Production Of Most Durable Goods To Stop By 31st May
Washington April 7 Production of most consumer durable goods will be halted by May 31 war production head Donald M Nelson disclosed to day He said the move aims to cut civilian industries for war needs and warned that the lean civilian economy would grow thinner as the program continues He cited orders halting private building and barring use of iron and steel in hundreds of items as part of a planned pattern expected to reshape American industry
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Ford Motor Company
Willow Run
Michigan
Winchester Star readers hear from Daniel Wright letter
A Burma road letter quoted by a columnist quotes Daniel Wright saying he would enjoy receiving the Winchester Evening Star daily if wartime conditions allowed. The note frames Mr Wright as a friend who follows the Star and hopes for pleasant relations to be restored.
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Burma Road
Daniel Wright
Winchester Evening Star
Wright
Wright Predicts Reckoning For Little Devils
The report notes Daniel Wright a sanitation engineer for the Rockefeller Foundation and his family in this city. It references his work on a Rockefeller expedition and mentions conditions found in disease infected Burma with a stark assessment of East’s view on life. The Date Line on the second page recalls Christmas Day impressions and life in distant lands.
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Daniel Wright
Rockefeller Foundation
Burma
Rockefller
British Planes Attack Along Ruhr and Rhine
British bombers raided Germany for the second successive night targeting the Ruhr and Rhineland. Bad weather reduced the scale of the attack, with observers noting that results were difficult to observe.
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Ruhr
Rhine
London
Germany
Rhineland
Cologne
le Havre
Anders
Paris
Air Ministry
Sacred Heart to Host Special Mission Services
Sacred Heart Catholic Church will hold a series of mission services from April 12 to April 19. Rev. Father Struth of the Redemptionist Order will preach three times daily, with sermons after the morning mass, for children in the afternoon, and for adults at the evening service.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Father Struth
Redemptionist
German Line Is Broken By Reds Near Lake Ilmen
Soviet and Berlin reports claim Red Army gains southeast of Lake Ilmen on the Staraya Russa front with tanks and air power. Soviet claims of heavy air losses for Germany are balanced by German statements of line adjustments and local successes.
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Reds
Lake Ilmen
Russia
Staraya Russa
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Lake Simen
16Th
Light Vote in City Democratic Primary
A light vote was recorded in the city Democratic primary as of 2:30 pm at four polling sites, with only 277 votes cast for the councilmen race. City Hall reported 27 votes, with totals at the remaining precincts not fully listed.
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City Hall
Sub Attacks On Shipping Off Coast Show Drop
Secretary of the Navy Knox said German U boat attacks on shipping along the U S Atlantic coast declined last week. He noted U-boat raids occur in waves and that recent navy protective methods may have reduced coastal attacks.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Sta
President Outlines Federal View On Overtime Wages
President Roosevelt tells R J Thomas UAW CIO that wartime policy aims to renegotiate contracts so savings from dropping double time go to the nation not employers. He cautions against windfalls and says total war requires sacrifice from all.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
United Automobile Workers
C. O
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Cio International
Uaw-Cio
National Cio
CIO
AFL
Teachers Seek Restoration of Salary Cuts in Frederick County
A teachers committee appeared before the Frederick County School Board asking to restore salary reductions from the 1930s and seek a 10 percent raise. They urge minimum pay for a degree holder to rise to 110 dollars monthly. current pay ranges from 94 dollars with credentials to lower for less experience. The board took no action but will consider the request. The meeting also renewed bus contracts for several drivers.
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Frederick County
Mass Meeting At Gore Thursday Evening
A mass meeting for Gore area citizens is set for Thursday at 8 o clock in Sidney Gore High School. Philip Fowle, deputy district director of the Aircraft Warning Service, calls the gathering to boost interest in the local aircraft warning station. E Russell Hook, Gore neighborhood chief observer, will preside. E C Parker, assistant civil director of Aircraft Warning for the 7th Congressional District, will attend and explain the Aircraft Warning Service and the filter center in Baltimore handling local calls.
