Churchill Reveals RAF Actions as Flying Bomb Toll Rises
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that German flying bombs have killed 2,752 and wounded 8,000 since their three week attack began. He noted over 10,000 casualties in London, outlined RAF strikes on French bases, and said Allied bombs totaling about 50,000 tons have targeted the weapon sites while London endures a blitz level of casualty reporting.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
RAF
French
England
Normandy
France
Germany
Home
Herbert Morrison
Great New Drive Launched By Victorious Red Armies
London reports Premier Stal in announced capture of Kovel south of the Pripyat Marshes and 70 miles southeast of Brest Litovsk. Moscow notes a great Soviet thrust toward Pinsk and Brest Litovsk with Cherniakhovsky’s Third White Russian army advancing toward Wilno and Smorgonie, while German positions around Molodeczno and Baranowicze face pressure from Red forces.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Kovel
Pripyat Marshes
Brest Litovsk
Moscow
Red Army
Pinsk
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Wilmo
Baltic Republics
Cherniakhovsky
Wilno
Smorgonie
East Prussia
Minsk
39Th
Molodeczno
Vileika-Nesvizh
Minsk-Vilno
Polotsk-Lida
Ivan Bagramian
Lithuania
Latvia
Kowel
Moscow Radio
Baranowicze
Reuters
Winchester urged to back the attack in war bonds drive
Winchester Virginia faces pressure from its local war finance officials over sluggish E bond sales. Citizens are urged to meet the $300000 quota by backing the attack and rushing to nearest issuing agencies. A safety note emphasizes cigarette sparks causing fires with a call to stamp them out.
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Winchester
Mass
War Finance Committee
Wendell Seldon
Col Goodridge to Attend U S G Drill
Col R E Goodridge of the Third Service Command will join Company 115 of the Virginia State Guard for a 7 30 pm drill at the Winchester Armory. He will inspect and train the unit, which seeks 10 new members. interested men should contact Captain W A Baker at City Hall.
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R. E. Goodridge
Third Service Command
U. 8S. Infantry
Virginia State Guard
Winchester
W. A. Baker
Legion To Wind Up Bond Drive With Black Dance
The Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion and the Auxiliary oversee the bond booth on Monday the final day of the civic club schedule. The climax is a black dance in front of the booth with Uncle Joe and his Barn Gang providing music and entertainment. Admission is free as part of Loudoun street area is roped off for the event.
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Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Auxiliary
Civic Club
Uncle Joe
Loudoun Street
Winchester Council Adopts Pay Rise and Festival Permit
The Winchester Common Council met for about three hours and approved a 10 percent wage increase for most city employees effective July 1. They granted Park Association permission for a Fun Festival during the week of July 24 and appointed B. H. Hamman to the Handley Board. The chief was authorized to issue a warrant for the operator of the Winchester Poultry Company for slaughterhouse ordinance violations.
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Winchester
Alan Peery
U. S. Army
J. T. Kremer
Merchant Marine
H. C. Franklin
The
Park Association
B. H. Hamman
Handley Board
C. W. Hollis
Winchester Poultry Company
Evening Star
City Employees Receive 10 Percent Salary Boost
City council finance chair R. P. Anderson presented three recommendations at a monthly meeting. The panel approved two and sent the third back for more study. The plan would grant a 10 percent raise to most city workers effective July 1, excluding welfare recreation staff and State Compensation Board controlled salaries. The city currently lacks a city hall janitor. One police officer position noted.
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R. P. Anderson
City Council Finance Committee
Welfare and Recreation Department
State Compensation Board
Elks Lodge Boosts E Bond Sales with Bond Caravan
The Elks Lodge of Winchester organizes a Bond Caravan to encourage local E bond sales in Frederick Clarke counties tomorrow. Uncle Joe and Barn Dance Gang will appear in Gore Stephens City and Winchester with pledge soliciting at the courthouse Bond Booth and by radio. Elks escorts include Edwin T. Snider Howard Cahill Melvin McChesney Grant Pollock and Bill Schneider.
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The
Elks Lodge
Winchester
Frederick “_ Clarke counties
Uncle Joe
Barn Dance
Gore
Stephens City
Elks
Edwin T. Snider
Howard Cahill
Melvin McChesney
Grant Pollock
Bill Schneider
Heavy American Bombers Attack German Sectors
Air war report from London July 6 describes about 1000 U S heavy bombers striking northwest Germany and French air fields while medium and light bombers hit rail lines toward Cherbourg. RAF bombed Dijon rail center and Channel coast platforms as Mosquitos hit Ruhr oil plant near Gelsenkirchen and other targets.
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London
U. S
Germany
France
Pas-De- Calais
Cherbourg
RAF
Channel
Dijon
Paris
St. Malo-Rennes
St. Hilaire du Harcourt-Fourgeres-Vitre
Argentan-Lemans
St. Flers-Fomfront-La Chappelle
Nogent- Leroutrou
Seine
Loire
Normandy
Italy
England
Radio Berlin
Austria
Winston Churchill
Pas-De-Calais
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Frisian
Am Ae
RAF Wellington
Desperate bid to reach 64 miners ends as flames trap Powhatan coal mine
BELLAIRE O July 6 A 15 hour rescue effort to save 64 miners trapped by a mine fire at Powhatan mine failed when fresh flames forced crews to halt. State Mine Inspector Richard McGee said there was no chance of escape. Entrances were sealed and a 500 foot bypass tunnel was abandoned. The fire started after a rock fall broke a high voltage trolley line.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
Richard McGee
Marcus Kerr
Charles E. Young
British Forces Threaten Florence Road in Italian Campaign
Allied dispatch reports Indian troops of the Eighth Army near Umber tide in the upper Tiber valley threatening the main road to Florence west of Arezzo as German resistance stiffens. American units shell Castiglioncello near Livorno amid heavy German fire while Fifth Army presses along the coast and in the hills near Monte Catini and Siena.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Umbertide
Tiber Valley
Florence
Arezzo
Fifth Army
Castiglioncello
Livorno
Leghorn
Rosignano
Castellina
United States
Monte Catini
Siena
162Nd Turcoman
29Th Panzer
Flovence
Staff Sgt W C Allen Wounded In France
William C Allen 27 son of Mr and Mrs W W Allen 312 Ambherst street was wounded in action in France. The letter dated June 13 from a hospital in England says he wasn t hurt too bad and asks his parents not to worry. He served with Company I National Guard and took part in the invasion with the 29th Division. exact date of wounding not available.
