Allied push in Sicily seizes Leonforte and three towns
Allied forces advanced across Sicily capturing Leonforte eight miles northeast of Enna and the towns of Pollina Castelbuono and Gangi. Canadian and American units reported heavy Axis casualties as prisoners rose to about 15 000 with Americans accounting for most.
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Morin
Carters
North Africa
Sicily
Leonforte
Enna
Seventh Army
Palermo
Pollina
Castelbuono
Gangi
Nicosia
San Stefano
Cefalu
Messina
Catania
Mt. Etna
Eighth Army
15Th Georgan
West Virginia youth held in burning of Robert Marple
Orville Alabaugh 18 of West Virginia is held on charges in the burning of Robert Marple at the Riley Service Station on U S Route 50 west of Gore Maryland. Marple was burned when gasoline spilled from a truck tank and ignited his clothing. A hearing before Trial Justice W E Edwards is planned. Hats 50 percent and 1.00.
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Frederick County
Orville Alabaugh
West Virginia
Robert Marple
Riley
Gore
Marple
Alabaugh
W. E. Edwards
Americans Hit German Aircraft Plant at Oschersleben
Allied bombers with fighter escort attacked the Oschersleben aircraft plant 80 miles from Berlin as part of a daylight thrust. US losses were 23 bombers and one fighter. RAF fighters varied over northern France and Belgium amid continued raids on Hamburg and other targets.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Oschersleben
Kassel
Channel
France
Belgium
Germany
Hamburg
U. S
Naziv
William Beverley Rites Set At 5 OClock
Funeral services for William Beverley who died suddenly July 27 at his home Milton Valley near Berryville from a heart attack will be held at Christ Episcopal Church Winchester at 5 o clock this afternoon. The Rev. R B Nelson and the Rev G Peyton Craighill will officiate with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include William Watkins George Burwell Ewart Johnson Dr Frank Tappen Thomas Byrd Louis Dashiel Peyton Marshall W Nelson Page and T I Thome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beverley
Milton Valley
Berryville
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
R. B. Nelson
Christ Church
G. Peyton Craighill
Cunningham Parish
Mount Hebron Cemetery
William Watkins
George Burwell
Ewart Johnson
Frank Tappen
Thomas Byrd
Louis Dashiell
Peyton Marshall
W. Nelson Page
T. I. Thome
William Beverley a respected Winchester figure and leader
William Beverley was a prudent business leader skilled in executive work at Winchester Cold Storage and as a local public servant. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad veteran, WWI captain, he later built a life as an orchardist and manager, earning community trust for honesty, courage, and service on the Common Council and hospital board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustry
Winchester Cold Storage
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William Beverley
Winchester
Conquest of Sicily Seen Nearing Completion
Acting Secretary of War Patterson forecast Sicily would be conquered within days. He noted heavy German and Italian resistance in northeast Sicily, Allied troops controlling four-fifths of the island, and the 7th Army advancing toward Messina as the final phase of the campaign nears.
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Washington
Sicily
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Axis
Messina
Siir
Germany
Bue
Churchill
Europe
Plane crash near Trammel Ky claims twenty lives
Twenty of twenty two aboard an American Airlines transport died when bad weather caused a crash near Trammel Kentucky. Two survivors Lieut Glenn Fellows of Dallas and H Hoffman of Williamsport were hospitalized. A coroner's jury investigated the Scottsville crash site locating engine parts and bodies within a half mile radius. Fellows reportedly walked to summon aid.
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Bowling Green
American Airlines
Trammel
Here
Glenn W Fellows
Love Field
Dallas
Texas
K.ween
Williamsport
Scottsville
Lieut
Fellows
Hoffman
Press Howell
Queen Decorates West Virginian Veterans in London
Mrs Elizabeth T Pearcy in Parkersburg reads in the Sentinel that Lt Jack Flying Cross from the Queen of England decorated Berry as the only American among 16 veterans to receive the honor. Berry earned the decoration for a daylight raid on Essen conducted at low altitude with a path cleared by cloud cover.
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Elizabeth T. Pearcy
Nancy Cobl
Parkersburg
W. V
Jack Flying Cross
Berry
Essen
Clearance Hats Offer From Hodgson Store
Margaret L Hodgson advertises clearance hats at 50 percent off plus one dollar margins. The notice lists a price reduction on selected styles and promotes a limited time sale.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Eisenhower urges Italians to rid country of Germans
General Eisenhower tells Italians in a broadcast that German troops remain the obstacle to immediate peace under honorable terms offered by Allies. He commends the House of Savoy for removing Mussolini and urges Italians to stop aiding German forces to gain liberation from war and restore ancient liberties.
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North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
British Isles
Italy
United Nations
Eisenhower
House of Savoy
Mussolini
Hitler
North
Africa
Sicily
Germany
Tunisia
Mrs Brugh Dies In Hagerstown
Mrs Lynn K. Brugh Sr of Hagerstown died of a heart attack at Washington County Hospital after a weeks long stay. Survived by son Lynn K. Brugh Jr and a daughter who married Captain Pebre, serving in the French Army. Brother-in-law to Oslo based artist collector Ann Spencer Brugh Singer. Funeral plans incomplete. Brugh family resided at St James near Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn K. Brugh, Sr
Hagerstown
Mary Stuart
E. C. Stuart
Winchester
Washington County Hospital
Lynn K. Brugh, Jr
Singer
Pebre
Ae Ee
Ann Spencer
Brugh
Lynn K
St. James
Bia Yuka
World At War Highlights Five Point Peace Plan
The report notes General Eisenhower offering an immediate and honorable peace to Italy, stating German troops on Italian soil as the main obstacle. Allied advances in Sicily, Italy, Russia, air warfare near Berlin, and Pacific operations are summarized with multiple theater updates.
