Truman Gains Votes Nazis Lose On All Fronts
Democratic National Convention in Chicago opens a pivotal phase as Truman gains pledged support while Wallace fights to stay viable. Hennegan signals Roosevelt will be renominated. Farley hints at Byrd opposition, and cabinet members split between Wallace and Truman amid debate on the platform.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Normandy
Chicago Stadium
Robert E. Hennegan
Jack Bell
Henry A. Wallace
Harry S. Truman
Frank Walker
Wallace
Francis Biddle
Harold Ickes
Biddle
Pennsylvania
Walker
Ickes
Illinois
Kansas
Harry Truman
Missouri
Germans' Defense Bastions Totter Under Red Assaults
The Red Army opened a new offensive west of Kowel as seven fronts clash, with Russian forces reportedly reaching Augustow near Suwalki in East Prussia. The Russians pressure Lwow and other cit ies while breaking through the Bug river line, and Gen. Maslennikov's Baltic Army crosses the Velikaya. Continued on Page 3.
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London
Red Army
Kowel
Stalin
Moscow
Niemen River
East Prussia
Augustow
Lwow
Brest Litovsk
Bialystok
Kaunas
Daugavpils
Poland
Bug River
Russia
Latvian Republic
Ivan Maslennikov
Velikaya
Hitler Bomb Attack Leaves Leader Bruised and Burned
London reports Adolf Hitler was burned and bruised in an unsuccessful attack. Three top generals were seriously hurt, including Lt Gen Schmundt, with Jodl and others less gravely injured. Mussolini met Hitler after the incident as Tojo fell in Tokyo.
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London
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Alfred Jodl
FCC
Fuehrer
Stockholm
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Schmundt
de Campe
Brandt
Borgmann
Berger
Jodl
Karl Bod-Enschatz
Guenther Korten
Air Force
Buhle
Heusinger
Walter Scherff
Voss
von Put
U S Troops Push On Toward Pisa Across Arno Front
American forces press along a 25 mile front beyond the Arno river driving Germans to the Gothic line. Colle Salvetti falls as units reach south of Livorno and near Pisa. Polish Italian columns cut the Torrette road from Ancona while armor advances inland along the Esino river. Remnants of guards mop up as 34th Division enters Livorno amid rainy conditions.
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Rome
Arno
Colle Salvetti
Livorno
Pisa
Ancona
Torrette A Mare
Esino
Chiaravalle
Fifth
Certaldo
San Appiano
Vico d’Elsa
Poppiano
Linari
San Donato
Castellina
Impotant
Castelfiorentina
Fifth Army
Pontedera
34Th Division
Eighth
Central Germany Hit Hard in Third Day of Allied Bombing
London reports a coordinated Allied onslaught on Germany with 2,000 Britain based American planes striking oil and aircraft plants near Leipzig while another fleet hit Munich and Friedrichshafen airfields. RAF daylight raids targeted Thiverny caves near Paris and Chaulnes rail yards as Marauder bombers over Normandy joined the effort.
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London
Germany
Leipzig
Italy
Munich
Friedrichshafen
Saarbrucken
Schweinfurt
Frankfort
Merseburg
Lutzendorf
England
France
North Sea
Bremen
Yard Party at Church of Our Saviour
A yard party at Church of Our Saviour on Friday July 21 at 9 p.m. features all home made foods including ice cream, with proceeds or social gathering details suggested by the readable text.
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Church of Our Saviour
County Crops Are Improved By Rain
County agent I Fred Stine reports deep countywide rainfall yesterday improved crop prospects. Two steady rains boosted moisture. Winchester Lab records .65 inch, July total 1.97. If trends continue, 60 to 75 percent of late crops may mature. corn on shale land damaged up to 50 percent. fruit looks good aside from summer apples and early peaches.
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I. Fred Stine
Blacksburg
Stine
Winchester Research Laboratory
Mrs Lichliter Fatally Burned In Home Fire
Mrs Georgie Lichliter 36 of Boyce died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 7 05 last night from burns suffered when she tried to smother a smouldering stove fire. Flames enveloped her as the room exploded and neighbors helped extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrived. The fire gutted the four remaining rooms of the frame dwelling.
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Georgie Lichliter
E. M. Lichliter
Boyce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
H. S. Pifer
John H. Enders Fire Company
Ballot Box Must Not Become Hitler's Secret Weapon
Senator Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana told the Democratic convention in CHICAGO that wartime should not spur a change in administration. He warned against the ballot box becoming Hitler's weapon and urged keeping the current leadership as the fight to win the war continues. He argued the electorate will reject change and that America will win the war regardless of who is president.
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Chicago
Samuel D. Jackson
Indiana
Jackson
America
United States
Waste Paper Salvage Drive Expands Across County
J R Wilson of the War Production Board visits Winchester and Frederick County to boost waste paper collection. The campaign uses mail, newspapers, and radio and ends with a county wide pickup on Saturday July 29. Local drives coordinated by Boy Scouts and Junior Board of Trade Led by Ben Belchie with Harold Teets and Rev R B Moore leading in Stephens City and Middletown. Wilson to meet Raymond Hoover to organize 4 H groups in other areas. He praises the local organization as well built.
