Big Three resume talks as Molotov arrives in Washington
Washington April 23 The Big Three ministers resumed discussions before the San Francisco Conference. Molotov arrived at Stettinius office with Eden present and no progress statements issued yet. The session followed Moscow arrival and greeting in Washington with a formal welcome at the Blair-Lee mansion.
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Washington
San Francisco
Molotov
Stettinius
Anthony Eden
State Department
Andrei Gromyko
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Alexander Cadogan
Archibald Clark-Kerr
Moscow
U. S
Eden
Marshal Stalin
U. S. Army
Blair-Lee
Missing in Action Pfc Alfred Bly Report
Telegram from the War Department informs Mrs S A Bly Route 1 A Win See that her son Pfc Alfred Bly is MIA in Germany since April 2 He served with Hodges First Army Ninth Division and was wounded Oct 11 1944 but returned to duty He enlisted March 1944 trained in Alabama shipped overseas August 1944 He had a sister Cpl Louise Bly WAC at Maxton Air Base NC and a brother Leonard plus several other siblings
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S. A. Bly
Alfred Li Bly
Germany
Hodges
First Army
Ninth Division
Bly
Alabama
Pfc
Cpl
Louise Bly
WAC
Maxton Air Base
N. C
Leonard
Five Winchester Officials To Be Elected This Fall
With filing deadlines looming less than three weeks away, petitions circulate for five Winchester offices. James P. Reardon, W. A. Baker, Charles P. McVicar, P. J. Marshall, and Gibson Baker seek renomination as candidates for commonwealth's attorney city solicitor, city treasurer, commissioner of revenue, city clerk, and city sergeant. Incumbents plan to run again. no opposition expected in the Democratic primary on August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
James P. Reardon
Commonwealth's
W. A. Baker
Charles P. McVicar
P. J. Marshall
Gibson Baker
Public sale of securities in Winchester Virginia
Public sale to be held in front of the county court house in Winchester Virginia on Saturday April 28 at noon. Dunn and Duvall auctioneers act as agents for owners and offer blocks of 246 Berkeley Woolen Co shares 190 Virginia Woolen Co shares 112 Winchester Credit Corp shares.
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Winchester
Virginia
Berkeley Woolen Co
Virginia Woolen Co
Winchester Credit Corp
Dunn & Duvall
State Revenue Notice for Bailey May 1 Deadline
All state income tangible and intangible assessments are due by May 1. Earl S. Bailey Commissioner of Revenue Fred Co will be in the County Court House April 25 26 from 7 to 9 p m to assist in filing incomes and assessments.
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County Court House
Community of Pacific Proposal At San Francisco Conference
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo proposed a regional “community of the Pacific” joining Pacific-bordering nations for mutual defense and cooperation within the United Nations security system. He argued it would counter Japan’s co prosperity sphere and survive only by a superior idea.
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San Francisco
Pacific
United Nations
Carlos P. Romulo
Associated Press
Japan
Greater East Asia
Truman Inspires Nation's Trust Says Sen Byrd
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia praises President Truman after a week in office. Byrd says Truman shows heart and mind, faces grave duties, and has united the nation with confidence. He notes Roosevelt’s memory spurred peace goals and trusts Truman to strive toward them.
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Truman
Sen
Byrd
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Chicago
Trueman
White House
Roosevelt
America
Allied Fifth Army closes on Po River in Italy drive
U S Fifth Army troops push 35 miles north of Bologna toward the Po River as Allied planes ruin 1700 Nazi vehicles yesterday. The advance runs 220 to 240 miles from French American forces advancing into Germany with Bologna to the south. The thrust bypasses Modena and may reach the Po with Bologna within sight though exact lines are not released.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Italy
Germany
Modena
Co. B S
Japs Recapture Kakazu Town In Okinawa Darkness
Japanese troops infiltrated under cover of darkness and retook Kakazu town in western Okinawa from the U S 27th Division. The drive south was described as slow and costly by an officer as Adm Nimitz reported no major changes in lines despite heavy naval air and artillery support.
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Guam
Kakazu
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Light voting expected in local delegate election
Voters in Winchester and Frederick counties and the city prepare to select a delegate to the constitutional convention with no local contest. Commonwealth Attorney J Sloan Kuykendall is the sole candidate for the 25th district.
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Commonwealth
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah
Virginia
Frederick County
Fourty
General Assembly
Warren County
H. F. Minter
Charles Wright
Bridgewater College
Edward Gibson
Culpeper
Loudoun County
Richmond
Horrors Of Nazi Prison Camp Are Indescribable
Eight American congressmen toured Buchenwald in Germany invited by Eisenhower and described the scenes of emaciated prisoners, hanging bodies, crematorium ashes, and a camp overwhelmed by atrocity. They noted improvements since liberation but faced 21 000 still there and thousands more ill, including 800 children and 5 000 patients with typhoid, typhus, and tuberculosis.
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Buchenwald
Germany
Carter Manasco
D-Ala
Rep
Gordon Canfield
N.J
Eisenhower
Britain
Gen
Henry M. Jackson
Twenty Men Report For Induction In Roanoke
Nine Winchester and eleven county men left the city for Roanoke to report for induction into the armed forces. Listed by the Winchester board are Lewis Carpenter Guy Miller Bennie Jones Jr Johnnie Kirk Leroy Cahill Richard Lineburg Otis Stottelmyer James Kremer and Clyde Campbell transferred out for induction. Frederick County board adds John Willey Douglas Russell Alvin Tavenner James Christian Ray Adams Denver DeHaver Mack Gent Suel Vance Herman Allens George Lofton and James Chesn transferred in from Romney.
