Great Allied Offensives Drive Across Normandy Fronts
Allied air forces, including 3,000 U.S. planes and 1,500 heavy bombers, supported a two-front push toward Caen and Falaise. British Canadians struck from Caen toward May sur Orne while U.S. First Army advanced from St. Lo to Lessay, with fighting intensifying and town seizures at St. Martin de Fontenay, Verrieres, and Tilly la Campagne.
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Supreme Headquarters
U. S First Army
Fallen ‘St. Lo
Lessay
Berlin
St. Lo
Falaise
St. Martin de Fontenay
Verriers
May-sur-Orne
Caen
Tilly-la-Campagne
Omar N. Bradley
France
Bernard L. Montgomery
William the Conqueror
Paris
Goering Named Council Leader as Germany Mobilizes War Effort
London reports Adolf Hitler elevates Hermann Goering to chairman of the defense council and orders total mobilization across Reich and occupied territories. Goebbels named commissar for total war. Himmler to command home army amid near Warsaw and battlefield setbacks.
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James F. King
London
Adolf Hitler
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Council For Defense of the Reich
Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Reich
Heinrich Himmler
Home Army
Hitler
Goering
Berlin
Warsaw
German Silesia
East Prusia
France
Goebbels
Himmler
Flying Artillery Blasts Germans for Power Drive
Well over 1,500 U. S. heavy bombers and an equal number of fighters attacked the Germans in the western Normandy front to pave the way for Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley's offensive. The large American fleet surpassed earlier armadas and supported the Orne river drive, while RAF night raids targeted Stuttgart Frankfurt and Berlin, and mined enemy waters.
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London
U. S
Westrn
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Caen
Orne
RAF
Stuttgart
Berlin
Prankfurt
Aachen
France
English Channel
Nazis Continue Giving Ground In Italian Zone
Allied forces pushed toward Florence within 10 miles and made gains elsewhere as German positions along the Arno were faced with retreats. Fifth and Eighth Army units advanced southwest to southeast of Florence, taking Strada and over 60 Germans, while South Africans and British guardsmen seized Monte Fili and Monte Domeni.
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Rome
Florence
Arno
San Miniato
Fifth
Eighth Army
Strada
Monte Fili
Monte Domini
Greve
Tiber Valley
Sansepolcro
Citta di Castello
Sta
Rocket Platforms Under Attack
British heavy bombers attacked a site believed linked to enemy rockets with ten projectiles that could cross the Atlantic. The Air Ministry did not locate the site while Lancaster bombers pounded platforms in the north.
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London
Air Ministry
Atlantic
Soldier John Wohlford Killed in France on Invasion Day
Mrs. John 8. Wohlford of 230 Wolf Street was informed by telegram from the War Department that technical Sergeant John Sheppard Wohlford, 27, was killed in action in France on June 6 during the Day assault on Normandy. He served with Company I, 116th Infantry, National Guard, attached to the 29th Division, trained at Camp Meade Fort Bragg and Camp Blanding before shipping out in November 1942. He was a Handley graduate and former A P Market employee. Surviving are his mother two sisters Mrs. Carl Campbell Pasco Wash Mrs. Joseph Settle Winchester and a brother Pvt S D Wohlford Camp Claiborne La. The last family contact was received in May from England.
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John
Normandy
Camp Meade
Fort Bragg
N. C
Camp Blanding
Fla
Wohlford
John S. Wohlford
Handley
Carl Campbell
Pasco
Wash
Joseph Settle
Winchester
Pvt
S. D. Wohlford
Camp Claiborne
Sgt. Wohlford
England
Advance Weather Forecast July 26 to 30 for Virginia and New York
Zone four expects cooler weather north of Virginia on Wednesday, warming Thursday, then cooler again Friday or Saturday, with southwestward cooling into Virginia. Warmer conditions Sunday and highs above 90 across Virginia and northwest areas. Rainfall over one inch total, with heavy thundershowers in places. Zone five foresees warmer Wednesday, cooler Thursday or Friday, and again by Sunday except along the Ohio river and in West Virginia. Highs above 90 with half to one inch rainfall, heavier in locales.
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Virginia
New York
Ohio River
West Virginia
Purse Found in Store Details for Return
Found a purse inside the store containing money. Instructions state it will be returned to the person who identifies the contents and pays for the ad. Pifer Printing Company contact for reclaim.
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Ad. Pifer Printing Company
Wanted Man for House Cleaning by the Hour
Help wanted ad seeks a man for hourly house cleaning at 326 Amherst Street. Also notes a cold plate supper at Stone's Chapel on Thursday July 27 at 6 o'clock with a delicious menu for 50 cents.
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Amherst St
Stone’s Chapel
Mrs. H. B. Harris Dies at University Hospital
Mrs. Fannie Davis Harris wife of Henderson Byron Harris prominent Berryville druggist died last night at University Hospital Charlottesville after a six month illness. She leaves husband two daughters Virginia Leigh and Brooke Gwathmey Harris, her mother Mrs W Creed Davis and four brothers all of Richmond. Funeral services will be from Grace Episcopal Church. Continued on Page 2 Col 2.
