Americans Bombers Strike Occupied France Docks and Rail Yards
London report says U S Army Air Forces with RAF and Dominion units conducted two raids on occupied France. Bostons bombed Le Havre docks while B 17s attacked Rouen railway yards. Six Allied fighters are missing. all bombers returned safely.
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U. S. Army
Air Ministry
United States Army Air Forces
France
le Havre
Rouen
R.af
U.S.A
Dominion
Nazis Call Stalingrad a Red Verdun Fortress
Berlin reports Soviet resistance in Stalingrad as a great fortress defense. Russian troops fight with backs to the wall, facing capitulation or last-ditch resistance. German sources describe vast bunkers and minefields, with sappers and assault guns bearing the brunt in fierce street fighting.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Verdun
Volga
Sevastopol
Rostov
Transocean
Kerch Vehbanin
City Schools Set to Open for 1942 43 Session
The Winchester Public Schools announce the 1942 43 term starts Wednesday September 9 with full attendance and new student registration on Friday September 11. Transfers from John Kerr to Handley and Virginia Avenue to ee School are directed to Handley first day. A faculty meeting at Handley September 8 will cover wartime emergency plans.
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Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Sven
John Kerr School
Handley School
Virginia Avenue
Handley Building
Winchester Public Schools
Handly
British and Russian air raids hammer Germany in bold attacks
London dispatch reports a coordinated British RAF assault against Bremen and a Russian air offensive toward eastern targets. The German war bulletin acknowledges heavy Allied pressure but fails to name the specific cities targeted.
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London
Germany
Bremen
Buda
Petit Yvie Gee Tylgany
Winchester Foresees Busy School Days For City And Rural Youths
MA Winchester notes that soon boys and girls in city and country will return to studies. War’s impact will bring skills needed for a strong nation and aero nautics may join curricula. Ground training and physical education gain emphasis as schools prepare youths for pilot training and overall strength.
Julian W. Baker Resigns as Clerk of Frederick County
Judge Philip Williams announced the resignation of Julian W. Baker from the Frederick County Clerk post. Deputy Clerk Mrs. Bessie Brannon will run the office pending a successor, with applications for the appointment open next week. Baker, who began the term October 1, 1939, would have served through December 31, 1943.
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Julian W. Baker
Frederick County
Philip Williams
Fairfax
Falls Church
J. R. W. Alexander
Walter McCarthy
Bessie Brannon
Jude Williams
Tri Star
Baker
North
Loudoun Street
C. C. Brannon
War Labor Day Stay-At-Work Push Sparks Nation
The Associated Press reports workers in war industries will remain on the job over Labor Day weekend. CIO leaders in Detroit protest planned plant shutdowns at Chrysler and Ford. President Roosevelt may announce a wage and farm price curtailment order as national travel and fuel restrictions ease.
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Associated Press
Detroit
CIO
Roosevelt
Chrysler
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
Washington
Safety Council
Buy As You Go Tax Collections Win Approval
Washington September 5 The Senate Finance Committee heard support for a pay as you go plan for personal income taxes proposed by Beardsley Ruml. The plan would cancel 1941 taxes and apply payments to 1943, with annual end of year calculations for final liability or rebates. Treasury officials voiced objections and sought modifications before adoption.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D.-Va
Beardsley Ruml
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Clark
D.-Mo
Treasury
Ae the
Prison Terms For Fleeing France Edict Harshly Punishes Escape
Vichy issued prison terms for those escaping concentration camps or abandoning obligatory residences. Guards aiding escapes face six days to six months in jail. The edict also targets departures to England or neutral countries and imposes a 6,000,000 franc monthly levy on the Union of Israelites of France for operating costs.
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Vichy
Laval
France
England
Pea
Union of Israelites of France
Weather notes forewarn Labor Day anglers amid light city rain
City and county brief reports 0.03 inch of rain yesterday with heavier showers in the south. Cedar Creek muddied quickly. North Branch muddy near 8 and clear by Woodstock last evening. Forecast hinges on weather man for Labor Day weekend with uncertain odds.
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Cedar Creek
Woodstock
Germans Execute Over 1 500 Czechs
London report cites a Czech government spokesman saying 1 568 Czechs were executed by Germans in reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich's assassination. Among the victims are 54 entire families totaling 131 people, with 120 more executed in Bohemia and Moravia in July and August.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Bohemia
Moravia
Lidice
Lezaky
City Boys Leave for Final Physicals September 7
Winchester Selective Service Board sends about 69 men for final physicals at Charlottesville on Monday morning. They meet at City Hall at 6 15 and depart by special bus at 6 45. Earlier 21 selectees left Charlottesville August 22 for Camp Lee to start active duty.
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Selective Service Board
Winchester
Charlottesville
Camp Lee
Plaza
Board of Trade
American Legion Post
Special Attention Labor Day Holiday Notice
The Star and advertisers will not publish on Monday September 7 1942 in observance of Labor Day national holiday. The Evening Star announces the holiday schedule.
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the Star
THE
Evening Star
No Bonds To Be Sold At Banquet For Miss Garson
Banquet honoring actress Greer Garson will not sell bonds or stamps during its program. Only the $100 Century Bond bought by Aug 24 to the banquet date is eligible for an extra ticket. no other bond sales are planned. Jimmy Doman's orchestra will join McKlwee’s Municipal Band in the program.
