Stalin claims Lomza capture opens Masurian path
Allied and German reports exchange claims as Lomza in North Poland falls after encirclement claims. Stalin orders victory salutes as Soviet forces press toward East Prussia while German and American fronts report mixed advances along the Moselle and nearby sectors.
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London
Stalin
Lomza
East Prussia
Poland
Narew
Warsaw
Berlin
Ostroleka
Post War Strike Hint For Coal Miners By Lewis
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers warned at the biennial convention in Cincinnati that a postwar strike may be used to push safety improvements in mines. He called the death toll a national shame and urged action if needed.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mumers
Lewis
UMW
Interior
Harold Ickes
United States
Ray Edmundson
Autonomy Forces
Roosevelt
Autonomy Movement
Edmundson
International Executive Board
John L
Roosevelt says Quebec conference geared to max Allied effort
President Roosevelt described his meeting with Churchill and military advisers as aimed at extracting the best from the combined British and U S war efforts in Europe and the Pacific. The talks also align with China and other Allied actions as British envoys head to Ottawa.
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W. L. Beale, JR
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Pacific
Stephen Early
China
William Glasgow
Canada
Australia
R. M. Firht
New Zealand
Ottawa
Richard Law
UNRRA
Montreal
Treasury Morgenthau
3 000 American Planes Dump Death On Germans
Allied air assaults hammer Germany with thousands of bombers and fighters from England Italy and France. Berlin Stuttgart Frankfurt and other targets endure massive bombing as German defenses suffer losses and warnings echo from Allied air forces led by Eisenhower.
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London
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reich
England
Italy
France
Frankfurt
Stuttgart
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Leipzig
Berlin
South
RAF
Russian Transylvania drive tightens rail network threat
Moscow reports powerful Soviet and Romanian forces advancing from Transylvania foothills to seize control of the Timisoara rail corridor. Red Army nears Cluj as Malinovsky signs armistice talks in Moscow. Sofia reported as preparing a reception.
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Moscow
Transylvania
Timisoara
Belgrade
Paris
Red Army
Sofia
Malinovsky
Romania
Cluj
Hitler
Winchester Little Theater Group Could Return This Fall
Ma urges city leaders to form a group to revive the Winchester Little Theater this fall. She notes winter passes with no local stage productions unless a campaign is launched to recruit members and fund road talent. Possible road shows this winter include Don Cossack Male Chorus Blackstone The Magician Blossom Time and others.
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Winchester
Don Cossack
Blackstone
the Magician
Powerful U.S. Forces Near Rhine in Double Invasion
Western Front dispatch notes U.S. forces advancing toward the Rhine in a double invasion while other units push toward Reich frontier. The Ninth Army reports Germans abandoning Lomza and defenses in Poland.
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FAO
U.S
Germany
Rhine
Reich Frontier
Ninth Army
Lomza
Pol- A
Fifth Army closes on Futa Pass amid Cassino defense fighting
Italian Front reports the Fifth Army advancing within a mile of Futa Pass breaking through the German Gothic Line into northern Italy. German forces contest the Cassino defense with bitter fighting ongoing.
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Fifth
Futa Pass
Italy
Germany Faces New Aerial Assault From West and South
German air defenses faced a fresh onslaught as about 3 000 enemy planes converged from the west and south after a night of heavy bombing of Frankfurt Stuttgart and Berlin.
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Germany
Frankfurt
Stuttgart
Berlin
Pacific Front Siege Expands with Multiple Bombardments
Battle ships join bombardment of Japanese positions as Palau group attack proceeds while Liberators pound northern Celebes, Tokyo reports fresh strikes on the Kuriles.
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Philippines
Palau
Celebes
Tokyo
Kuriles
City Finance Committee Headed by Glaize
Glaize named chairman of the Winchester Common Council Finance Committee as W P Anderson steps down. Sebert Smith becomes Claims Committee chair and serves on Lights and Fire. New roster lists chair by department with several named members and related notices include a nursery chair sale at J W Grove Furniture Co.
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Rec. R. Anderson
Fred L. Glaize
Winchester
P. D. Miller
P. D. Miler
W. W. Dellinger
E. E. Baker
Frank Barr
J. H. Henry
Sebert Smith
J. T. Kremer
R. Frank Barr
A. T. Hawthorne
A. Lee Coble
L. B. Sirbaugh
Alan Peery
U. S. Army
R. Frank, Barr
E. E. Bake
A. Lee
Smith
A. le Coble
Romania Ready To Mobilize For Liberty And Unity
The Romanian peace delegate Lucretiu Patrascanu said Romania would mobilize all manpower to fight for a democratic and independent postwar Romania. He supported the armistice terms, noted a national election and a forthcoming assembly to draft a new constitution, and emphasized military cooperation with Soviet forces. He suggested Romania may seek reparations from Germany while troops fight under Russian command.
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Daniel DE Yuce
Moscow
Lucretiu Patrascanu
Romania
United Nations
Patrascanu
Communist Party
Mihai
Germany
Hungary
Bucharest
Laura Bayliss Sells 11 Acres at Front Court House
Land sale notice listing Laura Bayliss as seller offers 11 acres at Front Court House on Saturday the 16th. Property details referenced with archival catalog notation 9-13-1p-21.
