Roosevelt Churchill meet on military plans for Pacific war
Roosevelt and Churchill held an afternoon session with military leaders to shape plans against Japan. The meeting focused on Pacific operations and realignment of American and British power, following Friday's naval air attack on the Philippines.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
Stephen Early
Robert Cruikshank
British Information Services
Early
Washington
Pacific
Cruikshank
Dewey
Cruikshanks
Board of Trade
Asiatic
Philippines
Young Women Train to Join Nurses Cadet Corps
Last Friday night ten young ladies completed a training segment on the road to nursing. The piece honors those completing training and those already on duty, noting the nurse's demanding field and the reward of helping humanity. Local women from nearby areas join the Nurses Cadet Corps and are welcomed guests in our city.
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Nurses’ Cadet Corps
Reds prepare full scale thrust into German soil
Moscow reports Red army units have returned to their lines after a second patrol into East Prussia and say they possess important information for a broad advance into German territory. The attack would begin across the Lesape river near the boundary of the Soviet Lithuanian republic and East Prussia. Simultaneously, Red forces pushed into Lomza outskirts as part of a drive toward Lower East Prussia after overrunning numerous settlements.
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Moscow
East Prussia
Red Army
Lesape
Insterburs
Lomza
Lower East Prussia
Danubian Plain
Berlin
Warsaw
Von Trott Seen In Stockholm
Stockholm reports indicate Adam Von Trott zu Solz visited in June to brief Allies about German anti Nazi resistance and gauge reaction He met several Allied representatives for hours noting no contact with Russians The information suggests impressions could hasten action by the plotters amid Nazi purges and looming collapse
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Stockholm
Adam von Trott Zu
Solz
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
von Trott
Berin Radio
Foreign Office
World At War Highlights Sweep Across Europe Fronts
The Allies press across Belgium as Patton's Third Army breaks the Maginot line toward Thierville and joins Patch's Seventh near Dijon. Le Havre surrenders to Canadian forces. British Second Army advances from the Dutch border. In the Russo Balkan front Russian patrols resume lines after a thrust into East Prussia. American and British forces push along the Gothic line in Italy near Rimini. In the Pacific Tokyo reports a second carrier strike on the Philippines and Palau. Japanese columns push toward Kweilin in southern China.
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Associated
Belgium
Patton
Third
Thionville
Moselle
Patch
Dijon
le Havre
Tokyo
U. S
Philippines
Palau
Lewis accuses Roosevelt of kicking miners in 1943
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, told the opening session of the union convention in Cincinnati that President Roosevelt publicly kicked every coal miner in the face during last year’s wage disputes. He urged UMW members not to vote for him in November and warned of more action next April as the current coal contract expires. The crowd reacted with chants and calls to intensify the push.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
John
Allies Scoring Advances In High Mountain Areas
Allied and Axis forces clash along the Gothic line in Italy as the Fifth and Eighth Armies push through Apennine terrain north of Florence and heavy fighting continues along the Adriatic Rimini sector. Bombers target rail and road bridges and command posts while foul weather limits heavy aircraft operations.
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Rome
Italy
Florence
Adriatic
Rimini
Emelian
Lombard
Harold Alexanders
U S Carrier Strike Wipes Out Mindanao Fleet
U S Pacific Fleet reports a bold carrier sweep five Mindanao bases. Ninety enemy ships were sunk off Iwo Jima and a 52 ship convoy at Hinatuan Bay destroyed. About 60 planes destroyed on the ground as airfields at Del Monte Valencia Cagayan Buayan and Davao were hit.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
U.S
Mindano
Japan
Sarangani Bay
Surigao
Southwest Pacific
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Hinatuan Bay
Mindanao
2500 Planes Hit At Germany From Two Directions
London reports the fifth straight day of heavy Allied air raids on Germany with more than 1,000 American bombers and hundreds of Allied planes targeting synthetic oil plants, refineries, an engine plant, and an ordnance depot. Mosquito aircraft dropped two ton bombs on Berlin as RAF Lancasters continued attacks.
