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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1944
Page
6
The Office of Price Administration offers point adjustments from August 13 to September 15, 1944 to ease hardship from revised point values on May 4 and August 13. Retailers with inventories under 50 percent of their allowed level may apply using OPA Form R-315 at their Local War Price and Rationing Board.
The article notes Adolf Hitler confronts a decisive problem of where to retreat or defend after strong Allied advances in northwestern France. It argues Germany must consider forming a defensive line north of the Seine and along the Marne toward Paris, with Paris as a central focus.
Classified notice seeking an experienced book keeper of any gender. Applicants must state age experience and references with full writing. All replies confidential and sent to P O Box 547. August 16.
The Allied advance, led by Patton, crushes German forces in Normandy and Brittany, forcing a breakup of Hitler's western divisions. He faces a dwindling pool of troops as he retreats toward the Seine defenses and the Channel coast, with Allied air and sea pressure tightening the noose.
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