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A Year Ago TodayA y«ar ago today FDR met with leaders to discuss domestic and war problem* after vacationing for four weeks at the plantation of Bernard Baruch, in South Carolina,And the Japs were opening a general offensive in eastern India, whue a 2000-plane American air fleet struck Berlin a second stunning blow in 24 hours as the Yanks fought their way through massed Germanfighters.Countv schools were planning to aid The’ War Pensioners’ Collection Campaign and Chester High students prepared for an art exhibit in a local bank. _Pfc. Vincent A, Tancredi. son of Mr. and Mrs Gaetano T. Tancredi. 1224 West Second street, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry on the Anrfo Beachead.Just a year ago today Pennsyl-7 svania draft boards were warned not to induct man over 26 who were employed in essential industries, while the War Manpower Commission an-j liounced a plan to glamourize war; jobs to induce women workers. , Ernie Pyle had just been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and other honors, and had reached England ready forD-Dav”. jIn the field of sports. J-lic Chester Business Men’s Association planned a golf tournament at Springhaven, while I7pplt;-r Darby finished 'way in front in Hie annual Delco Track:Meet, .Russia intensified its norm! blows;against, Sevastopol as they preparedfor an all-out attack on the lastGerman Crimean stronghold, whileon the home-front, Dewey and;Bricker planned to address the Gov-rernor-s’ Conference in Harrisburg as;the Presidential campaign goi un-der way.
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Chester Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, May 08, 1945
Page 4
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