Fall of Vienna Imminent as Reds Drive on Munich and Prague
Soviet forces beyond Vienna press toward Munich and Prague linking with Allied units in the west. Koenigsberg falls after a 33 hour barrage. Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army advances toward Linz and Berchtesgaden while the Danube crossings near Tulin hint at Prague. German resistance stiff in Vienna with heavy urban fighting and few surrenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Munich
Prague
Richard Kasischke
London
Moscow
Baltic
Koenigsberg
Siegfried Line
Feodor I. Tilbukhin
Linz
Tolbukhin
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Danube
Nurdorf
Tulin
Berlin
Rodion Y. Malinivsky
Aspern
Allies pound German airfields in Berlin area blast sweep
More than 2150 U S bombers and fighters strike jet plane bases around Berlin following a night raid by 600 RAF bombers. The Berlin arc targets include Larz Burg Briest Neuruppin Zerbst Parchim and Oranienburg with Kiel and Hamburg recieving hits on submarine shelters. Allied losses noted as ten bombers and four fighters missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Jameson
London
U. S
Berlin
Germany
Kiel
North Sea
Larz
Burg
Briest
Neuruppin
Zerbst
Parchim
Oranienburg
Rechlin
U. S. Eighth
Ninth Air Forces
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Plauen
Czechoslovakia
Stade
Eighth Air Force
Lupton Named Blood Donor Publicity Head
Lupton of the Lupton Orchard Service is appointed director of publicity for the Winchester Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He succeeds Charles Schenck as Chapter Chairman and will be assisted by a team including Mrs. Hyman J. Fine and Mrs. Richard Lewis with local county coordinators listed across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Carper
Brucetown
C. Co. Boden
Gainesboro
Landon Whitacre
Gore
B. L. Larrick
Middletown
Herbert Jones
Reliance
David N. Grover
Star Tannery
J. L. Hershman
Stephens City
Charles Bass
Middle Road
Ralph Bauserman
Welltown
Alfred W. Wright
Ruth McNeil
Jessie Smoot
Shenandoah County
Byrd Links Peace Wins to Citizen Action at Richmond
Senator Byrd spoke at the opening of a campaign in Richmond to raise 1 million dollars for expanded University of Richmond facilities. He argued permanent peace rests on individuals, not leaders, citing Woodrow Wilson and urging stronger education to meet future duties and defend the Christian world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Byrd D
University of Richmond
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
America
Byrd
First Evening For Methodist Church Is Good
The Winchester area Methodist Christian Workers' School opened with 144 enrollments at Brad dock Street Methodist Church. Evening programs featured Miss Mary Louise Van derberry and others, with lectures on the Apostle Paul and Christian beliefs, and instructors urged further enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Area
Methodist Christian Workers’ School
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Market Street
Mary Louise Vanderberry
Billie Jean Smith
Doris Sartelle
Francis Asburg
Elizabeth Jarrat
Basil F. Starkey
A. C. Long
Montague Avenue Church
F. T. Fulcher
Brucetown
George Tary
Paul
Tarsus
Jerusalem
Damascus
Tarry
Tongue
Christ
Flynn Wife Says She Wants No Support In Divorce
Nora Eddington Flynn, wife of Errol Flynn, told reporters she plans to sue for divorce in Los Angeles and is seeking a job. She said there has been no financial settlement for their daughter Deidre and she does not want any provision from Flynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nora Eddington Flynn
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Deidre
Mexico City
Warmer Weather Seen For This Week
A five day forecast for April 11 to 15, 1945, shows Zone 4 fair and temperatures about ten degrees above normal with showers Friday night or Saturday and clearing by Sunday. Zone 5 also fair Wednesday and Thursday with similar above normal temps, windy conditions, possible Friday or Saturday showers, and cooler days late weekend.
