Russians Reach Hangelsberg in Berlin Front Drive
German and DNB dispatches report Soviet forces advancing toward Hangelsberg seven miles east of Berlin within the Hangelsberg forest as the double Berlin battle enters a decisive phase. Russian units push toward Wriezen Proetzel Strenebeck and threaten outer defenses as Americans regroup on the Elbe.
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London
DNB
Hangelsberg
Berlin
Hangelsberg Forest
Max Krull
Elbe
Oder
Neisse
Krull
Hangelsbers
Soviets Close on Berlin as Allies Seize Key Nazi Strongholds
Allied forces push toward Berlin with the Seventh Army entering Nuernberg and French, American units closing on Stuttgart and Strasbourg areas. Hamburg front tightens with German ports under siege. Bremen and Kiel targets loom while normal German resistance collapses across multiple fronts.
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Rottweil
Danube
Lake Constance
Germany
Switzerland
Hitler Lair
Hitler
Stuttgart
Nuernberg
Rhine Crossings Cost Many Lives
Washington reports released by Secretary of War Stimson show U S Army ground forces suffered 47 023 casualties for the Rhine crossing and March battle with 6 214 killed 55 443 wounded and 5 366 missing since D Day 1944 overall U S ground casualties on the Western Front reach 473 215 through March while Allied prisoners taken exceed 2 100 000 and German losses remained high.
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Washington
the Rhine
Stimson
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Western Front
France
Spring Coats Suits Dresses and Hats Sale at N. Loudoun Shop
Ten days of special clearance with 20 percent deductions on spring coats and suits. Dresses priced from 8 10 12 and 14 with values 12.95 to 24.50. Millinery reduced to sale price and spring and summer bags down to 1 to 4.95. Store at 150 N Loudoun St promises quality merchandise and money saving deals.
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Loudoun St
Roosevelt Family Moves Out of White House
The Franklin D. Roosevelt family leaves the White House four days after his burial to make way for Harry S. Truman’s presidency. Mrs. Roosevelt sorts packs and ships belongings from 12 years in office, contending with a will listing hundreds of remembrances for relatives and friends.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Harry S. Truman
Truman May Be Called Upon To Review Strategy
President Truman is stepping into Roosevelt’s place on the Allied high command and may summon field leaders like Nimitz and MacArthur for input before the final assault on Japan. Washington debates two main plans: direct island invasion or blockade and bombing to cripple Japan. If leaders disagree on methods, Truman likely will choose the course.
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Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
Yalta
Churchill
Stalin
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
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Nimitz
MacArthur
Tokyo
High Command
China
Mr. Truman
Big Jap Airfield Is Ripped Up
GUAM April 20 Japanese Atsugi airfield 25 miles southwest of Tokyo was ripped up by P 51 Mustang fighters from Iwo Jima. Eighty four Japanese aircraft were destroyed or damaged as Mustangs strafed the field under heavy antiaircraft fire. Dozens of enemy planes were listed destroyed or damaged on the ground and in the air.
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Guam
Japan
Atsugi
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Boundary guarantees drive for peace organization at San Francisco
Nations push to write boundary guarantees into a peace keeping body with aggression definitions. The proposal faces US and British led power shifts and friction over a more representative Polish government amid Dumbarton Oaks reform debates and a looming United Nations conference.
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Washington
San Francisco
League
United States
Mexico City
Chapultepec
Britain
Russia
China
Security Council
Yalta
Moscow
Red Star
U S Forces Launch Major Offense Across Okinawa
American divisions three, possibly 45,000 troops, push across a four mile front toward Naha in the largest Pacific offensive yet against Japan. The advance, aided by heavy naval and artillery bombardment, sees early gains of 500 to 800 yards on both flanks amid fierce Japanese resistance in tunnels, pillboxes, and dug-in positions.
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AL Dopking
Guam
Okinawa
U. S
Naha
Tenth
Chester W. Nimitz
Machinato
Methodist Conference in Winchester District Raises Subscriptions
About 250 church officials and lay leaders from 31 stations attended the seventy-ninth annual Methodist Church Conference at Mount Jackson. The district reported 112 453 in cash and pledges for the Crusade for Christ, surpassing the 96 000 goal. 507 new church accessions were recorded in the first half of the conference year, slightly below last year’s 594.
