Air War Intensifies as Allied Bombers Hit Berlin and Balkans
About 2,000 American heavy bombers and fighters struck Berlin and targets in the Pas De Calais region. RAF Mosquitoes bombed Cologne while Mediterranean air forces pounded Plovdiv, Sofia, and Belgrade as Italian-based fleets led the way. Twenty-six German aircraft were destroyed. Allied losses numbered two bombers and eight fighters. Romanian rail workers fled as Bucharest faced outages and evacuations amid continued Allied pressure.
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London
Berlin
Hitler
Bribaseaqd
Pas-De-Calais
France
Rhineland
Cologne
Balkan
Plovdiv
Sofia
Belegrade
Belgrade
Provdiv
Bulgaria
Orient Express
Balkans
Dardanelles
Balkan-Mediterranean
Naples
Rome
Italy
Stockholm
Switzerland
Bucharest
Eastern Front
England
Bread Rationing Seen Likely This Year by Farmers Leader
Baltimore April 18 A prediction that bread would be rationed before Christmas came from B B Derrick secretary treasurer of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association after addressing the Interstate Farmers Council meeting. Derrick said bread rationing this year was inevitable due to exhausted wheat stocks and reduced planting caused by the draft and tight machinery limits. He urged broader federal planning for larger crops next year. P C Turner of Baltimore said John L Lewis was curbed but not stopped in trying to organize dairymen against their wishes. Turner condemned labor barons who threaten farmers if products are not joined with unions. Turner spoke to farm groups from five mid Atlantic states boasting 375 000 members.
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Baltimore
B. B. Derrick
Maryland and Virginia
Lewis
John L. Lewis
P. C. Turner
Turner
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Allies Battle Fiercely To Hold Vital Line In Burma
Allied forces press to defend the Imphal area as Japanese units push toward the Bengal Assam railway near Dimapur and Kohima. The Paris report cites Tokyo saying Japanese troops advance from the west toward Imphal while holding positions around Kohima.
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Burma
Thoburn
Bishenpur-Silchar
Kohima-Dimapur
Imphal
London
Paris
Tokyo
India
Bengal-Assam
Tabye Veale
No Special Rule To Force 4-F Men Into Essentials
Washington April 18 The House Military Committee abandoned plans for special legislation to compel 4-F men into essential work via induction into labor battalions. Chairman May said agencies like Selective Service already have authority to assign disqualified men to essential jobs. The Costello subcommittee had urged using all 4-Fs capable of work, but lawmakers noted existing powers allow reexamination and limited service if needed. The panel sidetracked Luce's 4-F workers corps bill for now.
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Washington
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Costello
D.-Calif
Armed Services and Selective Service
Rep
Luce
R -Conn
Special Workers Corps
Tractor Driver Overcome By Carbon Monoxide
A tractor operator collapsed from carbon monoxide exposure while operating a machine with an exhaust design that vents upward in front of the driver. The incident highlights risks tied to tractor exhaust layouts and potential ventilation issues aboard older tractors.
New Deal Welcomes Communist Group
Detroit April 18 National Democratic Chairman Robert E. Hannegan said his readings show a definite swing to Roosevelt and that the New Deal welcomes support of Communists. He added that they will welcome anyone who approves administration policies.
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Detroit
Robert E. Hannegan
Roosevelt
McDonald resigns as Opequon pastor to join Army Chaplains
Rev. Carlyle A. McDonald resigns from the Opequon Group of Churches to serve as an Army Chaplain. He received War Department notice on April 13 and will attend Harvard’s Army Chaplain School starting June 12. He has led the group since May 1942 with regular services continuing for now.
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Carlyle A. McDonald
Aee
Opequon
Armed Forces of
United States
McDonald
War Department
U. S. Army Training School For Chaplains
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Rev. McDonald
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
VFW Installs New Officers And Plans District Meet
W W Baker was installed as Commander of Post 2123 by W S Woodell. Other officers installed included the quartermaster and adjutant. The district meeting will be held at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester on May 7 to elect auxiliary officers and continue the program.
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W. W. Baker
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Virginia
W. S. Woodell
CC. A. Aan
Kefre
C. E. Fix
Paul D. Siman
Hughes Williams
VFW
Department of Officers
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Square Dance 21st Frederick Co So Chubs
Frederick County square dance club marks 21st event with caller Chubs leading a program tonight at the community hall. Proceeds benefit local charity and feature demonstrations by area dancers and guests.
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Frederick Co
Wanted waitresses with experience and references
Help wanted notice seeks six waitresses aged 18 to 40 with experience and references. Apply at Union News Co located in the Greyhound Bus Terminal. Listing appears in the April 18 edition on page 5t.
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Apply Union News Co
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Germans Expect Invasion Storm To Break Soon
Stockholm dispatches from April 8 report Swedish papers quoting Berlin high command spokesmen predicting imminent invasion from the west. British security measures are tightening while RAF bombing wanes, and German circles anticipate successful bridgeheads and possible new weapons to repel allied forces.
