DOVER REJOICES
CAPTURE OF GERMAN GUNS
' LONDON, September 30. The population of Dover cheered this morning when loudspeaker vans toured the town shortly after 10 a m broadcasting the message: "The Mayor has received official information that all the long-range guns on the other side of the Channel have been captured. *
The message was also broadcast in the _ caves, where many have been sheltering from the fierce German snelling. a Aud % y- *££ Mayor> the People gathered m the streets,, dancing, shouting, and singing. Flags were hung from all the houses in Dover , The telephone exchange had to cope with hundreds of extra calls, and telephone communication between Dover and London was blocked by enthusiastic callers advising friends of the new freedom."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 80, 2 October 1944, Page 5
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121DOVER REJOICES Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 80, 2 October 1944, Page 5
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