American Troops Advance Near Mateur After Sector Shift
American forces push toward Mateur as Patton plans attacks following a shift from the southern to northern sector. The War Labor Board extends a wage pact for Appalachian soft coal, while John L. Lewis and UMW officials skip a preliminary hearing as the case proceeds with or without union participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis Washington
New York
K. C. Adams
Lewis
New York City
Charles O'Neill
R. L. Ireland
R. E. Jamison
Harry M. Moses
William Findlay
Ezra van Horn
Edward Burke
M. L. Garvey
H. A. McAllister
F. M. Medaris
M. L. Scott
Roosevelt Hotel
Adams
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Western Pennsylvania
Youngstown
Warren, Cana and Sees
Joseph Yablonsky
International Board
Nazis Alter Tactics in Kuban Front Strike
Russian front dispatches report a slowdown in German counter attacks in the Kuban area after days of nearly offensive pressure. German losses totaled thousands killed and heavy equipment destroyed, while Soviet and Allied air forces continued significant raids on German targets including Insterburg and other East Prussian objectives.
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Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Sea of Azov
Red Army
Insterburg
Koenigsberg
Riga
Red Star
Berlin
Associated Press
President Roosevelts order ends Newark strike at Celanese plant
President Roosevelt ordered United Mine Workers District 50 strikers at Celanese Corporation of America in Newark to resume work by noon Monday or face government action. War Labor Board urged an end to picketing while tensions over a CIO labor dispute persisted and police kept a heavy guard outside the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Celanese Corporation of America
Newark
N. J
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers District 50
John L. Lewis
UMW
White House
Labor Relations Board
CIO Textile Workers
WLB
Sidential
Stephen Early
Army
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Navy
Howard Gill
Celenese
Threat of Nazi Coup In Finland Foreseen
Washington reports a Nazi inspired coup threat in Finland as a factor in Helsinki's crisis. Diplomatic staff departed and censorship tightened while assessments varied on motives and possible evacuations amid war pressures and near term invasion risk.
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Finland
Washington
Hitler
Helsinki
Legation
H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
Robert Mills McClintock
Fort Loudoun Restaurant Easter Sunday Closing
The Fort Loudoun Restaurant will close at 4 p.m. on Easter Sunday afternoon, informing patrons and staff of the shortened hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Firemen Meeting Postponed to April 28
The Winchester Volunteer Firemen Association meeting moved from night of April 26 to Wednesday night April 28 at 8 o clock in the Friendship Hall. Chief H. W. Ardenbright announced the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Volunteer Firemens Association
H. W. E. Ardenbright
Colonial Beauty Shop closes for renovations
The Colonial Beauty Shop will shut for renovations from Monday April 26 to Saturday May inclusive.
City and County Bond Drive Nears Goal in Winches ter
City of Winchester and Frederick county have bought war bonds totaling 471 905 75 since the second war loan began April 12. The city county quota is 650 000, leaving about 179 000 to reach the goal. Bank purchases do not count toward the quota. The drive closes April 30. leaders Harold Brown and J H Yost urge early purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Harold Brown
J. H. Yost
American Troops Transferred to Northern Zone in Tunisia
Allied headquarters in North Africa announced that American forces have moved from the southern to the northern sector of Tunisia for the final drive against Nazi and Fascist forces. The plan aims to seal the annihilation of Arnim's African Corps and Italian allies, with emphasis on speed and secrecy in the troop redeployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Tunisia
Harold Alexares
Vd. Arnim’s
Sir Harold Alexander
Mateur
Bizerte
Interest Laws In State Politics
Richmond reports widespread apathy toward state affairs as the poll tax deadline nears for the August primary. Candidates must file by June 4, with Richmond yielding few contenders for the House of Delegates. Arlington shows 24,000 paid voters, and each burg faces a vacancy from the late Delegate Prsnin Jegan Daniel. Senator Carter Glass Jr. seeks reelection while serving in the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Democratic Party
House of Delegates
Arlington County
Gachburg
Prsnin
Jegan Daniel
Carter Glass, Jr
Reelec
McCarthy Resigns Winchester Post to Enter Service
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire announces J Bennett McCarthy resigns as superintendent of Winchester Memorial Hospital to join the armed services, likely base hospital duty after training. Miss Beulah M. Brown named successor, with Miss Sarah Hamilton named superintendent of nurses and director of the training school. Brown’s background spans Mountain State General Hospital Charleston and roles at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital New York City Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley and Union Protestant Hospital Clarksburg. Hamilton comes from Charlotte Memorial Hospital with prior work at University of Alabama Cincinnati and Christ Hospital School for Nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter H. McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. Bennett McCarthy
Beulah M. Brown
McCarthy
Ann Arbor
Mich
Winchester
McGuire
Sarah Hamilton
Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Brown
Mountain State General Hospital
W. Va
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital
New York City
Pinecrest
Beckley
Union Protestant Hospital
Clarksburg
Waynesboro
Miss Hamilton
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
University of Alabama
University of Cincinnati
Alabama
Christ Hospital School For Nursing
Cincinnati
McMillan Hospital
Moore County Hospital
Pinehurst
N. C
Charlotte
School of Nurs
Top Grade Tires Open To More Motorists May First
Washington April 24 Millions of motorists will become eligible for top grade tires May 1 an Office of Price Administration announcement disclosed today Also factory production of Victory tires from reclaimed rubber has been stopped The OPA said any motorist with gasoline rations over 240 miles per month may qualify for grade 1 tires Also eastern seaboard rations are cut and some previously eligible drivers move to grade 1 while those with 240 to 560 miles stay in grade II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Victory
OPA
Tony
Seaboard
Gore Observation Post Meeting Announcement
David M. Beales requests Gore and nearby volunteers attend a recognition class at Gore High School Friday at 8 pm. The Gore Observation Post 21 C is currently inactive and urged to activate soon. Beales recently attended a Baltimore aircraft recognition course to train volunteers.
