Grand Offensive Is Launched By Reds
The German radio said the Soviet Army launched a grand offensive in the central Donets basin area of South Russia this morning. Five Red armies pressed forward using heavy artillery and air power, threatening the German line as the Germans fell back from rail links and Smolensk perimeter.
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Reds
London
Cmtral Donets Basin
South
Russia
Associated Press
Voroshikhansk
Donets
Kely
Smolensk
Brave Long Island dog Chips may earn Distinguished Service Cross
Clarke county schools reopen soon with Winchester and Frederick to follow. Chips, a Long Island dog trained for army service at Front Royal, is cited for bravery. He reportedly led a leash ashore during Sicily invasion, alerted guards, charged a camouflaged pillbox, and helped two enemy soldiers surrender.
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Chips
Long Island
Front Royal
Sicily
Mes
DSC
Shade
Star Not Published Monday Labor Day 1943
The Star will not be published on Monday September 6 1943 in observance of Labor Day national holiday.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
Clarke County Schools Open With 1200 Enrollment Forecast
Clarke county public schools opened for the 1943-44 session with a full staff of teachers. Superintendent A F Robertson said qualified teachers were hard to secure but vacancies are filled. He expects about 1200 students this year in extracted and high schools, down from last year's 1360. Principals return. D G Cooley leads Berryville High, C E Miley Jr leads Boyce.
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the Star
Berryville
Clarke County
A. F. Robertson
D. G. Cooley
Berryville High School
C. E. Miley, Jr
Boyce
Invasion Plans Worked Out In Advance For Sicily to Italy
Allied chiefs planned the Sicilian to Italy invasion in advance with Montgomery and Britain taking the lead. Washington officials stayed silent, awaiting official word as Roosevelt canceled his Friday press briefing to focus on Pacific war news.
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Tom Reedy
Washington
Sicilian Straits
Italy
Pacific
Europe
White House
Sicily
Roosevelt
Britain
Churchill
Axis
Desirable 10 room house on West Boscawen Street
For sale a desirable 10 room house and lot located at 308 West Boscawen Street in front of the Court House. Sale listed by Dunn and Duvall with noon Saturday as the time.
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West Boscawen St
Court House
Dunn and Duvall
Income Tax Service Announces 1943 Reports Due
Closing date September 15. First floor, 21 West Bos cawen St. J. H. Seal Jr. announces preparation of 1943 income tax reports.
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Income Tax Service
West Boscawen St
Frederick County Principals to Meet on Physical Education Plan
Frederick county schools principals will gather at the Courthouse Tuesday night September 7 at 8 oclock to discuss the 1943 44 physical education program. Superintendent Leslie D Kline said the meeting will be attended by H R Richardson and Percy Warren who will present plans for the coming term.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
H. R. Richardson
State Board of Education
Richmond
Percy Warren
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Kline
Marguerite Llewellyn
Pittsburgh
Allies Aided By Many Italians
Madrid reports a fortnight of sabotage behind enemy lines aiding an Allied invasion of continental Europe. Italian partisans target railroads and repair shops to disrupt supply and mobility, while Mihailovic's forces coordinate with the Allies. The French-Spanish frontier notes a German buildup after the landing. York Inn to reopen Saturday.
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Madrid
Zce
Italy
Draja Mihailovic
French Mediterranean
Bombers Hit Northern France as Allied Invasion Presses On
Large American and British bomber fleets attacked northern France at dawn while Allied forces pushed into Italy. Flying Fortresses and Marauders struck targets including airfields at Mardyck and Denain as Paris region raid reported.
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London
United States
France
Rome
Paris
Associated Press
Seine
RAF
Channel
Flying
Mardyck
Denain
Five Percent Newsprint Cut Urged for Fourth Quarter
Washington reports the newspaper industry advisory committee urged a further five percent reduction in newsprint usage for Q4 1943, bringing total cuts to 15 percent since January. Canada supplies 75 percent of U S print paper, so the exact Q4 cut depends on Canadian deliveries. The plan also trims publisher inventories from 50 to 40 days in northeast and central regions and from 75 to 65 days in west and south, retroactive to Sept 1.
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Washington
Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee
War Production Board
Canada
United States
WPB
City and County Brevities and Local Notices
Big Ben atop the city hall is out of order as repairs proceed after replacing weights with an electrical unit. Eddie Koons of Fort Knox urges including Army Serial Numbers in all soldier mail addresses to speed delivery. Earl Godwin, guest speaker, will address clubs and present a pig prize. Handley Library resumes 9 p.m. close after a holiday observance.