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J. R. Wilson
War Production Board
Washington
Winchester
Frederick County
Wilson
Boy Scouts
Junior Board of Trade
Winchester Salvage Committee
Ben Belchie
Harold Teets
Stephens City
R. B. Moore
Middletown
Raymond Hoover
Fort Loudoun To Close For Vacations
The Fort Loudoun will close for vacations on Friday the 21st and reopen on the 26th.
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Fort Loudoun
Neutral Bankers Warned as Nazi Fortunes Seal Loot
London reports Britain warns neutral treasuries and banks that Nazi fortunes held there will be treated as contraband by the United Nations. Lord Selborne says Nazis attempted deposits under false names and that a department will list looted masterpieces to recover them for rightful owners.
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London
Britain
United Nations
Lord Selborne
Selborne
Prisoner Ballot Is Sent Back
A Virginian soldier voting ballot addressed to a man in a German prison camp was returned undelivered. R E Wilkins denied disclosing the prisoner’s name to avoid family alarm. The censorship office said the ballot was intended for a missing war worker and could not be delivered due to prisoners of war.
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Richmond
Val
R. E. Wilkins
Secretary
the Commonwealth
Wilkins
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Office of Censorship
New York
Further Repulses On New Guinea
Gen MacArthur reports further repulses of enemy attempts to break out of a New Guinea trap with 45 000 Japanese cornered facing death by starvation disease or steel. On captured Noemfoor Island 2 240 Japanese have died in recent weeks. China fights to hold Hengyang as relief appears in sight for the Hengyang garrison and U S 14th Air Force targets Japanese supply lines. The Peiping Canton railway last gap remains a slow grind toward Tojo's fall.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
Noemfoor Island
China
Yengyang
Canton-Hankow
Chungking
Tojo
Bombing Of Guam Enters Barrage Stage In Pacific War
The U S Pacific Fleet reports Guam’s bombardment has moved into a barrage phase with battleships cruisers and destroyers pounding defense positions. Carrier planes added two attacks dropping 468 tons of explosives as Saipan looms 125 miles away. Rota Island also suffered near 80 tons of bombs.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Japan
Tojo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
The
Marians
Nimitz
Saipan
Pacific
Rota Island
Buzz Bomb Bases Likely Changed
London reports belief that German flying bombs now launched from bases inside France with more from the east, suggesting new bases beyond Pas De Calais. RAF fighters and anti aircraft fire downed many bombs as London endured heavy but slightly lighter night raids and Prime Minister Churchill noted evacuations of over 170,000 women and children.
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London
France
England
Pas de Calais
Britain
RAF
Henry A. Willink
Commons
Churchill
Fronts Report Wide World War Activity Across Europe and Asia
World War fronts report British armor driving toward Le Havre and Paris as Allied forces advance along a 10 mile Caen front. Russians claim German signs of fatigue west of Niemen guarding East Prussia. Key bastions including Lwow Brest-Litovsk and Kaunas face multi pronged assaults. Italy sees diminished German resistance as Allies tighten control of Livorno and Ancona. Bombing targets Leipzig area as 2,000 American planes strike central Germany. Koiso appointed in Japan with Yonai out, Guam under heavy bombardment ahead of new landings. Chungenking aids Hengyand garrison while US 14th Air Force cuts Japanese supply lines.
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Associated Press
le Havre
Paris
Caen
Niemen River
East Prussia
Lwow
Brest-Litovsk
Bialystok
Kaunas
Daugavpils Totter
Belgium
France
Vimont
Richard Nugent O’connor
Troarn
U. SS
St. Lo
Periers
Supreme Command
Associated Press War Core
Hal Boyle
Ay River
Lessay
Seine
British Tanks Press Forward in Caen Front Assault
Allied reports say British armor cut into German lines five miles southeast of Caen on a broad front for the third day of the offensive. Heavy fighting raged around Troarn and Boulogne Boulogne, with Rommel-linked units amid the action as Allied forces pushed toward Paris and the Seine.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Troarn
Mar¢shal
Erwin Rommel
Bouroguebus
OPA Suspends Gas Privilege at Winchester Station
Field enforcement attorney J. Ray Larcombe announces the suspension of Roy E. Webber's Service Station in Winchester for the war. He allegedly bought counterfeit gas coupons and endorsed them with fictitious license numbers and deposited them with the distributor to cover a shortage. The coupons came from Leo H. Gaunt of Boyce, convicted in Harrisonburg for illegal possession and sale.
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J. Ray Larcombe
Roanoke
OPA
Roy E. Webber
Winchester
Webber
Leo H. Gaunt
Boyce
Harrisonburg
Store and Office Closing Early This Saturday
Until further notice the store and office will close at noon on Saturday for emergency reasons. For emergencies call 4457 or 5196 Miller and Anderson.
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Miller and AnDerson
For Sale Ads China Closet Set at 118 S Kent St
For sale china closet dining room set and chairs located at 118 South Kent Street Loudoun County. Contact phone shown for inquiries and schedule viewing.
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S. Kent St
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Hannegan
Farley
Byrd
James A. Farley
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Enases
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Lou
Oun St
Bulletin
Daniel DE Luce
By Noland Norgaard
Wieners
Adolph Hitler
Goebbels
Winchester Evening Star
Island
Pacific Front
Kuniaki Koiso
Mitsumasa Yonai
Asiatic Front
Chuneking
Hengyand
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Undergrounds Unite
S. Loudoun
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