Americans Seize Lajatico In Bitter Italian Breakthrough
Fifth Army troops break German defenses in the upper Era Valley and seize the town of Lajatico near the Arno corridor after heavy fighting. They take 150 to 200 prisoners and push toward the Gothic Line as French forces advance near San Donato and Florence area while hards fighting continues nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolond Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Era
Italy
Livorno
Lajatico
Alfied
Arno
Ig Po
Ita
San Donato
Florence
Poggibonsi
U. S
Era Valley
War Targets In France and Germany Heavily Raided
Munich heavy raids continued for a third day as 1,000 bombers struck Munich and Saarbrucken while northern Italy aimed at oil and rail targets. Brescia Verona Mestre Mantua railyards and Pinzano rail bridge were hit. RAF and Italian-borne strikes paralleled American offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Munich
15Th Air Force
Italy
Saarbrucken
Wester Germany
England
Porto Marghera
Trieste
Milan-Venice
Pinzano
Tagliamento
Rome
Brescia
Verona
Mestre
Mantua
A. U.S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
France
Europe
Berlin
RAF
Kotka
Helsinki
Paris
Ruhr
Saarbrunken
Winchester Seeks Public Pool To Beat Summer Heat
Citizens urge a city pool as a cool, economical relief in the heat. The letter notes pools in similar towns pay for themselves and provide a refreshing escape after work or garden chores while safety messages remind residents to cooperate and focus on safe conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Victory Garden
Clearance sale on summer bags and hats event
Local ads announce a two day sale with summer bags at one third off and hats priced at one dollar. Other items show varied prices with Friday and Saturday as the sale days credited to Mary S. Yeakley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary S. Yeakley
McClure Case To Jury Late This Afternoon
Final arguments were presented in the Corporation Court trial of Ralph Earl McClure charged with attempted rape. Prosecutors argued the defendant admitted to his intent while defense urged the child’s testimony and mental condition as key factors. The jury was expected to retire after judge Burr P. Harrison gave instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Earl McClure
Burr P. Harrison
Corporation Court
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Acused
Andrew Bell
McClure
Harry R. Kern
L. M. Allen
Lieutenant Byrd Returns From Pacific Combat Duty
Lieut. Harry F. Byrd Jr. of the United States Naval Reserve arrived in Winchester on furlough after duty in the Pacific. He edited the Winchester Evening Star in 1935 and led the Harrisonburg Daily News-Record from 1937 before entering service in 1941. Attached to a Patrol Bomber as Combat Intelligence Lieut., Byrd’s squadron flew from the war’s most advanced U S bases conducting anti task force and co patrols reconnaissance and bombing of enemy harbors and bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
United States Naval Reserve
Winchester
Pacific
Byrd
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg
Fresh home grown frying chickens delivered Saturday evenings
Home grown and home dressed frying chickens delivered to your door Saturday evenings. Please place order by 9 PM. Phone 3959.
Friendship Fire Co. yard party announced
The Friendship Fire Co. invites the public to a yard party on Friday and Saturday nights at the Kerr Play Court. Enjoy refreshments, bingo and other amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Yard
The
Friendship Fire Co
Kerr
Memorial Services Held for Captain Thomson
A noon memorial service was held at Christ Episcopal Church for Captain Paul J Thomson United States Marine Corps who was killed in action on a Pacific island while leading his men. The rector Rev Robert B Nelson led hymns and prayers and parishioners shared in readings. Mrs Gretchen B Thomson and the late Paul J Thomson Sr are Captain Thomson’s parents with the family receiving no further information yet on the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Paul J. Thomson
United States Marine Corps
Pacific
Robert B. Nelson
Captain Thomson
Gretchen B. Thomon
New Orleans Item- Tribune
Col
James M. Thomson
Clarke County
Herriot Reported Dead By Germans
The Vichy radio said Edouard Herriot death reports were erroneous and that Herriot is in excellent health. Paris radio and DNB in Berlin had previously reported his death. the 72 year old French liberal known for parliamentary government had been rumored dead many times. A British radio French broadcast questioned the German announcement as a false report spread in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vichy
U. S
Edouard Herriot
CBS
France
Chamber of Deputies
Herriot
England Reports Third Raid-Free Night Amid Luftwaffe Bombing
London endured a third raid-free night as German flying bombs came under renewed fire. Parliament pressed for a secret session while Attlee and Eden insisted the government remains open to discussion. in Normandy Americans faced flying bombs, though with limited impact on operations.
