Japs Admit Ships Lost To Bombers
Japanese imperial headquarters acknowledged losses of a carrier two oil tankers and fifty planes in a battle west of the Marianas and said they could not strike a decisive blow. Nimitz announced American carriers sunk a Japanese carrier and tankers, while the Japanese claimed sinking or damaging several Allied carriers and battleships. The report described Japanese retreat under darkness toward the Philippines as U. S. forces claimed Saipan invasion gains and a likely Marianas victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marianas
Federal Communications Commission
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Philippines
Tokyo
Bunker Hill
U. S. Pacc
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Raz
China
Fruit Growers To Hear Crop Prospects
H T Snapp presides Frederick County Fruit Growers Association meeting. C Irvine Cather reports on apple and peach crop prospects and hail wind storm damage. Other reports cover Emergency Farm Labor Program Scab Situation Price Ceiling and Apple Institute Martinsburg Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Snapp
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Walker Mce
C. Irvine Cather
I. Pred Stine
South End Fire Co Friday Night Door Prize
Friday event at South End Fire Company at 8:30 pm offers a $100 door prize. Entry details not specified in readable text. This brief notice notes a local fraternal or community gathering with a cash prize and scheduled time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Co
Rhodes drug specials and home goods ads
Rhodes Drug Co lists aspirin tablets mineral oil and capsules with prices in Boscawen at Braddock. Hillyard's advertises shellac brushes wallpaper and a wall covering shipment. Old Mill Wheel promotes a square and round dance every Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Rhodes Drug Co. Boscawen
Braddock
Missing son listed in raid over Germany
Mrs. Hannah M. Hamilton of Winchester learns her son S/Set. Harry T. Hamilton is missing in action after a raid over Germany on May 13, 1944. Her other son Pfc. Albert Hamilton has arrived safely overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah M. Hamilton
No. 1
Winchester
Harry T. Hamilton
Germany
Mrs Haldeman Succumbs After A Long Illness
Mrs Anna Metz Haldeman 81 of Winchester and Frederick County passed away at 6 30 this morning at her South Washington Street home after more than three years of illness following a paralytic stroke on New Year’s Day 1941 and subsequent strokes. She was daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Ebersole Metz born July 21 1862 in Staufferstown Pa widow of Jacob S Haldeman a dairy pioneer in Northern Virginia. The obituary notes her pioneer lineage and Pennsylvania roots.
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Anna Metz Haldeman
Winchester
Frederick County
Jacob S. Haldeman
Virginia
South
Washington Street
Jacob and
Anna Ebersole Metz
Pennsylvania
Staufferstown
H. Stauffer
Europe
Penn
Philadelphia
Rail yards at Reims and Nis hit by bombers
Allied air operations strike rail yards at Reims and Nis, with Italy-based bombers supported by Lightnings and Mustangs. German oil outputs are reduced by heavy bombing from Britain and allied air forces, while German fuel supplies fall to about five million tons annually.
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Gladwin Hill
Allied Expeditionary Force
Ploesti
Britain
Pas-De- Calais
Giurgiu
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Germany
Romania
Nis
Yugoslavia
Eagles Pick Petersburg For 1945 Fraternal Meet
The 38th annual state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles selected Petersburg as the 1945 site. Adam Mabon of Petersburg becomes state president, replacing Charles G. Stadelmeyer. Officers named include G. C. Ritter Jr of Winchester as vice president H. L. House of Portsmouth as chaplain and C. G. Irvin of Staunton as conductor. New guards and trustees were also appointed with Hayden succeeding T. B. Cooker as Portsmouth trustee.
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Order of Eagles
Petersburg
Adam Mabon
Mabon
Charles G. Stadelmeyer
Sarah Zane Hall
G. C. Ritter, Jr
Winchester
H. L. House
Portsmouth
C. G. Irvin
Staunton
Edward S. Young
Alexandria
A. B. Cole, Jr
Richmond
Vely
M. M. Dorst
Mr. Cobb
Norfolk
John Hayden
Hayden
T. B. Cooker
War Bond Supper Planned in Winchester at Handley High
War finance officials supervise preparations for a War Bond Supper in Winchester Mass with Mrs Lee Roberts and Mrs Norman Hitchcock arriving to help. The event moves from the armory to Handley High School Cafeteria for a six to eight o clock serving tomorrow. Tickets remain on sale at the Loudoun Street bond booth. W R Barney chairs.
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Winchester
Mass
War Finance Committee
Lee Roberts
Norman Hitchock
Handley High School
Armory
Bond
Loudoun Street
W. R. Barney
Russians Press New Drive by Allies In France
Moscow reports predict a large scale Allied offensive in France while praising American and British Normandy actions. Berlin and Moscow describe Soviet summer offensive north of the Pripet marshes and coordinated moves toward Berlin and Warsaw with heavy tank activity and fighting near Vitebsk and Taropol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
France
Normandy
Pripyat
Izvestia
Germans Admit Prisoner Killings After Escape Attempt
Foreign Secretary Eden dismissed the German claim that RAP officers were killed resisting capture near Dresden on March 25. He called the explanation an odious crime against all laws and vowed Britain would continue to seek evidence to identify those responsible.
