British Break Through and Americans Mop Up Enemy Forces
Washington war briefing reports Montgomery pushing his advance while Rommel’s forces are squeezed. Dissension on farm and labor measures pits Senate leaders and CIO against the White House as a $13 billion war loan drive is launched with the slogan They give their lives. We lend our money.
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Montgomery
Rommel
Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
Senate
CIO
Roosevelt
Agriculture Committee
United Mine Workers
Lee Pressman
House Military Committee
House Naval Committee
Buffer States
Uncle Sam
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
Council and Firemen To Confer On Fiscal Policy
Common Council members indicated they would not oppose Winchester volunteer firemen who oppose a resolution requiring sworn annual financial statements from city funded groups by September 1 to qualify for future funding. A conference committee was appointed to work with fire department representatives and report back with recommendations.
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Common Council
Winchester
A. Lee Coble
Steps To Safeguard Old Hollingsworth Home
A city council resolution offered by Dr Hawthorne and approved retains title to the Hollingsworth home Abram s Delight as a preserved landmark. The house will be kept in good condition until restoration to its original state is possible and will eventually serve as a museum. Petitions and letters from individuals and organizations supported the action.
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Hawthorne
Hollingsworth
Abram
Mr Grim Names War Loan Aides
Clifford D. Grim, chairman of a Winchester second war loan drive committee, announces appointments to his committee including Fred L. Glaize Jr, T Russell Ther, W Nelson Page, Dr Ralph App, Dr George Snarr, John H Berger, J Sloan Kuykendall, and Harry K Benham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford D. Grim
Winchester
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
T. Russellther
W. Nelson Page
Ralph App
George Snarr
John H. Berger
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Harry K. Benham
Council Tackles Transportation By Air And Rail
City leaders authorize the manager to contact Baltimore and Ohio railway officials to adjust the Valley division schedule to allow east west connections at Harpers Ferry. A committee will promote Municipal Airport expansion and longer runways.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Valley Division
Harpers Ferry
Winchester
Strasburg Junction
Brunswick
Washington
Baltimore
Martinsburg
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
U. S
Strasburg
Miller
Percy Miller
83 More Men In Frederick Are To Stay On Farms
Frederick County selectives announce 83 registrants granted farm deferments after War Board recommendation. Names include Adams 3-C, Ash 3-C, Ambrose 2-C, Ballenger 3-C, Barton 3-C, Bauser man 3-C, Benner 3-C, Boyce 3-C, Brannon 3-C, Brewer 3-C, Burner 3-C, Clark 3-C, Clem 3-C, Cline 3-C, Coates 3-C, Cooley 3-C, Collins 3-C, Cooley 3-C, Dawson 3-C, Deal 3-C, Dodson 3-C, Dyke 3-C, Ebersole 2-C, with continued listing on page 2.
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Frederick
F. Grove White
Frederick County Selective Service Board
Frederick County
United States Department of Agriculture War Board
Selective Service Board
The
Star
Citizens Vote Down Hogs Home Rule in Winchester
About 200 northeast Winchester residents sought to raise hogs and produce pork locally to beat food costs. The Common Council, by unanimous vote, tabled the petition and upheld the ban, though a councilman noted lost city revenue from residents going outside limits.
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Winchester
Common Council
Henry
Thomas
Northeast
Inchester
Kremer
Nomatter
Fred L. Glaize
Dr. Hawthorne
Two Companies Name Their Representatives
Two of five committees were named this afternoon. Representing Friendship are Marion Anderson captain Wade Guard and C. Douglas Barnett. Representing Charlie Rouss are David Hottle president Cecil Grim and Marvin Weaver. Efforts to reach captains of South End and Sarah Zane for appointments were not immediately successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Anderson
Wade Guard
C. Douglas Barnett
Charlie Rouss
David Hottle
Cecil Grim
Marvin Weaver
South End
Sarah Zane
Weaver Spokesman Discusses Debt at Reuss Company
Marvin Weaver, spokesman for the Reuss Company and a former council member, spoke on the debt as reported on continuation pages.
Airmen Continue Pacific Forays
Allied bombers hit Salamaua on the New Guinea coast in a midday strike that sparked large fires and silenced anti aircraft positions. A Flying Fortress attacked the jetty area and warehouses while other Allied air units bombed Kenari Wokam Ali tut New Britain and New Guinea targets. An official note announced the Washington return of MajGen Richard Sutherland and Lieut Gen George Kenney.
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Australia
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Kenari
Wokam
Aroe Islands
Alitut
Tanimbar Islands
New Britain
Washington
MacArthur
Richard K. Sutherland
George C. Kenney
Allied Air Chief
Southwest Pacific
Churchill backs Ike on De Gaulle trip delay
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons he backs General Eisenhower and his request that Charles De Gaulle postpone a North Africa visit. De Gaulle postponed his plans to confer with Henri Giraud as American and British forces pursue Rommel in Tunisia.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
North Africa
Henri Giraud
North and West Africa
Eisenhower
Charles Catroux
de Gaulle
Giraud
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Brazil sinks German sub in new naval victory
Rio de Janeiro April 7 aviation minister Joaquin Pedro Salgado Filho announced that Brazilian forces sunk another German submarine credited to Brazilian fliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Aviation Mi
Joaquin Pedro Salgado Filho
Public Sale of Household Furniture at Harry Miller Property
Household furniture to be sold at public sale from the Harry Miller property as listed in the advertisement. Auction details follow the referenced wage code and organize the sale items and timing.
