Hitler Throws Enormous Force Into Russia Drive
London reports Hitler has massed over one million troops for a Kursk to Caucasus push. German spearheads with 1 500 aircraft and ten divisions push east, forcing Soviet forces back near Voronezh on the Moscow Rostov line. Vichy radio claims Guderian cut the rail axis. In Egypt, British desert forces rally as reserves enable a potential offensive.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
London
Adolf Hitler
Kursk
Caucasus
Kharkov
Voronezh
Moscow-Rostov
Heinz Guderian
Egypt
Britain
Berlin
Wild Auto Ride Ends in Death Of Charles Huff
An 18 year old, Charles Huff of Upperville, died Saturday night on US Route 50 near Paris after his car left the road at Brookmeade estate. A similar vehicle with the same license damaged the Japanese beetle station and several vehicles along the route, prompting state troopers to issue 29 tickets for speeding and reckless driving over the weekend.
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Charles Huff
Millwood
Upperville
Paris
Brookmeade
Greyhound
Blue Ridge
William A. Huff
Mount el
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Agency funds debated as agriculture bill advances
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved stopgap legislation to fund the Agriculture Department for July at 93.9 million dollars, subject to later recoupment from regular appropriations. President Roosevelt discussed the situation with leaders as a 680 million dollar farm bill stalemate loomed over parity sales and livestock feed prices. House and Senate wrangled over sales below parity, while Bankhead urged swift action on a separate loan measure.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
Rayburn
McCormick
Wallace
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Senate House
Four Japanese Destroyers In Aleutian Area Fired By Navy
United States submarines sank three Japanese destroyers in the Aleutians on July 4 and a fourth was sunk at Agattu. The Navy said two were sunk at Kiska and another was burning fiercely. Attu evacuation and housing for evacuees were noted, with about 1,000 people moved to Juneau.
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Aleutian
Washington
United States
Aleutian Islands
U. S
Aleu
Kiska
Agattu
William Zimmerman, Jr
Navy
Juneau
Alaska
Indian Bureau
Attu
Dimond
Winchester urges volunteers to register motorists in Frederick
In this issue an appeal calls for volunteers to assist with registering automobile owners in Frederick County for gasoline ratio next Friday. Teachers have shouldered the task but the county lacks enough staff to continue. Some are unavailable.
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Frederick
Cherry Robinsons Yard Party and Whitacre School Benefit
Community notices list a yard party hosted by Cherry Robinson at Welltown Church on Thursday July 9 with a rain date. A Whitacre School event on July 11, 1942 is a church benefit.
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Whitacre School Juy
Yard Party at Stephenson Church Benefit
A church benefit yard party will be held on Thursday at Stephenson Church. Proceeds support church programs and activities.
Heavy American Air Power Plans Against Germany
London reports military experts predict rapid expansion of U S air operations over Nazi-held Europe as the US air force builds ground support and deploys pilots. Six Boston bombers led a daylight sweep over Holland signaling a larger offensive to come with improved aircraft, crews, and routes.
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London
Germany
Holland
Three More Ships Sent To Bottom By Axis U-Boats
The Associated Press reports three new Western Atlantic ship sinkings after 20 last week, lifting total U boat losses to 340 since Pearl Harbor. A large American merchantman carrying survivors of two torpedoed ships arrived at an eastern port. crews fear higher casualties among missing crew and passengers.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United and
A Nations
Pearl Harbor
Volunteers Needed to Register Autos in County Schools
County schools call for volunteers to assist in motor vehicle registration duties. community members are urged to help with clerical tasks and processing to ensure proper registration compliance.
Hog Returns to Chicago Market At $15 A Hundred
The $15 hog reappeared on the Chicago live stock market today the first since 192?6. With scant offerings and strong demand for pork and lard buyers paid 15 dollars per hundred pounds for choice swine matching the July 6 1926 peak. Last year’s top was 11.50 and two years ago 7.00.
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Chicago
Virginia Proclaims Citywide Blackout Rules for Light Obscuration
Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr orders partial blackout across Winchester and 29 cities, directing local Civilian Defense leaders to extinguish nonessential lights and advertising displays. Violations carry fines up to 1000 dollars or up to 30 days imprisonment. blackout means obscuring lights, not merely turning them off.