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Winchester
Roanoke
Winchester Board
Lewis Randolph Carpenter
Guy Woodrow Miller
Bennie H. Jones, Jr
Johnnie Martin Kirk
Leroy F. Cahill
Richard R. Lineburg
Otis R. Stottelmyer
James Henry Kremer
Clyde Sylvas Campbell
Frederick County
Frederick County Board
John David Willey
Douglas Stuart Russell
Alvin Clements Tavenner
James Preston Christian
Ray Clifton Adams
Denver Hershell DeHaver Mack
Suel Vance
Herman Lee Allens
George W Lofton
James William Chesn
Fron
Romney
Radio Equipment Starts To Arrive
The first piece of the Motorola police radio equipment for the city has arrived. The balance is expected within three to four weeks. A co axial antenna will be erected on top of the I O O F Building roof.
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Motorola
City Auto Tags Hit 1 725 Sales, McVicar Says
Commissioner of revenue Charles P. McVicar reports 1 725 city auto tags sold up to Monday morning. Police will start checking for the new tags May 1.
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Charles P. McVicar
Commissioner of Revenue
Dance Round and Square Orchard Win on Wednesday Night
Orchard wins a Wednesday night event titled Dance Round and Square with music by Sonny Fre and His Playboys. The listing notes an April 25 date and credits the group under a 4-23-lp-31 catalog tag.
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Orchard
Sonny Frre
His
Playboys
Hitler Remains In Berlin As Soviet Onslaught Backs Berlin
German broadcasts from Hamburg claim Adolf Hitler stays in Berlin directing the battle from the front. Goebbels is in Berlin and warns Berlin and Prague as bastions that must not fall, with Bolshevik advances described as threatening Europe’s fate.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hamburg
Reich
Fuehrer
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Prague
Bohemia-Moravia
Europe
Germany
Hitler
DNB
Col
Reymann
Bruno Ritter von Hauenschild
Delicious Candys Now Available at Valley New Stand
Candy shop notices new stock at 30 E Piccadilly St. The Valley News Stand advertises fresh sweets arriving on April 13 with daily hours Monday and Thursday at 1 PM.
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Valley Newstand
Piccadilly St
Pri
Berlin battle nears climax as Red Army tightens grip
New York dispatches report Berlin surrounded as Soviet forces push from three sides toward the heart of the city. Red banners fly over damaged blocks while German lines claim a recaptured station and Nazi leaders direct the defense from within Berlin outskirts.
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New York
Moscow
Berlin
Blue Network
London
Greater Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Unter der Linden
Tiergarten
Spandau
Reich
Coepenick
Beelitz
Trebbin
Teltow
Dahlwitz
High Command
Prenzlauer Allee
Potsdam Platz
Havel
Opandale
Charlottenburg
Hamburg
Oranienburg
Henningsdorf
Hennigsdorf
Hitler
Nazi
Fuehrer
Goebbels
Potsdamer Plantz
Landsburg
Frankfurter Strassen
Winchester School clothing drive totals 42117 items
Superintendent Garland R. Quarles announced Winchester schools collected 42117 clothing items, averaging 21 pieces per pupil. He could not yet name the top individual or top room, pending final figure recapitulation and standings.
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Winchester
Garland R. Quarles
Quaries
German Prisoners of War Used For Farm Work in Frederick
The County Agent's office reports a contract to employ German prisoners of war at 30 cents an hour for crop harvesting and emergency farm work. Fifty prisoners are allocated for April and May, eleven for June to August, with a new contract to cover September to November. Farmers listed include Fred Sturm and Harry Butler among others in Frederick and Clarke counties. Prisoner use requires sub contracts with the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association and adherence to terms.
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Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Ing
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Fred Sturm
Beverly Estate
Harry Butler
John Bywaters
A. S. Hewitt
P. W. Plumley
J. M. Pishpaw
W. N. Barret
3Rd Service Command
Patton drives new offensive toward Danube and Regensburg
American forces push toward the Danube as Patton's Third Army drives from the Swiss border to within 128 miles of Regensburg and 125 miles from Linz. Stuttgart and Freiburg fall, Desau surrenders with over 120000 taken, while British and American units close on the Elbe and Bremen areas.
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James M. Long
Paris
George Patton
Hitler
Danube
Munich
Patton
Den
Bian
Regensburg
Ronghold Linz
Redoubt
Pilsen -Prague
Third
Alexander M. Patch
Enannel
Brenner Pass
Lake Constance
Black Forest
Stuttgart
Freiburg
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth
Berch
Dresden
Saxony
Saar
Ardennes
Gers
Dannenberg
Ham
Elbe
Barby
Election Officials in Winchester Call Results Promptly
Election officials in Winchester are urged to report results promptly. The message emphasizes timely updates as ballots are counted and finalized. Local authorities vow across the city to publish results quickly.
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Big 3
Pfe
Alfred L. Bly
Alfred Bly
Earl S. Bailey. Comm. of Revenue
Fred.Co
Po River
U. S. Congress
Don ‘Whitehead
Bulletin
Richard Kasischke
Third Service Command
Rt Medan Dare
First
Opem
Bremen
Des Sau
Des
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