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London
Germany
Eighth Air Force
Ruhland
Dresden
Baden
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Brux
Czech
Hammingstadt
Heide
Misburg
Hannover
Kiel
Friedrichstadt
South Germany
Moscow
Chemnitz
England
France
Italy
Berlin
RAF Lancsters
War Bond Sales Report for Winchester County and Clarke
August War Bond sales in Winchester Frederick County reached 58 639 dollars and 25 cents versus a 60 000 dollar quota. Clarke County sold 6 162 50 against a 12 000 target. The Virginia War Finance News Letter praised the Winchester contest as a grand effort and strong local advertising stunt.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Federal Reserve Bank
Clarke County
War Finance Committee of Virginia
Winchester
Mass
Hough Foresees Insecticide Revolution After War
Entomologist Dr. Walter S. Hough of Winchester Research Laboratory predicts a postwar insecticide revolution. Speaking to the Junior Board of Trade, he cited war-developed materials to control apple pests and diseases, noting the need to map insect life cycles and the risk of creating hardier strains.
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Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Board of Trade
Hough
Jaycees
Hurricane Gains Furious Force Near U S Coast
A great Atlantic hurricane moved toward the United States with center about 525 miles east of Miami at 10 a.m. moving west at 12 mph. Weather officials warned east coast residents to remain alert as the storm could recurve. warnings were in effect for the Bahama Islands and Army pilots reported winds over 80 knots near the center.
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Miami
Fra
United States
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Grady Norton
Bahama Islands
American
Warren Johnson
San Salvaor
Eisenhower Urges Ruhr Civilians to Leave Areas Now
Gen. Eisenhower announced to the Ruhr and Rhineland populations that their regions will become war theaters and civilians should evacuate promptly to avoid needless casualties. The message underscores imminent combat operations and aims to minimize harm to noncombatants.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Rhineland
New Crossings Over Moselle Reported by Third Army
Sept 12 AP reports new crossings over the Moselle between Metz and Toul. A Third Army officer says the river battle is more promising than in many days.
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Third Army
France
Moselle
Metz
Toul
Allied Columns Reach Siegfried Line Across Luxembourg Front
American First and Third Armies pushed toward the Siegfried line as two Berlin-bound columns crossed into Germany from Luxembourg and Belgium. Eupen and Malmedy fell, Fort Eben Emael was seized, and Le Havre surrendered after a British assault and air bombardment. Prisoners topped 169,706 for northern France with total Allied captives well over 300,000.
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Siegfried Line
London
Germany
First Army
Reich
Luxembourg
Belgium
Eupen
Third Army
Our River
LE Havre
Atlantic
U. S. First Army
Siegfried Fort
Aachen
U. S
Trier
U. S. Third Army
Maginot
Thionville
Moselle
Malmedy
Eben Emael
Maastricht
France
North Sea
Mediterranean
Thrmye
Spearheads Are Speeded Across Escape Routes
American Seventh Army and Lt Gen Patton's Third Army push into southern France reaching Vesoul and Port Sur Saone while cutting German escape paths. French forces seize towns north of Dijon and take about 3200 prisoners near Autun as Allied lines extend along a 30 mile front from Gray to Vesoul.
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Rome
Seventh Army
George 5
Patton
Third Army
France
Vesoul
Belfort Gap
Port-Sur-Saone
Rhine
Dijon
Is-Sur-Tille
St. Seine-L’abbaye
Val-Suzon
Courtivron
Orville
Champlitte
Saone River
Gray
Autun
Notice on cider apple acceptance from Heinz Co Winchester
The H J Heinz Co in Winchester Virginia states no cider apples will be accepted without a bao from their office. The notice appears as a formal intake requirement and identifies the firm as issuer of the rule.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Winchester
Hat Shop Opens at 33 S Loudoun With Low Priced Goods
Hat Shop now open for business at 33 South Loudoun Street offering hats priced from 1.95 dollars and handbags from 1.95 dollars. Help wanted at the Golden Glow Coffee Shop including two waitresses and one porter.
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S. Loudoun St
Peng Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Public Sale Notice for Plumbing Equipment
Resuming prehugee on for plumbing a pair of pipes under call 3534. The notice lists J. H. Riley as issuer and directs readers to page 8 for details, with a public sale scheduled.
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J. H. Riley
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W. L. Beale, JR
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Dumbarton Oakes
University of Virginia Rotunda
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Tao- Ming
John Lloyd Newcomb
R. Gray Williams
Darden
Edwin R. Stettinius, Jr
Joseph Grew
MR Winchester
Reds
Eddy Gilmore
Asia
Kweilin
China
Nippon
By Howard Cowan
Dr. Hough
Armored Division
LeHavre
Bulletins
By Sid Feder
Mary Lee
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