Allied assault drives toward Cherbourg city
Allied forces launched a combined land and air assault on Cherbourg. British and American planes pummeled the fortress for 80 minutes while heavy artillery pounded German positions around Fort Du Roule and Fort Octeville. The drive split the German garrison, isolating forces in Cherbourg with advances to Beaumont-Hague and St Pierre English marking key road junctions.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Cherbourg
Associated Press
Colk Don Whitehead
Omar N. Bradley
Fort du Roule
Fort Octeville
Bradley
St. Pierre English
Cape Barfieur
Beaumont-Hague
Cap de la Hague
Tilly
Cherbourg Cap
Allied Italian Troops Close on Ancona Port in Italy Drive
Allied and Italian forces press toward Ancona on the Adriatic coast as Eighth Army nears Camerino and Perugia. American units push 15 miles northwest of Grosseto while air forces claim 1100 sorties against shipping and targets with no losses. German casualties exceed 80,000 to 100,000 and over 27,000 taken prisoner.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Ancona
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Camerino
Perugia
Grosseto
Venice
Fermo
Rimini
Florence- Rimini
Nocero Umbra
Lake Trasimeno
Sid Feder
Italy
Mediterranean Air Force
Livorno
Ventimiglia
Italian Riviera
Bay States Creep Up On Virginians in Bond Sales
Winchester Massachusetts leads in E War Bond sales with 51,543.75 dollars, while Winchester Virginia has subscribed 44,118.75 dollars. National totals reach 322,818.75 dollars as of Monday, June 19. Local progress shows 14.7 percent of a 300,000 quota versus 13.5 percent of a 380,000 quota.
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Winchester
Mass
Bay State
Massachusetts
Federal Reserve
Rationing Office Closure Dates Set in Winchester
The Winchester and Frederick County War Price and Rationing office will close to the public on June 29 30 and July 1. The office moves from Loudoun Street to the basement of the George Washington Hotel at North Cameron and East streets, reopening at the new location on Monday July 3.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Winchester
Loudoun Street
George Washington Hotel
North Cameron and
East Streets
Wise's Delegates Are Seated
The Republican National Committee seated four Virginia at large delegates led by Henry A. Wise at the national convention. Joining Wise were Clarence R. Ahalt B Floyd Landreth and Ted Dalton. The Garber slate had contested the seats but no one spoke for them and the hearing closed.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Virginia
Henry A. Wise
Clarence R. Ahalt
Floyd Landreth
Ted Dalton
J. A. Garber
Garber
Bombers Support Fighters Near Big French Port
Allied air forces bomb Cherbourg area as light and medium bombers aid American infantry near the Cherbourg front. Marauders Havocs and Thunderbolts flew within 100 feet of German guns while Fortresses and Liberators pounded rocket launching sites at Pas De Calais for a fourth time in 24 hours. The daylight strike followed a night of wide raids across France Germany and the Ruhr as Berlin and Poltava airbases were reportedly involved in raids.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Pas-De-Calais
France
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin
Russia
Poltava
Ukraine
London
Rhineland
Pas de Calais
O Sullivan Opens Down Town Office Display Center
The O Sullivan Rubber Company invites the public to view its new display room and employment office at 169 1 2 N Loudoun St The exhibits include eight displays on current manufacturing in Winchester and a focus on heels and soles for the Armed Forces A staffed job center will take applications daily from 11 AM to 9 PM with Mrs Virginia Seaton in attendance.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Company, Inc
N. Loudoun St
O’sullivan’s
Winchester
O’sullivan Rubber Company
United States Army
Virginia Seaton
Winchester Soldiers Prominent in Normandy Invasion Dispatches
Sunpapers war correspondent Holbrook Bradley of the 29th Division lists Winchester men seen in the Normandy area including Pvt James Taylor Cpl Clyde F Pranks Sgt Miller Fletcher Sgt Daniel Affleck Sgt Garland Mason and Sgt Elmer Trenary. He earlier noted Major Asbury H Jackson of Winchester at regimental HQ poring over field maps.
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Holbrook Bradley
Garland Mason
Elmer Trenary
Bradley
Asbury H. Jackson
Winchester
116Th Infantry
Berryville
British Forces Aid Peninsula Breakthrough in Normandy
War Secretary Stimson cited British and Canadian actions at the southeastern Normandy front for driving to enlarge Allied gains while trapping elements of three German divisions in the port area. He said the enemy could not marshal a major counteroffensive, with reserves arriving piecemeal.
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Normandy
Stimson
Doughhboys
Peninsula
Highlights Of World At War
Pacific front reports U S Navy fliers strike at a Japanese fleet after a massive air battle that left 353 enemy aircraft down. Invasion front shows Germans trapped near Cherbourg defending fortifications as Americans press on. British shells and raids in the Tilly Caen area with night Mosquito attacks. Russian front notes Red Army advances across Finland after new breaks near Lake Onega and between Onega and Ladoga.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
United States Fifth Fleet
Philippines
Japan
Saipan Island
Marianas
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Ule
Saip Princial Island
Tokyo
Nimitz
Mitscher
U. S
Pacific
U. S S. Navy
Cherbourg
Tilly-Caen
Red Army
Finland
Lake Onega
Lake
Ladoga
Al Lieut Command Reveals Mussolini Parceling Labor to Germany
Rome reports a captured diplomatic document claims Benito Mussolini agreed to send 1,500,000 Italian laborers to Germany. The Al lied command announced this disclosure tonight amid wartime revelations.
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Rome
Allied Command
Benito Mussolini
Germany
200 Delegates Hear Eagles Meet Leaders For Postwar Era
Two hundred delegates from 11 Virginia Eagles ajaries filled Sarah Zane Hall as W A Murphy special agent in charge of the FBI spoke at the 38th annual state convention. He warned of treason and draft dodging and urged constant vigilance against German propaganda agents seeking to unsettle minor groups.
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Meeting of Eagles
Order of Eagles
Virginia
Sarah Zane Hall
W. A. Murphy
Department of Justice
the Eagles
United States
Murphy
Dewey Willing To Give Views By Phone
CHICAGO June 22 Gov Thomas E Dewey of New York will confer with platform committee members by telephone if they seek his views Russell Sprague New York national committeeman said he supports Dewey hoping the New York governor can carry California California drafts see its votes as essential for a first ballot nomination Sprague said in a telephone chat with Herbert Brown glad to give them Dewey would act confidently for the campaign
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Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Platform Committee
Russell Sprague
William
California
Dewey
Sprague
Herbert Brownglad
Singer Hand Vacuum and Sewing Machine for Sale
Singer hand vacuum with attachments and a Singer sewing machine in excellent condition offered for sale. Includes inking accessory and other attachments. Located at 104 West Boscawen. Date appears as June 22 in 1p 11 segment.
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Singer
Condiege
W. Boscawen
Alledes A Co. Boscawen
Braddock
Square Dance Announcement at Shady
Announced square dance at Shady will be held on Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoon through the weekend with details on times and attendance.
York Friday Night Dances With Sophisticates From Washington
Just received a car load of wallpaper at Hillyard's. The item notes York social events and local business listing with wallpaper shipment details.
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York
Washington
Hillyard'’S
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