Weygand testimony frames Petain trial in Paris
General Weygand testified at Petain's trial that Petain ordered a telegram to halt resistance and that Darlan favored the Germans during the 1942 invasion. He claimed responsibility for the Armistice and detailed events around France's surrender. Other witnesses described Vichy actions and police brutality amid the collapse of the republic.
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Paris
Maxime. Weygand
Marshal Petain
Adm
Jean Darlan
United States
North Africa
Germany
High Court of Justice
Petain
France
Weygand
Darlan
Weyzgand
Marcel Paul
Blood Donor Clinic Schedules Urgent Drive at August Dates
Ma Winchester urges participation in a Blood Donor Clinic on August 8 9 and 10 with donation encouraged at Peoples Drug Store August 3 4 6 and 7. The Elks Club closes for a vacation until August 15 per Edwin T. Snider.
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Ma Winchester
Peoples Drug Store
the Elks Club
Edwin T. Snider
Tuck for Governor Democratic nomination campaign ad
Political advertisement urging voters to support Hon. William M. Tuck for the Democratic nomination for Governor on August 7. It highlights his tenure as Lieutenant Governor and promises a progressive administration for Virginia voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Tuck
Tuck
Virginia
Nnion
Showers Forecast for Area with Inclement Weather Continues
Rainy pattern continues as .01 inch fell at Winchester Research Laboratory. Forecasts predict scattered thundershowers in Virginia this afternoon and frequent showers over the district for the next five days. The August 1 to 5 outlook calls for warm, humid conditions with near normal precipitation and frequent showers.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia
Stalin Slightly Indisposed Delays Big Three Talks
Potsdam July 31. Premier Stalin has been slightly indisposed for two days but is expected to attend a Big Three meeting this afternoon. Molotov sat in for Sunday talks with Truman and Attlee. yesterday's session was postponed awaiting Stalin's full recovery.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Potsdam
Stalin
Truman
Attlee
Molotov
VFW Presses Equal Job Stand Against War Manpower rules
Washington July 31 Veterans of Foreign Wars denounced War Manpower Commission guidance that non combat veterans get civilian job priority over frontline fighters. Omar Ketchum VFW legislative chief urged withdrawal or revision of the instructions which assign skill level by unit type and behind the line duties.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Omar B. Ketchum
VFW
Signal Corps
Ketchum
For Sale Combined wash boiler and canner
Classified ad advertises a combined wash boiler and canner for sale at 4.19 dollars. Purchase through Sears Roebuck Order Office located at 1218 Loudoun with phone 4101. Item appears in a 7 31 publication notice.
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Sears Roebuck
Loudoun
Laval Surrenders to U.S. Occupation in Austria
Pierre Laval, ex-Vichy leader, surrendered today to U.S. occupation authorities in Austria after arriving by Junkers from Barcelona with his wife and two German officers. He was taken into protective custody at Linz Horsching airport and handed to French forces in the occupation zone. France has condemned Laval to death in his absence.
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Pierre Laval
Spain
Austria
U. S
France
Vichy
Horsching
Linz
United States
Laval
John Copeland
Barcelona
Frankfurt
Madrid
Paris
London
Ireland
Italy
Germany
Perpignan
Bolzano
Jaques Guerard
George Tucker
Frankfo
Twelve Japanese Cities Marked For Destruction
Maj Gen Curtis E. Lemay announced twelve Japanese cities are marked for destruction by American Super-Fortresses. Leaflets dropped warn evacuation as B 29s prepare to strike industrial and transportation centers on Honshu and other islands. Cities named include Mito Hachioji Maebashi Toyama Nagano Fukuyama Otsu Maizuru Nagaoka Nishinomiya Hakodate Kurume. Koriyama awaits second warning.
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Marlin Spencer
Guam
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Air Force
General Lemay
Japan
Mito
Hachioji
Maebashi
Toyama
Nagano
Fukuyama
Otsu
Maizuru
Honshu
Nagaoka
Nishinomiya
Hakodate
Hokkaido
Kurume
Kyushu
Koriyama
Modern Woodmen to Attend Funeral at Market Street Church
Members of the Modern Woodmen of America gather at Market Street Methodist Church Wednesday at 3 45 PM for the funeral of William H Mcllwee Consul J Goode directs the procession and service procession starts at the church.
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Modern Woodmen of America
Market Street Methodist Church
William H. MclIlwee
J. Goode
Odd Fellows Meet for Prof Mellwee Funeral at Church
All Odd Fellows are asked to meet at the Market Street Methodist Church at 3 45 Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral of the late Prof W H Mellwee Holmes Newcome Noble Grand
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Market Street Methodist Church
W. H. Mellwee
Holmes Newcome
Noble Grand
Tuck Detellca Promises Virginia Debt Free Governance
Virginia Lieutenant Governor William M. Tuck campaigning for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination vows to keep the state out of debt before any tax hikes. He calls for eliminating waste, trimming nonessential expenses, and studying reorganizations to improve public services in schools and health.
