Guam Invasion Advances As Pacific Fleet Pummels island
U S forces pushed the Guam liberation ahead of schedule with amphibious landings from multiple beachheads. Marines and soldiers moved inland to seize heights while battleships and aircraft provided heavy support. Tokyo claimed heavy Allied losses, but Nimitz reported moderate casualties and swift supply runs within hours of landings.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
U.S
Port Apra
Gaum
Fine Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Asan
Agat
John R. Henry
Richard W. Conolly
Chester W. Nimitz
Truman To Carry Cause of Democracy To Electorate
The Democratic party names Harry S. Truman of Missouri as its new Vice Presidential nominee and urges a vigorous campaign for a fourth Roosevelt term. Truman vows to meet Roosevelt, delay resigning as Senate war program committee chair briefly, and carry the democratic message to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Chicago
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Missouri
Senate
Congress
Wallace
Iowa
Henry Wallace
White House
Allies Close In On Florence From Three Directions
Allied Fifth and Eighth Army forces tightened the noose on Florence from three approaches. American units seized Tavernelle and nearby towns while advancing toward the Arno line and striking toward Castel Fiorentino. British and Polish troops pushed toward Senigallia and Pisa as German reinforcements were diverted to Italy from the Russian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fifth
Eighth Army
Florence
Fifth Army
Tavernelle
Barberino Dal D’elsa
Capanne
Elsa
Arno
Castel Fiorentino
San Giovanni
Pisa
Adriatic
Senigallia
Misa
Italy
Berlin Night Bombing Rolls On As RAF Strikes Europe
British Mosquitos bomb Berlin while Italian bombers hit Czechoslovakia for the second time in 24 hours attacking the Pardubice oil refinery east of Prague. Brux synthetic oil plant in Sudetenland attacked by American heavy bombers. Seventeen Italian-based planes missing. twelve enemy aircraft destroyed. Weather slows Normandy operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Pardubice
Prague
Europe
Romania
Fish Channel
RAF
Brux
Sudetenland
U S. 15Th Air Force
Italy
Yugoslavia
Normandy Battle Front
Red Army Push Drives Toward Warsaw and Baltic Fronts
Soviet forces renewed large scale offensives along a 200 mile front pushing toward Warsaw with front reports placing troops within 90 miles of the Polish capital. In the Baltics Col. Gen. Maslenikov’s units seized Ostrov and cleared areas north of Ostrov Pskov.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Baltics
Ivan I. Maslennikov
Ostrov
Ostrov- Pskov
Tishina
Latvia
Hitler
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Bialystok
Brest Litovsk
Czerem
Cha
Vielkoryta
Western Bug
Sawin
Lublin
Wisla
Vistula
Chelm
Suojarin
Kyrill A. Meretskov
Tarnopol
Buczacz
Hungary
Tottering Lwow
Brody
Lwow
Pravda
Lubom
Red
Bug River
Hawthorne Elected To Shenandoah Valley Bank Board
Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne, prominent local physician, was unanimously elected by the Shenandoah Valley National Directors as a director, succeeding the late Tussell Cather. Hawthorne is active in civic work and has led in Winchester Common Council duties and Virginia Medical Society affairs in Winchester.
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Allen T. Hawthorne
Shenandoah Valley National
Tussell Cather
Shenandoah Valley National Today
Hawthorne
Common Council of
Winchester
of Virginia Medical D Tcing
Chicken dinners at Robert Lee's Lunch Val Ley Pike
A brief lunchroom note advertises chicken dinners at Robert Lee's Lunch on Val Ley Pike for $1.00 with a contact phone listed as 6018.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
Valley Pike
Two Submarines Listed As Lost By Navy Service
The U S Navy announced the presumed loss of two submarines the Trout and the Tullibee with crews of about 65 aboard each. Both were overdue on war patrols and listed as lost with all hands. The Trout earned a Silver Star for daring operations in the Philippines in 1942 and was commanded by Lt Com Frank W Fenno Jr. The Tullibee, commissioned in 1943, was under Cmdr Charles F Brindupke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Philippine
Philippines
Trout
Army
Corregidor
Frank Wesley Fenno
Albert H. Clark
Irvine Drive
Ordina
Calif
Mary Crane Clark
Tullibee
Charles F. Brindupke
Ann R. Brindupke
Murray Avenue
Annapolis
PeThe Trout
Government Bonds Offer Safe 3 Percent Return
The piece compares investors locking money in lock boxes with the biblical talents parable. It urges buying US government bonds maturing in ten years, redeemable before maturity, at 2.9 percent if held to due date. It stresses bonds are as safe as currency and support for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
29th Infantry Division Praised for St Lo Victory in France
In France the U S 29th Infantry Division earned high praise for capturing St Lo after eight days of hard fighting beginning June 6 1944. Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania troops led assaults alongside the 1st Division as D Day forces broke German defenses on the central Normandy beachhead. General praised their heroism and devotion noting the July 18 final drive by the 115th Infantry Regiment.
