Reds Advance in Crimea and Dnestr Front Battles
German and Russian communiques describe renewed fighting across the Crimean front and along the Dnestr region. Soviet forces claim Kerch fallen and 50 towns captured as Ukrainian units strike in central Romania while Axis counterattacks near Iasi and Kowel falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Crimea
Tiraspol
Dnester
Skala
Andrei Yeemenko
Kerch
Dzhankai
Sevastopol
Ovichorol
Odessa
Iasi
Jassy
Kowel
Old
Poof Ostrov
Buczacz
Buchach
Tarnopol
Ivan
Konev
Romania
Pascani
Prut River
Christesti
Pascan
Podulluvaiei
Targu
Frumos
Rodion
Malinovsky
Ovidiopal
Bessarabia
Moscow
Carpathian
Allied Air and Naval Pounding Shrinks New Britain Front
Allied forces report heavy air and sea strikes on Japanese positions along New Guinea and western New Britain. Gen. MacArthur cites American casualties at about 1,514 with 442 dead and 1,062 wounded, while claiming Japanese losses exceed 4,900 dead and prisoners and up to 3,000 more in retreat toward Rabaul. Allied actions include a Han sa Bay bombardment and raids on Madang Alexishafen and Empress Augusta Bay access routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
U. S
Hansa Bay
Madang
Alexishafen
MacArthur
Emmy
Rabaul
Isle
Arawe
Glouey
Ere Gee
Atourstavile
Empress Augusta Bay
Torokina
Severe storm sweeps southwest Virginia causing major damage
A heavy rain and windstorm with hail battered Smythe and Washington counties and Kingsport Tennessee, injuring at least four people and causing thousands of dollars in damage. Homes in Lincoln Hill and Marion areas were destroyed or unroofed, trees uprooted, and barns and chicken houses blown apart while telegraph and telephone lines were knocked out for hours. Local relief efforts began as officials assessed the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Smythe
Washington Counties
Kingsport
Tenn
Pearl Keith
Newell Atkins
Martha White
B. L.rey
Sabia
Italian King Plans Abdication Upon Rome’s Fall
King Vittorio Emanuele III declared he will cede the throne to his son Umberto on the day Allied troops enter Rome. The 74 year old monarch will retire from public life, appoint Umberto lieutenant general, and urged a future of a free Italy. U.S. representative Robert Murphy said the move augurs well for Italy’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele III
Umberto
Piedmont
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Victoria
Britain
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Shady Rest Square Dance Weekly Sessions
Weekly square dances at Shady Rest with music by Woody Carlisle. Performances scheduled Thursdays Fridays and Sundays with 1 pm start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Rest Square Dance
Woody Carlisle
Sears Catalog ad for farm fencing supplies notice
Barbed wire fencing offered with 12 percent gauge 4 point 14 gauge 2 point options. Order through Sears Catalog Shopping Service at 121 S Loudoun St dial 4101. Ip date 4-10 and classified as 3t display.
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Sears Catalog
S. Loudoun St
Dial
American Pay $1 Million Instalment for Schaffhausen Bombing
A $1,000,000 first installment for damages from the accidental bombing of Schaffhausen by American planes was delivered to Swiss officials. The Swiss government cited 35 deaths, 52 injuries, and 200 to 300 homeless from the April 1 incident near Friedrichshafen and the German border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Schaffhausen
Leland Harrison
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Bowles Opposes OPA Changes to Extend Current Price Controls
Price Administrator Chester Bowles told Congress that OPA has kept living costs in check and that proposed changes would spark war profiteering black markets and ruinous inflation. He urged the House Banking Committee to extend OPA beyond June 30 in its present form. Reports circulated that Republicans would not push a rider on the extension bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Bowles
Congress
OPA
House Banking
Bowles
Twelve City Men Report for Fort George Meade Duty
Twelve city men joined with a group of seven called by the county draft board and sent by bus to Fort George Meade Maryland to report for active duty in the United States Army. Names include James Lawrence Sutler John Henon Quick Jr Harry Hinkle Cain Albert Wilson Renner William Morgan Steward Lawrence Elwood Patton Roger Lee Mahoney Jerome Dodson Edward Marshall Bolton Acrey Edward Nicholson James Edward Dodson and Ralph Warren Hoover. Some calls suspended as men past 26 were deferred while volunteers exceeded the limit and reclassification affected area quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meade
United States Army
Winchester Board
James Lawrence Sutler
John Henon Quick, Jr
Harry Hinkle Cain
Albert Wilson Renner
William Morgan Steward
Lawrence Elwood Patton
Roger Lee Mahoney
Jerome Dodson
Edward Marshall Bolton
Acrey Edward Nicholson
James Edward Dodson
Ralph Warren Hoover
Navy asks over 32 billion for operations in wartime
Francis M LeMay reports lawmakers consider a $32.65 billion naval appropriation for the year starting July 1 to fund defense and war activities. The measure would push total defense obligations past $350 billion since the war began, with combat spending and wartime price controls under debate as Congress debates subsidies and wartime policy.
