British Chinese Attack North Burma Base Myitkyina Front
Allied forces storm three sides of a North Burma base over the weekend as American troops push toward Myitkyina. Gurkha and British regiments take Mogaung rail segment. Maj. Gen. Lentaigne’s units assault from the south while Chinese troops breach outer defenses. British units advance toward Imphal on Kohima road as Japanese abandon portions of the Kohima route.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
America
Myitkyina
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Mogaung
Mogawng
W. D. A. Lentaigne
India
Imphal
Kohima
Parof
Koroad
Diplomat and Wife Dead From Gas
The coroner asked the state department for permission to autopsy Andre Dedekam first secretary of the Norwegian embassy aged 64 and his wife Louise aged 69 found dead in their car. A joint letter to their two sons and notes from Norwegian army officers were found. Gas stove open and apartment windows ajar. The embassy official found them after a pass key knock went unanswered.
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Washington
Theate Department
Andre Dedekam
Louise
Norian Army
Kam
Advises Against Rubber Stamps In County Payments
State Auditor L. McCarthy Downs in an audit of Washington County issued today warns the practice of using a facsimile signature rubber stamp to sign payment warrants is very dangerous and easy to misuse.
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Richmond
L. McCarthy Downs
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
Death Toll Rises as Flood Strikes Shinnston and Vicinity
The Red Cross prepares aid as homeless seek missing kin in churches armories and schools. In Shinnston West Virginia 63 people died and relief workers man shelters and canteens while Rep Samuel Weiss calls President Roosevelt for federal aid and Maj Gen Phillip Hayes for additional military help to police the storm area.
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Red Cross
Shinnston
W. Va
Roosevelt
Samuel Weiss
D-Pa
Phillip Hayes
Third Service Command
Kimmore
Ration Calendar Updates for Meats Fats and More
The AP reports ration changes including four red stamps becoming valid indefinitely for meats and processed foods W8 to Z8 and A5. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds indefinitely. Shoes stamps 1 and 2 good indefinitely. Gasoline coupons 10-A and 12-A valid through late summer and fall. B3 B4 C3 C4 five gallons everywhere. Fuel oil four coupons valid through Sept 30 with new coupons issued by local ration boards.
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Associated Press
Edward Robinson Dies In County
Edward Robinson known as Bluegum died at his Stephens City home after a general health breakdown. A 67 year old son of Tate Edward and Ellen Hunter Robinson, he lived in Stephens City his entire life. He leaves two sons Graham and Ernest of Winchester, a daughter Virginia Morrison of Uniontown Pa, and a granddaughter Carrie Shelton of Carapolis. Funeral plans will be announced later.
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Edward Robinson
Stephens City
Bluegum
Tate Edward
Ellen Hunter Robinson
Graham
Ernest
Winchester
Virginia Morrison
Uniontown
Carrie Shelton
Carapolis
Seek Outlawing Of Whiskey By Southeastern Conference
The Methodist Church's Southeastern Conference representing 2 146 000 members across nine states urged President Roosevelt to outlaw whisky production during August. Delegates criticized a War Production Board order permitting alcohol use. The report warned whisky derives from food products amid a threatened food shortage. The conference also created an inter racial commission to combat racial injustices.
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Atlanta
Methodist Church
Roosevelt
Temperance Committee
War Production Board
Inter - Racial Commission
Sluggers Roll Over Round Hill 13-2 in League Tilt
Ash Hollow Sluggers defeated Round Hill 13 to 2 as Harry Arnold earned the win and starred with 18 strikeouts and two triples. Round Hill pitcher One Taylor yielded the loss in the Sunday game.
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Ash Hollow
Round Hill
Harry Arnold
Taylor
Larrick Given Suspended Sentence in Check Case
Letcher Larrick pleads guilty to passing a $336 check without funds. Judge Burr P. Harrison in Frederick Circuit Court suspends six month jail term on payment of $5 fine and court costs.
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Letcher Larrick
Burr P. Harrison
Frederick
Ware brothers earn wartime decorations for service
Mrs J B Crowser of West Virginia Avenue announces her brother Sergeant James W Ware has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while stationed in England. Their parents Mr and Mrs E O Ware of Shockeysville Winchester have two other sons in service Corporal Hugh Wesley Ware with U S Engineers in England and Sergeant Samuel W Ware of Orland Florida.
