Red Army Bombs White Russian Rail Centers in White Russia
Moscow l broadcasts report Red Army air force struck three rail centers Mogilev Orsha and Vitebsk to ease a push toward German held Poland and the Baltic states. Soviet columns reportedly advanced toward Pronya river while fighting raged near Gomel Vitebsk and other areas.
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London
Kiev
Dnieper River
Red Army
Poland
Baltic States
Moscow Radio
Mogilev
Orsha
Vitebsk
White Russia
Pronya
Cherikov
Gomel
Moscow
Rall
Lieut Stimmell Lands Liberator On Small Field
Lieut R L Stimmel son of Mrs May Stimmell and brother of Miss Ebner Stimmel saved a B 24 Liberator and its nine man crew after a forced landing on a tiny Niederhauser field near Marshalltown Iowa. Despite a four mile per hour wind he halted the aircraft just short of hangars, avoiding a possible disaster.
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R. L. Stimmel
May Stimmell
Parkway
Ebner Stimmell
Marshelltown
Marshalltown Times-Republican
R. L. Summel
Virginia
Army Air Base
Sioux City
Niederhauser
Summell
Niederhauser Field
Stmmell
Stimme
Marshalltown
Big Bombers From Africa Make Dual Blow At Nazis
Allied airmen from Northwest African forces scored their first combined strike against Germany from African bases. Fortresses flew 1800 miles to Munich and Liberators hit the Henchel Aircraft factory at Wiener Neustadt near Vienna, with significant enemy fighter opposition.
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Africa
North Africa
Germany
Italy
Munich
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Naples
Grazzanise
Formia
Appian Way
Schweinfurt
Regensburg
Britain
Henschel Aircraft Factory
Air Force
World War Vet To Give Blood For Fourth Time
Hale Moore a Virginia Woolen guard and ex veteran plans a fourth blood donation for the Red Cross clinic. He cites sons in the Army and family service as motivation while local leaders urge early registration and rest periods for workers. The drive runs October 20 21 and 23 at the Presbyterian Church with headquarters on North Loudoun street.
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Hale Moore
Virginia Woolen Company
J. C. Penny
Main Street
Merle
Glynn
Mr. Moore
Isaac
Hayfield
Jack Richards
Stephens City
Theavy
Moore
Sjostrom
The
American Red Cross
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Virginia Protective Force
Virginia
Ronald Wilson
South Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Forth- Doan
Red Cross
Winchester
North Loudoun Street
Presbyterian Church
Red
Third War Loan Surpasses Winchester Frederick Target
Winchester and Frederick county report the Third War Loan total over subscribed by 28836.50 with steady orders. O Sullivan Rubber Company contributes 65000 toward E bonds. Navy Band to perform at Armory and Capitol Theater events with bond-based admission. Retail Merchants war bond auction underway with Round Hill 4 H Club staffing the public booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
United States Navy
Armory
Capitol Theater
Dunn and Duvall
Retail Merchants
Victory Dance Marks End of Third War Loan Campaign
Informal victory celebration planned at the armory in Winchester tonight to honor the successful Third War Loan drive. A program begins at 9 p.m. with Navy officials and local organizers confirming the event details this afternoon.
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Armory
Winchester
United States Navy
Navy band guest dinner invitation and fire company meeting
Mrs. Ed Molden is urged to invite a Navy band member to Sunday dinner with a note of 20 opportunities and six claimed. The South End Hose Company holds its regular meeting in the hall Monday evening October 4 at 8 o clock. all members are asked to attend. Howard Hart, Capt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Uncle Samuel
Old Dominion
Ed Molden
South End Hose Company
Howard Hart
Appointment of Bishop Haas to Grand Rapids
Named Bishop WASHINGTON Oct. 2 Monsignor Francis J. Haas chair man of President Roosevelt s committee on fair employment practices has been appointed Bishop of Grand Rapids Mich by Pope Pius XII apostolic delegation announced today
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Washington
Francis J. Haas
Roosevelt
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pius XII
Prisoner Pleads Not Guilty In Cell Larceny Case
Robert Lee Robinson 22 pleads not guilty to larceny theft of a watch from John Rinker while in a police station cell. The charge is dismissed when Rinker fails to appear. Robinson is later detained again for missing Selective Service papers as his coat and papers were lost in a fire.