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Comeyeress
Army
Navy
Compress
Butler
R.-Neb
Rep
Wolcott
R.-Mich
Roosevelt
Senate
Seven Seas
Congress
Republicans May Not Fight Smith In Culpeper
In Culpeper Virginia on April 12 the Eighth District Republicans decided not to nominate a congressional candidate now but authorized the district committee to pick one later if advisable. Maj Henry A Wise of Albemarle urged delegates to back anti Roosevelt sentiment and support poll tax payment to vote in November. About 300 attendees filled the municipal building with others outside. 319 delegate votes were at stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culpeper
Lawrence
Arlington
Henry A. Wise
Albemarle
New Deal
Roosevelt
Rom Culpeper
March War Bond Sales Reach $75 931 25
War bond sales in March totaled 75 931 25 with Winchester tallying 75 31 25 reported by Wendell Barney chairman of the War Finance Committee. He calls the performance good given strong local support for the Fourth War Loan Drive. State officials visited last week including H Edwards of Richmond. Morgenthau Jr announced the Fifth War Loan Campaign from June 12 to July 8 with a $16 billion goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Barney
War Finance Committee
Winchester
Barney
H. Edwards
Richmond
Ggg
Henry J. Morgenthau, Jr
Railways Appeal For Workers In 1944 Shortage
Syracuse N Y April 12 The nation s railroads need at least 100 000 more workers than they have been able to obtain More 2 800 trains on larger railroads delayed two hours or more during the months of 1944 Switch engines in more than 6 000 cases could not work full daily shifts because of a lack of men This plus train delays slowed traffic and reduced car days available for service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Railone
Winchester Lions Club Gifts G I Piano to Newton D Baker Hospital
The Winchester Lions Club ordered a government designed G I piano from the Red Cross for Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg to aid wounded service men. Ralph G. Hengeveld said the piano will be delivered to the hospital and mounted on wheels for ward to ward movement. A plaque will note the donor Lions Club and a formal presentation is being planned. Chief Petty Officer Carl Campbell spoke at the Lions Club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions Club
Red Cross
G. I
Newton D. Baker
Martinsburg
Ralph G. Hengeveld
Winchester Lions
Hengeveld
Carl Campbell
Lions Club
Germans Use Big Guns In Italy At Anzio Beachhead
German long range artillerymen at Anzio are using a 280 millimeter naval type siege gun. An unexploded 280 mm projectile, weighing about 550 pounds and over four feet tall, landed in Nettuno, confirming the presence of these large weapons.
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Anzio
English Channel
Nettuno
Allied Hold Sinks German Attack at Cassino Hills
Allied headquarters report a small German assault north of Cassino was repulsed while Castle Hill, near Cassino, remained a German objective. Allied guns aided by a heavy air effort, with 1,100 sorties, destroyed bridges, depots, and rail targets across Italy and the Dalmatian coast. one Allied plane and several German planes were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Cassino
Castle Hill
Carroceto
Moletta
Siena
Ancona
Italy
Dalmatian
Roosevelt travels with Churchill amid Europe conflict rumors
A broadcast report from a German station claims President Roosevelt left Washington for the Caribbean to confer with Prime Minister Churchill on operations in Europe. The ministry of information says Roosevelt is abroad, with Churchill as the visible leader, while no confirmation is provided.