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J. B. Crowser
West Virginia Avenue
James W. Ware
England
Sgt. Ware
E. O. Ware
Shockeysville Rt
Winchester
Cpl
Hugh Wesley Ware
U. S. Engineers
Samuel W. Ware
Orland
Fla
Guilty Driver Fined in Civil Court Session
In Civil and Police Court Judge John Rice disposed of six cases this morning. Floyd Edwards of Maryland was fined 21 dollars plus costs for reckless driving and no operator's license. E B Hinkins of Winchester and Arthur W Miller of Manassas were found not guilty of routine reckless driving from a minor Braddock Street collision. A 1942 Packard driven by Hinkins sustained 50 to 75 dollars in damage. Miller's 1935 Ford pickup about 20 dollars.
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John Rice
Floyd Edwards
Maryland
E. B. Hinkins
Winchester
Arthur W. Miller
Manassas
Braddock Street
Packard
Hinkins
Mil
Saipan battles and carrier losses widen Pacific tally
The Nimitz report notes six Japanese carriers damaged or sunk west of the Marianas in the past week and 402 enemy planes destroyed during carrier attacks west of Guam on June 18. Carrier fighters swept Iwo Island in the Kazan group, with June 23 action sinking five ships and shooting down 116 planes. Quiet on Saipan's west coast shows Garapan near the outskirts as Laulau village falls to American forces on the east.
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Marianas
Nimitz
Guam
Iwo Island
Kazan Group
Saipan
Garapan
Laulau
Magicienne Bay
Mt. Tapotchau
Fifth Army advances as Tiger tanks fall near Massa Marittima
American forces report a midnight clash near Massa Marittima where Tiger tanks were defeated. A Fifth Army thrust toward Montieri remains locked in bitter combat with Nazi defenders eight miles north of Massa. German mobile 88 mm guns support the line as reinforcements move in. Lt. Gen. Mark Clark’s troops say 1,000 more prisoners were taken in two days, bringing total captives to 24,000 since the offensive began.
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Castigliona Dorcia
Rocca Dorcia
Siena
Tyrrhenian
Massa Maritima
Fifth Army
Montieri
Massa
Kesselring
Poitiers
France
Mark Clark
Eighth Army
Answers to the Daily Quiz from Page Four
Correct responses listed for questions including names places and facts. Eric Johnston. Aleutian Islands. Narcissus. Jehovah God. West Point. he struck out. Second lieutenant. I will try to come to the meeting. yin. False Orange Free State is a part of the Union of South Africa.
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Eric Johnston
Aleutian Chain of Islands
Narcissus
Jehovah
God
West Point
Yin
False
Orange Free State
Union of South Africa
Allies Reach Cherbourg in Fight to Take Key Port
Allied forces pressed toward Cherbourg as reports conflicted over the port’s status. German broadcasts suggested ongoing battle while French and Allied lines closed the peninsula, with Bradley directing bombardment to spare the town and Doughboys battling house to house for a decisive, deep water anchor.
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France
Paris
Berlin
Cherbourg
Occupied
Europe
DNB
Germany
German International Information Bureau
St. Vaast la Hogue
Quettehou
Barfleur
Omar N. Bradley
War unity and red tape critique praise from Green
Green urged victory as top priority for Americans and warned against a win at all costs slogan. He argued a Republican win would deter enemies and promised a government free of political meddling, backing Army and Navy leaders with full support. He praised delegates for independence from an indispensable man.
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America
Green
United States Army
Navy
German Shell lands first troops on D day
The report notes that German Shell was among the first troops landed on June 6. He entered service in 1941, leaving with National Guard units. He is married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Beckwith of Fredericksburg and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Clowe, Sr.
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Republican Party
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Clyde Corbin
Ashland
Young Republican National Federation
Chicago
National Guard
Mary Elizabeth Beckwith
Fredericksburg
M. B. Clowe
Allied Air Pressure Keeps Up On Nazis Over Normandy Front
Allied air forces pounded targets from the English Channel to southern France. Daytime raids hit fuel depots and airfields near Toulouse Bourges Pas de Calais rail lines and bridges around Marseille and Sete. losses reached 43 planes for the Allies and 59 German aircraft.
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Normandy
Spanish
Britain
Ers
Paris
Bretigny
Villacoublay
Italy
Marseille
France
Sete
Balaruc
Avignon
le Pontet
Women of the WACs in pivotal wartime roles
The piece highlights women in the Women's Army Corps serving in control towers, planning invasion strategies, and operating command centers. It portrays their tireless work as key to liberation and a new chapter in American history, noting they are “they'll never forget.”
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Wacs
Women’s Army Corps
Adjutant General
U.S. Army
Munitions Building
Washington
D.C
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