Allies Press Across German Cities And Tokyo Raid
Allied forces reported rapid advances as large German cities fell to advanced troops. Simultaneously, Tokyo faced a three way bombing raid by B 29s from bases in the Marianas, striking Tachikawa Shizuoka and Kob. One B 29 was missing with light anti air fire noted.
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Washington
Honshu
20Th Air Force
Shizuoka
Tokyo
Nakajima
Kobe
Cap
Elmont Waite
Guam
21St Bomber Command
Shifsuoka
Tachikawa
Koizumi
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo- Yokohama
San Francisco
Okinawa
Asia
Federal Communications Commission
Awashi
U.S
Imperial Headquarters
FCC
Elks To Install Officers Tonight At Winchester Lodge
Howard J. Cahill owner of Valley Food Company will be installed as exalted ruler of Winchester Lodge No. 867 Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at a special meeting tonight. Cahill succeeds J. Glass. other officers include W. Lee Fisher Arthur F. Streit Perry B. Wright Edwin T. Snider Vincent Hollis Ralph S. Jordan W. W. Glass J. G. Nevitt and alternate rep.
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Howard J. Cahill
The
Valley Food Company
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Mr. Cahill
3 Glass
W. Lee Fisher
Arthur F. Streit
Perry B. Wright
Edwin T. Snider
Vincent Hollis
Ralph S. Jordan
W. W. Glass
Grand Lodge
J. G. Nevitt
M' Arthur Forces Advance Near Borneo In Ambitious Push
Manila reports American Eighth Army troops and guerrillas advancing toward Borneo capturing Tawitawi airfields and nearby islands. Maj. Gen. Jens A. Doe's 41st Division seized Sangasanga airfields and Bongao with minimal opposition as Seventh Fleet shelled coastal targets ahead of landings.
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Manila
Borneo
Eighth Army
Tawitawi
Sulu
Jens A. Doe
Sangacanga Island
Bongao Island
Douglas MacArthur
Seventh Fleet
Board of Eng Will Not Retest Potomac Basin Dams
Senator Byrd announced the Army Board has disallowed the district engineer's plan for 14 dams on the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. An adverse report ends the project for now, following a one day hearing that drew widespread opposition from Virginia Maryland West Virginia and D C residents.
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Board of Eng
Potomac Basin
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Board of Army
Shenandoah
Potomac Rivers
John J. Kingman
Winchester
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Millville
Brooks Gap
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Army Engineer Board
Potomac
Sons
Maryland
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Interior Department
Air Raids On Nazi Targets Hit Kiel and Berlin
A large Allied air offensive struck Kiel and Hamburg shipyards and airfields in northern Germany. British Lancasters bombed Nordhausen as Mosquito raids hit Berlin, Plauen, and surrounding airfields, while U.S. heavy bombers attacked Kiel Hamburg Bremen and Wilhelmshaven.
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London
Germany
Kiel
Hamburg
Reich
Nordhausen
U. S. Third Army
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Britain
Berlin
Air Ministry
Winchester official warns motorists of strict enforcement
Mayor Ma Winchester notes drivers ignoring city traffic rules especially parking. Capt. Tom Boyd hears council members recount violations for nearly 20 minutes. Warns that actions will start soon and motorists with tickets should heed the message.
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Tom Boyd
Winchester Police Department
Public sale of household furniture near Winchester Cedar Grove
Household and kitchen furniture to be sold at Cedar Grove eight miles northwest of Winchester on Tuesday April 10 at 1 p.m. Conducted by A. R. Smith.
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Cedar Grove
Winchester
R. Smith
Kesselring Believed Trapped in Ruhr Pocket
Field Marshal Albert Kesselring is believed trapped in the Ruhr pocket between the American First and Ninth armies. The pocket may hold 120 000 to 150 000 German troops with risk of escape by air amid Allied air supremacy and gunpower along the 190 mile perimeter.
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U. S
Ninth Army
Germany
Albert Kesselring
Ruhr
West
von Rundstedt
Kesselring
Navy halves May draft call amid expected further reductions
The Navy cuts the May draft call by half and signals smaller future needs, cutting overall selective service calls by about 12 percent. May call drops to roughly 16 000 registrants as officials anticipate peak strength near 3.6 million by July 1 with later calls mainly replacements.
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Washington
Navy
High Voltage Line Authorized by War Production Board
The War Production Board approved a new 66,000 volt transmission line costing $200,000 to run from Millville West Virginia to Double Toll Gate Virginia with a substation. Construction will start early this summer after years of planning and rights of way acquisition begun in 1941. The line aims to provide adequate power for war industry needs in the area.
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Millville
W. Va
Double Toll Gate
War Production Board
W. M. Krise
Northern Virginia Power Company
Krise
Colonial Kitchen Sells Ice Cream Only This Saturday
Local shop Colonial Kitchen will offer ice cream for sale this Saturday and will not have candy. The brief announcement notes a single product focus for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Kitchen
Nicholas Asks For More Time For Winchester Poultry
Nicholas proprietor of Winchester Poultry Company asked city councilman for 30 more days to operate at the present site. A motion for extension failed after Dr. Hawthorne proposed delaying action until concrete steps toward a new location are shown. The debate noted a June 1 extension could affect all firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
E. E. Baker
A. T. Hawthorne
Nicholas
Dr. Hawthorne
Mr. Baker
A. Lee Coble
W. W. Dellinger
J. T. Kremer
J. H. Henry
Clean-Up Week Set in Winchester April 9 to 14
The Winchester Common Council unanimously designated April 9 to 14 as Clean-Up Week on City Manager S L Grant s recommendation. Residents will place trash on curbs with regular refuse for collection and an extra truck will aid in removing winter debris. City crews will collect all curbside material, with looser restrictions during the event.
