Tears For Dead Chief Ninth Over Elbe Solemn Funeral Rites
Roosevelt funeral march to White House with crowd lining streets. Procession included Mrs. Roosevelt and family, Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, and top officials. Casket moved inside, East Room altar set, flowers fill scene as nation mourns.
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Elbe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Berlin
Associated Press
Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Warm Springs
Union Station
Truman
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Anna Boettiger
Elliott Roosevelt
Col
John Boettiger
Commerce Wallace
James F. Byrnes
Armed Services
Navy Band
Pennsylvania Avenue
Flowers
George
Martha Washington
V E Day Proclaimed Likely After Allied Linkup
Paris April 14 V E Day expected to come by Allied proclamation rather than German surrender. Eisenhower predicts no formal surrender. joint proclamation with Stalin anticipated after eastern front collapses. Fronts form north near the Baltic and south in the Nazism redoubt. cleanup may stretch into next winter.
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James M. Long
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Reich
Europe
Eisenhower
Marshal Stalin
Andit
Baltic Sea
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Lake Constance
Berchtesgaden
Hamburg
Luebeck
Missing Air Force officer Levi Anderson reported over Germany
Levi F Anderson an Air Force glider pilot reported missing in action over Germany since March 2 according to telegrams to his parents in Winchester. He earlier earned the Purple Heart Air Medal and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for actions over Normandy on D Day. He trained at several fields, earned his wings in 1943, and had two brothers in the Navy with four sisters at home.
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Levi F. Anderson
AAF
Germany
Winchester
F-O Anderson
Dday
Normandy
D-Day
Uggart
Ark
Bowman Field
Greenville
Warrensburg
Missouri
Camp Mackall
N. C
Fort Wayne
Ind
Maxton
Handley Schools
U. S. Navy
Thurman L. Anderson
New Orleans
Robert L. Anderson
Great Lakes
Ill
Thelma Jenkins
Beatrice
Marjorie Anderson
Jack Scott
Carlisle
Russians Mount New Offensive Aimed At Prague
Russians massed on the eastern front near Silesia to the Baltic prepared for a major drive against German divisions. Berlin broadcast reports said the attack aimed at Berlin with Zhukov’s forces about 30 miles east, potentially the greatest battle of the war.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Feu
Silesia
Baltic
Adolph Hitler
Berlin
Reich
Gregory K. Zhukov
Peters Reply Challenges Byrd On Potomac Dams Controversy
Mr. Peters of Eagle Rock Virginia addresses Labor magazine, defending Senator Byrd against claims the Potomac Shenandoah dam plan would deliver cheap power. He argues the hydro option would not beat steam, cites his REA rate experience, and questions alleged cost reductions over 20 years.
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CIO
Byrd
Potomac
Shenandah
H. G. Peters
Eagle Rock
Virginia
The
Star
Peter
Shenandoah
Peters
Power Trust
K. W
Virginia Public Service Company
Public Sale Wanted for Help in Cleaning Room
Wanted advert seeks a helper over 16 years old for cleaning tasks. Apply to Ping ley and Carper for details.
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Pingley & Carper
Antique Auction May 5 1945 in Winchester
Antique auction scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday May 5 1945 at North Main Street Winchester. Dealer Miles B. Dean promotes honest antiques with listing of street numbers and partial phone-like codes.
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North Main St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Roosevelt Memorial Rites In Many Parts of World
The world mourns with the United States as memorial services for Franklin D Roosevelt are held in Washington and across nations. Britain, Russia, China, and Canada announce tributes with church services, official mourning, and condolences from leaders while soldiers and sailors honor the late president in churches and synagogues abroad.
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Associated Press
United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
London Time
Britain
U. S. Army
Grosvenor Chapel
St. James Church
West End
St. Marks Church
Anthony Eden
Glasgow
Northern Ireland
Londonderry Thedral
Russia
Moscow
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
George E. Thomas
Chicago
Lynn
Mass
Council of People’s Commissars
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt Body Lays In Hyde Park Rose Garden Ahead Of Burial
The body of Franklin Delano Roosevelt rests in a rose garden at Hyde Park as villagers prepare for a memorial service. Rev George W Anthony will officiate at the burial with a choir and a Bible reading as state police tighten security around the grounds. The town hall and library close as Hyde Park mourns its first citizen.
