Roosevelt Churchill Talks Seen As Wartime Alliance Moves
President Roosevelt plans summer or fall talks with Prime Minister Churchill as U.S. policy shifts to allow cooperation with General de Gaulle. The Anglo American issue over the Committee of Liberation has long troubled Allied relations, with Churchill wavering on recognizing the body. Roosevelt indicated a shift toward treating the committee as a de facto authority under Eisenhower supervision within military needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chill
Evelt
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Committee of Liberation
Churchill
Mr. Church
Britain
de Gaile
Mch
Eisenhower
Clarke County Red Cross Names New Junior Chair
The Clarke County Red Cross chapter appoints Mrs. C. T. Esty Jr. as chairman, completing the organization of the Clarke chapter under the Rev. R. K. McDonald.
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R. K. McDonald
Clarke County Cross Chapter
C. Testy, Jr
For Red Cross
Clarke
Drought Strains Farmers as Rain Fails and Wells Dry
Drought persists across the region since May with gardens and pastures parched. Dairy farmers buy feed as milk output drops 26 percent. In Roanoke, heavy weekend rains bring relief to some crops, though wells and springs are drying up and streams run low.
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Fredericksburg
Roanoke
CAA
Field
Taski
Victor
Wartime Ration Coupon Update Issued By AP
The Associated Press outlines ration calendar details with stamps and coupons. Book four stamps 30 3 32 remain valid through February 1945 for home canning. 10 A gasoline coupons cover gallons through August 8. 12 A coupons through September 71. C-3 and C-4 cover five gallons. new four and one coupons valid immediately upon receipt from local ration offices.
Close Cooperation From Turkey
American ambassador to Turkey Lawrence Steinhardt said we could expect much closer cooperation from Turkey soon after meeting President Roosevelt. He noted ongoing Anglo American Russian talks with the Turks and reported intense diplomatic activity in Ankara with some spectacular developments anticipated.
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Washington
Lawrence Steinhardt
Turkey
Steinhardt
Ankara
Roosevelt
St Lo Front Signals Strong Allied Push In Normandy
Allied forces drive toward St Lo in a semicircle from the Vire in a push to force German withdrawal from the Cherbourg peninsula. American columns retake Le Desert and seize road junctions near St Germain and Gorges while Malot and Lessay face renewed pressure amid heavy fighting.
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St. Germain
Gorges
Periers
St. Lothe
Bois du Hommet
St. Lo
Vire
Bayeaux
Cherbourg
Lessay
Omar N. Bradley
Doughboys
la Haye du Puits
Wesly
le Desert
No-Man’s Land
Paris
Montgomery
Caumont
Berlin
Normandy
United States
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Let's ALL Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
The call urges strong public support for war bond purchases to finance military efforts. It emphasizes collective duty and national effort, highlighting patriotic appeal and government backing to motivate citizen investment in victory bonds.
DeJarnette Recants Regret Over Minister Ejection
The Virginia State Hospital Board adopted a resolution condemning Dr J B DeJarnette for ejecting Episcopal minister Rev W Carroll Brooke from the DeJarnette Sanatorium last May. DeJarnette expressed remorse at today's meeting as board chairman Morton G Goode disclosed. The governor met with the board but details of the conference were not released.
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Richmond
State Hospital Board
J. 8
DeJarnette
DeJarnette Sanatorium
W. Carroll Brooke
Staunton
Western State Hospital
DeJaurnette
Western State
DeJarnett
Morton G. Goode
Dinwiddie
Becomes Sole Owner of Firm Cammer Buys Out Seal and OConnor
Jesse C. Cammer announced he bought out the dry cleaning firm of Seal and OConnor on South Braddock Street. The business is now Cammer's Quality Cleaners, with Cammer as sole proprietor after years as a partner.
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Jesse C. Cammer
Seal and O'Connor
South Braddock Street
Cammer's Quality Cleaners
Legion Plans Dance At Winchester Armory Saturday
The Robert Y. Conrad Post American Legion completes plans for a barn dance to be held Saturday night at the Winchester Armory. Uncle Joe and His Barn Dance Gang will perform starting at 9 o'clock with proceeds benefiting the legion rehabilitation fund for returning veterans and their families.
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Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Winchester Armory
Uncle Joe
The
Legion Rehabilitation Fund
Death of J. H. Holland in Newport News
Word arrives in Winchester of the death yesterday of J. H. Holland at his Newport News home. He is the father of Mrs. J. Norman Ochs, Handley High School faculty member. Mrs. Ochs is in Newport News with no details yet. His widow and two children survive. funeral arrangements were not known.
