Ceiling Prices Are Planned For All Food Commodities
President Roosevelt indicated that ceiling prices likely would be set on all food commodities affecting living costs. James Byrnes said specific ceiling plans may be presented soon, as the admin seeks inflation control through price and wage restrictions and new tax and saving measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Office of Price Administration
Congress
Byrnes
R Velt
Death of Oliver S. Stickley in Lynchburg Virginia
Oliver S. Stickley, 66, a Frederick County native, died early today in Lynchburg Virginia from complications. Unmarried farmer, born December 13, 1876 near Middletown, son of the late David E. and Margaret Mallory Stickley of Shenandoah county. Survived by sisters Mrs. Fred Shull Winchester, Mrs. Albert Martin Bartonsville, and Mrs. Horace Shull Washington DC. Funeral arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home with interment in Mount Hebron family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver S. Stickley
Frederick County
Lynchburg
Middletown
Shenandoah County
David E. Stickley
Margaret Mallory Stickley
Strasburg
Stickley
Fred Shull
Winchester
Albert Martin
Bartonsville
Horace Shull
Washington, DC
Jones
Mount Hebyon
Lending Fighting Dollars Emphasized By Morgenthalu
Secretary Morgenthalu urges rapid funding through the second war loan drive as millions more Americans join investors in War Bonds and stamps. He praises newspaper partners for raising public awareness and supports mobilizing volunteers to sell securities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Associated Press
Washington
America
Treasury
French Corvette Sinks Two Axis U Boats In Atlantic Action
In an Atlantic convoy battle, the French corvette Aconit sank two German U boats after locating and ramming one, while the destroyer Harvester was torpedoed and sunk. Aconit then depth charged and rammed a second submarine, sinking it as well. Harvester survivors witnessed the second submarine's loss. The Harvester, laid down in 1939, had earlier aided the convoy despite damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aconit
Atlantic
Harvester
Admiralty
A. A. Tait
Delegates Arrive For Virginia Junior Chamber Meet
Delegates travel to Winchester for the Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce annual state conference at the George Washington Hotel with registration from 5 to 9 pm. Mayor Anderson welcomes delegates and lauds the Winchester Junior Businessmen’s Team for its active role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
George Washington
State Board of Directors
Ben Belchie
Winchester
Carl Honeycutt
Anderson
JBT
George Wythe
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Washington
Robert McConnell
Danville
Ernest Culligan
War Manpower Commission
Earl Mitchell
Martin Williams
Richmond
Wth
Frank W. Hering
National Resources Planning Board
Paul W. Manns
Godfrey Wetterlow
WPB
George Jones
Wm. J. Horner
QMC
3Rd Service Command
County Schools To Open At 9 30 A M
Frederick county schools will open at 9 30 a m on Monday except Middletown. The change, announced by Superintendent Leslie D Kline, adjusts start times due to bus routes making multiple trips. MiddlesTown buses are not affected as they serve only Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Middletown
Blood Donor Clinic Seeks Volunteers Next Thursday
Clarke county Red Cross mobilizes for an April 15 blood donor clinic in Berryville. Mrs. Morton Mumma Jr urges volunteers to donate a pint to aid emergency transfusions for soldiers and sailors, calling the service urgent and life saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Berryville
Morton C. Mumma, Jr
Clarke County
American Red Cross
Blood Donor Service
Red Cross
Red Cross Blood Donor Center
Legionnaires Of Two States To Meet Tomorrow
Virginia and West Virginia Legionnaires planned a joint gathering in Winchester tomorrow with a 7 PM dinner at the Golden Glow, West Virginians hosting after winning a 1942 membership contest. A 5 to 6 PM round table at the George Washington Hotel precedes the dinner, with Floyd W. Williams presiding and Fred Fraser as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Winchester
Virginia
West Virginia
Golden Glow
West
States
District of Columbia
George Washington Hotel
Floyd W. Williams
Department of Virginia
Fred Fraser
Washington
W. Glenn Elliott
Richmond
Holcombe Campbell
Charlottesville
G. E. Heller. Bedford
Ralph Hetherington
Charleston
Edgar M. Riordan
Martinsburg
Robert Y. Conrad
Walter M. Shade
Shortland Island Attack And Guadalcanal Toll Update
The U S Navy reported air strikes on Kahili in the Shortland Island area by Flying Fortresses and Avenger bombers but weather prevented result observations. It revised Guadalcanal shipping losses from 37 to 34 Japanese planes destroyed with no details on ships.
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Washington
Navy
Kahili
Shortland Island
Solomons
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Bombers Hit Japanese Headquarters and Targets in Burma
United States heavy bombers dropped 13 tons of hazardous devices on the Toungoo headquarters in Burma starting fires visible for miles. A group of P-40 fighters destroyed an enemy supply dump at Ningal. RAF bombers targeted Meiktila Hiho and Shwebo while land front lines near Akyab saw no major changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
United States
Toungoo
Burma
Ningam
U. S. Army Air Force
Meiktila
Hiho
Mayu
Shwebo
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Mayo
WLB Refuses Immediate Jurisdiction On Southern Coal Wage Row
The War Labor Board declined to take instant jurisdiction and sent a telegram from the southern operators to Secretary Perkins for consideration. The action leaves to Miss Perkins whether the dispute will be certified, while she seeks negotiated settlement. John L. Lewis denounced Roosevelt's inflation policy as leaving miners hungry as talks resume for a new Appalachian contract affecting 450 000 workers. Charles O Neill says wages are not sub standard and the industry stands firm.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Perkins
Labor
WLB
Secretary of Labor
Miss Perkins
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
Charles O’neill
ODT Urges Vehicle Operators to File Quarter Reports
George W. Crowser, OCD administrator, warns operators of three or more commercial vehicles to file first quarter operation reports by May 1 1943. Forms went to all affected when certificates of war necessity were mailed. Reports gauge mileage conservation and may affect future gasoline rationing under ODT rules.