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Hyde Park
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt Manor
Hudson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Plan
George W. Anthony
Episcopal Church of St. James
Albany
New York
Citizens Respect Roosevelt Funeral Train at Charlottesville
Fifteen hundred people crowd the Southern Railway Station in Charlottesville to view the President's funeral train as it passes Thomas Jefferson's city. Brigadier General Don E. Scott leads a Virginia Third Service Command guard while crowds of locals and Camp Pickett troops watch in quiet reverence.
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Southern Railway
Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Roscoe Adams
University City
Don E. Scott
Virginia
Third Service Command
Danville
Camp Pickett
Blackstone
Danvil
Secret Service
Responsibility Of U S Given To Its Delegation
President Truman prepares to assume Roosevelt’s role with the San Francisco Conference delegation handling U S duties. He will not attend the United Nations meeting and plans to issue a strong statement of approval to the world peace league concept. Secretary Stettinius and seven delegates will resolve on the spot any Dumbarton Oaks and Big Three disagreements.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Europe
United Nations
Stettinius
Stalin
Churchill
James F. Byrnes
Yalta
Byrnes
Local B'nai B'rith Lodge To Hold Memorial Service
The Lt. Morton I. Bloom B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 1298 will hold a Sunday April 15 memorial service for the late president. Rabbi Sobel of Cumberland Ma. will conduct the service.
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B’nai B’rith Lodge
Morton I. Bloom
B'nai Brrith Lodge No. 1298
Rabbi Sobel
Cumberland
Citizens Here Pay Tribute To Late President
Winchester citizens join nationwide mourning for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Two prayer services planned at 4:15 and 4:45 sponsored by the Winchester Memorial Association at the Lutheran and Presbyterian churches. Rev. William Eisenberg to lead the Lutheran service and Rev. Robert A. Whitten to lead the Presbyterian service. Local ministers expected to participate. Stores and garages in Winchester to close between four and five this afternoon. City Hall offices closed by order of Mayor C. R. Anderson and court offices to close at noon per Judge Burr P. Harrison.
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Winchester
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winchester Memorial Association
Washington
Race Lutheran Church
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
William Eisenberg
Lutheran Church
Burr P. Harrison
Roosevelt
R. Sammis
Covington Transferred From Pacific to War Department
Lieut. Col. Henry H. Covington Jr. former assistant manager of the Northern Virginia Power Company has been moved from the Pacific area to the War Department in Washington. He spoke with his wife from the west coast and arrived in the capital by air. Mrs. Covington and their children Henry Jr and Isabelle Ross have lived at Gray Gables since his military service began.
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Henry H. Covington, Jr
Northern Virginia Power Company
Armed Service
Pacific Area
War Department
Washington
Covington
Gray Gables
Colonel Covington
Election Plans For April 24 Special Ballot
Members of the county electoral board meet to prepare the ballot and select officials for the April 24 special election to name delegates to the Virginia Constitutional Convention. J W Arthur, secretary, said the city electoral board met Wednesday and decided that the same officials who served at the recent referendum will act again.
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J.W. Arthur
Represents Royalty At Last Rites
The Earl of Athlone the Governor General of Canada and uncle of King George arrived in Washington at noon to represent the British royal family at the Roosevelt funeral. He landed at National Airport aboard a Royal Air Force Liberator and was greeted by top officials. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden arrived later to represent the Churchill government.
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Washington
Earl of Athlone
Canada
King George of England
Roosevelt
National
Royal Airforce
Allied Forces Advance Closer To Germans Front
Allied forces push toward Berlin as the Ninth and Third Armies move past Leipzig toward Bayreuth and Chemnitz. Dortmund falls. Ruhr pocket shrinks. Elbe crossings near Magdeburg area. British and Canadian units push deep into occupied Netherlands and northern Germany. French coast actions continue.
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Elbe
Berlin
Leipzig
Bayreuth
Saxony
Chemnitz
Dresden
Bremen
Bremer
Hamburg
Ruhr
Germany
Holland
Supreme Headquarters
Eduard Renemarie de Larminat
Gironde
la Rochelle
St. Nazaire
Lorient
Dunkerque
Royan
Pointe de Grave
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