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Big Ben
Eddie Koons
Fort Knox
W. Nelson Page
Continental United States
Koons
Eddie
APU
Earl Godwin
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary
Quota Clubs
The
JET
Godwin
Wave Attacking Italy Favored By Dark Night
Allied forces launched into Italy under a moonless night with guiding starlight and continuous air cover. The invasion port was crowded with ships and vehicles in long lines as vast preparations and road networks guided troops to landing beaches for what was described as their biggest adventure yet.
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Italy
Associated Press
London
New York
Sicily
Important Tasks For U S Seen In Italy Invasion
The London Star and Evening Standard speculated that the U S Seventh Army has been assigned a major task in the Italian invasion. The Star suggested Eisenhower may direct a landing in Italy soon and that Messina is only the beginning of broader Allied action. London censors briefly halted dispatches amid the speculation.
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London
London Star
The
Star
Robert Gordon-Finlayson
Eisenhower
Italy
Messina
Evening Standard
Commandery No 12 Convenes Tonight
M B Clowe Eminent Commander of Winchester Commandery No 12 Knights Templar announces a Stated Conclave in the Asylum at City Hall tonight at 8 oclock. First meeting in two months. All members requested. A fall program will be outlined. BINGO every Fri night 830 with 250 prizes. ROUSS FIRE Co.
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M. B. Clowe
Winchester Commandery No. 12
Knights Templar
City Hall
Rouss Fire Co
Thur &Pri
Surge On Italy Not Surprise To British Public
London observers welcomed reports of Allied landings on the Italian mainland as a psychological lift, while some British backers of a western invasion remained hopeful for decisive action. Churchill noted strategic divisions with the United States and Russia over the timing of a broader invasion and warned against a costly failure.
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Italy
London
Europe
United Nations
Churchill
Quebec
Cape
Third Of Japan's Merchant Ships Gone Says Knox
Secretary Knox announced that one third of Japan's total merchant shipping about 2 500 000 tons has been destroyed. He credited American submarines with most of the losses as United Nations forces aided in sinkings. He noted cargo depletion impaired Japan's ability to exploit colonial holdings in the southwest Pacific and commented on withdrawals from Kiska and Central Solomons due to overseas communications issues.
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Washington
Knox
Japan
Navy
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Kiska Island
North Pacific
Solomons
Ten City Men Register With Winchester Draft Board
Ten men who reached 18 in August have registered with the Winchester Draft Board. Names include Arthur Leo McIntyre 205 E Baker St Wallace William Weiner 244 Parkway Fred Atkins 204 E Baker St Allen Theodore Harman 132 W Piccadilly St Robert Elwood Martin 230 E Baker St Herbert Austin Braithwaite 214 N Brad dock St William Rhodes Brown 417 S Cameron St Marion Edward Campbell 520 S Kent St Guy Leo Lofton Jr 1008 S Main St and Melvin Glenn Boyd 29 E Gerrard Street.
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Winchester Draft Board
Arthur Leo McIntyre
Sarah Zane Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening September 3 at 8 PM. All members are requested to be present. Loryn M. Crabill, Captain.
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SA Zane Fire Co
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Allies reach Scilla and Reggio Calabria in Italy invasion
Allied troops reportedly hold a bridgehead on the Calabrian coast after pre dawn landings across the Messina Straits. German broadcasts claimed occupation of Scilla and Reggio Calabria with tank columns pushing inland as British and Canadian forces engage entrenched defenders.
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Scilla
Reggio Calabria
Messina
Algiers
Continent
British and Canadian troops land on Italian mainland Calabrian coast
Allied forces under Eisenhower commence invasion of southern Italy crossing the Messina straits from Sicily. British and Canadian units take a foothold after shelling beaches and demolitions. air and naval bombardment support, with rail targets hit toward Brenner Pass. First landings mark the western Allies’ return to the European mainland since 1941.
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North Africa
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Italy
Hitler
Europe
Messina Straits
Sicily
United Nations Radio
Algiers
U. S
Brenner Pass
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Eisenhower
Strait of
Messina
Bolzano
Trento
Bologna
Cancello
Naples
Greece
Britain
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Winchester
Frederick
Special Attention
Clarke
Istructors
J. H. Seal, Jr
Syneo
York Inn
Low Countries
Handley Library
By Alan Moorhead
U.S
Commandery No. 12
By Lewis Hawkins
European Continent
Bulletin
Edward Kennedy
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