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George W. Crowser
OCD
Housewives To Get Extra Sugar
Washington reports that home canners will receive extra sugar again this year without penalties due to housewives advocacy led by Mrs. Philip Crowlie of Huron South Dakota. The OPA rejected a plan to require surrender of ration coupons for extra sugar and will allocate canning sugar by local boards on request as last year.
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Washington
OPA
Philip Crowlie
Huron
S. D
Antique Auction At Clark Street Winchester Va
Antique auction announced at Clark Street Winchester Virginia on Saturday April 10 at 9 30 a m led by Miles B Dean catalog reference 4 3 1p 6t highlights items for sale and auction start time
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Clark St
Winchester, Va
Miles B. Dean
Axis Forces Abandon Mahares Hit By Allied Drive
Axis forces retreat from Mahares and Merzouna as American armored columns press along the Tunisian coast. Allied actions report 1,300 prisoners captured east from El Gazir, while RAF bombers strike Ruhr foundries and provide pressure on other fronts.
Ruhr Valley Is Battered Anew By RAF Planes
London reports heavy RAF raid on Ruhr last night with 21 bombers lost and observers noting strong German anti aircraft defenses. The attack followed earlier raids on Essen and Duisburg as mines were laid in enemy waters and allied fighters attacked airfields near Le Havre.
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London
Europe
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Britain
Germany
Essen
Duisburg
Krupp Armament Works
RAF
Berlin
France
Ushant
Triqueville
le Havre
Quiet Front Masks Local Aerial and Ground Actions
The front was generally quiet with sharp thrusts at Balakleya and Izyum. German attacks on the Donets east of Balakleya failed, leaving over 500 German slain in the last day. Reds regrouped and repelled renewed German efforts, while Berlin claims two Russian battalions annihilated and prisoners taken.
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Moscow
Balakleya
Chuguev
Izyum
Donets
Berlin
Associated Press
Donets River
Leningrad
State of emergency in Brussels after officers slain
reports from Moscow quote Stockholm saying German authorities in Brussels Belgium declared a state of emergency following the killing of three high ranking German officers. The Soviet monitor in London reports hearing the broadcast.
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London
Moscow Radio
Stockholm
Brussels
Belgium
Women hired for Baltimore and Ohio track crew work
About 30 women apply for track crew roles with the Baltimore and Ohio including Mrs Mary Reed Mrs Annie Bock and Mrs Geneva Clark all from this city. Women workers on railroad maintenance are an innovation in this region and mirror practice elsewhere. Peach growers report better conditions with some buds spared while others in lower areas still prone to frost damage.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Mary Reed
Annie Bock
Geneva Clark
Winchester
Middle West
Timber Ridge
British Press Pursuit of Gen Rommel in Tunisia
Allied reports say Axis forces are withdrawing from Mahares and Mezzouna as the Eighth Army pursues Rommel north toward Sfax. US troops seize Djebel Mazaila, with 9,500 prisoners taken since Tuesday. second army adds 1,308 more in El Guezar mop up. Air and ground assaults destroy enemy vehicles while Montgomery's spearhead advances along a 12 mile front in the Medjez El Bab area.
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Eighth Army
Rommel
Wadi el Akarit
Second Army
Mopup
el Guezar
Berlin
Associated Press
CBS
Maknassy
Mezzouna
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Medijez-El-Bab
Tunisia
Fire Companies Name Committees For Budget Conference
The captains of four volunteer fire companies formed committees to meet a Common Council panel on revising a city grant rule requiring sworn annual financial statements by September 1. South End and Sarah Zane committees listed members and seek a conference date with council. Bingo note appears at end with prize alert.
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South End
Sarah Zane Co
Common Council
Friendship
Hart
L. E. Armel
O. H. Lewis
Sarah Zane
Loryn
Richard Brown
Grover Cooper
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Irving Perimeter
Oliver Stickley
Lynchburg, Va
Mr. Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthalu, JR
Morris Harris
Clarke Clinic
R. Y. Conrad Post
Shortland
Lewis and O’neill
ODT
Mharesa
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Mahares
Sfax
Merzouna
Tunisian
el- Guetar
Ruhr Valley
Russia
Kharkov
Caucasus
Southwest Pacific
Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Dutch New Guinea
Australia
Bataan
MacArthur
Philippines
Peninsula
By Eddy Gilmore
Daniel DE Luce
Allied Headquarters
Mézzouna
Ern Desert Air Force
Djebel Mazaila
Mak
Nassy
George S. Patton, Jr
Harold L. Alexander
Ee Ts
Fire Co
Thur Pri Ipa
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