Reds Tighten Stranglehold on German East Baltic Lines
Russian forces report capture of Valga, a major rail junction, as Premier Stalin says the Red army has pressed a five day battle across Latvia. Moscow claims 449 tanks and 365 planes destroyed in four days, risking fate of more than 20 German divisions guarding lifelines from East Prussia toward Jelgava and Riga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Latvia
Stalin
Jelgava
Baltic
East Prussia
Estonia
Riga
Lithuania
Local Soldier Killed in Action in France
War Department reports Cpl. James L. Cain 31 killed in action August 30 in France. Attached to 382nd Fighter Squadron, formerly with Capitol Restaurant Winchester. Survived by father James J. Cain and five siblings, with railway and Camp Lee Meade service details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
James J. Cain
North
Loudoun Street
James L. Cain
France
382Nd
Armed Forces
Capitol Restaurant
Winchester
Camp Lee
Camp Meade
Cain
Mary F. Cain
Mount Williams
William E. Cain
Camp Kilmer
N. J
George E. Cain
Italy
J. W. Cain
Washington
Linwood Cain
Pittsburgh
Ellen Catherine Cooper
Northpheee
Chambersville
Ma Winchester Encourages Halloween Servicemen Party
Ma Winchester recalls a National Halloween Committee letter urging a Hallowe en party for servicemen. Though the city lacks enough USO volunteers, area servicemen could benefit from a planned October 31 event, and Ma urges a group to consider organizing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Hallowe’en Committee
Hallowe'en
House Cleaner Wanted by the Hour at 326 Amherst Street
Help wanted notice seeks a house cleaner paid by the hour at 326 Amherst Street. Applicant must be available for intermittent hours with duties unspecified. No additional details provided in readable text.
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Amherst St
FDR Calls Agencies to Prepare for Demobilization
President Roosevelt directed a move to liquidate war agencies and reconvert the government to peace. He ordered a re-examination of staff and duties and outlined plans to reduce personnel and simplify the administration for peacetime. The Byrd Committee and civil service data show federal payrolls near 3.1 million, with payrolls likely staying high for years.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Roosvelt
Germany
White House
Roosevelt
Harold D. Smith
Europe
War Agen
Cies
Byrd Committee
Civil Service Commission Yesteday
Byrd Committee On
Dewey Shifts Attack Tonight With Portland Speech
Governor Thomas E. Dewey heads to Portland for a major West Coast speech on the question Is there an indispensable man He aims to prove no single figure is essential to the government and will outline his views in a 730 PM Pacific time NBC broadcast. Dewey blasted the New Deal on labor during a Seattle stop and urged a broader wartime labor policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Ore
Seattle
New York
Roosevelt
Miner from Indianola recounts beating at UMW convention
Joseph Lublinsky of Indianola Pa. says he was beaten in a Cincinnati hotel room during the United Mine Workers convention for supporting miner autonomy and President Roosevelt. He identifies as Indianola mine committee chair and convention delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburgh
Joseph Lublinsky
Indianola
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers Convention
Roosevelt
Lublinsky
Nazi Marines Fire On German Traitors In Copenhagen
Danish police and German naval troops clash as Nazis seize Amalienborg Castle and other police stations in Copenhagen. Danish forces defend the royal castle with 160 policemen reported. King Christian X and Queen Alexandra are said to be inside the fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gestapo
Federal Communications Commission
Christian
Alexandrine
Stockholm
Amalienborg
Copenhagen
Christian X
Planes Bomb Berlin For 179th Time
Allied air forces struck Berlin for the 179th time as British bombers dropped 420000 fire bombs on Bremerhaven during a night raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Bremerhaven
George Wadsworth Named Minister to Lebanon and Syria
President Roosevelt nominates George Wadsworth of New York to be the United States first minister to the Lebanese and Syrian Republics. Wadsworth is a career diplomat in the state department, and the nomination was announced in Washington on September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
George Wadsworth
New York
State Department
Winchester Presbytery Observes Sesqui Centennial Here Next Week
Winchester Presbytery plans a two day Fall session on Sept 26 and 27 marking the 150th anniversary of its birth after the Sept 26 1794 Synod of Virginia action. The historic East Piccadilly Street building will host two services including an 8 p.m. historical program with Clifford D Grim and Dr. R B Woodworth among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Synod of Virginia
