Red Army advances seal Balkans push after Ploesti win
Soviet forces capture Ploesti and advance toward Constanta as they tighten around German positions in Wallachia and Transylvania. Moscow forecasts a quick Balkan collapse with Bulgaria warned and Romanians reporting continued Red Army pressure toward Bucharest and Dobruja.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Black Sea
Russia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Constanta
Romania
Bucharest-Ploesti
Wallachia
Ploesti
Burua
Countersylvania
Hungary
War activities booth admired by town
Ma Winchester notes the Junior Board of Trade sponsored war activities booth near the court house square. The replica, completed and painted white, is attractive and serves after the war, but is made of less durable material and could be marred by a careless act. Public pride and protection are urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Board of Trade
County Court House
JBT
JBT Hear Talk On Schools By Garland Quarles
Garland R. Quarles Winchester superintendent of city schools spoke to the Winchester Junior Board of Trade. He noted teachers are underpaid but praised 74 years of public education and outlined the state and local school setup, with Winchester hiring for 1944-45 and an average city teacher salary around 120 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Virginia
Quarles
Winchester
JBT
British Polish Forces Break Through Gothic Line Hills
British and Polish troops press the Italian front driving German paratroopers from key ridge positions above the Foglia river near Pesaro and Monte Ciggar do as Eighth Army advances toward the Gothic line and the Po Valley rim. Colbordolo and Foglia Urbino areas reach strategic heights with continued progress along the Adriatic coast.
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Rome
Adriatic
Gothic Line
Eighth Army
Cassino
Foglia River
Arzilla
Foglia
Pesaro
Foglio River
Monte Ciggardo
Colbordolo
Rimini
Foglia Urbino
New Command For Gen Bradley In France
A reported near completion plan would create a new command with Lt Gen Omar N Bradley equal in status to Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery as an army group commander. Officials say the move clarifies structure after Eisenhower moved his headquarters to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Omar N. Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Supreme Headquarters
Bradley
12Th Army Group
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Warrenton drill praised as best two days for Co 115
Capt W A Baker of Winchester Company 115 Virginia State Guard led a two day training at Warrenton with 74 local members. About 260 men and officers from northern Virginia attended including 1st Lieut Douglas Spillman and 2nd Lieut Holmes Newcomb. Firing drills covered .30 caliber Army rifles .45 caliber Thompson submachine guns and small bore rifles. The event continued on page 2 Colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Winchester
Virginia State Guard
Warrenton
Baker
Douglas Spillman
Holmes Newcome
Cedar Run
Virginia
Massive Allied Bomber Offensive Supports Northern Front
Large formations of American bombers attacked Kiel Bremen and northern French targets while British bombers aided the Russian armies in the north striking Stettin and Konigsberg. Mosquitos dropped two ton blocks on Berlin and Hamburg as weather hindered operations and one bomber was lost with fighters returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kiel
Bremen
France
Baltic
Stettin
Konigsberg
Berlin
Hamburg
German Spies In Turkey Allegations Stir Newsroom
Pravda accuses Turkey of harboring German spies and turning its break with the Nazis into a friendly rupture. The piece notes German attaches remain in Turkey 20 days after their scheduled departure as Russian troops press toward the Dardanelles. A Moscow broadcast urges Spaniards to oust Franco and align with democratic nations.
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Moscow
Pravda Today
Turkey
Dardenelles
Pravda
Batum
Black Sea
F.C. C
Francisco Franco
Germany
Spain
Franco
Finland Aims to Reopen Peace Talks With Russia
Stockholm Aug 30 Belief grows that Finland seeks new peace negotiations with Russia as President Baron Mannerheim has engaged in recent diplomatic contact with Moscow. He dispatched a message Monday and its contents are secret, while Juho Kosti Paasikivi, a 1940 peace negotiator, has been recalled from Nadendal to Helsinki after earlier talks with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Moscow
Mannerheim
Juho Kosti Paasikivi
Helsinki
Nadendal
Special Meeting Called for Fruit Growers on Price Ceiling
County Agent I Fred Stine announces a special meeting for interested fruit growers in the county and neighboring counties on Thursday night August 31 at 8 o clock in the County Court in Winchester. Walter A Wilson price analyst on apples from the Roanoke District Office of OPA will speak. Walker Mc Bond urges all apple producers processors and others to attend for full discussion and questions on the price ceiling issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
Walter A. Wilson
Roanoke
OPA
Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County
Winchester Elks Lodge 867 call meeting announced
Winchester Lodge No. 867 B. P. O. Elks calls a meeting at 8:00 PM on Wednesday August 30 to consider urgent matters. Full attendance requested. Signed by W. Glass E. R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELKS
Winchester Lodge No. 867
B. P. O. Elks
Glass
E. R
Armistice terms eyed for Bulgaria as Cairo talks loom
London reports an offer described as take it or leave it will be handed to Bulgarian emissaries within days, with Cairo as the likely signing site. Bulgarian delegates are not named. negotiations appear to be avoided, and a new Hungarian government tied to German moves has emerged after rapid regime changes.
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London
Cairo
Hungary
Berlin
Doeme Sztojay
Transylvania
Transocean
Nicholas Horthy
Vitez Geza Lakatos
Lakatos
Hitler
German Robot bombs threaten London as raids resume
Allied forces pursued German robot bombs racing toward London and southern England with American heavy bombers antiaircraft fire and pilots engaging. Flight Lt Rene Van Lierde and others claimed multiple drones. night raids continued despite Allied advances in northern France.
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London
Channel
England
France
Rene van Lierde
Boulogne
Golnties
Folkestone
Allies push in Rhone valley near Valence gains in France
U S troops advancing up the Rhone Valley reached within six miles of Valence and about 27 miles from Montelimar as fighting raged around Loriol. American forces captured Maj gen Otto Richter and Vice Admiral Ruhfus, with 45 000 prisoners taken and 800 German vehicles seized as retreating units fell back toward the Italian frontier.
