Peace structure begins with force in postwar talks
Secretary Hull opened postwar security talks at Dumbarton Oaks with a call to back peace with force available promptly and in adequate measure. Cadogan urged rapid action by the big four to establish a pro visional framework and a future security organization.
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Washington
Hull
Organization of Peace
United States
Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington Estate
Roosevelt
League of Nations
Cardogan
Andrei Gromyko
Edward R. Stettinius
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dumbarton
Dulles
Nazis Claim Crashing of Reds Corridor To Baltic
German communique says tanks west of Tukums Latvia crossed the Soviet corridor to the Baltic west of Riga and reestablished contact with German divisions in Latvia and Estonia. Russians admit local reverses but not a cut in the corridor. Up to 300000 Germans cut from land communications weeks ago aided by a Nazi flotilla.
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London
Tukums
Latvia
Baltic
Riga
Estonia
Sandomierz
Warsaw
Ivan S. Koney
Ukraine
Vistula
Moscow
Silesia
Blood Donor Drive seeks 1400 volunteers in Frederick County
Winchester urges participation in a four day Blood Donor Clinic to aid front line men. Donor Headquarters open from August list for appointments at Peoples' new Store, phone 8831.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Peoples
Navy Secretary Forrestal Praises Eisenhower Cooperation
Navy Secretary James V. Forrestal returned from a meeting with General Eisenhower with high praise for the Allied cooperation fostered by the Supreme Commander. He said the pattern of teamwork among British and American forces serves as a model, with winning the war the primary goal. Forrestal noted accelerating planning and a Pacific theater showing momentum similar to Europe.
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Eisenhower
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
France
Pacific
Europe
Plan for Annual Feeder Calf Sale October 13 in Winchester
County Agent I Pred Stine announced a meeting of the Feeder Sale Committee on August 22 to plan the annual feeder calf sale set for October 13 in Winchester. The committee includes representatives from Clarke Shenandoah Loudoun Fauquier Hargrave and others, with about 450 calves previously consigned and hoped again this year. Calf producers in these counties are urged to contact committee members about consignments.
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I. Pred Stine
County Court House
Winchester
Clarke J. W. Olcott
Julian A. Everly
Mr Milleson
Prederick
Hugh Brill
Shenandoah
Carl Conner
Loudoun
Kenneth Litton
Fauquier
Hargrave Cunningham
Congress Holds Stalemate Over Re Conversion Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively limits life of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion to one year after the war, seeking to end government involvement quickly. Senate-approved law provides two years of aid for reconversion. The action awaits a formal vote and House and Senate approval. Rep. Disney notes goal is to end government participation promptly. The committee plans to report a revised Senate measure, including a states rights plan for postwar unemployment compensation.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Office of
Disney
D.okla
Senate
Congressional vaca tion plans drift as stalemate stalls pre conversion bill
Washington Aug 21 plans for a congressional vacation early next month were dropped as both houses remained stalemated over pre conversion legislation. The House met to clear a surplus property disposal bill amid many amendments while the Senate Military Committee pushed its own disposal measure incorporating a House rejected board provision. The Senate also advanced a states rights unemployment compensation proposal, unlikely to reach the House floor before late this week.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Ways and Means
Officer Massey’s Remains Brought Home for Funeral
The body of Flight Officer Logan D. Massey, killed when his fighter crashed near Raykin Nebraska, returns to his mother Mrs. Margaret Massey in town. A military escort accompanies the casket from Harpers Ferry to Kurtz funeral car. Massey’s mother and her son Charles, visiting at Camp Carson, travel separately to Martinsburg to meet relatives.
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Logan D. Massey
Margaret P. Massey
Carl F. Massey
Raykin
Nebr
Baltimore and Ohio
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Kurtz
Massey
End In Sight Says Gen Montgomery In France
Gen Sir Bernard L Montgomery told British troops in Northwest France that the war’s end is in sight and urged record-time completion. He said German forces suffered a decisive defeat with many surprises for fleeing remnants.
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France
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Double Week End Punch Hits Japan From Air
B 29 bombers struck Japan in a Sunday two wave attack targeting Yawata. Four planes were lost to enemy action. Anti aviation fire was moderate. Night raids saw visible fires before targets. Daylight missions faced strong fighter opposition with 15 enemy fighters destroyed, 12 damaged, 13 probably destroyed. Liberator sank a Japanese cruiser as MacArthur air forces pressed the Philippines defenses.
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Washington
Japan
Kyushu
20Th Air Force
Yawata
20Th Bomber Command
Gen. MacArthur
Philippines
Maquis Claim Toulouse Seized By French Patriots
Allied radio reports claim the Maquis captured Toulouse, France, with 213,200 residents, as German withdrawals continue. Koenig reports 1,821 Germans killed, 415 wounded, and 2,265 captured that week, while patriots gain control across parts of the southwest and appoint civil administrators.
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London
Algiers
Toulouse
France
Marseille
Seventh Army
Joseph Koenig
Interior
Koenig
Port Bou
Spain
Pyrenees
Franc
Atlantic
Vichy
Paris
Nancy
Pierre Leval
Belfort
Switzerland
Germany
Laval
Marshal Petain
London Daily Mail
Pavillon de Sevigne
Fruit Growers To Meet Friday In Frederick County
Walker McC. Bond announces the August meeting of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association to be held Friday night at 8 in the County Court House. Virginia and West Virginia horticulture officials will speak on this year’s crop and hormone sprays, with Dr. Crowe of the U S Department of Agriculture discussing storage. County Agent I Fred Stine urges growers to return the apple crop estimate questionnaire to aid planning for labor and supplies.
