Germans Seize Railways As Athens Threatened In Greece
German forces claim full control of railways and highways and press toward Athens via Thebes, while British expeditionary troops fight a desperate rearguard action around Thermopylae. Berlin reports heavy bombing as ships sink and BEF clings to defensive lines amid chaotic battlefield reports from Athens and Cairo.
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Athens
Thebes
Berlin
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Thermoplyne Pass
Thermopylae
Balkans
London
BEF
Hitler
Middle East
Cairo
Patrons Form Miller School Parent-Teacher Association
MA Winchester praises Miller School patrons for forming a Parent-Teacher Association to unite patrons and pupils from multiple communities. The article urges cooperative work on goals including beautifying the school grounds with native shrubs and trees at little to no cost.
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Miller School
Pleasant Task to Line Up Princesses for Apple Blossom Festival
Pleasant Task getting princesses lined up for the eighteenth Apple Blossom festival to be held May 1 and 2. Start with Miss Natalie Sanford of Danville representing Averett College Miss Kitty Keyton of Montgomery Alabama a princess from Arlington Hall Junior College and Miss Mary Alice Finch of Houston Texas representing Warrenton Country School of Warrenton.
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Natalie Sanford
Danville
Averett College
Kitty Keyton
Montgomery
Ala
Arlington Hall Junior College
Arlington
Mary Alice Finch
Houston
Texas
Warrenton Country School
Warrenton
Fete Broadcast Saturday Night on WRVA
The Apple Blossom festival will air Saturday evening from 17 45 to 8 00 on WRVA Richmond with C Ridgely White at the microphone. He will outline May 1 and 2 events in Winchester and present a brief city history and local places of interest. Walter Bishop and Irvin Abelhoff organize the program and the feature parade on day two.
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WRVA
Richmond
C. Ridgely White
Winchester
White
Walter Bishop
Irvin Abelhoff
O'Sullivan Plans to Reopen Assonet Mass Plant
O'Sullivan Rubber Company eyes reopening its Assonet Massachusetts plant after 15 months closed. Earl Bunting says supplies for shoe manufacturers in New England will be shipped from Assonet to improve service, with uncertain local employment impact.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Assonet
Mass
Earl Bunting
O'Sullivan
Bunting
Massachusetts
Winchester
New England
Gettysburg
Victor Products Corporation
Victor
Hagerstown
Union Bank Board Reelected At Annual Stockholders Meeting
Union Bank held its annual meeting electing the board of directors including J. Fred Thwaite C. P. McVicar J. W. Richard John H. Rosenberger Coleman Dunn H. B. McCormac Jr Wendell Goode H m Benham J Jackson or W A Bailey Officers serving the year were Thwaite as president Bushnell cashier and Haines assistant cashier Bookkeepers were Pearl Brown and Margaret Stone Lupton The next stockholders meeting is set for April 23 1942 The board reported the bank in good liquid condition and a resolution approving past year management was passed unanimously The board will meet Monday to elect officers
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Union Bank
J. Fred Thwaite
C. P. McVicar
J. W. Richard
John H. Rosenberger
Coleman Dunn
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Wendell Goode
H. m. Benham
J. Jackson
W. A. Bailey
Holy Name Society To Meet in Frederick
The thirteenth annual convention of the Holy Name Society of the Baltimore and Washington archdioceses will open Sunday at St. John's church with High Mass at 11 a.m. Several hundred delegates will hear Most Rev. John M. Mc Namara deliver the principal address.
Fall of Spunk Houston to take Senate duties in Washington
Andrew Jackson Houston, 86, appointed interim U S Senator by Gov. O Danie l, will move to Washington to assume the post and will miss the June 28 special election. He plans to write a history of the Republic of Texas and will gauge Congress and the President before forming firm positions on issues. He supports aid to Britain but has not decided on entering the war and cautions about shipping risks from German submarines.
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Houston
Texas
Andrew Jackson Houston
Washington
Republic of Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Gmn
Morris Sheppard
Senate
Congress
Britain
Coe States
Rain Drench Spurs Garden Growth in Winchester Area
A heavy rain in the Winchester area brought much needed moisture for gardens and crops. Total rainfall reached .43 inches, raising April's month-to-date to 2.13 inches versus a 28 year April average of 3.25 inches. Year to date rainfall stands at 6.35 inches.
