Nips Continue Last Ditch Stand On Peleliu
American invasion of Peleliu in the Palau group progresses amid bitter resistance. Two thirds of the island is in Marine hands as U S forces push inland. Casualty figures for Peleliu and Angaur are reported with fresh airfield construction on Angaur and Morotai aiding Allied operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peleliu
San Francisco
Peleliu Island
Palau
William Ewing
NBC
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Palaus
Angaur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Pelelius
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Davao
Philippines
Morotai
Molucca Islands
New Guinea
Peleliu Field
China Faces Uncertainty Over Postwar Chinese Role
Washington officials weigh China’s future in the war against Japan as Allied advances in Europe may delay full focus on Asia. The concern centers on sustaining a free and organized China, with questions about manpower, a stable government, and resisting Japanese influence after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
China
Japan
Central Pacific
Pacific
Germany
Europe
United Nations
Asia
Russia
Russian Army Drives Toward Tallinn and Narva in Baltic Push
Soviet forces under Govorov push west from Narva and south from Tartu racing toward Tallinn as part of a twin drive to trap German troops in Estonia. Bagramian’s columns advance toward Jelgava and Riga front, while other units threaten the Warsaw front and the Transylvania to Hungary corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Leonid A. Govorov
Red Army
Leningrad
Baltic
Estonia
Govorov
Narva
Rahlka
Tallinn
Tartu
London
Lake Peipus
Finnish Gulf
Finland
Jelgava
Bagramian
Andrei Yeremenko
Ivan Maslennikov
Warsaw
Transylvania
Hungary
Red Airforce
Allied Air Attacks Continue on German Fronts
Allied air forces strike Mainz Coblenz and Ludwigshafen targeting rail yards and an oil plant. Heavy bombers and fighters begin their 75 mile distant raids behind Trier while Coblenz and Ludwigshafen receive instrument guidance. Airborne landings in Holland continue with Thunderbolt and Mustang escorts.
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London
Siegfried Line
Mainz
Coblenz
Rhine
Ludwigshafen
Holland
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Frankfort
Trier
Aachen
Thionville
France
George S. Patton
Third Army
Germany
WANTED Laborers and checkers for Winchester Cold Storage
Help sought by Winchester Cold Storage Co. for laborers and checkers. Positions listed in the employment notice dated September 16, 1916, with details on application and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage .Co
J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Dewey Proposes Housecleaning in Washington
Thomas E Dewey on the campaign trail calls for the biggest and most complete housecleaning in history to install in federal posts people who have lived close to the people and know their problems. He spoke during a west coast swing with stops in Eugene Oakland and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Key
San Francisco
Oakland
California
Earl Warren
Bay Cities
Civic Auditorium
New York
United States
Eugene Ore
Washington
Federal
Hall Testimony Discloses Dorsey Battle Evidence
Jon Hall testified to a county grand jury that band leader Tommy Dorsey threatened his life and struck him with a large hard object on a balcony in Dorsey’s Los Angeles apartment. Hall accused Dorsey’s wife Pat Dane of slashing his nose. other Hollywood figures Allen Smiley and Pat Dane were indicted on felonious assault charges.
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Los Angeles
Jon
Hall
Tommy Dorsey
Dorsey
Pat Dane
Allen Smiley
Ollywood
Darot Hog Wins Second at New Jersey State Fair
Nelson Carpenter, Round Hill 4-H Club leader, with father Edward O. Carpenter, bred and produced purebred Darot hogs. Royal Pride, a spring boar born March 3, 1944, placed second at Trenton fair on September 16. Sold to McAuslan Farm, Lebanon, NJ for 70 dollars during the Northeastern Purebred Curoc Sale tied to the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Carpenter
Round Hill Club
Edward O. Carpenter
Trenton
New Jersey
Nelson Carpenters
McAuslan Farm
Lebanon
Fighting Intense On Italian Front
On the Italian Adriatic coast the Fifth Army fought intensely with rain slowing the offensive after American troops seized heights near Firenzuola a key road junction to Bologna. Canadians broke through south west of Rimini threatening to outflank the city and isolate defenders while pressuring the Marecchia River area as Germans held on at San Marino Ridge near Rimini.
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Fifth Army
Firenzulola
Bologna
Rimini
San Lorenzo
Marecchia
Adriatic
San Marino Ridge
John Scully III Promoted To Major
Major John Scully III, stationed in Australia, has been promoted after overseas service since January 1942. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Scully Jr. of South Stewart Street and previously worked with the National Fruit Company.
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John S. Scully
Major Scully
Australia
John Scully
South Stewart Street
National Fruit Company
Hostages Demand Payment for Caruso's Life
Berlin radio said 40 hostages in the hands of Italian Fascists behind German lines in northern Italy will be shot if former Rome Police Chief Pietro Caruso is convicted and executed. Among the hostages named is Joe Togliatti, whose brother is foreign minister in Premier Ivanoe Bonomi's government.
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London
Berlin
Italy
Rome
Pietro Caruso
Broadcas
Joe Togliatti
Ivanoe Bonomi
Public Sale near Stephens City on Sept 23
One mile east of Stephens City on Saturday September 23 at 12 30 PM a public sale will offer live stock farming implements and household goods. Sale conducted by R E Albin.
