Allies land in Italy as Naples area opened in invasion
Allied forces under Lt Gen Mark W Clark landed near Naples at 4 am, engaging German troops amid Italy's surrender. Flying Fortresses bombed Pratica di Mare near Rome, leveling the town and its German officers. Montgomery’s Eighth Army pushes north toward Locri Gioia, securing about 40 miles of the toe.
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Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Mark W. Clark
Naples
Italy
Prascati
Rome
Mediterranean
Harold Alexander
Clark
Eighth Army
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Gulf of Eofemia
Palmi
Locri
Gioia
War Bond returns to fund postwar living
The article envisions a 1951 wave of returning War Bond dollars as older bonds mature starting in May. It frames the bond program as a continuing home front effort with the Third War Loan slogan Back the Attack with War Bonds urging Americans to support postwar prosperity through maturing securities.
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Hitler
War Bonds Drive Opens With City Rally in Winchester
The Third War Loan campaign begins at noon with bells and planes over Winchester and Frederick county. Bond orders of $50,000 are already reported by the Junior Board of Trade as Civic Club volunteers start the drive, highlighted by a 35 by 3 foot banner at the George Washington Hotel and a noon bond delivery by Fire Chief Argenbricht. A rally is set for 8 p.m. on Loudoun street to spur further purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Junior Board of Trade
Civic Club
Pat Dunn
Rouss Fire Company
George Washington Hotel
Wm. Argenbricht
Positive Rabies Case In Clarke County Virginia Dog
Clarke County Virginia reports a positive rabies case after a Berryville dog attacked a youth and a pony. Mayor L H Bell ordered muzzled dogs destroyed after a 24 hour period and supervisors move to apply similar rules countywide. Dr Charles Milton notified Washington authorities and the dog head was sent for examination with a positive result received today.
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Berryville
L. H. Bell
Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Charles Milton
Washington
Commonwealth
Williams
Royston
Gilbert Royston, Jr
Miltop
Executor to Sell Orndorff Property at Court House
The Reardon estate plans a public sale of the Orndorff property on Millwood Avenue. The auction takes place Saturday at noon at the front of the Court House, James P Reardon named as Executor.
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Orndorff
Millwood Avenue
Front Court House
James P Reardon
Ice Cream Cake Sale at Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Cake sale and bingo events announced for the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour with Friday bingo at 8:30 p m and $250 in prizes. Job ad seeks painters at the Employment Office in Leki D. Baker General Hospital in Rt Martinsburg West Virginia between 9 and 10 a m.
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Rouss Ptre CO
Thur
Pri
Leki D. Baker General Hospital
Rt. Martinsburg
W. Va
Farm Labor Camp Assigns Bahamian Workers for Frederick County
The Farm Labor Supply Camp placement committee assigned Bahamian workers arriving Monday afternoon. I Fed Stine announces names including Harry W Butler and Walker Mc C Bond with various plant or storage jobs. About 125 workers are expected though 120 were assigned amid possible arrival variance. The Bahamians travel from an Virginia Eastern Shore camp to Winchester and Frederick County under a contract approved by the Fruit Growers Association running Sept 1 to Nov 1 1943. Letters will be sent to assigned firms detailing their contractual responsibilities.
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I. Fed Stine
Harry W. Butler
Byrd Orchards
Walker McC. Bond
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Stewart Bell
C. L. Robinson
H. D. Robinson
Fred F. Sturm
Bond Brothers
J. Fred Thwaite
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick County
Fruit Growers Association
Farm Labor Center
Dailies Freeze Subscriber List
The Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and Raleigh News and Observer join rapid steps to save newsprint. Ledger-Dispatch freezes total circulation as of August 16, halting new subscriptions while limiting growth despite WPB tonnage. Observer narrows reach by trimming routes and freezing new subscribers to conserve supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ledger-Dispatch
Raleigh
N. C
News
Observer
Victorious Reds Sweep Forward To Lash Germans
Soviet forces push on from Kharkov to Smolensk and beyond as Stalin reports a series of rapid breakthroughs. Russians capture Bakhmach north of the Dnieper and advance toward Konotop Borzna and Kiev region, while over 200 towns fall as the front roars westward.
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London
Ukraine
Bakhmach
Powe
V. Bakhmach
Gomel
Stalin
Moscow
Soviet Monitor
Stalino
Donets
Dnieper
Sea of
Azov
Perekop
Smolensk
Konotop
Borzna
Kiev
Kharkov
Truck Driver Guilty Of Reckless Driving In Virginia
John Claude Vann Jr. of Edinburgh Virginia was found guilty of reckless driving after a Route 11 collision with a Bainbridge Pennsylvania resident Melvin R Miller. Vann fined 50 dollars plus costs and license revoked for one year after a prior similar conviction within a year. Miller and two relatives hospitalized. a three month old baby unharmed. Miller’s charge dismissed. case overseen by Trial Justice E W Edwards.
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John Claude Vann, Jr
Woodstock
Dandy Poultry Company
Edinburgh
Clearbrook
Melvin R Miller
Bainbridge
Vann
Shenandoah County
Miller
Route 11
Lee
T. Russell Cather
E. W. Edwards
Germans Claim Firm Hold On North Central Italy
German military spokesman announced north and central Italy have been occupied by German troops and disarmed Italian forces in most towns. He said Allied troops landed on the Gulf of Eufemia north of Palmi were enveloped and soon annihilated, while Hitler held a war council to reinforce the Poline in northern Italy and fight to the last man.