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Winchester
Grand Master to Speak at Winchester Lodge Meeting
Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F hosts a large turnout Monday night April 28 as C H Butts Grand Master of Virginia Odd Fellows visits Winchester. Butts will address members on Odd Fellowship with other lodge officers attending from nearby communities.
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Madison Lodge No. 6
Winchester
C. H. Butts
Abingdon
Grand Lodge of Virginia Odd Fellows
Butts
Twinning Frequent In This Herd
Chestertown Maryland April 24 cows in the herd of Charles A. Wilson lend support to the theory that twinning is hereditary. Since last September a mother daughter granddaughter and great granddaughter in the same herd have all produced twins.
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Chestertown
Charles A. Wilson
RAF Bombers Hit Power Station in Ibbenburen Raid
London April 24 RAF bombers scored direct hits on an important power station at Ibbenbur en in northwest Germany in a daylight raid yesterday. A violent explosion was started in the main building of the plant noted the Air Ministry Tobenburen is a Prussian city in Westphalia 14 miles west of Osnabruck an industrial center known for leather and glass products.
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London
Ibbenburen
Germany
Air Ministry
Tobenburen
Westphalia
Osnabruck
Middletown Senior Play Tomorrow In High School Auditorium
Middletown Va April 24 The Senior class will present the three act comedy She’s My Daisy tomorrow night at o o’clock in the high school auditorium. Christine Wright and Harvey Austin star with direction by John Jurlinski of the faculty. Cast includes Jean Campbell Arthur Shipe Helen Hottle Vera Lee Headley Anna Lee Grom Mildred Grim and magnon Brumback Ed Bowes.
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Middletown
Daisy
Christine Wright
Harvey Austin
John Jurlinski
Jean Campbell
Arthur Shipe
Helen Hottle
Vera Lee Headley
Anna Lee Grom
Mildred Grim
Magnon Brumback
Ed Bowes
New Name For W. and L. University
Sports editor proposes naming Washington and Lee University the Smithsonian Institute. Dr Livingston Smith chairs the athletics committee Captain Dick Smith directs athletics and Riley Smith becomes football head coach.
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Richmond
Ben Wahrman
The
Richmond News Leader
Washington and Lee University
Smithsonian Institute
Livingston Smith
Dick Smith
Riley Smith
Churchill seeks delay in war debate in Parliament
London April 24 Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked Parliament to postpone a war debate for the second time in three days while hinting at a possible broadcast on the Greek campaign. He said the debate would occur at the earliest moment the government can give a full account of events.
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London
Winston Churchill
Nnables
Pope Pleads World to Pray for Peace in May
Pope Pius XII urged Catholics worldwide to dedicate May to peace prayers. In a letter to Cardinal Maglione he asked for a global effort to heal enmities and restore tranquil order based on justice.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
For Sale Bailey tract near Winchester
One acre Dolen I Bailey tract with improvements to be sold Saturday April 26 1941 in front of Court House Winchester Virginia at 1 pm. Auction advertised locally.
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Dolen I. Bailey
Opequon
Court House
Winchester
Vast New War Plant Expansion Sought by War Dept
The War Department drafts a 1.5 billion dollar program to build and expand defense plants. It aims to equip 2,000,000 men and supply munitions for Britain, with up to 30 ordnance factories and new bomber fuselage and engine capacity. Awaiting approval by production office and the President.
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Washington
War Department
Britain
Germany
Office of Production Management
Ordnance
Roosevelt
Army
Congress
Patterson
Local Industries Report Sufficient Coal To Meet Needs
Inquiry in Winchester found little chance of a coal shortage for local industries. Shipments by rail are curtailed due to a miners strike, while trade uses truck deliveries from nearby West Virginia mines. Several dealers and factories report adequate supplies for the near term.
