Italian Offensive Points Importance of Rome Capture
The Italian offensive indicates the American high command has moved to the British view that capturing Rome would be a major achievement. Lt Gen Mark Clark recently met with President Roosevelt, signaling the campaign's importance. The Gustav line plus Hitler line remain formidable, with 5th and 8th Armies probing for weaknesses as Rome's value debated.
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William Frye
Washington
Italy
Rome
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Roosevelt
Norches
Gustav
Adolf Hitler
Batmy
Sicily
Mediterranean
Swan Song of Dies Departure Seen for UnAmerican Affairs Panel
Washington May 13 Congress veteran Martin Dies announced he will resign his seat and end his leadership of the House committee on un American activities. The move was read on Capitol Hill as the swan song of the committee as Dies plans to step aside.
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Washington
Martin
Congress
Capitol Hill
House Committee On
Blind And Deaf Youth Track Meet Held In ROMNEY
Blind and deaf youths from West Virginia Maryland and Virginia took part in a triangular track and field meet at the West Virginia school for the deaf in Romney. Events included long and short sprint and field contests such as three consecutive jumps hop stepping jump standing broad jump standing high jump 40 yard dash 12 pound shot put and 30 yard dash.
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Romney
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia School For the Deaf Ag
Rationed wines to be removed from state stores
Charleston May 13 By order of the liquor control commission smooth change will take effect May 15 removing dry and imported wines from ration lists. Customers must present ration books for ID but there will be no limit on purchases. The move accompanies a partisan note from Texas Democrats and remarks on the Dies committee’s uncertain future as Congress winds down its session.
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Charleston
Liquor Control Commission
Texas Democrats
Dies Committee
House of Representatives
Dies
West Virginia Alcohol Coupons Extend Six Week Ration
The commission announced a six week whisky ration starting Monday with coupons 19 and 20 valid through June 30 for two pints of whiskey or other alcohol. Purchases must use these coupons for domestic sweet wines as no bonus is declared. Coupons 29 and 30 cover four fifth-size bottles of rum while 27 and 28 cover four fifth-size bottles of Cuban gin.
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West
The Grafton Sentinel invites Ray Keener to Strand show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Ray Keener to attend tonight’s presentation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Strand theatre, featuring George Sanders Philip Dorn and Brenda Marshall, plus Northwest Rangers with James Craig Patricia Dane and William Lundigan at the Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Ray Keener
Champion Bull and Heifer Sell For $1,000 Each
The first annual spring show and sale of the Ohio Valley Hereford association in Huntington featured a grand champion bull and a grand champion heifer each selling for 1000 dollars. The bull shown by Paul Dillon of Proctorville was bought by Paul C. Pancake of Huntington.
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Huntington
Ohio Valley Hereford Association
Paul Dillon
Proctorville, O
Paul C. Pancake
War Today proclaims unconditional surrender stance shift
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie explains Allied strategic approach as the war enters its phase of potentially harsher terms for Axis powers. He notes confusion over unconditional surrender, cites Hull on U.S. policy, and describes a new three power ultimatum to Finland, Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary demanding abandonment of Germany or face consequences.
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Hull
United States
America
Britain
Russia
Hitler
Finland
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Germany
Chinese Recapture Chinshan Island Base Off Fukien
Chinese dispatches report Chinshan island off Fukien recaptured from Japan on April 26 after a five hour assault. Over 100 Japanese soldiers killed and large supplies seized. The island had served as a key Japanese supply base for years.
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Chungking
Chinshan
Fukien
Mother's Day Honors At Andrews Methodist Church
Amid wartime jitters and political tension, Andrews pays tribute to motherhood with services at the Andrews Methodist church. Flowers, a sermon on Wages of Motherhood, and a candlelight pageant Mothers of the Bible mark the day. Transportation aids available for mothers needing a ride.
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Andrews Methodist
Gratton
Mother
Andrews Methodist Church
Republican Delegate Contest Keeps GOP Lead in WV Ballots
West Virginia primary results show Mayor D. Boone Dawson leading the Republican gubernatorial race by about 27,000 votes with 95,101 to 67,994. Judge Clarence W. Meadows leads the Democratic race for governor with 121,559 to 44,539 for Rush Dew Holt. National committeeman Walter S. Hallanan among GOP winners as counties complete unofficial tallies.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Walter S. Hallanan
D. Boone Dawson
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Dawson
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Charles Town
Meadows
Rush Dew Holt
U.S
Weston
Canan
GOP
Kanawhie
Priest Rev. Stanislaus Orlemanski Stripped Of Privileges
Springfield bulletin reports Bishop Thomas H O’Leary removed priestly privileges from Rev. Stanislaus Orlemanski, a Polish American clergyman, hours after his return from a visit to Marshal Josef Stalin in Moscow.
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Springfield
Mass
Stanislaus Orlemanski
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Palau Area Attacked As MacArthur Expands Air War
Advanced Allied Headquarters reported in New Guinea on May 13 that Douglas MacArthur named Palau as a target area for the first time this war. Palau, a major Japanese naval base 500 miles beyond the Philippines, had its first combat air raid in March and is now within range of land-based bombers from Hollanda, New Guinea, with Liberators damaging an enemy ship 300 miles east of Palau. The notice hints at a widening air patrol network and possible attacks on Palau and southern Philippines, with earlier raids near Truk and Palau noted.
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New Guinea
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Paulau
Palau
MacArthur
Hollawadia
Hae
Hollandia
Truk
Palawat
Marthur
Major war plant foremen strike idles Packard Detroit
May 13. A strike by 3,300 foremen at Packard Motor Car Co. in Detroit idled the plant and halted production of Rolls Royce aircraft engines and PT boat engines. War Labor Board refused to guarantee protection from reprisals if workers returned, prompting the plant manager to close the facility. The NAW CIO claimed 39,000 workers idle due to the shutdown. The board had ordered a cease before negotiations, and Packard president George T. Christopher cited air force rejection without inspection supervision as the reason for stopping production.
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Detroit
Packard
Packard Motor Car Co
War Labor Board
WLB
Offensive mounts midst opposition in furious battle
Allied troops press the Italian front from Cassino to the Tyrrhenian Sea amid fierce German counterattacks. American forces seize Ventosa after advancing beyond the initial line, push from Damiano Hill and Hill 316, and secure Cercobi with tank support. In the Garigliano valley they seize four hills near the Tyrrhenian coast and endure heavy fighting as they cross the Rapido river south of Cassino.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Cassino
Tyrrhenian Sea
Fifth Army
Garigoliano
Ventosa
Damiano Hill
Hil 316
Castelforte
Cercobi
Garigliano
Tyrrhenian Coast
Rapido River
Liri
Strong RAF Fleet Batteries Nazi Hold In 25th Nonstop
London reports German broadcasts claiming strong American bomber formations attacked Berlin area amid heavy battles on the 29th day of a nonstop aerial offensive. Invasion prep is alleged as British and American bombers targeted French rail centers and Dutch directives, with heavy air battles over northern Germany.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Berlin
High
Tegard
Atlantic Walle
RAF
Louvain
Hasselt
France
Germany
Hitler
Eighth
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