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London
England
Commons
Clement R. Attlee
Atless
Anthony Eden
France
Normandy
Churchill
Britain
Premier Bonomi About To Take Charge In Rome
Premier Ivanoe Bonomi prepares to form a government in Rome as six weeks of Allied occupation leave the city with chaotic conditions. Electric power is scarce and damaged facilities reduce output. bread rationing remains, but quality improves. Black market activity persists and restaurant prices attract Allied soldiers. Continued on Page 8, Col. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Naples
New Guinea Deathtrap Breakthroughs Stir Pacific War
Allied and Japanese forces clash in renewed actions on New Guinea as a large Japanese remnant seeks escape from the Sai pan trap. MacArthur reports ongoing skirmishes while casualties from Saipan mount to 2,359 U S troops killed and 11,481 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Saipan
New Guinea
Aitape
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Pacific
Guam
Invasion fronts press on as war ravages Europe
Allies close on Saint Lo amid heavy German resistance and ruined city combat. Russian offensives push toward East Prussia with gains near Latvia. U S Fifth Army breaches defenses at Lajatico in the Era Valley as Livorno threat grows. Allied bombers strike Munich and Saarbrucken. Japanese counter offensives hinge on Aitape and Hankow Canton rail line redraws. Chinese divisions unite near Mogaung to guard the Ledo road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lo
Cassino
Hankow-Canton
Burma
Mogaung
Ledo Road
Drought Battered Virginia Sees Patchy Rain Expected
Weather reports show scattered showers across Virginia with forecast of more. The Weather Bureau in Richmond predicts mostly cloudy skies with thundershowers and cooler temperatures late Thursday into Friday, bringing brief relief to drought stiff gardens and thirsty soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Victory
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Winchester
Virginia
Clarke County
Danville
Russians Reach Within Thirty Miles of Suwalki Triangle
Moscow reports Russian troops closed to 30 miles from the Suwalki triangle in East Prussia after advancing 19 miles in 24 hours. Other columns neared Kaunas and Grodno while Brest Litovsk and Daugavpils faced mounting pressure as Yeremenko pushed toward the Baltic border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
East
Prussia
East Prussia
Latvia
Moscow
Old Poland
Lithuania
Poland
Suwalki
Kaunas
Baltic
Estonia
Germany
N.B.C
Sweden
Grodno
Bialystok
Warsaw
Brest Litovsk
Bug
Pripyat
Daugavpils
Baltic Sea
Riga
Wilno
Lithoe
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Ivan Bagramian
Yeremenko
Crimea
Cammer's Quality Cleaners to Replace Seal & O'Conner
J C Cammer has bought the entire stock of Seal and OConner Quality Cleaners and will operate in the future under Cammer's Quality Cleaners with the same management. Also notices seek used electric appliances for cash and announce cherry harvest at Nicodemus Orchard with pickup starting Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Cammer
Seal & O’conner Quality Cleaners Corp
Cammer’s Quality Cleaners
Clearance Summer Dresses at Silk Prints and Sheets
Store notice outlines a clearance sale on summer dresses at Silk Prints and Sheets. Margaret L. Hodgson is referenced in the notice as part of the staff or contact. Prices start at one tier and up to three tiers off regular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Hodgson
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Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Omar N. Bradley
la Boulaye
St. Lo-Bayeux
la Barre de Semilly
Lsesay
Malfot
Maltot
Caen
Orne
Odon
Marshal Guenther von Kluge
Channel
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
Nazi Germany
London Evening News
Gladwin Hill
MR Winchester
Judy Rose
Tom Yardbrough
Bonomi
Saabrucken
Eddy Gilmore
Molden
Loudoun
Nicodemus Orchard
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