Allied Armor Breaks into Coutances Region in Normandy Push
Allied spearheads drive 15 miles from St Lo to Coutances as 84th German army corps is cut off near the sea. 4,000+ prisoners taken. Rommel’s debacle recalled as Axis forces retreat toward Avranches and Vire with Montgomery’s troops advancing. Moscow radio proclaims Red Army near Berlin.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Coutances
St. Lo
Tessy-Sur- Vire
Vire
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Bradley
Lessay
Marguerin
Periers
Corbuchon
Soulles
Avranches
Allied air sweep pounds German and Romanian oil centers
American and British air forces press oil targets, blasting the Merseburg synthetic fuel plants and the Ploesti oil complex near Bucharest. About 1,000 bombers and 1,000 fighters hit Merseburg with raids extending to Halle and Dessau, while over 500 Liberators and escorts bombed Ploesti for the 12th time, as Normandy support missions hit enemy transports from Paris to the Atlantic coast.
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London
Merseburg
The
Reich
Ploesti
Romania
England
Italy
Normandy
France
Coutances
Paris
Atlantic
Sale River
Leipzig
Halle
Dessau
Bucharest
Fresh Destruction Wrought On England By Buzz Bombs
London reports flying bombs over southern England and the London area causing store explosions and fires. Firemen and rescuers dig through wreckage as villagers and apartment residents seek shelter after several bombs, with pilots shooting down others and a town narrowly escaping.
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England
London
Allied Victories Across Pacific Reported From July 1944 Front
Allied forces score several victories against Japan in the Pacific, including strikes on Palau and Truk and a carrier raid that sank ships and damaged air bases. British forces hit Sabang, while Chinese forces retake Leiyang. Guam and Tinian pressure Japan as American and British actions disrupt supply lines and coastal defenses. Nimitz notes Guam fighting ongoing.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
U. S
Carolines
Palau
Philippines
Japan
Hengyang
Truk
Sabang
China
Caroline
Douglas MacArthur
Sumatra
Burma
Singapore
London
Far
Guam
Tinian
Marianas
Ushi
Harbor
Nimitz
Apra Harbor
Sumay
New Guinea
Chines
Leiyang
Canton-Hankow
City Youth Center Idea Revisited for Local Support
Winchester notes city recreation unable to open a Youth Center after national support cut from USO lounge. Finances blocked the teen project though Miss Gregory manages funds well. Writer urges revival of the plan as a civic group youth aid project. Donna Lon comments on auto and street plays not paying.
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USO
Gregory
Will Not Open Girl Scout Camp
The Winchester Girl Scout Council will not open the White Rock camp this year as a precaution advised by Dr. L M Allen and the State Health Department. No epidemic exists but girls should stay at home and avoid swimming. Officials hope to arrange a weekend camping trip for each troop once the danger has passed.
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Winchester
Health Department
Temperature At New High For Week
The temperature at 2 92 o'clock this afternoon stood at 96 degrees with indications it would rise further. The Winchester Research Laboratory logged a 64 degree minimum in the last 24 hours. This marks the sixth day with 90s and no rain locally since July 1920.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Auction of 15 shares Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock
Public sale to be held at the County Court House in Winchester Virginia on July 29 at 12 o clock noon. The sale is cash and administers c t a d b n of Phil H Gold Estate. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
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County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Farmers and Merchants
National Bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Phil H. Gold Estate
Dunn & Duvall
Potomac Edison Preferred to Auction 5 Shares at Court House
7 percent preferred stock to be sold at public auction at the Court House Saturday at noon. July 29. Dunn & Duvall listed as auctioneers. Also a help wanted notice seeks a house cleaner by the hour at 326 Amherst Street.
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Amherst St
Nipponese Deny Hanging Fliers
Tokyo official broadcast denies reports that American pilots who crash on Japanese soil have been executed or would be executed. The denial cites no foundation for such claims and notes prior Tokyo acknowledgments of executions for some Dolittle raid fliers as context.
