War Bond Rally to Feature Brigadier General J Fulmer Bright
J Falmer Bright will headline a War Bond Rally at Capitol Theater in Winchester Sunday afternoon. The program begins at 4 with bands playing, prizes awarded to Handley elementary students, and speakers including veterans from the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. No bond sales will occur, and doors open at 3 30.
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Capitol Theater
J W. Arthur
J. Fulmer Bright
OPA
116Th Infantry
Richmond
Handley and Municipal
W. H. Melsinee
R. Gray Williams
W Woodhull Beker
Winchester
Atlantic
Pacific
Hong Kong
Handley Elementary
Allied fleets mass near New Guinea and Africa battles loom
Allied leaders warn of a large Japanese fleet near New Guinea within three days’ sail as air and sea assaults intensify. Milne Bay losses include 30 planes, with 22 bombers, and Japanese merchant shipping concentrations around Rabaul and other bases push toward Australia’s upper frontier.
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Marlin Spencer
Australia
Truk
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Milne Bay
Rabaul
Palau
Manila
Soerabaja
Cach
Virginia fruit crops suffer heavy damage from late freeze
Virginia fruit growers report two thirds of peach blooms likely killed by recent freezes while apples may be less affected. Winchester records 27 degrees, Waynesboro shows 17 below zero readings elsewhere, with experts noting crop impact depends on location and bloom stage.
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Waynesboro
Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
J. A. Ewing
Winchester
Stuttgart Bombarded by Royal Air Force Night Raid
British heavy bombers crossed Nazi lines to strike Stuttgart in a very heavy raid. 23 bombers did not return, with rail and vessel targets reported along with German counterattacks on East Anglia. Berlin claimed 23 British bombers downed and noted a heavy attack on Chelmsford.
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London
Britain
Europe
Stuttgart
Air Ministry
Berlin
East Prussia
Stutgart
Germany
Bne
France
le Treport
French
East Anglia
Thames Estuary
High Command
Associated Press
Chelmsford
RAF
Cornerstone of Free World Cooperation Highlighted by Welles
New York April 15 Western hemisphere collaboration described by Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles as the solid cornerstone for a free postwar world. He cited the Americas regional understanding and noted past intervention fears while declaring progress since the Good Neighbor policy with Marines withdrawn and intervention rights abrogated. Continued on Page 2 Col 1.
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New York
Sumner Welles
Rotary Club
Welles
Churchill
Europe
Asia
Americas
Wellies
United States
Roosevelt
Be Kind to Animals Week Honors Henry Bergh Founder
Henry Bergh founded the American humane movement and laws protecting children and animals. Over 600 Humane Societies celebrate the 77th year of animal welfare work in America during Be Kind to Animals Week. Winchester calls to help promote the movement and SPCA membership is open to all animal lovers. Outdoor sports are praised for discipline and character, aiding military fitness and home-front morale during wartime.
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Henry Bergh
Human Movement
America
Humane Societies
United States
Winchester
SPCA
Bingo Night at Sarah Zane Hall Announces Door Prize
Bingo event at Sarah Zane Hall on Thursday April 15 at 8 30 PM with a door prize of 100 dollars. Participants should arrive early for the game and prize drawing.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Survey Of Youths Willing To Aid Farmers In Virginia
J Howard supervisor of Agricultural Education in Virginia announced surveys in schools to count youths 14 and over willing to work on farms if needed. Training after needs are determined will prepare non farm youths through the High School Victory Corps with help from the State Department of Education. Meetings with school leaders and farmers will be held April 20 in Warrenton and April 21 in Harrisonburg, with 13 statewide sessions planned through May.
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J. Howard
Virginia
Winchester
Victory Corps
Howard
State Department of Education
Warrenton
Arlington
Culpeper Fairfax
Fauquier
Loudoun
Prince William
Rappahannock
Warren
Exandria
Harrisonburg
Augusta
Bath
Clarke
Frederick
Highland
Page
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Staunton
Treasury Chief Urges Higher War Bond Investments
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said the second war loan has raised $5.253 billion of a $13 billion goal, with insurance firms adding nearly $1 billion. Banks oversubscribed their $2 billion one year bonds and overall subscriptions pour in by mail. He urged individuals to invest 15 to 20 percent of earnings in war bonds as payroll deductions average 9 percent. The drive continues toward the $13 billion target.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Bank Eesioees
Treasury Spoon
Jap Reinforcements Reach Burma Amid Command Changes
Chinese army spokesman announces new Japanese reinforcements arriving in Burma and names Lieut. Gen. Masazzo Cawanabe as commander. A railway from Thailand to Burma is under construction using Singapore as a base. The spokesman says recent Japanese offensives across eight provinces have fizzled and invaders fell back to original positions.
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Chunghing
Burma
Masazzo Cawanabe
China
Thailand
Singapore
Rexall 10 Sale Four Big Days at Brooks Pharmacy
Brooks Pharmacy announces a Rexall sale running four days from Wednesday through Saturday. Local shoppers are urged to visit for discount goods and storewide specials during the event.
