Germans' Military Machine Efficient
Washington dispatch analyzes German military efficiency in Italy after Italy's surrender. It notes Berlin claims Rome fall, Allied forces under Eisenhower Montgomery and Clark moving to counter German dispositions. It warns Rome may require heavy aerial assault or siege, depending on German garrison strength.
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Washington
Italy
Berlin
Rome
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Vatican
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mark Clark
Naples
Clark
City Men Report Today At Roanoke Station
Thirty four Winchester residents ordered to report for induction by the Winchester City Selective Service Board departed this morning for Roanoke Station. The bus trip from City Hall included Douglas Cather, John Lamb Jr, Ray Combs, Harry Mason, Thomas Anderson, Archie Jenkins, Edwin Grove, John Payton, James Swarts, Vincent Orndorff, James Lowery, Norman Sirbaugh, James Carter, Philip Rainsberger, Sherwin Farmer, Carl Bates, Wilbur Orndoff, Gordon McIlwee, Floyd Brill, Jasper Newlin, Woodrow Anderson Jr, Eddie Shanholtz, Carlin Swan, John Loy, Donald Printz, Leonard Boyce, Peter Yeatras, Lee Chapman, Samuel Ginn Maynard McKee, Garvin Carper, Donald Smith and Charles Coe Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester City Selective Service Board
Roanoke
City Hall
Winchester
Douglas Alexander Cather
John Paul Lamb, Jr
Ray Wilson Combs
Harry Albert Mason
Thomas Walter Anderson
Archie McDonald Jenkins
Edwin Lee Grove
John Franklin Payton
James Franklin Swarts
Vincent Philip Orndorff
James Robert Lowery
Norman Branson Sirbaugh
James William Carter
Philip
Allied Fifth Army advances after Salerno landings near Naples
American forces seized Salerno, repelled German counterattacks, and pushed inland to deepen the Naples wedge. Allied bombers disrupted Nazi reinforcements while naval guns supported inland progress. British Eighth Army moved rapidly south of the Gulf. Taranto naval base captured with German撤 evacuation noted.
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Salerno
Eighth Army
Gulf of Squillace
Gulf of Santa Eufemia
NBC
Merrill Mueller
Taranto
Radio France
Algiers
Ventotene
Naples
CBS
Berlin
Russian forces drive deep into Nazi lines in Ukraine
Soviet reports describe a large Russian advance along a 400 mile front from the Sea of Azov to Bryansk. German forces suffer heavy losses with 6,800 killed and many towns abandoned as Red Army fronts breach Desna defenses and threaten Kiev and Zaporozhe.
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Moscow
Sea of Azov
Bryansk
Ukraine
Red Army
Dnieper
Crimean
Nariopol
Chaplino
Dnieptropetrovsk
Mariupol
Volnovakha
Stalino- Mariupol
Barvenkovo
Stalino
Kharkov
Zaporozhe
Desna
Novgorod Seversky
Gomel
Aros Kiev
New Allied Offensives May Overshadow Italy Invasion
Berlin dispatches report German military experts expect new Allied offensives soon with western France the likely next target. German commentators say Italy’s surrender shifts Balkans deployments, with Italy still resisting in several northern positions as Rommel consolidates in northern Italy. Budapest talks hint at Hungary and Bulgaria instability amid the Italian collapse.
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John H. Colburn
Stockholm
Berlin
France
Balkans
Italy
Brenner Pass
Trieste
Bolzano
Verona
Cremona
Parma
Modena
Mantua
Reggio Emilia
French Riviera
Adriatic Sea
Alps
Germany
Erwin Rommel
Budapest
Nicholas Horthy
Stefan Bethlen
Hungaria Eee
Thems
Bulgaria
Beat Inflation By Buying War Bonds Says Mr Winchester
Mr Winchester urges participation in the Third War Loan urging at least one hundred dollar war bond and doubling previous buys. He emphasizes that personal bond purchases fund the war effort and protect families from inflation while supporting soldiers and national recovery.
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Bae
Bern
Bac
Wanted Painters Apply at Martinsburg Hospital Office
Employment notice for painter positions at Newton D. Baker General Hospital on Rt. 9 Martinsburg West Virginia. Apply between 7 and 10 a m at the employment office.
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Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Vai
Attu Island Japanese Survivor Surrendered
A nearly starved Japanese captive from the Aleutian invasion was taken by U S Army troops on Attu Island. He had lived in the rugged hills for over three months after the American forces retook the island in May.
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Attu Island
Aleutians
Japan
United States Army
Pacific
North America
Attu
Bond Sales At Public Booth Total $63,175
Orders for war bonds at the public booth in front of the courthouse reached $63,175 this afternoon. Boy Scouts on duty added $325 to the $13,715 reported yesterday. Sigma Phi and Beta Sigma Phi faced delays in finalizing details, but their large orders may be credited later. Banking figures from Winchester on Monday will refine progress toward Winchester and Frederick counties’ $1,300,000 Third War Loan goal.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Middletown Sees Rising School Enrollment
Frederick county schools report absenteeism remains tied to farm work. Middletown Principal H Denis Hoover lists 259 pupils with 56 in high school and 203 in grades. Braithwaite expects 11 more high school students and 40 plus in grades. Clarke county enrollment around 1200 with little change. some older children not enrolled.