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London
Tokyo
United States
Switzerland
Singapore
Japan
Associated Press
Continued Hot Weather Predicted With Showers
Prediction notes continuing heat through July 29 and August 2 with a warm weekend. Highs around 90 from Sunday to Tuesday, scattered thundershowers expected after Monday, average rainfall over an inch. Cooler weather and showers possible by Wednesday or Thursday.
Sale of household goods on July 29 at 1 pm
Notice announces a sale of household goods at the residence of J. E. Ware located at 106 Southwerk Street on Saturday July 29 at 1 p m. This public sale is listed with docket reference 7 25 tp 41.
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J. E. Ware
Southwerk St
Five Room Bungalow With Garage Priced for Quick Sale
bungalow with bath lights cistern and garage on lot 80 by 160 offered for fast sale. price listed at 3750 dollars. seller named Roy P. Duvall. (T 24 26 28 1p 31)
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Roy P. Duvall
Potomac Edison Stock Auction At Winchester Court House
At Court House Winchester Va on Saturday July 29 at 12 noon blocks of Potomac Edison 6 percent preferred stock to be auctioned. Notes reference 7 27 1p 21. Auctioneer details not given. Bidders advised to inspect certificates and confirm lot numbers prior to sale.
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Court House
Winchester
Potomac Edison
Dunn & Duvall
Wounded Men Killed as Troop Plane Crashes in Scotland
A U S troop transport crashed into a 40 foot cliff near Mull of Galloway Scotland killing 24 people. Seventeen wounded American soldiers were among the dead. Six crew members and a nurse died. a fire burned many bodies beyond recognition. Two other planes in the formation landed to raise the alarm.
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London
U. S
Mull of Galloway
Scotland
England
Won't Work With Jap Laborers
A walkout of 800 AFL maintenance of way workers on Illinois Central Railroad facilities in Chicago was averted when the railroad withdrew 59 Japanese Americans from service after protests by workers. The men had been employed July 20 and were vouched for by the War Relocation Authority. Another Illinois Central group of 75 committee men from seven craft shops declared in a meeting that they refused to work with any Japanese or war prisoners under any conditions.
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Chicago
AFL
Mdlinois Central Railroad
War Relocation Authority
G. J. Willingham
I. C
Illinois Central Group
World At War Highlights Across Fronts In 24 Hours
AP report outlines German withdrawals at Brest Litovsk Kaunas Lwow Siauliai and Daugavpils as Red Army advances. US tank breakthrough on 25 mile Normandy front threatens Coutances-Lessay. 1 000 Flying Fortresses and escorts hit central Germany. Japan denies B 29 executions while Palau Truk Sabang gains noted. Italian front pushes toward Florence amid stiff resistance. Hengyang battles see inconclusive fighting with Chinese defense holding.
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Normandy
St. Lo
Coutances-Lessay
Dewey Opposes Fish Reelection Over Race Issue
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declared opposition to Rep. Hamilton Fish in New York 29th district race, citing “racial and religious issues” in campaigns. Dewey said such tactics are disgraceful and unAmerican, while Fish remained unavailable for comment. Fish reportedly told the New York Evening Post Jews are more or less for the New Deal.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
James C. Hagerty
Dewey
GOP
New York City
Hagerty
New York Evening Post
Clarke Ration Office To Close August 3
The Clarke County War Price and Rationing Board in Berryville will close to the public all day Thursday August 3 to finish existing work.
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Clarke County War Price and Rationing Board
Berryville
Seven New Poliomyelitis Cases Reported in Virginia
Seven new poliomyelitis cases raise Virginia’s year total to 121 with 115 since June 1. Cases come from Smyth Campbell Franklin Prince William Pulaski and Elizabeth City counties. A new ward for polio patients will open at the University of Virginia Hospital due to overtaxed Roanoke and Lynchburg facilities. 39 patients are in Roanoke and Lynchburg wards with 18 more beds to be added at Charlottesville.