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Robert Lee Robinson
Judas John Rice
John Rinker
Robins
Robinson
Hat Robinson
Rinker
Liberty
Roinson
Bar of Justice
Francis Punk
Consulting Others About Trade Air Lines
James J. Strebig reports that the United States and Great Britain may consult each other before any postwar air transport pact with a third country. Roosevelt and Churchill favor freedom of the air, but formal talks on individual agreements had not begun, with confidence in postwar use of American airbases abroad noted.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Churchill Rv
Replace Overseas Forces With Fresh Men
Washington reports strong Senate backing for a plan to swap long overseas troops for fresh units trained in U S camps and rested for action. Senator Lodze from Massachusetts urged immediate Department action while Senator Russell of Georgia led a touring group finding morale solid but asking when troops return home. They noted veterans weary after 24 months in Iceland without action and argued replacement would improve effectiveness.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Senate
U. S
Lodze
R.-Mass
Senate War Inspection Committee
Department
Russell
D.-Ga
America
Johnny Doughboy
Iceland
Pressure Poses News Perils For Japs In Pacific
Allied forces press the Japanese from central to northern Solomons and push toward Vila and Kolombangara. In New Guinea, Australians close on Finschhafen and press toward Madang along the Ramu valley as Japanese supply lines falter and ships are sunk or dispersed.
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Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Central
Solomons
New Guinea
Vella Lavella
Kolombangara
Finschhafen
Madang
Tock
Ramu River
MacArthur
South Pacific
William F. Halsey
Vila
New Georgia
United States and RAF strike Ruhr city Hagen in Germany
U S planes joined British bombers in raids on the Ruhr city of Hagen near Dortmund. The attack targeted rail yards and industry including Accumulatoren Fabrika A G as reports described a raid with RAF Thunderbolts and Flying Fortresses. An observed bomber loss indicated Allied pressure on German air power.
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London
Flying Fortress
Emden
Ruhr
Hagen
Dortmund
Accumulatoren Fabrika A. G
RAF
West Phalian
Aachen
Darmstadt
Brunswick
Quota Conference Opens Under Gail M. Martin at George Washington Hotel
Gail M. Martin opens the 10th District Conference of Quota International at the George Washington Hotel with about 125 delegates present. The program includes an invocation by Major Irene McCann, welcome by Mayor C. R. Anderson and Ethel Jolliffe, a memorial service, district reports, and speeches by Frances Duhing and Mrs. Sweet Harvey Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail M. Martin
Quota International, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Irene McCann
Richmond Quota Club
C. R. Anderson
Ethel Jolliffe
Winchester Club
Frances Dunhing
Newark
Quota Club
Weet Harvey Thomas
New the Club
Gwaldys W. Jones
Linda Littlejohn Therhe
Allied troops push toward Rome as Naples falls to advance
Allied forces in North Africa press north from Naples toward Rome amid heavy German resistance. General Clark enters Naples as Fifth Army advances north of the city and the British Eighth Army seizes towns on the Foggia plain and the Monte Gargano peninsula.
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North Africa
Naples
Rome
Reuters
Allied
Benevento
Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Bernard Ll. Montgomery
Foggia
San Severo
Lucero
Monte Gargano
Motgomery
Clark
Sergeant Watson Returns for Officer Training in US
Four WAC members who first arrived in North Africa last January will return to the United States by October 12 for officer training. Among them is Mir iam K. Watson of Winchester Virginia and Mary M. Hartnett of Bethesda. Watson, daughter of Charles O. Watson, helped form the clerical staff attached to General Dwight Eisenhower’s Allied forces in the North African campaign. Her letters, recently published by The Star, attracted attention.
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North Africa
WACS
United States
S-Set
Miriam K. Watson
Winchester
Mary M. Hartnett
Bethesda
Watson
Charles O. Watson
Stephens City
Frederick County
Women’s Army Corps
Dwight Eisenhower
the Star
Germans Told To Hold Blood Wall In Northern Italy
Stockholm dispatches report Adolf Hitler ordered Marshals Rommel and Kesselring to defend the fortress of Europe to the last drop of blood. The line's location in northern Italy, possibly along the Po River, remains undisclosed as thousands of Italian workers aid Todt fortifications.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Adolf Hitler
Edwin Rommel
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Europe
Stockholms-Tidningen
Todt
Soldier sends $200 for war bonds via sister
Pvt. Leo C. Coffman now in New Guinea mailed a $200 money order July 13 to his sister Mrs. Howard J. Grubbs of Millwood Ave. The funds were invested in war bonds through the O'Sullivan Rubber Co where Coffman had worked before joining the service two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo C. Coffman
New Guinea
Howard J. Grubbs
Millwood Avenue
Naples is captured as Allied forces enter city after heavy fighting
Allied troops triumphantly enter Naples amid heavy bomb damage and German demolitions. Military police assume control while Italian crews clear mines and port facilities. German retreat leaves port and railway hubs in ruins and quarries salvage efforts continue as news reports confirm the advance.
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Clark
Naples
Reco
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Leningrad
Yestern
DNB
Kremenchug
Lieut. Stimmel
Stimmell
Iowa
By Wes Gallagher
Va. Woolen Co
South End
Ruhr Valley
Gladwin Hill
Rhineland
Westphalia
Ira C. Baker
Noland Norgaard
Sergeant Watson
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