Italian King Vittorio Emanuele Abdication Rumors Denied
Reports in Switzerland and Berlin claimed King Vittorio Emanuele abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Umberto. Stefani and London broadcasts dismissed the reports as untrue, noting Umberto’s lukewarm stance toward fascism and the king’s long period of limited influence. Marie Jose was reportedly seen in Switzerland amid rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Stefani
Vittorio Emanuele of
Italy
Umberto
London
Rome Radio Today
Berlin
Vittorio Emanuele
Reuters
Nece Vittorio Emanuele
Marie Jose
Martigny
Valais
Saint Bernard Pass
Lake Geneva
Office of War Information
Grand Council
Morocco
Premio
Mussolini
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Air Superiority Demonstrated Across Channel
Allied air forces completed an eight day non stop aerial assault over France and the channel theater. American and RAF units flew over 1 000 sorties against Nazi airfields and ports in northern France and Boulogne and St Omer. The Rome radio announced German occupation of Rome and intent to defend Vatican City with Rommel in command. Spezia and Genoa reportedly under German control as part of the Italian capitulation narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
North Africa
Sicily
Eidith Air Force
France
Channel
RAF
Paris
Boulogne
Hors
St. Omer
Lille-Nord
Lille-Vendeville
Ambers
Rome
Vatican City
Albert von Kesselring
Hitler
Erwin Rommel
North
Africa
Italy
OWI
Genoa
Italian Riviera
Spezia
Berlin
DNB
la Spezia
French Riviera
Garri
Russians Push Hard From Captured Areas Front
Moscow reports Red Army advances across northern Ukraine toward Kiev with new thrusts from Bakmach to Zenkov. Mariupol falls as forces threaten Romny and Priluki while aiming at Dnieper river defenses and near Kharkov and Stalino sectors.
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Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Bakmach
Zenkov
Kiev
Dnieper River
Red Star
Romny
Bakhmach
User River
Priluki
Fee
Smeloe
Nebrigaylov
Sinevka
Konotop
Sea of Azon
Donets
Dnieperopetrovsk
Russia
Stalino-Dnieperopetrovsk
Kharkov-Zaporozhe
Crimea
Sea of Azov
London
Associated Press
Stalino
Petrovka
Meriupol
Allied Army Masses to Seize Lae Japanese Base
Allied forces push toward Lae in New Guinea with Australian and American units closing in on the air base. Artillery opens on Japanese positions as transports ferry troops and equipment, while Port Moresby airfields see constant flight activity ahead of a likely assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Lae
Associated Press
Olen Clements
Moresby
New York
LaGuardia
Moresby Fields
Markham Valley
Nabzar
Minute Men Picnic At Opequon Sunday
Captain J R Brandon of Company 35 VRM announced a 55 member group plus families will hold a picnic Sunday at 2 PM at Opequon Lake Park. Attendees should use the north entrance and bring lunches. The unit, organized a year ago, will unfurl and dedicate a service flag during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Brandon
Co. 35
VRM
Opequon Lake Park
Sale Notice for Reardon Property on Millwood Ave
Public notice announces a sale of the James P Reardon estate property on Millwood Avenue at noon on Saturday at the front Court House. Executor listed is James P Reardon. Legal reference 9-9-1p-21.
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Orndorff
Millwood Avenue
Front Court House
James P Reardon
Cake sale at Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
Ice cream cake sale hosted by the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour on Friday at 7 30 p m proceeds support church activities and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
War Bond Rally Honors Song With Call To Buy Bonds
Long Floyd Haines performed There Are Boys Who May Never Come Home at a war loan rally. Grace G Tulley, private secretary to the President, thanked him for sending the recording and praised his prayerful wishes. The rally stressed rationing and sacrifice to support servicemen.
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Floyd Haines
Grace G Tully
Mrs Yates Resigns From Winchester Selective Service Board
Mrs Yates, clerk of the Winchester City Local Selective Service Board since its 1940 formation, resigns to reside in Hagerstown Md where her husband works for Fairchild Corporation. Son J Thomas Yates Jr will attend school there this winter. Board members commend her service and note the office records remain orderly.
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Ka . Yates
Winchester City
Winchester
Back The Attack War Loan Campaign Opens In Area
Citizens praised the opening of the Third War Loan drive in Winchester and Frederick County with early pledges totaling 4500 and sales surpassing 50000. The Junior Board of Trade listed 50075 on day one with about 15000 more expected, and bonds sold and in sight reached roughly 65000 as speeches urged every citizen to support the effort.