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Rome
U.S
Rhone
Valence
Montelimar
Marseille
Drome
Loriol
Briancon
Hautes-Alps
Nice
Italy
19Th Army
Otto Richter
France
198Th
11Th Panzer
Rhone Valley
Russia
Ruhfus
Toulon
Bagnols
Uzes
Americans Race Toward Belgium Frontiers Near Seine
London reports two American armored columns approaching Belgium within 40 miles as the U S Third Army pushes along a 70 mile front from Soissons toward Laon. Rouen reportedly evacuated as Allied wings gain ground in northern France near the Seine and Pas de Calais areas.
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London
Belgium
Reimsseige
Laon
Seine
Pas de Calais
U. S. Third Army
Paris
Rouen
France
Aisne
Soissons
Pont-Arcy
Miss Gibson Joins Staff At St. Anne's Episcopal School
Judith Carter Gibson leaves Winchester to become librarian at St. Anne's Episcopal School in Charlottesville Virginia. She previously spent thirty years as assistant librarian at Handley Library.
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Miss Gibson
St. Annes
Judith Carter Gibson
Winchester
St. Anne’s Episcopal School
Charlottesville
Highlights Of World At War
Allied drive in France nears Belgium as forces reclaim Aisne and press toward Laon. German retreat from Rouen widens as British units advance along the Seine coast. German 19th Army shown in retreat with diversions toward the Italian border and Rhone Valley. Balkans see German withdrawals near the Black Sea and Bucharest Ploesti area. new Hungarian government. Pacific fronts report Free French joining the war after Germany’s defeat imminent. U S Naval spokesman notes nearly 100 carriers in action. Air raids strike Yap Palau Halmahera and Davao in the Philippines.
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France
U. S
Belgium
Aisne
Laon
Rouen
Ihy
Seine
19Th Army
Rhone Valley
Balkans
Black Sea
Constanta
Red Army
Bucharest-Ploesti
Hungary
Pacific—Radio Prancé
Pacific
Japan
Germany
U. S. Naval
Yap
Palau
Halmahera
Davao
Philippines
Sgt Joe Savage Killed in Action in Normandy
Word has been received that Sergeant Joseph H. Savage Jr. of Suncrest California was killed in action in Normandy France on July 24 1944. He enlisted July 8 1941 and served at Fort MacArthur San Pedro California before joining Company B 13th Infantry. He was a noted West Coast football player.
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Joseph H. Savage, Jr
Joseph H. Savage
Suncrest
Calif
Normandy
France
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
13Th Infantry
Sgt
Savage
Frederick County
Ninth Blood Donor Clinic Opens
The ninth Blood Donor Clinic opened at the Presbyterian Church Annex with Lt. R. Duane Good in charge. Mrs. Evelyn Sapp recruited 62 volunteers from five local firms including Novick Transfer, Zeropack, Lee Baking, Montgomery Ward, and Winchester Seed. The four day clinic needs additional registrants and reserves for successful operation.
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Presbyterian Church Annex
R. Duane Good
U.S.N.R
William S&s. Whitehead
C. Penn
Henry Walsh
Virginia Bentley
Mabel Weissmiller
Motor Corps
Lee McCaslin
Helen Brady
Lowry
Speck
Evelyn Sapp
N. Braddock Street
Novick Transfer Company
Zeropack
Lee Baking Company
Montgomery, Ward
Winchester Seed Company
Allied Drive Near French Border Threatens Reich Frontier
Patton units reached Montaigu near Laon while Doughboys cleaned Vitry Le Francois on the upper Marne. Berlin radio claimed proximity to St Dizier as forces pushed toward the Seine and Pas de Calais, with Le Havre being outflanked.
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George S. Patton
Montaigu
Laon
Sedan
France
Paris
Vitry-Le-Francois
Upper
Marne
Verdun
Chalons-Sur-Marne
Vitry
Supreme Headquarters
Chalons
Berlin
St. Dizier
Reich
Vitry-Le- Francois
Mame
U. S
Third Army
Rouen
Seventh Army
Seine
Normandy
Vernon
Longchamps
Marineville
Pas de Calais
le Havre
Allied troops cross Aisne river reach near Belgian border
American forces breach the Aisne river in two sectors and push north of the Chemin des Dames, within 38 miles of the Belgian border, threatening a German flank. British pressure increases on the western Allied line as authorities note a temporary shop closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
Allied Expeditionary Force
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
15Th Army
Wanted to Rent Small Modern House Near Center
Wanted to rent a small modern house with central location preferred. References required. Address inquiries to Gene Miller c/o Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Miller
Public Sale Saturday at 1 P M in Loudoun County
Public sale announced for Saturday September 2 at 1 PM. Location is in Loudoun Street near Alexandria route. Auction lists real estate belongings from the estate with terms and conditions to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Ey. Aemaceton
Loudoun
Yard Party at Greenwood Church Presses Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Public notice announces a yard party at Greenwood Church on Senseney Road beginning Thursday at 7 p m, August 31, rain or shine. The event is presented by WANTED PRESSER APPLY PINGLEY and CARPER CLEANERS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presser
Pingley & Carper
Greenwood Church
Senseney Road
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Bulletin
Stalin
Slovakia
Cetral Europe
Rodion Y ¥. Malinovsky
Fedor L. Tolbukhin
Bulgarian
Dobrudja
Greece
Macedonia
Nis
Balkan
Dobruja
Garland Quarles
Gen’ Bradley
By Woliam Frye
Co. 115
Konisberg
Heavies
Patch
Patton
The
Associated Press
Joe Savage
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