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Gaeneee
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Europe
Ministry of Information
Washington
Caribbean
Churchill
Ollons
Atlantic
Curtains Order Through Sears Catalog Service
Sears Catalog Shopping Service offers curtain orders from 121 S. Loudoun St. Call 4101 for details.
After Easter Clearance Sale at N. & P. Shop
Coats and suits in all styles colors and fabrics advertised with reductions averaging 20 to 30 percent. Plan to visit the N. & P. Shop at 150 N. Loudoun St during this sale in progress.
Chinese Rule Out Jap Pocket In Burma Front
The 38th Chinese Division pushes south in the Mogaung Valley and occupies Tingring after a rapid advance. Reports say Japanese pockets south of Hpaduyang and west of the Mogaung river are wiped out. Imphal area sees little change though a small hill northeast of the Imboral plain is captured. An enemy road block on the TamuPalel road southeast of a key area is cleared.
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New Delhi
Mogaung Valley
Burma
Tingring
Wakawage
Panglu River
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Hpaduyang
Mogaung River
Imphal
Imboral Plain
Tamu-Palel
Oil Plant Blast Sparks Major Fire At Refining Yard
A blast at the Atlantic Refining Company oil plant ignited a fire that swept through two gasoline tanks. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours as crews reported extensive burns among workers on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Refining Company
Direct McGuire Hospital Nurses Form 1800 Patient Corps
The announcement says McGuire Hospital will organize nurses into a corps to handle about 1,800 military patients. The subject is noted as principal chief nurse at New Orleans Star Hospital, part of embarkment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire Hospital
Nurses’ Corps
New Orleans Star Hospital
Embarkmon
Legion Seeks Old Phonograph Records For War Effort
The Robert Y. Comrad Post of the American Legion launches a city drive for phonograph and Victrola records to aid the war effort. R L Jones chairs the program, with a school competition offering prizes of 5 and 2.50 in War Stamps. Drop sites include the old Penney building and Jones funeral home.
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Legion
Robert Y. Comrad
American Legion
R. L. Jones
United States
Jones
Secon
Old Penney
Loudoun Street
The
Legion Auxiliary
Jones Funeral Home
Thrift
Allied Air Campaign Returns To Germany In Fourth Day
More than 500 U S heavy bombers from Italy attacked Vienna area targets including the Messerschmitt factory at Wiener Neustadt while British based air fleets struck Yugoslav targets. In four days of fighting 352 German planes were shot down with many more destroyed on the ground.
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London
U. S
Italy
Vienna
Europe
15Th Air Force
Messerschmitt
Wiener Neustadt
Zagreb
Croatia
Split
Voslau
Fischamendmark Components
Germany
Reich
Nurnberg
Lieut Branum Killed In Action Over Corsica
Lieut William Henry Branum 22 of Harrisonburg Va an army air corps pilot was killed in action over Corsica. He was a 1940 Harrisonburg High School graduate attended Virginia Tech and earned his wings at Ellington Field Texas in February 1943. His wife Evelyn Riley resides in Winchester. He was son of Frank Branum a Baltimore and Ohio conductor and the late Mrs Branum.
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Harrisonburg
William Henry Branum
Army Air Corps Pot
Corsica
Mss
Evelyn Riley
War Department
Branum
Frank Branum
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harrisonburg High School
Virginia Tech
Ellington Field
Texas
Winchester
Thomas Riley
Sale Notice for Shares at County Court House
For sale a few shares is announced to be held Saturday April 15 at 12 noon at the front County Court House. Auction details are sparse but action is scheduled at the courthouse.
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Front County Court House
Rouss Fire Co. Notice for April Monthly Meeting
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend. David F. Hottle, President.
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UBLIC
Stephens City
Lower
Lyn Heinzerling
America
O.P.A
Selective Service
Admiral King
Francis M. Lemay
Smith
Railways
By Lynn Heinzerling
N. & P. Style Shop
N. Loudoun St
By Austin Bealmear
Air Ministry
Aachen
Lieut
T. G. Adams
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