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France
U. S
St. Lo
Normandy
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
No Advance Is Reported During Day In France
The Allied command in Normandy reported no new advances in the past 24 hours. The brief air operation communique notes Esquay loss and confusion over Maltot, St Martin de Fontenay, and Noyers, with maps showing contested positions between the Orne and Odon rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
France
Supreme Command
Esquay
Caen
Orne
Odon
No Man’s Land
St. Martin de Fontenay
Noyers
Turning Point Seen for Germany Says Gen Badoglio
Rome July 22 Marshal Badoglio says Germany has reached a turning point. He cites inability to halt Russian offensives and lack of reserves for Italy and Normandy. He doubts a people rebellion, predicting a possible German revolt by high officers like Rundstedt.
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Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Normandy
Badoglio
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Repairs Planned for State Highways in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Highways reports Route 522 between Winchester and the West Virginia line has received a surface treatment to fix weak spots. Nelson H. Clark of Luray applied the drug treatment, extending seven miles toward Winchester and five miles between Nain and Back Creek, paused for crushed stone. A return visit will fix primary and secondary roads. Route 11 will receive plant mix between Winchester and Strasburg by American Asphalt Paving Company. Prisoners at Stephens City road camp are working across four counties on washouts, including the Siler section in Frederick County after last month’s cloudburst.
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Winchester
West Virginia Line
Residency Office
Virginia Department of Highways
Nelson H. Clark
Luray
Nain
Back Creek
Clark
Strasburg
American Asphalt Paving Company
Washington, D. C
Edinburg
Stephens City
Frederick County
Siler
World At War Highlights Across Fronts
Germany blames a small circle of officers for the attempted assassination and vows obedience. Stalin's purge reportedly claims up to 100 generals. On other fronts the Normandy invasion slows, Warsaw threatened, Florence nears, Guam heavy fighting continues, and Burma and China actions expand.
Official Quarter In Reich Capital Put Under Guard
A Berlin dispatch to Der Bund reports Berlin’s government quarter blocked off by army and Waffen SS for hours to carry out purge measures after Hitler assassination attempt. Unconfirmed rumors claimed Nazi purge targeted generals including Walther von Brauchitsch and Rundstedt, but the correspondent says Berlin remained quiet and no incidents are confirmed.
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Bern
Berlin
der Bund
Reich
Hitler
Germany
Walther von Brauchitsch
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Ded Bund
Waffen SS
Eyes Demand Prompt Examination By Hodgson and Brown
Daily delay weighs on eyes. Seek examination today at Hodgson and Brown for professional eye care guidance and early detection of issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
Seed Sale Notice From Winchester Co
Seed advertisement announces late inventory of urban and garden seeds from Winchester Co including varieties for home gardening. Read as a brief product notice with pricing and availability for customers seeking seeds this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Co
Our Seed
100 Generals Said Slain In Gestapo Purge
Reports from Andora across the French border say German forces in southern France face upheaval amid rumors of an army plot. In Herault, Austrian volunteers reportedly joined Maquis after killing four SS commanders and deserting with supplies. Toulouse saw German orders to move troops to barracks and an SS division deployed to police the city.
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Andora
Pyrennes
France
Herault Department
Montpellier
Toulouse
Hitler says coup crushed as purge widens in Germany
Adolf Hitler announces in a daylong order that a small circle of unscrupulous officers failed to seize power and that loyalty will see Germany to victory. Reports from Stockholm and Basel claim mass arrests and executions of generals, with high officers possibly dead, while naval and army pockets in Kiel Stettin and southern Germany reportedly revolt or hide.
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Germany
Hitler
Stockholm
Gestapo
Bern
von Brauchitsch
von Runstedg
List
von Mannstein
Beck
London
Adolf Hitler
Switzerland
Walther von Brauchitsch
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Sigmund Wilhelm List
Fritz Erich von Mannstein
Berlin
Radio
France
Algiers
Basel
Kiel
Stettin
Brazzaville
Madrid
Obert Ley
Store and Office Closed Saturdays at Noon
Until further notice the store and office will close every Saturday at noon. In case of emergency call 4457 or 5196. Miller and Anderson report this notice dated January 19 with filing reference 1p41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller and Anderson
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Noland Norgaard
R.A.F. Force
By Austin Bealmear
Pole Capital
Shenandoah Valley Bank Board
Navy
Pacific
29Th
By Don Whitehead
Russia
Winchester Evening Star
The
Associated Press
Allied
City
Tokyo
Island
Principal Harbor
Burma
Kungling
Mangshin
Lungling
Hengyang
China
Thomas F. Hawkins
Leggett’s Dept
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