Stimson Reports Air Invasion Of Reich Continues
Secretary of war Stimson stated in Washington that Allied aerial invasion of Germany continues with rising pressure and declining enemy resistance. He cited a 20 percent drop in German fighter plane production since January and warned of critical periods ahead while noting strong Allied air efforts in the Pacific and in Asia. He added Soviet air operations now near overlap with Italy based raids and said Japanese holdings from the Caroline Islands to Kuriles are within range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Asia
Italy
Galaiti
Romania
Ploesti
Southwest Pacific
Caroline Islands
Kuriles
Burma-India
Imphal Plain
Kohima
Imphal
Balkans Hit Again and Allied Bombing Flushes France
Allied air offensives widen with Marauder bombers striking in northern France under RAF and Dominion escorts. Italy-based raids hit Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as 6,000 planes dropped 9,000 tons in 36 hours, while Berlin reports isolated enemy raids over Germany and English coast.
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Balkans
Romania
France
Sevastopol
London
RAF
Dominion
Balkan
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Hitler
Europe
Sofia
Berlin
Germany
Dover Strait
Vichy
Paris
Rouen
Italy
Rome
Navy supply bill soars to record 32.6 billion approval
A Senate appropriations subcommittee swiftly approved a 32.645 billion navy supply bill, the largest ever, only trimming 2.4 million from House totals. Chairman Overton said reductions are minor and no effect on navy strength. The bill stood at 32.647 million as it left the House last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations
House
Overton
D-La
Royal Navy Attacks Sabang and Sumatra Airfield
Allied air sea force strikes Japanese base at Sabang and an airfield at Sumatra’s northern tip at dawn. The operation, directed by Admiral Somerville, lacks allied losses and signals a new capability after Mountbatten’s move to Ceylon. The Tokyo radio reports Tojo’s high level meeting on urgent problems.
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Teast Asia Headquarters
Nay
Ceylon
Sabang
Sumatra
Lord Louis Mountbatten
New Delhi
Dutch East Indies
Islands
James Somerville
Indian Ocean
Burma
Comunique
Tojo
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
U. S
Somerville
Richard Pierse
Mountbatten
R.A P
R. C.A.F
Colombo
Bay of Bengal
Allied Troopers Forcing Through Jap Roadblocks
Allied forces push through Japanese roadblocks near Kohima and Dimapur as efforts hinge on relieving the Kohima garrison. In parallel British and Indian troops advance from Imphal into surrounding jungles and hills while mounting a final assault plan gathers in Calcutta with Mountbatten’s Southeast Asia HQ shift.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Kohima
India
Imphal
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Wararup
Kamaing
Calcutta
Bengal- Assam
Tank
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Score
Capon Bridge High presents Blues on the Run play
Capon Bridge High School seniors stage Blues on the Run a three act comedy this Friday at 8 pm in the school auditorium. The local performance promises hearty laughs and a lively evening for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
Capon Bridge High
Wanted used electric appliances for top cash
Ed Molden Electrical Appliance Store advertises top cash prices for used electric appliances. Visit 15 S Loudoun or call 5702 for quotes. Tuesday and Thursday only.
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Ed Molden Electrical Appliance
S. Loudoun
When Its Apple Blossom Time
Orchardists forecast apple bloom in the valley from April 25 to 30 with peak near the end of the period. Cherry blossoms are expected about the same time. Dr Walter S Hough of Winchester Laboratory notes peach and pear bloom peaked this week and cold weather has not harmed fruit.
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Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Shoes Made For Marine Get Custom Pair For GI
Pocatello Idaho April 20 The post office reversed a refusal to ship size 15EE brogans to Marine Pfc Lawrence I Hanson in the south Pacific He had worn out boots during canal and Gilbert Islands duty officials learned of his plight and a local shoe company president had a custom pair made as a gift to him
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Pocatello
Idaho
Marine Pfc
Lawrence I. Hanson
South Pacific
Postoffice
Associated Press
Hanson
Gilbert Islands
Held On Charges Of Car Thefts
Two youths from a Pennsylvania school are jailed in Harrisonburg on auto theft charges after being arrested in Franklin West Virginia. One suspect, Harry White 23 of Homestead Park Pa, was wounded while escaping. The other, Freeman Dixon 17 of Towanda Pa, is held in jail. The pair allegedly stole cars in Woodstock Harrisonburg and Winchester Virginia and abandoned them when fuel ran out.
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Harrisonburg
Sam H. Callender
Rockingham County
Puteuptounia
Woodstock
Winchester
Harry White
Homestead Park
W A. Propst
Pendleton County
Franklin
W. Va
Freeman Dixon
Towanda
Harrisburg
Virginia
Mine Owners Agree to Retroactive $40 Payment for Miners
Secretary Ickes said most soft coal operators will pay $40 retroactively to miners if no extra legal liability or penalty is incurred. He noted the Pennsylvania anthracite mines may terminate in about two weeks as government operators prepare. The War Labor Board approved a contract between United Mine Workers and operators, subject to Stabilization Director Vinson.
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Washington
Ickes
Istunien Guenter
Pennsylvania
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Fred M. Vinson
Vinsonickes
State Urges Civic Contest Adoption in War Bond Drive
The State War Finance Committee urges adoption of the civic competition used in Winchester to promote War Bonds. R Barney, local chairman, says the plan boosted past drives and may be used again for the June Fifth War Loan. A statewide Richmond meeting is set for May 9 to finalize quotas and campaign details. The United Daughters of the Confederacy receive a Minuteman citation for systematic War Bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State War Finance Committee
Virginia
Civic Club
R. Barney
Winchester
Barney
Richmond
H. Clay deGrange
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Minuteman
Craftsmen Needed At Army Hospital In Martinsburg
An urgent call goes out for skilled artists and craftsmen to volunteer at Baker Hospital in Martinsburg West Virginia. Interested individuals should call 6502 or visit Room 22 at People’s Drug Store on Friday April 24 between 10 am and 5 pm to join the volunteer service group.
