Romania declares war on old ally in Soviet advance
Soviet forces led by Malinovsky and Tolbukhin pushed 35 miles from the Galati gap toward Bucharest and Ploesti as they seized more than 550 towns, took 25,000 prisoners in one day, and moved toward Romania's oil center while warning of German liquidation.
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Moscow
Romania
Galati Gap
Danube
Bucharest
Ploesti
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Fedor Tolbukhin
Mihai
Chisinau
Kishinev
Red Army
Villan
Balkan
German commander in Paris surrenders to French forces
The German commander of Paris surrendered to Brigadier General Jac ques Le Clerc and the French Forces of the Interior. Under terms, German troops cease fire, hoist the white flag, and surrender weapons intact at a designated gathering place.
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New York
Paris
Jacques le Clerc
Interior
Paris Radio
Columbia Broadcasting System
Winchester groups urge foster homes for unprotected children
Ma Winchester appeals through the Winchester Civic League and Quota Club, urging County and City welfare departments to find foster homes in Winchester and Frederick County for many children in need. She stresses an urgent nationwide cry for protection and asks readers to consider offering their homes to a child in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Civic League and
Quota Club
Public Welfare
Winchester
Frederick County
Ma Wincheste
Fresh Chicken Delivery Ad Seeks Orders
Freshly dressed chickens of all sizes offered with free delivery. Call 5231 to place an order. Advert says delivery available and provides contact number.
Gaunt's Drug Schedules Short Closure Amid Clearance
Closing notice states Gaunt's Drug Store will close Sunday between 2 and 5 PM beginning August 27 while clearance sale runs for pastel and dark shade sweaters at half price. Park hosts baseball game Sunday at 3 PM Park versus Woodrow Wilson Staunton Virginia.
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Gaunt’s Drug S
Baseball At Park
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Pfc Gilbert Shade Reported Killed In France
Pfc. Gilbert Shade 31 son of Mr and Mrs Homer Shade Cross Junction was killed in action in France on July 20. He trained at Camp Atterbury and Camp Breckinridge before joining the 329th Infantry overseas in March. He is survived by his parents a sister and four brothers with two brothers recently home on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Shade
Homer Shade
Cross Junction
France
War Department
Noah Shade
Seattle
Wash
Bahaman Harvest Workers Sought by Frederick Growers
Frederick County fruit growers report plans to hire about 625 Bahaman harvest workers for the season with 400 likely at most. A September schedule and final contracts will be set at tonight’s Frederick County Fruit Growers Association meeting at the County Court House with T M Henderson of the War Food Administration present to finalize arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Fred Stine
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
War Food Administration
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
County Court House
T. M. Henderson
Fruit Growers Association
Stine
Winchester
Conferees Weigh Roles For Security Organization
Washington August 25 The Dumbarton Oaks talks outline limits on a proposed world security agency and debate whether peace conference duties should stay with the group or shift elsewhere British insistence on separating war liquidation from peace work Russian preference for non dispute tasks to be handled by other bodies Washington discussions with Hull and Dulles edge toward a streamlined agency with clear functions, while US position calls for a security body before any general settlements.
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Washington
World Security Organization
Dumbarton Oaks
London
Security Agency
New York
Hull
Senate Foreign Relations
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dulles
Dutles
United States
Cannes Falls as Allied Drive Near Italian Border
U S troops seized Cannes on the French Riviera and pushed within less than 20 miles of the Italian frontier. Grasse and nearby towns fell as another column advanced west of Marseille toward Arles and the Rhone. Grenoble's capture was noted with a northern push toward Swiss territory.
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Rome
U. S
French Riviera
Cannes
Berlin
France
Lyon
Marseille
Grasse
Salon
Arles
Rhone River
Alexander M. Patch
Grenoble
Geneva
Grene
Massive Allied Bomber Strike Hits Germany and Brittany
In a broad daylight assault, over 1,600 American heavy bombers plus escorting fighters attacked 14 targets across Germany and Czecho Slovakia while other air units bombed Brest. The raid included Peenemunde and multiple factories and air bases, with about 300 planes striking Brest Fortifications for an hour.
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London
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Brittany
Brest
Britain
Italy
Czecho- Slovakia
Lyon
France
Marseille
Peenemunde
Berlin
Fisenhower
Baltic
Major Asbury Jackson Wounded in France
Mrs. Alice Jackson of 216 North Avenue reports her husband Major Asbury Jackson was recently wounded in France. A fragment in his left shoulder is not serious. He will be in an Army General Hospital. Jackson, son of A H Jackson, took part in the Normandy invasion with the 115th Infantry in the 29th Division.