Lexington
East Piccadilly Street
Clifford D. Grim
Winchester Church
R. B. Woodworth
Burlington
W. Va
Presbyterial Sermon at Old Stone Church in Baltimore
The session will hold the Presbyterial sermon at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Old Stone Church on East Piccadilly Street. Reverend J Hoge Smith of Charlotte Court House Virginia will preach the sermon. Continued on Page 4 Col 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Stone Church
East Piccadilly Street
J. Hoge Smith
Charlotte Court House
Sacra
Finland Signs Armistice With Reds And Britain
London dispatch reports Finland signed an armistice with Russia and Britain after talks lasting from Sept. 14 to today. Finnish parliament reportedly approved the terms in an early session, with details to be published later. Reports cited a hard settlement and a contested 50 year lease of Porkkala Naval base near Helsinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Finland
Russia
Britain
Soviet Information Office
United Nation
United Nations
Stockholm
Helsinki
Porkkala
Finnish Gulf
Hels
Marine Drives On Palaus Isles Gain Momentum
American forces push on Peleliu and Angaur in the Southern Palaus as Japanese resistance flags. The Peleliu airfield is in use by US planes while Marines advance from Asias and nearby villages. The 81st Division accelerates on Angaur taking Saipan town, with Japanese casualties rising as US casualties stay light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Peleliu
Angaur
Palaus
Asias
Leif Erickson
Associated Press
Angaur Island
81St
Wildcat
Saipan
Japan
Oceania
Navy
Guam
Erickson
Pacific
Annual Legion Session Continues in Chicago
The American Legion delegates hear from Admiral Nimitz and Gen Arnold on postwar plans. Marshall cites 60 divisions at the front with eight more sailing this month. Brig. Gen. Hines predicts victorious Europe, while Blandford outlines housing aims for 1.4 million returning veterans after Germany falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Legionnaires
Chester W. Nimritz
Pacific Fleet
Philippines
Douglas Macarthy
Southwest Pacific
Navy
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Germany
Japan
Army Long
Legion
Arnold
Nimitz
George C. Marshall
Army
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affair
Europe
Berlin
John B. Blandford, Jr
City grocers told to apply percentage mark up on 1944 canned vegetables
Winchester War Price and Rationing board warns grocers that flat ceiling prices on canned greens beans corn peas and tomatoes have not been removed. Amend No 1 to Order 3W requires applying the percentage mark up from the Retailer's Food Index or MPR 423. Mark up applies to 1944 canned vegetables until flat ceilings are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester War Price and Ractioning Board
OPA
Duchess Of Windsor Convalesces In Virginia
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived at The Homestead in Hot Springs Virginia for a weeks long convalescence after the Duchess underwent an appendicitis operation at Roosevelt Hospital New York. The Duke said the convalescence location had not yet been decided. The couple previously visited The Homestead last year and traveled in the Northeast before New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
New England
War Not Yet Won Says Stars and Stripes Editorial
In Paris on September 19 the U S Army newspaper Stars and Stripes warned Americans the war was not finished. An editorial with an illustration of troops under fire stated that the soldiers face a life or death task and would quit only when the enemy quits, not a minute sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Stars and Stripes
Heinz seeks male workers for cider mill jobs
Help wanted advertisement from H. J. Heinz Co located on Valley Pike seeking male applicants for full or part time work in a cider mill. Listing date appears as September 16 with a reference to page one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Seamstress shop listed in Pike County agents case
A public notice lists Pingley and Carper as cleaners with a WA seamstress reference. The document cites an aoe and docket 9-18-1p-7t indicating case tracking details for the local matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper
Real bargain offered at 104 W Boscawen St
Classified note advertises a refurbished item in A-1 condition for sale at 90 dollars cash with address 104 West Boscawen Street and date notation 9-19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Boscawen St
Flood Waters Roar Through Western Virginia as Rivers Rise
Flood waters from the James and Dan rivers drive widespread damage across western Virginia. Bridges wash out and rail and highway traffic halt as water levels surge toward record crests. Scottsville reports three to five feet of James River flooding, with Bremo Bluff forecast to crest at 36 to 38 feet. Columbia readings climb to 27 feet as Danville’s Dan River rises beyond flood stage. Chatham is cut off from Danville by high water. gaps in service and road closures threaten Amherst Charlottesville corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