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Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
County Court House
Seaceet Forum
Mo Us
William F. Young
Virginia State Horticulture Society
Henry W. Miller, Jr
West Virginia Horticulture Society
Notice to Fruit Growers at Winchester Plant
Notice to fruit growers that apples are now being accepted at the Winchester plant of National Fruit Product Co. Inc.
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Winchester
National Fruit Product Co. Inc
Public Sale of Household Goods in White Hall Virginia
Public auction to sell household goods on Saturday August 26 at 11 a m in White Hall Virginia. Executor Walter T. Anderson of Emma T. Anderson deceased handles sale. Auction notice appears in local public records.
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White Hall
Walter T. Anderson
Emma’ T. Anderson
Blood Donor Enrollment Drives At Local Plants
Special arrangements by the Red Cross enable volunteer donors from area plants to register at their workplaces this week. Staff will take appointments at Virginia Woolen, Oscar Nebel, and O Sullivan Rubber plants with morning and evening blocks, plus a central option at People's Drug Store Building for earlier or additional volunteering.
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Red Cross
Virginia Woolen Company
Oscar Nebel Company
O’sullivan Rubber Company
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
National Fruit Product
General Registration Office
People’s Drug Store
J. V. Arthur
Allied troops press into Toulon as coast battles rage
French troops crack western and northern Toulon as Allied warships bombard harbor defenses. American infantry drive 50 miles inland seizing Valensole and marching toward Lyon while Maj. Gen. Patch's Seventh Army nears Marseille. French forces enter suburbs and encircle Toulon amid coastal road exit.
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Rome
Toulon
Mediterranean
France
Valensole
Asse River
Lyon
Rhone River
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Marseille
Mont Faron
Napoleon
Les Quatre Chemins
Les Routes
Valbourdin
Allied cruisers shell Bayonne area as Germans retreat
Three light Allied cruisers opened fire along the southern France Bayonne coast after dawn. German defenses near Bayonne were bombarded with only light resistance as Germans pulled back, while an American motorized column moved through Angouleme toward the Spanish frontier amid joyful French reception. Explosions continued in the Bayonne region as the action ended before 7:45 A M.
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Trun
Spain
Bayonne
France
Bordeaux
Hitler
Atlantic
Angouleme
Nantes
Loire River
Japanese ships sunk by US submarines reach 706
The Navy reported 19 Nippon ships sunk in the Pacific and Far East, including a light cruiser and an escort vessel, bringing total enemy vessels sunk by submarines to 706. It also noted first US submarine activity report in 11 days, with several transport vessels sunk.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
United States
Frontline Update From Europe Asia and Pacific War Fronts
Allied forces push toward Paris and Marseilles as Americans cross the Seine and threaten Toulon. Red Army defeats 15,000 Germans on the Sandomierz front near Warsaw, freeing Ukraine units for a potential drive toward Silesia. Allied air raids hit Germany Poland and Czechoslovakia while Japan faces daylight raids on the Philippines.
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Russia
Red Army
Sandomierz
Warsaw
First Ukraine
Krakow
Silesia
Tropical hurricane nears Yucatan after hitting Jamaica
A tropical hurricane with winds reaching 85 to 90 mph moved west northwest at 15 to 17 mph toward the Yucatan peninsula after sweeping Jamaica. A hurricane alert was issued for the Texas coast from Brownsville to Matagorda as another disturbance formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Gran Cayman
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Grand Cayman
Cuba
Jamaica
Texas
Brownsville
Matagorda
Gulf of Mexico
Hershey predicts up to two million U S troops to be released after Nazi defeat
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of selective service, forecast release of 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 servicemen after Germany falls. He backed gradual demobilization once Japan is defeated, noting the process cannot be instant and that the draft would continue at 70,000 to 100,000 men per month.
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Denver
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Armed Services
Germany
Japan
America
Hershey
Fighting Near Versailles Amid Third Army Advances
The U S Third Army crossed the Seine today southeast and northwest of Paris. One crossing occurred near Fontainebleau, 35 miles southeast of Paris, and another between Paris and Rouen. Northwest of Paris American forces faced stiff resistance.
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U. 8
Third Army
Seine
Fontainbleau
Paris
Allied drive toward Paris opens as tanks reach Seine edge
American tanks push on both sides of Paris while Gen Montgomery reports a decisive Allied victory in northwest France. A firm bridgehead across the Seine at Mantes threatens the Atlantic coast as probing thrusts extend toward Corbeil Melun and Fontainebleau 15 to 35 miles southeast of Paris.
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Associated Press
France
Paris
Seine
Toulonn
Marseilles
Bayonne
Sig
Mantes
Corbell, Melun
Fontainbleau
Soissons
Reims
Marne
Corbeil
Melun
Fontainebleau
Chateau Thierry
Fontaine-Bleau
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John M. Hightower
U.S
Gen
Congress
Gen. Montgomery
Atlantic Coast
Charles S. Foltz
Nippon
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Liberator Eoani
Iceatnntsen
Versailles
Bulletin
Rouen
By Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Patton
George S. Patton
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