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Dresden
Eden
Switzerland
Must Apply Now For 3rd Quarter Gas
The War Price and Rationing closed three days June 29 30 and July 1. Second quarter coupons will not be valid after June 30. Those who have not applied for their third quarter gas allotment will not obtain same until Monday July 3.
Finns Are Fought On Three Fronts
London reports Russian troops attacking Finns on three fronts in a triple offensive. Red Army advances northwest toward Lake Ostero and the Leningrad Murmansk railway, expands the Svir River bridgehead, and captures Podporozhye. Govorov’s forces reach Lappeenranta as Finland’s communications near Lake Ladoga risk severance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Lake Onezhskoe
Onega
Red Army
Lake Ostero
Leningrad-Murmansk
Svir
Podporozhye
Leningrad
Viipuri
Karelian
Leonid A. Govorov
Tali
Helsinki
Govorov
Lappeenranta
Villmanstrand
Lake Ladoga
Onezhskoe
Belgium judge calls for Hitler shot on sight
Marcel De Baer, president of the Belgian Military and Maritime Courts of Appeal, urged in London that Hitler be shot immediately by any unit capturing him. He warned that delaying punishment would spark World War III.
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London
Marcel de Baer
Maritime Courts of Appeal
Adolf Hitler
Luxembourg Society
Hitler
French Civil Rule To Come Later
President Roosevelt said military operations around Cherbourg proceed on schedule and that liberation should come before establishing a civil administration. He noted De Gaulle’s prefectorial moves may not address military needs and affirmed military aims first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Cherbourg
de Gaulle
War Price and Rationing Office Close Three Days
The Winchester and Frederick County War Price and Rationing office will close to the public on June 29, 30, and July 1. Citizens are urged to plan ahead for needs during the closure. The site on Loudoun Street in Winchester moves to the George Washington Hotel basement at North Cameron and East Piccadilly. The office reopens at the new location on Monday July 3.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Loudoun Street
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
North Cameron
East Piccadilly Streets
York's Friday Night Dance at Washington
Friday night event held at Washington in York with dancing starting around 12 30 AM. The notice lists a recurring Friday schedule and a date notation 5 18.
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York’s
Washington
Thus
Pvt Delmer Linaburg Killed In D Day Invasion
Paratrooper Pvt. Delmer D. Linaburg, son of Mrs. Carrie V. Seabright, 813 South Kent, killed in action in France on D Day. He trained at Fort Meade with Company I 116th Infantry and later joined the paratroopers. Survived by his mother and father Edward.
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Delmer D. Linaburg
Carrie V. Seabright
South Kent Street
France
Adjutant General
Uno
Secretary of War
Pvt
Delmer D. Lineburg
Lineburg
116Th Infantry
Ormandy
Fortressee
Garland Perry
England
Linabure
Ft. George Meade
National
Three Brothers
Edward
Allied Forces In Italy Push On
Allied forces push north and south in Italy with progress on coastal fronts while German resistance stiffens in central sectors between Lake Trasimeno and Lake Chiusi and north of Perugia. In the Adriatic, forces are 25 miles from Ancona as the Chienti River area comes under activity. Fifth Army advances toward Folonica along Highway One, despite heavy pushback.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Italy
Lake Trasimeno
Lake Chiusi
Perugia
Eighth Army
Algiers
Adriatic
Ancona
Chienti
Fifth Army
Livorno
Pisa
Foloniga
Americans Storm Cherbourg Peaks in Quick Capture
Supreme Headquarters says Lt General Omar Bradley’s troops seized a heights near Cherbourg and expect a rapid fall of the city. Germans abandoned heavy defenses to machine guns and light artillery as air support was limited.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
Tourlaville
Invasion Front Advances as Allies Push Cherbourg
Highlights of World at War reports Allied infantry driving a frontal assault into Cherbourg and gaining control of the peninsula’s eastern tip. Russians launch a long awaited offensive along a 100 mile front from Vitebsk to Mogilev. Allied armies push north in Italy toward Pisa and Fiorenze Rinini as German resistance stiffens. Japanese forces threaten Hengyang in China while Allied naval and air actions strike Fort Blair in the Andamans. U S infantry and Marines widen gains on Saipan as 20,000 Japanese defenders retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Vitebesk
Mosilev
Italy
Ted
Pisa-Fiorence-Rinini
Hengyoung
China
Fort Blair
Andaman Islands
Wallace Confident China Will Survive
Wallace expressed confidence that China would endure amid Japanese advances toward Changsha and a rapid southern push. He claimed several discussions with Chiang Kai Shek and anticipated more while noting he would not answer questions about the upcoming U. S. election.
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Wallace
China
Changsha
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S
Germans Defend Caen Peninsular Port Under Heavy Bombardment
Allied reports say German forces withdrew from eastern Caen and dispersed beyond the town due to relentless bombing. U S troops advance along the peninsula despite stiff resistance as they seize road junctions and push toward the sea. High command notes strong indications the Germans abandoned the peninsula tip while the port battles raged and airfields remained contested.
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Bhnt
Caen
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Gavray
Granville
Cherbours
U. S
St. Pierre Balins
Carneville
Tip
21St Army Group
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Pripet Marshes
Warsaw
Mogilev
Vitebsk
Sepon
Aunus
Tarnopol
L Lwow
Poland
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Wes Gallagher
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