Russians Roll Unopposed By Bulgars As New Drive Rumored
Soviet forces sweep Bulgaria appeared likely to clear Germans from the Balkans in less than a week and open Mediterranean to Black Sea sea lanes. The push aligns with Tito Partisans and Allied units in Yugoslavia and could shorten supply lines for the eastern offensive.
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Moscow
Red Army
Bulgaria
Balkan Peninsula
Mediterranean
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf Command
Iran
Germany
Poland
M. Zakharov
Narew River
East Prussia
Lomza
Red Star
Red Army advances threaten Balkan German retreat
By Daniel De Luce dispatch from Moscow on Sept 9 the Red Army drive through Bulgaria and Tito Partisans with Allied commandos in Yugoslavia aimed to clear the Balkans of Germans in under four weeks. A Russian armored thrust from Transylvania pushed toward the frontier within 128 miles of open frontiers as Allied forces coordinated toward rapid surrender.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Transylvania
Eagle Scout Robert Kellas Highlight of local Scouting honors
Ma Winchester notes Scouting as vital for youth and praises Eagle Scout Robert Kellas. The Chief Scout Executive letter salutes the rank and stresses the Oath and Law guiding future service, training, and opportunities for Eagles.
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Boy Scouts of America
Robert Kellas
Scout Kellas
Eagle Scouts
Eagle Scout
Dewey Heads For Conferences In Native Michigan
Governor Thomas E. Dewey heads toward Michigan for a 10 day grassroots tour after urging a postwar world security organization using force if needed. He notes speed limits on talks, defends action against pacifist delays, and contrasts goodwill with material buys, addressing voters in Louisville and Lansing audiences.
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Dewey
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
Louisville
World Security
Lansing
Harry F. Kelly
Seattle
Wash
Warren Moscow
New York Times
Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
International Organization
National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington
World Organization
Teheran
Cairo
Recluse Leaves A Snug Fortune in Cleveland
Cleveland dispatch reports Lucy C. Armstrong an 86 year old recluse who lived in a $10 a month room died after a fall. Police found a bank book with $40,000 in deposits and stock certificates worth about $100,000, totaling more than $140,000. The discovery followed a fatally injured fall investigation.
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Cleveland
Lucy C. Armstrong
Winchester Presbytery Plans 150th Anniversary Observance
The Winchester Presbytery plans its annual meeting September 26 and 27 to mark the 150th anniversary of its founding in Winchester. Dr. R W Woodworth of Burlington West Virginia will give an historical address at First Presbyterian Church East Piccadilly. Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church hosts the event while First Church building undergoes repairs after years of abandonment. On September 27 Rev Hoge Smith, a descendant of Rev Moses Hoge, a founder, will participate in related services.
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Winchester Presbytery
Winchester
R. W. Woodworth
Burlington
W. Va
First Presbyterian Church
East Piccadilly Street
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
Hoge Smith
Moses Hoge
Army Burns Low Grade Gas Raises Congressional Probe
Rep. White proposes a congressional investigation into the army's use of gasoline at Gowen Field Idaho. A Boise teacher’s letter claims low octane gas is burned there and argues the army could use it for tractors and trucks to aid food production.
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Washington
White
Idaho
Congressional Record
Gowen Field
Boise
Ida
C. A. Saxton
Franklin School
Saxton
Russians Still Not In Accord On All Subjects
Washington dispatch reports the Russian delegation at Dumbarton Oaks still refuses a compromise on whether a nation may vote in the world security agency on disputes involving itself. The sticking point could delay final decisions, with Stalin Roosevelt and Churchill needing to settle the issue. Russia's hesitation stems from the Russo Polish dispute and Warsaw’s situation, complicating aid routes and risking clashes with German forces.
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Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
Great Britain
United States
World Security Organization
Russia
Britain
Messrs
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
World Organization
U. S
China
France
Warsaw
Red Army
RAF
England
Savage Battles Raging Near Po Valley in Rimini Fight
The Rome dispatch reports a fierce battle for Rimini and the gateway to the Po Valley with heavy casualties on both sides as German forces under Field Marshal Kesselring launch counter-attacks. Allied troops hold Croce and hill 151 while fighting continues near Gemmano amid rain and artillery exchanges.
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Rome
Rimini
Arfa
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Italy
Gothic Line
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
Croce
Marano
Palazo
Hill 151
Menghio
Wingert Fined On Building Permit Violation In Winchester
A K Wingert of 321 West Cork Street was fined 25 dollars and costs after arraignment before Police Justice John Rice for erecting a warehouse without a permit. The warrant, sworn by Chief C W Hollis, followed Winchester Common Council action in September. The building, valued over 50 dollars, is to be used by Winchester Poultry Co on South Kent Street. A separate case against C F Nicholas was dismissed. A new building ordinance replaces the invalidated one and awaits October final readings.