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Purther
Frederick County
H. Denis Hoover
Middletown
Robertson
Ministers Meet Monday Morning in Winchester Library
The Winchester Ministerial Association will meet in the Handley Library on Monday September 13 at 10.30 a.m. Officers for the year include President Rev. Carlane and Vice President Rev. Vanderberry. Meetings will be held on the first Monday each month from September 1943 to June 1944.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Handley Library
Carl Ane
Vanderberry
South End Fire Company Plans September Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Company will be held at 7 30 o clock on Monday September 13. All members are asked to attend. Howard Hart Captain. Bingo Tuesday September 14 at 8 p m at the American Legion Building Berryville with a $50 door prize and other prizes.
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South End
South End Fire Company
Howard Hart
American Legion
Berryville
Three Day Blood Clinic Planned in Winchester
The largest blood donor clinic to be held in Winchester will run October 20 to 22. Chairman L. G. Sjostrom will attend with trained staff. A total of a will be required, according to Mr. Sjostrom. Further announcements will appear in future issues.
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Winchester
L. G. Sjostrom
Sjostrom
City Merchants to Meet for War Lean Drive Plans
The Retail Merchants Association will meet Tuesday at 7:45 PM in the Corporation Courtroom, City Hall, to discuss cooperating in the Third War Lean Drive. W R Strader and L B Phillips urge all merchants to attend, noting prior Shangri-La war stamp support and stressing the current campaign's importance.
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Retail Merchants Association
Corporation
City Hall
W. R. Strader
L. B. Phillips
Acing
Ssev
Strader
No Intention To Ration Travel
Jackson Mississippi September 11 1941 Joseph B Eastman director of the Office of Defense mobilization says there is no current plan to ration civilian travel except possibly during Christmas holidays He notes travel rationing would be harder than tires and gasoline and could cause more harm than the disease
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Jackson
Miss
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defensatiow
Eastman
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board Meeting Notice
The School Trustee Electoral Board of Frederick County Virginia will meet at the County Court House in Winchester on Friday September 24 at 10 A M to appoint a member for Stonewall District to fill the unexpired term of A L Omps. George P Sedwick Chairman.
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School Trustee Electoral Board
Frederick County
County Court House
Winchester
Stonewall
A. L. Omps Ae Geo. P. Sedwicab
School Trustee Electoral Board of Frederick Co
Tremors Rock Tottori Japan Killing 1400+
A Tokyo Domei report cited by NBC says 1400 people were killed or seriously injured in southwestern Japan from the strongest quake in a decade. It says Tottori city suffered great damage with 32,600 residents and shocks were felt in Kobe Osaka and Hiroshima as rescuers search rubble.
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New York
Domei
Tokyo
Tottori
Japan
Dome
London
NBC
Office of War Information
Inaba
Tottori Prefecture
Italians Release War Prisoners From Camp Erba
Italians release British and American prisoners from Camp Erba Milan. Sixty prisoners crossed Ponte Chiasso at the Swiss frontier and many others moved toward the border at various points.
Germans Intend Fierce Fighting To Hold Italy
London a Times editorial warns Hitler appeals to Germans to fight hard to retain Italy and defend Rome. Hitler says Italy’s surrender matters little. asserts steel ring around Germany and that the army will guard the nation from air attacks. Badoglio and King Victor Emmanuel III linked to Sicily as a potential government seat.
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Italy
Rome
Hitler
Times
Germany
Stockholm
Palermo
Badoglio
Svenska Dagbladet
Sicily
Berlin
Vittorio
Umberto
Granville Cather in Action in New Georgia 1942
Granville Cather, infantryman in New Georgia, reports ongoing combat against Japanese forces. A postcard to Edwin Ritter notes steady action, warm conditions, and his good health despite extended fighting.
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Granville Cather
New Georgia
Nippom
Edwin Ritter
Cather
Bowman patents hand pad invention for postwar sale
Winchester blacksmith John C. Bowman has obtained a patent for a single unit hand pad. He plans to offer the patent to a manufacturer after the war. A public notice lists discovery of two pairs of shoes on courthouse lawn and invites the owner to claim them after identification. A child’s home item near the city hall is reported as found and the owner may recover it with proper ID.
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John C. Bowman
Winchester
Italian Navy Escapes Germans Arrives at Malta
Allied headquarters in North Africa announced that a significant portion of the Italian navy including battleships cruisers and destroyers escaped German control and reached Malta after the armistice. Reuters from Valletta reports four battleships seven cruisers and six destroyers among the vessels.
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Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Malta
Valletta
Reuters
London
la Spezia
Rome
Son of Mr and Mrs Lohr Clevenger Missing in Action
Son of Mr and Mrs Lohr Clevenger at 699 North Loudoun street is listed as missing in action since July 11 while serving with the Paratroops in the North African zone. He is believed to have been with troops invading Sicily and is a former member of Company I. A brother, Kenneth Clevenger, is stationed somewhere in England.
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Lohr Clevenger
North Loudoun Steel
Clevenger
Sicily
Company I
Kenneth Clevenger
England
Suspects Held In Holdup May Be Freed Soon
Two West Virginia youths from Buckhannon and Adrian were held for questioning after the hold up of taxi driver John Cutts near Kernstown. Police cooperated with city and county officers but had not solved the case despite chasing leads.
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John Cutts
Kernstown
Depositors urged to withdraw from Union Bank by September 15
The notice warns Union Bank depositors to withdraw funds by September 15 or risk delays. After the date, no checks will be honored and money may take weeks to return, with doors likely to close and withdrawal difficulties.
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By John M. Hightower
Roanoke Station
Fifth Army
Corsica
U. S
Sorrento
Associated Press
Mark W. Clark
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Rodionyinovsky
Feodor Ts. Tolbukhin
MR Winchester
Gainesboro High
Hart
London Times
Adolf Hitler
Gibraltar
Charles A. Clevenger
Union Bank
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