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Eisenhower
Italy
Stamp Rally Big Crowd Expected At War Stamp Sale
War stamp sales near noon top $2,000 as Lions Club seek to beat record set by Company 115 V. P. F. The Lions sponsor a community sing at 8 pm with 30 voices from Braddock Street Church Young People's Choir led by Mrs. Hoye Riley. Ten choir members serve in the armed forces.
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Lions Club
Lions
Young People’s Choir
Braddock Street Church
Hoye Riley
Armed Services
Steve Rosenberger
Bobby Smallwood
Glen Garber
Francis Metz
Marion Brill
Lester Singhass
Maurice Eckman
Leonard Newcome
Leslie Carper
Garland Pingley
Robert W Miller Report To Army July 12 Induction
Robert W Miller of 505 North Cameron street was ordered for induction on July 12 at Roanoke and accepted for service in the Army. He is to report for basic training at Camp Lee Virginia on August 2. His bus to the training will depart the terminal at 11 25 a m with a furlough extending to August.
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Robert W. Miller
North
Cameron Street
Camp Lee
Miller
City Selective Service Board
Roanoke
Local Clark kin visit yields family contacts
David Clinton Clark, former Chestnut Grove resident, was en route to Delaware to visit a son in training. While in town he and Carson Clark visited Mrs. John and Mrs. Eva, who reside in Martins Find Set 2. He had not corresponded with relatives in this area since going west.
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David Clinton Clark
Chestnut Grove
Clark
Delaware
Carson Clark
John
Martins F Ind
Eva
Croats and Slovenes Demand Istrian Peninsula Separation
Swiss dispatch notes Croats and Slovenes rallying for separation of Istrian Peninsula with insurrection reports from Milan obscured by censorship. Rome reports Gen Eisenhower peace terms under Badoglio government review as of July 29 in Chiasso.
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Istrian
Milan
Bern
Switzerland
Swiss Telegraphic Agency
Chiasso
Rome
Badoglio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rome plans to keep Germany ties after Mussolini fall
A Rome dispatch reported by Tribune De Geneve says the Badoglio government seeks to maintain satisfactory relations with Germany, reflecting anxiety shared with Mussolini. The note is the first dispatch the new Italian censorship passed to the Swiss paper, hinting at possible failures to secure an armistice amid Italy’s upheaval.
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Hitler
Bern
Switzerland
Rome
Tribune de Geneve
Baedoglio
Mussolini
Germany
Badoglio
Italy
Allied air and surface forces cripple Japanese shipping in the Southwest Pacific
Allied aircraft and ships damaged and destroyed several Japanese vessels in the Southwest Pacific. A destroyer and transport were set ablaze near Cape Gloucester, with 13 barges destroyed. a 2,500 ton freighter sustained near misses at Manokwari. bombs hit fuel dumps and entrenchments as operations near Munda and Rein Bay continued with Allied fighters shooting down several Zero aircraft.
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Southwest Pacific
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Liberators
Manokwari
Dutch New Guinea
Munda
New Georgia
Douglas MacArthur
Rein Bay
Crisis Deepens as Italy Faces Civil Unrest in War-weary Years
Reports from Bern and Milan describe Italian and German troops rushed to Istria and Trieste amid Croat and Sloven protest for Istrian secession. Badoglio imposes censorship as strikes, anti fascist protests, and violence erupt in Milan and northern cities signaling a potential civil war under a new regime.
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Italy
Fiume
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Istrian
Bern
Switzerland
Fieume
Istria
Austro-Hungary
Adriatic Sea
Berner Tagwacht
Pietro Badaglio
Milan
Badoglio
Chaisso
Social Republic
CBBS
Berlin
Rome
Esofa
Umberto
Iig
Turin
Genoa
Friday Night Bingo at Rouss Fire Co
Friday bingo at Rouss Fire Co runs 8 30 pm with prizes totaling 250 dollars. Funds support the fire company and its activities.
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Rouss Fire CO
Public Sale Notice for Mrs. Wisecarver Property
Public sale scheduled for Saturday July 31 at 1 p m by Mrs. Martin Wisecarver at 302 Amherst. Details appear on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Wisecarver
Amherst
BAGS 1/3 Off Mary S Yeakley
A brief item notes a sale or offer involving Mary S Yeakley with a 1/3 discount and a call for a reliable girl to perform housework, listing as a concise classified snippet. The text indicates a domestic help opportunity and a price reduction context.
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Alles
W.va
W. Erle Edwards
Mary
Yeakley
Mr. Beverley
Winchester Evening Star
Queen
The
Associated Press
7Th Army
Russia
Orel
Keystone
Moscow
China
Robert Miller
Bulletins
Nippon Shipping
By Marlin Spencer
Mary S. Yeakley
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