Allied and Axis clash as Sicily push continues
RAF Beaufighters attack Kalamate airfield in southern Greece. Italian communique claims heavy Allied attacks in central Sicily with armor. Allied reporters say Termini and western Sicily are under mop up, with 70,000 prisoners and multiple generals captured as northern Sicily tightens Allied grip.
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Termini
Dantel de Luce
North Africa
Sicily
Palermo
U. S
Messina
Stalingrad
Mmecine
Ea&st
Hermann Goeringse
15Th Armored
Tunisia
Othern Gemeente
Catania
Taran Siouth
Eight Americans Accused As Spies Indicted for Treason
Eight Americans including two women were indicted for treason for broadcasting from Germany and Italy in support of the Axis war effort. Indictments, returned in Washington before Judge Morris, allege the defendants aided enemies by urging U.S. citizens to oppose the war. Eight defendants face possible death penalty. seven broadcast from Germany, one from Italy. Among them Ezra Pound, 57, poet born in Hailey Idaho, and Robert H. Best, 47, former U.S. sergeant.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
Biddle
Federal
James W. Morris
District of Columbia
Justice Department
United States
Ezra Pound
Hailey
Ida
York City
England
France
Robert H. Best
Sumter
United Soret
Eri
Europe
Russians Gain Ground Near Orel After Tough Fighting
Soviet forces pushed 242 to 54 miles on the Orel front and closed to within six miles of Bryansk amid heavy German losses. Stalin personally supervised operations as the Red Army advanced despite counterattacks and air strikes, taking many prisoners and destroying tanks.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Orel
Bryansk Ara
Stalin
Red Army
Caucasus
Lake Ladoga
Red Air Force
Com
Injured Cadet Reported After Trainer Plane Crash
William Haymaker Jr a 20 year old from Washington DC, training as a Naval Aviation Cadet in Missouri, believed injured in a trainer plane crash. Report notes include remarks about Mrs Summers and Mrs Peeny, and other relatives, with limited details due to report ambiguity.
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William Haymaker, Jr
Washington, D. C
Missouri
J. W. Summers
W. B. Peeny
Aero
Wiert Husiter Waytack Tewen
Minel Dick
Ca Haymaker
Rinses Bie
Athens
Saturday War Stamp Sales Hit All Time High in Winchester
Winchester citizens flocked to two events by the Board of Trade and the Winchester Protective Force on Saturday driving war stamp sales to 8 962 dollars. The JET auction brought in 5 734 50 and V P FP sales 3 227 50. The Shangri La drive nears its 26 000 quota with 25 150 60 raised so far. Local merchants donated items sold for war stamps including a wall mirror for 350 and other furnishings.
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Winchester
Board of Trade
Winchester Co
Virginia Protective Force
V. P. FP
Shangri-La
William Schneider
F. . Pingley
WR. Ee
G. G. Baker
Essen Subjected To Concentrated Attacks By RAF
London reports heavy bombers struck Essen last night in a concentrated raid while Mosquito aircraft bombed Hamburg and Cologne and swept over northwest Germany the low countries and France. Twenty five planes were listed as missing and five enemy aircraft were shot down in the operations.
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London
RAP
Essen
Hamburg
Cologne
Germany
Low Countries
France
Air Ministry
Biggest Aerial Job In Pacific Made On Munda
American bombers led the largest southwest Pacific air raid with strong fighter escort. The area was thoroughly bombed and six hundred miles west the Royal Australian Air Force hit the Gasmata airdrome, destroying the radio station and strafing runways. Eight Allied fighters were lost, four were shot down, three pilots survived. No ground news available from New Guinea or New Georgia.
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Eee Spencer
Arters
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Royal Australian Air Force
Gasmata
New Britain
New Guinea
New Georgia
Plans Complete For Big War Stamp Parade
Winchester and Frederick county residents prepare for a Quotarian war stamp parade to boost the Shangri La total. The event features horse drawn vehicles, ponies, and bicycles with a march lineup including Firemen Band V P F and Boy Scouts. The parade forms at 7 15 at the Pennsylvania station headed for motion through town under local officials leadership.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Holmes Yeakley
Amos Shryock
Arthur Ritter
Pennsylvania Station
F. A. Shryock
Nelson Page
Osmar Drive Swanson
Boscawen
Washington
Cameron
Three Fined After Bus Terminal Fracas Sunday
Three defendants were fined after a disturbance at a bus terminal. Eliza Hill and Alfred Smith, both charged with drunk and disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, received fines and costs. The fourth defendant, Douglas North, was found not guilty amid lingering testimony about a “Jim Crow” law incident.