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Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Virginia
Winchester
E. P. Browning
Lee Grant
Holiday Travel At A Low Level With Some Gains
Holiday travel was light during the Fourth of July weekend as most stayed home or took short trips allowed by gasoline rationing. At the George W. Hotel manager E. R. Branch reported no business rise, while tourist camps saw 50 percent gains. More Ohio cars appeared, with visitors from Washington DC and Maryland noted.
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George Wi
E. R. Branch
Star
Ohio
District of Columbia
Maryland
George By Head
Platform Workers Return Amid Driver Strike Standstill
Nineteen platform workers in the National Fruit Product Co shipping department resume work after a strike walkout. The truck drivers strike remains in status quo, with at least 16 drivers still absent shortly before 3 PM.
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National Fruit Product Co
AF. of L
Nelson opposes grain based synthetic rubber plan
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson told a Senate subcommittee he opposed a bill to create a rubber supply agency that would produce synthetic rubber from grain or alcohol. He argued the plan would divert copper and steel critical to the war effort and remove presidential control over material priorities.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Senate Ature
Air Raid Wardens Meeting Tonight
A meeting of all air raid wardens and fire watchers is set for tonight at 8 o clock in Sarah Zane Hall. Wardens and watchers are urged to attend.
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Air Raid Wardens
Sarah Zane Hall
Winchester Brevities Highlight Local Civic Efforts And Yields
City notes mark July Fourth with Mary Lou Steele delivering gasoline in a volunteer effort. Lt Ellsworth Burall, Army Air Corps, is reported dead with details unavailable. Farm yields from Ft Collier Farm show barley up to 45 bushels per acre. oats damaged by wind. Firemen’s fundraiser nets over 1000 for central alarm system. Curb Market Day returns Wednesday with expected farmer turnout.
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Winchester
Mary Lou Steele
Miss Steele
Berryville Avenue
Stine Brothers
US Air Force Hits Japanese Targets in China Raids
United States air force in China reportedly sunk a Japanese gunboat on the Yangtze while bombers struck Hankow Canton and Nanchang airfields. Reports say 25 plus Japanese planes were destroyed on the ground with raids July 1 2 and 4.
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Chungkang
United States Air Force
China
Yangtze River
Chungking
Hankow
Canton
United States
Twenty-third Pursuit Squadron
Hanching
Wuchang
White Cloud
Five commissioners named for Winchester Logan Fay water project
Five commissioners appointed by Judge Philip Williams in Frederick Circuit Court to oversee the condemnation case against Logan R. Fay E B Clevenger and others for an auxiliary water supply. They will inspect affected properties and report on just compensation, as material orders await delivery and work may start soon.
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Philip Williams
Frederick Circuit Court
Winchester
Logan R. Fay
E. B. Clevenger
Leslie H. Ramey
Carroll S. Solenberger
Charles E. Staples
Allen Bond
H. C. Clagett
Hackwood
Fay
Stuart Perry
President Roosevelt Reaffirms China Pledge on Anniversary
Roosevelt cables Chiang Kai-shek to mark the fifth anniversary of Japan’s attack. He pledges that the United Nations will fight on with China to victory and the establishment of peace and freedom worldwide.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
People China
Japan
United Nations
United States
Marco Polo Bridge
China
Masaryk Returns to London After Eight Months Away
Czechoslovak foreign minister Jan Masaryk arrived in London by plane after eight months in the United States. He travels as the government-in-exile seeks support abroad and to coordinate with allied leaders during ongoing wartime diplomacy.
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London
Jan Masaryk
United States
British and Axis clash as Rommel faces possible retreat
British imperial headquarters reported Egypt fighting as Gen Auchinleck forces pressed Rommel in all day combat and drove the enemy from a strong point at night. The Times cited hints Rommel may withdraw toward Matruh to protect supply lines.
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Sir Claude Auchinleck
River
Don
Imperial Headquarters
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Rommel
New York Times
Matruh
Times
Wilhelm Keitel
Georgo Cavallero
Paris
Archibald P. Wavell
Libyan
Cairo
M Ready Reports On Convoyed Ships
Lt Gen Gordon Nevil MacReady told an exhibit audience at the Smithsonian that fewer than one in 200 convoyed British ships has been lost in the war while the Royal Navy has sunk or damaged enemy forces and holds about 5.25 million tons of enemy merchant ships. He noted Britain’s wartime income funds about 60 percent of the total national output. He warned no one can profit from the war, and even the wealthiest would have little after taxes.
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Washington
Gordon Nevil MacReady
MacReady
Smithsonian Institution
Combined Chiefs of Staff
The
United Nations
Britain
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