Soviet gains threaten Jelgava as Warsaw shelling continues
Soviet penetration to Jelgava in Latvia threatens to split the Baltics while Ka sakov’s heavy artillery pummels Warsaw suburbs. Rokossovsky’s forces push toward the Polish capital as Vistula defenses and German lines shift under Red Army pressure.
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London
Berlin
Jelgava
Baltics
Mikhail I. Kasakov
Warsaw
Stockholm
Wilhelmstrasse
Vistula
The
Oder
Local Soldier Mervel E McCormick Dies of War Wounds
Pfc Mervel E McCormick died June 20 in France from wounds received in action his telegram says He was born June 16 1923 in Winchester and joined the 116th Infantry at sixteen He is survived by his parents four sisters three brothers and two brothers Albert H McCormick Jr and Lewis McCormick are listed overseas on active duty
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Pfc
Mervel E. McCormick
France
Albert H. McCormick
South Kent St
Secretary of War
Merve
E. McCormick
Pfe. McCormick
Jimmy
Winchester
Baptist Church of
Company I
116Th Infantry
National Guard
Alice Shaw
Danville
Hazel Crowser
Madeline McCormick
Betty McCormick
Albert H. McCormick, Jr
Lewis McCormick
Ome
Allied Bombers Hit Leuna Oil Plant and Bremen Port
London reports 1100 American heavy bombers struck Merseburg Leuna synthetic oil plant and attacked Bremen in a second day of raids. British aircraft hit Stuttgart Hamburg Frankfurt and bases in France while RAF Spitfires devastated a German headquarters at Scrignac. Night fighters claimed many kills as clouds obscured full results.
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London
Germany
Merseburg
Bremen
Stuttgart
Hamburg
Frankfurt
France
Juvincourt
Laon-Couvron
Paris
Brest
Scrignac
Ministry
The
Reich
Watten
Pas de Calais
Air Ministry
U. S
Leuna
Frankfort
Robot
Fortresses Bomb Anshan Area In Eastern Manchuria Raid
Big Fortresses deliver daylight bombing on Anshan in Manchuria, a major chemical and steel hub. The operation involved B 29s from a western China base, targeting benzine toluene phenol and synthetic oils, with reports of favorable weather and long-range reach. Japanese naval losses cited as Liberators sink a 4000 ton vessel and two freighters off Hongkong.
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China
Anshan
Manchuria
Mukden
Japan
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hongkong
Chungking
Formosa
Red Army advances on Warsaw suburbs and rolling south east toward capital
Moscow reports the Red Army opening heavy fire on German troops near Warsaw with advance cavalry and tanks pushing from the southeast. Rokossovsky’s units move from Kolbiel toward Siedlice as artillery massing supports street fighting and Brest Litovsk is reported captured. Cossack forces mop up in the sector.
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Vistula
Warsaw
Oder
Germany
Breslau
Stettin
Berlin
Moscow
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Jelgava
Siauliai
Siedice
Brest Litovsk
Jaroslaw
Przemysl
Rokossovsky
Kolbiel
London
OWT
Red Army
Pliev
Chicken Dinners at Robert Lee's Lunch
Local listing shows chicken dinners offered at Robert Lee's Lunch with a price of one dollar and a contact phone number 6018 for orders or inquiries.
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Robert Lee
Val Ie
Griddle to Close for Alterations This Month
The Griddle will close Saturday midnight July 29 for alterations and reopen about August 15. Local patrons are advised of the temporary shutdown and dates.
Baseball Double Head Sunday at Rouss Park
Baseball double header on Sunday starts at 1 p m at Rouss Park with one game per program slot. Local teams vie for early season wins as fans attend the afternoon event.
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Rouss Park
New Zealanders Break German Italian Front Near Florence
New Zealand troops penetrate the last Italian mountain line within five miles of Florence as German counterattacks firm up positions in the hills. South Africans cross Grove River near Impruneta, while other fronts report limited action along the Arno and Apennines with pilots providing artillery observation.
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Rome
Florence
Grove River
Impruneta
Fifth Army
Arno
Pisa
Popeus
Eighth
Empoli
Monte Lupo
Arezzo
Eighth Army
Jron
Campriano
Scoiano
Apennines
E Fifth Army
Defenee
Knife
City
Wanted Man for a House Cleaning by the Hour
Small classified notice seeks a man to perform house cleaning by the hour. Application instructions note the address 326 8t with an internal date code. No additional details provided.
Bulgaria asks Germans to evacuate Bulgaria urges Germans to move out
Bulgarian Premier Ivan Bagranov's government asks German armed forces to evacuate Bulgaria and defend the nation against attacks from any quarter. Reports indicate German hesitation may be shifting. Soviet demands for Russian consulates are being granted as German troops count is cited and troop movements near Varna Burgas and the Danube are noted.