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Greer Garson
Star Today
Bond Rally Committee
Jimmy Doman
Front Royal
McKlwee
Glass Improving After Illness
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is showing daily improvement after a bout of illness. The 84 year old pro tempore of the Senate and chairman, confined to home in Lynchburg, was expected to return to Washington soon.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Gwburg
British Hold New Egypt Gains After Counter Attacks
British Eighth Army maintains newly won positions on the central El Alamein front after repelling three Axis counter-attacks. Allied officers call the first week of renewed Egypt fighting a limited victory as Rommel’s forces fail to regain lost ground. The frontier advance followed minefield penetrations and heavy artillery and air bombardments.
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Cairo
8Th Army
el Alamein
Egypt
RAF
Harold Alexander
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Alexandria
Suez
Valley of the Nile
Praise for American air force work in Australia
Industrialist Lieut. Col. Victor Bertrandias commends United States Army Air Force efforts in Australia. He toured allied bases, noting pilots and mechanics maximize American made aircraft. Bertrandias, ex Douglas engineer and Rickenbacker associate, praises improvised runways and shops at a forest base.
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Australia
United States Army Air Force
Victor E. Bertrandias
United States
Bertrandias
Encino
Calif
Air Corps
Eddie Rickenbacker
Engineer Division
Douglas
German Air Force Drops Dieppe Leaflet Raid on South Coast
Last night the German air force conducted a leaflet raid on the south coast, distributing a four page pictorial folder about the Dieppe raid. The material touts German troop prowess and presents the action as a second front thrust.
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London
Dieppe
Axis attack on southern Egyptian front announced
Rome dispatch says the high command reports an Axis assault on the southern Egyptian front with numerous prisoners taken, including a general. The report emphasizes the scale of the offensive and the capture of high ranking officers.
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Rome
High Command
Axis
British Merchant Vessel Sunk in Caribbean Torpedo Attack
The Navy reports a medium sized British merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine around mid August in the Caribbean. Survivors have been landed at an east coast port.
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Washington
Navy
Caribbean
Axis ships in Mediterranean set afire near Tobruk
Allied bombers and torpedo planes attacked three Axis vessels north of Tobruk in the Mediterranean Thursday night, including a destroyer, set afire and probably sunk, according to British Middle East headquarters.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Middle East
Condition of Rivers At Riverton Report
North Fork shows muddy conditions while South Fork remains clear indicating divergent water clarity between the two river forks at Riverton.
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Riverton
Rev Ronald Wilson to preside at Virginia Synod education session
Presbyterian leaders across Virginia plan to hear the report of Rev Ronald Wilson as chairman of the Christian Education Movement committee at the Virginia Synod gathering in Staunton. The session runs Tuesday through Thursday in the Mary Baldwin College unit.
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Ronald Wilson
Synod
Virginia
Christian Education Movement
Winchester
Synod of Virginia
Staunton
William Wagner
H. H. Sweets
Department of University of Chicago
van C. Caldwell
Richmond
Assembly
Defense Service Council
Forign
Home Missions
Red Army Gains Reported At Stalingrad And Caucasus Pressures
Moscow reports describe the Red Army shaking off German blows at Stalingrad and halting the German advance on the Volga center. Russians also counter attack in the Caucasus and central eastern sectors while pushing near Rzhev and threatening the Novorossisk area. German losses include tanks and guns as Soviet naval and air actions claim multiple enemy ships and aircraft destroyed.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Volga’ River
Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Rzhev
Volga
Terek
Dok
Caucasian
Grozny
Baltic
Leningrad
Labor Day Bank Notice In Winchester Virginia
Bank announces closed on Labor Day September 7. Farmers and Merchants Na Ba Bank in Winchester Virginia remains closed that day and resumes normal hours thereafter. Bond purchases available as stated in public notice.
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Farmers & Merchants Na Ba Bank
Winchester
Notice to Apple Growers Labor Day 1942
Notice to apple growers that no apples will be received on Labor Day Monday May 7th 1942 issued by National Fruit Product Co Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Lp-11
Mayes Produce Co pays premium for fancy young fenee chickens
Notice states Mayes Produce Co of Winchester Virginia offers a premium over market price for fancy young fenee chickens heavy and large. The address 435 Market St is given.
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Mayes Produce Co
Market St
Winchester
George Washington Hotel Stock Available for Unlimited Purchase
An advertisement by H. K. Benham invites potential buyers to purchase an unlimited amount of George Washington Hotel stock with a write or call at the stated price. The notice references a date code 9-5-8-1p-21.
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George Washington Hotel
Geo. Washington Hotel
Farm & Merchants National Bank Closed Monday in Winchester
Farm and Merchants National Bank in Winchester Virginia announces closure on Monday September with business hours 9 to 4 and 1p 21. The notice lists banking hours and indicates a temporary or seasonal closure.
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Labor Day Farm & Merchants National Bank
Winchester
Baseball Waapoates Sign for Sept 6 and 7 Park Doubleheader
The article notes a baseball event with Waapoates signing for games on Sunday September 6 and a doubleheader on September 7 at Park City. Details are read as a local sports brief with venue and dates.
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Waaphoates
Wiboro Sun
Ens City
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