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Smith
117Th Street
N. Y
Eliza Hill
Central Park West
Alfred Smith
Douglas North
Washington-Roanoke
Plank
Bywaters
Dove
Smallwood
Sheriff Bywaters
Italian Collapse Would End War Sooner
Associated Press war analysis by Wes Gallagher argues Mussolini's downfall and Italy's surrender could open a bloodless second front, shorten the war by months or years, and give Allies airfields in northern Italy to bomb Germany. It notes liabilities include feeding 40 million Italians and stationing half a million troops, and discusses air war efficiency.
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Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Geneva
Eisenhower
Mussolini
New York
Italy
Mediterranean
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Balkans
Aii
Greece
America
Britain
England
Luftwaffe
Weekend Crashes fill county roads. three charged in DUI
A weekend of automobile crashes kept state and city officers busy as three men faced drunken driving charges. On Route 255 near Winchester a three car collision left Garvin LeRoy Carper 18 of 305 Virginia Avenue, charged with driving while intoxicated, along with Stanley Boyce 16 and Ernest Luther Good 21.
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Route 255
Winchester
Garvin LeRoy Carper
Virginia Avenue
Stanley Boyce
Route 1
Ernest Luther Good
White Post
Good
Boyce
Carper
Meeting Notice at Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Seely 115 and Company 35 VRM are called to meet at 7 15 p m in uniform at the Pennsylvania Railroad station to participate in pa W A Baker Commanding Officer VPF
War Shake-Up Reported As Italian Divisions Recalled
Algiers July 26 AP dispatch says Marshal Pietro Badoglio ordered 22 Italian divisions home from Yugoslavia and Greece and recalled three or four more from France amid apparent efforts toward peace.
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Algiers
Pietro Badogliadi
Yugoslavia
Greece
France
Churchill to brief Commons on Italian war situation
London report says Prime Minister Churchill will present a comprehensive view of the Italian war situation to Parliament at the next sitting. The briefing is expected to cover strategic developments and allied actions.
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London
Churchill
Commons
White House silent on Mussolini ouster reports
Washington July 26 The White House withheld comment on Mussolini's ousting saying no new official word had arrived The press secretary Stephen Early reported no overnight reports from American officials in Africa and doubted access to any undisclosed information
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Washington
White House
Mussolini
Italy
Stephen Early
Africa
Capital Stunned By News About Il Duce's Ouster
Washington reacts with cautious silence as Mussolini is ousted. Officials weigh impact on war aims and possible terms for a separate peace, while King Vittorio Emanuele and Marshal Badoglio emerge as pivotal figures in Italy's shifting leadership.
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Il Duce
William Frye
Washington
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Worty Washington
White House
War and Navy Departments
Vittorio Emanuele
Roosevelt
Churchill
Pietro Badoglio
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Badoglio
Casablanca
Wanted Reliable girl to help with cooking and housework
Advert placed seeking a reliable live in domestic helper, listed as white or colored. The notice specifies duties in cooking and general housework with no further personal conditions given.
Public sale notice for Mrs. Wisecarver property
Public sale scheduled for Saturday July 31 at 1 pm for Mrs. Martin Wisecarver at 302 Amherst. Details appear on page 8 of the issue.
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Martin Wisecarver
Amherst
Italy Proclaims Martial Law After Mussolini Ouster
London reports indicate Italy declares martial law as Badoglio takes command to restore order after Mussolini and his cabinet are ousted. Army to suppress gatherings, workers urged to stay at their posts, troops authorized to fire on violators. Mussolini reportedly arrested or sought after fleeing to Germany. Italy fights on as German forces advance.
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London
Italy
Benitolini
Gareai Front
Badoglio
Mussolini
Germany
France
Rome
Switzerland
Sweden
Reuters
Stockholm
Bern
Imbo c
Sicily
Ler
Mrs Hyman dies in Baltimore
Mrs Jack Wilkins learned this morning at 10 30 oclock of her mother Mrs Hyman s death in Baltimore. Wilkins had just returned home after being at her bedside. Death attributed to complications with details limited this afternoon.
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Jack Wilkins
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association Monthly Meeting
The Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association will hold its regular monthly meeting as scheduled. Members are informed to attend and participate in association business and updates on fire protection activities.
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Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
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Middle East Air Command
Kalamate
Middle East
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William McGaffin
Wm. Haymaker, Jr
RAF
Munda
George Eagle
Edgar ‘Warner
William Cooper
Papermill Road
W._H. Vermillion
John Sloat
A. G Swanson
Olmer Swanson
Vermillion
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Mines Sevanpee Saeeed
Coke TS
Mary Ellen Clowser
East Germain Street
Fracas
W. A. Baker
VPF
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