First Army Penetrates Siegfried Line Amid Baltic Push
Red Army patrols cross the Vistula from Praga and probe German positions as eleven localities north of Praga fall to Soviet and Polish forces. The Warsaw area comes under mounting pressure while Moscow signals readiness for autumn and winter campaigns. Berlin cites a new Nyemanek river crossing near Riga with limited confirmation.
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Moscow
Red Army
Vistula
Praga
Warsaw
Pol
East Bank
Red Star
Western
Bug
Finland
Yugoslavia
Reich
Baltic
Berlin
Nyemanek River
Riga
Baltic Sea
World At War Highlights Across Multiple Fronts
AP dispatch reports major battles on the Western Front as U S Army drives into a breach near Aachen while other Allied forces push into Nazi defenses. Soviet forces cross the Vistula, Finland edges toward war, the Eighth Army nears Rimini, Peleliu airstrip contested, Morotai secured, and Chinese operations push toward Lungling.
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Associated Press
First Army
Seigfried
Aachen
Rhine
Ma Winchester Calls for Housing for Women Workers
Ma Winchester scolds local leaders for failing to recruit workers for apple processing plants. She notes low female response to the packing appeal for soldiers and urges residents to offer vacant rooms to house incoming workers, stressing the need to prevent Frederick County apples from being wasted.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Germans Resume Bomb Attacks On Southern England
London reports indicate German robot bombs fell on southern England and the London area before dawn, killing two and injuring several as evacuees are urged not to return. The strikes may originate from German airfields, with discussions of a new radio controlled explosive boat weapon sinking and damaging Allied ships in the Channel.
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London
England
Jack
Due East
Germany
English
Dewey Heads North For War Conference With Idaho Governor
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey moved toward northern Idaho for talks with Gov. C. A. Bottolfsen after a news conference in Billings, Montana. He pressed to keep war conduct free of political debate amid a recent exchange with reporters.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Idaho
C. A. Bottolfsen
Billings
Mont
Republican Press
Squirrel Season Opens in Frederick County
Game Warden F W Pingley reports steady hunter turnout with fair success as the split season runs to September 30. Daily bag six and season total 75, shells scarce, licenses brisk with 154 issued Thursday. Many hunters limiting catches, few returning empty handed amid sparse squirrel numbers.
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F. W. Pingley
Frederick County
Lee Whitacre
Tony
Pingley
Roosevelt and Churchill face Quebec talks on Europe and pacific war
Reports from Quebec indicate Roosevelt and Churchill are shaping plans for postwar Europe and the Nazi collapse, while Stalin may join future discussions. Eden pushes for clashes over Poland and German occupation policies as a major Pacific war strategy unfolds at the conference.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
London
Stalin
Anthony Eden
Eden
Germany
Pacific
Europe
Japan
United States
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific Command
Chester Nimitz
MacArthur
Palau
Morotai Islands
Philippines
Wanted Male Help for Cider Mill Jobs
Help wanted male for full or part time work in cider mill. Employment at Heinz Co located on Valley Pike. Contact H. Heinz Co for details and applications.
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H. . Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Garbage pickup limited to once a week
Beginning September 18 the city will collect garbage only once per week with all bags on the curb by 7:00 A M. The notice lists the code reference 9-15-1p-21 and directs residents to follow the new schedule.
Bombers Kindle Fires At Kiel
More than 800 RAF and Canadian heavy bombers dropped tons of explosives and incendiaries on Kiel Berlin and Lubeck last night targeting Kiel naval base fires smolder from an earlier U S attack. New fires started in Berlin as improving weather raised expectations of resumed Allied air raids. German radio claimed fighter formations reached central Germany.
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London
Kiel
Berlin
Lubeck
Germany
U. S. Eighth Air Force
More Gas After First Of Month
Gasoline dealers may recover gallonage lost through counterfeit ration coupons prior to April 1 1944 after October 1 under an Office of Price Administration plan. James C. Rogers deputy OPA director confirmed dealers can recover debited gasoline, date tied to April 1 1944 or first notice, whichever earlier.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
OPA
James C. Rogers
CPA
Rogers
Heroic Marines Driving Against Japs on Peleliu
Marines of the First Division under Maj Gen William H Rupertus pressed the Peleliu beachhead while 8,000 Japanese defenders fought back. Simultaneous Nimitz MacArthur offensives targeted Palau bases to launch a broad push toward the Philippines as Morotai objectives were reported complete and engineers prepared airfield blows.