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Alice Jackson
North Avenue
Asbury Jackson
France
Army General Hospital
Major Jackson
A. H. Jackson
115Th Infantry
Nelson Still At Head of Board
President Roosevelt states Donald M. Nelson remains chairman of the War Production Board while he is away on a mission to China. He cannot say whether Nelson will retain or change control upon his return, amid reports of possible shifts after Charles E. Wilson's resignation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
China
Nelson
WPB
Charles E. Wilson
Romania urged to earn armistice by fighting with Red Army
A Cairo radio broadcast cited by the FCC said Romania declared war on Germany and that German planes bombed Bucharest. Moscow told Romania to fight with the Red Army for a swift ceasefire, while reports noted Allied and Bulgarian considerations on armistice moves.
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Russia
New York
Cairo
Romania
Germany
Bucharest
London
Red Army
Soviet Commissariat For Foreign Affairs
Moscow
Washington
Bulgar
Bulgaria
Slight Drop In Paralysis Cases In Virginia
The Virginia State Health Department reported 11 poliomyelitis cases yesterday, down from 14 on Wednesday and 21 on Tuesday. The state total since June 1 stands at 321 after a correction lowered Lynchburg’s count by one, adjusting the prior total from 322.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Department
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Lynchburg
Winchester War Mother offers blood for seventh time
Mrs. E. M. Whiting, Winchester’s War Mother, registers as the 300th volunteer at Blood Donor Headquarters. Lt. Richard Whiting, home on leave after 52 bombing missions, is one of her four sons in service. The Ninth Blood Donor Clinic aims for 1400 volunteers. 893 still needed. Local plants contributed 76 and 15 volunteers respectively. Shenandoah County and Gore residents also joined. Call 3831 for appointments at 3 N. Loudoun St. over Peoples Drug Store.
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E. M. Whiting
Clifford St
Winchester
Whiting
Richard Whiting
15Th Air Force
Italy
Germany
Bebe Daniels
Ted Malone
Miss Daniels
Winchester - Frederick County
Red Cross
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Oscar Nebel Hosiery Company
Shenandoah County
Gore
Blood Donor
N. Loudoun St
Peoples Drug Store
Five men surrender after jail siege in Jacksonville
Five men who forced into the county jail and armed themselves with rifles and submachine guns surrendered after a siege aided by tear gas and rifle fire. Sheriff Rex Sweat ordered surrender via loudspeaker as officers surrounded the jail and armored car threats were made. A crippled man directing the group reportedly vowed not to surrender to long prison terms.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Rex Sweat
Sweat
B. Sweat
Carolyn Loton
Byrd's car stolen then recovered by police
Metropolitan police in Washington recovered the 1942 Chevrolet sedan owned by Senator Harry F. Byrd after it was stolen from outside the Senate Office Building. Byrd said the ignition keys were left in the lock.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Byrd
Fighting in Streets by Don Whitehead
Paris witnesses street battles as American and French columns push into the city from the south amid massive crowds. German forces, collaborationist militia and the Vichy police fight back with machine guns and pistols as American units reach Notre Dame and Luxembourg in a high intensity engagement.
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Paris
Luxembourg
Notre Dame
Paris Celebrates Allied Entry as City Slowly Liberates
French and American troops entered Paris and penetrated to its center as the liberation battle neared completion. Brig. Gen. Le Clerc led the advance through the Orleans gate, while Gen. De Gaulle was reportedly on standby as Notre Dame bells and the Marseillaise rang through draped streets.
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London
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jacques le Clerc
Orleans Gate
Pont de Sevres
Charles de Gaulle
Bagneux
Seine
France Paris seized as Allied forces advance to center
French and American troops enter Paris and detachments push toward the city center. Western Allies strike in the Seine area while Seventh Army seizes Cannes and Grasse in southern France to widen the liberated coast.
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Associated Press
France
Paris
Seventh Army
Cannes
Grasse
Swings Back To Somme By Wes Gallagher
Allied forces push German troops toward the Somme and Marne as a retreat lines the Seine pocket narrows to 20 by 15 miles. Americans British Canadians and Allies close in from all sides with Canadians capturing Honfleur.
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Somme
Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Guen von Kluge
Marne
Channel
Paris
Seine
Honfleur
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Ahi
Rhine
Bulletin
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Pfc
Seoure
John M. Hightower
Draguignam
Toulon
Maj
Balkan Nations
Hitler
King’s Party
Don Whitehead
James King
Balkans
Hungary
Churchill
Pope
Arno
Pacific
Mapia Islands
Sumatra
Shenandoah
Riley's Market
Riley’s Market
Aperage Furniture
Hom of A
Aonoun
Bingo South End Fire Co
White Hall
Wna Anderson
Emma T
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