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Brooks Pharmacy
Car Sharing To Be Required For B Gas Ration
At the request of the State Office of Civilian Defense and Price Administration OCD Director Dr. Anderson calls April 28 meeting at 9 30 a m in City Hall courtroom to discuss and form additional car sharing and group riding clubs. OPA OCD and civic leaders invite participation to implement a self dispatching system using volunteers to secure B books and gas.
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State Office of Civilian Defense and Price Administration
Anderson
OCD
OPA
Winchester
Highway Traffic Advisory Committee
Bingo Night At Rouss Fire Co With $250 Prizes
Friday bingo event at Rouss Fire Company with games at 8 30 pm and total prize pool of 250 dollars. Includes note for Thursday and Friday 1 pm time reference.
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Rouss Fire CO
Public Auction: J. & Finnigan Property Near Stephens
Public auction at J and Finnigan property near Stephen son Virginia on Saturday April 17 at 1 PM. Terms require one half cash with balance due in one and two years.
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J. &. Finnigan
Stephenson
Supplies Going To MacArthur
Washington April 15. Secretary of War Stimson promised a steadily increasing flow of military supplies to General Douglas Mac Arthur's forces in the southwest Pacific. He cited Australian pleas for more planes and said the United States will supply enough aircraft to replace losses and build up against rising enemy air strength. He noted Allied chiefs must balance limited supplies with large demands while keeping the southwest Pacific needs in mind.
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Washington
Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Australia
Combined Chiefs of Staff
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Bulgarian Official Shot in Front of Home
The Berlin radio reported that Satyr Janeff, chairman of Bulgaria's foreign affairs committee, was shot to death as he left his home. No further shooting details were available at broadcast time.
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New Yorke
Berlin
Satyr Janeff
Associated Press
Air Battles Increase on Russian Front as Fighting Rages
Soviet air forces clash with German raiders above the front lines while land combats surge north of Chuguevo and near Izyum. Red Army tanks support attacks in the Kuban region as German resistance yields heavy losses.
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Moscow
Red Army
Chugueyo
Izyum
Donetes
Kuban
Caucasus
Berlin
Associated Press
Airacobra
Stormovik
Chuguev
Kuman Delta
London
Russia
Reuters
Allied push in Tunisia and global war updates
Allied headquarters report Montgomery's Eighth Army storming Enfidaville while prisoners rise to 30000. Eisenhower says troops advance on most Tunisian fronts. RAF raids Stuttgart and East Prussia. Le Havre evacuation rumored. Milne Bay hit hard by 75 to 100 Japanese planes. Kenney notes Jap air advantage. Soviet air battles intensify as front fights bog down. Chinese Army cites more Japanese reinforcements and a stalled eight-column offensive in Burma.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Allied
Montgomery
Enfidaville
Tunis
Eisenhower
Southwest Pacific
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Kenney
Heavy Snow Reported Across Western Virginia And Maryland
Reports from Winchester indicate heavy snows in many sections of West Virginia and western Maryland with depths of 8 inches or more. Capon Mountain near Route 522 was white this morning and drifts six feet deep were noted on Route 60 west of Lewisburg.
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Winchester
West Virginia
Maryland
Capon Mountain
Berkeley Springs
Montains
Lewisburg
VPF Men Report For Winchester Company Assembly
Captain W. A. Baker commands Winchester Company 115 V P F and orders all members to report at the armory tomorrow night at 7 30 in green uniforms.
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VPF
W. A. Baker
Winchester Company 115
Armory
Flying Forts Hammer Axis in Tunisian Battles and Prisoners Surpass 30,000
Allied forces claimed major gains in Tunisia with French and British troops storming key hills and capturing over 30,000 Axis soldiers since the Mareth opening on March 20. Luftwaffe losses topped 459 planes in air combat, with 150 more believed destroyed on the ground, and Ferryville dockyard area near Bizerte reportedly devastated by aerial raids.
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North Africa
U. S. Army Air Force
Ferryville
Arsenal
Lake Bizerte
Bizerte
Diebel Sefsour
Erwin Rommel
Enfidaville
K. A. N. Anderson
Djebel Ang
Medijez- El-Bab
Tunis
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth Line
Algiers
pDjebel
U. F
el Aouina
el Mas
Nonferrato
Sardinia
Bonds Are Support Of Our Hopes
War bonds are described as the support of our hopes for the future in a speech by Cordell Hull Secretary of State. He asserts enemies reject peace and choose force and calls for sound finances to sustain the war effort and the United Nations aim for a peaceful outcome.
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United Nations
Cordell Hull
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J. Falmer Bright
Renninger
Philippines
MacArthur
Frederick County
Allied Command
Winchester Research Laboratory
Walter Hough
Free World
Rexall
U. S
By Eddie Gilmore
Paris
le Havre
W. Va
Daniel DE Luce
Bir Karahoun
Eighth Army
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