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Harry Miller
Byrd Aims Fast Track for War Land Payments
Senator Byrd says he will introduce a bill to speed partial deposits paid on lands condemned for war use. The measure follows a Justice Department suggestion and targets owners affected by Navy land takings near Quantico Marine base, where 181 property owners across 900 tracts totaling 50 000 acres were impacted. Assistant Attorney General Norman Littell notes eight owners have already received payments.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Department of Justice
Norman Littell
Quantico Marine Base
Prince William
Stafford
Fauquier
Littell
Quantico
Lee Lamp will probate will in Frederick Circuit Court
The will of the late Lee Lamp is probated with James P. Reardon as executor and bond set at $5,000. The will provides $1,000 to the United Brethren Church at Mount Pleasant for upkeep, $500 to the Lutheran Church, $500 to Emma Edwards and Pearl Keefer, with Keefer receiving specified farm animals. Remainder goes to daughter Mrs. Geraldine V. Mayhew and the two younger children for education.
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Lee Lamp
Frederick
James P. Reardon
Emma Edwards
Pearl Keefer
Sharp Fighting Flare in Two Russian Areas
Moscow reports sharp fighting along the Donets river in the Kuban Delta and Cauca sus as weather improves. Red Army drives into German lines near Novorossisk, overcoming mud and swollen streams while pressing Nazi flanks. News of Novorossisk itself remains scarce.
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Moscow
Donets
Kuban
Caucasus
Red
Novorossisk
Black Sea
British Forced To Yield To Japs
New Delhi India April 7 Japanese troops crossed the Mayu river below Kwazoo forcing a British withdrawal from a narrow coastal strip north of Donbaik in the Mayu peninsula The British described outflanking maneuvers and readjustments at Mayu peninsula while noting they inflicted severe Japanese casualties in the Maya peninsula hills and south of India as fighting continued.
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New Delhi
India
Mayu River
Kwazoo
Burma
Donbaik
Mayu Peninom
Kaladian
Mayu Peninsula
Akyab
Ruthedaung
Taungmaw
Maya Peninsula
Hills
Eighth Army Advances After Breakthrough Near Gabes
Allied reports say the British Eighth Army pierced hill and Wadi defenses north of Gabes and Americans pressed German lines near Maknassy and El Quetar. 2,000 to 5,000 prisoners reportedly captured as Rommel battles continue with tanks and infantry in North Africa.
World At War Highlights From The AP Summary
NORTH AFRICA British Eighth Army wins in Tunisia capturing over 6000 prisoners and pushing the Germans from Wadi El Akarit after a bombardment by 500 guns. RUSSIA Red army repels two German counterattacks on Kharkov front and drives Nazis south of Leningrad. AIR WARFARE German raiders strike two English towns but fail to trigger expected retaliation. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC MacArthur bombers hit the Japanese base near Australia and target Salamaua Gasmata and others. BURMA British forces retreat on the Maya peninsula to counter Japanese infiltration threat.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Africa Corps
Tunisia
Wadi el Akarit
Churchill Reports British Victory in Tunisia Near Wadi El Akarit
In the House of Commons Churchill says the Eighth Army scored a new victory at Wadi El Akarit, Rommel retreating northward as Montogmery’s forces pursue. More than 6,000 enemy prisoners captured and the victory expected to allow linkup with U.S. forces pressing from the west.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Eighth Army
Wadi el Akarit
Tunisia
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Wanted Teacher for shorthand and commercial subjects
Winchester Business College seeks a teacher for shorthand and commercial subjects. Write or phone 4701. Public notice indicates an employment opportunity at the Winchester Business College.
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Winchester Business College
Americans Launch Attacks in North Africa Amid Fierce Fighting
Allied forces pressed near Djebel Keroun nine miles east of El Guetar and advanced despite entrenched German positions. North of Maknassy they reached the Mazila pass as German remnants on high ground were mop ped up. In Tunisia the Eighth Army drove a wedge at Wadi El Akarit while 5,000 prisoners were taken after repulsing a counterattack. Patton's forces trapped Rommel's troops between mountains and sea as air power targeted La Fauconnerrie and nearby airfields.
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North Africa
Eighth Army
Gabes
Djebel Maizila
Maknassy
el Quetar
Erwin Rommel
Wadi el Akarit
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Rommel
Djebel Keroun
el] Guetar
Maizila Pass
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
el Guezar
George S. Patton, Jr
Second American Army
Mitchell
Boston
la Fauconnerrie
Sfax
Mrs Roosevelt to Speak for Red Cross Tonight
Red Cross San Francisco reports Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt will address the nation via a nationwide radio hookup at 7 p.m. Eastern War Time in support of the Red Cross.
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San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Red Cross
Antique Auction at Clark Street Winchester Va
Auction notice for Miles B. Dean holding an antique sale on Saturday April 10 at 9 30 a m at Clark Street Winchester Virginia. The brief listing provides no further details on items or terms.
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Clark St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
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International
Mr. Grim
Council
Want
RB & O
Usda Board
Arthur Thomas Adams
H. N. Adams
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Daniel Ambrose
Jos. Meredith Ashwood
E. Campbell
E. W. Clark
Loy A. Clem
Lawrence D. Cline
C. O. Coates
Arthur Rees Cooley
Estern HH. Collins
Paul G. Cooley
Melvin Combs
Thurston B. Collins
William Clark
W. L. Dawson
G. W. Deal
A W. Dodson
Cecil Dyke
Alvin Floyd Ebersole
Pacific
Col. T
U. B. Church
Reds
By Eddy Gilmore
Bulletin
Daniel DE Luce
Algiers
Russia
Redad
Kharkov Front
Leningrad
Wavell
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