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David M. Beales
Gore
Gore High School
Beales
Gore and
Baltimore
Gore Post
Pay While Going Tax Bill From Democrats Approved by House
The Democratic sponsored pay as you go bill to apply 1941 42 tax rates and exemptions to 1942 income was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on a voice vote. Robertson said Treasury estimates show the bill would remit 440 million dollars in 1942 taxes and leave about 5.6 million dollars of last year’s taxes to be paid.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Pyer Robertson
D.va
Robertson
Treasury
Rangoon Again Under Attack
New Delhi April 24 United States communique reports Liberators attacked Rangoon bombing the Thilawa oil refinery south of the city and setting large fires in the Mahiwa gon railroad yards visible for 25 miles Two formations raided the yards five more large fires started in nearby warehouses P 40 fighters bombed the Shaduzup bridge and Mitchell bombers hit large buildings warehouses and railroad tracks at Mandalay destroying many structures
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New Delhi
India
Shaduzup
Mitchell
Mandalay
Soviet Churches To Be Jammed On Easter in Moscow
Moscow prepares for a record Easter turnout with all 26 Greek Orthodox churches expected to be crowded. Shoppers stockpiled sugar flour and other holiday goods as United States ham and cooking fats arrive under Lend Lease. Palm Sunday crowds were already large, with worshippers planning dawn arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Andey Palm Sunday
United States
Tomor
War Bond Drive editorial printed in Winchester paper
The statement by Herold G. Brown and J. H. Yost transcribes an April 13, 1943 New York Sun editorial about the wartime bond program. It highlights Secretary Morgenthau’s Carnegie Hall remarks praising the $18.75 price of a War Bond that matures at $25 and notes the Treasury’s take from dollar contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herold G. Brown
Winchester
J. H. Yost
Frederick
Star
New York Sun
N. B
Winchester Star
Morgenthau
Carnegie Hall
Secretary of the Treasury
Rommel Leaves Africa According to Captured Document
Allied sources report a March 19 document captured by the First Army indicating Rommel has left Africa. The signed document credits Col Gen Jurgen Von Arnim as commander in chief, not Rommel, whose whereabouts and role remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Harold Alexander
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Africa
18Th Army Group
First Army
Jurgen von Arnim
Rommel
Allied Forces Press North Africa Advance Toward Tunis and Bizerte
American troops shift from southern Tunisia to the north and push six miles toward Mateur and within 30 miles of Bizerte as British First Army takes Long Stop Hill. Beja area gains plus air forces fly a record 1500 sorties with minimal losses.
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Long Stop Hill
Tunis
Montgomery
Mateur
Bizerte
U. S
Beja
Beja-Mateur
Tunisia
First Army
Goubellat-Bou Arada
Allied forces press north in Africa and Pacific strikes
In North Africa American troops push six miles in northern Tunisia as the British First Army captures Long Stop Hill and gains along a 22 mile front. American units move toward Mateur near Bizerte. In Russia Hitler's spring drive slows with Soviets reporting German losses. In the Southwest Pacific Allied forces sink a Japanese ship in the Bismarck Sea and raid bases near Salamaua with multiple attacks on nearby islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Africa
Tunisia
First Army
Verdun
Long Stop Hill
Southwest Pacific
Bismarck Sea
Salamaua
New Guinea
Australia
Wallace heads for U S A ending Latin American tour
Vice President Henry A. Wallace departed from Barranquilla at 7 30 A M by Pan American Airways for Miami ending his Latin American tour. Colombian government representatives and local authorities saw the Wallace party off at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barranquilla
Columbia
Henry A. Wallace
Pan-American Airways
Miami
Wallace
Allied drive gains on Tunisian front as Patton leads assault
Elements of the Second U S Army Corps under Lieut Gen George S Patton Jr move along the Tunisian front through mountains and brush. North of the Ta barca to Mateur road Allied troops seize Djebel Mrata and Djebel Ain Chouna while to the south they capture Djebel Amel near Oued Zerga. German counter attacks stall but Americans hold positions. Lone Top Hill and nearby fortifications are the focus of heavy fighting as British and American forces press toward Tebourba and Medjez El Bab.
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U. SS. Army Corps
George S. Patton, Jr
Harold Alexant
Tabarca
Mateur
Djebel Mrata
Djebel Ain Chouna
Djjebel Amel
Oued Zerga
Medijez-El-Bab
Tebourba
Diebel Ahmera
Longe Top Hill
Medjez-El-Bab
Mediez
El-Bab
Tunis
Lone Top Hill
Mediez-El
First Army
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Mateur Patton
Labor Board
William H. Davis
Davis
By Eddy Gilmore
Pravda
Communist Party
Celanese
By Wade Werner
State Department
Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
Dr. McGuire
Rangoon
Committee
Secy. Morgenthau
Bulletin
William B. King
Allied
Eighth Army
Sir
Bernard L. Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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