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Laura Bayliss
Front Court House
Mrs Humphrey Struck by Car in Rain on Cameron Street
Mrs Mary Humphrey of 210 N Cameron street sustained facial hip and arm abrasions after being struck by a 1935 Chevrolet Coach driven by R W Anderson of 519 N Brad dock street as she crossed Cameron street near John Kerr School. She was hospitalized and treated for non serious injuries. Anderson and passenger W J Rutherford were en route to work. no charges filed.
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Mary Humphrey
N. Cameron Street
R. W. Anderson
N. Braddock Street
Cameron Street
John Kerr School
Rodgers and Borden
Anderson
Humphrey
Friendship
W. J. Rutherford
Fierce Fighting Rages In Italy Near Gothic Line
Fifth Army forces push toward the Gothic line northeast of Florence and reach near Futa Pass as Allies report gains at Langnano Poggio D Ella Dogana and Berlamacca Canal. Fighting continues along the Adriatic sector and near Sant Ippolito as German resistance stiffens.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Florence
Futa Pass
Italy
Langnano
Poggio D’ella Dogana
Berlamacca Canal
Sant’Ippolito
Sieve
Germans Seek Quebec Ultimatum as War Tensions Rise
Berlin radio and German newspapers warn that an Allied surrender ultimatum may emerge from the Roosevelt Churchill talks in Quebec. Nazi outlets push a morale boosting line that defeat would be worse than Versailles and that the Allies will rely on backdoor victories as the war persists. A Swiss dispatch notes Col. Gen. warning amid escalating expectations.
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James F. King
London
Quebec
Berlin
Reich
Versailles
Sean
Hurricane Heads Toward Carolina
A powerful Atlantic hurricane with winds up to 140 mph moves toward the Carolinas. Warnings are in effect for North and South Carolina coasts as forecasters monitor its path from Florida.
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Carolina
Miami
Fla
North Carolina
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
St. Augustine
Fila
Savannah
North Georgia
Titusville
Carolinas
Grady Norton
Jack O'Neal Wounded in Action in France
Samuel D. O'Neal of Middletown reports his son Jack O'Neal 28 with the U S Rangers was seriously wounded in action in France on August 30. O'Neal sailed overseas in May after basic training at Camp Wheeler Georgia and joined the Rangers in England. His last letter was dated August 28 from France. His brother Edward was taken prisoner in the Philippines.
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Samuel D. O'Neal
Middletown
War Department
Jack O'Neal
U. S. Rangers
France
O’neal
Camp Wheeler
Sgt
Rangers
England
Normandy
Edward O’neal
Philippines
Help Wanted at Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Help wanted ads seek two waitresses and one porter at Golden Glow Coffee Shop. Apply in person for immediate employment.
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Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Resuming business for plumbing and heating repairs
Public notice resumes plumbing and heating repair services and invites calls to 3534. The ad lists J. H. Riley as the contact. A second notice from H. J. Heinz Co. Winchester Va states that no cider apples will be accepted without an order from their office.
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J. H. Riley
H. J. Heinz Co
Winchester
Jap Fortresses Are Dealt More Crushing Blows
United States Pacific Fleet reports new blows on Palau Celebes and Halmahera fortresses. Carrier aircraft, battleships and rockets pounded Babelthuap Peleliu Anguar over two days, with 150 rockets and 120 tons of bombs wrecking defenses. Palau raids followed by earlier August activity.
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U. 8
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Palau
Celebes
Halmahera
Philippines
Southwest
Central Pacific
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Davao
U.S
Babelthuap
Peleliu
Anguar
Nimitz
Guam
Prisoner To Serve Time On Week-Ends
William Smith was sentenced to 90 days for petty larceny by Judge Burr P. Harrison who allowed weekend confinement and week day orchard work to aid during the apple harvest. Smith pleaded guilty with attorney Harry Kern present and the jury was told the case had settled.
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William Smith
Burr P. Harrison
Smith
Harry Kern
Elta Clark
Kern
Harrison
American troops drive deep into Germany frontier near Rhine
Allied reports state new American columns push into Germany from Luxembourg toward Trier and Eupen while other First Army forces reach near Bastogne and Clervaux close to the German border. The offensives mark the widest disclosed advance of the campaign as fresh reinforcements pour into the thrusts miles apart.
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London
Germany
Rhine
U. S
Reich
Supreme Headquarters i
First Army
Luxembourg
Trier
Belgium
Eupen
Bastogne
Luxem
Clervaux
Warning to German workers to flee threat of Gestapo roundup
A broadcast from General Eisenhower's aide urged German workers in the Ruhr and Rhineland to abandon factories and avoid Gestapo hunts. He warned of imminent danger and urged immediate action to save lives, noting Himmler's plan to use workers as hostages and fortify positions as coercive measures spread.
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Allied Expeditionary Forces
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Gestapo
Himmler
Ruhr
Rhineland
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Aachen
George S. Patton
U. S. Third Army
Nancy
Luneville
En Moselle
Wes Gallagher
Moselle Valley
George Patton
Pont-A-Mo
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Glaize
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Wilson
Adolph Hitler
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