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Gore
Sidney Gore High School
Philip Fowle
Aircraft Warning Service
E. Russell Hook
E. C. Parker
Baltimore
License Sale Ahead of 1947 Figures in Winchester
License sale activity in Winchester for the first four weeks of the fiscal year shows total collections of 37,563.60 dollars, surpassing the prior year’s 35,014.50. The tally includes 2,340 auto tags, 386 truck tags, and 88 other tags in the hire, motorcycle, trailer, and related classes.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Department
Bell
Britain Would Put In Indian As Country's Defense Chief
The War Department reported heavy casualties on both sides along the Bataan front in the Philippines with aerial bombing of rear areas and the south coast of Bataan. Dutch official Van Mook met General MacArthur in Australia to discuss Netherlands Indies resistance in Java and the expected Dutch role in the Pacific war.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
Bataan
Manila Bay
Cavite
Corregidor
Fort Hughes
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Hubertus van Mook
Netherlands Indies
MacArthur
Java
Ava
Philippine Theater
Netherlands
Pacific
Dr. van Mook
General MacArthur
Admiral Lost Overboard Was Nurton's Aide
The Navy Department announced the loss of Rear Admiral J. W. Wilcox Jr 60 at sea in heavy weather during normal cruising He had been on sea duty since last November His widow a son and a daughter survive His official residence was Atlanta Ga
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Washington
J. W. Wilcox, Jr
Navy Department
Atlanta
Aide Wilcox Praised By Nulton for Naval Service
Rear Admiral Wilcox, former aide to Admiral Louis M. Nulton during the 1920s Fourth Naval District command, was hailed as an excellent officer. Born in Milledgeville Georgia he entered the Naval Academy in 1901 and earned a football week at Annapolis in 1903.
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Nulton
Wilcox
Louis M. Nulton
Winchester
Fourth Naval District
Milledgeville, Ga
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Admiral Wilcox
Navy Board of Inspection and Survey
Australians Slain by Japanese in New Guinea and New Britain
Port Moresby issued a statement detailing the killing of Australian captives by Japanese forces on New Guinea and New Britain. The report cites ten officers and men captured after the fall of Rabaul and forced into jungle killings, with one survivor recounting brutal executions and forced suicides.
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Sydney
Australia
New Guinea
New Britain
Port Moresby
Army
Francis M. Forde
Rabaul
May Compromise On War Bill
The Senate voted 51 to 10 to suspend rules and consider a modified profit limit on war contracts as a compromise. The measure centers on authority to renegotiate contracts and would drop the sliding scale proposal, with passage tied to future amendments and a return to routine sessions in about 10 days.
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Washington
Senate
McKellar
City and County Brevities on Registrants Cards Mailed
Cards bearing order and serial numbers were mailed to registrants in the third registration by both city and county Ents. Gomio. Many cards were returned or could not be located by address. registrants not receiving a card were told to contact their local board.
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Gomio
Britain Concedes Defense Post in Indian Talks
Mohammed Ali Jinnah announced that Britain would appoint an Indian defense minister in response to Indian criticism of postwar independence. Nehru urged unity and said India would remain one country. Cripps proposal offered dominion status with India seceding when needed, while Britain would direct defenses during the war. Louis Johnson briefed the White House amid fears of a breakdown in negotiations.
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Cabinet
India
Pasa
Roosevelt
Johnson
White House
Maules Pall
Gaecrae
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress
Nehru
Stafford Cripps
Britain
New Delhi
Sewing Machines and Auctions at Winchester Sale
Sewing machines rebuilt by Singers offered from $15 and other makes from $10 at Henry F. Seal 104 W. Bosca. B Dean’s Auction, 329 N. 1i que Ave Winchester, announces a sale on April 14th at 10 a m. Miles B Dean’s Auction, 329 N. Cam Winchester, schedules an April 1st at 10 a m sale at the Royal Road Court House with a 12 000 Flacca item.
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Henry F. Seal
W. Bosca
B. Dean
Winchester
Tucsiy
Anal
Miles B. Dean
Coneie Walt Waits
Royal Road
Court House
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MR Winchester
Sacred Heart
Bud
L. E
Bud) Patton
National Avenue
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Hitler
Kuibyshev
Communist Party
Pravda
United Auto Workers
Nurton
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Sion
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Jinnah
All-Indian Congress Party
Louis Johnson
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