Tough Going In Fraffce Reds In East Poland Yanks Are Slowed
Allied reports from July 14 record American infantrymen digging in two miles outside St Lo facing German artillery. Westward the front advances, with American forces near Lessay and a German withdrawal suggested, as other sectors show line tightening from Lessay to Pont Hebert.
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Fraffce
East Poland
Pinsk
St. Lo
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Lessay
Carentan
Auxais
Les Champs de Losque
Es-Aubris
la Vincenterie
Pont Hebert
Lessay-St. Lo
Havre de St. Germain
Honor Inc
Colombelles
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
St. German-sur-Ay
Stalin Seizes Pinsk in latest bulletin
London dispatch reports Marshal Stalin announcing the capture of Pinsk. NBC cites a German underground radio claiming Russian armies entered Rozanka in East Prussia at noon European time. Rozanka not found in gazetteers. possible Rozanka on the Bug River near Brest Litovsk in old Poland.
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East Prussia
New York
NBC Today
Rozanka
Old Poland
Bug River
Brest Litovsk
Americans Knifing Through Desperately Defended Lines
American troops pierced German defenses near Livorno and Florence during Bastille Day actions in Italy. The 442nd RCT led a thrust east of Livorno as French forces seized San Gimignano and Poggibonsi, creating a route toward Arezzo and the Arno line.
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Rome
Italy
Poggibonsi
Florence
Arno
Elsa
Empoli
San Gimignano
San Donato
la Casette
Livorno
Leghorn
Arezzo
Fifth Army
Pastina
San Luce
Era
Bomb Raids On Britain Felt Checked At Night
London reports a fourth consecutive bomb free night with some flying bombs in southern counties. Allied air power and coastal patrols seem to check raids though no solution exists. The piece notes launches platforms near Cherbourg and describes Underground storage and logistics issues for German rockets. Casualties last month in Britain totaled 1 935 killed or believed killed and 5 906 injured with 231 children among the dead.
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James M. Long
London
Hitler
Cherbourg
Pas-De-Calais
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
United Kingdom
Winchester Warns Against Disease Carelessness
MA Winchester notes health officer Dr L M Allen urges strong physical condition as best defense against epidemics, especially for children. The warning emphasizes early effort to stay well to prevent sorrow later, with Blanca Danley adding a caution about personal care.
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L. M. Allen
Allen
Blanca Danley
War Time Labor Strikes Shake Can and Glass Sectors
The War Labor Board faces two major disputes over wages prompting a 6000 plus work stoppage in 10 Chicago Joliet can plants and a possible strike vote in 35000 AFL glass workers. Can plant workers halted productions endangering canned pea and cherry stock. Glass workers await Marietta Ohio talks. CIO leaders report low pledge support amid broader union sentiment.
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War Labor
William H. Davis
WLB
Marieta
Lear to Lead Army Ground Forces in New Assignment
War Department announces Lt Gen Ben Lear will command the army ground forces replacing Lt Gen Lesley McNair who moves to a major overseas post. Lear previously led the Second Army and has long service in the Philippines and Cuba with WWI staff work. McNair was wounded in North Africa in 1943 while inspecting.
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Washington
War Department
Ben Lear
Army Ground Forces
L J. Lesley J. McNair
McNair
North Africa
Lear
Second Army
Army Group
Hamilton
Canada
First
Colorado Infantry Volunteers
Philippines
Cuba
Memphis
Tenn
Drought Breaks Across Virginia With Widespread Rainfall
Heavy rainfall spreads from Virginia into the District of Columbia easing a lengthy drought. Richmond records 1.65 inches, Pulaski and Winchester see varied totals while Norfolk notes minimal relief. The Washington DC area breaks a 24 day drought as Fredericksburg areas report showers.
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Virginia
District of Columbia
Pulaski
Richmond
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Airport
F. B. Whitney
Pulaski Pulaski
Winchester
Washington (DC
Fredericksburg
Spottsylvania
King George Counties
Stafford
Roosevelt Foresees Free France on Bastille Day 1945
President Roosevelt expressed hope for France to be liberated next year from both the invader and Vichy puppets. He spoke of Bastille Day 1945 as a day when the French will celebrate on their own soil with freedom secured by Allied victory.
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Washington
Roosevelt
France
Vichy
Friendship Yard Party Planned by Fire Co
The Friendship Fire Co. will host a yard party on Friday and Saturday nights at the Kerr Play Court featuring refreshments bingo and other amusements. Proceeds and details appear on pages 7 13.
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Friendship
Friendship Fire Co
Kerr
Baseball Sunday at Rouss Park
Winches Sarees Md. hosts a 3 p.m. baseball event at Rouss Park on Sunday with unspecified teams and activities.
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Rouss Park
Winches- Sarees Md
Lovetts Dress Shop Summer Clearance Sale Notice
Lovetts Dress Shop at 156 N Loudoun St advertises a summer clearance with dresses in silk and cotton and hats all at half price. Sale notice dated July 14.
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Lovetts
Lovett’s Dress Shop
N. Loudoun St
W. O. W. Notice Urges Members to Attend Meeting
All members are urged to be present tonight at 8 o'clock. State Manager T. G. Smoak will be here with special news of interest. Committee.
