchester
Smithfield Farm
World at War Highlights Across Fronts
Highlights report rapid developments from Europe to the Pacific. Allied landings and agile paratroop cooperation near Marseille, Berlin announcing more landings widening the front, and German forces withdrawing from Northern France. Americans advance toward Paris while heavy aerial campaigns target Germany. The Red Army presses Warsaw area as Pacific fronts see calculated air strikes and Japanese retirement from northwest India into Burma. Italian front steady as Eight Army clears resistance near Empoli and Florence.
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Italy
Empoli
Florence
Underground Rising in France as Maquis Attacks Grow
Reports from Spain and Bern describe French resistance swelling across southern towns. Maquis forces attack German garrisons near Auch Agen Montauban Rodez Perigueux Tulle Aurillac Limoges and Bordeaux mobilizing toward Vichy while Paris witnesses street celebrations and clashes with collaborators.
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London
Riviera
Normandy
France
Spain
Auch
Agen
Montauban
Rodez
Periguex
Tulle
Aurillac
Limoges
Garisons
Pau
Toulouse
Vichy
French Agency
Bern
Bordeaux
Paris
Monte Carlo
Invasion Troops Pour Ashore In Southern France
Allied invasion forces struck eight miles inland in southern France with airlifted reinforcements by sea and air. British and American airborne troops blocked enemy reinforcements as U S carriers dropped supplies and gliders into the bridgehead.
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France
Rome
U. S
Richard T. Wright
Arlington
Nice
Cannes
Maritime Alps
la Suisse
Geneva
Marseilles
Cap Negre
Frejus
Toulon
St. Tropeg Gulf
Mediterranean
Italy
M.A.A.F
Berlin
Stockholm
San Remo
Genoa
St. Raphael
St.Tropez
NBC
Hitler
Prejus
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Ivan I. Konev
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Gladwin Hill
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Shenandoah Co
Hollingsworth Furniture
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun
Congress
Pacific
J. B. Krueger
Council Trail
Council
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Frontier
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