Roosevelt warns of further blows against Axis in war message
President Roosevelt told Congress the Allied war effort makes strong progress on all fronts and promises new blows against Germany and Japan. He urged Axis satellites Romania Hungary Finland and Bulgaria to quit the war and praised Allied and Russian advances while cautioning against early victory and urging continued U S production.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
Hitler
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Bulgaria
Italy
Russia
Mediterranean
Africa
Sicily
Europe
Leningrad
Black Sea
Balkans
France
English Channel
America
Son of Mr and Mrs Heltzel Killed in Action in Pacific
Pfc Odell V Heltzel 28 son of Mr and Mrs John D Heltzel of near Winchester was killed in action on August 30 in the Southwest Pacific. He was last stationed in New Guinea when word reached his family. Details of his death were reported earlier this week.
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John D. Heltzel
Winchester
Odell V. Heltzel
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Russians Close on Krasnograd as Bryansk Evacuated
Three Russian armies press westward toward Krasnograd while Berlin admits Bryansk evacuation. Soviet gains on four fronts threaten German defense east of the Dnieper as Novorossisk falls and Lozovaya advances loom. Allied forces in North Africa link Montgomery and Clark front lines near Salerno.
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London
Ukraine
Krasnograd
Kharkov
Bryansk
Comunique
Berlin
Dnieper
DNB
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Caucasus
Associated Press
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Criméa
Novgorod Severski
White Russia
Lozovaya
Kharkov-Crimea
Mer
Ona T Middleeere
North Africa
Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Taranto
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Montgomery
Clark
Salerno
Burma Road Discounted As Supply Route, Wright Says
Lt Col Dan Wright of the US Army Engineers told Rotary Club that the Burma Road is not a reliable two way supply route to China. He recounted grim conditions, 200000 Chinese workers, and fuel shortages with many workers dying from malaria.
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Burma
Dan Wright
United States Army Engineers
Wright
Rotary Club
Rangoon
Hunan
China
Burma Road
Colonel Wright
Rotarians
Ammunition Blast Fatal To Seventeen
A huge explosion at Norfolk Naval Air Station in transit ammunition killed about 17 people and wounded around 257, with 14 in critical condition. A naval board investigates, citing a gasoline truck blast near a hangar as the probable cause.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Air Station
H. F. Leary
USN
Fifth Naval District
L. P. Treadwell
C. C. West
J. R. Tague
Brooks
Judge Advocate
Navy
C. J. MacDonald
Norfolk City
Portsmouth
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Oscar Valignette
R. B. O'Brian
Valignette
O’brian
Riverview
Larchmont
Naval Base
Speed Aid
Large RAF Bombers Sweep Southern France in Deep Raid
A large RAF bomber force attacked Modane on the Franco Italian frontier and Mosquitos hit Berlin. Lancasters conducted a low level strike on the Antheor Viaduct near St Raphael. Four night bombers were reported missing and rail traffic through the Alps was disrupted.
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London
France
Modane
Berlin
Antheor Viaduct
St. Raphael
Mont Cenis
Alps
Winchester weighs airfield limits amid war loan drive
MA Winchester considers bringing the Suzie-Q battleship plane to boost Third War Loan sales but runway length at the Municipal airfield may bar take offs. Warrant Officer Orville Wright Kiger, from near the city, is noted among the crew. The ship’s world flights and victories over Tojo are well publicized.
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Winchester
Orville Wright Kiger
Cedar Creek
Tojo
Star
War Bond Show Planned at Palace September 26
Plans are set for a Third War Loan bond show at the Palace Theater Sunday night September 26 at 9. Herman Hable says bonds bought before the event earn admission tickets. The program includes 90 minutes of moving pictures and a 30 minute stage show headlined by Win a talent. Also booked is Columbia’s 65 minute feature Let's Have Fun with Burt Gordon Margaret Lindsay and John Beal plus a 20 minute short Doin The.