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T. G. Smoak
Lunch Room Fire Destroys Green Garden Eatery
Fire yesterday afternoon gutted the Green Garden Lunch Room along Valley Pike causing about 2000 dollars in damage. Firemen from Rouss and South End saved the frame building while kitchen equipment and goods were ruined. Owners Mrs O C Windle and Mrs Blanche White expect a delay before partial reopening.
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Green Garden
Valley Pike
Rouss
South End
O. C. Windle
Blanche White
World War II Fronts Show Pullbacks and Advances Across Theaters
Soviet armies press toward Pinsk as Germans evacuate key points on the Warsaw road. Grodno under Red guns drives toward Bialystok while Wilna falls with heavy Nazi losses. Americans close on St Lo and Periers as Allied advances continue in Italy and the Pacific reports note Nagumo's death plus Guam air assaults.
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Associated Press
Pinsk
Warsaw
Kowel
Old Poland
Grodno
Red Army
Bialystok
Wilna
Allied Bomber Blitz From Italy Bases Strikes Hungary
London reports up to 500 escorted American heavy bombers attacked Budapest railway yards and four oil refineries in Hungary to cripple fuel and communications. Operations over Normandy were hampered by foul weather though some flights hit Beauvais and Montdider yards. Three Hungarian refineries near Budapest faced the Flying Fortresses from Italian bases.
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London
Channel
Danube
Hungary
Budapest
Ruhr
Normandy
Beauvais
Montdider
Italy
Fanto
Shell Kodaz
Hungary Petroleum Company
Libera
De Gaulle Hailed In Bastille Day Parade Across Algiers
Algerians cheered Gen Charles De Gaulle as he appeared in Bastille Day ceremonies with crowds packed in downtown spots. Allied troops led a review including United States British and South African units while the tricolor cross of Lorraine and stars and stripes flew together.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Post Office
French National Committee
Washington
Ottawa
de Gaulle
United States
France
South End Fire Co Friday Night Door Prize Event
Friday night at 8 30 o clock the South End Fire Company hosts a door prize drawing with a $100.00 prize. Proceeds or details not specified in the readable text.
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South End Fire Co
Swiss Broadcaster Sees Growing German Crisis
A Swiss military commentator on Swiss radio warned of a major crisis developing in Germany. He cited dwindling confidence, rising nervousness, Hitler's headquarters moving west, Rundstedt’s dismissal, and intensified persecution of Jews as key indicators.
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Germany
Hitler
Rundstedt
Germans Quit Pinsk and Retreat Across Polish Plain
German command reports abandon Pinsk in the Pripyat marshes and a retreat across southern Poland. Berlin cites Russian incursions into Grodno and advances near Warsaw toward Silesia, with activity extending along roughly 600 miles of the front from the Baltic to Luck.
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London
Pinsk
Pripyat
Berlin
Grodno
Suwalki Triangle
Luck
Old Poland
Warsaw
Silesia
Baltic Sea
Two Jap Admirals Dead on Saipan Island
The Associated Press reports Admiral Nagumo and Rear Admiral Yano died on Saipan as U S forces pound Guam and surrounding areas. The Saipan loss marks a major Japanese blow as U S advances threaten Marianas, while fighting rages nearby in New Guinea and Lithuania.
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Saipan
Adm. Nagumo
Pearl Harbor
Nimitz
Guam
Aitape
New Guinea
Saipan Island
U. S
Japan
Tokyo
Chuichi Nagumo
Central Pacific
Marianas
Yano
Dutch New Guinea
Nagumo
Gilbert and
Marshall Islands
Russians Push Toward Kaunas After Wilno Capture
Russian forces advanced from Wilno capturing prisoners and neared Kaunas within 28 miles. German troops evacuated Pinsk near Brest Litovsk, while Red Army units moved 21 miles from a key railway to Riga and Tallin. Gen Ivan Cherniakhovsky reported cavalry and tanks 50 miles from Eydtkuhnen as fighting continued in Grodno region.
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Moscow
Variouf
Kaunas
Lithuania
Brest Litovsk
Bug River
East Prussia- Riga
Baltic States
Witno
Soviet Lithuanian Republic
Wilno
Kowel
Pinsk
Luck
Pripyat
Luniniec
Warsaw
Red Army
Riga
Tallinn
Estonia
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Eydtkuhnen
East Prussia
Grodno
Notice: Cleaners Under Same Management
Cleaning service announces continuing operation under same management and thanks all past and future patrons for their support.
Cherry harvest at Nicodemus Orchard begins Wednesday
Last ten days to two weeks mark the start of picking at Nicodemus Orchard with cherries ready for harvest. The notice notes a June date and a short window for picking.
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Nicodemus Orchard
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Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Poland
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Marshal Stalin
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Council
John Gossland
Windles
Gossland
Arrivd
Periers
U.S
Asiatic Front
Hengyang
Gladwin Hill
Winchester Evening Star
Gen. de Gaulle
East of Prussia
Navy
J. B. Krueger
Reds
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