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Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lee Odell
Peoples Drug Store
Tegk Services County
Auction of 6 Farmers and Merchants Bank shares
Auctioneer I Brumback will auction six shares of Farmers and Merchants Bank stock in front of the Court House on Saturday April 22 at 12 o clock noon. The notice appears in the public sale listing.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Court House
Ae I. Brumback
World At War Highlights From The Front
World War II roundup reports massive Allied air raids on Plovdiv and Rome. Burma sees progress toward Kohima and Imphal, while Cassino and Sevastopol host intense fighting. Allied naval air power strikes Dutch East Indies as Pacific fleets target Pacific islands.
German Magna Charta Aims for Europe Under Nazi Leadership
Lisbon April 20 The Nazi plan to proclaim a Magna Charta for Europe seeks to assure Europeans their postwar social and economic chaos would be eased under German leadership while avoiding Bolshevik social justice. Proposals discussed at Bad Salzbrunn drew on Quisling economists and European theorists in a 17 point compromise program.
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Wade Werner Lisbon
Europe
Bad Salzbrunn
Silesia
Hitler
48 Hour War Time Work Week Ordered in Winchester Area
Regional Director Harry E. Treide ordered a 48 hour minimum war time work week in the Winchester Front Royal Labor Market Area effective May 15. The measure affects local employers shifting from 40 hour weeks, following a Labor Market study and executive orders.
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Winchester
Winchester Front Royal
Harry E. Treide
Pany
Virginia
O'Sullivan
Winchester Woolen Company
Oscar
George D. Delo
WMC
Delo
Fall Presbytery To Be Held Here
The fall meeting of the Winchester Presbytery will occur in the city in mid September after Synod. The 150th anniversary will be celebrated with fitting ceremonies at the Old Stone Church where the Presbytery formed in 1794. Leaders include Rev. A. B. Mann, Rev. C. Irving Lewis, Rev. Robert L. Vining, Rev. John Bernard. laymen Dr. William C. VanMetre and Judge G. W. McCauley. alternates W. J. B. Houser and O. B. Weber.
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Winchester
Berkeley Springs
Old Stone
A. B. Mann
Thomas
C. Irving Lewis
Charles Town
Robert L. Vining
Piedmont
John Bernard
Hancock, Md
William C. VanMetre
Keyser
G. W. McCauley
Moorefield
W. J. B. Houser
Bakerton
O. B. Weber
Caroline Chain Attacked From Both Ends In Pacific Raids
Allied headquarters report raids on Ponape in the central Pacific and Woleai at the western end of the Caroline Islands. Liberators hit Satawan with 27 tons of bombs, while airfields at Babo Mas Cluer gulf Manokwari Waren and Moemi were raided despite bad weather. Dauntlesses Avengers and Airacobras bombed Rabaul with 94 tons aimed at runways guns and dumps.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Caroline Islands
Philippines
Central Pacific
Ponape
South Pacific
Woleai
Unique
Satawan
Carolines
W. Nimitz
W. Nimitz Who Aas Told of Naval Search Plane Attacks On Pakin
Ulul
Truk
Pearl Harbor
Solomons
Neuber
New Guinea
Babo
Mas Cluer Gulf
Manokwari
Waren
Moemi
Geelvink Bay
Dauntlesses
Avengers
Judge To Hear Counsel For Walker Tuesday
Judge Burr P. Harrison will hear counsel for Howard Walker a local negro confined at the State penitentiary in Richmond on Tuesday April 25 at 1 o'clock in Corporation Court. Walker confessed rapist who was sentenced to die on April 28 was given a 30 day reprieve by Governor Darden to allow counsel to be heard. It is expected a petition may be entertained but contents are not public.
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Burr P. Harrison
Howard Walker
State Penitentiary
Richmond
Walker
Darden
Harrison
Wanted six waitresses with experience and references
Help wanted notice from Union News Co at Greyhound Bus Terminal seeking six waitresses aged 18 to 40 with experience and references. Apply in person at the terminal.
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Apply Union News Co
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Sevastopol siege battles and enemy retreat efforts
Soviet press reports from Moscow describe Sevastopol under heavy attack with only a small portion of the enemy escaping by ships. Minelaying and bombardments increase while Soviet tanks maneuver through obstacles in a bid to seal the Crimean city amid intense fighting and retreats. German air power and counterattacks broaden the battlefield as Lwow bombings continue and Red Army gains in the Crimea are noted. A shop notice at 216 N Loudoun St announces closure until further notice.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Red Star
Rommania
Chhereen
Red Army
Romania
United States
Britain
Hitler
London
Old Poland
Fedyukhiny Heights
Sevasto-pol
Lwow
Stanislawow
Nadworna
Pedyukhiny Heights
Chernay
Sakharnya Galovka
Inkerman Valley
Communiqte
Sev
Clearance sale suits coats 1/4 to 1/2 off
Margaret L Hodgson hat and dress shop advertises a clearance sale on suits and coats with discounts from twenty five to fifty percent. The notice highlights savings across items and invites shoppers to visit the shop.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
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Royal Navy
Army Hospital
The
Cassino
Russia
Sevastopol von Ees
Southwest
Quisling
Fall
Caroline
Turner Sencindiver
N. Loudoun St
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