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Palace Theater
Herman Hable
Wina
Eaf
Hable
Columbia
Burt Gordon
Margaret Lindsay
John Beal
War Bond Drive Gains Momentum as Fifth Fed Report Quoted
An official report from the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond notes Winchester and Frederick County have subscribed to 253 054 and 25 cents in war bonds since the Third War Loan began. Local drive officials say the campaign is rolling, with public booth sales and a quota club tally near 19 000 in early orders. Officials urge immediate orders to avoid swamping agencies as the drive continues.
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Fifth Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
Salerno
Salerno With Bonds” For Early This Afternoon ‘the Quota Club
Middletown Delays Charter Update Until After Legislature
Middletown Virginia mayor Fred Larrick says updating the charter will likely wait until after the General Assembly session. Town officials and Virginia League of Municipalities have met but no firm plan exists, amid potential annexation changes.
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Middletown
General Assembly
Fred Larrick
Virginia League of Municipalities
Grand Jury Called For City Session
By order of Judge B P Harrison seven men summoned as regular grand jurors. They are W H McKilwee T We r B F Arthur Jr A Schmidt W B Snider Jr W P Harrison and Oscar B Harry. They are to serve on September 27 at 10 o clock in Corporation Court.
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B. P. Harrison
Winchester Corporation Court
W. H. McKilwee
T. Wer B. F. Arthur, Jr
A. Schmidt
W. B. Snider, Jr
W. P. Harrison
Oscar B. Harry
Corporation Court
Trial reaches closing stage in Clatterbuck murder case
Leesburg Virginia September 17 testimony in the Loudoun County Circuit Court neared completion as jurors prepared to receive insanity defense arguments in the Thomas William Clatterbuck case. Witnesses disputed an infected knee claim while prosecutors pressed dementia as the motive and the defense rested with a flat denial from Paul Staubs.
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Leesburg
Thomas William Clatterbuck
Loudoun County
Clatterbuck
Walter Russell
A. Morris Love Farm
Herve
Paul Staubs
G. Thomas Thatcher
Brunswick
Pene Tae
Pebrusie
Robert A. McLewed
Collapse of Lae To Allied Force Seems Imminent
Allied dispatches from the Southwest Pacific report Lae near collapse as Allied airmen tally a major victory against Japanese forces. Liberator bombers and escort fighters claim heavy enemy losses while Australian troops push from the east and west toward Mala hang wharfage and the Lae airfield.
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Lae
Clen Clements
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Malahang
Edwards’ Plantation
Salamaua
Huon Gulf
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
City and County Briefs Test Alarms Saturday Noon
Fire Chief Argenbright announced weekly test alarms at noon on Saturdays to check the system. Sirens won’t sound, but whistles at fire houses will, and people nearby should avoid calling for info. A bonafide alarm will be logged with sirens if triggered. The local express office received about 50 pigeons from York Pa to be released for clubs, timed on their flight from Winchester to York.
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Argenbright
York
Winchester
Allied Forces Reach Salerno Area in Naples Offensive
Allied dispatches report Fifth and Eighth armies contact and three convoys totaling about 60 ships steering for Salerno. Clark’s forces recaptured Albanella and repelled German counterattacks while Montecorvino fell to Allied forces. The capture widens airfield reach and fighter protection for Gen. Clark from Valle della Lucania to Agropoli.
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Berlin
International Information Bureau
Salerno
Reuters
Fifth Army
Montgomery
Valle Della Lucania
Agropoli
Clark
Albanella
Algiers
NRG
Montecorvino
London
CBS
Map his Property Sale Notice at 400 N Loudoun St
Public notice for a sale of property at 400 North Loudoun Street scheduled Saturday at noon. Shenandoah Valley National Bank acts as trustee and agent. Spit appears in the source as a fragment.
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Maphis
Loudoun St
Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank
Spit
Public Sale and Local Notices From 1920s Ledger
Public sale announced for Saturday September 25 at 1 pm for Bettie Braithwaite household effects near White Hall. Items include living room suite heatrola oil heater cash terms. Also bingo Fridays at 8 30 pm with 250 dollars in prizes for Rouss Fire Co. Martinsburg West Virginia workers wanted painters at Newton D Baker General Hospital Rt 2 between 9 and 10 am. Limited quantity seed product advertised by Winchester Seed Company.
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Bettie Braithwaite
White Hall
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
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