Public Sale of Mrs S V Kmble Property and Real Estate
Public sale of Mrs S V Kmble personal property and real estate set for Friday April 12 1945 at 1 pm. See advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. V. Kmble
Drive To End War In Italy Is Launched
British Eighth Army crosses the Senio with massive Allied air and bombardment support in a campaign to break German defenses and clear a path toward Lugo and Massa. Air forces from US 15th and 12th, RAF and thousands of bombs overwhelm German positions as bridgeheads form on the Senio front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Senio
Germany
U. S
15Th Air Force
12Th Air Force
RAF
Santerno River
Lugo
Apennines
Albert Kesselring
Western Front
Freidrich von Vietinghoff
Cassino
15Th
12Th Air
Fifth Army
U. S. 473Rd Infantry Regiment
92 Division
Massa
Allied Juncture Could Signal End Of War With Germany
A three power juncture between British American and Russian forces may mark the end of organized warfare with Germany. German soldiers would face surrender as POWs or guerrilla fighting with no legal military status. The Western Front is effectively non existent as Ninth Army advances toward Berlin meet mainly rear area units and convalescents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher Hamelin
Germany
Fuehrer
Ruhr
Ninth Army
Berlin
Elbe
15-Ship Japanese Convoy Attacked
Manila reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur announcing four Navy Liberator bombers attacked a 15 ship Japanese convoy Saturday sinking a destroyer and a large freighter while damaging another destroyer, scattering the rest toward Swatow on the China coast. Ground troops on Luzon pressed the trapped Nipponese, but advance remained slow due to rugged terrain. Bombers then targeted military installations and fuel dumps in successive raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Navy Liberator
Swatow
China
Douglas MacArthur
Will
Netherlands East Indies
Formosa
Luzon Island
Grace Lutheran Men to Host 26th Annual Banquet
The Lutheran Men’s Bible Class of Grace Lutheran Church will hold its 26th annual banquet Thursday April 12 with guest speaker Rev Dr Harry F Baughman of Gettysburg Theological Seminary. Dinner at seven, music by Winchester String Ensemble and Bible Class orchestra, soloist Dorothy Larrick, and William Stine as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Men’s Bible Class
Harry F. Baughman
Gettysburg Theological Seminary
Grace Lutheran Church
Baughman
Grace Church
Winchester String Ensemble
Bible Class
Lewis Kneibrig
Dorothy Larrick
Mildred Jones
City Four
W. E. Eisenberg
William Stine
Japanese Forces Slow Ground Gain On Okinawa Island
In heavy fighting on Okinawa, American forces make local gains near Naha while the northern area sees rapid advance by Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger's Marines. The 4th Infantry and artillery battles continue as Japanese defenses, including a large garrison and heavy artillery, slow progress. Red Hill is reported recaptured by the Seventh Division's 184th Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Okinawa
John R. Hodge
24Th
U. S. Army Corps
Naha
Roy S. Gieger
Third Marine Amphibious Corps
Motobu
Katena Ko
Chester W. Nimitz
Red Hill
184Th
War Production May Be Halved After V E Day
Washington April 10 WPB chair J A Krug proposed war production could fall as much as 50 percent within a year after V E Day, not 35 percent. Automotive leaders said Krug promised rapid reconversion steps and possible early boosts to machine tools. Industry leaders voiced concern over postwar labor matters and opposed the peace charter signed by CIO AFL and the Chamber of Commerce presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPB
J. A. Krug
Detroit
Automotive Council For
Krug
Kruz
Council
B. E. Hutchinson
Chrysler Corporations
National Associations of Manufacturers
CIO
AFL
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Lost Keys Reward at Pifer Printing Co
A notice offers a reward for a lost set of keys left at Pifer Printing Co. The item is described as a bundle of keys and the finder is urged to return them for compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pifer Printing Co
Wanted Help Cleaner for Room Cleaning
Classified notice seeking a help er over 16 to assist in cleaning room. Apply Ping ley and Carper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper
Allied Armies Break Through in Central Germany Drive
Ninth Army tanks push into Hannover area while First Army armor advances toward the Harz mountains and Elbe region. British and Canadian forces race on toward Hamburg and the North Sea as German escape routes shrink with Allied forces closing in on multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ninth Army
Hannover
Berlin
First Army
Harz
Be Elbe
Nordhausen
Courtney H. Hodges
Ruhr
Hamburg
Germany
Bremeny
Th Gian
Third
Northeim
Harz Mountains
Supreme Headquarters
Holland
Montgomery
North Sea
Dollart Bay
Emden
Netherlands
Senator Wheeler Attacks OPA Over Black Market Claims
Senator Wheeler accuses the OPA of crookedness if black market reports are accurate and demands action. Senator Wherry presses Emerson on meat and car markets amid denials of exaggerated figures and calls OPA staff academic and out of touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
OPA
Thomas I. Emerson
Enforcement
Senate Agriculture Committee
Emerson
Wherry
R-Neb
Mrs Winston Churchill leaves Moscow for Leningrad mission
Mrs Winston Churchill departs Moscow by special train for Leningrad to advance her British Relief Society mission. She plans to visit Stalingrad Rostov and other cities aided by the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Winston Churchill
Leningrad
Socety
Stalingrad
Rostov
Ruhr pocket shrinks as Allied armies push toward Hannover
German and American reports describe a shrinking Ruhr pocket of under 2,000 square miles with Allied forces advancing from north east and south. Gelsenkirchen and Essen-area targets fall as Seventh and Ninth Armies push toward Hannover and surrounding towns, while reports claim German forces claim encirclement of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Essen
Germany
Siegburg
Olpe
Robberode
Ing
Louise's Beauty Salon Expands Services Despite Staffing Gaps
The business reports expanded offerings and ongoing operations though it faces staffing challenges. Owner Louise indicates continued customer service with limited team capacity and notes efforts to recruit new technicians.
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Koenisberg
Ringstrasse
Struc
Lupton
Sen
Wilson
By Noland Norgaard
A. A. Kelly
H. F. Baughman
Okinawa Island
By Leif Erickson
Bradley
Patton
James M. Long
Acre
Hildesheim
Brunswick
Nover
Steinhader Meer
Celle
Lehrte
Colin
George W
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