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A. K. Wingert
West Cork Street
John Rice
C. W. Hollis
Winchester Common Council
Wingert
Winchester Poultry Company
South Kent Street
C. F. Nicholas
Boy Scouts Honor Court Honors Eagle Scout Robert Kellas
A Shawnee District Court of Honor at Christ Episcopal Church featured Robert Kellas earning the Eagle Scout rank. Rev. Dr. Ronald S. Wilson presented the pin, with Kellas receiving it from his mother and presenting a miniature to her. Dr. Wilson spoke on pioneers or pantheists as awards were conferred to Life and Star Scouts and other scouts.
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Christ Episcopal Church Chapel
Robert Kellas
Shawnee District Court of Honor
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Nicholas Kellas
Robert
Wilson
Eagle Scout Kellas
Dr. Wilson
Ryland Conner
P. G. Ireland
Wilbur Johnston
I. Fred Stine
B. F. Arthur
Manuel Semples
Charles Braithwaite
Across Fronts Allied Forces Press Advances
Western Front Patton's 2nd Army crosses the Moselle at five points and crushes a major counter attack. Allied forces push beyond Liege and near Belfort Gap. British begin new crossings of the Albert Canal. Russo Balkan Front Russian units advance through Bulgaria while Allied commandos strike into Yugoslavia from the Adriatic. Germans report a large Russian offensive west of Lwow in Poland. Italian Front German forces fight to hold Rimini as rain slows attacks. Pacific Japanese strongholds Mandao in Celebes hit by 60 Allied bombers as Liberators and Mitchells strike Halamahera and target Yap and Ulithi. Asia Japanese threats to Kweilin after capturing Lingling U S Airbase.
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Ton
Mosselle
Liege
Belgium
Belfort Gap
Switzerland
Albert Canal
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Lwow
Poland
Pacific
Mandao
Celebes
Halamahera
Philippines
Yap
Ulithi Islands
Carolines
Japs Break Into Kwangsi Capital
Japanese forces smash down the Hunan Kwangsi railway and penetrate the town of Tungan near Kweichow province as Lingling falls. The push follows a 95 mile advance from Hengyang, with San guinary street fighting reported. The move signals a likely fall of Kweilin and aims at the Burma road corridor.
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Chungking
Tungan
Kweilin
Kwangsi
Hengyang
Lingling
Quebec City to Host Churchill Roosevelt Meeting Plans
Canadian Press reports Quebec city will host the next meeting between Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt to discuss the conquest of Japan and the final stages of the European war. The venue and hotels are reserved, with correspondents present and possible announcements on liberation of France Belgium and the Netherlands and Germany's capitulation.
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Quebec
Quebec City
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Tehran
Japan
Chateau
Wanted Pressers and Help Wanted at Golden Glow
Classified notice seeks two waitresses and one porter for Golden Glow Coffee Shop. Also advertises pressers at Pingley and Carper Cleaners with shift details 9 to 5, 1 day, 6 to? No clear dates.
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Presser
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Allies Press Germany on Siegfried Line and Belgium Breakout
American forces poised for a decisive blow at the Siegfried line repelled a heavy German counter attack and the British Second Army defeated a last-ditch breakout east of Lille and Gent. Patton's Third Army engages along the Moselle as American forces assemble the largest Allied force in Europe within range of the Siegfried line.
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London
Siegfried Line
Normandy
Lille
Gent
Belgium
Germany
George S. Patton
Moselle
Albert Canal
Antwerp
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Patton
Thionville
Third Army
Ardennes Forest
Siegfried
Aachen
Aeign
Continent
Strikes Curtail War Production
Labor disputes slowed vital war plant output in the Midwest. Ford’s Willow Run plant near Detroit closed forcing 30,000 workers off the line. Chicago’s Dodge plant halted B-29 production after 667 workers protested promotions. Coal mines idle in West Virginia reached 4,210 with 12 pits closed. Several mines resumed after government action and union votes loom at about 100 mines. Three disputes settled yesterday. Carnegie-Illinois Steel plant in Farrell, Pennsylvania resumed work.
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Willow Run
Detroit
Chicago
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Farrell
German Prisoners To Arrive Today For Harvest Tasks
About 350 German prisoners of war are due this evening to help harvest the county fruit crop and work in Winchester processing plants. The Smithfield Farm camp is ready to receive them and they may start work early tomorrow. A special train is expected to arrive at 5 30 p m. They will be unloaded at the Robinson Cold Storage siding and escorted to the camp by local and county police.
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Winchester
Smithfield
Robinson
Allied Push to German Frontier in Major 1944 Assault
Allied forces report rapid advances toward the German border as Eisenhower’s team readies a final assault along 400 miles of frontier. Canadians push 80 miles along Calais, British 110 miles from Vimy Ridge toward the Siegfried line, Americans advance up to 80 miles past Liege toward the Siegfried defenses, and the Third Army nears Metz and Nancy while the Seventh fights toward the Belfort gap. British Second Army holds a five mile bridgehead over the Albert Canal.
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Germany
Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Siegfried Line
Calais
Vimy Ridge
Liege
Meuse
Moselle
Metz
Nancy
France
Second Army
Albert C
Closing notice from Dr James
The office of Dr. Howard L. James will be closed until Monday morning September 11. The notice appears in the September 7 edition.
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Howard L. James
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