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Winchester
West Virginia
Appointment of Rosier Approved By 9-8 Vote
The Senate elections committee approved Joseph Rosier as West Virginia senator by a nine to eight vote after breaking an eight to eight deadlock. Rosier was named January 13 by Governor Neely to complete the term. the appointment followed a prior tie on Clarence Martin.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Joseph Rosier
West Virginia
Rosier
M. M. Neely
Senate
Neely
Fairmont
Clarence Martin
Homer A. Holt
Mead
Wisconsin
Butler
Nebraska
Delay in settling coal stoppage feared as plants close
Richmond Virginia state officials warned 40 local Southern Railway passenger trains may be suspended to conserve dwindling coal. In New York, Appalachian wage talks adjourned pending chair calls, with officials blaming slow mediation for further delays amid plant closures and looming shortages. Charles ONeill argued northern operators accepted the president’s plan to reopen mines to aid the administration while condemning southern rivals.
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Richmond
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Southern Railway
South
Virginia
New York
Ezra van Horn
National Mediation Board
Charles O'Neill
United Mine Workers
Appalachian Joint Conference
Oneill
Movie Executive Sentenced in Tax Evasion Case
New York April 24 Joseph M Schenck 20th Century Fox chairman is sentenced to three years in prison and fined 20000 for income tax evasion covering 1935 and 1936 Moscowitz Schencks eastern representative gets one year and a day and a 10000 fine. jury acquits on 1937 charges.
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New York
Joseph M. Schenck
Schenck
20Th
Steel industry hit by coal shortage and shutdowns
Reports to the War Department from Army branches indicate the soft coal tieup is forcing drastic curtailment of steel wool cotton textiles ammonia and other defense needs. Eight blast furnaces have closed with more to follow and ingot production may fall by over one million tons by April 28 and over two and a half million tons per month by May 5.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Solvay Process Company
Hopewell
German Battleships Scharnhorst Gneisenau Damaged at Brest
The 26 000 ton German battleship Scharnhorst is believed out of commission for months after bomb damage in Brest raids. Her mate Gneisenau is said to have been hit amidships in an earlier raid, accounting for their continued presence at Brest as RAF bombers struck.
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London
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
Press Association
R.af
Radio War Reports Spark Anxiety in American Children
Dr Harvie Coghill of Richmond warned that hours of radio war news and parental hysteria are creating an army of frightened children. He urged a home defense program with calmer attitudes, reduced war talk, and professional research to prevent terror and advise parents.
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Richmond
Harvie Dejamnette Coghill
Lish
American Academy of Pediatrics
Coghill
Morgenthau outlines $3.5 billion tax plan for defense
Secretary Morgenthau tells the House Ways and Means committee the treasury proposes $3.5 billion in new taxes, higher defense production, trimmed nondefense spending, and anti profiteering safeguards. He warns of a world at war and a possible spread to the United States, urging strong public support and willingness to pay for freedom. The plan preserves normal taxes while boosting surtaxes to raise over $1.52 billion and includes excise hikes such as a per pack cigarette tax increase.
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Aoa
Orgenthau
Congress
Republic
Treasury
House Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Jenkins
Ohio
Rose
Asia
Europe
Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish By Laws Tonight
Members of the Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association meet at the county courthouse to discuss by laws for adoption. The group emphasizes conservation and propagation of game and fish and enforcement of game laws. Attendance includes many rural residents and sizable turnout from Winchester.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
Bandit Kills Himself After Raid at New York Athletic Club
In New York on April 24 an unidentified woman and a traffic patrolman were shot and a robber killed himself after a holdup at the New York Athletic Club on 59th Street and Fifth Avenue.
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New York
New York Athletic Club
59Th Street
Ith Avenue
Junior Board To Convene At George Washington Hotel
George T. Barnsley announced the Winchester Junior Trade will hold a regular meeting tonight at the George Washington Hotel. An interesting program has been arranged and it is hoped all members will be present. SEE Willis 150 acre farm 280a (4-22-1p-6t)
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George T. Barnsley
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Willis
Sarah Zane Fire Hall Game Night Draw
A local fundraiser at Sarah Zane Fire Hall offers 20 games with 20 prizes. The grand prize is $100, and a $50 door prize is also available. Event scheduled for Thursday April 24 at 8 30.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Special police applications for Blossom Festival
Notice invites applications for temporary police for the Blossom Festival at the police station via Chief W. H. Hollis. Also seeks owner of a stray brown dog with a head scar reported by P. C. A. Cook of Stephens City. Contact 14-W-12 phone line.
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P. C. A. Cook
Stephens City
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