American Bombers Strike Berlin in Massive RAF-Russian Shuttle Raid
More than 1,000 American Flying Fortresses and Liberators, escorted by about 1,000 fighters, blasted Berlin and outskirts including Basdorf. German rádio admitted damage and warned of retaliation as flights hint at shuttle raids from Britain to new bases in Russia.
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London
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Germany
Mediterranean
England
Capt Seabright In Italy Warns Wounds Not Severe
Disturbing reports about Capt Glenn W Seabright wounded in Italy were discounted by a letter to his wife Mrs Dorothy Lupton Seabright from the base hospital. He said an artillery shell fragment amputated his right foot above the ankle, fractured the other ankle, and temporarily affected his sight but improving. He expects to return to the United States within months.
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Glenn W. Seabright
Dorothy Lupton Seabright
North Washington Street
Seabright
City churches host summer vacation Bible schools
MA Winchester commends the city churches for offering summer vacation Bible schools. She notes the value to students and thanks the ministers and volunteers who donate time as instructors.
Today's Safety Slogan Beverly Lamb
A Handley student proclaims a safety slogan titled Stop Seven Column Saye amid a school display. The brief item notes student involvement in promoting safety awareness and school participation.
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Beverly Lamb
Handley
World At War highlights across Pacific and Europe
Japanese radio reports a fierce naval battle in the central Pacific near the Marianas as U S forces press the invasion front on Sai Pan Island. In Europe, American troops near Cherbourg’s docks signal a likely fall of the port, while heavy fighting continues on the beachhead. Finnish evacuation of Helsinki follows loss of Viipuri as a peace cabinet forms in Stockholm. Allied forces push north in Italy after capturing Perugia while rains slow German retreat.
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Pacific
Central Pacific
Marianas
U. S
Saipan
Nimitz
Fifth Fleet
Cherbourg
Helsinki
Viipuri
Red
Stockholm
Perugia
Italy
AERIAL FRONT: Berlin Targeted by U.S. Heavy Bombers
Berlin and other targets subjected to a heavy bomber assault as American aircraft push eastward toward presumed Russian shuttle bases.
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Berlin
U.S
Chinese Forces Withdraw After Loss in Changsha
Chinese troops retreat further from central China after losing Changsha as the front line shifts under pressure. Observers note continued withdrawals and repurposing of units as supply lines tighten nearby.
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Asiastic Front
China
Changsha
Hitler's Flying Bomb Turns Out To Be a Fizzle
Washington reports that the Nazi flying bomb is viewed by military leaders as a failure. Experts say gas and other weapons were unlikely to deter invasion and note Allied strikes under Eisenhower shifted targets away from Calais, undermining German plans.
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Hitler
Washington
London
English Channel
Channel
Calais
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Chiang Kai-Shek urges collective security at banquet
Chiang Kai-Shek called for a general system of collective security backed by an international force during a state banquet in Chongqing honoring Vice President Wallace. He affirmed China’s nonaggression, welcomed foreign investment, and urged U S Britain and Soviet cooperation to preserve peace. Wallace met Chinese students, toured a cloth plant, and visited a camp for wounded soldiers.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Henry A. Wallace
China
United States
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
United States of America
Wallace
Roosevelt
American Congress
America
Canada
VFW Bond Drive Surpasses $20 000 in Winchester
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post and auxiliary on Loudoun Street reported bond sales and pledges totaling 23 245 by noon. The Winchester Fire Department led yesterday’s activities and will continue solicitation drives. A fire equipment display drew attention as officials plan a broader campaign. Bnai and B rith and Jewish Women’s Club set to run the booth tomorrow with Abe Levin leading bond committees.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Loudoun Street
Winchester Fire Departments
E. W. Argenbright
B'nai
B'rith and
Jewish Women’s Club
Abe Levin
Officer Smallwood Resigns From Force
Chief C W Hollis announced that Officer I Leo Smallwood resigns from the city police force effective July 1. Smallwood joined in March 1942 and served as an officer and a post with the Lchester Paul Company. No immediate replacement was named.
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C. W. Hollis
I. Leo. Smallwood
Smallwood
Lchester Paul Company
Hollis
Venetian Blind Ad for E. W. Armstrong Co.
Local Winchester firm E. W. Armstrong Co. advertises venetian blinds at 39 E Piccadilly Street with contact phone 4643. Printing notes show a Wed timetable fragment.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Nipponese Fleet May Be Cornered
American forces may corner Japans principal battle fleet for a showdown. Admiral King and Navy leaders discuss possible engagement east of the Philippines amid reports of Japanese fleet movement and carrier air attacks near the Marianas and Saipan.
