Red Army drives near Minsk and Wilno in major Soviet assault
Soviet forces penetrate toward Minsk within 10 miles and push near Wilno as they sever rail links to Brest Litovsk. German counterattacks fail across White Russia while the Red Army advances with tanks and cavalry under strengthening air cover. Pravda reports a widespread collapse of German defenses.
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Minsk
Wilno
Ast Prussia
Red
Sloboda
Brest-Livetsk
Wilejka
Baltic Republics
Poland
Russia
Red Army
Grodono
Pravda
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Third Army
Moscow
Napoleon
Old Poland
Krasnoe
Brest-Litovsk
Stolpce
Neleswicz
Baranowicze
Armans
Cherbourg
Normandy
White Russia
Vadim Kozhevnikov
Borisov
Allied Bombers Hit Nazi Refineries Across Balkans
From 500 to 750 heavy bombers including Eighth Air Force units attacked Nazi oil storages and refineries in Romania Hungary and Yugoslavia from Italian bases. Targets included Belgrade Giurgiu and Malaxa works near Bucharest as fierce battles raged over Budapest and Normandy support remained limited by bad weather.
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London
Eighth Air Force
England
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Shell
Belgrade
Rome
Giurgiu
Danube
Bucharest
Romanian Capital
Malaxa Locomotive Works
Budapest
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Odon
Orne River
Amd
Berlin
German Troopers Drive to Break Underground Resistance in France
London reports indicate a large scale German offensive in Dordogne to crush French Maquis while recapturing Bergerac and cutting the Cahors Bordeaux line. German efforts also aim to placate Danish patriots in Copenhagen amid curfew tensions and a curfew. 50 000 foreign prisoners have escaped in the wake of Allied France invasion, causing concern at home.
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London
France
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Madrid
Dordogne
Bergerac
St. Cyprien
Armande
Cahors - Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Petite
Winchester Sends Greetings to Mayor Anderson on Allied Triumphs
Winchester England delivers telegram from Lord re of Winchester greeting Mayor Francis Griffiths and the city, congratulating Anderson on the troops’ achievements in France and Italy.
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Mayor Anderson
Lord Re
Winchester
France
Italy
Francis Griffiths
England
Hampshire
French Fighters Capture Siena After Week of Fighting
French troops and American artillery and tanks pushed toward Florence after heavy combat with German forces. The capture sparked a large public celebration in Siena with silk flags and groaning bomb damage limited to a few sites and utilities.
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Siena
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Florence
Piazza del Duomo
Eighth Army
Lake Trasimeno
Adriatic
Osimo
Ancona
Cecina
Dr E C Stuart Sr resumes professional work hours
Dr E C Stuart Sr of 17 W Boscawen Street has returned to his professional duties. Office hours are 2 to 3 PM and 7 to 8 PM.
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E. C. Stuart
Boscawen St
D. m
Gaunt's Drug Store Closing July Fourth Afternoon
Gaunt's Drug Store will be closed from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on July 4 due to observed holiday hours.
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Gaunt's Drug
Miners Demand End to Present Rule in UMW Drive
A group of about 80 miners, led by Ray Edmundson, calls for ending appointive government within the United Mine Workers. They plan a campaign to win support at the upcoming 2,700 delegate convention in September and accuse UMW President John L. Lewis of undermining attendance. Edmundson recalls years of conflict in southern Illinois and positions himself as the new movement’s pilot.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
Ray Edmundson
Japs Push South From Hengyang In Rail Route Drive
Chinese high command reports Japanese spearhead moved 46 miles below Hengyang after bypassing the encircled rail junction. A thrust at Leiyang 34 miles south cut the railway and a second assault reached more than ten miles beyond the city. Stilwell headquarters said two Warhawks missions attacked Hengyang, destroying a pontoon bridge and supply depots.
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Chungking
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
Leiyang
Heneyang
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kukong
Wangtung Province
Stores To Close Tomorrow In Winchester Independence Day
W R Strader president of the Winchester Retail Merchants Association said stores will close on July 4 in the Winchester area. Stores are open today as usual but closure is planned for Independence Day.
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W. R. Strader
Winchester Retail Merchant Association
Independence v
Nealahe
York's Open Tonight Dance With The Phisticates
Local entertainment note announces York hosts an open night with a dance event featuring the Phisticates tonight and a following party tomorrow titled Part Dance from 9 pm onward.
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York
Yard Party for Mr. Strother at White Hall
A yard party is scheduled for Mr. Strother’s grave at White Hall on Thursday evening July 6. The event is sponsored by the White Hall Mite Society.
Photographic Studio of Huzh G Peters to Reopen July 10
A notice states Photographic Studio of Huzh G Peters will be closed until July 10. The closure covers the current period noted as 6-30-1p-31 and affects all studio operations.
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Huzh G Peters
Danish Workers Continue Idle Across 20 Towns
Danish workers’ demonstrations and strikes spread to 20 towns including Helsingor Kalundborg and Aarhus. In Helsingor utilities were cut off possibly by Nazi action while Copenhagen saw large clashes and continued calls to abandon work. The strike enters its fourth day with leaflets urging broad abstention and radio appeals for return to work.