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Winchester
J. H. Holland
Newport News
Holland
J. Norman Ochs
Handley High School
Ochs
Gore Woman Hears Cousin Emmett Eades Killed on D-Day
Mrs. Mary Huntsberry of Gore learns her cousin Pvt. Emmett Eades was killed in action on D-Day in France. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eades of Roanoke.
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Mary Huntsberry
Gore
Pvt
Emmett Eades
France
Charles Eades
Roanoke
Germany Declares Total War On Foe In Latvia Front
A Reuters Moscow dispatch reports Red Army tanks within 35 miles of East Prussian border as Veremenko’s offensive drives in the Latvian Soviet Republic sector. Moscow communique tallies 7 000 German dead and 1 500 taken prisoner in one day while German withdrawals begin to unfold under pressure.
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Velikie Luki-Riga
Reuters Moscow
Red Army
Moscow
Berlin
Izvestia
Veremenko
Idrista
Kudever
Idritsa
Sebezh
Opochka
McClure Is Given 3 Years
Ralph Earl McClure was found guilty of attempted rape by a 12 man jury in Corporation Court. The jury deliberated under an hour and sentenced McClure to three years in the penitentiary. Richard Biggs served as foreman and read the verdict.
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Ralph Earl McClure
Corporation Court
Richard Biggs
Ralph McClure
Noted Restaurant Owner Henry Mouquin Dies at 78
Henry F. Mouquin of Sparkill New York a former co proprietor of the Mouquin restaurants in New York City died after a short illness. He was 78 and survived by his widow and a son. He carried a long Swiss restaurant line begun by his father Henri in 1857. He died Tuesday in New York after a brief illness.
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New York
Henry F. Mouquin
Sparkill
N. Y
New York City
Mouquin
Louis C. Mouquin
Henri
Williamsburg
Henry Mouquin
Opinion On Who's Winning War
In Los Angeles July 13, The Times polled 100 men on the street about who helps the Allied war effort most. Eisenhower led the votes, with GI Joe also praised, while one respondent quipped that Hitler’s “screwy intuitions” haven’t been hurting the cause.
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Los Angeles
the Times
Eisenhower
GI Joe
Hitler
Buzz Bombs Hit Allied Troops On French Beachhead
In France on June 19, authoritatively identified flying bombs have been used against American troops on a beachhead. Parts of another bomb were found, and observers note the weapon’s similarity to heavy shells when exploding under fire. A German robot plane was seen advancing toward its own lines at over 30 miles per hour, spotted by Lt. Geoffrey Sargent of Avon.
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Odon
Orne
Caen
Maltot
Tilly-sur-Seulles
Orne River
Orne-Odon River
France
London
Geoffrey Sargent
Avon
Eddy Gilmore Elected President of Anglo American Correspondents
In Moscow on July 13 Eddy Gilmore of the Associated Press won election as President of the Anglo American Correspondents Association.
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Moscow
Steady Rain Refreshes City and Gardens
A rainfall reading of 26 inches was recorded early morning with a heavy rain in Winchester and a temperature drop from 98 to 82 degrees. The rain, calm and windless, watered the city and surrounding areas, welcomed by farmers and gardeners reviving corn crops and gardens scorched by the heat.
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Winchester
Windsors Visit U S A For Talks In War Effort
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor return to the United States with plans to visit Washington New York and possibly Canada. The royal couple will discuss war matters with naval military and farm labor officials and meet Bahamian workers in various states including North and South Carolina New Jersey and Connecticut.
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Miami
Fia
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
United States
Washington
New York
Canada
Bahamas
North
South Carolina
New Jersey
Connecticut
Miners Told To Resume Work In Ohio Apex Plant
The Regional War Labor Board ordered about 270 idle United Mine Workers from District 50 at the Ohio Apex Company plant in Nitro West Virginia to resume work. The board labeled the Tuesday midnight walkout unauthorized and prejudicial to labor interests. cause of the strike was not disclosed.
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Cleveland
Regional War Labor Board
United Mine Workers, District 50
Ohio Apex Company
Nitro
W. Va
Lindbergh Arrives at Southwest Pacific Allied HQ
Col. Lindbergh arrives at Allied Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific after touring airfields in the south west and south Pacific as a civilian technician. He demonstrated gasoline conservation and engine care for U S Warplanes and lectured on aviation efficiency.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Charles A. Lindbergh
Southwest
South Pacific
U. S
Clarke Nurse Visits Measles Cases in June Report
Miss Katherine Anderson Clarke county visiting nurse reports June work across communicable disease control tuberculosis general disease control infant and pre school hygiene maternity and orthopedic services and adult health. Measles 32 treatments. one new admission. 827 chest X rays in May clinic 738 negative three secondary active cases four secondary healed six primary active 63 primary healed two suspicious. One white adult positive referred to sanatorium. Army rejection follow up TB. Seven school children operated on tonsils at Winchester Hospital. 27 field visits for school children. Prenatal postnatal care. one orthopedic built up shoe. one new admission.