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Stephens’ City
Sat
R. E. Albin
Public Stock Sale Notice at Court House
Public sale of stock listed as 20 shares of 7 percent Potomac Edison Preferred. Sale announced for September 23 in front of the Court House. Auctioneers Dunn & Duvall handle the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nook
Court House
Potomac-Edison
Dunn & Duvall
Bombs across London and southern England last night
Flying bombs swept over London and southern counties for a fourth night in a row as German raids aimed at keeping Britain’s lights off. Casualties included several children recently back from county districts. The government maintained that the battle of London was won but not over, and repeated evacuation warnings.
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London
Britain
Darden Urges U S World Police Role and County Reform
ROANOKE Va Sept 21 Governor Darden urged United States backing for a global peace enforcing force and warned Congress will be overwhelmed with homecoming letters after the war. He spoke at the League of Virginia Counties banquet and endorsed a new county government school at the University of Virginia. He warned against centralization in Richmond and said strong county government must be preserved.
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Roanike
United States
Darden
League of Virginia
Europe
Britain
University of Virginia
Virginia
Richmond
Third Army Engaged In Great Tank Battle with High Losses
ALSAC Lorraine September 21. Adolf Hitler has hurled much of his armored forces at the U.S. Third Army in a three day battle, with 105 Nazi tanks destroyed. American gunners duel Mark VI Tigers and Mark V Panthers near Bures northeast of Nancy as both sides press a wide arc of battle from Chateau Salins to beyond. Yank losses in the latest fighting are among the unit's highest in a day since arriving in France, though German tank losses have been greater. The column reports 93 tanks knocked out and 454 other vehicles destroyed, along with 28 guns larger than 88s and more than 2,000 prisoners since crossing the Moselle a week ago. Fogs reduce visibility as the clash continues. Continued on Page 3 Col 4.
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Adolf Hitler
Third Army
France
Bures
Nancy
Chateau-Salins
Caen
Normandy
Moselle
Brest Falls After 46 Day Siege In Great Port City
Allied forces claim Brest fell at 3 P M after a brutal 46 day siege. German paratroopers and navy personnel began surrendering as Lt Gen Hermann Ramcke departed. About 8 500 prisoners were taken that day, bringing total German captives to about 35 000.
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Brest
Hermann Ramcke
Ramcke
South America
U. S
Troy H. Middleton
Eighth Army
Notice to Taxi and Truck Owners Seeks Gas Access
All owners of trucks or taxi cabs must meet Mr. Lloyd Fearnow at the Chamber of Commerce office next Saturday September 23 to request additional gas for the new October quarter. No applications will be accepted after September 23. Fearnow will be at the Chamber of Commerce office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Fearnow
Chamber of Commerce
Fearnow
State Digs Out Of Flood Waters
The James River flood at Richmond cresting 24.2 feet began today with improved highways and rail service restored northward through Waynesboro. Route blocks include 1 near South Hill 304 near South Boston and 501 north of Halifax with Route 304 requiring extensive repairs.
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Associated Press
James River
Richmond
Southern Railway
State Highway Department
South Hill
South Boston
Halifax
Goode
Roanoke River
Clarksville
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
Lynchburg
Alexandria
Southern
Waynesboro
Norfolk and Western
Danville
Scotts
Keysville
Jeffries
Columbia
James
Salem
Pittsyl- Lynchburg
Wanted Seamstress for Pingley and Carper Cleaners
Employment advertisement seeks a seamstress for Pingley and Carper Cleaners. Apply in person to the downtown shop for work duties and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper
Fresh home grown frying chickens deliver ed to your door
Fresh home grown and home dressed frying chickens deliver ed to your door Saturday even ings. Please place order by 9 Phone 3959.
Fate of Ruhr Valley May Turn On Fighting
British tank troops and Allied airmen seized the Nijmegen Bridge in a 24 hour Holland battle opening a path to airborne troops near Arnheim. The fight shaped the Ruhr Valley outcome as German defenses collapsed and Allied forces pressed toward Essen and the Ruhr while bombing and reinforcements tried to blunt the push.
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Lower Rhine
Holland
Germany
Ruhr
Nijmegen
Arnhem
Seigfried
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Hague
Cologne
Rhine
James M. Long
London
Arnheim
Miles C. Dempsey
Waal
Dutch Rhine
Lewis H. Brereton
BBC
Eim
Reichswald
Siegfried
Cleve
Emmerich
Ijssel
Essen
Hitler
Eindhoven
Chickens Freshly Dressed with Free Delivery
Advertises fresh dressed chickens of all sizes with free delivery. Includes contact phone 5231 and appears in a small classified-style notice.
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Ghent
Belgium
Tokyo, Radio
National Broadcasting Company
Lungling
Kweilin
Tall Nn
Baltic Line
Lisbon
Churchill
Quebec
Rosevelt
Liege
International
Dewey
Noland Norgaard
John Scully III
Caruso
England
Gov
Wes Gallagher
Amherst St
Ruhr Valley
Zuider Zee
Carpenter
Capitol Theatre
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