Gas rationing plans spark denial of 2 1 2 to 5 gallon figure
Press reports on the proposed price rationing set May 15 for eastern motorists. Ickes and Henderson sparred over expected allowances with Ickes saying no cut is guaranteed while officials warned of higher prices and limited fuel availability. The plan aims to curb nonessential driving as war demands rise.
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Leon Henderson
Ickes
Henderson
Production Board
Philadelphia
New York
W. P
Office of Apply Priorities and Allocations Board
District of Columbia
No Uniforms At Drill Tomorrow For Company 115
All men of Company 115 WPF were ordered by Capt W A to attend a lecture and talk without uniforms, scheduled for tomorrow.
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Company 115
WPF
W. A. Time
War bonds urged as defense campaign begins May Day
MA Winchester argues defense bonds should be called war bonds and a new sale campaign starts May 1. He notes rubber conservation is essential for military and civilian needs and warns about rubber shortages, citing cross-border tire purchases as a concern.
Lions' Fun Festival at Winchester Armory
Tonight at 8 p m a Lions event offers cash prizes at Winchester Armory. The community festival promises entertainment and contests with prize money for winners.
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Winchester Armory
Blackout Daylight Alerts Ordered By Gov Darden
Governor Darden issued executive order No 69 directing one test blackout and one daylight practice per month for eight counties 16 cities and four towns to govern activities during blackouts and air raid alarms under 1942 legislation.
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Richmond
Darden
General Assembly
Blackout orders pending for Winchester volunteers sought
Grover Cooper, chief air raid warden, announced no blackout orders yet for Winchester and called a Monday 8 PM meeting for air raid wardens not yet fingerprinted. He requested 130 volunteers for fire watcher duty and urged all willing men to attend.
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Anderson
Grover Cooper
Winchester
Cooper
Local blackout orders issued for several Virginia towns
J H Wyse state coordinator announces the blackout orders become effective after 12 o'clock midnight April 24. Communities listed include Danville Fredericksburg Hampton News Norfolk Petersburg Radford Winchester and towns Pulaski Orange County. Citizens to wear proper identification cards or arm bands during the monthly test and practice periods.
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J. H. Wyse
Danville
Fredericksburg
Hamport News
Norfolk
Petersburg
Radford
Winchester
Pulaski
Orange Song
County And City Registration Day Set For April 27
County and city registration day scheduled for Monday April 27. Men who are 45 by February 16 1942 and not yet 65 by April 27 1942 must register. An additional registration will occur later for ages 18 to 20. Local employers such as Whadleter Woolen Company and National Fruit Products are asked to ensure their workers register. Registration sites will be open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at listed schoolhouses.
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Ce Ee Pany
Whadleter Woolen Company
National Fruit Products
Sugar Trade Registration Planned at Handley High
Registration for sugar trade and industrial users will be held April 28 and 29 at Handley high school from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Retailers wholesalers institutions and industrial users within Winchester limits may register. registrants must bring business details including weekly meat fruit and vegetable sales and November 1941 sugar deliveries.
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Handley High School
Winchester
Jefferson Street
Enerontmate Ee
Gas rationing may force many stations to close
Local distributors foresee widespread station closures if May 15 rationing begins, with fixed charges and rents eroding profits. Some dealers report ample bulk gasoline while others warn of a car sales slump as tires and rubber supply woes persist.
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Narecearo
Washington State
Ibberars
Land backs national war labor policy for shipyards
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land urged a national policy to stabilize labor management in shipyards to end internal agitation over the closed shop. He testified before the Senate Defense Investigating Committee that morale-driven changes could boost production by 12.5 percent this year and 25 percent next year, and warned that slowdowns impede output though strikes are not seen as a major issue.
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Washington
Emory S. Land
Land
The
Marine Commission
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Commission
Burton
Ohio
United States
Sugar Selling To Stop April 27
OPA officials said sugar selling will halt as planned on April 27 and all retail stocks will remain frozen. The move aims to prevent a last minute rationing rush and give retailers time to adjust stocks for rationed sales.
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Washington
OPA
Reas
Captain Wray Reports for Duty in Army Service
Captain Wray of Berryville, a First World War veteran, reported for active duty with the U A Wray unit. The Star mentions her volunteering for service where she operates, marking recent enlistment and ongoing military involvement.
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Wray
Berryville
Governor's
U. A
The
Star
Soviet Reply on German Reserves and Second Front Question
Soviet spokesman S A Lozovsky said Germany has 1 900 000 reserves drawn from youths 17 18 workers in vital industries and subjugated lands to fight the Soviet Union. He noted no change in Soviet Japanese relations and withheld comment on a new second front.
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Kuibyshev
United Nations
Red Army
S. A. Lozovsky
Lozovsky
Lozovosky
Luebeck
Baltic
Augsburg
Germany
Russia
Japan
Stalin
Naotake Sato
Tokyo
Lieutenant Pennypacker Flees Cape Patrol in Fortresses
Lieutenant Jack Pennypacker, trained at Blacksburg and an SVA graduate, was commissioned nine months ago and now flies a Flying Fortress on detached service off the coast of South America. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A S Pennypacker of Merriman's Lane.