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Istanbul
Ivan Bagranov
Germany
Bulgaria
Pvrestige
Ruschuk
Varna
Burgas
Danube
Giurgiu
Congressional Race Nearing Finish in Norfolk Nomination
In Norfolk on July 29 candidates Ralph Daughton Vivian Page and Porter Hardy Jr. rushed final campaign touches for the Democratic nomination in the Second District. They target a Tuesday primary to face Republican Thomas L. Woodward of Suffolk in November with Hardy seen as a likely winner by his campaign manager and Page reporting encouraging signs.
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Norfolk
Ralph Daughton
Vivian L. Page
Porter Hardy, Jr
Congress
Page
Daughton
Hardy
Winder R. Harris
Thomas L. Woodward
Suffolk
Democratic Organization
George H. Bowers
Bowers
Wife of Navy Lieutenant Dies After Jump From Bridge
Mrs. Murat Williams 25 wife of a Navy lieutenant died after she jumped or fell from Taft bridge to the Rock Creek Park roadway 125 feet below. She was found dying by park police as her husband stationed at the Navy Department faced the tragedy. Her parents Dr and Mrs John W Burke were vacationing at Squam Lake New Hampshire.
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Washington
Murat Williams
Navy
Taft Bridge
Rock Creek Park
Eda Louise Burke
Williams
Navy Department
United States Am
Spain
Alexander W. Weddell
Naval Ao
John W. Burke
Squam
N. H
Burke
Confession in Series of Thefts Leads to Arrests
Police closing weeks of cases report the arrest of John Holliday and brothers Ernest and Aubrey Swartz for larceny and receiving stolen property. Ernest Swartz admitted breaking into Blue Sunoco Service Station on Cameron and Baker Streets, stealing a radio, merchandise, and gas coupons. he also implicated Aubrey in a prior radio theft on Piccadilly Street.
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John Massie
John Holliday
RFD
Winchester
Ernest Benjamin Swartz
Highland Avenue
Aubrey Carl Swartz
Ernest
Sgt
Funk
Massie and
Rudolph
Ernest Swartz
Blue Sunoco
Cameron and
Baker Streets
Swartz
Aubrey
New York
Piccadilly Street
The
George Washing
Germans Doomed By Superiority Of Allied Power
German reaction to the Normandy breakthrough is awaited as Allied superiority in Europe seems to doom German defense. Observers say Hitler's terror trio may choose a retreat strategy or last-stand fighting, but Germany lacks abundant first line reserves. Retreat appears the only safe option to avoid total field destruction.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
Normandy
Hitler
Goebbels
Goering
Japs Chased Into South Half Of Tinian Island
U S Pacific Fleet reports major Marianas gains as American forces seize a second air field on Tinian and press on Orote peninsula on Guam. Adm Nimitz says 27,000 enemy killed so far, with Marines advancing across eight square miles toward Tinian town and Agana in a broad assault.
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U. 8
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tinian Island
Guam
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
Saipan
Orote
Sumay Naval Base
Agana Guam
Palau
U. S
U S Tanks Repel Rommel Counterattack East of Coutances
Allied forces clash with German armor in a ten mile sector east of Coutances as Rommel pushes to halt the American advance toward France. Tank battles rage from Canisy to Notre Dame Le Cenilly with Bréhal and Brehan in range of U S guns.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Coutances
Normandy
Brehal
Erwin Rommel
France
Tessy-Sur-Vire
Rommel
Lengrone
Brehan
Canisy
Notre Dame-De Cenilly
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Breha
le Mesnil-Aubert
Atlantic
Sienne
Pont Brocard
Notre Dame- de Cenilly
Gladwin Hill
Hall Boyle
Notre Dame-Le Cenilly
Téssy-Sur-Vire
Notre Dame
Bréhal
Peirce
World At War Fronts Advance Across Europe Tokyo Bombing Reported
U S tanks push German defenses toward the Siene river breaching lines as Red Army nears Warsaw with Baltics thrusts. Allied air forces pound Leuna Bremen Stuttgart Hamburg and other targets while New Zealanders breach near Florence. Pacific action includes Palau Guam and Tinian with heavy losses on both sides.
Pastor Soldier's Best Helper
BLACKSBURG Va July 29 The minister in town or country acts as an authority in the community and aids returning soldiers to a normal life. Dr Seen Ts o to normal than any person because of one helper.
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Blacksburg
Seen Tso
Dinners At Tokes Sunday Offerings
Sunday dinners available at Tokes with phone contact 5062. Additional details appeared on page 2 column 8.
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Tokes
City dump hours change after August first
After August first the city dump will open 9:00 A M to 3:00 P M on weekdays except Saturday. The morning hours will be 9:00 A M to 1:00 P M on some days. Do not take trash at any other time. Official notice signed by Holmes Yeakley, superintendent.
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Holmes Yeakley
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Winchester Evening Star
le Mesnail-Herman
Siene River
Poland
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