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Stockholm
Helsingor
Kalundborg
Sjaelland
Aarhus
Jutland
Elsinore
Free Danish Press Service
Copenhagen
Danish Free Press
Aftontidningen
Schalburg
War Material Quotas Lagging
The army urged the War Production Board to intensify efforts to speed up weapon production. It warned that current production delays threaten military operations and lives, noting June May schedules were cut and even the reduced targets may not be met. Shortages include trucks tires radios electronics and construction materials.
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Washington
Army
War Production Board
War Department
Department
WPB
Americans Halt Strategic Posts In Saipan Conquest
US forces held strategic ridge positions above Garapan and Tanapag harbor on Saipan as the front expanded along Saturday gains. Admiral Nimitz said about 60 percent of the island was under American control with Garapan encircled and Japanese positions at Marpi point noted.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Garapan
Tanmapag Harbor
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Marpi Point
Nimitz
Eye
Holiday Death Toll Hits 176 During Fourth of July Weekend
The Associated Press reports 176 holiday deaths over the long Fourth of July weekend including 80 automobile fatalities, 47 drownings, and 49 miscellaneous mishaps. Illinois leads with 20 deaths, California 17, and Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania with 10 each.
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Associated Press
Illinois
California
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
Maryland
Virginia
Norfolk Judge Forms Special Grand Jury Iff July 31
Judge R B Spindle of Corpora tion Court will convene a special grand jury on July 31 to hear charges by T Ralph Jones alleging speakeasies Nip joints and Nip and number writers operate in Norfolk with police knowledge. The July docket is crowded but the matter should be heard swiftly. The regular grand jury is not assigned a charge. jurors may proceed with the investigation.
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Miami
Fla
Morris Stanley Neff
William H. Neff
Roger Edward Davis
Neff
Selective Service Board
Davis
Fred Botts
Tees Es
Washington
Norfolk
R. B. Spindle
Corporation Court Today
T. Ralph. Jones
Spindle
J. Sidney Smith
Commonwealth
J. Humer Taylor
Taylor
South End Fire Company Sets July Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Company will be held in the company hall on Monday evening July 3 at eight o'clock. All members are requested to attend. Captain Howard Hart presiding.
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The
South End Fire Company
Howard Hart
Invasion Fronts and Allied Advances in World War II
Rommel regrouping tanks for Caen counterattacks. American forces attack northwest of Haye De Puits. Soviet tanks near Minsk and Wilno with Sloboda falling to Reds. French and American forces breach defenses to occupy Siena near Florence. British push to Osimo. Berlin area bombed. Germans attack southern England with robot bombs. Stilwell notes Japanese thrust toward Hengyang. Allies advance in Burma near Ukhrul.
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Rommel
Caen
Haye de Puits
Cherbourg
Pacific Front War Updates From World War II Headlines
MacArthur's bombers hammer Noemfoor Island about 50 miles from Biak. Japanese reports Allied air raids on the Kuriles. Marines and infantry slowly extend holdings on Saipan.
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MacArthur
Noemfoor Island
Biak Island
Kuriles
Saipan
New Allied Jump Seen Toward Philippine Isles
General MacArthur’s Pacific sector shows a three ply strike on Noemfoor Island with 150 aircraft and a 230 ton bomb load suggesting a possible move toward the Philippines. The Noemfoor raid follows battles for Saipan and Hengyang as U S forces press in New Guinea and the Biak to Noemfoor corridor is debated. The Noemfoor attack signals potential wider operations in the western Pacific theater.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
MacArthur
Noemfoor Island
Philippines
Saipan
Hengyang
New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Leap MacArthur
Noemfoor
Biak Island
Palau
Bataan
Used electric appliances wanted for cash at Ed Molden
Ed Molden Electrical Appliance Store in 15 S Loudoun seeks used electric appliances for top cash payment. Contact by phone 5702. Advertisement appears in Tuesday and Thursday classifieds.
Americans Strike South On Cherbourg Peninsula Front
American forces under Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley launched a bold assault on the Cherbourg peninsula, advancing up to 2 1/2 miles and seizing St. Joven as they push toward St. Lo. Heavy artillery supported by rain and mud hindered air aid while British and American units widened river positions near Fontaine-Betoupefour and Caen.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
America First Army
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg Peninsula
St. Lo D’ourvill
Carenta
St. Lo
Normandy Front
St. Joven
St. Sam Veur le Vicomte
Omar N. Bradley
Granville
St Lo
Tommies
Fontaine-Betoupefour
aCea
St. Lo d’Ourville
la Haye Paits
Lo d’Ourville
Normandy
Caen
Rommel
Odon River
St. Lo d'Ourville
4th of July Dance at Yorks with Seana Coe
A July 4 event at Yorks features Seana Coe dancing from 9:30 with a 1 1 1 p 2 t schedule in readable form. Attendees plan a casual evening of social dancing and celebration at the venue.
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Yorks
Coe Seana
Star Not Published July 4 1944 Independence Day
The Star will not be published on Tuesday July 4 1944 for Independence Day national holiday. The Evening Star notice advises advertisers and subscribers of the interruption.
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the Star
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Evening Star
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SD Ousthoys
Bulletin
By Eddy Gilmore
Eng
Will
John L. Lewis
Joseph A. Loftus
Winchester Evening Star
Howard Handleman
Allied Press
Norfolk Law Winkings
Stilwell
Canton
Ukhrul
Burma
Philippine Isles
Bradley
By Wes Gallagher
Penins
Barneville-Sur-Me
St. Sauveur le Vicomte
St. Lo d
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