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Jack Pennypacker
Army Air Corps
Uncle Sam
South America
Lieut
Pennypacker
SVA
Blacksburg
A. S. Pennypacker
Merriman’s Lane
Baptist Mission Meeting Concludes 44th Annual Union Session
The 44th annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of Shenandoah Baptist Association ended at Boyce Baptist Church Virginia this afternoon. Mrs. E. G. Ayers of Winchester presided. Theme was Spare Not with discusses by Eva Sanders missionary from Ogbomosho Africa and Lucy Smith from Shanghai, China outlining regional conditions and problems.
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Woman’s Missionary Union
Shenandoah Baptist Association
Baptist Church
Boyce
E. G. Ayers
Winchester
Eva Sanders
Ogbomoso
Africa
Lucy Smith
Shanghai
China
Two Men Accepted For Ordnance Unit
Paul F. Rosenberger said two local Valley Service employees Fred S. Hunt and Harry Callan have been accepted for the 302nd Ordnance Regiment and recommended for sergeant. Several others have applied and gone to Richmond for physicals, with about a dozen volunteers so far. Interested skilled men may contact Rosenberger at 18 South Braddock Street between 7 and 9 p.m. to join the unit slated for overseas duty after activation.
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Paul F. Rosenberger
302Nd Ordnance Regiment
Fred S. Hunt
Harry Callan
Valley Service
Richmond
Rosenberger
South Braddock Street
British Bombers Renew Attacks On German Areas
British bombers renewed air raids last night on the Rhineland and Le Havre docks as part of an interrupted offensive. Four bombers are reported missing while Berlin claims damage to residential areas and civilian casualties. Anti aircraft fire and sporadic raids continued along the coast and Thames estuary with no major damage reported.
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London
Rhineland
le Havre
Air Ministry
Boulogne
England
St. George
Berlin
DNB
Germany
English Channel
Dover Strait
Thames Estuary
English
St. Geroge
Zeebrugge
Bruges Canal
Mouth
Daily Express
Public Sale Belle C Fisher Personal Property
Public sale notice for Belle C Fisher personal property listed in second section on page 12 with details unreadable in fragments.
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Belle C. Fisher
Burma Battle Deepens as Laikaw Falls to Japanese
AP reports a sharp Burma crisis as Chinese and British troops retreat from Laikaw after a 40 mile push by Japanese. Japanese reinforcements surge northward while Madagascar faces mass arrests of De Gaulle’s Free French amid Vichy denials and diplomatic rupture talk.
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Associated Press
Burma
India
Salween
Laikaw
Laikan
Vichy 5
Vichy
Moscow
Touloun
Germany
London
Charles de Gaule
Madagascar
Catrane
Val
Union Bank Directors Re-elected At Annual Meeting
The Union Bank stockholders met at the North Loudoun street banking house with broad participation. Directors J. Fred Thwaite Charles P. Mc Vicar John H. Rosenberger Colone a Kenny Goode H. K. Benham and Llewellyn Jackson were re-elected for the year. Officers will be named at a board meeting next Monday.
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The
Union Bank
Loudoun Street
J. Fred Thwaite
Charles P. McVicar
John H. Rosenberger
Coleane A Kenny § Goode
H. K. Benham
Llewellyn Jackson
Germans Free 20 French Hostages Amid Tense Clashes
In Vichy on July 23, Germany ordered the release of 20 French hostages held in reprisal for alleged French aid to British commandos in the March St Nazaire raid. Earlier Paris Brittany and other regions saw outbreaks and executions totaling at least 123 French lives since April 1, with 96 linked to officials’ interventions.
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Vichy
Ril
St. Nazaire
Paris
Brittany
Normandy
Ernst von Schaumburg
No Treating Law Is Proposed In Britain
London April 23 The no treating law forbidding drinks on the house was proposed again in the House of Commons to cut down consumption of beer and spirits in pubs. Home Secretary Herbert Morrison said the government had considered the idea but decided it
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Grand
Herbert Morrison
Six County Selectees Leave for Fort Meade
Six county selectees depart here tomorrow to be inducted into the army at Fort Meade Maryland. The group includes Alton Phillip Ashley Clearbrook Clarke H. Kerns Sell Mt. Williams Hetzel Asbury Lewis Route 3 Winchester.
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Army
Fort Meade
Alton Phillip Ashley
Clearbrook
Clarke H. Kernssell
Mt. Williams
Hetzel Asbury Lewis
Route 3
Winchester
Hats on Sale Friday and Saturday at Yeakley Store
Mary S. Yeakley advertises hat discounts from a quarter to one third off on Friday and Saturday. The notice appears on page 11 of section 1. Pages indicate a local merchant promotion urging customers to shop early for best selection.
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Priday and
Saturda
Mary S. Yeakley
Executor's Sale of 9-room Residence at Cork Street
Executor's sale of the late Mrs Blanche Hardesty residence at No 120 Cork Street in front of Court House. The 9 room house will be offered at Noon on Saturday May 2. The sale is conducted by the executor and forms part of the estate settlement.
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Blanche Hardesty
Cork Street
Court House
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Thurs
Union of South Africa
France
Timor
Pierre Laval
South Africa
Axis
Durban
Brazzaville
Free French West Africa
Nigeria
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Laval
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Mae Island
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Wainwright
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