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Katherine Anderson
Clarke County
May
T. B
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clifton's Glory Crowned Grand Champion at Llangollen
Clifton's Glory a four year old horse owned by Clifton Farm was named grand champion at Llangolen after winning multiple classes. The horse previously claimed first at Foxcroft School and showed at Carter Hall Culpeper and Upperville where it was reserve champion.
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Middleburg
Carter Hall
Culpeper
Sgt Harry Bryant Wounded In Action Invasion of France
Mrs Louise Bryant of Winchester learns her husband Staff Sgt Harry Bryant is recovering from wounds in England after the invasion of France. He is with the 29th Division and is in good spirits, enjoying chocolate when available, per a letter to his parents Mr and Mrs W R Bryant of Berryville.
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Louise Bryant
Winchester
Harry Bryant
France
England
Sgt
Bryant
W. R. Bryant
Berryville
29Th Division
Martinsburg Man Killed in Glider Accident Near Camp Mackall
Flight Officer George DeGrange, 32, of Martinsburg, died in a glider crash Tuesday near Camp Mackall, North Carolina. He was a well known local exhibition parachute jumper and his mother Mrs. F. M. Lloyd lives in Martinsburg.
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George DeGrange
Martinsburg
Camp Mackall
N. C
Tle F. M. Lloyd
Marone
DeGrange
Clarke Exceeds Over-All Bond Quota Still Short On E Bond Goal
Bond sales in Clarke county reach 358000 to date with an overall excess of 18000, while E bonds total 35625 toward a 50000 quota. Chairman Bill Shackleford announced the war finance committee update. The E bond target remains unmet despite the higher overall sales.
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Clarke County
Bill Shackleford
War Finance Committee
Wallace Infant Dies At Home
Dennis Odell Wallace eleven month old son of Claude and Wiodell Clowser Wallace of Frederick county died at his home this morning at 6 00. Born July 27 1943 he was seriously ill for a week. Survived by parents four brothers and his grandparents. Services Saturday at Omps Funeral Home at 10 then to St John Lutheran Church for 11 o clock funeral. Interment in nearby cemetery.
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McClure
Eugene F. Dearing
George W. Bayliss
Richard Biggs
Howard Hart
Stephen Sammis
Trevillis Clark
G. W. Headley
Marshall Clevenger
Harry M. Carper
Marshall W. K
Hollis
Alleh
Andrew Bell
McClu
Dennis Odell Wallace
Claude and
Wiodell Clowser Wallace
Frederick County
Mt. Williams
Charles
Gene
Eddy
Garry
I. N. Wallace
Carl Clowser
Six Destroyers Lost In Landing Operations
London reports six American and British destroyers were lost during landing operations in France. The Grace liner Santa Clara renamed Susan B Anthony, Minesweeper Tide, destroyer escort Rich, and fleet Partridge were also lost. American destroyers Corry Glennon and Meredith were among those sunk. President Roosevelt later confirmed two destroyer losses without naming them.
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London
France
Admiralty
Susan B. Anthony
Tide
Rich
Wen
Corry
Glennon
Meredith
Roosevelt
Supervisors In Routine Session
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors held a regular monthly session and transacted routine business. After hearing standard reports and approving bills for payment they adjourned. one sheep claim was presented but not allowed.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Ular
Japanese Admiral Kiichi Hasegawa Killed in Action
Berlin radio reported Vice Admiral Kiichi Hasegawa of the Japanese Navy was killed in action. He had served on the technical staff of the fleet air arm headquarters since 1942 and may have died in the Saipan area during a battle when Japanese naval aircraft from fleet carriers suffered a major defeat in the Marianas.
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London
Kiichi Hasegawa
Berlin
Yokosuka
Hasegawa
Fleet Air Arm
Saipan
Marianas
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
Correct responses printed on Page 4 cover ten items from geography to civics. Topics include states of the union and roles in the presidential process with brief true false judgments and identifications.
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Leninrad
U. S. Marine Corps
United States of America
Michigan
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Associated Press
Russia
Germany
Charlemagne
Laland Maudit
Vesly
Dr. DeJarnette
Legion
Cousin
Windsors
U.S. A
Col. Lindbergh
Lower
Pacific
Clifton
Llangolen
Wallace
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