Kiska Island Bombed in 15 Raids in One Day
Navy reports 15 separate air raids by Liberator B-24s B-25 Mitchells P-38s and P-40s on Kiska Island in the North Pacific. Attacks hit the main camp runway and defenses and started fires. In Bougainville and the Solomons allied planes struck Kahili Tonolei Munda and Kieta bases and ships.
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Washington
Kiska Island
Navy
South Pacific
Kieta
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Tonolei Harbor
Bougainville
Kahili
Shortland Island
Avengers
Dauntless
Douglas
Munda
North Pacific
Kiska
Liberator
British Bombers Raid Baltic Ports Stettin Rostock
Heavy British bombers attacked Stettin and Rostock while Mosquitoes struck Berlin in widespread raids. The air ministry said 31 planes are missing and noted mine laying, rail and coastal shipping attacks, with Heinkel Works at Rostock targeted and weather favorable for operations.
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London
Baltic
Stettin
Rostock
Berlin
Air Ministry
RAF
Heinkel Works
Heinkel and Neptune
Heinkel
Presidents Roosevelt and Avila Camacho meet in Monterrey talk of shared security
On April 21 in Monterrey Mexico President Roosevelt and President Avila Camacho held talks continuing from a gala dinner. They discussed mutual interdependence and aims for security and opportunity while avoiding disclosure of details for security reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
Avila Camacho
Monterrey
Mexico
United States
Nuevo Leon
S . Pittsburgh
Sierra Madre
Bingo at Sarah Zane Hall This Thursday Night
The weekly bingo event at Sarah Zane Hall runs Thursday at 8 30 p m with doors opening early and a ten dollar door prize. Proceeds or further details not provided.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Exclusive Wallpaper and Tile Yard Listing at Piccadilly St
An advertisement for Hill Yard’s exclusive wallpaper washable and varnished tiles located on Piccadilly Street. Promotes durable finishes suitable for home interiors and suggests showroom availability for selection and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillyard’s
Piccadilly St
Great National Character Born of Mutual Suffering
Editorial argues for increased production of ships and war materials to secure an early Allied victory. It warns Hitler may defend Europe with fortified lines while relying on submarines, and stresses expanding shipyards to outrun U boat losses as crews are hard to replace. Page 2 continues.
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Britain
America
United Nations
Hitler
Europe
Lightning Strikes Farm Barn Killing Two Cattle Near City
A severe storm near Winchester brought 2.89 inches of rain since Saturday and an electrical strike damaged wires at the George Kern dairy barn. The bolt jumped to cattle stalls, killing two cows and injuring another, while the barn avoided fire. The Kernes released remaining cattle to the open. The Glen Burnie estate tenant house was struck as the storm peaked.
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Winchester
George Kern
Senseney Road
Glen Burnie
Teachers Not Frozen in War Job Ruling
Front superintendent says teachers in the state are not affected by a wartime worker freeze and expects no salary cuts. He notes no indication teachers feel concerned and recalls existing salary provisions may cover teachers under the policy. He cites Washington as saying superintendents remain key men.
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Lancaster
Washington
Corsages for Easter Orders Open at Flower Shop
The Flower Shop urges customers to place corsage orders now for Easter weekend. Limited stock and early deadlines imply possible late orders after Saturday.
Wallpaper Shipment At Hillyard’s Piccadilly St
Large shipment of wallpaper arrives at Hillyard's on Piccadilly Street with no price changes noted. Advertisement mentions pattern varieties and multiple listed catalog codes.
Winchester Presbytery Ends Spring Meeting in Romney
The Winchester Presbytery adjourned its spring session in Romney, West Virginia after naming commissioners to the General Assembly in Montreal next month. The meeting featured devotions, Evangelism reports, and a doctrinal sermon on fellowship and world peace. Memorials were presented for Rev. Charles Ghiselin and Rev. R B Woodworth. communion was conducted by Rev. Carlyle McDonald and Rev. James M. Blanton. Dr. L Wilson Jarman spoke on Christian education.
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Petersburg
W. Va
A. O. Price
Visitation
Charles C Consert
Front Royal
Presbytery
R. B. Woodworth
Burlington
George W. Heaton
Springfield
R B. Woodworth
Charles Ghiselin
Shepherdstown
Carlyle McDonald
Kernstown
James M. Blanton
Berkeley Springs
L. Wilson Jar- Man
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Swank Menu For U. S. President Swank Menu For U. S. President
Aboard Roosevelt train on April 21 Monterrey hosted by President Avila Camacho for a banquet for the U S president includes cream of chicken soup with almonds and asparagus filet of sea bass with shrimp chicken with an elaborate sauce beef filet pique harlequin sherbet champagne mineral water coffee and related beverages.
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Avila Camacho
Mexico
Monterrey
Nitrate of Soda Car Arriving This Week
F A Shryock Co announces a nitrate of soda car arriving this week by rail. No advance in prices for paints enamel varnish wallpaper available at Hill yard’s Piccadilly Street. Contact phone 5133.
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F. A. Shryock Co
Hillyard's
Piccadilly St
Weather Hits Virginia Crops With Cold and Snow
The Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service reports a week of cold snowy and windy weather through April 17 delaying farm work by eleven days and slowing spring oats planting at 67 percent. Peach damage from heavy freezes is widespread with some orchards nearly a total loss. Pears plums and cherries show severe damage while apples suffer in non commercial areas. Strawberry blooms were killed delaying harvest but likely not lowering yield.
