Reds Diagram Invasion Plan On Frontiers Across Europe
The article outlines American aims to encircle Nazi Germany with non-cooperating neutrals and prep for invasion. It discusses pressuring Turkey and Spain to cut metals and espionage, seeking Irish and Swedish actions, and possible Russo Finnish peace moves to boost morale. It notes diplomatic stalemate over recognition of the French Committee and the need for Roosevelt and Cours to align with Eisenhower before invasion orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nazi Germany
Turkey
Spain
England
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Pihland
She
United States
de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
Aoeen
London
Hull
CBS
Roosevelt
France
Cours
Eisenhower
Naval Officials Jubilant Over Pacific Achievement
Navy officials at Pearl Harbor celebrate reports that American task forces dominated waters 600 miles from the Philippines for three days. Carrier-based planes sunk or damaged numerous Japanese ships while suffering minimal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembert James
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Pi—Navy
Philippines
Carolines
Truk
Palau
Yap
Ulithi
Woleai
Marianas
Halts Induction Of Draftees Who Are Over 26
New York draft headquarters reports nationwide orders from Major-General Hershey to halt inductions of men over 26 who are in essential agricultural, war production, or war supporting work. The measure, effective immediately, aims to prioritize under 26 processing and allow exceptions on local board recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Arthur V. McDermott
City Selective Service
Hershey
Col. McDermott
Felows
War and Navy Departments
Selective Service
War and ‘Wavy
Director of Selective Service
McDermott
Ma Winchester Foresees Easter Fashion Warms Spring
Ma Winchester remarks on weather shaping Easter attire as women may wear red flannels and hats resembling wartime disguises. She jokes about conservative styles and camouflaged hats, hoping for a sunny Easter to shed fur coats and feel true spring.
U S Balkan Blasts Intensify Following Raid Success
U S bombers based in Italy ramp up raids on Polesti Bucharest and Budapest after initial blows. Oil centers around Polesti Focsani Galati tied to Russian momentum with Odessa fall and southern push. Raids target German depots not oil fields. experts warn Nazi oil may soon deplete if PoLesti supply is cut.
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U. S
Polesti
Bucharest
Budapest
Focsani
Galati
Odessa
Jaasy
Ploesti
Cme Frm
Easter Services Arranged For Soldiers Abroad
London April 8 American armed forces will worship tomorrow in sunrise services from Italy to London with broadcasts. In Belfast Catholic services planned at St Bridges. Protestant troops in Italy attend dawn service led by Chaplain Adams. A 100-voice Negro soldier choir will sing in a British port city and Handel's Messiah to be performed at a U S air base Easter evening. A 25 member WAC choir plus others will sing hymns at the noon service led by Lt General Clark.
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London
Italy
Battle Ground
Hyde Park
U. S
Belfast
Northern Ireland
St. Bridget’s Church
British Isles
Dewey Plans Easter Weekend at Pawling Farm
Governor Thomas E. Dewey left Albany to spend Easter with his family at the Pawling farm while remaining silent on a possible Republican presidential nomination. He noted Willkie’s withdrawal would not make him a candidate, insisting his position is entirely clear and focusing on New York State duties. Observers say he might feel compelled to accept if drafted.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Pawling Farm
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Dewey
Thomas
John
Willkie
New York State
Heavy Bombers Strike German Targets In Major Berlin Raid
Allied air forces blasted Brunswick and western Germany as 500 to 750 heavy bombers and Liberators pounded aircraft plants and airfields. Berlin and German reports claimed heavy fighter opposition and mixed outcomes, while a separate Italian base raid on Zagreb drew parallel claims of heavy losses.
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London
Germany
Brunswick
U.S
Berlin
Hitler
Reich
Weser
Elbe
Britain
15Th Airforce
Italy
Zagreb
Associated Press
Moose Lodge installs Winchester 1267 officers
The Winchester Lodge No. 1267 Loyal Order of Moose installed new officers at the meeting chaired by Past Governor C. C. Gough. Governor William Swisher Vice Governor M. R. Davis Prelate August Herbst Secretary E. W. Treasurer Oza Swisher and Sergeant at Arms Oza Swisher joined as officers. Ernest Jenkins Kendall Sahne stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
C.C. Gough
William Swisher
M. R. Davis
August Herbst
E. Ww
Oza Swisher
Ernest Jenkins
Kendall Sahnestock
Budapest Evacuations Grow After Allied Bombing
From Bari Italy April 8 a crowded highway from Budapest shows thousands fleeing the capital in a pre Easter evacuation. Axis radio reports say the exodus began on Good Friday as Hungarian civilians seek safety and government workers gain priority in movement amid Allied air strikes aiding the Red Army advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Morton
Bari
Italy
Budapest
U. S. 15Th Airforce
Red Army
FOR SALE upright Bald piano in first class shape
For sale an upright Bald piano described as in first class condition. Located at 216 N Loudoun. Text notes cleanliness and easy tuning potential. Contact details not provided in the fragment.
