War Letter from Clarke County Leader Describes Italy Front
Representative A Willis Robertson receives a March 16 1944 letter from Major Frank M Wray then with AMG overseas detailing Sicily Salerno and northern Italy combat experiences He recounts civil affairs work under fire praise for farmers and warns against letting war effort slack while urging unity voting support and home ties in Virginia and the U S A.
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A. Willis Robertson
Frank M. Wray
Commonwealth
Clarke County
Berryville
Italy
Willis
Sicily
Tripoli
Salerno
Coes
AMG
Germany
Japan
England
Stalingrad
The
Stars and Stripes
Virginia
Colonel Battle
Tomato Growers Set Gainesboro Meeting on Tuesday Night
A tomato growers and canners meeting is planned for 8 p m tomorrow at Gainesboro high school. L C Beamer from W P L will discuss 1944 crop production and marketing. A second meeting will be at the county courthouse Thursday night with I Fred Stine announcing. Wildlife films by the Game and Fish Association will also be shown.
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Gainesboro
L. C. Beamer
I. Fred Stine
Game and Fish Association
Manila All-Clear Signal Issued in Japanese-Controlled City
Tokyo radio announces an all-clear for greater Manila at 7 a m EWT. U S monitors question if raid occurred or alert was only practice. Broadcast says districts may turn on lights but outdoor illumination should be kept off.
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New York
Manila
Greater
U. S
Philippine
Gilliam Reports To Richmond For Navy Duty
Aubrey J. Gilliam of Sunnyside reports for active duty with the Navy SRU Ship Repair Unit on April 5. He is a Carpenters Mate Second Class, sworn in December 21, lives with his wife and four children, worked eight years as a mechanic for E W Armstrong in Winchester, and is a Virginia State Guard sergeant resident in Frederick County for 18 years.
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Aubrey J. Gilliam
Sunnyside
Navy
SRU
Gilliam
E. W. Armstrong Company
East Piccadilly Street
Winchester
State Guard
Virginia Protective Force
Frederick County
Cenign County Draft Board
Oo. 1
Vernon Johnson West Va Political Leader Dies in Charleston
Vernon E. Johnson 63 former speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates died in a Charleston hospital after a liver illness struck during a campaign tour for the Republican nomination as state auditor. A Berkeley Springs resident, Johnson twice presided over the House first elected in 1911 and later again in 1926. He leaves three sons in the armed forces.
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Charleston
W. Va
Vernon E. Johnson
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Johnson
Berkeley Springs
Morgan County
Soldier speaks at Virginia Avenue School
Sergeant Henry M. Grandstaff of 911 Woodland Avenue spoke to fourth graders at Winchester Avenue School about his Africa and Italy service with the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He arrived back in the States on March 14 and will report to Camp Meade for assignment soon.
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Henry M. Grandstaff
Woodland Avenue
Winchester Avenue
Grandstaff
894Th
Batallion
Africa
Italy
States
Sgt. Grandstaff
Camp Meade
Lana Turner and Stephen Crane Separate Again
Hollywood reports actress Lana Turner and husband Stephen Crane have separated a second time. The studio stated plans for divorce are indefinite and not finalized.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Stephen Crane
Five Frenchmen Executed by German Tribunal in Paris
New York reports that German radio says five Frenchmen were executed in Paris after conviction by a German military tribunal as dangerous terrorists. U S government monitors relayed the broadcast.
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New York
Paris
U. S
Law Enforcement Conference Tonight in Winchester Armory
Capt Pat Barr urges all auxiliary police to attend the FBI law enforcement conference at the Winchester armory tonight at 7 30. The session announced by W A Murphy SAC targets all law enforcement officers and auxiliary police in the Winchester area.
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Pat Barr
FBI
Winchester
W. A. Murphy
Johnston Leaves for Army Air Corps Duty
Wilbur S. Johnston 18 son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur R Johnston of 380 E Piccadilly Street will leave Saturday for active duty with the Army Air Corps. He is a Handley junior who enlisted last November and was called to report to the Washington recruiting office. He has been active in Boy Scout Troop 9 and was last year president of the Young Peoples group at Market Street Methodist Church.