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Fannie Davis Harris
Henderson Byron Harris
Berryville
University Hospital
Charlottesville
W. Creed Davis
Mr. Davis
Richmond
Virginia Leigh
Brooke Gwathmey Harris
George M. Davis
William L. Davis
James T. Davis
Grace Episcopal Church
Reds to Treat With Pole Group On Polish Liberation
London reports Russia will conclude an agreement with the Polish Committee of National Liberation rather than the London exile government. Moscow says the Red Army has no territorial aims and regards the western Bug as Poland's frontier.
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London
Russia
Polish Committee of National Liberation
Red Army
Moscow
Bug
Stalin
Ag Bug
Red
Warsaw
Poland
Peoples Commissariat For Foreign Affairs
Soviet Union
Bug River
Japs Admit Time Not Ripe To Hit U S Navy Fleet
Japanese radio via Domei quotes Masanori Ito saying time not ripe for a fleet attack on the U S Navy. He cites need for air superiority and strategic study before any decisive naval engagement. The broadcast hints the fleet may stay near home waters while the American fleet risks striking Japan first.
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U. S. Navy
United States
Marianas
Tokyo
Domei
Masanori Ito
Ito
Japan
Trogo
Tsushima
Liquor Ration Is To Be Doubled
Richmond Virginia July 25 The A B C liquor ration for August will be doubled and the premium taken off pints and quarts The plan aims to ease stocking day crowds and distribute stock more evenly Coupons 51 and 52 will be valid in August Half units cover one pint or one fifth and three half-units buy one fifth of imported whiskey or domestic gin This reform ends the old practice of lining up for scarce pints and quarts at stores
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Richmond
A. B.C
Urges Germans To Quit Fighting
Moscow reports that 16 captured German generals signed an appea to renounce Hitler and end the war. The statement urges breaking with Hitler, denouncing his orders, and stopping the bloodshed, with copies spread by radio and air drops to German troops.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Velkers
27Th
Hitler
Germany
Ter
Yard Party at Strother's Grove Hosted by White Hall Grange
A yard party is planned for Thursday night the 27th at Strother's Grove hosted by the White Hall Grange. Residents are invited to participate in the community event.
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Strother’s Grove
White Hall
World At War Highlights Invasions Across Fronts
Allied forces push in Normandy toward open ground as Montgomery outflanks anti tank belts. Americans advance between St Lo and Lessay amid heavy resistance. Soviets seize ground near Lublin Lukow and approach Warsaw. Italians gain near Florence as others press on Guam Tinian and New Guinea. Japanese fleet delaying as Hengyang battle nears climax with Chinese defense.
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Normandy
Montgomery
St. Lo
Lessay
Ridgeway Charged With Firing Cather Orchard
Charles Milton Ridgeway, 32, admitted starting fires at the Cather orchard on the Welltown pike, damaging about 90 trees and killing some. Deputy sheriffs report three fires, two on July 9 and a third last Sunday, with estimated losses between 1500 and 2000 dollars. A preliminary hearing is set, with continued remand.
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Charles Milton Ridgeway
Robert L. DeHaven
C. Irvine Cather
A. J. Bell
DeHaven
Ridgeway
Martinsburg Pike
Cather Orchard
Cather
Welltown Pike
Dan Metz
Oscar Ware
Ene
Seas
Lynchburg
Used Electric Appliances Wanted Top Cash Ed Molden Store
Ads offer top cash for used electric appliances by Ed Molden Electrical Appliance Store. Includes Loudoun address and phone number plus sale days Tuesday and Thursday.
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Molden
Loudoun
Notice of household goods sale at J E Ware residence
Household goods to be sold at public auction on Saturday July 29 at 1 p m. at the residence of J E Ware 106 Street location appears in the notice with what seems to be a parcel or file reference 1-25-1p-41.
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J. E. Ware
Poles in Lwow Revolt as Germans Ousted in City
The Polish Telegraph Agency says Germans are driven from three fourths of Lwow with Poles in the rest resisting, sparking street battles. Soviet columns nearing Warsaw threaten a broader push as Lublin and Lukow fall and Red armies threaten the Wisla.
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Lublin
Lukow
Siedlce
Warsaw
Vistula
Riga
Lwow
London
Dismiss Warrant In Poultry Case
Judge John Rice dismissed the warrant against C. F. Nicholas proprietor of Winchester Poultry Company for operating a slaughter house within the city without council permission and in violation of city ordinance. The defense argued the ordinance is special legislation violating Virginia constitution section 63. Attorneys were J Sloan Kuykendall Harry Kern and city solicitor James P Reardon had no comment.
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John Rice
C. F. Nicholas
Winchester Poultry Company
Virginia
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Harry Kern
James P. Reardon
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Ukraines
Silesia
Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Sions
Oradour
International Soundphoto
By Austin Bealmear
Noland Norgaard
John Wohlford
H. B. Harris
The
Associated Press
Winchester Evening Star
Guam
Tinan
New Guinea
Asiatic Front
Hengyang
C. M. Ridgeway
Bulletin
Daniel DE Luce
Wisla
San Ver
Baltic
Carpathian Mountains
Brody
Koney
Rokossovsky
Braddock
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