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Pacific Front
Peleliu
Palau
Morotai Island
Volcano Islands
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marine Heroes
Guadalcanal
Palaus
Davao
Philippines
Morotai
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
William H. Rupertus
Washington, D. C
Palau Islands
Japan
Halmahera
Moluccas
MacArthur
Pitoe
Hurricane Blows Out In Canada
A Atlantic coast hurricane killed at least 39 people as it swept up the coast causing multi state damage estimated between 30 53 million. The storm moved into Canadian maritime provinces with damage in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. New Jersey added two more deaths reaching five linked to Beach Haven. New England reported 15 fatalities and New York 17 with one each for Virginia and North Carolina. Army hospital disruptions led to evacuations to Halloran General in New York.
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Associated Press
Theurricane
Atlantic
Canadian
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Beach Haven
N. J
New Jersey
Shawnee District Scout Rally and Parade Planned for October
At the Shawnee District bi monthly meeting of Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts of America it was decided to hold a district rally and parade in October. Scout Executive Basil F Starkey announced that all Shawnee District units would join the parade with invited bands marching through the city streets to Handley playground for inspection and a self prepared supper.
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Shawnee
EES Srr Breme de Creo G
R. B. Nelson
Starkey
Shenandoah Area
Fighting Breaks Out In Finland Between Soviets and Nazis
Berlin says German troops in Finland cannot be cleared out by September 15 as fighting erupts between German and Russian forces. Finland moves toward war with Germany, while Stockholm reports Russian encirclement of two German divisions and Finnish defenses on Ahvenanmaa. The Fate of Hogland and the Aland isles looms as German retreat routes are discussed.
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London
Adolph Hitler
Finland
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Fuehrer
Stockholm
O.W.I
Red Army
Suursaari
Hogland
Gulf of Finland
C.bs
Ahvenanmaa
Aland
Gulf of Bothnia
Wanted Laborers and Checkers at Winchester Cold Storage
A 1916 classified note calls for laborers and checkers at Winchester Cold Storage Company with wage terms and application details for prospective workers.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Allied drive breaches Siegfried Line near Aachen amid swift advance
AP dispatches report American forces penetrating the Siegfried Line south of Aachen with deepest reach about 14 miles into Germany and patrols entering Aachen as tanks push east of the city. Berlin and London confirm multiple penetrations and a widening front along a 500 mile arc from Belfort to the Schelde estuary.
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Germany
Siegfried Line
Aachen
First Army
Berlin
Rhine
France
Siegfried
Courtney H. Hodges
Reich
Lammersdorf
U. Third Army
Nazi
Fosges
Nancy
Vosgest
Moselle
Trier
Prum
Supreme Headquarters
Belfort
Schelde
Legion Demands Youth Military Training Across Nation
The American Legion backs a year of universal military training for all able bodied youths and predicts rapid passage of related legislation. Michael T. Kelleher of Boston expects Congressional action, while Col. Perry Brown urges Army Navy integration with academics and broad educational support for the plan. The group also considers honoring war workers who avoid strikes with a labor pledge resolution.
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Chicago
American Legion Today
Michael T. Kelleher
Boston
Organization
National Defense Committee
Congress
Legion
Col
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Tex
National Labor Relations
Fred Frazer
Washington, D. C
Czechs Join Up With Russians in Slovakia
Czech oslovak forces in eastern Slovakia reportedly linked with Red Army units as Czech planes joined the fight against German air forces. Heavy clashes persisted in the Nitra valley with German tank assaults repulsed amid artillery and air support, while a Warsaw front bulletin follows.
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London
Slovakia
Red Army
Nitra
Germany
Warsaw
Bor
Heinz Co. Notice on Cider Apples Orders
The H J Heinz Company in Winchester Virginia states no cider apples will be accepted without an office order. The notice is dated September 12 and appears in column 1 page 5.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Winchester
York Inn Dance With The Sophisticates Schedule
The York Inn hosts a dance with the Sophisticates from 9 30 to 12 30 on the evening of the event. Attendees are invited to enjoy music and social dancing in a refined venue.
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York Inn
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Italy
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Nimitz
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Shawnee District
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John Woolfolk
W. H. Lawrence
George Reading
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