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London
Italy
Berlin
Gulf of Eufemia
Palmi
War Council
Reuters
Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Attendance Gaps Mark Start of Frederick County Schools
Preliminary enrollment shows many students absent as schools open. Stonewall, Miller, and Stephens City report lower totals than last year with early figures: Stephens City 456 including 193 in high school, Stonewall 314 with 90 in high school, Miller 219. further increases anticipated tomorrow and city totals expected near last year.
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Frederick County
Stonewall
Miller
Stephens City
Stonewall High School
Miller School
James C. Gordon
Barrett 16 Year Old Recovers After Washington Hospital Ride
Roy Lee Barrett son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Barrett who vanished last February is recovering from an appendectomy in a Washington hospital. His parents visited him last night with Barrett’s grandmother Mrs C N Barrett of Winchester noted as his kin. He has worked as a painter and paper hanger in Washington for some time and appears well.
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Roy Lee Barrett
Edgar Barrett
Washington
C. N. Barrett
Winchester
Swiss Soldiers Are Rushed To Guard Frontiers
Swiss troops reinforced frontier positions amid tensions between Germany and Italy. Reports from Bern and sources in Lausanne and Geneva describe mobilization of frontier units and Italian troop movements near the Etsch river, with Italians seeking refuge and Italian forces guarding German interests in Italy.
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Bern
Switzerland
Europe
Germany
Italy
Federal Council
Berlin
Associated Press
Gazette of
Lausanne
Vienna
Geneva
der Bund
Etsch
Trentino
Venice
Badoglio
U Boats Sink Six Japanese Ships
Washington Sept 9 Six more Japanese merchant ships have been sunk by American submarines and four damaged in attacks on enemy supply lines. The Navy report raises the total of sunk or damaged Japanese transports, cargo and warships to 319 since the war began, including 223 ships definitely listed as sunk.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Far Eeast
United States
Governor Darden to speak at Berryville dedication event
Governor Darden will speak in Berryville on Sunday afternoon September 26 at 2 o'clock for the dedication of the service men's honor roll erected by Lloyd Williams Post American Legion. The program, tied to the Third War Loan drive, will be announced in the near future.
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Berryville
Darden
Lloyd Williams
American Legion
Toav
Invasion Air Workout Hailed as Coast Bombardment Gathers Pace
Allied air forces conduct a massive daylight assault along northern France targets British and American bombers and fighters lead the attack while Allied claims say no planes were lost. Paris and Berlin report mixed results as coastal defenses and air fields face heavy bombardment.
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London
Italy
Channel
France
Hitler
Atlantic
Europe
Britain
Dover-Folkestone Road
U. S
British
Air Ministry
Boulogne
Eighth Air Force
Paris
Folkestone
Dover
County Men To Report Friday At Roanoke
Twenty five county men will leave Winchester Friday September 10 for the Roanoke Induction Center checking in at 6 oclock and leaving by bus at 6 30 the next morning. Russell Isaac Smith employed in Columbus Ohio will report from that city. The group includes George William Cone Cecil Clifton Wilkins Claire Leroy Smith James Franklin Brown Winfield Scott Cutter Jr Paul Hunter Miller Forrest T Secrist Ray Grimes Keller Odis Raymond Line Curtis Clinton Braithwaite Melvin Kenneth Sandy Leonard Wesley White Carter Julian Cooper Ersel Eugene DeHaven George Welch James Edward Alexander Thomas Shull Pan Robert Murphy Ellis Cornwell Adams William Clayton Miller James Martin Haymaker Lacy Lee Wymer James Allen Kelchner Orlif Stewart Burton and Joseph Francis Ackroyd.
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Winchester
Roanoke
Draft Board
Russell Isaac Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Ackd
Riverde
N. J
George William Cone
Cecil Clifton Wilkins
Claire Leroy Smith
James Franklin Brown
Winfield Scott Cutter, Jr
Paul Hunter Miller
Forrest T. Secrist
Ray
Grimes Keller
Odis Raymond Line
Curtis Clinton Braithwaite
Melvin Kenneth Sandy
Leonard Wesley White
Carter Julian Cooper
Erse
Eugene DeHaven
George Welch
James Edward Alexander
Thomas Shull Pan
Robert Murphy
Ellis Cornwell Adams
William Clayton Miller
James Martin Haymaker
Lacy Lee Wymer
James Allen Kelchner
Orlif Stewart Burton
Joseph Francis Ackroyd
Newspapers Most Searched By Servicemen Says Librarian
New York Sept 9 The reading material most demanded by servicemen is newspapers says Miss Alice J Garwood assistant librarian Second Service Command She notes home town papers are popular and the unabridged dictionary is the most used book in army libraries for its spelling pronunciation and mail benefits.
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New York
Alice J. Garwood
Library Book News
Garwood
Fountain pen shipment advertised by Hodgson and Brown
Notice to school children about a recent shipment of fountain pens priced from $1.25 to $2.50. Hodgson and Brown operate in Winchester Virginia and the ad notes available sizes or models with date range August to August 21.
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Just
Hodgson and Brown Winchester
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