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Winchester
Mount Jackson
George S. Lightner
Berryville
R. Orman Bryant
Crusade For Christ
H. B. Slaven
Harrisonburg
A. C. Halvosa
R. W. Tamkin
Strasburg
Noland M. Canter
Golden Cross
T. J. Hawkins
F. T. Pulcher
R. W. Vanderberg
R. B. Moore
Middletown
C. C. Bush
Front Royal
G. 5. Lightner
Object Lessons For Germans In Grave Mound Decree
In Gardelegen on April 20 under U S military decree the citizens were ordered to bury 1 100 slave laborers and political prisoners burned to death. Individual graves six by six by three feet were to be dug at gunpoint if needed, with the grim task to proceed at bayonet point.
Truman Opens Day With 18 Appointments At White House
President Truman leading a busy day by arranging 18 official appointments and several informal meetings. Early visitors included Col James Roosevelt Treasury Secretary Morgen thau Cmdr Edward Scheiberling Dr Howard Rusk and others. A cabinet meeting was set for 2 pm and a 4 pm reception at Blair House honored United Nations delegates.
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Truman
Blair House
Col
James Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Edward Scheiberling
American Legion
Howard Rusk
Army Air Forces Rehabilitation Program
Richard Nacy
Missouri
Ickes
Bailey and Hoey
D-Nc
McKellar
Dtenn
Smith
R-Nj
Stephen Wise
New York
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Byrd
D-Va
Connary
D-Tex
San Francisco
United Nations
Backers push extension of Selective Service amid combat age row
In Washington today backers of a straight extension of the Selective Service law face a Senate fight. Amendments seek to bar 18 year olds from actual combat until six months training. The House passed the extension to May 15, 1946.
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House
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D.tenn
O'Daniel
D.-Tex
Continental United States
World At War Highlights On Multiple Fronts
Western FrontAmericans and French advance on Bavarian positions as Stuttgart encircled and Chemnitz outskirts reached. British near Hamburg suburbs. Canadians ten miles from Utrecht. Russian FrontGerman claims of a major tank battle near Berlin as Red Army nears Neisse and Oder lines. Soviets push in Czechoslovakia. Italian FrontBritish seize Portomaggiore. Americans near Pianura south of Bologna. Pacif ic fronts Cotabato Mindanao Balabacan Island and Iwo Jima action. Burma oilfield town Chauk.
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Associated Press
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Nuernberg
U.S
Stuttgart
Third Army
Chemnitz
Hamburg
Utrecht
Berlin
Neisse
Moscow
Red Army
Oder
Czechoslovakia
Pacific Front
Cotabato
Mindanao
Balabac Island
Borneo
Okinawa
Io Jima
Burma
Chauk
Citizens Warned To Take Better Care Of Ration Books
Public notice warns citizens to safeguard ration books amid rising requests for replacements. Applicants may need to appear before the board with extra proof of loss or mutilation, and the board may delay replacements up to sixty days if negligence is found.
Bingo South End Fire Co Frid ay Night Prize Night
Fire company hosts a bingo game Friday night April 13 1945 at 8 30 pm with a 150 door prize and additional prizes announced throughout the evening. Proceeds support the fire department and community funds.
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South End Fire Co
Pritf
Blood Donor Clinic 12th in Winchester May 2 to 4
The Red Cross Blood Donor Service announces the twelfth Winchester clinic to be held May 2 to 4 in the Presbyterian Church annex. Registration runs daily 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Room 22 over People's Drug Store. volunteers can also register by phone. Eligible donors aged 18 to 59 weighing at least 110 pounds are urged to participate.
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Winchester
Frederick County
McSherry Lupton
Army
Navy
People’s Drug Store
North
Loudoun Street
Japanese Employ Death by Own Action Tactics To Murder Yanks
8-Sgt. Bob Allen reports from TE SHIMA April 19 that Japanese soldiers adopt suicide-style tactics including bombs strapped to themselves and hand thrown mortars. The 77th Division fighters describe cave to cave warfare as snipers hide for hours before renewed attacks.
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Grant MacDonald TE Shima
Bob Allen
Associated Press
Reuters
Weekend Forecast Promises Sunshine Across Most Areas
The extended forecast from April 12 to 25 predicts fair weather in the southern portion over the weekend with possible showers in the north. Zone 5 expects fair Saturday and likely Sunday with rain returning by Monday and a return to fair conditions by Wednesday as temperatures stay near normal in the south.
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W. Virginia
Plaza reopening plans surface for new Winchester location
Friends and customers of The Plaza announce a new opening at a distant Front Royal road site miles from Winchester. The Acadia Phone 4080 4-19-Lp-2t appears in the notice.
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Mom
Winchester
Front Royal
Acadia
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