Balkans revolt seen likely after Roosevelt call
The Balkans may erupt against Nazi rule as President Roosevelt urges Romania Bulgaria and Hungary to rise. The call signals a new Anglo American push into Hitler's fortress with possible British and Russian involvement and could delay German forces needed in Russia.
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Balkans
John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Rumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Europe
Congress
Sonein Anay
Adolf Hitler
Henry Maitland Wilson
Russia
Germany
Berlin Bombarded for Third Night and Italy Islands Seized
RAF Mosquito bombers attacked Berlin for the third night as Allied bombers crossed the Channel toward Dieppe. American Marauders and Spitfire escorts hit Beauvais, and Nantes harbor operations damaged ships and destroyed parts of the city. Allied naval forces seized Ischia and Procida near Naples, with Ponza also taken, signaling a widened Italian campaign as Salerno fights continued.
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London
Berlin
Dieppe
Beauvaistille
France
Germany
Eee
Brittany
Nantes
Modane
la Pallice
Paris
Reuters
Switzerland
DNB
Associated Press
North Africa
Naples
Ischia
Procida
Italy
Salerno
Allied
Apes
Ponza
Eighth Army
Fifth Army
Salermo
Allied drive in Italy expands as air bases move inland
British and American forces push from Salerno toward Naples while northwest African air forces strike Nazi airfields south of Rome. Ground troops gain elbow room in Salerno as Germany abandons mountain positions around Roccadaspide. Six German divisions contend with the battered Allied assault near Salerno and Taranto.
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Procida Island
Naples
Bay of Naples
Ponza
Capri
Elba
Corsica
Rome
Salerno
Roccadaspide
Bulletin
Salernor
Sicily
Taranto
Streng
War bonds urged as deaths mount in Winchester and Frederick
A wartime message from Winchester urging citizens to buy bonds, noting fifteen local servicemen from Winchester and Frederick have been killed or are missing or prisoners. The appeal stresses home sacrifices and the coming fight, urging broad public support to save lives.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick
Imperial Japanese Amy
Italy
Germany
Winchester Seed Co seed sale and job notice in West Virginia
Limited quantity advertised for turf seed oats and barley from Winchester Seed Company with 9 16 16 31 blend. Wanted painters for overses at Baker General Hospital Rt 2 Martinabure West Virginia between 9 and 10 am.
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Winchester Seed Company
Freetovernsee
Baker General Hospital
Martinabure
W. Va
Bingo Night at Berryville American Legion
On Tuesday September 21 at 8 pm Berryville American Legion hosts a bingo night with a $50 door prize and additional prizes. Proceeds support veterans and post activities.
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American Legion
Berryville
O Sullivan Water Use Lowers Reservoir Level
The Fay's Spring auxiliary water supply was put into operation last night at 8 o'clock as an emergency measure. The move was temporary and necessary due to higher daily consumption, caused by seasonal demand, which lowered the main reservoir levels.
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Fay
Firemen Boost War Bond Drive With Parade Tonight
Winchester volunteer firemen join third war loan efforts led by B F Arthur. At 1 pm Tommy Harrison sold bonds to nine customers totaling 400 dollars. A 7 pm parade will be followed by a bond exhibition as volunteers push orders, with totals like 25 050 reported for the day.
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Winchester
Tommy Harrison
Germans May Consider Ending Soviet Campaign Says Madrid Report
Madrid dispatch says Berlin source hints Germans may abandon the Russian campaign and withdraw toward the western front to free troops and material for Italy and the western front. The report places the potential move about 620 miles from the current front and cites Arriba’s Berlin correspondent.
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Madrid
Berlin
Arriba
Italy
Europe
Mother Daughter Bear Children Within 18 Hours
Mrs. Julia Secrist of Paris Virginia gave birth to a daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 8 am yesterday. This morning at 1 am her daughter Mrs. Wilns Hough of Vienna Virginia also had a daughter at the same hospital. Both births were attended by Dr. L M Allen.
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Julia Secrist
Paris
Winchester Memorial
Wilns Hough
Vienna
L. M. Allen
Grover Schlack
Apple Pie Ridge
Bertha Stoter
Staub
Martinsburg
W. Va
Allen
Picture and currency of Lieut Thomas on display at bank
Lieut Joe Thomas from Winchester and his men became the center of attention in a Sicilian town as locals offered a studio portrait and Italian currency. The framed photo shows his helmet and regalia. currency notes bear the four freedoms design and are redeemable in U S dollars. Thomas wrote letters from Salerno where fighting was heavy.
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Sicily
Joe Thomas
Winchesarea
Thomas
U. S
Poner
Shenandoah Valley Negional Bank
Salerno
Depth Bombs Cause Of Blast At Norfolk Base
Berryville Virginia September 18 Owen Miller Childs among the enlisted men who died in the Norfolk naval air base munitions explosion. He was aviation machinist's mate second class 31 single and survived by parents three brothers and three sisters. The blast killed 24 and injured about 250 when a train of depth charges exploded after fire. A naval board of inquiry sought eyewitnesses as the death toll and injuries were tallied.
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Berryville
Owen Miller Childs
Samuel David Childs
Clarke County
Norfolk Naval Air Base
Newport
R. I
Norfolk
Childs
Norman B. Childs
Vallejo
Calif
Robert Lee
David Childs
Belpha May Childs
Washington, D. C
John P. Burns
Charles Town
W. Va
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Naval Board of
Classbeth Sorpaky
Philadelphia
AMES
Navy
Gates of White Russia Gained By Red Armies
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army reached the gates of White Russia after crossing the Desna and capturing Bryansk. The advance cleared central rail lines, while German claims of rainfall hampered southern front operations and Soviet efforts to break through near Vyazma were repulsed.
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White Russia
Moscow
Red
Desna
Bry
Russia
Moscow-Kiev
Berlin
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Red Army
Vyazma
Orel
Pravda
Ore
Walter von Mohl
French Increase Their Attacks Along Railroads
French underground forces escalate sabotage on southern France rail lines to hinder Nazi troop movements. Derailments near Evires and Bellegarde to Bouveret disrupt traffic for months. Italians join sabotage on Mont Cenis. hundreds arrested in Haute Savoie amid clashes with German forces.
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Bern
Switzerland
France
Italy
la Suisse
Geneva
Evires
Bellegarde
Bouveret
Longeray
Saone-et-Loire
Mont Cenis
Journal de Geneve
Haute-Savoie
Savoie
Yolanda
Standley Returning From Soviet for Talks
The State Department said Admiral William Standley the American ambassador to the Soviet Union is coming home for non about discussions with the Soviet government. Further details continued on Page 2.
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Washington
State Department
William Standley
Soviet Union
Gals and Khaki Jeeps Highlight Local Briefs
In Shenandoah Valley notes, jeeps named Daisy and Lynn mark the city hall visit as Capt. Sandy Baker meets with VPF. Flags of the United Nations reappear at Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Stephens City cannery aids home canning, with Mrs. C. C. Rhodes demonstrating to rural clubs. Frost signals tomato concerns near Bartonsville. deer sighting near Winchester spurs interest in local farms.
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Daisy
Star Office
Sandy Baker
VPF
Lynn
United Nations
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Stephens City
C. C. Rhodes
Stephens City High School
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Gladwin Hill
Port City
Wes Gallagher
Sears
S. Loudoun
J. Winchester
Orchester
O’sullivan
By Henry C. Cassidy
Standley
S. L. Shackleford
Route 11
Bartonsville
Mr. Shackleford
Robert Kremer
New Route 50
Mrs. Kremer
Mr. Kremer
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