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Tuck
General Assembly
Harry F. Byrd
Bus Fire Forces Evacuation on WV Route
Thirty seven passengers escaped injury when a West Virginia Transportation Company bus caught fire en route from Moundsville to Clarksburg. The 42 passenger bus was destroyed with an estimated $20 000 loss. Driver Ralph Broadwater reported engine trouble before flames appeared. a relief bus was sent to take passengers on.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia Transportation Company
Clarksburg
Ralph Broadwater
Wheeling
Cameron
Cameron Fire Department
Allied Councils Divided On How To Treat Hirohito
Washington reports Allied powers split over Emperor Hirohito's fate after Potsdam. Britain favors preserving the monarchy to curb chaos, China calls for branding Hirohito a war criminal, while the United States adopts a wait-and-see middle path amid signs of possible Japanese capitulation.
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Washington
Hirohito
Japan
United States
Suzuki
Potsdam
Tokyo
Peoples’ Political Council of China
N. and P. Style Shoppe Semiannual Clearance Sale
The N and P Style Shoppe invites shoppers to a semiannual clearance featuring dresses coats and suits sportswear millinery bags and accessories greatly reduced for this sale.
Apples Can Set Ceiling Price Across Varieties
E. W. Bary of Winchester Cold Storage Packing offers pricing guidance for all apple varieties. Contact on phone 44551-27-1p-412 for details and storage services.
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E. W. Bary
Winchester Cold Storage Packing
Left Wing Democrats push progressive social program for Truman
A group of liberal senators drafted a 10 to 12 point social and economic agenda to influence President Truman ahead of Congress. They seek unemployment and social security expansions, federal health grants, minimum wage hikes, and other reforms. They plan to pitch the program during the upcoming recess with hopes of gaining support from party leaders.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Mr. Truman
National
Robert E. Hannegan
CIO
Philip Murray
PAC
Sidney Himan
Time Center
Labor Party
Great Britain
Pepper
D-Fla
Mead
D-Ny
Mazinson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Barkiey Ky
War Today At a Glance
Japan faces heavy air assault as 1 500 carrier planes threaten from stricken Tokyo toward southwest Honshu. A destroyer task force bombarded Shimizu while land-based planes hit coastal installations and shipping. Across the theater Allied forces report 430 enemy planes and 207 ships destroyed or damaged.
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Japan
Tokyo
Honshu
Shimizu
Ifugao Ridge Falls After Fierce Assault on Luzon
U S forces report capture of Ifugao Ridge in Luzon after two weeks of heavy artillery and air strikes. Japanese defenders, including a suicide garrison under Yamashita, are trapped in rugged mountains near Hungduan and Kiangan. Captain James M. Garrison led Filipino troops in breaking the ridge, killing about 30 Japanese.
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Luzon
Ifugao Ridge
Yamashita
Berchtesgaden
Hungduan
Kiangan
Charles E. Hurdis
Shimbu
Manila
James M. Garrison
Columbia
S. C
Military Tires Are Made Again At U S Plant
Detroit July 31 1945 production of military tires resumed at the United States Rubber Co after the Army seized the plant following a warning from Maj Gen Curtis E Lemay that an interruption would imperil bombing missions in Japan. The move ended a two week dispute after 12 workers were fired at the CIO strike pressures.
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Detroit
United States Rubber Co
Army
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Airforce
Japan
United Rubber Workers
CIO
URW
Au Arms
Diesman
Allied air forces tally Japanese vessels sunk and damaged
Goodly Toll Taken Guam July 31 reports 52 Japanese combat vessels sunk or damaged by American and British aircraft in attacks on enemy remnants. Sunk ships include Haruna and Ise. listed are cruisers Toro Aoro Oyodo and others, destroyers, submarines, midget submarines, escorts, carriers Amagi Katsuragi, and various escort vessels with a total of 39 ships damaged or sunk.
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Guam
Cat
Haruna
Ise
Toro
Aoro
Oyodo
Amagi
Katsurag¢i
Nimitz Announces 30 Planes In Two Days Bombard Japan
Admiral Nimitz announced a bold two day operation by 30 planes deep into 8 a Gif to bomb the enemy’s largest aluminum plant. The assault, 80 miles southwest of Tokyo, marked the seventh in a series and followed American British air attacks on Honshu. Readouts show broad damage across 400 miles of Honshu with 562 enemy ships damaged or sunk and new wrecks at Kure and Maizuru including the Amagi Katsuragi and Tone.
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Morrie Landsberg
Nimitz
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
Honshu
Kure
Majizuru
Amagi
Katsuragi
Tone
Maizaku
Admial Nimitz
Installa
Political Advertisement for Governor Campaign
A fragment shows a political advertisement for a Democratic governor campaign. The piece mentions party branding and a call to support the candidate. Details such as dates or full names are missing due to poor OCR quality.
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Weyand
Paul
Buchenwald
Jean Lostanau-Lacau
la Cagoule
Edouard Herribtt
National Assembly
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Winchester
U.S
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
John M. Hightower
Senators
Jack Bell
Associated Press
The
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Singapore
Bangkok
Thailand
Burma
China
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Hengyang
Philippines
Baguio
Borneo
Balikpapan
Tarkan Island
Lugon
Russell Brines
Vere
Fleer
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