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Richmond
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Stephens City Baseball Players To Meet Thursday
Stephens City Va April 21 A meeting of all men interested in playing baseball with the Stephens City Independents will be held Thursday night at 8 oclock in the Agricultural Building of Stephens City High School. It is hoped all old players and as many newcomers as possible will attend the meeting.
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Stephens City
Stephens City Independents
Stephens City High School
Easter Flowers at Hillyards Piccadilly St Shop
The Flower Shop offers a wallpaper display for a room 10 by 12 feet with ceiling and border at 1.50 dollars. Hydrangeas tulips azaleas violets caleeoerias spireas rose plants cinerarias listed among flowers.
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Hillyard
S. Piccadilly St
M Arthur Warns Again Of Japan s Growing Might
Allied writers in Australia report General MacArthur's spokesman warning that Japan's air and ground power in the southwest Pacific is rapidly increasing and the front in Australia is becoming more menacing. The note comes as Allied gains, including the sinking of a 6,000-ton ship at Wewak New Guinea, are noted amid ongoing operations against a nine-ship Japanese convoy.
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Allied
Australia
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
New Guinea
MacArthur
Nephew of Sts. Sgt Bradford Reported Killed in Action
Lost In Action nephew of William Heckrotte of 327 Fairview Avenue Sts. Sgt Edward A. Bradford formerly resided here has been reported killed in action in North Africa death occurring on March 31. Bradford was a bombardier credited with releasing the first bombs to fall on German soil from an American plane. He attended Handley High School while living with Mr and Mrs Heckrotte.
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William Heckrotte
Fairview Avenue
Edward A. Bradford
North Africa
Bradford
Handley High School
Heckrotte
British Submarine Thunderbolt Presumed Lost
The admiralty announced Thunderbolt formerly Thetis is overdue and presumed lost after foundering on trials June 1, 1939 with 99 lives lost. The vessel was raised and renamed Thunderbolt, displacing 1,090 tons with a crew of 53.
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Condon
Admiralty
Thunderbolt
Thetis
Thunerbolt
Allen Brothers Serve Abroad as Rain Delays Farm Work
Lewis Allen and his brother Howard serve in the American Field Service with Lewis stationed unseen in Syria and Howard active in North Africa. Douglas Allen stays at Ft Eustis Va with the 7th Anti Aircraft Battalion while the family faces heavy rains causing delays in spring farming across Clarke county and forecasts frost tonight heightening fruit grower anxiety.
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Lewis Allen
L. M. Allen
Howard
Syria
North
Africa
Allen
Douglas
Ft. Eustis
University of Virginia
Violent Fighting Over Important Russian Height
Russian forces report heavy fighting in the Kuban delta above Novorossiysk as German troops bolster infantry, tanks, and air power. Red Star dispatch cites intensified artillery and air bombardment from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov with casualties and damaged aircraft.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Kuban
Novorossisk
Red Star
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
Prada
Communist Party
Dedication Program for Berryville Basket Plant Flag
Exercises marking the dedication of the service men's flag at the Berryville Basket Company plant will be held Sunday May 2. E Blackburn Moore will be the speaker and the program will take place at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville Basket Company
E. Blackburn Moore
Colonial Beauty Shop Closes For Renovations This Week
The Colonial Beauty Shop will close for renovations from Monday April 26 to Saturday May 1 inclusive. No advance price changes noted. The notice appears alongside Hillyard's Piccadilly St wallpaper store listings in the valley.
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Hillyard’s
Piccadilly St
Battles on 10 Mile Front Press Rommel Defenses
Allied dispatch reports British Eighth Army advancing about two miles north in the Djebel Gard area near Enfidaville while fighting on a 10 mile front persists. Enfidaville captured. four counter attacks repulsed as air raids and weather aid Montgomery's push in Tunisia.
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Rommel
North Africa
Eighth Army
Djebel Gard
Enfidaville
Bernard L. Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
Tunis-Bizerte
Bernard L. Montgomerys
First Army
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erwin Rommell
Jurgen von Arnim
Northwest African Air Force
Palermo
Sicily
Folkes Murder Trial Opens With 12-Person Jury
In Albany Oregon a jury of eight women and four men begins deliberations in the murder trial of Robert E. Lee Folkes the 20 year old diner cook accused of killing Martha Virginia James aboard a Southern Pacific sleeper car. The state seeks the death penalty. Folkes pleads not guilty claiming he was in the galley preparing breakfast when she was stabbed.
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Albany
Ore
Robert E. Lee Folkes
Martha Virginia James
L. G. Lewelling
Suthern Pacific Limited
Norfolk
Folkes
For Beauty Value Variety in Wallpaper
Huillyard'sdilly presents wallpaper options showcasing value and variety on display. The feature highlights patterns, textures, and finishes across multiple lines to suit different rooms and styles.
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Huillyard’s
Dilly St
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Mediterranean
Prome
Italy
Sermo
Naples
Messina
Isalerno
Malta
Genveryl
Allies
Straits of
Tunisia
International
Navy Department
Pacific
Romney
W. A. Wilkerson
Carolina Church
U. S
M’ Arthur
By Ern Haugland
E. A. Bradford
Clarke County
By Wes Gallagher
Tury
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