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S. L. Grant
Winchester
Grant
A. Lee Coble
City
Louise's Beauty Salon Expands to Serve More Patrons
Louise's Beauty Salon gains extra help to handle a large influx of customers previously unmet. George Washington Hotel contact listed as 5971 for booking and inquiries.
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Louise
George Washington Hotel
Sgt Banks Lohr Killed In Action
Word comes of the death of Sgt Banks M Lohr son of Mrs C J Nicklaus of Mount Pleasant Pa. He was killed in action in Germany with General Patton s Third Army on March 13 He studied in German Township Penn and graduated from Stephens City High School in 1941.
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Banks M. Lohr
C. J. Nicklaus
Mount Pleasant
Germany
Patton
Third Army
German Township
Penna
Stephens City High School
Winchester Council approves curfew ordinance readings
Winchester moves a curfew measure prohibiting anyone under 16 from street contact after set hours. The plan, urged by Chief C W Hollis, sets times from 10 to 6 or 10:30 p m to 5:30 a m by season, with fines and juvenile court referrals for repeat offenses.
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Winchester
Hollis
C. W. Hollis
C. R. Anderson
J. H. Henry
Juvenile Relations Court
Police Department
Vienna in civil strife as Soviet forces near city
The Morgentidningen report says native and foreign workers and deserters have taken action in central Vienna and outer fortifications as German barricades rise. Soviet tanks and infantry push toward Vienna, threatening Wiener Neustadt and Bratislava with major gains by Tolbukhin’s forces.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Morgentidningen
Vienna
O.W.I
London
Greater
Wiener Neustadt
Bratislava
Swiss Italian Frontier Closed
London reports the Swiss Italian frontier will close starting today due to anticipated important events. Brussels radio adds that very important developments are forming in northern Italy with further actions expected soon.
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London
Paris
Brussels
Italy
Allied forces advance through Germany as Kassel falls
U S Third Army reports Kassel and Suhl captured amid rapid push into central Germany. The Fourth Armored Division seizes Gotha while cities like Muenster Osnabrueck Fulda Aschaffenburg Siegen Bruchsal fall. French First Army takes Karlsruhe. Allied armies also threaten North Sea ports as Montgomery tightens position in Holland and Canadians near the Zuider Zee.
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U. S
Germany
Kassel
Suhl
Gotha
Fourth Armored
Thuringian
Middle Europe
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Karlsruhe
Baden
Rhine
Muenster
Osnabrueck
Fulda
Aschaffenburg
Siegem
Bruchsal
Wuerzburg
Hamm
Wuerzbach
Engele
Zutphen
North Sea
Montgomery
Holland
Zuider Zee
England
World At War Highlights On Western Front and Pacific Front
British forces toppled Osnabrueck and Munster and advanced toward the Zuider Zee as Canadians closed in on Holland. US Third and Seventh Armies pressed Ruhr pockets and Nuremberg. Russians reached Bratislava near Vienna. British linked Adriatic coast, and US drives moved toward Naha Okinawa while Tawitawi base fell and Bongao Island was seized. Panay airfields near San cleared as 300 B-29s bombed Tokyo.
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Associated Press
Osnabrueck
Bremen
Muenster
Zuider Zee
Holland
Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Tawitawi
Borneo
Bongao Island
Gasanga
Panay
Sancleared
Tokyo
May Open Weekend Auto Tag Office To Assist Workers
Andrew Bell announced his office would be open Friday and Saturday night this week from 7 30 to 10 00 to help workers unable to buy 1945 auto tags during regular hours after consulting with city and county industries.
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Andrew Bell
Public sale of Sallie E Grove Estate listed
Notice directs public sale of the Sallie E Grove Estate with details in the advertisement on page eight. The item lists the estate’s assets and sale terms as filed by the executors.
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Sallie E. Grove
Estate Auction for Ida Good at Woodland Ave
Friday April 6 at 1 30 PM cataloging household goods and furniture from the estate of Ida Good located at 916 Woodland Ave. Includes household items and fur niture sale details reference.
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Woodland Ave
Ida Good
Help Wanted Essential Work at Miller Chemical Corp
Job ad seeks workers for essential tasks at Miller Chemical Corp. Call 5563 for details as of March 26, 2010.
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Miller Chemical Corp
German advance and Allied push toward Weser and Leipzig
Allied forces drive toward Hannover and the Weser as Patton’s Third Army reaches Arnstadt while speed toward Gotha and Leipzig accelerates. Ninth Army advances 170 miles to Berlin area with engineers bridging rivers as German resistance collapses along routes to Osnabruck, Muenster, and Wuerzbach.
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Weser
Hitler
Berlin
Patton
Gotha
Arnstadt
Leipzig
Czech
Pilsen
Skoda
Zuider Zee
Henry Crerar
Luxembourg
Ninth Army
Bielefeld
Detmold
Hannover
Osmebrueck
Muenster
Aschaffenburg
Pulda
Siegen
Bruchsal
Hamm
Karl Heilbronn
Wuerzbach
Hengele
Zutpen
Seventh Army
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M’ Arthur
By Fred Hampson
Mindanao
MacArthur
Jodo
Doe
Vgag
Deutschland
Gneisenau
Graf Zeppelin
Sea Branch
Armed Service
By Marvin L. Arowsmith
Sgt
Banks Lohr
Wiener Nuestdat
Europe
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Neunkirchen
Glogenitz
Vienna Venice
Bulletin
James M. Long
Ems
Valli di Comacchio Lagoon
Adriatic
Canal
Elbe
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