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Wm. Argenbright
George Washington Hotel
Anderson
Winchester
Frederick County
Beta Sigma Phi
JBT
Board of Trade
T. Russell Cather
Carl Honeycutt
John H. Rosenberger
Garland Quarles
Wendell Barney
Ciizen
MclIlwee
Young People’s Choir
Braddock Street Church
Kenneth Windle
Floyd Haines
Tea Room Hearing Set For Monday Morning
A hearing in the Vincent Tea Room case is scheduled for Monday at 10 oclock before Trial Justice W Erle Edwards. The case involves alleged violations of county and state laws governing licensed venues and names Mrs Frances Hollis and Mrs Clara Vincent as defendants with State Senator Aubrey Weaver as counsel. It is claimed Mrs Vincent possessed a slot machine and ran a dance hall from 1 to 6 am while Mrs Hollis sold beer after 11 pm in violation of state law.
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Vincent Tea Room
W. Erle Edwards
Virgin
ABC Board
Frances Hollis
Clara Vincent
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
Hollis
Italians Face Food Blockade If They Do Not Surrender
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson warned Italian troops in Greece and Balkans that without returning home and surrendering arms to the Allies they will receive no food or supplies. He urged Italian garrisons to abandon occupied fronts and surrender to prevent further Allied disruption.
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Cairo
Spet
Greece
Balkan Countries
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
Carlo Vecchiarelli
Winchester War Bond Buyers Among Local Citizens
City and county brief notes show Ensign Rush and other locals buying war bonds. Mentions include Dr. L. M. Allen canceling a bankers rally, Mrs. Andrew Bell returning home after illness, Grover Hensell spotting consecutive Virginia license plates, and Lieut. Jameson Dowdy of the WAC recruiting station in Winchester. The WAAC and a horse named Little WAAC feature in anecdotal items.
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Winchester
Ensign Rush
WAVES
U. S. Navy
Grover Hensell
Loudoun Street
Woman’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Jameson Dowdy
WAC
R. D. Gorham
Little Waac
D. L. M. Allen
WAAC
Showdown on Drafts Demanded by Downey and Wheeler Bill
Senator Downey and Selective Service officials debated U.S. draft policy amid wartime manpower concerns. Downey warned that increasing fighting forces could strain production, while a Wheeler bill to defer pre Pearl Harbor fathers drew cautious support in certain situations. Lt Col Francis V. Keesling testified that Selective Service lacks authority to shape war plans, offering no definite forecast on manpower needs.
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Washington
Downey
Francis V. Keesling
Selective Service
High Command
British Occupy Taranto as Allied Advance Deepens
Allied headquarters said British troops seized Taranto, a key Italian naval base, marking a third major foothold on the Italian peninsula as Rome faces German pressure. In Naples area the American Fifth Army repelled five German armored counterattacks and held bridgeheads for a decisive push on the port.
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Taranto
Clark
Allied
North Africa
Italy
Mediterranean
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele
Seven Hills
Naples
Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Migratory Workers in Clarke County Satisfactory Says Agent
Clarke county migratory workers are generally satisfactory says county agent Funkhouser though available labor falls short of demand. About 35 workers are at Castleman s Ferry, assigned to packing sheds orchards and farms including corn cutting and apple picking at several farms. Most earn about 8 cents per bushel. three workers left for home due to physical reasons.
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Clarke County
C. Co. Funkhouser
Castleman’s Ferry
Harry Wyncoop
John Miller
Green and
Earl
White Post
Moore and
Dorsey
Richard Bromley
H. L. Fishpaw
aeVins Deece
Funkhouser
Seek Owner Of Shoes And Bottle
Police recovered two pairs of new shoes and two bottles of wine found on the Court House lawn. Police Chief Horlis says the owner can claim the items at the clerk's desk by describing them. The notice lists a Bingo night with prizes and a minor reference to job postings for painters at Martinsburg.
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Court House
Horlis
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Rome - Kesselring
Vatican
Gladwin Hill
Mariupol
Azov
Taganrog
By Henry C. Cassidy
By C. Yates McDaniel
Opequon
Mrs. Yates
Hagerstown
L. M. Allen
Andrew Bell
Memorial Hospital
Edward Kennedy
Capital
Clarke Co
Rouss Pire CO
Thur &Fri
Newton D. Baker A Hospital
Rt. 9
Martinsburg
W. Va
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