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Wilbur S. Johnston
Wilbur R. Johnston
E. Piccadilly Street
Army Air Corps
Johnston
Handley
Washington
Young Peoples Group
Market Street Methodist Church
Holy Week at Centenary Church Services Schedule
Holy Week at Centenary Church features daily services at 7 45 p m The Wednesday Lenten Quiet Hour will be led by Mrs Boyd Headley The Holy Hour is set for Thursday evening and the Adoration of the Cross for Friday evening
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Women's Guild
Boyd Headley
Local Sports Highlight In Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily features a roundup of local sports with top stories from area teams and standout performances from regional athletes. Readers find scores, brief game notes, and upcoming schedule highlights across basketball football and track.
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Evening Star
Russians At New Hungarian Border Invasion Advances Reported
Russians on the southern front reportedly cut the Iasi Dorohoi railway at Dengeni and pressed toward Kerpitsy and Kishinev, aiming to reach Galati and the Danube delta. Zhukov’s forces claimed 80 localities near Lwow, while Malinovsky’s Third Army reported many towns taken in the Odessa drive as German defenses resisted.
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Ivan
Koneva
Iasi
Dorohoi
Dengeni
Kerpitsy
Galati
Danube River
Kishinev
Bessarabia
Moscow Radio
London Daily Mail
New York
Federal Communications
Istanbul
Lwow
Old Poland
Moscow
Zhukov
Lopatin
Gorokho
Valley Area Reports Winter Snow Near Blustery March Day
The Shenandoah Valley saw a real touch of winter as snow moved in on a brisk west wind just before 3 pm. Darkening skies and near-blizzard conditions followed with grass plots almost blanketed within 20 minutes of the first flakes.
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Shenandoah Valley
Bomb raids on Bucharest and Italian front report gains
Allied dispatches from Naples detail heavy bombing of targets in Romania and Yugoslavia with claims of damaged rail yards and factories. Italian fronts report Italian fascists mixed with German forces on the Rome beachhead while Cassino remains contested and Garigliano artillery roars.
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Tokol
Toko
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Brod
Knin
Drnis
Italy
Naples
Rome
Littoria
Cassino
Des Roses
Garigliano
Stonewall PTA Meeting Postponed to April 14
The Stonewall High School PTA meeting scheduled for April has been postponed to April 14, per the school principal's announcement.
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Stonewall Pta
Stonewall High School
Fears Big Blast On Capitol Hill
United by concerns over a proposed world food policy, critics argue a shift toward a global food order would force regimentation of the American people. Speaker Bushfield cites an agriculture department paper titled The Farmer and the War as evidence of plans to supply global needs.
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Fears
Capitol Hill
International Food Organization
Bushfield
Agriculture Department
Shooting Stakes Being Run In Loudoun Trials
ROUND HILL Va April 4 The Loudoun Gun Dog Club spring trials near here conclude today with 28 dogs in the member shooting stakes on the J D Thomas farm The puppy and all age stakes opened yesterday Aldecoa Queen a liver and white pointer bitch owned by C E A Knight of Richmond and handled by Elgin Nininger of Trevilians won the first event Zero Virgil P Hawses black and white setter who is Staunton owned took the all age stakes The closing race determines the member shooting stakes title
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Round Hill
Loudoun Gun Dog Club
J. D. Thomas
Aldecoa Queen
C. E. A. Knight
Richmond
Elgin Nininger
Trevilians
Zero
Virgil P. Hawse
Staunton
Special Holy Week Services at Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church outlines Holy Week events with speakers from Gettysburg and Baltimore. Rev. Dr. William A. Wade leads Maundy Thursday sacraments and preparatory service. Rev. Carl A. Honeycutt initiates Twilight by the Cross Good Friday service, a 45 minute public event drawing growing attendance.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Esrmaess
Dre Wade
Grace Church
Carl A. Honeycutt
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