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King
Navy
Washington
Nippon
Ernest J. King
Japan
Western
Pacific
Philippines
British Veterans Drive Nazis From Perugia Hub
British Eighth Army veterans say they have ousted the last Nazi defenders from Perugia communications hub, about 85 miles north of Rome, as the Allied drive advances. The Fifth Army pushed through four more villages despite German resistance from seven divisions, taking prisoners from the 19th Luftwaffe division and noting the arrival of the 20th Luftwaffe division from Denmark and the 16th division from the Balkans.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Perugia
Fifth Army
Belgium
France
Western Front
Italy
Denmark
Balkans
Boy Scouts To Collect Scrap This Summer
The Boy Scouts will collect salvage during school vacation in cooperation with the Junior Board of Trade. The next curb collection is set for Saturday July 1 with bundles of waste paper tin cans rags iron and fats gathered from homes. Benjamin Belchie announces monthly summer pickups and offers immediate collection for businesses with excess material.
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Boy Scouts
Junior Board of Trade
Benjamin Belchie
Winchester
Boy Scout Headquarters
Special playground days announced for Winchester openings
Miss Virginia Gregory of the Winchester Recreation Department released a summer program of special playground events. The schedule includes a bicycle club for 9 to 14 year olds, archery for adults, and activities like games, storytelling, crafts, and tennis court readiness by June 26.
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Virginia Gregory
Winchester Recreation Department
Russians Push Toward Helsinki From Viipuri Amid Finnish Crisis
Russian troops advancing from Viipuri toward Helsinki press Finland as Moscow declares victory in the recent offensive. The Finnish radio urges evacuation of nonessential people from Helsinki while Germans consider moving to block Finnish ports and preserve supplies amid the worsening war.
Japanese Nearer To Hengyang
Chinese high command reported June 21 that Japanese forces crossed the Lu River and neared Hengyang within 65 miles, threatening a rail junction hub on the Canton-Hankow and Hunan-Kwangsi lines. Defense said 50,000 Japanese troops attacked with heavy artillery and air support, while Stilwell reported continued air strikes southeast of Changsha and several supply launches knocked out.
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Chungking
Lu River
Hengyang
Hunan
Changsha
Siane
Canton-Hankow
China
U. S
High Command
Joseph W. Stilwell
Ikiawan
Pingsiang
Miss Bertha Kline Named Home Service Committee Chairman
Miss Bertha Kline was appointed chairman of the Home Service Committee for the Winchester Frederick County Chapter Red Cross. She succeeds Mrs. Ralph Hardy who resigned.
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Bertha Kline
Home Service Committee
Winchester-Frederick County
Red Cross
Miss Kline
Ralph Hardy
Wall Paper Shipment Arrival at Hillyard's
Just received a car load of wallpaper at Hillyard's. The delivery brings a wide selection for customers. The store promotes new patterns and finishes for home decorating.
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Hillyard's
American Forces Close on Cherbourg Waterfront Strongpoints
American troops drove within 1500 yards of Cherbourg harbor between Fort Du Roule and Fort Octeville under air and artillery cover. Allied forces seized Acqueville at Cane De La Hague and pressed a push along the left flank toward the port with demolitions hampering Nazi defenses.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Fort du Roule
Fort Octeville
Normandy
Acqueville
Cane de la Hague
Valognes
France
Cape de la Hague
Tourbheville-Hague
First Lady Invited to War Bond Supper
War Bond Supper at the Armory invites Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries. Henry Morgenthau Jr.Secretary of the Treasury, Ted Gamble National War Finance Committee Chairman, and Dr. Francis P. Gaines State Chairman attend the event, announced by War Finance Chairman Wendell Barney.
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War Finance
Wendell Barney
Eleanor Roosevelt
Armory
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry T. Morgenthau
Ted Gamble
National War Finance Committee
Francis P. Gaines
British minister admits misreporting Pearl Harbor remark
London reports Capt. Oliver Lyttelton apologizes to the House of Commons for implying US lend lease influenced Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. He says the interpolation misrepresented his intent and expresses gratitude for US aid prior to the Japanese strike. He rejects any intent to mislead and takes responsibility for the error.
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London
House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
United States
Britain
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Lyttelton
American Chamber of Commerce
Game Association to Meet Thursday
Fish Protective Association will hold a meeting Thursday at 6 o clock in the City Hall. Members who have sold memberships are urged to attend and renew or secure new ones.
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Game Association
Fish Protective Associa
Ci Hall
Allies claim major gains as Cherbourg battle continues
Supreme headquarters reports heavy fighting near Tilly sur Seulles and Cherbourg as Allied spearheads close in from the west and east. Fort De Roule dominates the hill, and towns Valognes Les Pieux Couville Rauville La Bigot fall under Allied control as a dogged house to house fight tightens the siege amid a 60 000 population city.
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Supreme Headquarters
Tilly-Sur-Suelles
Cane Be Lo
Ormandy
Cherbourg
St. Martin le Greard
Fort de Roule
Iself
Bnock
Valognes
Les Pieux
Couville
Rauville la Bigot
Summer Brings Mild Heat Across Region
On the first day of summer temperatures remained cool with highs near 76 at Winchester Research Laboratory and 70s elsewhere. Nighttime lows dipped to 59 as officials noted a slow warm up across the nation.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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