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Richmond
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Smyth County
Campbell
Franklin County
Prince William County
Pulaski
Elizabeth City
Roanoke
Lynchburg
University of Virginia Hospital
C. 8. Lentz
Charlottesville
Lentz
E. C. Harper
Crippled Children’s Bureau
State Department of Health
Semi annual clearance sale at N. & P. Style Shoppe
The N. and P. Style Shoppe announces a semi annual clearance event featuring sharp reductions on dresses coats suits millinery blouses play suits slack suits bags and more at 150 N. Loudoun. Attend now for savings.
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N. Loudoun &J
Store and Office Closures on Saturday at Noon
Our store and office will close Saturday at noon until further notice. For emergencies call 4457 or 5196. Miller and Anderson appear in the advertisement dated July 28 and August dates.
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Miller and AnDerson
Przemysl and Jaroslaw Captured, Stalin Says
London dispatch reports Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Przemysl and the rail center Jaroslaw by Red Army troops. The Germans had evacuated both locations about a week earlier, according to the announcement.
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Przemysl
London
Stalin
Jaroslaw
Brest Litovsk Abandoned as Russians Advance
Brest Litovsk, the last major German fortress before Warsaw, was abandoned to the advancing Russian army. Soviet troops moved within 30 miles of Warsaw, 17 miles beyond the San River and 128 miles from German Silesia. Reports also claimed Kaunas evacuation, though other posts did not confirm it. The rapid German retreat followed nine major Russian victories in 24 hours across the Baltic region and beyond.
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Brest Litovsk
London
Warsaw
San River
German Silesia
Associated Press
Reuters
Kaunas
Lithuania
Baltic States
Poland
Carpathian Foothills
East Prussia
Czecho-Slovakia
Russians take Brest Litovsk Kaunas and push toward Berlin
From London July 28 the German high command reports Brest Litovsk and Kaunas evacuated as Soviet troops race within 30 miles of Warsaw. In a 17 mile San river advance the Russians reach 128 miles from Berlin with areas around Lwow and Czecho Slovakia plotted for capture. A record notice lists Brest Litovsk Kaunas and Lwow as major conquests in 24 hours.
Red Army mounts push toward Warsaw as Baltic fronts blaze
Soviet forces surged across chalk-red fields near Warsaw driving German forces into suburbs and pressing along East Prussia's frontier. The drive aimed at the Polish capital followed relentless clashes across the Baltic region as Red Army units stormed toward Hungary and Germany’s border.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Red
Baltic
East Prussia
Germany
Carpathian
Hungary
Bulgaria Weighs Exit From War With Allies
An Ankara report says Bulgaria may quit the war, with negotiations seen as aligned with Turkish developments. A Sofia traveler claims Russia demands authority to open four Soviet consulates and threatens to sever diplomatic ties if unmet. Transocean rumors in Berlin suggest possible Turkish government changes, unconfirmed by Turkish or Allied sources.
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Ankara
Bulgaria
Istanbul
Sofia
Wek
Russia
Vichy
Mediterranean
London
Transocean
Berlin
South End Fire Co. Friday 8:30 Door Draw?
Frictional notice lists a Friday 8:30 event by South End Fire Company with a $100 door prize and a date code 6-23-1p-Fri. tf. Likely a fundraiser or social night at a local fire company club.
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South End Fire Co
City dump to reopen after Aug 1 at 9 00 A M
City officials announce the dump will reopen after August 1 at 9:00 A M supervised by Holmes Yeakley, superintendent.
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Holmes Yeakley
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Gladwin Hill
Bernard L. Montgom
Baltic Republics
Bulletin
Red Army
Geig
By Austin Bealmear
Pacific
Donna Lon
Front Court House
Mary S. Yeakley
Lwow
Siauliai
Daugavpils
Latvia
Florence
Pacific Front
Asiatic Front
Winchester Evening Star
Sia
Best Litovsk
Kauinas
Garwolin
Bug River
Old Pol
Tokes
E. W. Armstrong CO
B. Piccadilly St
UBLIC
Winchester Cold
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