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William C. Allen
W. W. Allen
Ambherst Street
France
Allen
England
Company I
National Guard
Used appliances wanted by Ed Molden store
Ed Molden Electrical Appliance Store at 15 S Loudoun offers top cash for used electric appliances. Call 5702 for pickup or details. List shows Tuesday and Thursday intake dates.
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Molden
Loudoun
York Friday Night Canes With the Sophisticates
A fragment notes an event at York featuring the Sophisticates performing Friday nights. Details are sparse but imply a recurring social evening with music or entertainment.
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York’s
17 Gun Salute For De Gaulle In Washington Arrival
General Charles De Gaulle arrives in Washington for a four day visit and will receive a 17 gun salute at the airport. He is welcomed by top U S military leaders and is to meet President Roosevelt for tea at the White House. The visit aims to improve U S French relations.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
White House
Algiers
de Gaulle
United States Army
Navy
Air Forces
Marine Corps
Stephen Early
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
H. H. Arnold
A. A. Vandergrift
Roosevelt
General de Gaulle
United States
Epileptic Held In Child Death In Virginia
In Harrisonburg Virginia Sheriff Sam H Callender said a former inmate of a state colony is held for investigation in the death of four year old Guy Putnam of Elkton. The child died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull and other injuries found after being discovered unconscious near the Elkton school. An inquest is expected tomorrow.
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Harrisonburg
Sam H. Callender
Rockingham County
Guy Putnam
Elkton
B. C. Putnam
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Callender
Highlights Of World At War
Invasion front U S first army battles in La Haye Du Puits and drives three miles flanking both sides. British and Canadians hold Caen area against German counterattacks. Red Army offensive to threaten Brest Litovsk Pinsk Wilno while Germans pull back from Kovel. Allied pace slows at Livorno as Goering attends northern Italy conference. Pacific front mops up Saipan Noemfoor as Tokyo fears Bonin landings.
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U. S
First Army
la Haye du Puits
Normandy
Caen
Red Army
Brest-Litovsk
Pinsk
Kovel
Wilno
Baltic Republics
Livorno
Leghorn
Reichsmarshal Goering
Italy
Front Line Hold at Hengyangsu Amid Japanese Pressure
Chinese forces report holding the front against heavy Japanese pressure as U S bombers strike strategic targets. In related actions, Chinese troops recapture Lungmoon, located 80 miles northeast of Canton, signaling an ongoing counteroffensive.
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Hengyangsu
Lungmoon
Canton
Yanks Pressing To Wipe Out Japs On Two Islands
American forces push to erase remaining Japanese resistance on Saipan and Noemfoor as 1,500 miles from Tokyo, thousands of Japs hold out in caves and fortifications. Admiral Nimitz warns of a hard fight while Tokyo reports raids on Guam Tinian and air attacks on Rota and Pagan.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Saipan
Noemfoor Islands
Pacific
Tokyo
Philippines
Howard Handleman
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Guam
Tinian
Rota
Pagan
Navy
Radio Berlin
Bonin Islands
Undergrounds' Achievements Given Credit
Supreme Allied Headquarters reports three more Normandy towns captured as American infantry push toward La Hay Du Puits. Glatigny and Scorman fall near La Haye while La Butte is seized east of the town. French underground forces liberate large areas including Vercors Gers Doubs Ain Ardeche and approach the Rhone valley as heavy fighting continues in La Haye Carentan and Caen sectors.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
la Hay
Glatigny
la Haye
Scorman
la Butte
Marais
Marais de Gorges
Forest de Mont Castre
Carntan-Periers
Culot
Carentan
Supreme Command
Normandy
Caen
Garpiquet
Vercors
Department of
Gers
Bordeaux
Toulouse
France
Doubs
Ain
Ardeche
Rhone Valley
Lawn Party at Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
A Friday evening sale on July 7 from 5 to 8 PM at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour features home made ice cream cake and salads for sale. Proceeds go to church activities and outreach.
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Lutheran Church of Our
Miller's Hardware Seals Battery and Flashlight Specials
Radio batteries dry cells and flashlight supplies include hot shot items at Miller's Hardware with advertised prices and limited stock.
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Miller’s Hardware
Charlie Rouss Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. announces its regular monthly meeting will be held Thursday evening July 6th at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. David F. Hottle, President.
Friendship Fire Company Monthly Meeting Notice
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening July 6 at eight o'clock. All members are requested to attend. Captain Marion Anderson signed the notice.
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Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Ritz Lee Closing Notices This Week
Closing planned for Friday of the week at Ebernstown Methodist Church with a yard party on July 6 featuring ice cream and cake. Frn suggests a community gathering and farewell.
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Ritz Lee
Ebernstown
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