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Cleer
Loudoun
Jap Pressure Is Maintained In Kohima Area
NEW DELHI April 8 Japanese pressure in the Kohima area of India was reported by Mountbatten’s communique but no major engagement had occurred. Kohima sits 60 miles north of Imphal at the Imphal Dimapur highway junction. The bulletin notes Allied troops improved their positions north of Imphal plain while action along the Tiddim Imphal road slackened. The Japanese activity around Kohima was described as prowling.
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New Delhi
Kohima
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Imphal
Imphal-Dimapur
Domei Agency
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian National Army
Mountbatten
Imphal Plain
Tiddim-Imphal
Tth
Mrs Lemley Severely Burned In Stephens City Accident
Mrs Annie Lemley widow of Edgar Lemley and Lemley store owner at Stephens City suffered severe burns yesterday afternoon around 2 30 at her home adjoining the store. Neighbors say she used her apron to move a hot object from the stove causing the apron to ignite and her clothes to catch fire. Daughter in law Mrs Fred Lemley quickly smothered the flames with a blanket. She was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by Omps Ambulance. hospital reports show severe burns with slight improvement.
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Annie Lemley
Edgar L. Lemley
Lemley
Stephens City
Fred Lemley
World At War Highlights From AP Brief
Aerial blasts target Bruns wick industries while bombers hit invasion coasts. Giraud refuses retirement as French commander and challenges De Gaulle. Germans and Romanians flee Odessa as Red Army tightens siege. Italy reports quiet fronts with minor skirmishes. Kohima claim near Imphal, Allied pressuring city. Pacific raid sinks 28 enemy ships, damages 18 including battleship. 160 planes destroyed near Palau.
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Pacific—Navy
Palau
Giraud Refuses To Step Down In French Command Showdown
In Algiers on April 8 Gen Henri Giraud defied a challenge from Gen Charles de Gaulle to cede command. The dispute over leadership of French armed forces lingered after a 30 minute meeting, with talks ongoing and a possible decision expected tonight. Sources say Giraud would quit rather than be sidelined.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
de Gaullist
Giraud
Resurrection For Albanians Resurrection For Albanians
Bari Italy April 7 delayed Allied controlled Bari radio broadcasts to Albania on the fifth anniversary of Mussolini s invasion claim Providence has shown there will be no Good Friday without a resurrection Albania will be resurrected.
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Bari
Italy
Albania
Benito Mussolini
Stalin Orders 324-Gun Salute As Red Army Reaches Frontier
London dispatch reports Premier Marshal Stalin announces Red Army progress in the west with Zhukov forces reaching the state frontier along a 124 mile front near the Carpathians. He orders a 24-gun salute for major victory and names Zhukov units the Carpathian Foothills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Army
Stalin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Carpathians
Romania
Prut
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Carpathian Tartar Pass
Moscow
Zhukhov
Carpathian Foothills
New Strong Point On Bridgehead
Allied dispatch from Naples reports an American patrol establishing a new strongpoint northwest of Padiglione improving the line on the central beachhead sector. Allied artillery mortars and tanks remain active as enemy structures crumble from bombardment. a German tank was knocked out northeast of Carroceto. Patrol encounters and artillery duels continue along the Fifth Army front with clashes near Cassino and Terelle.
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Naples
Padiglione
Alieg
Carroceto
Rome
Fifth Army
Carigliano
Cassino
Terelle
7Th Air Force Battalion
Committee To Confer With Army On War Prisoner Camp
Walker McC Bond announced at the Frederick County Labor committee meeting that he and Chester Hayden will meet Army officials next week to discuss locating a prisoner of war camp for farm labor such as orchard work. State officials pledged cooperation to secure migratory labor for harvest, noting the existing camp could be reused, while stating the 80 cent daily wage plus a government reimbursement and guard costs. Frederick County has filed a quota request for war prisoners with action pending, and victory farm volunteers from high schools and colleges are being recruited for summer labor with two already placed on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker McC. Bond
State Advisory Labor Committee
Frederick County Labor Committee
Chester Hayden
E. O. Heritage
Migratory Labor Camps
Virginia
H. L. Dunton
Frederick County
Victory Farm
Com
Odessa siege tightens as soviet ring closes on port
In Climactic Drive MOSCOW April 8 German and Romanian forces fled toward Odessa as the Soviet army pressed a siege arc within 9.6 miles to the northeast and 16.8 miles to the northwest of the port. Capt. Konstan tin Tokarev of Red Star reported a surprise attack cut an enemy column retreating from the city, severing the road and driving hundreds into the Dniester swamps. Russian cavalry and tanks followed by infantry broke defenses along a five mile corridor from Lakes Kuialnitzky to Khadzhibay, with battle sounds heard in Odessa. The encirclement northwest of the rail junction Razdelnaya and heavy casualties were reported.
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Moscow
Odessa
Black Sea
Konstantin Tokarev
Red Star
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Dniester
Tokarev
Kuialnitzky
Khadzhibay
Razdelnaya
Tarnopol
Local Clubs Receive Minute Men Citations in Winchester
The Century Club Jewish Women's Club Women's Civic League and Old Frederickstown Garden Club were cited by the Treasury Department for 90 percent bond stamp purchases through a systematic plan. Wendell Barney, War Finance Committee chair, praised the local clubs and urged others to adopt the program.
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Century Club
Jewish Women’s Club
Women's Civic League
Old Frederickstown
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