James River
Scottsville
James
Bremo Bluff
Lynchburg
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Columbia
Dan River
Danville
Chatham
Cherry Stone Creek
Amherst
Charlottesville
Halifax
Blue Ridge
Clarksville
Legion Takes Over V Day Plans
The American Legion post plans V E Day flag displays for all merchants and residents in Winchester and Frederick County. A special committee will urge businesses to buy sidewalk flags and offer residents matching flags via phone checkout 4822 or 5534.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Y. Conrad Post
The
American Legion
Post
Winchester
Frederick County
Legion
Nazi officer alleges Fuehrer raging fits on Italian front
A German First Parachute Division political education officer reports orders to counter enemy claims that the Fuehrer becomes furious, tears curtains, bites carpet, and convulses, asserting such rumors are unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
County Escaping High Water In Frederick County Va
Frederick county appears to have escaped the flood danger as streams receded and no roads or bridges yet damaged. Rain totals reached 4.59 inches for the month with light showers continuing and forecasts predicting more rain. Delays in seeding and harvest work were reported while farm storage and fruit processing bottlenecks eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Associated Press
Virginia
Winchester Research Laboratory
Fred Stine
Stine
Five ODT Offices to Close Including Hagerstown Md
Melvin R. Greene announces Office of Defense Transportation plan to shut five district offices. The Hagerstown Maryland site joins Dover Delaware and Norfolk Virginia in the closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ODT
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Melvin R. Greene
Office of Defense Transportation
Dover
Del
Norfolk
Recreation Leadership Training Institute To Be Held In October
The Winchester Recreation Department will host a Monday to Friday institute at Handley School Gymnasium led by Mrs. Ruth Garber Ehlers of the National Recreation Association Institute Faculty. It targets leaders volunteers and workers with Girl Scouts Boy Scouts civic groups church youth and family programs. Courses cover games activity programs dramatics and social recreation with practical ideas for playgrounds neighborhood centers and community needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Garber Ehlers
National Recreation Association Institute
Winchester Recreation Department
Handley School
Boy Scouts
Germans Struggle as Allied Air and Ground Push Breaks Into Holland
Allied sky troops crossed the Rhine into Holland and linked with the British Second Army driving toward Eindhoven Nijmegen and Arnhem. German lines along the lower Rhine collapsed while Rotterdam The Hague and Amsterdam were threatened as American and British units pressed the advance toward northern Germany and the Siegfried line.
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London
Rhine
Holland
Germany
Lower Rhine
Eindhoven
Nijmegen
Arnhem
The
Reich
Missing in Action: William C. Allen in France
Mr and Mrs William M Allen of 312 Amherst street report their son Staff Sgt William C Allen 28 missing in action in France since August 27 attached to Company I 116th Infantry The War Department said further details would follow Sgt Allen was wounded June 6 at Normandy and rejoined his company July 5 after recovery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Allen
Amherst Street
William C. Allen
France
116Th Infantry
Allen
Normandy
War Department
Harris Antique Auction Sale Ad Page Listing
Antique auction notice for FF L Harris with details on items for sale appears on page 6 of the September 19, 1919 issue. It lists various collectibles and bidding terms, inviting regional buyers to participate in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Sale
Wanted Laborers and as signed to Winchester Cold Storage Co
A brief notification seeking laborers assigned to Winchester Cold Storage Co. The ad lists available roles and directs applicants to contact the company for job eligibility and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Winchester Cold Storage Co
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Geldrop
Bulletin
Valga
Gulf of Riga
Cpl. J. L. Cain
F.D.R
By Jack Bell
Denmark
Little Kingdom
Moses Hoge
Star and Stripes
V-Day
Hitler
Recreation Leadership Training Institute
Ruth Garber
Ehlers
Nijmesen
Rotterdam
the Hague
Amsterdam
Neder Ryn
Kleve
Roterdam
Hague
Batte
Cologne
Strasbourg
Mulhouse
Belgium
Lewis H. Brereton
Sgt. W. M. Allen
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