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Robert N. Sturdevant
Stockholm
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Alemsm
Voelkischer Beobachter
Ger
Belgium Seen as Highly Populated and Industrial
Belgium with a population of 8.5 million and area of 11 755 square miles is among the most densely populated and highly industrialized nations.
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Belgium
Countries
Raid By Germans Thrown Back Near Cassino Front
Allied positions about four miles from the coast repulsed a German raid while suffering some casualties in the Terelle area. German fire and bombardment intensified along the Garigliano sector as patrols penetrated west of the Sanero river with limited contact.
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Terelle
Sanero
Garigliano
Cassino
Constellation To Be Dwarfed Continued on Page Four
A note indicates the article about the constellation display is continued on page four column three, signaling ongoing coverage of the event and related astronomy details.
Highlights Of World At War
Russia fights in Sevastopol as Soviets close in. Thousands of Axis soldiers feared trapped in Crimea. Aerial bombing in Romania and Cologne raids by British Mosquitoes. Hand to hand fighting near Cassino and Anzio beachheads. Berlin predicts western invasion within weeks. Japanese troops near Bengal Assam rail line. Japs pushed back in jungle. Kurile invasion predicted but date unknown. Bombers pound New Guinea coast and Truk base.
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Sevastopol
Crimea
Balaklava
Dnestr
Associated Press
Russia
Aattle
Burma
Bengal-Assam
Kurile Island
Knox
New Guinea
Truk
Churchill Keeps League Principle For Postwar Peace
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the League of Nations core work should not be lost in postwar peace plans. He noted Hull's speech as helpful and said final decisions would come after the war, with talks on civil air transport viewed as informal and exploratory and aiming for an international conference this year.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
League of Nations
United Nations
Frederick John Bellenger
U. S
Cordell Hull
Hull
Mary
Invasion Possible in Euriles Island Chain
Secretary Knox said invasion of part of the Euriles Island chain north of Japan could be expected some time, though no definite timing. The discussion followed intensified American bombing raids on islands in the chain extending from the Japanese north toward the Kamchatka peninsula.
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Washington
Knox
United States
North Pacific
Kamachatka Peninsula
Frederick County School Board Cuts Budget to Boost Teacher Pay
Frederick County School Board in special session trimmed the 1944-45 budget to 165 115.40 to align with local funds. Officials axed 10 130 37 from the original 175 245 77 and eliminated operating expenses to finance an $8 monthly local raise, alongside an $8 state raise, for all teachers.
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Frederick County School Board
Board of Supervisors
Cernauti At Bucovina Border Convergence
Cernauti, capital of Bucovina, sits where the frontiers of Russia, Romania, and possibly Czechoslovakia converge or run close to each other amid shifting borders and regional tension.
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Cernauti
Bucovina
Russia
Romania
Czechoslovakia
New Successes Against Nippons In South Pacific
Allied air and ground forces reported new successes in their offensives against Japanese bases in the New Guinea region. General MacArthur said a heavy bombing attack on Hollandia blasted airdromes, supply installations, jetties and a coastal vessel. Australian troops advanced toward Madang, possibly evacuations underway. Coastal vessels were destroyed near Vanimo and off Aitape, while Dutch Timor’s Koe pang was hit by Mitchell bombers.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Bogadjim
Madang
Australian Imperial Force
Bogia
Wadke Island
Vanimo
Aitape
Governor Grants Howard Walker 30 Day Reprieve
Governor Darden grants a 30 day reprieve for Howard Walker charged with rape. Counsel consulted with the Governor and an appeal to Judge Burr Harrison of the Winchester Car attorneys was pursued in Walker's interest. A fund has been collected among supporters.
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Darden
Walker
Burr Harrison
Winchester Car
Battle Near Sevastopol Tightens As Axis Evacuation Fails
News dispatches from Moscow report two Russian armies converging to Sevastopol to press an assault on an Axis garrison barricaded in the city. German and Romanian troops are said to be attempting a Dunkirk like withdrawal while battles rage in the docks and surrounding streets.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Sevastopol
Vichy
Pront
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Crimean Pen
Tolbukhin
Yeremenko
Dunkirque
New Red Cross Staff Assistance Chair Named
Mrs. Delmar Robinson is appointed chair of the Red Cross Staff Assistance Corps succeeding Mrs. Lee Odell who becomes Vice-Chair of Volunteer Special Services. Mrs. Daily Slonaker is named Assistant Chairman. A new Staff Assistant course will be offered and an organization meeting set for Friday the 21st at 10 30 a m in the Chamber of Commerce. Local attendees are urged to attend.
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E. E. Harbaugh
Delmar Robinson
Red Cross
Robinson
Lee Odell
Daily Slonaker
Chamber of
Reuss
Wanted Buy Shenandoah Valley Stock Shares
Advertisement seeks to purchase stock from Shenandoah Valley holders. Respond with details to P. O. Box 392. Date note 4 17 10 2.
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Shenandoah Valley
P. O. Box
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